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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09SANTIAGO986 | ACTION REQUEST: CHILE WELCOMES UNODC, ASKS FOR MONEY TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. Poloff delivered reftel update to Rodrigo Toledo from the Bureau of International and Human Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Toledo welcomed the addition of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime as [...] | 2009-10-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC CI |
09SANTIAGO99 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT -FEBRUARY 3 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile will host the Summit of the Progressive Governance Network in Vina del Mar in late March, and the leaders of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil are expected to attend. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. 14-year old Marcos Ro [...] | 2009-02-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
09SANTIAGO996 | Santiago Oct. 20 Media Report [...] A protected witness revealed that the five individuals implicated in last week's attack in the Region of Araucania, where a toll booth was destroyed and several trucks were set on fire, were planning to attack trucks transporting gas and oil from Argentina (Conservative, influential [...] | 2009-10-20 19:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
09SANTIAGO998 | Santiago Oct. 21 Media Report [...] Hooded individuals carrying shotguns intercepted and burned two trucks in the Region of Araucania, where indigenous communities are reclaiming ancestral lands (All dailies, 10/21). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Chilean ambassador to the U.S. Jose Goni [...] | 2009-10-21 17:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
09SANTODOMINGO1001 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (54 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 54 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-09-02 17:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1002 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (IACIT) INTL. A.P. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (IACIT) International Airport Cargo Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 21 Sep [...] | 2009-09-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1003 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH1 RPR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Spanish UH1 RPR training, scheduled to start 16 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-09-02 18:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1004 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (42 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 42 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-09-02 18:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1005 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRTGY. AND DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Strategy and Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-09-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1006 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (60 NAMES, M-Z),D.R., 09.17.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 60 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-09-02 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO101 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...] | 2009-01-27 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09SANTODOMINGO1010 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (ISIT) INTL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (ISIT) International Seaport Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 14 September [...] | 2009-09-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1011 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS ADVANCED MGT., AMC (11 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Management AMC training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-09-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1012 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG RESOURCE MGT. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Resource Management training, scheduled to start 09 September 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DRL MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1013 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CREOMPAZ (5 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CREOMPAZ training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1014 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1016 | VIGILANTE MOB KILLS HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN [...] A vigilante mob in Las Charcas de Azua, a northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, on 8/30, hunted down and killed a Haitian and a Dominican national suspected of having robbed and murdered a local youth. The mob then reportedly burned the bodies in front of the murdered youth's family [...] | 2009-09-04 12:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1017 | SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa stressed his commitment to judicial independence and reform, but cautioned that there are powerful interests working to undermine his efforts and return the judiciary to subservience to political and economic influence, in a 9/04 me [...] | 2009-09-04 20:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CJAN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1019 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PROFESSIONAL (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009. P [...] | 2009-09-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1027 | UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO104 | FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] Per reftel request, US Embassy Santo Domingo confirms that UN agency INSTRAW (UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women),is located in the Dominican Republic. INSTRAW provided post with a list of twenty-five (25) civil society organizations with which it h [...] | 2009-01-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI |
09SANTODOMINGO1051 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 30 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-09-15 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1064 | DOMINICAN DELEGATION FOR 64TH UNGA [...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will attend the 64th UN General Assembly and expects to deliver a speech on opening day, September 23. According to MFA dip note number 7363 (dated 10SEP2009),he will depart for New York on September 21 at 10 am, and will stay there until 2 pm on Sep [...] | 2009-09-15 20:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1065 | ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, in a 9/9 meeting with Charge, vowed that the Public Ministry would continue its strong cooperation with the USG on extraditions and criminal investigations. He was proud of the advances in professionalism, prosecutorial independence and [...] | 2009-09-15 21:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN CJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1067 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1068 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1069 | UNGA: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPKO UNSC HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO107 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-27 17:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1070 | SECRETARY AND CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | XL PREL UNGA SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1081 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 05 October. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-09-18 19:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1082 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (10 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-09-18 19:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1083 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCESSION TO HAGUE FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1084 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COEN-PKO-CT (62 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 62 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for COEN-PKO-CT training, scheduled to start 14 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-09-22 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1111 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CFAC (1 NAME),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1112 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff Officer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1113 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN OBSRVR. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Command Observer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1114 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN TERMINOLOGY (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Terminology training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1115 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. (Note: Cable express difficulties may mean this cable was sent repeatedly. End Note.) 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for C [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1116 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN COMMAND STAFF (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff training, scheduled to start 02 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1117 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. Seepara 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assisance in processing Leahy human rights vetting fo the following MAAG sponsored individual who hasbeen selected for UN Staff Officer Instructor traning, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post as no disqualify [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1118 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1119 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1120 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1121 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1140 | MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...] | 2009-09-29 20:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1145 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Training, scheduled to start 23 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1147 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTELLIGENCE (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Air Intelligence training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-09-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1161 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO (UPOV) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1164 | GODR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS IN PAYA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court, in response to threats against judicial authorities by some of the 25 defendants accused of complicity in the 8/5/08 slaying of seven suspected narcotraffickers in Paya, Bani Province, transferred the trial from a provincial court to a tribunal in Santo Domingo [...] | 2009-10-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1165 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. GRP. 2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1166 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS K9 INSTRUCTORS (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for K9 Instructor training, scheduled to start 12 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-10-02 17:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1167 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PRO (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for NCO Professional training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-10-02 18:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1168 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-10-02 18:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1169 | PROPOSED SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OIL REFINERY TO [...] (C) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is proposing to sell 49 percent of its principal petroleum refinery, REFIDOMSA, to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has expressed its concern to the Embassy that this transaction would pro [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV PREL DR VE |
09SANTODOMINGO1174 | PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...] | 2009-10-02 21:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1175 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CT TRAINING (25 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 25 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CT Training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2009-10-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1196 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-08 19:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1197 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-08 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1204 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY [...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...] | 2009-10-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1205 | NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...] | 2009-10-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1216 | CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...] | 2009-10-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1218 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (8 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 8 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 29 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-10-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1226 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-10-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1227 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-10-20 12:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1235 | FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...] | 2009-10-21 20:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1253 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...] | 2009-10-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1255 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 15 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-10-27 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1257 | POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...] | 2009-10-28 14:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1260 | LEAHY VETTIG REQUEST - MAAG CFAC INSTRUCTOR 2ND [...] (U) This is an action equest. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Departent's assistance in processing Leahy human rightsvetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored indivduals who have been selected for CFAC Instructor2nd Part Course training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no d [...] | 2009-10-28 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1266 | GRUESOME MURDER OF THREE HAITIANS SPARKS [...] SUMMARY: The gruesome killing and incineration of three Haitians in the Dominican Republic, two of whom were minors, engaged in cutting down trees to make charcoal near the southwestern border town of Jimani on 10/20, has shocked both countries. The Foreign Ministry condemned the action, whi [...] | 2009-10-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1267 | RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1270 | U.S.-OWNED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Charge and Emboffs,on 10/19, visited the AES Andres power plant, the largest American investment and the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dominican Republic. AES officials lamented the state of the electricity sector in the country, noting that most of the sector's proble [...] | 2009-10-30 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1277 | SALE OF 49 PERCENT STAKE STATE-OWNED REFINERY TO PDVSA NEARS [...] Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa announced on 10/29 that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is finalizing the sale of a 49% stake in the state-owned oil refinery (REFIDOMSA),the DR's only oil refinery, to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Bengoa explained that the actual paymen [...] | 2009-11-04 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG DR PREL |
09SANTODOMINGO1279 | DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1287 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO INCIDENT MGT., (21 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for Incident Management training, scheduled to start 30 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-11-12 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1289 | PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY [...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...] | 2009-11-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1299 | DR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG |
09SANTODOMINGO1301 | Embassy Facilitates Second Airport Security Meeting - [...] SUMMARY: EconOff facilitated the second Airport Security Working Group (ASWG) of US-flagged air carriers operating in the Dominican Republic (DR),which is aimed at addressing narcotics trafficking and other security issues at the DR's international airports. Group membership was expande [...] | 2009-11-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1303 | CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...] | 2009-11-20 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ETTC CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1305 | (C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR DR IAEA |
09SANTODOMINGO1307 | CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND [...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...] | 2009-11-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1313 | Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic) [...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...] | 2009-12-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1319 | Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near [...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...] | 2009-12-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1321 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...] | 2009-12-08 18:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1329 | WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...] | 2009-12-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | PREL DR HO |
09SANTODOMINGO1333 | Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009 [...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...] | 2009-12-17 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1335 | Pharma Industry Laments Lack of Patent Protection [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic has serious gaps in its legal and regulatory structure concerning pharmaceutical products. The patent-issuing authority, ONAPI, has not issued any new pharmaceutical patents this year, has a backlog of over 700 cases, and has cases that have been pending s [...] | 2009-12-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1338 | Troubling Overstay Rate for Santo Domingo Summer Work [...] Post's validation study for the 2008 J1 Summer Work Travel (SWT) shows a 24 percent overstay rate. Of those who stayed in the U.S., 38 percent were previous SWT visa holders with good travel. Post met with J1 summer work recruiters to show them their individual overstay rates and to strongly [...] | 2009-11-10 21:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS SMIG KFRD OEXC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1339 | WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...] | 2009-12-22 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1341 | FY 2010 Pedophilia Certification [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 17:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC KWMN SOCI UN |
09SANTODOMINGO1343 | MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH [...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...] | 2009-12-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1345 | GANGLAND-STYLE EXECUTION OF RETIRED POLICE LT. COLONEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 20:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DR SNAR KJUS KCRM |
09SANTODOMINGO1346 | AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1347 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE [...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...] | 2009-12-31 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1358 | SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE [...] Summary: A/DCM and Poloff attended the inauguration of the Dominican Republic's twelfth model Correctional and Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Moca on 11/5/2009. According to the Attorney General's Office, there are roughly 19,000 prisoners and detainees in 35 prisons across the country, with [...] | 2009-11-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO137 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. DIVING COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Intl. Diving Course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-01-30 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1394 | 2009 IWOC award nomination of Sonia Pierre [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Dominigo nominates Sonia Pierre, founder and leader of MUDHA (Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) for the 2009 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. Ms. Pierre has, for years, demonstrated courage, leadership and perseverance in advancing the cause of Hait [...] | 2009-12-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1400 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES TRAINING (2 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-12-04 13:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1408 | Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO141 | DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...] | 2009-01-30 19:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO142 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG BOARDING OFF. BASIC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Boarding Off. Basic course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-30 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO143 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Aircraft Maint. Officers course, scheduled to start 28 February 2009. Post has no di [...] | 2009-01-30 19:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO144 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Pilot Instrument Procedures course, scheduled to start 21 February 2009. Post has no [...] | 2009-01-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1458 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTERDRUG OPS. (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Counterdrug Ops. training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-12-11 15:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1460 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MILITARY OPS. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Military Ops. training, scheduled to start 02 January 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-12-11 15:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1472 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE (38 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 38 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-12-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR SNAR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1474 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA CNIES (14 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 14 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-12-14 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV SNAR MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO15 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CNIES COURSE, 01.13.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-01-08 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1536 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-12-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO155 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...] | 2009-02-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO156 | (U) HUMAN SMUGGLING VIA AIR APPEARS BROADER THAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials told EmbOffs January 28 that two recent incidents of charter flights ferrying illegal migrants into or toward the United States have revealed the existence of well-organized networks of human smugglers using Dominican airspace an [...] | 2009-02-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1584 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010, PART 2 (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010, Part 2 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-12-21 16:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1586 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...] | 2009-12-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1588 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG YANMAR ENGINE MAINT. (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Yanmar Engine Maintenance training, scheduled to start 10 January 2010. Post has no [...] | 2009-12-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1590 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER DRUG OPS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Drug Ops training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-12-21 18:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1596 | GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with [...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...] | 2009-12-21 22:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO16 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of ASSA CORP and ASSA CO LTD to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jocelyn Pou, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican r [...] | 2009-01-08 19:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1606 | FOR RELEASE: Fraud Prevention Initiatives Against [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO161 | APPROVAL OF AGREMENT FOR DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR [...] Per Reftel request, Post delivered agrement approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin diplomatic note. No. 40 The Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and has the honor to refer to the d [...] | 2009-02-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1620 | Crackdown on Mala Fide Visa Applicants and Document Brokers [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 19:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1624 | ARSO-I Led Team Breaks Up Visa Counterfeiting Ring with [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 18:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO167 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USS SWIFT COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 30 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for USS Swift courses, scheduled to start 20 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-02-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO18 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERDICTING TERRORIST [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity ATA 6637 course, scheduled for 02 - 13 February 2009. Post [...] | 2009-01-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO183 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY [...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...] | 2009-02-10 16:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO187 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HARRIS RADIO MAINT., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Harris Radio Maintenance course, scheduled to start 23 February 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-02-10 19:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO205 | BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN [...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...] | 2009-02-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO206 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR [...] The following information is Post's response to Reftel A request for information for the Trade and Development Act 2008 Report and follows the same question and answer format as the original request. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. What laws have been p [...] | 2009-02-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO209 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TRADE WINDS COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Trade Winds Courses, scheduled to start 04 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-02-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO215 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NDU ALUM EVENT, (2 [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an NDU Alumni Event scheduled to start 18 February 2009. Post has no disqualifyi [...] | 2009-02-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO217 | CIVAIR DESIGNATION FOR PAN AM WORLD AIRWAYS [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 2934 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Pan Am World Airways Dominicana, C. por A. (PAWA Dominicana) has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular commercial air transportation service between the Dominican Republic and the United [...] | 2009-02-18 19:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO227 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...] | 2009-02-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR |
09SANTODOMINGO236 | DOMINICANS BEGIN WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THEIR 2004 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican government recently held a summit on migration issues that resulted in recommendations for regularizing the large undocumented population in the country. The day following these recommendations, the country witnessed a rare coordination between four departments ( [...] | 2009-02-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO240 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTERMEDIATE LVL EDUC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for Intermediate Level Education training, scheduled to start 12 June 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-02-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO245 | DR'S RESPONSE FOR UN'S UPR OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post has contacted several NGOs working in the country to determine if they will be participating in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights for 2009. The Dominican Republic will be reviewed during the sixth session in late 2009, and submissions are d [...] | 2009-02-26 18:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO256 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 SPECIAL 30 REVIEW INPUT [...] Summary. Post recommends that the Dominican Republic remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Despite the approval of new legislation in 2006 to implement CAFTA-DR requirements, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the DR remains weak. While there has been a slight increase [...] | 2009-03-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO259 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TECH TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tech Training Instructor courses, scheduled to start 14 March 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-03-02 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO260 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats course, scheduled to start 01 March 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-03-02 18:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO261 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING, (12 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, scheduled to start 02 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-03-02 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO268 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...] | 2009-03-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO276 | DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the Durban Review Conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://www.st [...] | 2009-03-05 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO278 | TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO, [...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...] | 2009-03-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO286 | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ [...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...] | 2009-03-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO287 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Post is considering the best means to elevate this issue, and we will report on subsequent efforts to encourage [...] | 2009-03-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO289 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 6, [...] Movement on DR-Haiti Mixed Bilateral Commission 2. Fernandez Visits Cuba 3. HSV Swift Visit Brings Training and Humanitarian Outreach 4. Fernandez Hands Out the Spoils 5. Caribbean Discusses Drugs at UNODC Conference  [...] | 2009-03-06 16:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR CU HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO295 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Money Laundering Workshop, scheduled to start 23 March 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-03-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO297 | VICINI BATEY SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable addresses three matters involving Grupo Vicini sugarcane bateyes: reports from a tour by Embassy employees of several bateyes in the San Pedor de Macoris area; an ongoing case involving labor rights for 500 Vicini bateye workers; and specific concerns voiced by Vicini b [...] | 2009-03-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO3 | IPR WORKSHOP LEADS TO RESULTS [...] Summary: On December 10-11, Embassy Santo Domingo hosted an intellectual property rights (IPR) workshop that was well attended by Dominican government officials as well as representatives from the private sector, including Dominican music and film artists who spoke of the importance of IPR in [...] | 2009-01-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO308 | RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Following an Independence Day (Feb 27) speech in which President Fernandez called for fighting "without fear" against corruption and narco-trafficking, the head of the National Police, Guillermo Guzman Fermin recommended to the President that some 700 other officers be sacked. In the last [...] | 2009-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS ECON SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO310 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USCENTCOM TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for USCENTCOM training scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-03-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO311 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FORMIN: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) On March 12, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Morales a the Charge's request. Morales was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols; the Charge was oined by POLCHIEF. Summit of Americas ----------------- 3. (C) Per [...] | 2009-03-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PREF SMIG KV HA CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO315 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY, [...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...] | 2009-03-16 12:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO322 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER MECH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mech. training, scheduled to start 21 March 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-03-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO323 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. LOGISTICS (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Logistics training, scheduled to start 31 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-03-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO324 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (6 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...] | 2009-03-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO325 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTEL (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Intel training, scheduled to start 28 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...] | 2009-03-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO326 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PROGRAM TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-03-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO354 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-03-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO367 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PRGM TRAINING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-03-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO375 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - USMS FUGITIVE BASICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Fugitive Basics course, scheduled to start 11 May 20 [...] | 2009-03-24 16:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO385 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS BASIC COMPUTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Basic Computer Forensics training, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-03-26 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO386 | EVANGELICAL GROUPS CHALLENGE DOMINICAN-VATICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Concordat signed by the GoDR and the Vatican in 1954 designated the Catholic Church as the official church of the Dominican Republic. In October of 2008, the Supreme Court rejected the Evangelical Church's challenge to the constitutionality of the Concordat. In response to t [...] | 2009-03-26 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO394 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG DEPT. RESOURCE MGT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Dept. Resource Mgt. training, scheduled to start 08 April 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-03-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO4 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 20:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC DR KSAC |
09SANTODOMINGO402 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH [...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation  [...] | 2009-04-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO403 | DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...] | 2009-04-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO404 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR COMMAND & STAFF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Command & Staff College training, scheduled to start 06 August 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-04-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO405 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO/USSS BICEP (12 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO/USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a BICEP course, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-04-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO41 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMANDO COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Jungla Comando course, scheduled to start 26 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-01-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO419 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT INNOCENT IMAGES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Innocent Images International Task Force training, scheduled to start 19 April 2009. Post [...] | 2009-04-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO426 | GODR ACKNOWLDGES RECESSION POSSIBLE; CONCERNED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO434 | MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Years after appropriate legislation to combat money laundering was put in place, and with the support of various Embassy agencies, the GODR has begun mounting criminal cases involving financial misconduct. However, the prosecution of money laundering, per se, remains infrequent d [...] | 2009-04-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV KCOR SNAR KJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO44 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT ILEA, EL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-01-14 18:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO443 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-04-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO449 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO450 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO451 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO453 | AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO454 | AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO456 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO459 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO46 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tactical Response Training course, scheduled to start 09 February 2009. Post has no d [...] | 2009-01-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO467 | SICA MULTILAT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO468 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to GODR officials at the Central Bank and Ministry of Economy, Development, and Planning, the government agencies responsible for IMF and World Bank issues respectively. Ana Beatriz Rodgriguez, Director of the International Department at the Central Bank sai [...] | 2009-04-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO481 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE: [...] On April 22, the Charge delivered Reftel demarche on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council to Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols (the Foreign Minister was traveling). Trullols said that he would pass the U.S. diplomatic note and "commitments and pledges" to the Foreign Minister imm [...] | 2009-04-23 16:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO483 | BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DOMINICAN [...] This cable presents initial reporting on broadband deployment initiatives in the Dominican Republic (reftel). There is one ongoing government initiative to provide broadband access to 508 rural communities that is scheduled to finish by September. While future incentives are being considered [...] | 2009-04-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO484 | REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...] | 2009-04-24 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO50 | DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT [...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...] | 2009-01-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO509 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ILE (1 NAME),FT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for ILE training, scheduled to start 01 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...] | 2009-04-28 18:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO51 | DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY [...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...] | 2009-01-16 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO514 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. FOR UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) In a diplomatic note received on April 28, the Foreign Ministry informed Post that the Dominican Republic will vote in favor of the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Post's translation of the note follows. The full text will be sent by e-mail to WHA/CAR. Begin t [...] | 2009-04-29 18:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO515 | DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER [...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...] | 2009-04-30 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO518 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-05-01 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO530 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT MALWARE TRAINING (15 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for Malware training, scheduled to start 04 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-05-06 10:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO537 | DOUBLE HOMICIDE RILES DOMINICAN-HAITIAN RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, following an apparent argument over payment on a loan, a Haitian national killed a Dominican national in Santo Domingo. The following day, in retaliation for this murder, the victim's brother sought out and murdered the original aggressor's brother. The second murder [...] | 2009-05-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO547 | PRESENT LABOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO FORCED LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports on current labor conditions evaluated to help determine whether the production of sugar in the Dominican Republic is accomplished through forced labor. Post individually consulted ten groups with significant experience working in the sugar bateyes. The respo [...] | 2009-05-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO555 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO556 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO566 | FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...] | 2009-05-15 17:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO569 | DEMARCHE ON DPRK ENTITIES DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on DPRK entities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols replied that the demarche "has legal considerations" and that he would pass it to the Foreign Ministry's legal advisor, who would give a recommendation to [...] | 2009-05-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DR |
09SANTODOMINGO570 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS BAD FOR BUSINESS, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Managers from U.S. investment company Advent International told EconOffs that they have faced numerous barriers to their conduct of business since acquiring the airport concessionaire Aerodom Dominicana Siglo XXI in October 2008. Among these is a GODR official who has harassed, threate [...] | 2009-05-18 17:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR KCOR EINV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO595 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-21 17:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO596 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPCL RXN TM CERT (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Special Reaction Team Certification, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-05-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO597 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT STRUCT MNT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Structure Maintenance Tech training scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has [...] | 2009-05-21 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO598 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT6A ENGINE TECH (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT6A Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-05-21 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO599 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL MARITIME OFF. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Maritime Off. training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-21 17:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO600 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MACHINERY TECHNICIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Machinery Technician A training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-05-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO601 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualify [...] | 2009-05-21 17:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO606 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JIATFS LIAISON OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for JIATFS Liaison Officer training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO607 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MIL OPS (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Mil. Ops. training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-05-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO608 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRICIANS MATE A [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electricians Mate A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-05-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO609 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRATEGY & DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Strategy & Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO610 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (3 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2009-05-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO612 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPT CAREERS COURSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Capt. Careers course, scheduled to start 24 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-05-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO613 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electronic Technicians A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-05-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO617 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG FAHUM (1 NAME),ST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for FAHUM training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-05-26 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO618 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL DAMCONT ASST. (5 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Damcont Asst. training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO619 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons MT training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-05-26 17:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO632 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 29, [...] New Customs Director and Superintendent of Banks 2. Pressure Builds on the GODR to Seek an IMF Agreement 3. Government Seeks to Buy Out Remaining Private Participation in Electricity Distribution 4. Constitutional Reform and Nationality  [...] | 2009-05-29 17:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO644 | REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR DOMINICAN HELICOPTER [...] This is an action request. The Charge d'Affaires requests that the Department seek the assistance of the Department of Defense and U.S. Military Forces to provide U.S. Helicopter assets to recover a downed Dominican Air Force Huey Helicopter in response to a request received from the Dominica [...] | 2009-06-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO648 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTL NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for an International Narcotics Enforcement Seminar, scheduled to start 14 June 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-06-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO651 | NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD [...] (U) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) continues to make progress in combating the transient flow of illicit drugs through the Dominican Republic en-route to the United States. Although the GODR expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues to cooperate with the [...] | 2009-06-05 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO658 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO659 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO660 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO661 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO662 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO665 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SWOS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for SWOS training, scheduled to start 15 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. P [...] | 2009-06-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO672 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA JUNGLE TRAINING (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA 3 sponsored individuals who have been selected for Jungle Training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-06-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO68 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...] | 2009-01-20 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09SANTODOMINGO687 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATIONS [...] Below is the 2009 submission of the Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims for the Dominican Republic. The same will be sent via e-mail with all changes from the 2008 marked as well as a list of the claimants. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of twenty (20 [...] | 2009-06-16 16:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO697 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CADET LEADERSHIP (32 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 32 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-06-17 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO703 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BIDDING FOR IRENE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Onil Abreu Tabar, the Renewable Energy Director of the National Energy Commission, told EconOff that the Dominican Republic is posturing to host the Latin America regional headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said that the Dominican Republic has been app [...] | 2009-06-22 09:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09SANTODOMINGO706 | GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...] | 2009-06-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO707 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23, [...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...] | 2009-06-22 21:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO712 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG US CENTCOM (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for US CENTCOM training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-06-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO713 | LEAHY VETTING MAAG REQUEST - CADET LEADERSHIP, FT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 1 MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-06-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO715 | ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...] | 2009-06-26 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO734 | SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND [...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...] | 2009-07-01 14:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EIND USAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO752 | KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...] | 2009-07-07 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO757 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1874 [...] (U) Acting EcoPol Chief and EconOff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mabel Feliz Baez, the president of the National Drug Counsel. Feliz Baez oversees the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF),which has oversight over financial transactions. Feliz Baez said she was aware of the United Nations resolu [...] | 2009-07-08 18:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO764 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES EXPANDING EXCHANGE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her one-day visit to the Dominican Republic, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York met for about 30 minutes with President Fernandez. The discussion focused on international exchanges in academics, professional and technical training. Fernandez told Senator Gillibrand th [...] | 2009-07-10 18:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON ENRG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO765 | REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...] | 2009-07-10 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON KDEM PGOV |
09SANTODOMINGO769 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS COMANDO JUNGLA (6 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Comando Jungla training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-07-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO770 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO-COEN (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO-COEN training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-07-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO772 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO GROUP 3 (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following *?10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO Group 3 training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-07-14 13:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO798 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO COEN UNIT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, originally scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-07-17 10:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO799 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CTFP SEMINAR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CTFP Seminar, scheduled to start 16 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...] | 2009-07-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO855 | RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on new and innovative torture prevention techniques and programs to assist torture victims (ref A),Post submits the following information for consideration. 2. (U)There is some evidence that the GODR has taken action to counter t [...] | 2009-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN DR |
