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07LAPAZ96	COCHABAMABA UPDATE: QUIETER BUT TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Cochabamba remained mostly calm throughout the night and during the day of January 12, following the violence of January 11. According to Police Inspector General Fernando Pelaez, there were two deaths and approximately 150 injured on January 11. Early January 12, President Morales calle [...]	2007-01-12 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL

07LIBREVILLE156	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SURPRISES RULING PARTY WITH [...] (U) On March 31 the Constitutional Court issued its final rulings on challenges to the results of the December 27, 2006 legislative elections. Sixteen elections were ruled invalid due to violations of election law, and voters in those constituencies will return to the polls at an unspecified [...]	2007-04-03 11:44:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE167	GABON REACTS TO EQUATORIAL GUINEAN ACCUSATIONS ON [...] (U) On April 16 the GoG publicly responded to GREG accusations that the Gabonese have obstructed the UN mediation effort on the Gabon-EG border dispute. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the Gabonese statement. 2. (C) During an April 12 meeting with Ambassador, Vice Prime Minister [...]	2007-04-18 14:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET EK GB
07LIBREVILLE174	FRANCE CONDUCS ECCAS TRAINING IN GABON; ECCAS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 14:38:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP GB CF CG BY CT RW
07LIBREVILLE175	GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION HEAD SEEKS MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Carlos Braganca Gomes (from Sao Tome and Principe) was last month "sworn in" as the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GOGC) and has assumed his responsibilities at the GOGC HQ in Luanda. Gomes recently told Ambassador Walkley that until his swearing in he was reluctan [...]	2007-04-25 15:30:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR GB TP AO
07LIBREVILLE218	NORTH KOREANS AT STP HOSPITAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 16:49:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KN TP TW
07LIBREVILLE221	FRANCE TO INTENSIFY MILITARY COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) During a May 8 ceremony commemorating Armistice Day, Colonel Hingray, the commander of the the 6eme BIMA (the French military battalion in Libreville),announced that upon his departure in August he will be replaced by a General, who will also head up a new cooperation cell to work with the [...]	2007-05-11 12:44:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MCAP KPKO GB
07LIBREVILLE224	GABON WILL SEEK EARLY PARIS CLUB REPAYMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, the Gabonese Finance Minister briefed the cabinet on Gabon's new three-year IMF agreement, and said the GoG will now seek early repayment of Paris Club debt. Gabon's external debt burden is moderate and declining, thanks to high oil prices, although new borrowing is up [...]	2007-05-14 13:45:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV GB
07LIBREVILLE226	STP PRESIDENT TURNING TO EG [...] (C) Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the world's poorest countries, with over sixty per cent of the budget coming from foreign assistance. During the six years he has been in office, Fradique de Menezes (STP's president) has relied on off-budget or "backdoor" funding from Taiwan and Nige [...]	2007-05-14 15:42:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB EK
07LIBREVILLE25	OPPOSITION PARTIES DECLINE TO JOIN NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In December's legislative elections, Gabon's ruling party -- the PDG -- won 83 out of 120 seats in the National Assembly; allied parties expected to support the government picked up 16 seats. In addition, 4 individuals running as independents (without any party affiliation) won seats. Op [...]	2007-01-17 14:39:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GB KDEM
07LIBREVILLE266	PING TO BRIEF UNSG ON BOUNDARY DISPUTE WITH EG [...] (C) Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Advisor Michel Biang told DCM that he and Foreign Minister Jean Ping are traveling to New York this week to discuss the Gabon - Equatorial Guinea border dispute with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Biang said that both EG President Obiang and t [...]	2007-06-12 15:49:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET GB EG
07LIBREVILLE268	PARTIAL LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) On June 10 voters cast their ballots for twenty legislative seats throughout Gabon. Nineteen of these positions were left vacant after the Constitutional Court invalidated various December 17 election results in several districts (reftel). 2. (U) Despite several issues with the voter re [...]	2007-06-12 16:32:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE280	STP PRESIDENT DE MENEZES MEDEVACED TO BELGIUM [...] (U) Fradique de Menezes, the president of Sao Tome and Principe (STP),left Sao Tome June 11. A statement indicated that de Menezes was going to Belgium for medical tests and would be returning after a few days. Since then there has been no official word of his condition. 2. (C) According [...]	2007-06-21 16:44:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TP
07LIBREVILLE29	GABON BUYS USED MIRAGES FROM SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Gabon has purchased at least 3 Dassault Mirage F1-AZ fighters from South Africa's Aerosud and Paramount group, which apparently has acquired all of the remaining SAAF F1 airframes. The planes are approximately 30 years old but were upgraded in the 90s and are reported to be in excellent c [...]	2007-01-18 12:00:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP SF GB EK
07LIBREVILLE326	GABON REQUESTS REMOVAL OF ABDI ALI NUR MOHAMED [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Ping contacted Ambassador Walkley July 26 regarding the case of Abdi Ali Nur Mohamed, a Somali national deported from the US in 2004 who ended up in Gabon "at the US request" (according to Ping). [...]	2007-07-26 12:15:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SO GB
07LIBREVILLE36	BONGO AND FREEMASONRY IN GABON [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 10:53:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GB
07LIBREVILLE40	GUINEA REQUESTS TEAR GAS FROM GABON [...] (C) Gabon's Foreign Minister, Jean Ping, told Ambassador Walkley that late on the evening of January 23 Guinea's ambassador to Gabon (Ibrahima Sory Soumah) approached Ping with the request that Gabon urgently supply Guinea with tear gas. Soumah said that Guinea's military and security forces [...]	2007-01-24 12:11:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS GV GB
07LIBREVILLE44	WHERE'S STP'S OIL MONEY? [...] (U) As indicated in reftel, the signing bonuses for Blocks 2, 3 and 4 of the Sao Tome and Principe/Nigeria Joint Development Zone totaled $201 million, with STP's share being $80.4 million and Nigeria's $120.6 million. However, because of a disastrous deal STP signed with Environmental Remedia [...]	2007-01-25 12:29:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON TP GB NI EFIN ENRG
07LIBREVILLE47	OPPOSITION PARTIES WALK OUT [...] (U) The National Assembly members were sworn-in January 24 and turned to the day's agenda: electing the President of the National Assembly and also selecting members of the "Bureau," the entity that controls the operation of the Assembly. Guy Nzouba Ndama was, without controversy, re-elected [...]	2007-01-26 12:04:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GB
07LIBREVILLE477	SAO TOME: POST-SCRIPT TO POLICE MUTINY [...] (C) In the aftermath of the latest incident involving a group of mutinous police officers known as the "Ninjas", the government of Sao Tome released details of an agreement reached with the group October 18. The agreement disbands and dismisses the Ninjas. However, it also meets their questi [...]	2007-10-26 12:54:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL TP
07LIBREVILLE49	GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION SECGEN READY TO ASSUME [...] (U) SUMMARY. The treaty establishing the Gulf of Guinea Commission was ratified in 2006 by the requisite number of states and the Gulf of Guinea Commission entered into force. The Commission -- comprising Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, the Republic of Congo, Nigeri [...]	2007-01-29 13:40:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS GB TP AO
07LIBREVILLE492	GABON: FOREIGN MINISTER PING RESPONSIVE TO FATF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 15:15:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PARM MNUC GB IR
07LIBREVILLE500	SAO TOME: DEFENCE MINISTER WANTS HELP ON STATUS [...] (C) Sao Tome and Principe (STP) Minister of Defence Oscar Sousa told CDA November 10 that it would be useful for the USG to send a team to STP to negotiate a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Sousa said he was impatient to get the agreement concluded. For the second time, he requested exam [...]	2007-11-14 12:20:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL TP
07LIBREVILLE502	SAO TOME: GOVERNMENT COLLECTS WEAPONS FROM POLICE [...] (SBU) National authorities in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) have collected a significant quantity of weapons from the rebellious and now-disbanded "Ninja" police unit. Meanwhile, a senior government minister claims the Ninjas, who carried out armed occupations of the national police headquarter [...]	2007-11-14 16:38:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC TP
07LIBREVILLE70	MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER MAMBOUNDOU [...] On February 06, Ambassador Walkley met with Pierre Mamboundou -- leader of the UPG, the largest of Gabon's opposition political parties -- to discuss the opposition agenda and relations with President Omar Bongo. Mamboundou said the UPG and the other opposition parties are united in refusing [...]	2007-02-07 12:20:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GB KDEM
07LIBREVILLE85	TFGV01: GUINEA'S REQUEST FOR TEAR GAS--GABON DEMURS [...] (C) On February 15, Ali Bongo (Gabon's Minister of Defense) told Ambassador Walkley that Ibrahama Sory Soumah (Guinea's Ambassador to Gabon) had requested an urgent meeting earlier in the week to pursue again Guinea's request for tear gas and (according to Bongo) "associated equipment" (reftel [...]	2007-02-16 11:06:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM PINS MOPS GV GB
07LILONGWE229	ISLAM IN MALAWI - PAST AND PRESENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Muslims make up over twenty percent of Malawi's population, and are actively engaged in political, economic, and civil society. After a perceived golden age for Muslims under former president and fellow Muslim Bakili Muluzi, many now complain of marginalization under the rule o [...]	2007-03-22 14:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MI
07LILONGWE330	MALAWI: NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 16:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER
07LILONGWE425	PROFILE OF MALAWI FOREIGN MINISTER JOYCE BANDA [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda is well respected by the Malawian public, and lauded for her strong pro-human rights past. Banda is admittedly out of her element at Foreign Affairs and possesses only a basic knowledge of international relations, however she comes across a [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
07LILONGWE735	MALAWI: MOZAMBIQUE BLOCKS PATROL BOATS DONATION [...] (C) Summary: Malawi Defense Force Commander General Marko Chiziko told Ambassador that Government of Mozambique (GRM) was blocking the delivery of the Taiwan's donation of four patrol boats for use on Lake Malawi, probably at the urging of the Chinese Government. Chiziko claimed the government [...]	2007-09-26 07:49:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PBTS MI TZ MZ
07LIMA1052	PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 22:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU PE
07LIMA1063	PERU MOD PROMOTES RAPID REACTION FORCE TO ASSURE [...] (C) Defense Minister Alan Wagner has been promoting the idea of a multi-service rapid reaction force since September 2006. Dubbed the "Effective Basic Nucleus" (Nucleo Basico Eficaz, NBE),the proposal calls for the creation of a self-sufficient force that can operate in the air, on land and at [...]	2007-03-28 21:46:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MARR PE
07LIMA1267	GOP APPROVES CUSTOMS P-3 ORION FLIGHTS [...] (C) The Peruvian Government informed Embassy via diplomatic note on 3/27/07 that the United States could conduct U.S. Customs P-3 counternarcotics surveillance flights from the Peruvian Air Base in Piura. The note attached eleven conditions, which we have asked JIATF South and Southcom to ev [...]	2007-04-04 21:18:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PE
07LIMA1271	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH PERU'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Garcia received Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson March 20 for a discussion of the Peruvian economy, regional developments and his upcoming visit to Washington. Secretary Paulson reaffirmed the Administration and President Bush's determination to secure passage by Cong [...]	2007-04-04 22:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OVIP ETRD PGOV PREL PE
07LIMA165	HUMAN RIGHTS COURT DECISION CAUSES GARCIA TO [...] (C) Summary: An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) decision requiring the Peruvian government to pay reparations and to apologize for the May 1992 killing of 41 prison inmates (associated with the Shining Path terrorist group) has caused the Garcia administration political problems. [...]	2007-01-19 19:46:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA2313	DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS [...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...]	2007-07-06 17:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA2318	POLITICAL MILITARY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS: DAY TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: The second day of the first ever US-Peru political military talks focused on technical matters related to the possible resumption of US P-3 surveillance flights and on a Peruvian request to receive crew lists in advance of US Navy ship visits. Peru's representatives stressed thei [...]	2007-07-06 19:15:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
07LIMA2323	OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...]	2007-07-06 23:31:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
07LIMA2369	FUJIMORI EXTRADITION DENIED BY CHILEAN JUDGE [...] (C) Summary: Chilean judge Orlando Alvarez has denied Peru's request to extradite ex-President Alberto Fujimori on charges of human rights abuses and corruption. The GOP has the right to appeal the decision to the Chilean Supreme Court, and Fujimori will remain under house arrest. Fujimori's suppo [...]	2007-07-11 21:35:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PE CI
07LIMA2400	PERU FACES A "TORNADO OF PROTESTS" [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru is facing, in the words of one local commentator, a "tornado of protests," as organized labor, teachers, regional officials, and others have taken to the streets to call attention to a wide variety of grievances. Government officials and political analysts cite different causes [...]	2007-07-13 16:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07LIMA2430	GARCIA ON THE FTA, PROTESTS AND NEED TO EXPEDITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 30-minute farewell call July 9 at the Presidential Palace, President Garcia and Ambassador Struble discussed the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the current wave of nationwide strikes and the difficulties the GOP has had in freeing up government funds for much-ne [...]	2007-07-16 22:30:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA2490	PRIME MINISTER BLASTS BOLIVARIAN CENTER IN PUNO [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo has publicly criticized the Venezuelan-funded Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA) center in Puno as a front for foreign political meddling in Peru and has said ALBA exists "on the margins of the law." Other offici [...]	2007-07-23 16:26:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PE VE
07LIMA2560	SHINING PATH INMATES -- WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: A majority of NGOs, political analysts, and former Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path) members agree that most terrorists released from Peruvian prisons in the past six years have renounced armed struggle and are seeking to reintegrate themselves into Peruvian society. A core [...]	2007-07-27 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PE
07LIMA2577	GARCIA'S DOG DAYS -- POLLS DOWN, BUT ECONOMY UP [...] (SBU) Summary: July has brought ugly poll numbers for Peruvian President Alan Garcia: his approval rating has dropped from 62 per cent in August 2006, when he assumed office, to 36 percent in July 2007, and for the first time, his support in the Lima metropolitan area has slipped. The biggest dro [...]	2007-07-30 17:14:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
07LIMA3016	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]	2007-09-06 23:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3163	IEDS IN ERADICATION OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 23:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PTER PREL PE
07LIMA3231	FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI RETURNED TO PERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the surprise decision by Chile's Supreme Court to approve his extradition (Ref A),former President Alberto Fujimori was returned to Peru September 22 -- spirited to a suburban Lima police base in a carefully managed transfer that left little opportunity for political [...]	2007-09-24 15:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA3273	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]	2007-09-28 12:09:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3428	DEMINING: GOP REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convoked more than 15 diplomatic missions on October 12 to request international financial assistance to remove 29,000 anti-personal mines from Peru's border with Ecuador. GOP officials outlined the history of demining operations in Peru, [...]	2007-10-17 16:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EC MARR MAS MCAP PE PGOV PHUM PREL
07LIMA3429	MOD BRIEFS SECRETARY GATES ON PLANS TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Summary: Senior MOD officials, including Minister of Defense Alan Wagner, briefed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on operational plans to expand the government's control over four isolated areas of Peru: the Apurimac and Ene river valleys (the VRAE); the upper Huallaga valley; the border with [...]	2007-10-17 17:04:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KICC PREL PE
07LIMA3581	DECENTRALIZATION: THE VIEW FROM LORETO [...] (C) Summary: As one of Peru's most isolated and poorest regions, Loreto is in some ways a microcosm of the challenges facing the administration's efforts to decentralize state functions and improve government. A variety of political actors in Loreto agree that decentralization has failed, at [...]	2007-11-07 11:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LIMA3596	LABOR INSPECTORS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently honored 348 labor inspectors who had completed USAID-funded training on the rights of unions and on workplace subcontracting. Vice Minister of Labor Fernando Garcia said the training demonstrated the MOL's commitment to professionalize the [...]	2007-11-08 17:43:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE
07LIMA3636	GOP INTENDS TO ACT AGAINST VENEZUELAN MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: Government officials, including President Garcia, have persistently expressed concern about Venezuelan meddling in Peru's affairs. Many believe that so-called "ALBA Houses," the subject of considerable if somewhat confused discussion here, are centers for Bolivarian agitation. [...]	2007-11-14 21:31:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA3637	PERU TO CO-SPONSOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 21:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC SOCI UNGA PE
07LIMA3646	PERU: ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Four Peruvian National Police (PNP) officers were killed November 13 in an ambush in northern Huancavelica region by presumed narco-trafficking interests. Whether the culprits were narco-thugs or Sendero Luminoso remnants remains unclear, and in any case, the distinction between t [...]	2007-11-16 14:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3659	NGO REPS SKEPTICAL OF GOP COMMITMENT TO REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, representatives of Peru's top pro-democracy NGOs pointed to corruption as the fundamental challenge facing public institutions and raised doubts about the ruling APRA party's commitment to reform. The NGO reps were sanguine about the like [...]	2007-11-19 16:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE
07LIMA3673	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS SEES PROGRESS IN PERU'S WAR [...] (C) Summary: ONDCP Director Walters met with Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro and Drug Policy Agency (DEVIDA) head Romulo Pizarro during a November 5-6 visit to Lima. Alva Castro characterized Peru's anti-drug efforts as an urgent fight to which U.S. assistance was critical. Pizarro credite [...]	2007-11-20 13:37:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3764	NARCO-TERRORISM CAUSING NATIONAL DEBATE IN PERU [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:46:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PREL PGOV PE