09SANTODOMINGO857 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism, Forced Child Labor training, scheduled to start 20 July 2 [...] | 2009-08-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO858 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT LALEEDS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for LALEEDS training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-08-05 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO865 | SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...] | 2009-08-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO880 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 01 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-08-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO885 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/CBP IPR TRAINING (27 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 DHS/CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for IPR training, scheduled to start 24 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-08-12 10:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO886 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN MAINTENANCE (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Maintenance training, scheduled to start 17 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-08-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO888 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 15 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-08-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO889 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS CRIMINAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 36 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Criminal Investigations training, scheduled to start 09 August 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-08-12 16:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO892 | LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL FOR DR ENERGY SECTOR? [...] (U) President Fernandez announced on August 4, 2009 that the GoDR, with the assistance of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),World Bank (WB),and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will undertake a two-year plan to address the country's electricity crisis. The initia [...] | 2009-08-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR ECON ENRG EINV |
09SANTODOMINGO898 | MINIMAL CHANGES TO DOMINICAN LEADERSHIP - SO FAR [...] (U) As is the tradition, the President of the Dominican Republic announced changes in his cabinet and among his advisors on August 16. There have so far been no sweeping or radical changes, but the following are noteworthy: -- Celso Marranzini replaces Radhames Segura as Executive Vice- [...] | 2009-08-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO902 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...] | 2009-08-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PUAS WHO |
09SANTODOMINGO903 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT OF ITS CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking the USG's support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the 2013-15 period. The elections will take place during the 67th ses [...] | 2009-08-18 16:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO912 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Electronic Fundamentals training, scheduled to start 08 September 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-08-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO921 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT-6A ENGINE TECH. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT-6A Engine Technician training, originally scheduled to start 25 July 2009. Post has [...] | 2009-08-20 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO922 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR MISSION CMNDR. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Mission Commander Training, scheduled to start 21 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-08-20 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO923 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent training, originally scheduled to start 06 October 2 [...] | 2009-08-20 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO924 | MORE GODR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS - IN SECURITY [...] As predicted, additional changes in the GODR's high-level personnel were recently announced, following those made by President Leonel Fernandez on August 16 (reftel). The most significant appointments, all in the security forces, are: -- Brigadier General of "Preventive Security" in the N [...] | 2009-08-20 18:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO934 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MTT BOARDING OFCR., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MTT Boarding Officer and Train the Trainer training, scheduled to start 07 September 20 [...] | 2009-08-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO935 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ADV.SENSITIVE INVEST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit Seminar, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Po [...] | 2009-08-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO937 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH-1 RPR (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Spanish UH-1 RPR training, scheduled to start 07 September 2009. Post has no disqualify [...] | 2009-08-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO938 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L AIRPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport Cargo Inspection training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009 [...] | 2009-08-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO944 | CORRECTED COPY (NAME DATA ADDED): LEAHY VETTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please refer to para 3 for name data that was previously omitted in reftel. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport [...] | 2009-08-24 18:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO946 | FOREIGN MINISTER WARY OF ZELAYA-CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who will be one of six regional foreign ministers travelling to Honduras the week of August 24 in support of the latest OAS mission, expressed his wariness of the linkages between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Venezuelan Presi [...] | 2009-08-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS DR HO RU HA |
09SANTODOMINGO956 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L SEAPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. P [...] | 2009-08-25 16:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO957 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CORROSION CNTRL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Corrosion Control Technician training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no [...] | 2009-08-25 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO96 | FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] Per reftel request, US Embassy Santo Domingo confirms that UN agency INSTRAW (UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women),is located in the Dominican Republic. INSTRAW provided post with a list of twenty-five (25) civil society organizations with which it h [...] | 2009-01-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI |
09SANTODOMINGO962 | CONTINUED STRAINS BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND HAITIANS [...] SUMMARY: The 8/8 murder of a Dominican, allegedly by a Haitian, sparked a new wave of unrest directed against Haitian residents of Tamboril and Moca, resulting in the burning of 33 homes occupied by Haitians, demands for the repatriation of Haitian illegal immigrants, the flight of Haitian r [...] | 2009-08-25 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON KCRM KJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO963 | REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF [...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...] | 2009-08-25 18:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV IMF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO964 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS, [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...] | 2009-08-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO977 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MSOT 415 SEFA COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 92 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MSOT 415 SEFA Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-08-27 11:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO979 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Pilot Instrument Procedures training, scheduled to start 15 September 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-08-27 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO98 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-27 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO986 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO [...] On 8/28, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry forwarding a signed letter, dated 8/26, from President Leonel Fernandez to Vice President Joseph Biden, in his capacity as President of the Senate, expressing condolences on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. The origina [...] | 2009-08-28 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO989 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MARITIME TERRORISM (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Maritime Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-09-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO990 | SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP TO UNANSWERED U.S./UK/JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting on 8/27 of representatives from the resident diplomatic missions representing major maritime powers (U.S., UK, Japan, Germany and France - Russia is resident in Venezuela) to review the Government of the Dominican Republic's (GoDR) lack of response to prior demarche [...] | 2009-09-01 19:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL EWWT DR UK |
09SANTODOMINGO991 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ISIT AND IACIT (7 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction Training and International Airport Cargo Inspection Tr [...] | 2009-09-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SAOPAULO104 | EMBRAER'S CURADO -- ADVICE ON FX2 AND VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Embraer CEO Federico Curado on January 30 to discuss Curado's views on the FX2 sale, as well hear about how the financial crisis has affected the company's sales. Curado stressed the political nature of the decision, stating that in addition to technol [...] | 2009-02-19 19:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR |
09SAOPAULO107 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 17 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO108 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 18 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO11 | BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...] | 2009-01-08 15:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO113 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 26 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 17:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO118 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: ISRAEL, FORMATION OF NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 19:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO121 | OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...] | 2009-03-04 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO123 | Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Cuba, governance; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO125 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 17:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO126 | OUTDATED LABOR LAWS MAY ENCOURAGE LAYOFFS [...] (U) Summary: According to Brazilian labor economists, Brazil's outdated labor laws are inflexible and may result in companies laying off workers rather than preserving employment through negotiation in times of crisis. Therefore, some laws enacted to protect workers' rights paradoxically cau [...] | 2009-03-06 16:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON EIND PGOV PHUM SOCI BR |
09SAOPAULO133 | MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO134 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 10- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO135 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO136 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 13:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO138 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 17:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO142 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 13- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 21:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO144 | Media Reaction to Obama-Lula Meeting March 14 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 14, 2009 President Obama met with President Lula of Brazil in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the meeting was covered extensively by the Brazilian media. The following media reaction cable summarizes some of the Sao Paulo based Brazilian media reports published [...] | 2009-03-16 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO145 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 16- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 20:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO146 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 14- 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 20:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO15 | Mideast-- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO152 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO155 | Media Reaction: G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Sao [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO156 | Media Reaction - G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Western [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 20:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO161 | Media Reaction-Global Economy: Financial market crisis; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 19:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO164 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO174 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO- THE FUND AND THE CRISIS- SASHA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 10:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO18 | BRAZIL MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP [...] (U) Summary: The year 2008 saw continued improvement in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Brazil. Despite prickly reactions to U.S. pressure, as evidenced by discussions between U.S. and Brazilian officials during a June G/TIP visit (Reftels A and B),the fight against human [...] | 2009-01-09 17:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR |
09SAOPAULO182 | OUTREACH TO AFRO-BRAZILIANS - TAKING OBAMA TO THE [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Afro-Brazilian community (quilombo) leaders expressed admiration for President Obama and were pleased to hear about the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPR) during Poloff's February 10 visit to the Vale do Ribeira region of Sao Paulo State. Quilombos a [...] | 2009-03-25 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL SOCI PGOV INR KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO185 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Global Economy: financial [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO186 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL CRISIS; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO187 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPCOMING G-20 SUMMIT; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 18:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO189 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Africa: Sudan, Darfur violence, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO19 | BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...] | 2009-01-09 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MY BR |
09SAOPAULO190 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo: Western Hemisphere: Mexico, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO192 | TAM AIRLINES PANICS AS ANAC PLANS TO LIFT PRICE [...] (C) Summary: International flights originating from Brazil have long been subject to price floors, resulting in high profit margins for airlines. The Brazilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has announced that it intends to gradually remove these price floors in 2009. In a March 6 meeting with Braz [...] | 2009-03-31 11:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO194 | AUTO SECTOR COMMENTS ON STATUS AMID ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Ambassador Sobel met separately with General Motors (GM) MERCOSUL President Jaime Ardila, and the Brazilian National Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ANFAVEA) President Jackson Schneider. Both executives are bullish about car sales in Brazil, crediting the Gove [...] | 2009-03-31 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EFIN ELAB BR |
09SAOPAULO199 | B2 VISA VALIDATION STUDY GIVES POSITIVE RESULT [...] Summary: A recent study of 2,386 B2 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued at Consulate General Sao Paulo during July 2008 indicated that, of those who have already traveled to the United States, only two percent were overstays. The results demonstrate that the current fraud prevention training for [...] | 2009-04-01 16:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR |
09SAOPAULO200 | BRAZIL'S MST LANDLESS MOVEMENT: MARGINALIZED OR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless People's Movement (MST) increased activity in recent months in the run up to "Red April," the traditional high season for MST land invasions. The main reason for the uptick in activity, according to observers, is the MST's weakness. Increasingly ignored by its fo [...] | 2009-04-01 19:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO203 | MEDIA REACTION: Global Economy-G-20 Summit SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 21:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO204 | THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's electricity demand generally follows economic growth and recent data confirms a big dip in consumption, particularly from the industrial sector. The electricity sector itself should suffer minimal impacts as most companies are well-capitalized and were financially sou [...] | 2009-04-03 13:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO206 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- G20 surpasses expectations- [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO208 | BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...] | 2009-04-06 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
09SAOPAULO212 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Attention on China, The Death of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 18:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO213 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- After the frenzy, Obama [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 18:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO215 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- How many Gs will make the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 21:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO216 | BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...] | 2009-04-09 13:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO217 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 16:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO218 | MEDIA REACTION - Media Reaction SP Weekend Edition- IMF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 21:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO220 | ZERO OVERSTAYS FOR EMPLOYEES OF MAJOR BRAZILIAN AIRLINE [...] Summary: A recent study of 1,349 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued to employees of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (TAM) at Consulate General Sao Paulo in 2008 indicated that all individuals reviewed in the sample study returned to Brazil after their trips to the United States. The results illustrate t [...] | 2009-04-14 19:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR |
09SAOPAULO222 | BRAZIL: MUDDLING THROUGH WITH MERCOSUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul is overly politicized and structurally defective, particularly for a major emerging economic power like Brazil, according to participants in a 4/7/09 Consulate-sponsored roundtable. However, membership in this organization provides some economic benefits to Brazil even [...] | 2009-04-15 15:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO224 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO228 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO229 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: North Korea, Cuba and Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO23 | Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Brazil; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO230 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Antarctica, Obama, G20, Venezuela [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 13:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO233 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Cuba-Castro, Iran, and Mercosul [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO234 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Summit of the Americas [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 16:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO237 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA, GOVERNANCE; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO238 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 16:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO240 | MEDIA REACTION - Western Hemisphere: Summit of Americas; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO241 | A NORMAL ECONOMY - BRAZIL AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Brazil has experienced a large shock as a result of the global economic downturn, it has weathered this shock much more effectively than past shocks due to greater economic flexibility, large foreign reserves, and a decline in inflation pass-through pressures that has [...] | 2009-04-24 19:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO243 | MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF CIA INTERROGATION FILES; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 16:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO25 | Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Arab-Israeli [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO250 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Swine Flu, Upcoming Visit of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 20:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO253 | MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU; SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 11:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO257 | MEDIA REACTION: Obama's First One Hundred Days; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 21:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO26 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: GAZA, ARAB-ISRAELI ENGAGEMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO260 | Media Reaction SAO PAULO Doha-Ahmadinejad-H1N1 Flu and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 16:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO265 | Brazil: Morgan Stanley's Dismal View of 2009 Growth [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic growth in Brazil will fall to negative 4.5 percent this year, Morgan Stanley country manager Daniel Goldberg told Ambassador Sobel in an April 23 meeting. Goldberg cited low corporate confidence and weak industrial production numbers as the main drivers. His firm exp [...] | 2009-05-06 10:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO266 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SOUTH AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 13:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO27 | FX2: VIEWS FROM AVIBRAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, the Ambassador met with Sami Yousseff Hassuani, the President of Defense Contractor AVIBRAS, to discuss the company's views on the current Brazilian fighter competition. Hassuani stated that the final decision on the fighter will be largely a political determina [...] | 2009-01-14 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR BR |
09SAOPAULO273 | GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010, [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...] | 2009-05-12 16:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO274 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;MAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO275 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO28 | MEDIA REACTION: BREAKING WITH THE BUSH DOCTRINE SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO280 | THE BANCO DO BRASIL LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula announced last month a leadership change at the Banco do Brasil (BB),replacing independent-minded Francisco de Lima Neto with PT-loyalist Aldemir Bendine. The shakeup is intended to expand credit in an economy where consumers and businesses have long paid high [...] | 2009-05-14 14:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO29 | Media Reaction: Breaking with the Bush Doctrine- Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO290 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 16:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO3 | Media Reaction - Mideast - Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 17:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO309 | "Land is Life": Indians vs. Agro-Industry in Mato Grosso do [...] (U) Summary: Indigenous groups and agriculturalists disagree vigorously over land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul state, and observers on both sides see no easy solution to a problem with economic and cultural dimensions. On one side, the GOB, NGOs and indigenous groups insist that state governm [...] | 2009-05-21 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO31 | DELFIM NETTO: PERSPECTIVES ON FX2, FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, Ambassador Sobel met with Antonio Delfim Netto. (NOTE: Delfim Netto is a three-time former Minister, former Federal Deputy, and currently an economics professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He writes a newspaper column, which is well read by the political el [...] | 2009-01-15 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EFIN MARR BR |
09SAOPAULO310 | THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS [...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...] | 2009-05-22 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO311 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo- North Korea, al Qaeda in Brazil, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO312 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 11:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO314 | MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: CUBA; NORTH KOREA MAY 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 20:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO317 | The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...] | 2009-05-29 13:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR |
09SAOPAULO32 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo: New Chavista Gambit [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO320 | BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...] | 2009-06-01 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO332 | CONTINUED INTEGRITY OF SAO PAULO REFERRAL PROGRAM [...] Summary: A validation study of all 1,333 short-term visitor visas issued during FY2008 under Consulate General Sao Paulo's referral program found only one overstay and one other problematic referral, both Class "B" referrals. In order to further strengthen the integrity of its referral progra [...] | 2009-06-08 19:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC BR |
09SAOPAULO343 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO344 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO345 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO, SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO35 | Media Reaction: Middle East and the Inauguration [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 13:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO355 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO356 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO366 | BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...] | 2009-06-25 13:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL |
09SAOPAULO367 | BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...] | 2009-06-25 14:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO370 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN ELECTION, SCO PAULO JUNE 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 19:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO372 | Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist [...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...] | 2009-06-30 14:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO373 | WHY IS BRAZIL'S COST OF CREDIT SO HIGH? [...] (SBU) Summary: Consumers and businesses pay more for loans in Brazil than they do in almost any other country, with average interest rates on credit cards of 200 percent and some of the highest banking spreads in the world. While the GOB blames banks (and vice-versa) for the high real intere [...] | 2009-06-30 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO375 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 14:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO384 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 19:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO391 | BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...] | 2009-07-07 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO393 | MEDIA REACTION: - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO396 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO4 | Mideast -- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO407 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO408 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 17:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO410 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 12:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO414 | PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...] | 2009-07-13 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO42 | Media Reaction: Inauguration- Foreign Policy [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO421 | AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN [...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...] | 2009-07-16 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER |
09SAOPAULO433 | CAIRO FOLLOW-UP: POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Post has continued its Muslim engagement through a series of consultations in the wake of President Obama's June 4 Cairo Speech (Ref A). While much remains to be done, we have come up with a tentative road map of initiatives, starting with the simplest and moving to more complex, to incr [...] | 2009-07-22 18:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL KIVP KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO436 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO437 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO438 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO44 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION- NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO447 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 12:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO448 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 16:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO454 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO458 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 16:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO465 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO47 | Media Reaction: So Help Me God [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO472 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO473 | MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO474 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 13:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO48 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION-NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 16:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO487 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO488 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO489 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 16:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO496 | MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 14:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO497 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO499 | MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 16:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO5 | BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY? [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...] | 2009-01-07 10:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
09SAOPAULO50 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 12:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO506 | BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...] | 2009-08-26 10:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO507 | MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO528 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 14:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO531 | BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...] | 2009-09-09 17:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO535 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO536 | MEDIA REACTION - BRAZIL'S FX-2 BID [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 19:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO537 | MEDIA REACTION - FX-2 BID; DRAFT BILL WAXMAN-MARKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 16:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO549 | BRAZIL: PUBLIC BANKS' RISING INFLUENCE BRINGS INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public bank growth in Brazil has played a positive counter-cyclical role against the impact of the global financial crisis, but has also raised concerns. In the near-term, continued growth in public bank lending could accelerate inflation. Over the longer term, public banks may [...] | 2009-09-15 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO55 | SOFT POWER GOLD: PRESIDENT OBAMA INSPIRES AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (U) Summary: Sao Paulo's leading Afro-Brazilians organized a packed (300-plus person) dinner event attended by the community's leading figures, from celebrities to successful business persons, to celebrate President Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. The atmosphere was euphoric. The [...] | 2009-01-27 16:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO551 | LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...] | 2009-09-17 20:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
09SAOPAULO552 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO556 | MEDIA REACTION - KIRK'S VISIT; RACISM AGAINST OBAMA; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 17:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO558 | WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PCC? [...] (SBU) Summary: For three days in May 2006, the imprisoned leaders of the Sao Paulo-based criminal organization, the First Capital Command (PCC),orchestrated uprisings in Sao Paulo's streets and in Brazil's prisons that killed almost fifty police, captured global headlines and paralyzed the n [...] | 2009-09-22 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL SNAR BR AVERY |
09SAOPAULO569 | MEDIA REACTION- OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE U.N.; FX-2 BID; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO57 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 27 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO571 | MEDIA REACTION - Criticism of Brazil's Role in Honduras [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO587 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 14:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO589 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO59 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 11:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO590 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 18:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO599 | CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...] | 2009-10-09 10:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO601 | LABOR LEADERS' POSITIVE OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions, Sao Paulo labor leaders were positive on the voice of unions in Brazilian economic policy. Sector representatives praised U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kirk's September 16 visit, expressing gratitude for his interest in their views on trade but indicate [...] | 2009-10-13 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO602 | SAO PAULO EXPERTS DETAIL CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Forced labor, lack of land titles, Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the pace of justice and poor prison conditions emerged as recurring themes in an extensive round of recent meetings with Sao Paulo (SP) human rights experts. While contacts cited improvements --a rise in the number [...] | 2009-10-13 18:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO609 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 10:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO619 | Sao Paulo Opinion Split on Honduras [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo pundits and politicos are strongly split on Brazilbs role in Honduras. Mainstream academic experts in this generally pro-PSDB state criticized Brazilbs shielding of Zelaya as adventurist, counter-productive and contradictory of the countrybs traditional policy of no [...] | 2009-10-27 16:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ES GT HO BR |
09SAOPAULO62 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 28 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 13:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO624 | BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...] | 2009-10-26 18:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR |
09SAOPAULO626 | CONSULAR SECTION ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICER ROTATION UPDATE: NIV [...] Summary: In response to ConGen Sao Paulo's 2008 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report (Ref A),the Consular Section assigned an entry-level officer (ELO) to perform the duties of a non-immigrant visa (NIV) unit deputy on a six-month, rotational basis. The assignment allows entry-level offi [...] | 2009-10-26 19:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS BR AMGT |
09SAOPAULO628 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 13:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO63 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO630 | BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...] | 2009-10-27 18:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR |
09SAOPAULO640 | FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...] | 2009-11-04 11:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL |
09SAOPAULO642 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO644 | MEDIA REACTION: COLOMBIA BASES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO646 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 20:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR |
09SAOPAULO648 | MEDIA REACTION: BASES IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO650 | SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...] | 2009-11-06 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO652 | BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...] | 2009-11-06 14:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB |
09SAOPAULO653 | Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims [...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...] | 2009-11-20 12:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR |
09SAOPAULO660 | PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...] | 2009-11-10 10:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR |
09SAOPAULO662 | SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...] | 2009-11-10 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR |
09SAOPAULO663 | Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...] | 2009-12-08 18:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR |
09SAOPAULO667 | SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...] | 2009-12-29 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR |
09SAOPAULO67 | FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...] | 2009-01-30 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO672 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BASES IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO68 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 02 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 12:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO684 | MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 20:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OPRC KMDR BR XM XR |
09SAOPAULO686 | MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO688 | Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain [...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...] | 2009-11-25 14:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO690 | MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO692 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 10:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO694 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG |
09SAOPAULO696 | MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL-U.S. RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO698 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 19:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR |
09SAOPAULO70 | LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...] | 2009-02-02 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR |
09SAOPAULO700 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 19:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO702 | BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO |
09SAOPAULO704 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AFGHAN STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR AF |
09SAOPAULO706 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...] | 2009-12-08 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG |
09SAOPAULO708 | Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit [...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...] | 2009-12-09 12:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI |
09SAOPAULO71 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo Weekend February 01 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 17:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO712 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR |
09SAOPAULO720 | LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP [...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...] | 2009-12-15 17:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM |
09SAOPAULO724 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 10:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC XM XR OIIP KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO728 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...] | 2009-12-16 16:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO732 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 18:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO736 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO738 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 16:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO740 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO750 | MEDIA REACTION: REPRESSION IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 11:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR |
09SAOPAULO77 | Media Reaction - Global Economy: climate change and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO78 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 05 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO81 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 06 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 17:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO82 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 09 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 12:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO88 | BLUE LANTERN REQUEST 050139731 - DIGEX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9, econoff conducted a site visit to the Digex facility in Sao Jose dos Campos per reftel instructions. The company is bona fide and its security appears adequate to handle to handle U.S. Munitions List (USML) items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Digex will not purc [...] | 2009-02-10 16:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC BR |
09SAOPAULO89 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 10 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 19:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO90 | PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...] | 2009-02-11 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR |
09SAOPAULO92 | BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...] | 2009-02-11 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO93 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 12 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO95 | Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 13 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
09SAOPAULO98 | INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...] | 2009-02-13 16:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
09SAPPORO15 | IN NORTHERN JAPAN LOCAL POLITICS IS LOCAL: LOOKING AT THE [...] (U) Japan's latest politics and money scandal highlights in big round numbers the long and cozy relationship between construction companies and northern Japan politicians of both major political parties. Names have been named, including aides to the sitting Akita governor, the colorful DP [...] | 2009-03-20 08:20:00 | Consulate Sapporo | UNCLASSIFIED | JA ECON PGOV |
09SAPPORO30 | TOMARI: JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST NUCLEAR COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sapporo Conoffs recently visited the town of Tomari, home to Hokkaido's only nuclear power facility. As a new nuclear reactor there that will be capable of burning mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel prepares to come online, the community continues to benefit from subsidies an [...] | 2009-07-29 10:26:00 | Consulate Sapporo | UNCLASSIFIED | JA ENRG ECON PGOV TRGY |
09SARAJEVO100 | BOSNIA - LAJCAK'S DEPARTURE PRESENTS CHALLENGES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite his lackluster performance Miroslav Lajcak's January 23 decision to resign as High Representative has created a political vacuum in Bosnia. Our judgment is that the EU and an EUSR are not ready to fill it, which means we will need to move quickly to find a replacement [...] | 2009-01-26 14:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
09SARAJEVO1000 | BOSNIA - UPDATED INFORMATION ON HIGH-LEVEL [...] (SBU) The information below updates Ref A information and is keyed to Ref B format regarding Bosnia's representation at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA): A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will attend along with t [...] | 2009-08-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UN BK |
09SARAJEVO1008 | SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...] | 2009-08-21 05:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK |
09SARAJEVO101 | BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...] | 2009-01-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO102 | BOSNIA - STATE COURT MUST RELEASE CONVICTED WAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just as Bosnia is gaining momentum with regard to war crimes prosecution, State Court officials have raised the alarm about the release from custody of convicted war criminals pending appeals. A provision in the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prescribes that after a first [...] | 2009-01-26 17:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO103 | BOSNIA - GOOD BOSNIAKS, BAD BOSNIAKS, GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid resurgence over the past two years of politics dogged by nationalist rhetoric, some Bosniak (Muslim) political actors have sought to portray themselves as more capable of protecting Bosniak interests than their opponents. One aspect of this tussle is an increasingly-visible r [...] | 2009-01-27 09:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1035 | Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit Examines Police Records [...] Summary. This is the last of three cables concerning documents from Bosnia and Herzegovina used to support immigrant visa applications. This message focuses primarily on police records. Our investigation revealed that police records may not contain a complete historical record. Convictions [...] | 2009-08-27 10:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO1040 | BOSNIA - CROAT MINISTERS WALK OUT OF FEDERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by a vote in the Federation government to change the planned route of the Bosnian portion of the 5C Corridor highway (Ref A),four of the five ethnic Croat Ministers in the government of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) walked out of the government session on August 27. Al [...] | 2009-08-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ELTN BK |
09SARAJEVO1065 | INVITATION FOR THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND CLOSING [...] (U) The Embassy received a diplomatic note (paragraph 2) with a copy of an official letter (paragraph 3) from Presidency Chairman Komsic, inviting the Secretary to attend the official closing ceremony in mid-November for the office of the Supervisor of Brcko District. 2. (U) Begin Text of D [...] | 2009-09-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO107 | BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...] | 2009-01-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1088 | BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1093 | BOSNIA: PRESIDENT KOMSIC TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. During a September 11 meeting, Croat member and current Chairman of Bosnia's Presidency Zeljko Komsic informed the Ambassador that during his mid-October trip to the United States (without the other two me [...] | 2009-09-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BA |
09SARAJEVO1108 | BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...] | 2009-09-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO1110 | BOSNIA: OHR TAKES ACTION TO END THE BRCKO [...] (C) Summary: On September 18, High Representative Inzko used his authorities to resolve the remaining issues in order to create conditions under which the Brcko Supervisory Regime can be closed in November. Resolving the issues of succession funds, citizenship, and electricity required the i [...] | 2009-09-18 13:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1111 | BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH RS PM DODIK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met in Banja Luka with Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) Speaker Igor Radojicic on September 16 and Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik on September 17. He discussed with his interlocutors the specter of near-term constitutional reform (C [...] | 2009-09-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO1137 | BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN - CASE [...] Per the action request in Reftels, post conducted an on-site end-use survey of referenced equipment (Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIPA) and the intermediate consignee (MIPO Komunikacije). 2. On August 27, we visited both the Sarajevo Canton Minister of Internal Affairs (MU [...] | 2009-09-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BK |
09SARAJEVO1138 | BOSNIA: SERB TRI-PRESIDENCY MEMBER CALLS NATO GOAL [...] (C) Bosnian Serb Tri-Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, who has thus far supported Bosnia's NATO aspirations, has begun to publicly support calls for further discussions on NATO membership because of "declining support" for NATO in Republika Srpska (RS). He has also indicated that he migh [...] | 2009-09-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NATO BK |
09SARAJEVO1139 | BOSNIA: MEDIA MOGUL RADONCIC ESTABLISHES POLITICAL [...] (C) Fahrudin Radoncic, owner of Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz, announced September 24 his intention to form a new political party. Radoncic counts on winning over the membership and electorate of the two largest Bosniak parties, and enjoys support from the influential head of Islamic comm [...] | 2009-09-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1147 | GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...] | 2009-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER |
09SARAJEVO1148 | BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS [...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...] | 2009-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV MX EC NU RO BK |
09SARAJEVO1149 | BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS [...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...] | 2009-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV MX EC NU RO BK |
09SARAJEVO1157 | BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...] | 2009-10-05 07:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1165 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...] | 2009-10-06 16:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1181 | BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...] | 2009-10-14 11:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT BK |
09SARAJEVO1183 | BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...] | 2009-10-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV AMGT BK |
09SARAJEVO1184 | BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK |
09SARAJEVO1207 | SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...] | 2009-10-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO1216 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD [...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...] | 2009-10-26 11:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN BK |
09SARAJEVO122 | BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...] | 2009-01-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO123 | BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...] | 2009-01-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO1241 | 2009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...] | 2009-11-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO1247 | NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...] | 2009-11-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK |
09SARAJEVO125 | BOSNIA TO BACK OFF ON REQUEST FOR NATO MAP AT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj told Ambassador, January 29, that Bosnia would act on our advice and not send a formal letter requesting that the Alliance approve Bosnia for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at its upcoming summit in April. Bosnia's ministers and members of the [...] | 2009-01-30 17:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO1252 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...] | 2009-11-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO1253 | WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...] | 2009-11-04 16:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO1265 | BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA LASHES OUT AT [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) Government adopted a report on November 9 which alleged that Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) Gregorian and eight other officials, journalists and political analysts have been collaborating to harm the interests of the RS. Among the other officials [...] | 2009-11-10 18:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO1269 | BOSNIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] This cable outlines, per reftel, ongoing security and defense dialogues between Bosnia and the United States. Bilateral Defense Consultations ------------------------------- 2. The United States and Bosnia have organized bilateral defense consultations on an ad hoc basis since December 2 [...] | 2009-11-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO1280 | BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER [...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...] | 2009-11-17 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1287 | BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...] | 2009-11-19 07:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK |
09SARAJEVO1294 | CORRUPTION, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several weeks ago, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) launched an investigation into the work of the state-level Return Fund and the State Commission for Displaced Persons and Refugees (DPRE Commission),due to numerous reports of alleged irregularities a [...] | 2009-11-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KREF BK |
09SARAJEVO1297 | BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1298 | BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV BK |
09SARAJEVO1299 | BOSNIA: IMF PROGRAM OFF TRACK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 15:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV IMF BK |
09SARAJEVO130 | BOSNIA - MILORAD BARASIN APPOINTED NEW STATE [...] (C) The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) -- the state-level body responsible for the appointment, evaluation, and disciplining of judges, prosecutors, and other judicial staff nation-wide -- on January 28 appointed Milorad Barasin as State Prosecutor. Barasin, an ethnic Serb f [...] | 2009-02-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC PHUM KCRM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1300 | BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...] | 2009-11-23 06:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1312 | BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON [...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...] | 2009-11-24 18:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK |
09SARAJEVO1324 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER [...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...] | 2009-12-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO1334 | BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO. [...] Summary: Per reftel request, we conducted a site visit to the company referenced in Blue Lantern case number K-2420, PD Igman DD in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We spoke with Igman General Manager Djahid Muratbegovic, and Operations Manager Mirsada Kadic. According to the two Igman repres [...] | 2009-12-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BK |
09SARAJEVO134 | BOSNIA - TIME TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, the three main party leaders met and agreed on a text for a constitutional amendment on Brcko District. The text is similar but not identical to the text proposed by the Brcko District Supervisor (with strong U.S. support). An OHR legal review has determined that [...] | 2009-02-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1340 | BOSNIA RESPONSE: DECEMBER UN VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1368 | BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA RATCHETS UP REFERENDUM [...] (C) Republika Srpska (RS) leaders are speaking increasingly openly about holding referenda on some of BiH's most sensitive issues. RS leaders -- particularly PM Milorad Dodik -- threaten almost daily to hold referenda on issues such as NATO accession and rule of law. Meanwhile, the oppositi [...] | 2009-12-14 13:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1370 | BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES [...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...] | 2009-12-14 17:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO1372 | BOSNIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Sarajevo appreciates the opportunity provided in reftel to nominate candidates from the Bosnian Muslim community to participate in the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in the spring. However, we request exemption from the requirement to recruit candidates actively and to hol [...] | 2009-12-15 16:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KPAO BK |
09SARAJEVO1379 | BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...] | 2009-12-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER BA |
09SARAJEVO1381 | BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND [...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...] | 2009-12-17 18:19:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1382 | BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR [...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...] | 2009-12-18 07:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1383 | BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA STILL BLOCKING BRCKO [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) continues to reject two OHR September 18 decisions on Brcko, thereby undermining OHR's authority. Because of the RS's non-compliance with these decisions, the Brcko Supervisor could not recommend the closure of OHR supervision of Brcko District at the November [...] | 2009-12-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1387 | BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...] | 2009-12-18 17:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO1388 | BOSNIA: SOME PROGRESS TOWARD VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) Following the uproar among local politicians over the EU's decision in July to reject Bosnia from gaining entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime this past July (reftel),Bosnia has made strides in implementing visa roadmap requirements, with EU prodding. Notably, it began issuin [...] | 2009-12-18 18:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM BK EU |
09SARAJEVO1391 | BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...] | 2009-12-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO1404 | BOSNIA: CONSULAR FRAUD PERSPECTIVES ON NIV APPLICANTS' LAND [...] FPU Sarajevo recently launched an investigation of land ownership documents. These documents are frequently presented by NIV applicants in an effort to prove economic or financial ties. In some cases, applicants may not have as strong an interest in the land as they may claim. End summary. [...] | 2009-12-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO1419 | BOSNIA: SLIGHT DELAY IN IMF SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on track for receiving the next tranche of assistance from the country's IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in January 2010. However, given political squabbling, particularly as 2010 is an elections year, we will not be surprised by delays as a [...] | 2009-12-28 07:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF SOCI BK |
09SARAJEVO1427 | BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...] | 2009-12-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BK |
09SARAJEVO1428 | BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE [...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...] | 2009-12-30 11:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO1430 | BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT) [...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...] | 2009-12-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK |
09SARAJEVO1433 | BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...] | 2009-12-31 10:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK |
09SARAJEVO1434 | BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...] | 2009-12-31 10:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK |
09SARAJEVO145 | Sarajevo FPU uncovers vulnerability in Bosnia's Child [...] [Summary] Recent FPU field trips have uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Bosnia and Herzegovina's child legitimation procedure. FPU determined that no Federal or Entity law regulates background checks to verify the credibility of parents' statements during the process of child l [...] | 2009-02-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO147 | BOSNIA: TRANSCO UPDATE - TALKS CONTINUE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary. Little has happened since the entity Prime Ministers agreed on December 3 (Ref A) to do everything possible to jumpstart operations at the State-level electricity transmission company (TRANSCO). The first meeting between the entity Ministers of Energy finally took place on Januar [...] | 2009-02-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO151 | BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT [...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...] | 2009-02-05 20:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO169 | BOSNIA - NATO PARP ASSESSMENT TEAM DELIVERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the NATO Ambassadors' Forum on February 11, Frank Boland, the Director of NATO's Force Planning Directorate, previewed his office's upcoming PARP assessment of Bosnia. Boland warned the international community that the assessment, to be released February 26, of [...] | 2009-02-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO173 | BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...] | 2009-02-11 16:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO180 | BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...] | 2009-02-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09SARAJEVO181 | BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...] | 2009-02-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN |
09SARAJEVO183 | BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES COUNCIL OF [...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers (CoM) on February 12 approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Reftel),the last step before its introduction into Parliament. All Ministers voted in favor except for Foreign Minister Alkalaj and Human Rights and Refugees Minister Halilovic, both [...] | 2009-02-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO19 | BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...] | 2009-01-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT |
09SARAJEVO190 | BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...] | 2009-02-18 06:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO2 | BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...] | 2009-01-05 11:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BK |
09SARAJEVO206 | BOSNIA - SIA FILES CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK [...] (C) The press reported on February 19 that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed a criminal report with the State Prosecutor's Office that implicates Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and several associates in corruption associated with RS government procu [...] | 2009-02-19 17:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PIN PHUM KDEM KJUS CRM BK |
09SARAJEVO208 | BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...] | 2009-02-20 08:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO210 | BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...] | 2009-02-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO211 | BOSNIA - FUTURE OF THE EUFOR ALTHEA MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, February 10 and 13, Per Normark, Political Military Advisor to the EUFOR Commander, and EUFOR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Wundrak previewed for us EUFOR's upcoming reports to the EU Military Committee, February 23, and to the Political and Security Comm [...] | 2009-02-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN BK |
09SARAJEVO212 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO CLOSE WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, High Representative Lajcak used his Bonn Powers to impose amendments to state and Federation legislation, which were designed to close legal loopholes that impacted both governments' ability to effectively manage war crimes case. In the case of the state, the High [...] | 2009-02-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO217 | BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT [...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...] | 2009-02-23 10:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO223 | BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...] | 2009-02-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO226 | BOSNIA - REIS'ING TOWARD TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, leader of the Islamic Community (Islamska Zajednica, or IZ) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made a series of statements in recent weeks that undermine his long-espoused position as a responsible leader of modern, "European" Islam. When addressing issues of Wah [...] | 2009-02-24 11:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO228 | BOSNIA - PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ON SIPA AND STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us on February 23 that they anticipate completing their review of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) criminal report against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik (Ref A) next week. A formal investigation against D [...] | 2009-02-24 17:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO232 | BOSNIA: MFA TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO BIH [...] Per ref A request, DCM and ECONOFF met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 24 to discuss Kosovo official travel access to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings. Although Bosnia has not officially recognized Kosovo independence, Kosovo officials had been suc [...] | 2009-02-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KVIR BK |
09SARAJEVO233 | BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...] | 2009-02-26 06:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO234 | BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF [...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...] | 2009-02-26 07:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO239 | CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON [...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...] | 2009-02-27 10:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO248 | BOSNIA - EXPECTED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09SARAJEVO249 | BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC ON SIPA COMPLAINT AGAINST DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting, Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the political situation in Bosnia was very "complicated" following the February 19 filing of a criminal report against RS PM Milorad Dodik for corruption (Reftels). Ref [...] | 2009-02-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO250 | BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO [...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...] | 2009-02-27 16:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO251 | BOSNIA: EU REBUFFED BY RS AGAIN ON TRANSCO [...] (C) RS Minister of Energy Puhalac submitted a strongly-worded reply to EU officials on February 17 regarding the EU,s offer to conduct a management review of the moribund state-run electricity transmission company Electroprijenos (TRANSCO). Instead of a reply from the RS Government, Puhalac i [...] | 2009-03-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO258 | BOSNIA - RSNA CAUTIOUSLY ENDORSES BRCKO AMENDMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 25, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted: 1) an RS Government report endorsing the text of the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Ref A),2) a conclusion urging Serb delegates in the state-level Parliament to support the amendment but also to [...] | 2009-03-03 15:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO279 | BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...] | 2009-03-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO281 | BOSNIA: POST RESPONSE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are not adequately protected. The Government suffers from a low level of capacity, primarily technical expertise in policy and law enforcement institutions. While legislation to enforce IPR is in place, enforceme [...] | 2009-03-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR |
09SARAJEVO297 | BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO [...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...] | 2009-03-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO299 | BOSNIA: LABOR STATE OF PLAY - PROGRESS ON ECOSOC [...] (SBU) Summary: The creation of a Bosnian European-model Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the state level has been a goal of the international community and advocates of expanded government/labor dialogue for several years. The BiH Directorate for European Integration has included the c [...] | 2009-03-11 06:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELAB ETRD SOCI |
09SARAJEVO310 | FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT BANK SCANDAL - WATCH THIS [...] Summary. (C) Federation Financial Police have started an investigation of potential irregularities in the operation of the Federation Development Bank. After initially being threatened and rebuffed by Bank director Ramiz Dzaferovic on March 3, the investigators returned on March 9 with a polic [...] | 2009-03-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK ECON EFIN |
09SARAJEVO315 | BOSNIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA [...] (SBU) In coordination with Dr. Dmitiri Iordanidi, First Political Secretary at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches to Nijaz Cardaklija, Counsellor in the Peace and Security Division of the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilat [...] | 2009-03-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BK |
09SARAJEVO317 | BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...] | 2009-03-16 15:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO342 | BOSNIA SLOW TO ADJUST TO RCC HOST RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) In a conversation with Charge on March 17, Foreign Minister Alkalaj confirmed that the Foreign Ministry would forward its proposal regarding Kosovo travel documents to the Council of Ministers in the next few days. He was confident that there would be a resolution to the problem of Kosov [...] | 2009-03-18 15:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO348 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...] | 2009-03-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO35 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...] | 2009-01-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO353 | BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...] | 2009-03-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO361 | BOSNIA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE AND [...] There have been no legislative or regulatory updates since March 2008 on laws related to child labor. There is no tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina of forced labor in the production of goods. Known incidents of child labor take place in small, family-owned shops (services) and farms (agri [...] | 2009-03-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
09SARAJEVO364 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK |
09SARAJEVO365 | BOSNIA - LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN [...] (U) On March 23, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a latter from Foreign Minister Alkalaj to the Secretary. Alkalaj's letter is a reply to the Secre tary's March 18 correspondence, and the text is contained in paragraph two below. A scan of the signed letter wa [...] | 2009-03-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO366 | GUIDANCE REQUEST; APRIL 2 OHR FINANCIAL EXPERTS [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. OHR provided Embassy with draft 2009/2010 budget in advance of the April 2, 2009 Financial Experts meeting. The proposed budget reflects the Steering Board Ambassador's command to begin preparing a continuing OHR budget for 2009/2010 in advance of [...] | 2009-03-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO373 | BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO [...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...] | 2009-03-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO377 | ITA POSITION USED FOR POLITICAL LEVERAGE AMONG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The position of the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) has opened another struggle for "ethnic balance" in state-level institutions. The current director, Kemal Causevic, is a Bosniak who has managed to keep the institution functioning at a basic level, but has [...] | 2009-03-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON BK |
09SARAJEVO38 | BOSNIA: SERBIA AND HUNGARY SECURE NATURAL GAS FOR [...] Summary: Freezing citizens of Bosnia's capital of Sarajevo received some relief from the natural gas crisis on Friday and Saturday when Serbia and Hungary, via the German-owned EON natural gas storage facility, provided a temporary supply of natural gas to Bosnia's pipeline system. Sarajevo's [...] | 2009-01-12 15:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC ENRG EPET PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO381 | BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...] | 2009-03-27 07:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK |
09SARAJEVO385 | BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...] | 2009-03-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BK EUN |
09SARAJEVO386 | BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...] | 2009-03-27 14:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO388 | BOSNIA - SIPA ACTION AGAINST ID FRAUD ANGERS DODIK [...] (U) The State Investigative and Protective Agency (SIPA),acting on the order of the State Prosecutor's Office, on March 24 arrested three officials in Bijeljina in eastern Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the fraudulent issuance of Citizenship Identity Protection System (CIPS) identi [...] | 2009-03-27 16:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS KAWC BK |
09SARAJEVO39 | BOSNIA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BOSNIA [...] Summary: The Global Economic Crisis has reached Bosnia as demand for key exports, such as metals, has fallen sharply, construction has stalled and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has dropped. Loans are hard to get and remittances have stopped growing. Nonetheless, Bosnia,s high percentage [...] | 2009-01-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL |
09SARAJEVO393 | BOSNIA: KOSOVO DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL WITH THE [...] On Friday, March 27, FM Alkalaj shared with the Ambassador the MFA's proposal on how to deal with Kosovo documents, particularly travel documents of Kosovo officials who need to travel to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings in Sarajevo. The proposal, which was forwarded to the [...] | 2009-03-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KVIR BK |
09SARAJEVO398 | BOSNIA: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS VULNERABLE [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs visited the Srebrenica municipality to assess the impact of the world economic crisis on area businesses and municipal government. Automobile parts manufacturer, CIMOS Srebrenica, warns that a 50% decline in customer orders since September 2008 will force the plant to layo [...] | 2009-03-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK ECON |
09SARAJEVO40 | BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...] | 2009-01-12 16:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL |
09SARAJEVO403 | BOSNIA - COURT REJECTS EFFORT TO GUT STATE COURT'S [...] (U) During its March 28 session, the BiH Constitutional Court rejected a case brought by BiH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic and twelve other deputies from Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's party, the Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD),that had c [...] | 2009-03-31 16:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO406 | BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE [...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...] | 2009-04-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO409 | SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...] | 2009-04-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO42 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...] | 2009-01-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK |
09SARAJEVO439 | ACTION REQUEST: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Poloff contacted Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) MFA's Head of the Department for UN and Other International Organizations, Ms. Sanja Kenig-Corovic, regarding USG candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council on April 1. Ms. Kenig-Corovic had no substantive response to the talking points provide [...] | 2009-04-08 05:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO444 | SARAJEVO FRAUD UNIT VISITS THE OFFICE OF THE BOSNIAN MUSLIM [...] [Summary] FPU recently completed a fraud prevention site visit to the Islamic Community's Governing Council (Rijaset) Office of the Bosniak Diaspora. Our fraud investigator wanted to broaden our contacts with the Rijaset representatives to resolve questions about religious worker (R1) visa [...] | 2009-04-08 13:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO452 | BOSNIA - PM SPIRIC MOVES FORWARD (FINALLY) ON [...] (SBU) On April 9, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (CoM) Nikola Spiric (Serb) agreed to place the long overdue decision on an inventory of state property on the CoM agenda. Spiric also agreed that the scope of the inventory should be consistent with the March 26 communique of the Peace Im [...] | 2009-04-10 11:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM EU BK |
09SARAJEVO464 | Half of Bosnian Au-pairs remain in America [...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 au-pair cases Post issued in 2006. Nearly half of the program participants from Bosnia found legal ways to stay in the USA. [End Summary] 2. Methodology: FPU examined cases from 2006 to provide ample time for return [...] | 2009-04-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO467 | BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...] | 2009-04-15 04:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO469 | BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...] | 2009-04-15 06:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO480 | Sarajevo Work and Travel visa validation study [...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 Summer Work and Travel cases that post issued in 2008. A solid 96% of issued applicants returned, with only four percent remaining in America [End of Summary] 2. Methodology: Our Fraud Prevention Unit took all 78 issue [...] | 2009-04-16 11:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO487 | BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...] | 2009-04-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO488 | BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...] | 2009-04-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU BK |
09SARAJEVO489 | BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...] | 2009-04-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO492 | Bosnia FPU visits Roma community in Bijeljina. [...] [Summary] Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited the Roma community in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina, the second largest town in the Republika Srpska. Bijeljina, once considered the largest and the richest Roma community in all Bosnia, now shows signs of economic distress, a likely fact [...] | 2009-04-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO493 | BOSNIA FRAUD PREVENTION UNIT VISITS SREBRENICA AND [...] [Summary] Sarajevo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited Srebrenica and Bijeljina, two cities in northeast Bosnia located in the Republika Srpska. Post's anti-fraud unit identified a recent influx of non-immigrant visa applicants from these towns and executed their own survey of thes [...] | 2009-04-20 08:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO500 | WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...] | 2009-04-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO501 | BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...] | 2009-04-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO507 | BOSNIA - REIS CERIC CALLS FOR "NATIONAL BOSNIAK [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, continues to shoot from the hip on political matters, this time calling into question the country's multi-ethnic identity. While Islamic Community representatives were quick to dismiss this as a misunde [...] | 2009-04-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BK |