07LIMA3805	CUBA: PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) There is no reliable data on Peruvian investment in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Central America [...]	2007-12-12 19:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
07LIMA3853	BOLIVIA CRISIS: CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL SPILLOVER [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian observers are watching Bolivia's political crisis, including its possible impact on Peruvian investments, with great concern. Our foreign ministry (MFA) contacts tell us their main worry regarding Bolivia is stability but, while concerned about the government's confronta [...]	2007-12-17 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO PE
07LIMA994	SCENESETTER FOR PERU MOD WAGNER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Wagner is sending a deliberate message by visiting the U.S. before any other region outside of South America. Wagner is pursuing an ambitious defense reform agenda, which includes developing higher levels of professionalization, building a joint operational rapid res [...]	2007-03-23 17:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KICC PREL PE
07LISBON1078	PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...]	2007-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1085	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]	2007-04-20 16:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1251	PORTUGAL WILL NOT BLOCK MAY 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 07:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1275	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...]	2007-05-10 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PO
07LISBON1297	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]	2007-05-11 16:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1387	FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI [...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...]	2007-05-18 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO TL
07LISBON1412	PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CBW PO
07LISBON1418	PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...]	2007-05-22 07:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON1492	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SOCRATES HEADS TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month before Portugal assumes the EU Presidency and on the heels of the May EU-Russia Summit, PM Jose Socrates will travel to Moscow May 27-29 to discuss easing EU-Russia tensions and strengthening bilateral ties. Socrates will also encourage Putin to support UNSC consensus on K [...]	2007-05-25 17:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN OFDP EIND EINV EPET ETRD EUN
07LISBON153	PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION [...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...]	2007-01-17 18:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1560	PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...]	2007-06-06 16:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1622	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]	2007-06-15 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1679	PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...]	2007-06-22 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1745	PORTUGUESE TELL A/S STEINBERG THAT EU WILL NOT ACT [...] (C) On June 26, Transportation A/S for Aviation and International Affairs Andrew Steinberg met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon to underscore strong USG opposition to the EU's proposal to include international aviation in its emission trading scheme (ETS) without mutual consent. He urged [...]	2007-07-02 16:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PO EUN
07LISBON182	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...]	2007-01-19 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO
07LISBON1841	TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...]	2007-07-16 12:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON1854	A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO [...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...]	2007-07-18 14:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN
07LISBON1856	PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...]	2007-07-18 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PO UN ZL
07LISBON1858	U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...]	2007-07-18 17:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS
07LISBON1882	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]	2007-07-23 06:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON1974	BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...]	2007-08-01 15:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ZL PO
07LISBON2046	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...]	2007-08-09 06:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO
07LISBON2054	PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]	2007-08-09 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2143	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...]	2007-08-22 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL PO
07LISBON216	PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...]	2007-01-24 13:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO
07LISBON2199	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-28 17:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2200	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-29 06:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2229	IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN [...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...]	2007-08-31 12:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2296	IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...]	2007-09-07 09:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PARM PREL IAEA PO
07LISBON2301	US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...]	2007-09-07 12:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PO
07LISBON2303	PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...]	2007-09-07 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN
07LISBON2305	LISBON'S PLANS TO SHEPHERD PASSAGE OF EU REFORM [...] (SBU) During August 28 trade discussions with A/USTR Shaun Donnelly, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor Vitor Escaria and MFA Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Rui Macieira provided insight into Lisbon's plans to obtain European Council approval of the EU Reform Treaty. Escaria e [...]	2007-09-07 15:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PO PREL EUN
07LISBON247	AMBASSADOR, PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (C) At a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Hoffman, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Jorge Roza de Oliveira discussed the media attention and government response to Ana Gomes' vocal investigation of alleged CIA rendition flights through Portugal. He noted that Foreign Minister Amado [...]	2007-01-26 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO PO
07LISBON2500	EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A [...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...]	2007-09-25 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU
07LISBON2503	PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]	2007-09-26 09:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON2527	PORTUGAL: UK AMBASSADOR ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (C) On September 21, newly-arrived British Ambassador Alexander Wykeham Ellis informed Ambassador Hoffman that European concerns over Russia's aggressive energy policies and the need for market competition were the driving forces behind the third EU energy liberalization package. He suggested that [...]	2007-09-28 15:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OFDP PO
07LISBON2558	PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...]	2007-10-03 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BU
07LISBON2564	EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]	2007-10-04 10:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN

07LISBON2570	MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: AN UPBEAT ABBAS IN [...] (C) During a one-day visit to Lisbon on September 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the entire senior leadership of Portugal, which currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. Abbas said he was encouraged by his talks with the U.S. and others in New York [...]	2007-10-04 15:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2572	PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2591	PORTUGAL ON OCTOBER 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16 [...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]	2007-10-12 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2744	PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA),Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...]	2007-10-29 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO
07LISBON2755	US GOVERNORS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CARBON ACTION [...] (U) The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was launched on October 29 in Lisbon by a coalition of European countries, the EU Commission, US states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and Norway. The inaugural event included a signing ceremony followed by several technical workshops [...]	2007-10-30 18:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2805	PORTUGAL PUSHING FOR MANDATE OF EU AVIATION [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers met with Ministry of Environment officials to express USG concerns about the unilateral nature of the EU's proposal to include Civil Aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme and related legal issues. Post underscored the need to engage third countries and urged Portugal [...]	2007-11-05 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SENV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON2806	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO [...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...]	2007-11-05 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR RU PO ZI
07LISBON2882	PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...]	2007-11-09 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PO
07LISBON2912	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON [...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...]	2007-11-14 16:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO
07LISBON2923	PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Leandro Amado to detail U.S. concerns regarding the Chavez government's proposed constitutional amendments, highlighting the potential risks to free speech, due process, and civil liberties. Amado acknowledged reftel points and confirmed [...]	2007-11-15 17:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PO
07LISBON2929	PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]	2007-11-16 18:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2949	PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...]	2007-11-19 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM VE PO
07LISBON2960	EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]	2007-11-20 19:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3013	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT ON AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C) I went alone to my courtesy call on President Cavaco Silva on November 26. It was a warm meeting in which we both described the excellent state of bilateral relations but focused mostly on a constructive discussion of the recent Portuguese decision to draw down combat forces in Afghanist [...]	2007-11-27 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PO
07LISBON3051	PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...]	2007-11-30 16:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON3095	PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...]	2007-12-06 07:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PO BU
07LISBON3106	EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...]	2007-12-06 17:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3114	NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP),the Portuguese presid [...]	2007-12-07 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN PO
07LISBON3116	PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]	2007-12-07 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3129	FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...]	2007-12-11 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO
07LISBON3149	PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the DCM on December 12 there is a consensus among EU member states that the period for negotiations on Kosovo is over and that independence is the only alternative. He was less certain how events would unfold over the next weeks and months, [...]	2007-12-13 16:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI PO
07LISBON3193	PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...]	2007-12-20 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO
07LISBON369	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...]	2007-02-09 17:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PO
07LISBON423	DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...]	2007-02-15 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO PO TL
07LISBON438	PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT [...] (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State, Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his tec [...]	2007-02-16 18:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON457	PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A),alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...]	2007-02-21 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON48	EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...]	2007-01-05 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TT PO
07LISBON533	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...]	2007-03-05 11:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO
07LISBON550	PORTUGAL SIDES WITH NATO ON US MISSILE ASSET ISSUE [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer outlined our concerns regarding the recent Russian threats against Poland and the Czech Republic in a meeting with MFA Disarmament and Security Officer Felipe Ramalheira. Ramalheira welcomed the information about the consultations with Russia and noted that he had not been [...]	2007-03-06 09:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO
07LISBON644	FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...]	2007-03-13 09:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA XF PO
07LISBON651	PORTUGAL: EU TO SEND STRONG MESSAGE ON BURMA [...] (C) Burma must improve its democratic reform and human rights efforts in order to be fully accepted into the global and ASEAN communities, MFA diplomatic advisor Cristina Cordeiro informed post on March 12. That is the "strong message" the EU plans to reiterate during the March 14-15 EU-ASEAN [...]	2007-03-13 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM EUN PO
07LISBON710	ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...]	2007-03-19 17:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XA PO
07LISBON750	CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...]	2007-03-22 15:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PO
07LISBON821	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]	2007-03-28 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IQ PO
07LISBON839	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's demarche on reftel points, MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs (and acting Foreign Minister) Manuel Lobo Antunes assured us that Portugal fully supports UN Special Envoy Martii Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo. Should the UN be unable to rea [...]	2007-03-30 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON966	SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]	2007-04-13 09:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LISBON975	PORTUGUESE PM DEFENDS ACADEMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On his two year anniversary as Prime Minister, Jose Socrates held a 90-minute interview on national television to recap the highlights of his tenure. Nevertheless, almost half of the interview focused on the controversy surrounding his higher education history and the rumors tha [...]	2007-04-13 13:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PO
07LJUBLJANA111	SLOVENIA: CONTINUING ITS COMMITMENT TO NATO IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia begins its fifth year of commitment to Afghanistan this week with the deployment of 53 fresh soldiers for a six month rotation with the Italian-led PRT in Herat. These troops relieve 52 troops deployed at that location since August 2006. The GoS announced this fall that [...]	2007-02-23 09:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA113	EBRD SLOVENIA: PESSIMISM GROWING REGARDING REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regional director Francois Lecavalier described himself as "completely pessimistic" about the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) commitment to necessary economic and institutional reforms. In his view, the GOS is resisting the ve [...]	2007-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA118	SLOVENIA ON MARCH GAERC [...] (C) Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih March 1, 2007. --Balkans-- Arih expected Bosnia and discussion of the extension of OHR to the be top subject in this category. On Serbia and Kosovo, Slovenia remains in agreement. --Israeli-Palestinian Iss [...]	2007-03-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KPAL SI
07LJUBLJANA121	SLOVENIA: HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy held meetings with Slovene officials and research institute, diplomatic and Jewish community representatives February 19 and 20 to press for a fair and timely resolution of long-standing Jewish communal property restitution [...]	2007-03-02 14:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA122	SLOVENIA: FORMER UN ASSISTANT SYG SHARES VIEWS OF [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's former Ambassador to the UN and (subsequently) former Assistant Secretary General for Political affairs at the UN, Danilo Turk, is enjoying a sabbatical from diplomacy as a professor of international law at Ljubljana's Law Faculty. His many years in New York give Turk [...]	2007-03-02 14:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA124	SLOVENIA CONCERNED BY THIRD UNHRC EEG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) has serious concerns about the effect a third candidate from the East European Group (EEG) competing for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council will have on its chances to win a seat on that council. The GOS is not willing to risk losing its bi [...]	2007-03-05 06:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA126	SLOVENIA: ACTIVISTS FOCUS ATTENTION ON "ERASED" IN [...] SUMMARY. (U) The story of several thousand Slovenian residents whose records were erased by state officials fifteen years ago -- leaving them in administrative limbo -- hurtled back into the spotlight again this month as human rights organizations and members of the "erased" community launched [...]	2007-03-05 13:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA137	SLOVENIA: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AND PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, and leader of minority GoS coalition partner, Slovene People's Party (SLS),Janez Podobnik took a break from a flurry of recent media criticism -- regarding his decision to compensate a private construction company for disa [...]	2007-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA152	SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...]	2007-03-15 12:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA163	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT TO CONVEY IRAN MESSAGE TO UN [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's president Drnovsek recently initiated an exchange with President Ahmadinejad over Iran's nuclear activities and hoped to discuss this with President Bush in Washington this week. With that hope dashed, Drnovsek will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on March [...]	2007-03-21 04:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA169	SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...]	2007-03-22 05:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA186	SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO INTEGRATE [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche points March 26 to Ambassador Roman Kirn, Director of the Division for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kirn listened carefully to our request for Slovenia to accept detainees ready for release, and remarked that this is an important developmen [...]	2007-03-28 05:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC
07LJUBLJANA187	SLOVENIA: TALIBAN PRISONER EXCHANGE REVEALS NEED [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche March 26 to Ambassador Roman Kirn, Director of the Division for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kirn concurred that the release of Taliban prisoners set a bad precedent and could encourage further hostage-taking and undermine the coalition's se [...]	2007-03-28 05:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER
07LJUBLJANA208	SLOVENIA STEADFAST IN SUPPORTING AHTISAARI [...] (C) Leon Marc, Head of the MFA's Division for South-Eastern Europe confirmed Slovenia's consistent support for UN Special Envoy Maarti Ahtisaari's Kosovo proposal in a March 28 meeting with PolEcon Chief. He said that the GOS would continue to be reserved in its public declarations in suppo [...]	2007-04-02 09:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA22	SLOVENIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia has a small mission in Tehran headed by a charge and staffed with one additional officer. The second officer speaks Farsi and both will be in Tehran through Slovenia's EU presidency which will conclude in July 2008. According to MFA Iran desk officer Maja Novak, the p [...]	2007-01-17 10:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO SI IR
07LJUBLJANA230	SLOVENIA DEMURS ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 14:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PHUM PREL
07LJUBLJANA231	SLOVENIA'S EU COMMISSIONER -- INTEGRATION, [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's EU Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, is one of the country's brightest stars working outside its borders. When his tenure as Commissioner for Science and Research concludes in 2009, we can expect to see him re-emerge on the Slovenian political stage. In his role as Commi [...]	2007-04-13 14:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TSPL HR SI
07LJUBLJANA25	SLOVENIA AGREES ON KOSOVO, WORRIES ABOUT RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Just back from a weekend visit to Belgrade with FM Rupel, MFA Director of Western Balkan Affairs, Leon Marc, expressed the Government of Slovenia's unreserved agreement that there should be no daylight between the US and EU positions on the future status of Kosovo. Raising the pe [...]	2007-01-19 11:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK EUN YI SI
07LJUBLJANA255	PDAS VOLKER ENCOURAGES SLOVENES TO KEEP TRANS [...] (C) In meetings April 10 with Government of Slovenia officials, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker reinforced the importance of maintaining a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue during Slovenia's EU Presidency. Discussions at the MFA focused on the Western Balkans including an idea suggested by MFA Security Poli [...]	2007-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR RU SI
07LJUBLJANA256	SLOVENIA: BALKANS, MIDEAST AND (NOW) CUBA ON [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel sees Kosovo as the make or break issue for the entire Western Balkans, and in a meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, urged continued unity between the US and EU as well as a comprehensive program with strong western perspective for Serbia, Kosovo and the [...]	2007-04-20 10:55:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM CU YI SI
07LJUBLJANA283	SLOVENIA: MUFTI GIVES MUSLIM ISSUES UPDATE AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of the Slovenian Islamic community, Mufti Nedzad Grabus, told COM that the Slovenian Islamic community is finding its way through past troubles with leadership, on course to resolve the long-standing struggle to build a mosque in Ljubljana, and firmly anchored in the [...]	2007-05-04 09:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PGOV OEXC KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA285	SLOVENIA'S WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia is a standout ally in NATO - currently 11% of its active duty forces are deployed in support of NATO, EU, and UN operations abroad - and is making small, but concrete contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq. I [...]	2007-05-04 14:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA30	SLOVENIA: DINNER WITH THE RUPELS: KOSOVO/SERBIA, [...] (C) Summary. At dinner with COM and wife January 17, FM Dmitrij Rupel reported briefly on his recent trip to Belgrade where he urged PM Kostunica to accept the inevitable on Kosovo. He said he expected the Italian-Slovenian relationship to improve over the next year, noting a discrete agreem [...]	2007-01-19 15:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT SI
07LJUBLJANA303	FOLLOWING UP ON UNHRC VOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Embassy Ljubljana is glad to have been of assistance in our collective effort to undermine the candidacy of Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). I am very pleased that Slovenia will remain in the race - it is the right thing to [...]	2007-05-11 15:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SI EUN
07LJUBLJANA305	KOSOVO: SLOVENIA VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to Leon Marc, MFA Director for the Western Balkans, on May 14. Marc said the GOS fully supports moving ahead with a Security Council resolution at this time and is, in general, happy with the wording of the current draft. 2. (C) Marc highlighted [...]	2007-05-14 14:34:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC YI EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA31	SLOVENIA IN CAUTIOUS, LISTENING MODE ON CLUSTER [...] (C) PolMilOff met with MFA Security Policy Department staffer Bostjan Jerman on January 22 to discuss reftel demarche and ascertain the Government of Slovenia's (GoS) positions on cluster munitions policy and the upcoming conference hosted by the Government of Norway on February 22 and 23 in O [...]	2007-01-23 05:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA312	SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE [...] (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). 2. (C) Slapnicar [...]	2007-05-16 10:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA317	DAS MADISON VISIT: SLOVENES EAGER TO GET SMART ON [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian government officials, academics, and media were eager to learn about USG views on Cuba and Latin America during the May 7-9 visit of DAS Kirsten Madison. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials told Madison they have little expertise on issues in the Western Hemisph [...]	2007-05-21 07:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA321	ZA RES, SLOVENIA'S NEWEST POLITICAL MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Matej Lahovnik, former Minister of Economy and the leader of Slovenia's newest political movement Za Res (For Real) views himself more as a technocrat than a politician and told DCM and PolEcon Chief that with his new movement, he wanted to put "real issues" on the government's [...]	2007-05-21 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA342	SLOVENIA/CROATIA: PRESSURE MOUNTING TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary. The unseasonably warm spring seems to have been an early trigger for the annual summer border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Following a winter of relative peace on that front, Slovenian Foreign Minister Rupel stepped back into the fray after the unveiling in Croatia on M [...]	2007-05-29 09:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR SI
07LJUBLJANA382	SLOVENIA: UNIFIED NATO POSITION IS TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel a points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar who will represent the GOS at the High Level Task Force meeting in Brussels June 7. Slapnicar thanked PolMilOff for the points, the explanation of USG views, and the [...]	2007-06-06 11:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07LJUBLJANA414	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JUNE GAERC [...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Director of EU Affairs, Matej Marn June 14. Cuba - Marn noted the conclusions of the PSC on Cuba and predicted there would be no further discussion at the GEARC. ENP - He did not think Belarus would be discussed since as a condition of ho [...]	2007-06-15 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA416	HARRAH'S HAMMERS OUT 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, Harrah,s Entertainment and the Slovenian state-owned casino company Hit signed a letter of intent to build a mega entertainment center in Nova Gorica in western Slovenia worth up to $1 billion in U.S. foreign investment. Since talks were initiated eighteen months ago [...]	2007-06-19 14:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA418	COM'S JUNE 14 LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER JANSA [...] (C) Summary: At a lunch hosted by Prime Minister Janez Jansa for COM June 14, the Ambassador urged Slovenia to exert strong leadership during its upcoming EU Presidency (January-June, 2008). Jansa discussed themes for the Presidency, warned about the potentially explosive situation in Kosov [...]	2007-06-22 13:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PINS EINV MOPS ECON PHUM ETRD PGOV
07LJUBLJANA432	KEEPING SLOVENIA IN IRAQ: HELP NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Slovenia's active support for coalition efforts in Iraq could terminate after only eighteen months. With its commitment of four troops halved to two by the reduction of billets at NTM-I earlier this year and the two re [...]	2007-07-02 12:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR IZ SI
07LJUBLJANA45	SLOVENIA: COM ENGAGES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: The new State Secretary (Deputy FM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrej Ster and the new Director of the MFA's Division of the Americas, Roman Kirn, impressed COM as responsive and well informed on several thorny bilateral issues. The importance of close cooperation betwee [...]	2007-01-29 14:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA46	SLOVENIA: LJUBLJANA'S MAYOR A MAN TO WATCH: ZORAN [...] (C) Summary: Zoran Jankovic, previously CEO of Slovenia's largest retail company, Mercator, is now mayor of Ljubljana, and he has a mission. He has 45 projects for the city, 22 of which are high priority, including building several parking garages, widening key avenues, building 50,000 mor [...]	2007-01-29 14:14:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA469	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY GAERC [...] (C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih July 18. Kosovo - Arih expressed hope that a UN resolution can be reached within the additional 120 days allocated for negotiation but is not optimistic. Slovenia has made no official deci [...]	2007-07-20 12:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA51	POLITICAL CURRENTS THREATEN TO SINK CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary. Central Bank Governor, Mitja Gaspari, widely credited for guiding Slovenia's successful adoption of the Euro, finds himself embroiled in a political controversy that threatens his renomination as Governor. Right wing legislators accuse Gaspari of undermining Slovenia's credibili [...]	2007-01-30 15:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN SI
07LJUBLJANA52	SLOVENIA: MOUNTAIN SCHOOL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a January 24 meeting with Lt. Miha Kuhar, the director of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) Mountain Warfare School, Kuhar eagerly embraced suggestions that the school partner with the U.S. Military's Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany and expressed [...]	2007-01-30 15:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA558	SLOVENIA RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO NMT-I [...] (C) Slovenia has renewed its commitment to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) by deploying two fresh troops to Baghdad to replace two soldiers who returned to Slovenia as scheduled. An officer who will perform logistical base operations and a non-commissioned officer who will serve as [...]	2007-08-30 11:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SI
07LJUBLJANA559	SLOVENIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting with Director General of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Directorate for European Affairs and Bilateral Political Relations Bogdan Benko, Charge d'Affaires requested that Slovenia issue a public statment similar to the Department's August 15 statement calling on th [...]	2007-08-30 11:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN JA KDEM PREL SA SY SI
07LJUBLJANA560	SLOVENIA RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO NMT-I [...] (C) Slovenia has renewed its commitment to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) by deploying two fresh troops to Baghdad to replace two soldiers who returned to Slovenia as scheduled. An officer who will perform logistical base operations and a non-commissioned officer who will serve as [...]	2007-08-30 12:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SI
07LJUBLJANA563	URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON [...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]	2007-08-30 13:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LJUBLJANA584	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER INFORMAL GYMNICH [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih on September 5. He said that he expected that most of the Gymnich would focus on Russia, rather than on other strategic partnerships with In [...]	2007-09-06 10:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN SI
07LJUBLJANA590	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (C) EmbOff delivered reftel points to MFA Security Policy Division representative Mateja Kracun on September 10. She stated that the MFA had instructed its permanent representative to NATO to support North Atlantic Council Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's planned visit to SIPDIS T [...]	2007-09-11 15:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA60	SLOVENIA'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON [...] (U) On January 30 Slovenia's newly appointed Ambassador to the United Nations Sanja Stiglic (pronounced SAN-ya SHTEE-glitz) paid a courtesy call on COM before her planned departure for the United States on February 3. Stiglic, a career diplomat, is the fourth Slovenian Ambassador to the Unite [...]	2007-01-31 14:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP PINR PREL UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA600	SLOVENIA: DEMARCH ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) In a September 18 meeting with arko Purkart of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry'sSecurity Policy Division, Pol-Econ Chief conveye U.S. support for EU involvement on the Lebanon-yria border along the lines discussed reftel. Pukart described the EU state of play on a possible brder mission, ex [...]	2007-09-18 15:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PRE SY IS LE EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA602	SLOVENE BUSINESS LEADER ASSESSES CHALLENGES OF [...] (C) At a lunch hosted by CDA September 12, Viktor Baraga, chairman of the supervisory boards of Slovenian energy company Petrol and gaming company Hit, discussed the problems these two companies have experienced in advancing joint venture projects with Russian and U.S. partners. He stated tha [...]	2007-09-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EUN PREL PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA606	SLOVENIA'S CONCERNS ABOUT EU BORDER MISSION FOR [...] (C) On September 20, Blaz Masle from the MFA's Division for Near East and Africa passed along the government's latest position on an EU Border Mission for the Lebanon-Syria border. Masle stated that Slovenia was in favor of a fact-finding mission once the EU received agreements from both gove [...]	2007-09-20 15:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA607	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPECIAL [...] (C) On September 20, CDA delivered reftel's talking points to Blaz Masle at the MFA's Division for Near East and Africa and encouraged Slovenia to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. During a September 21 discussion, Matjaz Kovacic, head of the MFA's International Organizations Di [...]	2007-09-21 12:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC LE PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA632	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request cable, please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 9, P/E Chief delivered reftel's points to MFA Director of EU Affairs Matej Marn. He offered the following: WTO/DDA ------- 3. (C) Marn commented that WTO/DDA would be a short point on the GAERC agenda - Com [...]	2007-10-09 11:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS IZ
07LJUBLJANA648	DEMARCHE ON IRAN TO SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (C) On October 12, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and urged Slovenia to advocate for a strong GAERC statement on Iran. Sinkovec explained that while Slovenia preferred UN sanctions, it had no problem with discussions about autonomous European s [...]	2007-10-12 12:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA660	SLOVENIA'S PLANNED ASSISTANCE TO EU ESDP RULE OF [...] (C) In an October 18 meeting, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic told us that Slovenia's offer to provide pre-mission training to the core group of 20-25 of the ESDP Rule of Law Mission was "on track." At the October 10-11 EUPT Conference in P [...]	2007-10-18 14:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM EAID EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA666	SLOVENES FOCUSED ON BALKANS AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Slovene officials assured visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber October 4-5 that the GOS views the transatlantic relationship as vital even as it becomes increasingly immersed in the internal business of the EU Presidency. Garber welcomed Slovenia,s Presidency and stressed that the U.S. is looking [...]	2007-10-24 09:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO PGOV PHUM ENRG SI
07LJUBLJANA667	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS [...] (C) On October 24, EmbOffs urged Ambassador Janez Premoze, head of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to consider implementing or toughening financial sanctions against the Burmese government, particularly bans on the export of financial services and on new investment, as requ [...]	2007-10-24 14:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI
07LJUBLJANA671	SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO [...] (C) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge the Slovenian MFA to balance out the loss of the Cuban Special Representative to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and pursue actions to promote democratic transition in Cuba, as requested in refte [...]	2007-10-25 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU UNGA PHUM SI
07LJUBLJANA682	SLOVENIA ON BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN [...] (C) On October 26, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary in the MFA's Division of Asia, Africa and Pacific, to urge Slovenia to press the ASEAN members to disinvite Burma from the upcoming EU-ASEAN Summit and to use Slovenia's participation in the summit as an opportunity to cal [...]	2007-10-26 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM SI
07LJUBLJANA685	SLOVENIA WILL VOTE FOR DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] (C) On October 30, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of the United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to urge Slovenia to instruct its delegation to the UN in New York to vote for Mr. Walker in the Independent Audit Advisory Commi [...]	2007-10-30 14:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UN UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA69	SLOVENIA: FORMER PRESIDENT KUCAN LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) Summary: Milan Kucan, independent Slovenia's first and longest serving president continues to hold his finger to the nation's political pulse. On February 1, he shared with COM his views on domestic politics and what he terms a lack of vision by both the ruling coalition and the opposition [...]	2007-02-05 15:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA701	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY AGENDA AT 4TH [...] (C) On November 6, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to inquire about Slovenia's delegation list to the 4th Community of Democracies (CD) Meeting, urge the GOS to support the draft decl [...]	2007-11-06 14:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA704	SLOVENIA EAGER TO HEAR FROM DAS DICARLO ON BALKAN [...] (C) In a series of November 5 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, senior MFA officials urged close cooperation and sought U.S. views as to the way forward on Balkan issues, which Slovenia sees as a priority issue for its EU Presidency. The Slovenes stressed the importance of speeding up [...]	2007-11-09 11:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN SI

07LJUBLJANA705	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS PRESSING GOR ON ODHIR, BUT NOT [...] (C) On November 9, Emboff delivered reftel points to Damjan Bergant, Section Head for OSCE in the MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security. Bergant stated that Slovenia shares US disappointment in the GOR's approach to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and H [...]	2007-11-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS SI
07LJUBLJANA71	SLOVENIA RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polecon Chief met with MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih to discuss reftel points February 9. -- Kosovo/Serbia: The GOS sees Ahtisaari's presentation of his draft plan as a significant step toward settlement of Kosovo's status and agrees with the USG that a firm timeline should be maint [...]	2007-02-09 12:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA713	SLOVENIAN PM THREATENS POSSIBLE RESIGNATION [...] (U) Two days after the presidential election victory of Danilo Trk and the government's loss in a referendum on insurance privatization (reftel),PM Janez Jansa stated that the GOS response to the election would be to consider all options, including the resignation of the government. In a sta [...]	2007-11-14 15:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA716	SLOVENIA: AFTERSHOCKS OF PM RESIGNATION THREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Jansa's November 13 threat of a government resignation (reftel A) continued to grab front page attention. Pundits and politicians launched various theories regarding Jansa's motivations for the drastic statement, but the majority view is that it is an empty threat. Although [...]	2007-11-15 15:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA717	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...]	2007-11-15 15:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07LJUBLJANA721	SLOVENIA DEFERS TO COMMON EU APPROACH TO SANCTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary of the MFA's Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to encourage Slovenia to support tougher EU financial sanctions on Burma to exert pressure on the ruling generals to begin a transition to a civilian, democratic gov [...]	2007-11-20 12:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN BM SI
07LJUBLJANA722	SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (U) On November 19, the Slovene National Assembly voted in favor of the government in response to Prime Minister Janez Jansa's demand for a vote of confidence. The Parliament voted to support the current government by a margin of 51 to 33 (all the coalition members of Parliament plus the two [...]	2007-11-21 08:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA724	FOREIGN MINISTER RUPEL DENIES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rupel requested a meeting with Charge November 22 to discuss charges by many journalists that the Jansa government is exerting indirect pressure on the media and restricting press freedom in Slovenia. Rupel fully dismissed the allegations, pointing to the broadly critical [...]	2007-11-23 12:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA728	SLOVENIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 27, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of the United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to urge Slovenia to vote against UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias, per reftel. Kepic asserted that Slovenia and other EU [...]	2007-11-27 14:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS SI
07LJUBLJANA731	HARRAH'S FACES MORE BARRIERS TO JOINT VENTURE IN [...] (C) Continued local opposition to the proposed Harrah's/Hit joint venture threatens to derail the project altogether, although Harrah's Entertainment has gained the support of key Slovenian officials and economists. Although the Government of Slovenia, th government-owned Slovenian casino co [...]	2007-11-29 09:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA734	SLOVENIA SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON VENEZUELA AND LATIN [...] (C) On November 29, EmbOff met with Stefan Salej, Special Envoy for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela and to request that Slovenia join the voices of internationa [...]	2007-11-30 06:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE SI
07LJUBLJANA736	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS US PROPOSALS ON MD AND CFE [...] (C) On November 30, EmbOff used reftel points to brief MFA Security Division Director Stanislav Vidovic on U.S. proposals for Missile Defense (MD) and the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. Vidovic stated that Slovenia supports both U.S. proposals. Regarding MD, Slovenia supports al [...]	2007-11-30 12:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KPAO NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA740	SLOVENIA: GOS WILL PUSH FOR ISAF OMLT [...] (C) In a November 30 discussion, MFA Security Policy Division Director Stanislav Vidovic told EmbOff that although Slovenia does not have any intention to increase its troop levels in Afghanistan, nor to remove any functional or regional caveats from its troops, there is a political push to re [...]	2007-12-04 17:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA747	SLOVENIA ON ENCOURAGING RAPID LEBANESE [...] (C) In a December 6 meeting with the MFA's European Correspondent, Aljaz Arih, Emboff urged that the Government of Slovenia (GOS) include in its public statements and private messages to key players expressions of support for immediate Lebanese presidential elections being held without linkage [...]	2007-12-07 05:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY SI
07LJUBLJANA749	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Emboff delivered Department's points to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on December 6. EU Enlargement -------------- 2. (C) Arih said that Slovenia, as one of the strongest advocates for EU enlargement, agreed with our points. He noted that the EU was still drafting the Europe [...]	2007-12-07 10:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY
07LJUBLJANA757	SLOVENIA AGREES WITH U.S. VIEWS TO RESOLVE KOSOVO [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting with ADCM, MFA Director for Southeastern Europe Leon Marc expressed agreement with U.S. views to resolve Kosovo status (reftel). Marc asked about the timeline for a coordinated declaration of independence, explaining that Slovenia was not just looking at Serbian p [...]	2007-12-12 11:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV YI SI
07LJUBLJANA760	SLOVENIA HAS LIMITED STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) On November 29, EmbOffs accompanied Katherine Uhre, Senior Advisor of EEB's Commercial and Business Affairs Department, on a series of meetings with Slovenian officials from government economic agencies and commercial groups that highlighted Slovenia's disappointing lack of strategic econ [...]	2007-12-13 16:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA761	USTR REP STRESSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEC AND WTO [...] (SBU) The Senior Trade Representative at the U.S. Mission to the European Union, Dan Mullaney, met with senior Slovenian officials and the local U.S. pharmaceutical group November 19-20 to discuss U.S and Slovenian trade priorities during Slovenia's EU presidency. Mullaney emphasized the impo [...]	2007-12-13 16:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA81	SLOVENES TALK DEMINING TROUBLES WITH PM/WRA OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recently, both International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) and Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff expressed concern over the allegations of possible malfeasance in the Bosnian demining sector, but understood the importance of addressing them head on before the reputation [...]	2007-02-13 14:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS KCRM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA90	SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SITES IRRESPONSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. Since suffering from cancer, and, so far, beating it, Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek has adopted a simplified and more spiritual approach to life, which is apparent in his public life as well as in his personal demeanor. In the last two years, he has written three top ten [...]	2007-02-14 14:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI YI SR
07LJUBLJANA95	SLOVENIA WRESTLING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT CLASS IN NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia's commitment to NATO and to international security took a giant leap forward this week as the Slovenian Armed Forces began a six month, 600 troop deployment -- the largest overseas operation in the history of independent Slovenia -- to take over the Western Sector of KFOR [...]	2007-02-16 14:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PINS NATO SI
07LOME176	UFC LEADERSHIP IN CAMPAIGN MODE, UNLIKELY TO ENTER [...] (C) Summary. The Union of Forces for Change (UFC),arguably the largest opposition party in Togo, has ruled out participating in the national unity government formed last September. The unity government's primary mandate is to prepare for free and fair legislative elections in 2007. Although t [...]	2007-03-02 14:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR TO
07LOME571	TOGO ELECTION UPDATE: SOFTWARE PROBLEMS JEOPARDIZE [...] (C) Summary. The opening round of voter registration for Togo's upcoming legislative elections - the centerpiece of the ongoing reform and reconciliation process -- have revealed a number of problems related to the registration software. Of particular concern to the National Independent Elect [...]	2007-08-03 17:19:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM TO
07LONDON1142	UK OPPOSED TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 17:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHCR UK
07LONDON1196	UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN [...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]	2007-03-28 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LONDON1239	USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 15:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM KNNP IR UK
07LONDON1265	CHANCELLOR BROWN'S REPUTATION FOR FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Gordon Brown's expected procession from 11 to 10 Downing Street hit a pothole over the weekend. "The Times" newspaper won a long Freedom of Information battle and published documents showing Brown had been warned by Treasury staff against removing tax breaks favorable to pension [...]	2007-04-03 15:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV UK
07LONDON1279	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR AF UK
07LONDON140	IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM OFFICIAL [...] (C) Poloff has received, via London contacts, e-mails from several Iranian human rights activists who allege (citing evidence of film which Poloff has not seen) a pattern of beatings, extortion, and sexual assault by officials in Van, Turkey, against Kurdish Iranian refugees seeking protected [...]	2007-01-12 15:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IR TU UK
07LONDON1420	(C) HMG UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: HMG is unlikely to attend the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial on May 21 in Washington. Given the pending HMG decision on the expansion of nuclear technology, HMG believes that attending the GNEP meeting wo [...]	2007-04-17 12:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC UK
07LONDON1625	NO FURTHER UK INFORMATION ON IDENTIFIERS -- FINAL [...] (CO) Embassy delivered list of entities and persons named in ref A points on April 25 to Mark Peters, Iran Team Leader at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Peters said the UK Government has no identifier information related to the entities listed reftel. 2. (CO) Poloff noted that, per [...]	2007-05-01 17:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EXIM MNUC OECD PREL UNSC AA UK
07LONDON1666	HMG RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 09:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD UK
07LONDON1873	(C) SUDAN: FCO ON NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR [...] (C) The UK agrees with the thrust of reftel and is delivering supportive messages to the African Union (AU),according to Bruce Bucknell, Deputy Head of the FCO Sudan Unit. He told Poloffs May 16 that the British ambassador in Addis Ababa had spoken with AU Commission Chair Konare on May 14; [...]	2007-05-16 15:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU UK
07LONDON1893	(C) ROSUKRENERGO: HM TREASURY TO ALERT REGULATORS [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the head of HM Treasury's Financial Crime Team Sean Byrne and to Foreign and Commonwealth Office desk officer Jasper Thornton. Byrne said that issues surrounding a possible initial public offering (IPO) for RosUkrEnergo "resonate well here," noting that [...]	2007-05-18 09:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PREL UP UK
07LONDON1947	BROWN'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES [...] (C) Gordon Brown is the longest continuously serving Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1823. During his ten year reign, Brown has enjoyed tremendous authority and autonomy in managing the UK's economy. As a result, Brown is expected to continue the economic and financial policies he developed [...]	2007-05-21 13:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN PGOV PBIO UK
07LONDON2182	UK SHARES CONCERNS ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (C) HMG is "on the same page" regarding growing Iran-Venezula ties, FCO Venezuela Desk Officer Peter Kay told us May 17. Kay, who had visited Caracas the previous week, had discussed the Iran-Venezuela relationship with numerous interlocutors; he noted Venezula at that point had just announc [...]	2007-06-06 17:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK VE LG
07LONDON2420	(C) AMERICAN CITIZENS DETAINED IN IRAN: UK [...] (C) In response to poloff's June 12 demarche (ref A),FCO's Iran Team Leader Will Gelling and Iran human rights officer Marian Kalloor on June 20 said UK pressure and lobbying in Tehran was an important element behind the EU Presidency's demarche (reported ref B) on the Iranian Foreign Minist [...]	2007-06-22 17:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PHUM PREL IR UK
07LONDON2457	IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI [...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]	2007-06-26 17:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON2488	(U) PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN NAMES HIS CABINET [...] (U) A day after taking over as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has named his Cabinet. As expected, this is the biggest reshuffle since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. It includes several realignments, and has the maximum number of paid Cabinet Ministers permitted by law (22). While p [...]	2007-06-28 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UK
07LONDON249	UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]	2007-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON2596	GROWING UK ISLAMIC FINANCE IS GOOD POLITICS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY The UK government has a high priority goal to make London a center of Islamic finance to both assimilate the indigenous Muslim UK community(ies) and capture a niche market of high net worth Muslims internationally. The world market for Islamic finance grew from about $150 billion in [...]	2007-07-06 15:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KISL UK
07LONDON3175	IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR [...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...]	2007-08-17 08:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK
07LONDON3422	UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]	2007-09-07 11:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519	IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]	2007-09-13 13:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3915	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR GAERC MEETING; AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) In response to ref a points, Tom Burn of the Foreign Office's EU Section provided Poloff with the following readout of UK expectations for next week's GAERC: 2. (C) Iran: Burn shared the agreed upon language to be included in the text of the GAERC conclusions: "The Council agreed t [...]	2007-10-12 14:49:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IZ IR
07LONDON3923	XXXXXXXXXXXX ARGUES TIME IS RIPE FOR [...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Islamic republic of Iran decision-makers lack the confidence to initiate an offer to the West to soften Iran's nuclear or regional posture, but are now, due to internal political conditions, hoping for a Western-initiated proposal on [...]	2007-10-12 16:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3938	GORDON BROWN TO ISSUE LETTER TO G7 AND IFIS ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering sending a letter to G-7 participants, China, India, the IMF and the World Bank on how to support democracy in Burma. The London-based newspaper the Independent erroneously reported October 15 that the Prime Minister had already sent suc [...]	2007-10-15 16:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM UK
07LONDON3983	AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]	2007-10-19 12:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4045	EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHENâ€™S [...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...]	2007-10-25 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK
07LONDON4126	(C) UK INTERESTED IN CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Chris Wood, Head of the Foreign Office's Americas Directorate, told the Charge that the UK shares the goal of promoting democratic change in Cuba and is interested in several of the U.S. proposals for cooperation in Cuba (ref B),but it will take more U.S. lobbying in EU capitals [...]	2007-11-02 12:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA ETRD UN CU EU AR UK
07LONDON4189	FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM [...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...]	2007-11-08 17:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK
07LONDON438	(C) DARFUR: UK MULLING TOUGHER MEASURES [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO is drafting a strategy for Darfur that will probably go to ministers next week. HMG continues to support the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements but "patience is running out" over their non-implementation, according to Paul Norris of th [...]	2007-02-02 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC SU UK
07LONDON4465	IRAN: UK GOVERNMENT APPEALS MEK DE-LISTING ORDER [...] (C) Summary: The FCO told Embassy London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk (MEK) will continue to be listed as a terrorist organization under UK law, and its UK accounts frozen, until the outcome of HMG,s appeal of the administrative order issued by the UK's Prohibited Organi [...]	2007-12-04 16:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR UK
07LONDON455	AVIAN INFLUENZA HITS THE UK; CURRENTLY NO PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: HMG officials confirmed on February 3 that the highly pathogenic Asian strain of H5N1 avian influenza killed turkeys on a factory farm. Restrictive zones have been put in place to limit poultry movement and to prevent the spread of the outbreak. No human illness has been report [...]	2007-02-05 16:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAGR CACS AMED UK
07LONDON640	(C) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL URGE ICELAND TO KEEP [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 15:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IC AF UK NATO
07LONDON788	SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iran Team Human Rights Leader, Stephen Hickey, described to Poloff several overlapping project areas, centering on media outreach, judicial reform and human rights, in which UK Government is supporting democratic reform in Iran. Hickey provided this [...]	2007-03-01 14:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EUN IR UK
07LONDON798	IRAQ MND-SE UPDATE: UK TO BE OUT OF BASRA PALACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The entire UK presence at Basra Palace, both military and civilian, will be transferred to Basra Air Station by August, UK MOD officials told Embassy London March Â [...]	2007-03-01 17:50:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON809	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...]	2007-03-02 15:26:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK
07LUANDA110	ANGOLA: DAS THOMPSON DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH MPLA [...] (SBU) Summary: MPLA Party Secretary Joana Lina told visiting DAS Carol Thompson that the MPLA is focusing its efforts in 2007 on the planned 2008 elections, including intense support of the nationwide voter registration campaign. It has developed a vision for Angola,s future, Angola 2025, an [...]	2007-02-07 10:23:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM AO
07LUANDA1116	A PRODUCTIVE VISIT BY LULA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luis Ignacio da Silva's high-profile state visit on October 17 and 18, 2007 resulted in seven new technical assistance accords, the doubling of Brazil's credit line to Angola (to USD 2.3 billion) and the announcement of a business deal to build a sugarcane-based [...]	2007-10-30 16:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG
07LUANDA1208	ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON ANGOLA'S PLAN FOR PEACE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 4, 2007 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti gave additional details about Angola's plan for peace and stability in the Eastern DRC. The plan calls for a small SADC task force in the region, SADC-sponsored and [...]	2007-12-05 09:05:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA AO