09SARAJEVO510 | BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S/NOFORN) The Ambassador met on April 16 with Prime Minister Spiric and on April 17 with Minister of Security Sadovic to request that the Bosnian government reconsider its previous decision on Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar, and agree to allow Lahmar to return to Bosnia (Reftel). Spiric s [...] | 2009-04-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO513 | BOSNIA - DODIK MAKES NICE AND ISSUES WARNINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over lunch on the 17th floor terrace of the Republika Srpska (RS) Government building on April 16, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues, including outstanding elements of OHR's 5 2 agenda, the state-level investigation of the PM over, amo [...] | 2009-04-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO514 | BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...] | 2009-04-22 14:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK |
09SARAJEVO515 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...] | 2009-04-22 15:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO516 | BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA [...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...] | 2009-04-23 13:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO529 | BOSNIA: EMBASSY RATCHETS UP ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: On an April 23 visit to Srebrenica, Ambassador English pushed local leaders to put aside their political differences for the sake of citizens of a municipality still struggling to come to terms with the 1995 genocide which took place there. Bickering over government jobs, and th [...] | 2009-04-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO530 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO RESTORE [...] (U) High Representative Valentin Inzko used his "Bonn powers" on Friday, April 24 to return the travel documents of 13 Republika Srpska (RS) police officers whose documents were seized in July 2007 because they were suspected of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. According to Andrej [...] | 2009-04-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KCRM KJUS KMRS PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO548 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO549 | BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on April 29 with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note requesting that Bosnia accept the return of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar (reftel). The Ambassador stressed that the U.S. had pursued other alternatives with Guantanamo detainees formerly [...] | 2009-04-30 09:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER BA |
09SARAJEVO554 | BOSNIA -- REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRESS CRITICIZES [...] (U) Republika Srpska (RS) based press and a parliamentarian from right-wing RS Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) are publicly criticizing Bosnia's planned participation in the NATO PfP Cooperative Longbow-Cooperative Lancer (exercise) in Tbilisi, Georgia from May 6 to June 1. Bosnia's MOD has pu [...] | 2009-04-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO556 | BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...] | 2009-05-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO563 | BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE: [...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...] | 2009-05-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO565 | BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...] | 2009-05-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO566 | BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...] | 2009-05-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK |
09SARAJEVO573 | BOSNIA - FY 2009 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post is pleased to submit a project proposal for the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. Embassy Sarajevo, working in consultation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, the Federation Ministry of Human Rights and Refugee Issues, t [...] | 2009-05-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO574 | BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...] | 2009-05-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO578 | BOSNIA -- DODIK CALLS ON SERB SOLDIERS TO QUIT [...] (SBU) During a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of a new Mercatur supermarket in Banja Luka on May 7, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik called on Serb members of Bosnia's Armed Forces to disobey lawful orders and to refuse to participate in the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) C [...] | 2009-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BA |
09SARAJEVO589 | BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY [...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...] | 2009-05-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID BK |
09SARAJEVO592 | BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...] | 2009-05-12 05:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO594 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...] | 2009-05-12 15:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK |
09SARAJEVO600 | SNSD RATCHETS UP INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on May 13 on constitutional reform turned ugly when House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) proposed conducting public opinion surveys on whether citizens of Bosnia want to continue living toge [...] | 2009-05-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO606 | BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...] | 2009-05-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO609 | BOSNIA - MFA OFFICIAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN CGINT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER NL BK |
09SARAJEVO610 | BOSNIA - RSNA DECLARES "TRANSFERRED COMPETENCIES" [...] (SBU) On May 14, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) concluded its April 23 debate on competency transfers (Reftel) and adopted a set of conclusions that, in effect, declared (erroneously) that 65 "competencies" had been illegally transferred from the RS to the state. Only in three [...] | 2009-05-15 12:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM MARR EU BK |
09SARAJEVO614 | BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...] | 2009-05-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK |
09SARAJEVO631 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...] | 2009-05-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK |
09SARAJEVO641 | BOSNIA - SACIRBEY TO TESTIFY BEFORE ICTY VIA [...] (SBU) Per reftels, on May 18 we conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the urgent need for the Bosnian government to clarify its position regarding Muhamed Sacirbey's travel to The Hague to testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We made clear that we [...] | 2009-05-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO643 | BOSNIA - TIHIC VICTORY SENDS MESSAGE: SDA WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its party congress on May 26 (Ref A),the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) reelected its moderate, pro-European president, Sulejman Tihic, who immediately pledged to continue working toward reforms vital for Bosnia,s future. Tihic comfortably defeated right-wing candid [...] | 2009-05-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO645 | BOSNIA - MFA SENDS SECOND DIP NOTE CLARIFYING [...] (SBU) Per the Department's request, on May 28 we sought from the MFA additional documentation clarifying the Bosnian government's support for having Muhamed Sacirbey testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via video-link (Refs A and B). In response to our request, [...] | 2009-05-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO658 | BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...] | 2009-06-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO66 | BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...] | 2009-01-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO666 | BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY [...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...] | 2009-06-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID BK |
09SARAJEVO67 | BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO670 | BOSNIA: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) Post delivered points per reftel to Sanja Kenig-Corovic, the Bosnian MFA's Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations. Kenig-Corovic advised that representatives from the European Commission, Sweden, and the Czech Republic (representing current and future EU Pr [...] | 2009-06-05 07:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO678 | BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...] | 2009-06-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU BK |
09SARAJEVO679 | BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS [...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...] | 2009-06-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO687 | BOSNIA - HIREP INZKO USES BONN POWERS TO REMOVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8 OHR High Representative Valentine Inzko used the Bonn powers for the first time in his tenure in order to remove two police officials engaged in illegal activities, including reported illegal wiretapping against OHR officials. Inzko ordered the removal of Herzegovina [...] | 2009-06-10 13:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO689 | BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...] | 2009-06-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO691 | BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA [...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...] | 2009-06-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO70 | BOSNIA - STRUGGLING WITH DODIK ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik remains the principal stumbling block to a resolution on Brcko District. Seemingly backing off his long-standing intransigence on constitutional amendments to resolve Brcko, Dodik promised Ambassador and HighRep Lajcak in December [...] | 2009-01-15 16:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO704 | BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...] | 2009-06-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO708 | BOSNIA: INDICTMENT EXPECTED AGAINST HEAD OF [...] (C) The Federation Financial Police shared with us in confidence the full investigation prepared for the prosecutor regarding allegations against the director of the Federation Development Bank (FDB),Ramiz Dzaferovic (Reftel). Forty-two individuals are named in connection with the case, and a [...] | 2009-06-16 12:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN BK |
09SARAJEVO732 | BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...] | 2009-06-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO733 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO ANNUL RSNA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20, High Representative Valentin Inzko publicly announced his decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska's (RS) May 14 Conclusions on the alleged illegal transfer of 68 competencies from the entities to the state. This decision came after almost a [...] | 2009-06-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
09SARAJEVO741 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...] | 2009-06-23 15:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO744 | BOSNIA: IMF DEAL DELAYED [...] Summary. On June 22, the IMF postponed a scheduled June 29 governing board meeting at which the IMF was to approve a proposed $1.5 billion, 3-year standby arrangement because IMF conditions have not been met. The conditions included budget cuts at all levels of government. The RS entity and [...] | 2009-06-24 10:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID BK |
09SARAJEVO745 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...] | 2009-06-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP BK |
09SARAJEVO747 | BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...] | 2009-06-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO75 | BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...] | 2009-01-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD |
09SARAJEVO76 | BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT [...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...] | 2009-01-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC BK |
09SARAJEVO77 | BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ADOPTS LONG AWAITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on December 29 adopted a National War Crimes Strategy that establishes the framework for the prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war. The initiative marks a milestone in Bosnia's efforts to prosecute war crimes and promote na [...] | 2009-01-16 17:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO773 | BOSNIA - SERBS KEEP QUIET AND BOSNIAKS CRY FOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following HighRep Valentin Inzko's June 20 decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA's) conclusions condemning what the RSNA perceived as the illegal transfer of competencies from the entities to the state (Ref A),Bosnian Serb politician [...] | 2009-06-30 06:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO776 | BOSNIA - STATE COURT APPROVES ANOTHER TEMPORARY [...] (C) A contact at the State Prosecutor's Office on June 29 told us that the State Court late on June 26 had approved the office's request for a temporary seizure order for additional documents from Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the ongoing corruption case against RS Prime Minister [...] | 2009-06-30 10:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO782 | BOSNIA: IMF DEAL BACK ON [...] Summary. The IMF governing board meeting to approve the standby arrangement for Bosnia has been rescheduled for July 8, following Bosnia,s fulfillment of the two outstanding conditions: the adoption of a comprehensive budget framework by the National Fiscal Council, and an agreement by the Fe [...] | 2009-07-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID BK |
09SARAJEVO785 | BOSNIA: INTENT ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) The Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina shares USG concerns (reftel) about North Korea's May 25 nuclear test and the prospect of the DPRK obtaining WMD material despite UNSC sanctions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations Sanja KEN [...] | 2009-07-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BK |
09SARAJEVO786 | BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA [...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...] | 2009-07-01 14:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO79 | BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION [...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Peace and Security division, Ambassador Fuad Sabate, called us in January 14 to report that the MFA has submitted for approval by Bosnia's Tri-Presidency a letter to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer formally asking that Bosnia be given a Membership Action Plan at the Stras [...] | 2009-01-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO791 | Sarajevo non-immigrant visa application numbers in dramatic [...] (Summary) Not since 9/11 has Post experienced a decrease in non-immigrant visa numbers as dramatic as that which has occurred during this global economic crisis. But, Post has seized this unanticipated drop in applications as an opportunity to expand its anti-fraud and student outreach programs [...] | 2009-07-02 08:16:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO796 | REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...] | 2009-07-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT BK |
09SARAJEVO797 | BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...] | 2009-07-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO802 | BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW [...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...] | 2009-07-07 05:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BK |
09SARAJEVO804 | REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DELEGATES BLOCK ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 18, 2009, the Republika Srpska (RS) delegates in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament (BiH HoP) rejected a proposed Revised Strategy for implementation of Annex VII (dealing with returns of displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and returned it to the Counci [...] | 2009-07-07 07:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO810 | BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...] | 2009-07-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO812 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...] | 2009-07-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP BK |
09SARAJEVO821 | BOSNIA: IMF GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES $1.57 B [...] On July 8, the IMF Governing Board approved a $1.57 billion, 36-month standby arrangement for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first tranche of $282 million could arrive as early as July 10. The funding must be used to service external debt, but Federation Finance Minister Bevanda has said that this [...] | 2009-07-09 07:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID BK |
09SARAJEVO827 | BOSNIA VULNERABLE TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (U) Summary. Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing due to serious deficiencies in the integrity of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime. On paper, BiH,s AML regime complies with many Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, but the r [...] | 2009-07-09 11:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL ECON BK |
09SARAJEVO834 | BOSNIAN MARRIAGE PATTERNS THROUGH THE EYES OF SARAJEVO'S [...] (Summary) After almost two years of Immigrant Visa operations in Sarajevo, our consular staff is beginning to see standard behavioral patterns that while not necessarily indicating fraud, do exemplify both a very utilitarian approach to finding a partner, and the strengths of traditional ro [...] | 2009-07-10 08:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO838 | BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC [...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...] | 2009-07-10 13:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO839 | BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...] | 2009-07-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK |
09SARAJEVO840 | BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...] | 2009-07-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK |
09SARAJEVO841 | BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON [...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...] | 2009-07-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO857 | A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...] | 2009-07-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO861 | BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on July 15 with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note urging the Bosnian Government to focus immediately on resolving the case of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and accept his return to Bosnia. The Ambassador noted that he [...] | 2009-07-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER BA |
09SARAJEVO866 | Bosnia consular outreach program yields substantial drop in [...] [Summary] In past years, Sarajevo's refusal rate for J1 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) applicants was often over 50 percent. Recognizing that our refusal rate was directly related to a Post policy of only issuing to students of accredited universities, the Consular section launched an outreach pr [...] | 2009-07-16 13:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO867 | EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...] | 2009-07-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK |
09SARAJEVO87 | BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office is close to completing its review of the Republika Srpska (RS) government documents provided to it as part of its preliminary investigation into alleged corruption associated with RS Government Building contracts. Based on their preliminary conclusio [...] | 2009-01-21 16:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO877 | BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BK RS |
09SARAJEVO88 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK TO BE NAMED SLOVAK FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador today, High Rep Miroslav Lajcak said that he had been offered and accepted the position of Slovak Foreign Minister. He plans to inform the PIC tomorrow, and immediately afterwards will tell the Presidency, which will be asked to inform other Bosnian gover [...] | 2009-01-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA SK |
09SARAJEVO883 | SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...] | 2009-07-23 04:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK |
09SARAJEVO893 | BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BA |
09SARAJEVO894 | BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...] | 2009-07-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK |
09SARAJEVO895 | BOSNIAKS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WORK OF THE RS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a recent decision by the Republika Srpska (RS) Constitutional Court, Bosniak leaders in the RS announced on July 14 that the Bosniak Caucus in the RS Council of Peoples (RS CoP) will attempt to block all laws passed by the RS National Assembly (RSNA) by boycotting [...] | 2009-07-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO921 | BOSNIA AGREES TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LAHMAR [...] (S) We received a diplomatic note from the Bosnian Foreign Ministry informing us that Bosnia has agreed to accept the transfer of former Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and deal with him in accordance with the Bosnian Law on Foreigners and Asylum. In practice, this will mean that Lahmar wil [...] | 2009-07-29 13:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER BA |
09SARAJEVO922 | BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...] | 2009-07-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO934 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...] | 2009-07-31 10:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
09SARAJEVO937 | BOSNIA - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 12:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA BK |
09SARAJEVO946 | BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS [...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...] | 2009-08-03 10:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK |
09SARAJEVO951 | BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...] | 2009-08-04 10:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO954 | BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...] | 2009-08-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK |
09SARAJEVO955 | BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK |
09SARAJEVO958 | BOSNIA: AVDO PALIC FOUND, HIGH PROFILE MISSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Avdo Palic, the wartime commander of the Zepa enclave seized in 1995 under a flag of truce and whose whereabouts have been of keen local and international interest since, was finally identified August 4 as being among nine bodies found in a mass grave near Rogatica. But [...] | 2009-08-05 14:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO96 | BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...] | 2009-01-23 17:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR BK |
09SARAJEVO963 | Sarejevo FPU talks to local grassroots leaders in Northwest [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. FPU was interested in contacting the relevant representatives of ethnic minorities to better understand our visa applicants and their migration patterns. [...] | 2009-08-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO971 | BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN [...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...] | 2009-08-10 12:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
09SARAJEVO975 | Bosnia: Sarajevo FPU Investigates Bosnia's Military Records [...] Summary. The Sarajevo Consular Section initiated full IV services in December 2007. Our Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) wanted to learn more about documents important for immigration to the United States: military records, court records and police records. This is the first in a series of three cab [...] | 2009-08-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SARAJEVO988 | Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit examines court records [...] Summary. This cable is the second of three cables concerning documents that support immigrant visa applications, in this case focusing on court records from both entities. The case management system is not being properly used by regional court authorities and efforts need to be made to ensur [...] | 2009-08-17 07:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK |
09SCTION02OF02PRAGUE383 | CHARGE'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH CZECH FM KOHOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ |
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809 | KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG |
09SECION02OF02NAIROBI417 | Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO |
09SECTIO01OF02NDJAMENA530 | CHAD: FORMIN FAKI ON CHA-SUDAN DETENTE SEQUENCING, JEM/ARMS, AND JEM/DOH [...] (C) Ambassador met one-on-one with FORMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat on October 6. Faki said that the next confidence-building step in the Chad-Sudan detente scenario, drafted by Ghazi himself in Ndjamena October 10, was Sudan's to make. Faki said that the Qataris had found JEM's Khalil Ibrahim s [...] | 2009-11-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY CD PHUM |
09SECTIO01OF03BRUSSELS1363 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED [...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Secr [...] | 2009-10-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM |
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234 | SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...] | 2009-09-11 15:52:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE |
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525 | COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...] | 2009-06-25 18:47:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS |
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639 | HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 18:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09SECTION02OF03QRIPOLI583 | BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN |
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...] | 2009-03-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
09SECTIOQ1OF06HARARE876 | THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN: AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE PRISONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC SMIG ELAB ZI |
09SECTON02OF02BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09SEOUL10 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009 [...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...] | 2009-01-02 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1000 | URGING ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874: ROK [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) On June 23, POLMC conveyed reftel points to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, asking the ROKG to seek greater cooperation from the ASEAN (Association of Southeas [...] | 2009-06-23 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KS KN |
09SEOUL1001 | ROKG WELCOMES PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS JULY VISIT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On June 23, POLMC delivered reftel to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General for International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Shin said that the ROKG welcomed and appreciat [...] | 2009-06-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS |
09SEOUL1005 | NORTH KOREA SHOWS WILLINGNESS TO KEEP KAESONG [...] (C) Summary: The third round of Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) talks on June 19 convinced involved ROK participants that North Korea would not close the KIC, because the North Korean delegation did not walk out during the lengthy meeting and the next meeting date was brought up by the DPRK d [...] | 2009-06-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KS KN |
09SEOUL1006 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 23:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1010 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 23:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1013 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 05:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL102 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 05:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
09SEOUL1020 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 06:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1022 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 05:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1024 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 06:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1029 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 04:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL104 | ROK TO SEND DESTROYER TO THE GULF OF ADEN [...] (C) Kim Yong-hyon, the Director of the U.S. Security Cooperation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) told poloffs on January 16 that the ROKG decided to send a 4,500 ton class destroyer equipped with a Lynx helicopter and rigid inflatable craft to the Gulf of Ad [...] | 2009-01-21 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHSA KS |
09SEOUL1049 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 06:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL105 | LEE GIVES CABINET A SHAKE, BRINGS IN NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ROK President Lee Myung-bak gave his cabinet a makeover January 18 and 19, naming Yoon Jeung-hyun his new Finance Minister (septel),Hyun In-taek Unification Minister, and Won Sei-hoon National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director. In naming close campaign advisor and "Denuclear [...] | 2009-01-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1050 | IRREGULAR WORKERS BILL REVISIONS WAYLAY NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The June session of the National Assembly, which finally convened on June 26, has yet to hold a session, remaining deadlocked over the issue of converting "irregular workers" to regular status. In the absence of revision to the relevant legislation by the June 30 deadline, the fir [...] | 2009-07-02 06:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PGOV PREL ELAB |
09SEOUL1057 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 07:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1058 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 07:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1059 | KOREAN-AMERICAN ACADEMIC HEADS TO PYONGYANG TO [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Professor Han S. Park from the University of Georgia met with Pol M/C to brief us on his upcoming visit to Pyongyang. Park said that he had made frequent trips to the DPRK and had deep connections with its leaders and members of the Asia Pacific Peace Committee and th [...] | 2009-07-06 07:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PREL KN KS |
09SEOUL1066 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1067 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 06:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1069 | ROKG RESPONSE TO ITSO DEMARCHE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the talking points and non paper to Deputy Director Lim Jae Deok, and Mr. Park Joo-Hong at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) regarding the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). 2. (SBU) The KCC officials stated that they were [...] | 2009-07-07 06:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA KS |
09SEOUL1070 | LEE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO DEFENSE REFORM 2020 [...] (C) On June 26, the ROK Government announced significant revisions to the "National Defense Reform 2020" plan. In short, the plan will increase the ROK's counterstrike/counterfire capability in the face of the growing North Korean missile threat, while reducing the numbers of ROK troops by 1 [...] | 2009-07-07 07:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV KS KN JA CH TW |
09SEOUL1073 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue -- DPRK Intensifies H1N1 Flu Preventive Measures -- DPRK Bond Prices Nosedive Following Launch of DPRK Rocket -- DPRK Opens Limited Internet Cell Phone Service -- WHO Provides Tamifl [...] | 2009-07-08 01:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1080 | NO BREAKTHROUGH AT KAESONG; NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: The fourth round of inter-Korean negotiations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) on July 2 adjourned without significant results. The ROKG continued to emphasize the need for the ROK detainee's release; DPRK was solely focused on the USD 500 million fee, increased wages, an [...] | 2009-07-08 06:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KS KN |
09SEOUL1081 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 06:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1092 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROKG to Invest 24.5 Trillion Won in 17 New Growth Engines -- Current Account Surplus of USD 4.28 Billion in April -- Business Sentiment Recovering in [...] | 2009-07-10 06:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1097 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1098 | CYBER ATTACKS: NIS PREMATURE IN BLAMING NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Reports by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS),leaked by National Assembly lawmakers, that blamed North Korea for the recent spate of Denial of Service cyber attacks against U.S. and South Korean websites quickly fueled hysteria in South Korea's conservative print [...] | 2009-07-10 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PGOV PREL |
09SEOUL1101 | ROK NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on July 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on July 23. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...] | 2009-07-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS |
09SEOUL1103 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 06:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1111 | USING MEDICINE TO OVERCOME THE NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE [...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Green Doctors, a Busan-based NGO running the only clinic in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),hopes to open a 150-bed hospital in the near future. In addition to providing medica [...] | 2009-07-14 06:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ELAB XE KN KS |
09SEOUL1112 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 06:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1116 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 05:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1119 | DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...] | 2009-07-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1122 | PROFESSOR HAN PARK ON HIS TRIP TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 office call, Professor Han S. Park briefed the Ambassador on his July 4-8 visit to Pyongyang during which he had lengthy discussions on the welfare of the two detained AMCITS and the Six-Party Talks. Park's principal interlocutors were the top three officials of the [...] | 2009-07-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PREL PINR KS KN |
09SEOUL1125 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 06:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1126 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 07:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1127 | ROKG RESPONSE TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE [...] (U) In response to reftel, Poloff contacted Deputy Director Lee Kyeo-kyeong of the UN Division of the ROK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. According to Lee, the ROKG supports the overarching principle that consultative status to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) be "granted witho [...] | 2009-07-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS PHUM PREL UN |
09SEOUL1134 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 06:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1142 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 06:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1144 | ROK'S RESPONSE TO DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) EMin delivered reftel demarche on assistance for the immediate humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya to Director General Park Gang-ho, head of the Development Cooperation Burea [...] | 2009-07-20 22:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREF ET KE SO KS |
09SEOUL1148 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 06:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1149 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 06:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL115 | MOFAT VICE MINISTER REQUESTS NEW ADMINISTRATION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador, First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kwon Jong-rak offered congratulations on President Barack Obama's inauguration and requested continued consultations on the KORUS-FTA as well as on North Korea. He emphasized the importance [...] | 2009-01-22 06:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1152 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 05:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1154 | GNP PASSES MEDIA REFORM AMID OPPOSITION'S VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o used his authority to send the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) media reform bill directly to the plenary, where the GNP, controlling 169 of the 294 seats, handily passed the legislation. The bill was a revised version, which [...] | 2009-07-22 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL116 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
09SEOUL1162 | KSLV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST DELIVERED (C) [...] (C) EMin delivered reftel request for additional information to Yoo, Guk-hee, Director of the Space Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and Lee Hyo-hee, Deputy Director of the Big Science Policy Division of the same ministry. After reviewing the context [...] | 2009-07-23 06:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA MCTRE PARM PREL MCAP KS |
09SEOUL1164 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 06:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1167 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 04:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1169 | A/S KURT CAMPBELL´S MEETING WITH SENIOR SECRETARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSA Kim told A/S Campbell during a July 20 meeting that the ROK believed the North Korean regime could "hold on for sometime" after the death of Kim Jung-il. In the case of a total collapse, Kim unambiguously stated that North Korean territory is part of the ROK and unification is the [...] | 2009-07-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL KN KS |
09SEOUL1170 | A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE [...] (C) In a July 19 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, representatives of NGOs working with North Korean refugees -- themselves all North Korean refugees -- described their work, their lives in DPRK, the North Korean leadership, and humanitarian challenges of North Korean ref [...] | 2009-07-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR KN KS |
09SEOUL1171 | A/S CAMPBELL’S MEETING WITH ROK UNIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek outlined Kim Jong-il's health and succession concerns, key figures and the current state of the DPRK for A/S Campbell. Although Kim Jong-il (KJI) remained firmly in control of the regime for now, he was unlikely to live beyond 201 [...] | 2009-07-24 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1174 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1176 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1177 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...] | 2009-07-28 00:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL118 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 22, 2009 [...] Korean Peninsula Initiative in Obama's Inaugural Address (Chosun Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 26) 2. A Profoundly Changed Foreign Policy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 22, 2009, Page 23) 3. Reasons Why Obamanomics Should Not End in Failure (Hankook Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 39) 4. Messages [...] | 2009-01-22 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1182 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 06:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1186 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 04:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL119 | ROKG TO HOST GICNT AND EPG MEETINGS IN APRIL 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) The ROKG confirmed on January 21 that it will host in Seoul a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop on April 14-15 and an Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 16. The Disarmament & [...] | 2009-01-22 08:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINS KS |
09SEOUL1192 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1194 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...] | 2009-07-30 03:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1195 | KSLV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 03:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA MCTRE PARM PREL MCAP KS |
09SEOUL12 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 01:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
09SEOUL120 | ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...] | 2009-01-23 00:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF |
09SEOUL1200 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 05:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1203 | ROK FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN DPRK WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A South Korean fishing boat was seized by the DPRK on July 30. A senior MOU official confirmed to us later in the day that the boat was seven miles north of Northern Limit Line (NLL) when it was seized. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 30, a South Korean fishing boat with four [...] | 2009-07-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS MARR PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1210 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 06:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1218 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 03, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 06:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1223 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 04:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1224 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 05:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1233 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 05:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1235 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 06:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1236 | ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...] | 2009-08-05 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR |
09SEOUL1241 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...] | 2009-08-06 06:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1243 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 06, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 22:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1252 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 07, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 06:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1254 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...] | 2009-08-10 03:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1255 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 04:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL126 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 23, 2009 [...] Report Urged U.S. to Center on Japan and China (JoongAng Ilbo, January 23, 2009, Page 4) 2 2. U.S. Ambassador Urges the ROK to Give Washington Some Time Regarding FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 23, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Fears of "Negative Growth:" ROK Economy Shrank [...] | 2009-01-23 05:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1264 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 06:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1273 | ROKG HAS BEGUN DISBURSING PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) In response to reftel request to urge the host government to provide previously pledged funds for Somalia, Song Hye-ryoung, MOFAT Humanitarian Assistance Division, on August 11 said the Republic of Korea (ROKG) has already begun disbursing funds from the USD 1,500,000 pledged at the Donors [...] | 2009-08-12 03:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER SO EAID KPKO KS |
09SEOUL1274 | DP CHAIR CHUNG URGES U.S. TO ENGAGE NORTH KOREA; [...] (C) Summary: At an August 10 lunch with the Ambassador, opposition Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Sye-kyun urged the United States to engage the DPRK in dialogue, asserting the U.S. and the ROK shared responsibility with the DPRK for the breakdown of the Six-Party Talks. Chung said for [...] | 2009-08-12 04:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS KN |
09SEOUL1277 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 06:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1282 | SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 01:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1284 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 06:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1285 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 06:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1288 | EXPERTS FRUSTRATED WITH LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY; [...] (C) Summary: In August 10 meetings with poloff, two leading experts, each of whom is close to the Lee Myung-bak Administration, were sharply critical of Lee's North Korea policy. They also agreed that the succession of Kim Jong-un to his father's place as leader of North Korea is not yet cl [...] | 2009-08-13 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL129 | FUTURE ROLE FOR NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS [...] (C) Summary: As the total number of North Korean defectors in South Korea crossed the 15,000 threshold in 2008, some scholars, NGOs, and defectors themselves asked whether the former North Korean residents could play a useful role promoting change of the North Korean regime and facilitating e [...] | 2009-01-23 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1292 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 04:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1293 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 04:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1294 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 04:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1295 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 04:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1296 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel, Post contacted Bosung Industry and the U.S. Army in Korea to verify the bona fide transaction of the subject items with Bosung Industry by phone and fax. Due to resource constraints, a site visit was not conducted. 2. Mr. Young-dae Lee, Senior Manager of Bosung Industry confirm [...] | 2009-08-14 04:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AU ETTC KOMC KS |
09SEOUL1301 | VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN, SECRETARY CLINTON, TOP PICKS [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Dae-jung is in critical condition and is expected to live a few weeks, at most. President Kim's Senior Secretary said a funeral delegation led by Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would be the family's preference, adding that President Kim and Vice Pr [...] | 2009-08-14 05:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1306 | PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP IN [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is cable is an action request. See para 19. 3. (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROKG) on July 21-22 hosted a USG delegation at a workshop in Seoul to discuss the Prolifera [...] | 2009-08-14 06:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS IR |
09SEOUL1308 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1310 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON 64TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-16 22:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CVIS OTRA OVIP KSEP KS |
09SEOUL1311 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-16 22:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO KS |
09SEOUL1316 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 23:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1318 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1319 | FORMER PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG'S OBITUARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung died of complications from pneumonia on August 18 in Seoul. He was 83. The funeral is tentatively planned for August 25. Kim's staff told poloffs on August 14 that Kim's family hoped Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would [...] | 2009-08-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL132 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
09SEOUL1326 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1327 | SOMBER REACTION TO KIM DAE-JUNG'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The public reaction to the death of former President Kim Dae-jung (reftel A) is somber and lacks the anger and anti-government sentiment that followed former President Roh Moo-hyun's death (reftels B,C) in May. Debate about funeral timing is ongoing as of COB August 19, but sour [...] | 2009-08-19 09:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO KS |
09SEOUL1336 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 07:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1344 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 08:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1347 | FLAG AT HALF MAST [...] (U) As of August 20 and through August 23, Charge d' Affairs Mark Tokola has authorized the lowering of the flag to half mast in observation of the mourning period and State Funeral for former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung. The ROKG has lowered flags for the mourning period as have [...] | 2009-08-21 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER |
09SEOUL1348 | GICNT MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On August 19, per reftel, PolMiloff informed Director Koo Hyun-mo of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the United [...] | 2009-08-21 08:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KS |
09SEOUL135 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 28, 2009 [...] "Goodbye Guantanamo" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 24, 2009, Page 22) 2. "Obama Takes a Stand against Torture" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 24, 2009, Page 23) 3. Relocation on Shaky Ground (JoongAng Ilbo, January 28, 2009, Page 30) 4. Kim Jong-il's Growing Interest in Progress at Six-Party Talks [...] | 2009-01-28 07:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1352 | DELIVERY OF KWANGSON BANKING CORPORATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) EMIN met with Koo, Hyunmo, Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on August 20 to deliver reftel demarche. EMIN t [...] | 2009-08-24 03:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL KS |
09SEOUL1357 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1358 | FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP [...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...] | 2009-08-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH |
09SEOUL1363 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 08:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1364 | AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH'S AUGUST 23 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (C) In a brief August 23 meeting, ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reported to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Bosworth that President Lee had told a DPRK delegation that, until the nuclear issue was resolved, there would be limits on ROK economic cooperation with the [...] | 2009-08-26 00:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KNUC KS KN |
09SEOUL1371 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1373 | DESPITE NORTH-SOUTH THAW, BLUE HOUSE TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two trusted Ministry of Unification (MOU) interlocutors told us August 26 that the prevailing sentiment within the ministry is that the visit of the DPRK funeral delegation represented a "breakthrough" in inter-Korean relations. MOU expects positive results from the inter-Korean [...] | 2009-08-26 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KN KS |
09SEOUL1374 | DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...] | 2009-08-27 01:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN |
09SEOUL1377 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1379 | HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON KJI'S HEALTH AND FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador that focused primarily on Hyundai Asan's business in North Korea (septel),Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jong-eun said Kim Jong-il (KJI) appeared to be "in control of everything," was very charismatic and, ignoring advice from his docto [...] | 2009-08-27 08:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KS KN |
09SEOUL1380 | WI SAYS DENUCLEARIZATION IS STILL ROKG'S TOP [...] (C) During an August 24 meeting, ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac emphasized to Ambassador Philip Goldberg that the ROKG's top priority is still denuclearization. Wi noted that UNSCR 1874 was forcing the North Koreans to find creative ways [...] | 2009-08-27 23:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KN KS CH |
09SEOUL1383 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 07:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1384 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS DPRK SANCTIONS WHILE [...] (C) Summary: On August 23, members of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to former President Kim Dae-jung's funeral met with leaders of the opposition, left-of-center Democratic Party (DP). The Korean lawmakers were frankly critical of U.S. and South Korean policy toward the North. Nevertheles [...] | 2009-08-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1385 | CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 18 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (U) Summary: During an August 18 meeting, ROK President Lee Myung-bak stressed his satisfaction with the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul on the DPRK nuclear issue and speculated that the leadership succession in North Korea was unlikely to be smooth. The U.S. delegation emph [...] | 2009-08-28 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1386 | HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON DPRK TRIP, KIM JONG-IL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador, Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun said DPRK leader Kim Jong-il (KJI) claimed a lack of trust between the two Koreas was the main reason for "difficulties" in inter-Korean relations. KJI groused that the Ministry of Unification (M [...] | 2009-08-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR KS KN |
09SEOUL1387 | DPRK PLOTTED CAPTURE OF U.S. JOURNALISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The DPRK's arrest of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in March 2009 was an orchestrated part of Pyongyang's broader pattern of belligerent behavior in the first half of 2009, according to "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author and DPRK gulag survivor Kang Chol-hwan. Kang, citin [...] | 2009-08-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KS KN |
09SEOUL1388 | CGPCS MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On Agust 25, per reftel, PolOff informed Kim Yo-sup, International Security Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),of USG views regarding participation [...] | 2009-08-31 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PREL KS |