07LUANDA1221	FIRST CREDIBLE REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A December 5th, 2007 report from NGO Medecins San Frontieres is the first substantiated report of widespread human right abuses perpetrated by Angolan soldiers against expelled Congolese illegal immigrants in the diamond-rich region of Lunda Norte. The Embassy is actively engagi [...]	2007-12-06 18:11:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA1251	ANGOLA STILL TRYING TO BE A PLAYER IN THE DRC [...] (U) Angola, which continues to seek a role in ending the conflict in the eastern DRC, this week engaged in a series of high-level meetings between Angolan and Congolese military officials. Congolese Military (FARDC) Chief of Staff Dieudonne Kayembe stressed the "special place" that Angola hol [...]	2007-12-14 16:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA CG AO
07LUANDA1269	PRESSURE ON CNE AS ELECTORAL BALL DROPS IN ITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRA continued to set the stage for legislative elections in 2008 in a series of high-level meetings this week. At an extraordinary session of the GRA's senior consultative body, the Council of the Republic, on December 17th, the President dos Santos clarified the National Ele [...]	2007-12-20 18:14:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA127	DAS CAROL THOMPSON VISIT TO CABINDA CHEVRON OIL [...] (SBU) Summary. During AF DAS Carol Thompson,s visit to Angola,s oil-rich exclave of Cabinda, she traveled to Chevron,s state of the art offshore deep water production and drilling platform and spoke at the launch of the USAID/Chevron-partnered Municipal Development Project, an innovative prog [...]	2007-02-09 11:29:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EPET PARM AO
07LUANDA1281	BRAZILIAN OIL WORKER KILLED IN CABINDA PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Armed bandits shot and killed an oil industry medic, a Brazilian national, in the restive northern region of Cabinda Province on December 26th, 2007. The incident occurred when the Brazilian and a team of Angolan workers were stopped by a group of seven armed men as they traveled from a [...]	2007-12-31 12:58:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA159	ANGOLAN PRESIDENT DOS SANTOS VISITS EQUATORIAL [...] (U) Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made an official two day visit to Equatorial Guinea on February 14 and 15, 2007, accompanied by his wife and a large governmental delegation. Dos Santos in his arrival speech emphasized South-South cooperation between the two countries and the imp [...]	2007-02-15 17:29:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA163	ANGOLA VOTER REGISTRATION: PHASE TWO BEGINS AS GRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Phase two of the Angolan voter registration process began on January 15, 2007 as scheduled, with operations running smoothly and demand for registration cards high. After reviewing experiences during the month-long first phase, where over 945,000 were registered, the GRA has ree [...]	2007-02-16 12:35:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AO
07LUANDA166	CAROL THOMPSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. During AF/DAS Carol Thompson,s visit to Angola, the Chairman of the National Election Commission was bullish on the success of the voter registration process while opposition leaders had reservations about elections in general. Opposition leaders thanked us for our support for [...]	2007-02-21 10:56:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AO
07LUANDA175	ANGOLA: EVENTS SURROUNDING DETENTION OF GLOBAL [...] (SBU) With reference to the arrest and detention of Dr. Sarah Wykes, of the Global Witness NGO, Embassy Luanda has compiled the following chronological outline of events, which we hope will present the facts and clear up some misperceptions of the train of events. 2. (C) Chronology of Event [...]	2007-02-23 12:13:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AO
07LUANDA235	ANGOLA: UNITA BELIEVES SHOTS FIRED WERE AN ATTEMPT [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, shots were fired at the UNITA party headquarters in Camabatela, Kwanza Norte province while UNITA president Isaias Samakuva was in the building. UNITA representatives publicly announced to the media and privately to emboff that the shots fired were a direct threat to [...]	2007-03-13 08:47:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PDEM AO
07LUANDA250	ANGOLA DECIDES NOT TO SEEK IMF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Angola,s Finance Minister, Pedro de Morais, announced that Angola will not pursue a program with the IMF. Citing Angola,s progress in combating inflation and its growing foreign exchange reserves, Angola believes it does not need a stand-by agreement to ensure macroeconomic st [...]	2007-03-14 10:41:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA288	ANGOLA DENIES IT IS SENDING POLICE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Angolan government has officially denied it is sending 3000 police militia to Zimbabwe. The denials come in response to a report originating on TalkZimbabwe.com following a visit by Angolan Interior Minister Roberto Leal Monteiro, &Ngongo8 to Zimbabwe, which has since been [...]	2007-03-22 11:38:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI AO
07LUANDA31	ANGOLA: POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angolans support the government's economic performance and plan to participate in elections, according to a recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll. Poll results indicate a clear electoral advantage and public support for the ruling MPLA party, but also show possible [...]	2007-01-16 14:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KWMN AO
07LUANDA463	ANGOLA NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT BELARUS [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche on Belarus' candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (reftel A) on May 10th, 2007 to Jacinto Rangel, Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Rangel thanked us for our points and confirmed that the Fre [...]	2007-05-11 10:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC PHUM AO
07LUANDA475	GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION OPENS ITS OFFICE IN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Luanda Charge visited the Gulf of Guinea Commission,s new headquarters in Luanda and met with Secretary General Carlos Gomes and staff to welcome Gomes to SIPDIS Luanda and convey USG willingness to cooperate with the Commission. Having only recently taken possession o [...]	2007-05-15 12:47:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHSA AO
07LUANDA519	ANGOLA: AGING ARSENAL THREATENS CIVILIANS [...] (C) Summary: Recent visits to Angolan Air Force ammunition storage facilities found inadequate storage practices for the vast remnants of its Soviet-era arsenal. The Angolan military's limited stockpile destruction capacity has prompted them to turn to NGOs such as HALO Trust for assistance. [...]	2007-05-24 11:08:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL KHDP PINR AO
07LUANDA56	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...]	2007-01-22 11:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO
07LUANDA621	ANGOLA: OIL BOOM FUELING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Aguinaldo Jaime described Angola,s efforts to manage its exceptionally high economic growth to A/S Jendayi Frazer, noting the creation of a stabilization fund to manage oil price fluctuations on the budgetary process; programs to increase Central Bank and Fin [...]	2007-06-21 13:44:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET PGOV OVIP CH AO
07LUANDA622	ANGOLAN ELECTION PREPARATIONS ON TRACK DESPITE [...] Summary: A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced USG interest in seeing elections occur in 2008 and 2009 according to GRA announcements and advocated that the GRA publish an electoral calendar so that all parties can fully prepare for the elections. In Caala, Huambo province, she was positively impress [...]	2007-06-21 13:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OVIP AO
07LUANDA624	ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT WARMLY RECEIVES A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with GRA officials A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced the US-Angola bilateral relationship, generating much goodwill and amplifying the USG message that we want to develop a strong partnership with Angola, one based on mutual respect, democracy, and good economic governance [...]	2007-06-21 14:01:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OVIP AO
07LUANDA648	ANGOLA: WORK STOPS ON THE MALANJE RAILROAD [...] (C) Summary. Work has apparently stopped along the railroad line linking Luanda and Malanje with Chinese railroad workers claiming they have not been paid for eight months. At the root of the problem is the nature of the deal between China International Fund (CIF) a private Hong Kong corpora [...]	2007-06-27 10:55:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD EFIN EPET PINR CH AO
07LUANDA650	ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP),an extremely broad paper calling for [...]	2007-06-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA651	ANGOLA: THE ROOSTER FLIES AGAIN AS UNITA ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On June 26th 2007, in front of a boisterous crowd of supporters, UNITA formally opened the campaign for party president and announced Isaias Samakuva and Abel Chivukuvuku as the two candidates. Though party insiders call the campaign "too close to call," all players stress that m [...]	2007-06-28 08:18:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AO
07LUANDA693	EU BLACKLISTS TAAG ANGOLAN AIRLINES [...] (C) Summary: The EU has included TAAG (Angolan National Airlines) on its black list as of July 6. Angola flirted with banning all EU flights to Angola in retaliation, but strong words of advice from the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats convinced the GRA to act sensibly to confront the i [...]	2007-07-10 17:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON AO
07LUANDA695	CARLYLE GROUP VISITS ANGOLA LOOKING FOR NEW MARKETS [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. investment company The Carlyle Group brought its heavy hitters to Angola to meet with President Eduardo Dos Santos and the leaders of the GRA,s economic team and to persuade the Angolan national oil company Sonangol, the Ministry of Finance and perhaps the Angolan Develo [...]	2007-07-11 16:03:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV AO
07LUANDA696	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: SLOW DEVELOPMENT IN LUNDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Diamond-rich Lunda North province is on the slow track to development. Despite the important role of the diamond sector in contributing to Angola,s non-petroleum derived economy the province remains rural, underdeveloped and isolated from the rest of the country. Few employment [...]	2007-07-11 16:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO
07LUANDA700	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: IN LUNDA NORTH, DIAMONDS [...] (C) Summary: Residents in Caito, a small village in Lunda Norte province, faced with limited economic opportunities and no government assistance, have turned to the diamond trade as a means of survival. Village leaders tried to sell Emboffs diamonds during their visit, and stated that the poli [...]	2007-07-11 16:11:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO
07LUANDA723	EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF MIALA ARRESTED - REVENGE [...] (C) Summary. On Friday, July 13 2007, Fernando Miala, the former head of Angola,s foreign intelligence service, was arrested on a charge of insubordination: refusing an order to attend his own demotion ceremony. Miala was removed from office in February 2006 for allegedly plotting to overthr [...]	2007-07-17 17:10:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AO
07LUANDA785	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...]	2007-07-31 21:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO
07LUANDA871	UNITA LEADER WANTS PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITA President Isaias Samakuva and CDA Francisco Fernandez discussed elections and party politics in an August 20th meeting. Samakuva expressed concern over the GRA's lack of urgency regarding elections and asked that the USG strongly "encourage" the GRA to set a date for electio [...]	2007-08-22 14:18:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL AO
07LUANDA873	UNITA LEADER WANTS PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 15:58:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL AO
07LUANDA908	ANGOLA - AUGUST POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola - Energy and Economic Development Conference Held in Luanda - Angola Welcomes Vietnamese Doctors and Teachers - Angola Hosts and Wins African Basketball Championship OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola --------------- [...]	2007-09-04 16:42:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KOLY AO
07LUANDA924	BIOGRAPHY - AUGUSTO TOMAS, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Over the past year, Augusto Tomas has emerged as the GRA's primary spokesman/advocate for privatization. He has taken the privatization show on the road to the US and Brazil, where he presented a polished Angolan plan for increasing competitiveness and privatizing state controlled [...]	2007-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG TBIO AO
07LUANDA988	DOES THE MIALA CASE MATTER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rise and meteoric downfall of former presidental advisor Fernando Miala offers a rare glimpse into the high-level political machinations and competitive struggles related to succession politics in Angola. The ousting of Miala reveals President Dos Santos' undiminished appetit [...]	2007-09-25 16:13:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUSAKA1019	PRESIDENT SIGNS NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa signed the government-sponsored National Constitutional Conference (NCC) bill on August 31. The bill calls for a nationally-representative Constitutional Conference to either draft a new constitution or suggest amendments to the current one. The Oasis Forum, [...]	2007-09-06 14:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA
07LUSAKA1239	ZAMBIA WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINA AT INTERPOL GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PTER IR ZA
07LUSAKA1327	MMD PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION -- MANY EYES ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Contenders to be the Movement for Multiparty Democracy presidential candidate for 2011 include party stalwarts, Mwanawasa loyalists, and outsiders. Sitting Vice President Banda is a long shot. With national elections still years away, the current strong contenders are those clos [...]	2007-12-10 12:49:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZA
07LUSAKA492	SURPRISING ZAMBIAN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa announced several changes to Cabinet Minister appointments on April 23, only seven months into his second term of office. The greatest shock was the removal of Angela Cifire as Minister of Health. Cifire will be replaced by Brian Chituwo, who previously serv [...]	2007-04-24 13:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZA
07LUSAKA563	SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Zambia warmly welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carol Thompson to Zambia from June 1 to June 6, 2007. Your visit comes at a time when President Mwanawasa and his administration are seeking to establish a second-term agenda following the President's [...]	2007-05-10 10:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA

07LUSAKA909	MWANAWASA SUSPENDS DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. On August 8, President Mwanawasa suspended Ryan Chitoba, the head of Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission, after receiving compelling evidence from Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Chitoba's deputy, Jacob Koyi, who may also be implicated in the abuse of authority and p [...]	2007-08-10 09:08:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
07LUSAKA983	COMESA LEADERS SHARE VIEWS ON THE SADC SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat leaders shared their views with Ambassador Martinez on the challenges of overlapping customs unions, expressed skepticism regarding SADC's "economic rescue plan" for Zimbabwe, and suggested that Muga [...]	2007-08-29 14:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL SADC ZA
07LUXEMBOURG110	LUXEMBOURG PRESSED TO REIN IN ITS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Following up to ref A, Embassy translated and sent to EUR/UBI the text of a statement by Foreign Minister Asselborn made March 13 before the Chamber of Deputies explaining his public comments crticizing the planned European missile defense system (MDS)(ref B). Embassy believes that the st [...]	2007-03-15 16:34:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NATO MARR PL EZ RU LU
07LUXEMBOURG12	AMBASSADOR WAGNER PRESSES AFGHANISTAN AND MIDDLE [...] (C) On January 8, Ambassador Wagner met with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. She outlined four priorities for the USG in the Middle East: success in Iraq; the MEPP; stability in Lebanon; and Iran. She noted that the U.S. would vigorously support creation of an independent Palest [...]	2007-01-09 07:14:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG127	RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING RESETTLEMENT OF TWO [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ chief delivered demarche points contained reftel A and B to the MFA Transatlantic Affairs Officer. There was no immediate response. 2. (C) COMMENT: We assess that we will not receive any response from the GOL until 17 April at the earliest because of the ongoing dis [...]	2007-04-06 12:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL PHUM LU
07LUXEMBOURG154	LUXEMBOURG ON NEW WAY FORWARD IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 12:58:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER LU
07LUXEMBOURG162	AMBASSADOR WAGNER'S MEETING WITH FM ASSELBORN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wagner met privately with Foreign Minister Asselborn April 28 to press home the U.S. government's deep concerns about the unhelpful remarks he has made about missile defense. Asselborn defended his comments by stating that he was merely saying "what other people were [...]	2007-05-03 16:33:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG204	PUTIN VISITS JUNCKER LOOKING FOR FRIENDS IN OLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a one-day, first-ever state visit by a Russian or Soviet leader to Luxembourg on 24 May. The visit encompassed several dimensions but focused heavily on EU-Russia relations with the majority of the 9-hour visit being taken up by meeti [...]	2007-05-25 19:48:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV LU EU NATO RU
07LUXEMBOURG214	LUXEMBOURG AGREES WITH US ON INTERPRETATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 15:24:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC LU
07LUXEMBOURG215	LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS CM BAN, BUT WILL NOT ALLOW IT [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief discussed points contained reftel with Michel Leesch, MFA Desk Officer for Political-Military & Non-Proliferation Affairs on 29 May. Leesch said that Luxembourg had a mandate from Parliament to negotiate an international instrument which would ban cluster munitions an [...]	2007-05-31 15:26:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG222	LUXEMBOURG TO CHAIR EXTRAORDINARY CFE TREATY [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer discussed points contained reftel as well as the point-by-point response to Russian concerns with the Luxembourg MFA. The MFA was particularly appreciative of the information as Luxembourg was notified last week by the Netherlands that Luxembourg would be chairing this ex [...]	2007-06-05 15:55:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL LU RU
07LUXEMBOURG225	LUXEMBOURG TO JOIN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) The MFA informed us on 29 May that Luxembourg had tentatively agreed to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terror (reftel). The MFA had prepared a briefing paper making this recommendation which the FM was going to present to a Government Cabinet meeting "in the near future." W [...]	2007-06-05 15:59:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PREL PARM LU
07LUXEMBOURG24	LUXEMBOURG ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel information on U.S. democratization initiatives for Iran to Luxembourg's Cooperation and Development Director Marc Bichler January 16. Bichler welcomed the information and confirmed that Luxembourg has no programs of any type in Iran. 2. (U) As a matter of national [...]	2007-01-16 15:35:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN LU
07LUXEMBOURG280	LUXEMBOURG UNABLE TO PROVIDE AMMUNITION FOR LAF [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 16:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL NATO LU LE
07LUXEMBOURG366	VISAS VIPER: LUXEMBOURG VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST [...] (U) Post convened its monthly Visas Viper Committee on 15 August 2007. No Visas Viper submissions were presented at that time. 2. (U) The Visas Viper Committee held an ad hoc meeting on 07 September 2007. The following submission was presented: Name: Sulejman ((KOJIC)) aka Kojic ((S [...]	2007-09-07 15:03:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS KVPR ASEC PTER PING LU
07LUXEMBOURG42	LUXEMBOURG URGED TO INCREASE ITS SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Ambassador Wagner met with Defense Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz January 23 to encourage increased Luxembourg support for Afghanistan. Offering the Minister an overview of U.S. policy in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Middle East Peace Plan (MEPP),the Ambassa [...]	2007-01-24 16:11:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF LU
07LUXEMBOURG464	LUXEMBOURG: SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 14:18:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG465	TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH GOL AND CLEARSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8 November 2007, the U.S. Department of Treasury held consultations in Luxembourg with the Government of Luxembourg (GOL) and private sector as part of ongoing USG outreach highlighting the danger of doing business with Iran. The Treasury delegation met with senior Ministry of [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	TTFN EFIN PARM MNUC PREL KCRM ECON LU IR
07LUXEMBOURG489	LUXEMBOURG'S NEW MFA SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador received new MFA Secretary-General Paul Duhr for a courtesy call on 12 December and delivered reftel points on Iran and our recent NIE. Duhr commented that EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, a noted physicist, had briefed EU members on the latest intelligence on Iran, and [...]	2007-12-12 16:11:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG490	LUXEMBOURG'S NEW MFA SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES [...] (C) Ambassador received new MFA Secretary-General Paul Duhr on 12 December and delivered points on Kosovo contained in reftel. Without directly addressing the intransigence of any individual member states, Duhr speculated that the EU would eventually release a statement on its position on a [...]	2007-12-12 16:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI LU
07LUXEMBOURG494	LUXEMBOURG APPROVES COMPREHENSIVE MILITARY REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Luxembourg Parliament passed a long-anticipated military reform package on 19 December 2007 without objection. Key provisions include the creation of "Available Operational Units" (or UDO in French) which are available for service abroad, expanding the size of the army by nea [...]	2007-12-20 15:49:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV NATO MOPS PREL EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG68	LUXEMBOURG PREVIEWS UPCOMING GAERC [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche points February 9 to MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller. He previewed the GAERC agenda and provided the following comments. ------ Kosovo ------ 2. (C) Discussion on the status of Kososvo will be the most important issue addressed by the min [...]	2007-02-09 16:40:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN LU
07LUXEMBOURG79	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel demarche February 22 to Veronique Dockendorf, MFA senior transatlantic affairs officer and Mike Hentges, the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor. Neither had any immediate comment, but both undertook to present the demarche at the earliest opportun [...]	2007-02-23 10:06:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV LU RS
07LUXEMBOURG91	LUXEMBOURG ON MARCH GAERC: MOSTLY PREP FOR COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy MFA Political Director Stephan Muller, Luxembourg does not have high expectations for the 5-6 March GAERC meetings in terms of outcomes. Rather, Luxembourg expects the focus of the meeting to be preparing for the European Council meetings on 8-9 March. Luxembo [...]	2007-03-03 08:38:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ENRG LU SU UZ
07MADRID1021	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO [...] (C) Dear Secretary Rice: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit is a milestone in our work, together with you, to overcome the differences over Iraq with the Spanish government and convince them that further [...]	2007-05-25 11:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL SP
07MADRID1035	SPAIN ON SYRIA REFERENDUM [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Subdirector General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay on 5/25 to relay reftel points, urging Ucelay to issue a statement calling attention to Syria's sham May 27 Presidential Referendum. Ucelay, who had returned that day from Lebanon, acknowledged that Spain did not [...]	2007-05-29 13:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL SY SP
07MADRID1036	UPDATE FOR SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MADRID - BOTH [...] (C) You are arriving in Spain just after the May 27 regional and local elections, the results of which have provided a mixed bag allowing each of Spain's main political parties to claim victory. The elections did not radically alter Spain's political map, but Mariano Rajoy's Popular Party (PP [...]	2007-05-29 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1078	SPAIN: ETA ANNOUNCES THE END TO ITS "PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. In the early morning hours of June 5, the terrorist group ETA published a communiqu in the electronic editions of key Basque media outlets, announcing that it would end its 14-month "permanent cease-fire" beginning at midnight on June 6, and threatening to "reopen its activities [...]	2007-06-05 12:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1099	SPAIN ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS AND MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Spanish Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez June 6 to discuss the need for a united response to Russia's concerns on the CFE treaty. Sanchez said that neither he nor Deputy DG for International Security Affairs Pablo Gutierrez-Segu would be able [...]	2007-06-06 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL SP
07MADRID1144	SPANISH POLDIR ON CFE, CUBA, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar June 7 to discuss the need for unity at next week's extraordinary CFE Treaty conference in Vienna. Dezcallar reiterated Spain's strong commitment to NATO and expressed concern at the tone of Putin's recent rhetori [...]	2007-06-11 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCFE CU SP OSCE
07MADRID116	SENIOR SPANISH OPPOSITION OFFICIAL REITERATES [...] (C) Summary. The DCM on January 16 met with Angel Acebes, Secretary General of the opposition Popular Party (PP) and SIPDIS Minister of Interior under former President Aznar. The meeting covered a myriad of foreign policy issues. Acebes reiterated his party's strong disagreement with the anti-terr [...]	2007-01-22 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1171	VISIT TO SPAIN OF SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid-al-Mu'allim visited Madrid June 7 for a meeting with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. An MFA press release issued prior to the meeting indicated the discussions would focus on the Arab League peace initiative, efforts to reduce tensions in Lebanon, and international [...]	2007-06-14 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY SP
07MADRID1179	SPAIN/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III [...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...]	2007-06-15 07:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP CU
07MADRID1198	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 18 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias said he expected that Cuba would view with skepticism Spain's inability to change the EU Common Position and eliminate the restrictive measures, but the Cubans might still welcome the chance to open dialogue with the EU. Sp [...]	2007-06-19 01:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
07MADRID121	SPAIN NOT ACTIVE ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and discussed Spain's human rights and democracy promotion programs with Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on January 22. Fernandez-Arias thanked Poloff for the information on USG programs in Iran and promised to s [...]	2007-01-23 11:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR SP
07MADRID1256	SPAIN/VENEZUELA: PRESSING MFA ON NAVAL SHIP SALE [...] (C) USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez met with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon June 21 to compare notes the major immigration issues affecting both countries. In the context of Leon's discussion of increased migration to Spain through West Africa, the DCM suggested tha [...]	2007-06-25 11:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR VZ SP
07MADRID1272	SPAIN/CT: THREE ALLEGED MEMBERS OF AL-QAEDA IN THE [...] (SBU) The Spanish National Police on June 26 arrested three young Moroccans in Barcelona suspected of having links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Press reports suggest that their objective was to recruit and indoctrinate young Muslim extremists and facilitate t [...]	2007-06-28 10:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1275	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TALKS ABOUT ODYSSEY [...] (C) In a June 26 courtesy call, newly arrived British Ambassador to Spain Denise Holt (strictly protect) told the Ambassador that tensions with Spain over Odyssey were continuing to pose an unnecessary threat on the two countries' bilateral relationship. Holt stated for the record that the Br [...]	2007-06-28 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1276	SPAIN/UNIFIL: POLITICAL AFTERMATH OF CAR BOMB [...] (C) SUMMARY. After allowing 48 hours of respectful calm in which to bury the victims, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy pummeled each other in Parliament over responsibility for the car bomb deaths of six Spanish soldiers serving under UNIFIL in Lebanon [...]	2007-06-28 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP LE AF
07MADRID1281	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TALKS ABOUT ODYSSEY [...] (C) In a June 26 courtesy call, newly arrived British Ambassador to Spain Denise Holt (strictly protect) told the Ambassador that tensions with Spain over Odyssey were continuing to pose an unnecessary threat on the two countries' bilateral relationship. Holt stated for the record that the Br [...]	2007-06-28 16:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1285	WHEN WILL ODYSSEY SHIPS SAIL OUT? [...] (C) Odyssey Marine Exploration representatives Marie Rogers and Ali Nasser requested a meeting with EconOff June 26 to informally update the Embassy on the American company's plans to sail out from Gibraltar. Despite assurances that the Spanish would indeed attempt to execute the warrant against Od [...]	2007-07-02 07:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1287	SPAIN: FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR ON SPANISH POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told the Ambassador on June 28 that he viewed with great concern the "malignant affect" that the Zapatero government's policies were having on Spain, and he was dismayed to see the Spanish nation slowly eroding as more power continued to devolv [...]	2007-07-02 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1331	SPANISH POLDIR ON KOSOVO, HIZBALLAH, YEMEN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 meeting on a separate issue, Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and the DCM discussed key bilateral issues going forward. Dezcallar said that a crucial priority in coming months should be avoiding a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. [...]	2007-07-06 14:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHSA PBTS EWWT SP LE YM VE YI
07MADRID1336	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. On July 2 Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos to review the progress made in the bilateral relationship since the Ambassador arrived in country two years ago and to look at what each country would like to accomplish together over the next 18 [...]	2007-07-06 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1338	SPAIN ON TRANSFERRING AMMUNITION TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 07:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP
07MADRID134	SPANISH ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) ESTHOFF made reftel points January 24 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, sharing U.S. concerns about the movement to restrict the use of cluster munitions, inquiring about GOS intentions vis-a-vis the February 22-3 Oslo Conference, and probing to see if S [...]	2007-01-25 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID1357	UNHRC: SPAIN LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General for Human Rights told Poloff July 11 that Spain, while understanding U.S. concerns, was "not deeply unhappy with the results" of the UNHRC institution building process. Fernandez-Arias said that the package deal agreed to in Geneva was the best outco [...]	2007-07-12 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN UNHRC SP
07MADRID136	SPAIN SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN [...] (C) During a private dinner with spouses, the Ambassador briefly discussed with FM Moratinos on January 19 ref A points regarding the US's objectives for the NATO foreign ministerial and the need for Allies to take the offensive in Afghanistan. Moratinos said he looked forward to greater det [...]	2007-01-25 17:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID141	SPAIN/COUSO CASE: AMBASSADOR MEET WITH ATTORNEY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 13:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID1428	SPANISH ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS CT AND JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 16:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP VZ
07MADRID1430	SPAIN/ETA: DESPITE RECENT GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: As Spaniards settle into summer vacation mode, the government, the press, and the public continue to focus on the likelihood of a significant attack by the Basque terrorist group ETA. Since ETA broke its self-declared cease-fire on June 6, the government has showed a strong hand [...]	2007-07-20 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1487	SPANISH DEFMIN ON AFGHANISTAN, DEFENSE SALES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso told the Ambassador on July 25 that Spain's military training teams (OMLTs) will go to Afghanistan in September. He said that NATO's efforts to improve ISAF-OEF coordination are helping but reaffirmed the need to continue to be mindful of the h [...]	2007-07-30 11:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR SP AF
07MADRID1492	SPAIN WELCOMES CODEL LOWEY [...] (U) Dear Madame Chairwoman: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. In addition to being a beautiful, historic and culturally rich nation, Spain is a valued U.S. partner and an important geostrategic player. Spai [...]	2007-07-30 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL SP
07MADRID1494	SPANISH DEFENSE POLDIR ON LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on July 26 that Spain believes that the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon is helping. He rejected press reports that Spanish troops in Lebanon had been working with Hizballah. Cuesta said that MOD would be working throughout [...]	2007-08-01 07:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP LE AF
07MADRID1499	SPANISH FM MORATINOS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last week of July, Foreign Minister Moratinos met with top leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, including Syrian President Assad, in a declared effort to support US and European efforts in Palestine and Lebanon. According to MFA Middle East DG Alvaro Iranzo, Moratinos [...]	2007-08-01 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP IS LE SY IZ
07MADRID1556	SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...]	2007-08-14 10:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP
07MADRID1659	UNGA: SPAIN HIGH LEVEL MEETING REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SP
07MADRID1661	SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche relating to the August 6 Russian incursion into Georgian airspace to Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 29. Moratinos, who was preparing to leave for Moscow that very afternoon, gave indications of his agreement with U.S. concerns. He to [...]	2007-08-29 17:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP PGOV OSCE CVIS NATO
07MADRID167	TRANSNISTRIA: RUSSIANS WARN AGAINST PREMATURE [...] (U) January 25, 2007; 11:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: Observers United States - DAS David Kramer European Union - Amb. Adriaan Jacobovits, EU Special Representative Mediators Ukraine - Deputy FM Andriy Veselovsky Russian Federati [...]	2007-02-01 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PBTS MD RS UP SP
07MADRID1670	ODYSSEY UPDATE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ODYSSEY [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, the Ambassador delivered reftel A dipnote to Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who promised to provide a subsequent diplomatic note incorporating the necessary information and assurances. Post's DHS-ICE Attache, who already has in hand the import documentatio [...]	2007-08-31 14:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID17	ETA ATTACK: FIRST DEATH CONFIRMED, ZAPATERO FACING [...] (C) Summary. Authorities confirmed late on January 3 that they had located the body of Ecuadoran immigrant Carlos Alonso Palate in the wreckage of the airport parking garage bombed by ETA on December 30. Alonso Palate becomes the 818th victim of ETA terrorism and the first ETA victim since Ma [...]	2007-01-04 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID173	SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: JUDGE ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. National Court Examining Magistrate Ismael Moreno requested on January 31 that the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) declassify any information related to the transit of CIA aircraft through Spanish territory, as well as any information indicating w [...]	2007-02-01 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR SP
07MADRID174	SPANISH POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MEPP, LATIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Apparently buoyed by recent contacts with top US diplomats and the prospect of a visit by the Secretary, a very agreeable MFA Political Director Rafael SIPDIS Dezcallar told DCM on February 1 that Spain strongly supports the Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan and is implemen [...]	2007-02-01 18:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP AF VZ YI
07MADRID175	SPANISH POLDIR ON VENEZUELA AND PRESS FREEDOMS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 18:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP VE
07MADRID1767	SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FELICE GAER FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 13:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC SP
07MADRID177	ILSA: SPANISH MFA ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH REPSOL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-02 09:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC IR SP ENRG
07MADRID1773	SPAIN DISAGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH TO THEMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy DG for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias told Poloff that Spain respectfully disagreed with most of the content of reftel demarche, but would entertain the idea of a religious intolerance resolution in the Third Committee if absolutely necessary. He said the EU [...]	2007-09-12 17:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL UNGA
07MADRID1802	SPANISH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SYRIA BORDER PLAN, NOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish DG for the Mideast, Mediterranean and Africa Alvaro Iranzo told DCM September 13 that Spain had received generally positive EU feedback to its non-paper on a Syrian border force, noting that certain EU members, including the French, had expressed a desire to wait until a [...]	2007-09-17 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SP SY IS LE
07MADRID1835	SPAIN EQUIVOCAL ON RCFS REGISTRATION, BUT MAY DO [...] (C) Charge spoke September 20 with Jose Maria Pons, Director General for North America and Europe, about the need for Spain as Chair-in-Office (CiO) to allow the registration of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Charge expres [...]	2007-09-21 17:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER OSCE RS SP
07MADRID1916	TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON SAUDI FIVE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 1, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ivo Pascual Herrera, desk officer within MFA's Terrorism Sub-Directorate. Pascual expressed appreciation for the update and reported that Spain had no position concerning the designations of the reftel A Saudi nationals under domestic and U [...]	2007-10-03 08:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07MADRID1977	SPAIN DETAINS ODYSSEY EXPLORER IN DISPUTED [...] (C) The Bahamian-flagged Odyssey Explorer sailed out of Gibraltar at 9:38 am local time the morning of October 16 and was immediately approached by the Spanish Navy and the Guardia Civil approximately 3.5 nautical miles south of Gibraltar in disputed waters. The Spanish authorities detained t [...]	2007-10-16 17:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA SCUL SP UK CA ECON
07MADRID198	SPAIN: EU CONSTITUTION HELPS THOSE WHO HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain hosted a January 26 conference at the deputy foreign minister level of the 18 nations that have ratified the EU Constitution Treaty. While most efforts at reviving the EU Constitution impasse have focused on stripping away enough objectionable content to satisfy the Frenc [...]	2007-02-06 14:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
07MADRID1987	EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S OCTOBER 15 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and CDA Llorens met October 15 with Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. A/S Fried briefed Moratinos on 2 2 talks on CFE and missile defense, including the possibility of major progress on CFE in time for the OSCE ministerial Spain is hosting in November. A/S Fried prepa [...]	2007-10-18 17:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP KV CU
07MADRID2020	SPAIN/OSCE: INTRODUCING PHILIP REMLER AS CANDIDATE [...] (C) In an October 22 meeting at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria "Pepe" Pons (who is the focal point for OSCE issues during Spain's chairmanship),EUR DAS David Kramer introduced Philip Remler as the U.S. candidate to head [...]	2007-10-23 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL SP
07MADRID2021	SPAIN: INL ACTING A/S SCHWEICH BRIEFS SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 9 visit to Madrid, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Center Against Organized Crime (CICO). [...]	2007-10-23 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2034	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-25 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2039	DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon (acting Foreign Minister while Miguel Angel Moratinos is traveling) about the new Iran sanctions. Leon said that that Spain supported U.S. leadership in dealing with Iran's possible acquisition of nu [...]	2007-10-26 11:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2040	DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon about the new Iran sanctions. Leon was quite aware of Secretary Rice's and Secretary Paulson's 10/25/07 press conference from media SIPDIS reports. He said that Spain supported U.S. leadership in [...]	2007-10-26 13:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2041	SPAIN: NATIONAL COURT VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE [...] (C) On October 26, the Fourth Section of the Criminal Division of the Spanish National Court made public its 2-1 vote to accept the extradition to the U.S. of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar. Judge Teresa Palacios presided over the October 4 extradition hearing and voted against remanding [...]	2007-10-26 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN CIVS KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SP
07MADRID2046	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID - [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-29 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2055	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid offers the following responses to REFTEL request for information on the government of Spain's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, we have opted to rewrite each question set [...]	2007-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CIVS ASEC KHLS SP
07MADRID2056	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points October 31 to Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar. He noted that the U.S. and Spain shared a strategic goal -- a free and democratic Cuba -- but differed sharply on tactics. The U.S. nevertheless wanted to work collaboratively with t [...]	2007-10-31 17:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU SP
07MADRID2063	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION DISCUSSES PKK TERRORISM, [...] (C) PKK: DCM met October 31 with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar and delivered reftel points. Dezcallar said Spain shared U.S. concerns regarding the PKK and understood the delicacy of the situation between Turkey and Iraq. He emphasized that Spain wanted to be helpfu [...]	2007-11-02 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SP
07MADRID2070	SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO CEUTA AND MELILLA BACKFIRES [...] (C) The strong Moroccan reaction to the November 5-6 visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Ceuta and Melilla seems to have caught the Zapatero government completely by surprise. When Morocco recalled its ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos and his number two, Bernardino Leon, were reportedly spendin [...]	2007-11-05 18:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07MADRID2077	MFA SECRETARY OF STATE FOR IBEROAMERICA TRINIDAD [...] (C) According to a November 6 readout provided by Trinidad Jimenez' Chief of Staff Juan Carlos Sanchez to the DCM, Jimenez found the situation in Venezuela "extremely bad" during her October 31 visit. She described Chavez as being in "another world." The polarization of the country was increasing a [...]	2007-11-06 18:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP VE
07MADRID2092	NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE VOTE - SPANISH MAKE FINAL [...] (C) DCM met November 7 with Secretary of State for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta. Cuesta raised the CHOD Sanz' candidacy for Chair of the NATO Military Committee, noting that all three countries seeking the post -- Italy, Poland, and Spain -- had much to recommend them. However, he noted that It [...]	2007-11-08 19:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID2093	SPANISH AGAIN BRING UP CARRASCOSA CASE AND MAY [...] (C) The DCM met November 5 with Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez Hernandez to thank him for Spain's efforts in the Al-Kassar extradition case (REFTEL A). Perez Hernandez raised during the meeting Spain's continuing concern over the long-running case of Maria Jose Carrascosa, a Spani [...]	2007-11-08 19:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PREL CASC SP
07MADRID2094	SPANISH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT ODIHR MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS SP
07MADRID2106	DEMARCHE: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met November 14 with Deputy Director General for Andean Countries Ramon Santos and Deputy Director General for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin Garcia-Ovies regarding U.S. concerns over Bolivia's support for Iran's nuclear program (ref A). Sanch [...]	2007-11-15 12:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2125	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Deputy DG for European Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on November 15. Fernandez-Arias emphasized that Spain was mainly in agreement with the U.S., but he highlighted subtle differences on several topics. //KOSOVO// 2. (C) Fernandez- [...]	2007-11-16 17:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2128	USG REPRESENTATIVES REITERATE INTEREST IN WORKING [...] (U) Summary: Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Senior Counsel Michael Shapiro and Deputy Chief of Mission Hugo Llorens used the Spanish government organized Madrid November 7-8, 2007 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" [...]	2007-11-19 09:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV ADCO SP
07MADRID2135	TOP SPANISH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL GETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Joan Mesquida, Director General of Spain's Unified Command of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard, traveled to Miami and Washington the week of November 5 to meet with various members of the U.S. interagency involved in the fight against terrorism and narcotics traffickin [...]	2007-11-20 06:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2142	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. We realize much of your time will rightly be occupied by the OSCE ministerial, but we are certain that when you engage on bilateral issues, you will find the Spanish keenly interested in what you have to say. The country is absorbed with [...]	2007-11-20 18:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID2148	SPAIN/IRAN - UNION FENOSA VICE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS [...] (C) Charge called Union Fenosa Vice President and CEO Honorato Lopez Isla on 11/20/07 to find out whether an 11/16/07 Financial Times story ("Tehran in talks with European companies over big LNG project") reporting that an Union Fenosa subsidiary, Socoin, had been awarded a euros 32.5 million engin [...]	2007-11-23 08:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV SP IR
07MADRID215	SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE THREATENS TO OBSTRUCT US-SPAIN JUDICICIAL COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 18:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CJAN KJUS SP
07MADRID2158	SPAIN AGREES TO TELL BOLIVIA TO BACK OFF ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 14:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO SP
07MADRID2159	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref a demarche November 23 to MFA Secretary of State for Iberoamerica Trinidad Jimenez and the Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo. Drawing also on information provided by WHA/AND concerning Chavez' ties to Iran and increased narcotics trafficking fro [...]	2007-11-27 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE SP
07MADRID2179	ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL FRIED BILATERAL WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen on 11/29/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/07 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Rocen was not willing to commit on when Montenegro might recognize Kosovo - [...]	2007-11-30 14:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NATO PREL OSCE
07MADRID2182	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 bi-lateral meeting, U/S Burns and DAS Bryza met with FM Ali Babacan and the Turkish delegation at the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid in a productive exchange on critical issues: Annapolis Summit, Kosovo final status, and Turkey's relations with Cyprus. On Annapolis Su [...]	2007-11-30 18:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE TU
07MADRID2188	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) What is the nature of investments (and names, if known) that host country businesses have in Cuba? Information on Spanish foreign investment in Cuba is limited, in part because Spanish compan [...]	2007-12-04 08:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU

07MADRID2195	SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN [...] (C) On December 4 the Ambassador raised the issue of helicopters for UNAMID with FM Moratinos, emphasizing the urgent need given UNAMID's lack of air mobility assets and the enormous and rugged terrain in which UNAMID must operate. He underscored that UNAMID's effectiveness was critical to th [...]	2007-12-04 18:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN SU SP
07MADRID2197	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH POLISH U/S WASZCZYKOWSKI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Polish Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski on 11/30/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/2007 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Waszczykowski said that while Poland does plan troop level reductions in [...]	2007-12-05 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO OSCE EUR
07MADRID2202	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS NOVEMBER 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns met with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on the margins of the Organization of Security and Cooperation (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Burns agreed with Schwarzenberg that NATO members must coordinate a strong message and plan for dealing w [...]	2007-12-05 17:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL SP CZ
07MADRID2203	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH SPANISH DG PONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Fried and Spanish Director General for Europe and North America Pepe Pons met briefly on November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. The Spanish received our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its [...]	2007-12-07 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID2207	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]	2007-12-07 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID2225	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Burns and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. U/S Burns delivered our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its institutions, particularly ODIH [...]	2007-12-11 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID2237	SPAIN SUPPORTING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS IN [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, on December 12 regarding upcoming UNGA plenary votes on Third Committee country specific resolutions. Poloff thanked Fernandez-Arias for Spain's support and leadership in gaining approval for th [...]	2007-12-14 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNGA SP
07MADRID2238	SPAIN/ISLAM: GOS SURVEY FINDS MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Spain released its second annual survey of first generation immigrants of Muslim faith on December 11. The results, which generally described a tolerant and fairly content Muslim population in Spain, closely corresponded with those of the 2006 survey. Eighty-t [...]	2007-12-14 12:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF KPLS SP
07MADRID2247	DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS TO RESOLVE KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar November 13, stressing the urgency of bringing closure to the issue of Kosovo. Dezcallar said Spain has never been enthusiastic about a declaration of independence and hoped the entire affair woul [...]	2007-12-14 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI SP
07MADRID2248	U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 15:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR PARM SP
07MADRID225	SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...]	2007-02-09 17:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP
07MADRID2251	SPAIN: AL-KASSAR NEARING EXTRADITION TO U.S., BUT [...] (U) The Penal Section of the Spanish National Court approved on December 13 the extradition of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar to the U.S. The decision of the panel was 11-1 in favor of extradition, with the lone dissension coming from the head of the tribunal Judge Javier Gomez Bermudez. [...]	2007-12-14 17:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID2265	POLITICAL STRATEGIES DEVELOP FOR MARCH GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As we head into the holidays, the polls continue to suggest a close race in the March general election, with President Zapatero and the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular (PP). Recent conversations with key [...]	2007-12-18 13:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID227	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]	2007-02-12 08:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID2272	TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION [...] (C) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Area Specialist Laura Martinez from the MFA's Directorate of Counter-Terrorism on December 18. Martinez expressed appreciation for the information and said that she would share it with law enforcement and intelligence channels. She agreed to provide a [...]	2007-12-19 18:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SP
07MADRID2282	AMBASSADORâ€™S MEETING WITH SPAINâ€™S CELEBRATED AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met on December 14 with Judge Baltasar Garzon, a high-profile investigative magistrate in Madrid's powerful National Court (Audiencia Nacional). Garzon was upbeat in his comments and said that he has a good understanding of U.S. law enforcement and counterterrorism policy, even t [...]	2007-12-21 12:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
07MADRID2294	SPAIN SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. IN ARGENTINE FRACTURE [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission spoke December 20 to Spanish Director General of Foreign Policy for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and presented points in ref A. The DCM expressed concern over the limitations placed on the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires (ref B),saying the restrictions served neith [...]	2007-12-21 15:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ASEC KJUS SP VE AR
07MADRID2304	SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) The December 27 Spanish press carried an interview with Former President Jose Maria Aznar in which Aznar asserted Kosovo's independence would have pernicious consequences for Europe. He said Spain had not participated in NATO operations in the Balkans in order to create an independent Kos [...]	2007-12-28 18:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI SP
07MADRID247	SPAIN ON EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 11:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY MNUC AORC SP
07MADRID269	SPANISH DEPUTY DEFMIN ON UPCOMING PENTAGON VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM met with Secretary of State for Defense Francisco Pardo on February 13 to review plans for Pardo's upcoming, defense-sales-focused trip to the US. DCM and Pardo briefly discussed bilateral defense sales, the GOS reaction to press coverage of US military flights stopping in S [...]	2007-02-14 16:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID288	SPAIN: POINTS DELIVERED ON FREEZING ASSETS OF [...] (C) ESTHOFF delivered REFTEL points February 12 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to freeze the assets of Iranian entities not specifically listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. ECONOFF presented the same points February 12 to MFA International Te [...]	2007-02-16 11:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP SP
07MADRID299	SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points February 16 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, notifying Spain of our designation of three additional Iranian entities under E.O 13382 and asking Madrid to freeze any Spanish assets held by these three entities. Sanchez told [...]	2007-02-20 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IR SP
07MADRID318	SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 11:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID338	SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch, the DCM and MFA State Secretary for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez engaged in a review of the situation in Latin America. Jimenez sees the region as emerging from a very dynamic political and electoral season in 2006. Spanish objectives in 2007 are to help manage th [...]	2007-02-23 12:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID340	INFORMING SPAIN ON THE WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on February 21 to discuss recent developments on the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Gomez-Acebo noted that he recently had spoken with NEA DAS Gordon Gray about the visit to Washington of a [...]	2007-02-23 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SP UNSC WI
07MADRID382	SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MADRID383	SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KISL SP
07MADRID386	SPAIN TO SUPPORT U.S. MTCR UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KSCA SP
07MADRID391	SPAIN ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/WMDT -- see paragraph 3. 2. (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points February 26 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to endorse the Global Initiative's Statement of Principles and to participate in the third meet [...]	2007-03-02 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP SP
07MADRID394	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 1 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the March GAERC meeting (ref A). Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC discussion would be mainly theoretical and analytical this month, a [...]	2007-03-02 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID395	SPAIN ON RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 17:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PL PREL SP
07MADRID402	SPANISH BACKTRACK ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting scheduled to discuss other disarmament-related issues, MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez sheepishly informed ESTHOFF that the information he had provided on January 24 regarding Spanish policy on cluster munitions (REF A) had been in [...]	2007-03-05 13:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID425	SPAIN: AFRICOM SHOULD ENGAGE AFRICAN UNION [...] (C) At a meeting on a range of issues with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on February 2, the DCM raised the recent announcement of the creation of U.S. Combatant Command Africa (AFRICOM) and told Dezcallar that the U.S. would appreciate Spain's input, advice and [...]	2007-03-06 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP XA
07MADRID426	SPAIN: NO SURPRISE CUBA VISIT IN THE WORKS [...] (C) At an unrelated meeting with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2, DCM raised the topic of a possible visit to Cuba of Foreign Minister Moratinos, and he noted that he had told Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez that such a visit could [...]	2007-03-07 09:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP CU
07MADRID432	SPAIN/ETA: RELEASE OF PRISONER TRIGGERS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Just two months after ETA's December 30 bomb attack at Madrid's airport set off a bitter debate regarding the Zapatero Government's handling of the Basque issue, Zapatero has drawn fresh criticism for allowing a hunger striking ETA member to serve the remainder of his sentence in house [...]	2007-03-08 09:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID438	SPAIN: NEED UNSCR ON KOSOVO; MUST ENGAGE SERBIA [...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2 to discuss his recent visit with Foreign Minister Moratinos to Belgrade and Pristina as Chair-in-Office of the OSCE. The DCM emphasized the need to support the Ahtisaari plan and maintain EU and U.S. [...]	2007-03-08 14:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP YI
07MADRID449	SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER RUBALCABA ON DE JUANA [...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 lunch with Spanish Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Ambassador Aguirre heard the Spanish government's defense of its recent controversial decision to allow convicted ETA assassin Inaki De Juana Chaos to serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest [...]	2007-03-08 19:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID452	SPAIN ON IRAN, MEPP, WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss a variety of issues on March 2. Dezcallar said that he would look into moving along the internal approval process for the draft NCIS agreement. He offered a brief summary of Foreign Minister M [...]	2007-03-09 10:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KPAL MO IR WI
07MADRID457	AMIA CASE: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINE POSITION [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, the Ambassador contacted Argentine Ambassador Carlos Betinni on March 8 to advise him that the USG planned to approach the Spanish Government to express support for the Argentine position on the AMIA case at Interpol. On March 9, the DCM, accompanied by Legat and [...]	2007-03-09 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KJUS SP
07MADRID482	PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...]	2007-03-14 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID483	OUTGOING SPANISH DEP DEFMIN ON AFGHANISTAN, BILAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a farewell meeting, outgoing Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo told DCM on March 13 that his recent trip to the US was useful. He said that he continues to worry about how to manage the "asymmetry" in the bilateral defense relationship. Pardo reiterated the Zapatero gov [...]	2007-03-15 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID512	SPAIN: MISSILE DEFENSE OUTREACH [...] (C) Post is engaging the GOS on missile defense as requested in ref A. DCM raised the issue with MFA political director Dezcallar on March 2, as described in ref B. Dezcallar said that Spain has no objection to the program but expressed concern that Russia had not been sufficiently consulted [...]	2007-03-19 14:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID520	SPAIN/IRAQ: SOCIALISTS FIRE UP ANTI-WAR RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary. In a volatile political climate leading up to regional/municipal elections in late May, the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) and far left political allies have ramped up criticism of the war in Iraq, in part to counteract opposition Popular Party (PP) attacks on the Zapatero Government's [...]	2007-03-21 12:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID529	SPAIN COURTS ALGERIA AND MOROCCO DESPITE WESTERN [...] (U) This is an action request message (see paragraphs 3 and 11). 2. (C) NOTE: The conversations in this message took place prior to receipt of reftel on briefing Spain and other countries on our latest Western Sahara efforts, which we will report via separate telegram. END NOTE. 3. (C [...]	2007-03-21 13:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID535	SPAIN WILL STICK TO EU APPROACH ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff presented ref. A demarche to Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, on March 22. Consistent with ref. B, Sanchez-Benedito said that Spain is in agreement with the U.S., is very concerned at the current state of affairs in Zimba [...]	2007-03-22 14:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP ZI
07MADRID536	SPAIN FAVORS UN UMBRELLA FOR WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on March 21, asking Spain to intervene with the Polisario Front (PF) and encourage them to agree to direct negotiations with Morocco under U.S. auspices at a neutral location. Poloff empha [...]	2007-03-22 14:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID545	SPAIN/CUBA: FM MORATINOS PLANNING TO VISIT HAVANA [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo informed DCM on March 23 that Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos plans to visit Cuba, though no date has been fixed. Sandomingo (strictly protect) shared this with the DCM during a readout of the March 17 visit to Mad [...]	2007-03-23 17:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
07MADRID546	GOS ACKNOWLEDGES US CONCERN ABOUT IRAQ WAR COMMENTS [...] (C) The combination of the anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the fervor of the Spanish campaign season led to a brief flurry of anti-US rhetoric from public figures associated with the government. As reported in reftel, magistrate Baltasar Garzon wrote an op-ed on March [...]	2007-03-23 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID596	SPAIN ON TAKING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SP
07MADRID598	SPAIN/KOSOVO: UN RESOLUTION KEY TO SPANISH TROOP [...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria PONS Irazazabal on March 29 to discuss Spain's support for the Ahtisaari Plan's proposals for Kosovo. Pons told DCM that Spain is committed to supporting the EU common position and strongly supports the [...]	2007-04-02 15:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU SP
07MADRID629	SPAIN: CUBA TRIP RESULTS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos said that his April 2-3 visit to Havana, during which he met with Raul Castro and other government leaders, has opened a new stage in Spain-Cuba relations. Moratinos had two principal objectives for the trip: re-engagement with the Cuban governm [...]	2007-04-04 15:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP CU
07MADRID640	SPAIN/CUBA: ENGAGING MEMBERS EU TO REINFORCE [...] (C) Summary. As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting [...]	2007-04-09 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID649	SPAIN/CUBA: ENCOURAGING EU MEMBERS TO HOLD FIRM ON [...] (C) As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting Spanish p [...]	2007-04-10 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID667	SPAIN: MOD POLICY DG ON NCIS/OSI, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Director General for Policy Major General Benito Raggio told PolCouns on March 26 that he is glad to see a positive conclusion to negotiations over regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigati [...]	2007-04-11 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP RU YI
07MADRID686	SPAIN APPRECIATIVE OF MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEFING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of ongoing USG efforts to engage the Spanish government on missile defense, Missile Defense Agency deputy director Brigadier General Patrick O'Reilly met with MOD and MFA officials, as well as opinion leaders and an influential opposition member of Parliament, on March 30. [...]	2007-04-13 10:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID687	SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...]	2007-04-13 10:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID736	EU AND CUBA: MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 16:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID739	SPANISH MOD POLDIR ON NCIS/OSI RESOLUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on April 18 that MOD appreciates US patience with its plans for signature and announcement on April 24 of regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special [...]	2007-04-23 12:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID741	VENEZUELAN RCTV OWNER MARCEL GRANIER IN SPAIN [...] (C) As described in ref A, DCM talked with MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez on April 12 about the possibility that the GOS would act discreetly to encourage Hugo Chavez not to close RCTV. Based on that conversation, Jimenez, who was aware and concerned about the closu [...]	2007-04-24 08:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SP VZ
07MADRID75	SPAIN ON URGING BRAZILIAN PSI PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 18:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT PHSA BR PO SP
07MADRID750	SPAIN AND US SIGN NCIS/OSI REGULATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As required by the 2002 revision of the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC),Spain and the US have signed regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Defense Minister Alon [...]	2007-04-25 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID753	SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]	2007-04-26 07:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MADRID78	MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION [...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]	2007-01-16 16:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SY LE SP
07MADRID807	SPANISH VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 24 to MFA Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, requesting Spanish thoughts on the U.S. agenda for the May PrepCom for the 2010 NPT RevCon. Sanchez, who had clearly given considerable thought to the U.S. nonpaper, relayed GOS views to ESTHOFF during [...]	2007-04-30 11:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT SP
07MADRID824	SPAIN: MISSILE DEFENSE IS NRC ISSUE, NOT OSCE ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM OSCE EZ PL RS SP
07MADRID835	SPAIN ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID836	SPAIN'S IDEAS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a conversation with DCM on May 3 that focused on missile defense (reftel),MFA PolDir Rafael Dezcallar raised four issues related to Afghanistan. Dezcallar wanted to know whom in the Department MFA should contact regarding [...]	2007-05-07 06:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
07MADRID838	MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN BARCELONA AND ANDALUCIA [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried, Farah Pandith, cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On her second visit to Spain, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement, Farah Pandith, traveled to Barcelona, the Andalucian cities of Cordoba and Sevilla and Madrid from April 19-24, meeting [...]	2007-05-07 07:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID859	ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY: FIVE IMMEDIATE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he wil [...]	2007-05-10 13:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID862	SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...]	2007-05-10 16:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID897	SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (C) DCM raised with Spanish MFA PolCouns Rafael Dezcallar May 10 the USG's strong desire for Spain's support in countering the Belarus candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and its active efforts in favor of the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia. DCM underscored that the requ [...]	2007-05-11 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID924	SPAIN: VISIT OF INL DAS MCCAMPBELL; OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Madrid to attend the 25th-annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),INL DAS Christy McCampbell on May 7 met with senior officials in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). During her [...]	2007-05-16 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EAID PREL SP
07MADRID937	VAN WALSUM IN MADRID MAY 18 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on May 17. Gomez-Acebo told Poloff that UN Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum had postponed his planned May 16-22 tour of the Maghreb on May 15 and would instead be in Madrid May 18 for a me [...]	2007-05-17 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO WI SP
07MADRID947	SPAIN ON FUTURE OF RCTV [...] (C) Though not an action addressee on ref A, Post continues to press the GOS to use high-level contact with the BRV to support Venezuelan press freedom, specifically RCTV. As described in ref B, Post helped arrange meetings for RCTV owner Marcel Granier with National Security Adviser Carles Ca [...]	2007-05-18 13:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP VZ
07MADRID950	DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO, IRAQ, IRAN/VENEZUELA, [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with MFA Secretary of State Bernardino Leon on May 17 at the Charge's residence. Leon said Spain was looking forward to the visit of Secretary Rice and said that there was concern that the visit not be manipulated by "either side" of the Spanish political spectrum. C [...]	2007-05-18 17:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID984	RUSSIANS ON SPANISH OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns discussed OSCE issues with Russian Political Counselor Alexey Dementiev and Advisor Dennis Gonchar on May 18 at the Russians' request. Dementiev indicated Russia's strong support for the U.S. led Global Initiative and offered to increase U.S.-Russia coordination through [...]	2007-05-22 15:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE SP RS
07MADRID999	3RD US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE COMMITTEE REVIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the third bilateral High Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting, held in Madrid on May 17-18, DASD Dan Fata and MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed shared strategic interests including the NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan, multi-lateral missions in Kosovo [...]	2007-05-24 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP AF RS YI LE IR PK IS
07MANAGUA1021	ANOTHER CONVERGENCIA MEMBER QUESTIONS ORTEGA,S [...] (C) Summary: Azucena Ferrey, a former Contra and longstanding Christian Democrat currently associated with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) political ally Convergencia, tells us that a number of Convergencia members are disillusioned with the Ortega administration. Ferrey, who di [...]	2007-04-23 14:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1028	IN SEARCH OF OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) Summary: A group of democratic-minded Nicaraguans are attempting to create a political opposition force to counter President Ortega's apparent determination to turn Nicaragua into an autocratic regime along the lines of Chavez's Venezuela. The group proposes to establish a new national d [...]	2007-04-23 20:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1036	LIBERAL MAYORS REJECT ALEMAN, PLEDGE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: A group of mayors from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) meeting with leaders of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) strongly rejected any role for convicted PLC leader Arnoldo Aleman in the Liberal unification process. The mayors plan to form local commissions ahead of th [...]	2007-04-23 23:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1043	NEW MOVIMIENTO DIRECTOR: CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) Summary: The new Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) executive director, Violeta Granera, is convinced that the Ortega government's apparent disorientation is a ruse to divert attention from the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) clear plan to gain political and economic power and [...]	2007-04-24 15:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA1065	EMISSARY OF LIBERAL MAYORS' GROUP CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: Elvin Sandigo, Executive Director of the Association of Patriotic Mayors (ASALPAT),claims that his organization is no longer an organ of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). According to Sandigo, the 58 Liberal mayors that form ASALPAT's membership support Liberal unification [...]	2007-04-25 21:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1067	ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW [...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...]	2007-04-25 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR
07MANAGUA1069	FORO LIBERAL SEEKS LIBERAL UNITY VIA [...] (C) Eight Liberal Forum (Foro Liberal) members, who invited the Ambassador, DCM, and PolCouns to meet over breakfast on April 24, are seeking to foster Liberal unity at the municipal level and through the National Assembly's Nicaragua Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Liberal Constitutional Part [...]	2007-04-26 14:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1083	NICARAGUAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past month, Nicaragua's chronically under-funded and fragile education system suffered turmoil over wage disputes, worsened by political rivalries. Teachers demanding a larger salary increase have paralyzed schools throughout the country through partial or complete wor [...]	2007-04-27 14:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV ECON ELAB NU
07MANAGUA1097	NICARAGUAN POLICE CHIEF SHARES VIEWS ON POLICE ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Police Chief Aminta Granera is committed to counternarcotics and enforcement efforts as well as ensuring public safety, although she has no faith in the Nicaraguan judicial system and receives little assistance from other government agencies. During meetings with Emboffs, Graner [...]	2007-04-27 23:05:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR SNAR
07MANAGUA1113	LIBERAL DEPUTIES AGREE TO WORK ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary: Liberal National Assembly deputies from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) recently pledged during a meeting with poloffs to jump-start negotiations on a joint legislative agenda and methods to coherently oppose objectionable proposals from [...]	2007-05-02 21:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1174	THE OPPOSITION'S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: A [...] (C) Summary: Two former presidential candidates, Eduardo Montealegre of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Edmundo Jarquin of the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS),are working on forging a political alliance to counter President Ortega,s increasingly authoritarian inclinations. The [...]	2007-05-07 22:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1183	MADRIZ - ORTEGA PROMISES REMAIN UNFULFILLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing higher gas prices, no new jobs, and political favoritism, the citizens of Somoto and Totogalpa, Madriz spoke to the Ambassador of growing dissatisfaction with President Ortega's administration. While local opposition leaders are talking, they have not unified or capitali [...]	2007-05-08 16:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ECON PGOV PINR NU
07MANAGUA1195	IN SEARCH OF OPPOSITION UNITY - PART II [...] (C) Summary: The group of prominent democrats introduced in ref B reports that they are planning a major declaration of opposition unity some time in late May. Despite past declarations of support from the three defeated ex-Presidential candidates however, several seem to be waffling in their [...]	2007-05-08 22:16:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1217	NICARAGUA: OIL CONCESSIONS TO U.S. COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: On 10 August, 2006, a court in the Southern Autonomous Atlantic Region (RAAS) accepted a writ of injunction/relief against the Attorney General for signing oil exploration concessions with two U.S. companies without having properly consulted with the governments of the Autonomous [...]	2007-05-10 22:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL NU
07MANAGUA1223	ORTEGA APPOINTS ANOTHER PSEUDO-MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: President Ortega recently appointed former spokeswoman for the Nicaraguan Supreme Court Ruth Tapia Roa to the post of Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense "with the rank of minister." Tapia's chief qualifications appear to be her relationship to former Sandinista military [...]	2007-05-10 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA125	ALN NEGLECTING DISGRUNTLED LIBERALS [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is missing an historic opportunity to capture disgruntled Liberal voters from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),claims Liberal Matagalpino Eugenio Rodriguez. According to Rodriguez, Liberals in key northern areas are upset with the PLC [...]	2007-01-18 17:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA127	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador recently met with Arturo Cruz, Nicaragua's Ambassador-designate to the United States. During the conversation, Cruz first insisted on the importance of President Ortega's participation in the annual Prayer Breakfast; he later reconsidered and suggested Ortega decline the