09SEOUL1389 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...] | 2009-08-31 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1390 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 08:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1391 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1393 | KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...] | 2009-08-31 09:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS |
09SEOUL1399 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1400 | INTER-KOREAN RED CROSS TALKS ON FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Korean delegation to the August 26-28 inter-Korean Red Cross talks showed up armed with instructions from Kim Jong-il (KJI) to agree immediately to family reunions by Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving, October 2-3),but was not prepared to negotiate additional reunions. Ministry of [...] | 2009-09-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1402 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...] | 2009-09-02 02:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1404 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 05:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1407 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES; OPPOSITION CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly (NA) convened on September 1 to begin deliberations on the budget and conduct a state audit, and the opposition Democratic Party (DP) immediately staged a walkout as part of its continuing to protest against the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) passage of [...] | 2009-09-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1408 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 07:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1413 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 05:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1418 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 05:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1419 | KOREA STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH FOREIGN WIVES [...] (C) Summary: The number of Korean men marrying foreign women has increased dramatically in the past decade, and in 2006 41 percent of rural marriages were international marriages. Most arrangements are intended to be mutually beneficial -- men facing a shortage of eligible brides and women [...] | 2009-09-04 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS |
09SEOUL1420 | CABINET RESHUFFLE SIGNALS SHIFT TO CENTER; [...] (U) Summary: The Blue House announced a cabinet reshuffle on September 3, replacing six ministers, including the Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, and creating a new position of Minister for Special Affairs. The first major cabinet reshuffle since President Lee Myung-bak took o [...] | 2009-09-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1421 | NK DEFECTORS MOCK CURRENT DPRK CAMPAIGN AS [...] (C) Summary: Three trusted interlocutors told us that North Korea's "150-Day Battle" campaign has devolved into a state-sponsored shakedown of small-scale North Korean traders who have managed to stash away foreign currency and/or accumulate consumer goods by doing business successfully in t [...] | 2009-09-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1434 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1435 | ROK RELATIONS WITH UZBEKISTAN: BLOOD, GAS, GOLD [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy DCM Alisher Okhunjonov gave us an upbeat assessment of bilateral ties with South Korea, which is now Uzbekistan's number one East Asian investor and one of its top trade partners. Using Uzbekistan's large ethnic Korean community as a bridge, the Korea Gas Corporation, the Kor [...] | 2009-09-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PINR PGOV ECON EINV KS UZ |
09SEOUL1436 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1441 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 06:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1442 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 06:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1450 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1451 | CHUNG MONG-JOON ASSUMES GNP CHAIR; STAGE SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Chung Mong-joon assumed the chair of the Grand National Party (GNP) on September 7 after the former chair, Park Hee-tae, resigned to run for an open seat in the October 28 by-elections. Chung, a six-term National Assembly Member, was an independent until joining the GNP in 2007, [...] | 2009-09-10 08:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1453 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1455 | ROKG PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the UN Human Rights Council's 12th Session to Chun Hye-ran, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. With regard to the USG goal of getting a more balanced resolution on freedom of expression, Chun said the R [...] | 2009-09-11 08:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC |
09SEOUL146 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 29, 2009 [...] Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind (Chosun Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. Secretary Clinton: "The Six-Party Talks Are Essential... We Will Also Pursue Direct Contact with North Korea" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 17) 3. O'Connor: "Political Leaders Shou [...] | 2009-01-29 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1463 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1464 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1465 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KS |
09SEOUL1468 | DPRK NOT STARVING BUT CONTROLS ERODING, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, Kookmin University professor and longtime DPRK-watcher Andrei Lankov ridiculed NGO assertions that North Korea is facing another major famine but did say the regime's internal political controls are weakening. Lankov asserted that up to 80 p [...] | 2009-09-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH |
09SEOUL1469 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009 [...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...] | 2009-09-15 01:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL147 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH GYEONGGI GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a working lunch on January 23 for USFK Commanding General "Skip" Sharp, Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim and Pyeongtaek Mayor Song. They discussed how local communities in Tongduchon and Pyeongtaek were responding to the relocation of the 2nd Infantry Division. K [...] | 2009-01-30 02:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1470 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 05:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1471 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 05:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1474 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 06:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1483 | RESPONSE TO US/FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 00:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI ABUD AFIN KSCA TBIO US KS |
09SEOUL1484 | SUBJECT: IRAN -- ROKG POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING THE [...] (SBU) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on 9/16 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to join the international effort to urge Iran to respond constructively to the P5 1 offer and to fulfill its international responsibilities. POL [...] | 2009-09-17 01:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09SEOUL1488 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 17, 2009 [...] Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will reportedly visit East Asia, including the ROK, China and Japan, later this month to discuss U.S.-North Korea bilateral talks and ways to resume the Six-Party Talks, among others. (JoongAng, Hankook) INTERNATIONAL NEWS ------------------ [...] | 2009-09-17 06:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1495 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1496 | ROK PRESIDENT LEE TO ATTEND THE 9/24 FRIENDS OF [...] (U) In response to reftel demarche requesting information on attendees to the Friend of Democratic Pakistan summit on September 24 in New York, MOFAT Deputy Director for Southwest Asia Choi Hee-deok confirmed the following ROKG participants: --Lee Myung-bak, President to the Republic of Korea [...] | 2009-09-18 09:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PK |
09SEOUL1497 | POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION [...] (U) On September 18, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the U.S. proposed policy regarding missile defense in Europe to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim's only response was to question whether the U.S. and Russi [...] | 2009-09-20 23:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EZ KS |
09SEOUL15 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. The Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) demonstrated excellent law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, and provided terrorism-related training to law enforcement officials from various developing countries. Traditionally focused on potent [...] | 2009-01-05 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KS |
09SEOUL150 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 30, 2009 [...] U.S., North Korea Should Return to "September 19 Six-Party Statement" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 27) 2. Candlelight Comeback (JoongAng Daily, January 30, 2009, Page 10) Features 3. The WEST Program Is Criticized for Wasting Money (Dong-a Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 12) [...] | 2009-01-30 07:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1501 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1502 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 08:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1503 | ROKG RESPONSE TO UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 9/21 to Park Sahng-hoon, Director of United Nations Division of MOFAT,s International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to support the USG in a possible UNGA walkout and to instruct their missions in New York and their delegations for UNGA acco [...] | 2009-09-21 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
09SEOUL1507 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1511 | KOREA'S EFFORT TO UNCOVER PAST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Two members of the ROK's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) told us they have sent the Ministry of National Defense updated findings regarding several Korean War incidents in which U.S. military aircraft allegedly killed ROK civilians indiscriminately. Our TRC interlocu [...] | 2009-09-23 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN PGOV PHUM |
09SEOUL1512 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 06:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1513 | SENIOR ROK DIPLOMAT ON IRAN, DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon told the DCM on 9/21 that while the ROK would be as helpful as possible on Iran issues in the coming weeks, Seoul's position would be shaped by what Tokyo does. Lee argued the ROKG position on humanitarian assistance to North Korea is clear and cons [...] | 2009-09-23 07:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KS KN JN IR |
09SEOUL1527 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 07:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1528 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1529 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea. Your visit comes as we are in a sweet spot in the relationship, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely recovered from last year,s debacle on the importation of American beef and is committed [...] | 2009-09-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS |
09SEOUL1531 | MOFAT Previews FM Yu's Upcoming Visit to Tokyo [...] (C) In a preview of Foreign Minister Yu's upcoming visit to Japan, MOFAT DG for Northeast Asia Cho Tai-young noted the potential for negative fallout from next year's 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. He said a pending Japanese decision on textbook guidelines relating to the L [...] | 2009-09-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI KS JN |
09SEOUL1539 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1541 | ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...] | 2009-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS |
09SEOUL1542 | JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which constitutes the heart and soul of the Democratic Party (DP),seemed uninterested in [...] | 2009-09-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO KS |
09SEOUL1548 | FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AFFIRMS KOREA'S NK [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Young-sam, in a September 24 lunch with the Ambassador, said President Lee Myung-bak's insistence on reciprocity in South-North relations was correct and that we should be prepared for every possibility as the DPRK navigates a difficult power transition. Kim [...] | 2009-09-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS KN |
09SEOUL1550 | JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Please disregard SEOUL 01542. Amended version corrects place names. 2. (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which c [...] | 2009-09-28 06:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO KS |
09SEOUL1554 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1555 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1556 | CHINESE DCM ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming, one of the PRC's most experienced DPRK-watchers, told DCM Tokola that the PRC hoped for a quick, positive decision by Washington on bilateral talks with Pyongyang. An upside to holding discussions in North Korea, he said, was that the DPRK inte [...] | 2009-09-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1559 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL156 | PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009 [...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...] | 2009-02-02 08:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1563 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...] | 2009-09-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1566 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1569 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- National Income Resurges in the Second Quarter -- ROKG Sets 2010 Budget at 290 Trillion Won -- KDI Raises 2009 Growth Forecast -- South Korea Ranks N [...] | 2009-09-30 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1570 | IRAN - ROKG RESPONSE TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (S) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on September 30 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, informing the ROKG of Iran,s covert uranium enrichment facility in Qom and updating them on the October 7 meeting of Like-minded States on Iran to be held in W [...] | 2009-09-30 08:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR UNSC KN KS ETTC |
09SEOUL1572 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 03:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1574 | ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...] | 2009-10-01 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS |
09SEOUL1582 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 05:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1586 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1591 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1592 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1595 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...] | 2009-10-08 00:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1598 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 06:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL160 | ROK DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORSENING NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) At a January 30 dinner at the Ambassador's Residence in honor of the ROK Minister of National Defense (MND) Lee Sang-hee and other senior ROK security officials, contrasting views were presented on how the ROKG should respond to that day's statement by the DPRK that it would no longer reco [...] | 2009-02-03 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA |
09SEOUL1604 | GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO DPRK ON SUCCESSION, 150-DAY [...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador Stephens, Germany's ambassador in Pyongyang, Thomas Schaefer, asserted that military hardliners had seized the initiative while Kim Jong-il (KJI) was recovering from his stroke and are now ascendant in the DPRK government. According to Schaefer, con [...] | 2009-10-08 08:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM KN GM |
09SEOUL1605 | KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...] | 2009-10-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF |
09SEOUL161 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
09SEOUL1610 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 06:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1612 | RURAL NORTH KOREANS THANKFUL FOR U.S. MEDICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of an American NGO that provides humanitarian assistance to North Korea, Robert Springs, told the Ambassador on October 7 that medical equipment and generators provided to rural hospitals were being used as intended and appeared to be well maintained. Springs noted tha [...] | 2009-10-09 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1613 | ROK URGES FRENCH ENVOY TO GO SLOW ON DPRK [...] (C) Summary: ROKG officials urged French Special Envoy for DPRK Issues Jack Lang to exercise caution in moving ahead with North Korea, according to our contacts involved in Lang's visit. MOFAT, French Embassy and EU Mission contacts all characterized the visit to South Korea as a mission foc [...] | 2009-10-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON KS KN FR |
09SEOUL1615 | TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN [...] (S) On October 9, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the Malaysia-based company suspected to be an Iranian front company looking to purchase U.S.-origin equipment from Korea-based Far Eastern Trading Company to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of [...] | 2009-10-13 05:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCR MNUC KS |
09SEOUL1617 | RARE DPRK APOLOGY MAY SIGNAL START OF NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) During October 14 inter-Korean talks on flood prevention, the DPRK expressed regret for the deaths of six South Koreans caused by the unannounced release on September 6 of a huge amount of water from a dam just north of the DMZ. The Blue House moved quickly to characterize the North's con [...] | 2009-10-14 09:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KN KS |
09SEOUL1618 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 02:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL162 | PRESS BULLETIN - February 3, 2009 [...] No to U.S Return to Protectionism (Dong-a Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 27) 2. The World Must Not Repeat Protectionist Mistakes (Chosun Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 31) 3. Obama Administration's Protectionist Barriers Are Unsettling (Seoul Shinmun, February 3, 2009, Page 31) Top Headline [...] | 2009-02-03 07:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
09SEOUL1620 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 02:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1628 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1631 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea for the 41st Security Consultative Meeting 21-22 October. Your visit comes at time when our bilateral relationship is the best it has been in a number of years, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely [...] | 2009-10-15 07:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KS |
09SEOUL1632 | ROK PROPOSES TO HOST GICNT PLENARY IN 2011-2012 [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On October 13, PolOff met with Park Eun-jin, Disarmament and Nonproliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel joint demarche with Nikolay Fokin, 1st Secretar [...] | 2009-10-15 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGICKS |
09SEOUL1633 | ROK: TOPSITES CONFERENCE YIELDS STRATEGY FOR [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the recording and movie industry and EmbOffs met on September 24 with ROKG and law enforcement officials to reintroduce the issue of topsites and revive inves [...] | 2009-10-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KS |
09SEOUL1634 | ROKG RESPONSE TO GOLDSTON REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/15 to Chun Hye-ran of MOFAT,s Human Rights and Social Affairs Division reiterating the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report and requesting ROK support at the October 15-16 Human Rights Council Special Session. Chun had no substantive comment but p [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL |
09SEOUL1637 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 05:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1644 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1651 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1653 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: [...] (C) On October 20, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Yong-joon. The DCM told Deputy Minister Lee the reported USD 1.4 billion energy deal signed by Iran with the South Korean firm GS Engineering and Construction (GS E & C) raised concerns under the Ir [...] | 2009-10-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR EPET ETTC IR PREL KS |
09SEOUL1657 | IS ANOTHER "NO GUN RI" CONTROVERSY ON THE HORIZON? [...] (C) Summary: MOFAT ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division Deputy Director Park Joon-byoung told us October 14 that Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has investigated and confirmed eight Korean War incidents in which U.S. military aircraft killed ROK civilians. Recalling the 2 [...] | 2009-10-20 09:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN KS |
09SEOUL1660 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 04:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1664 | ROK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON IRAN VISIT [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, MOFAT's point man on Iran issues, told the DCM on October 20 that post-election protests in Iran represented conflict between "hardliners and other hardliners" and not between the government and the people. Lee dismissed the protests a "tempest in a [...] | 2009-10-21 06:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI KS IR |
09SEOUL1667 | ROK CONSIDERING MORE FOOD AID TO THE DPRK -- IF [...] (C) A senior Ministry of Unification (MOU) official told us that the October 16 inter-Korean Red Cross talks went unexpectedly badly. The North's delegation rejected South Korea's proposal to hold another round of family reunions and asked for a significant amount of food aid. Our contact re [...] | 2009-10-21 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1668 | U.S. COAST GUARD DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH ASIAN [...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard met with his counterparts from Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia at the annual North Pacific Coast Guard Forum. Through these mee [...] | 2009-10-21 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PHSA EWWT MCAP XB |
09SEOUL1670 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1672 | UK AMBASSADOR SAYS CHINESE AID KEEPING DPRK "ON [...] (C) During a 10/19 breakfast with Ambassador Stephens, UK Ambassador to Pyongyang Peter Hughes asserted that Chinese economic aid was keeping the DPRK economy from collapsing. He said most factories were not functioning and the regime's "150-Day Battle" campaign appeared to be more about keepi [...] | 2009-10-21 09:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KN CH |
09SEOUL1676 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 06:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1679 | EMBASSIES PRAISE ROKG ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Korean Government has established a strong track record of cooperation with the United States, Canada, and Australia on anti-trafficking efforts. In an attempt to gauge ROKG cooperation with other countries on trafficking issues, poloff met with representatives from the Mong [...] | 2009-10-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS |
09SEOUL1680 | PROMINENT DPRK DEFECTOR ON REPORTED CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: Prominent North Korean defector Kang Cheol-hwan asserted on 10/21 that the DPRK's latest labor mobilization campaign has damaged this year's food crop harvest. Mandatory ideological busywork has kept workers out of back alley black markets and forced farmers to neglect their pri [...] | 2009-10-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN |
09SEOUL1683 | PARTY LEADERSHIP HANGS IN BALANCE OF BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: October 28 by-elections to fill five National Assembly seats will be a referendum on the ruling right-of-center Grand National Party (GNP) and the main opposition left-of-center Democratic Party (DP),and are also likely to determine the fate of party leaders Chung Mong-joon (GNP [...] | 2009-10-23 02:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
09SEOUL1687 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 07:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1689 | UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION RELATED [...] (S) On October 23, Pol-Mil Unit Chief Dorothy Delahanty met with Koo Hyun-mo, Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel demarche concerning information related to the DPRK cargo seized from the MSC Rachele. Koo said he had al [...] | 2009-10-23 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KS |
09SEOUL1693 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED BROKER [...] (U) Per reftel, Post verified the bona fides of registered broker Park Chae-young, President of Kyung Hee Trading. 2. (U) Park and the Defense Acquisition Procurement Administration (DAPA) confirmed to Post that the company is a DAPA-registered supplier of defense articles such as heating ve [...] | 2009-10-26 06:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AU ETTC KOMC KS |
09SEOUL1696 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
09SEOUL1697 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1698 | HYUNDAI ASAN HOPING TO BENEFIT FROM NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) Hyundai Asan is preparing to move quickly to resume tourism to Kaesong city and Mount Kumgang in the event of a breakthrough in North-South relations, according to company executive vice president Jang Hwan-bin. Jang claimed that word-of-mouth reports about the Kaesong Industrial Complex's [...] | 2009-10-26 08:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS |
09SEOUL1699 | ROK EXPERT CLAIMS CHINA WON'T OBSTRUCT DPRK ENDGAME [...] (C) The intellectual godfather of the ROK's current DPRK policy, Professor Nam Joo-hong, told us that in the event of a DPRK collapse China would not stand in the way of the ROK's efforts to unify the Korean Peninsula. Nam claims senior PRC intelligence officials have told him that Chinese in [...] | 2009-10-26 09:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS CH |
09SEOUL1701 | MOFAT ON ROK VOTING DURING UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/26 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, seeking ROKG support for human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, the biennial U.S. elections resolution, and ROK opposition to "defamation of religions" [...] | 2009-10-27 01:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL UN |
09SEOUL1705 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1707 | "DR. CORN" SAYS DPRK HARVEST COULD BE OFF 60 [...] (C) Biologist Kim Soon-kwon, an internationally-recognized corn expert, told us on October 23 that the DPRK corn and rice harvests could be a staggering 60 percent lower than last year, based on recent field observations near Kaesong and Pyongyang. Kim explained that this year's crops were s [...] | 2009-10-27 09:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR SOCI KN |
09SEOUL1711 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
09SEOUL1712 | NO ROK DECISION YET ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09SEOUL1723 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |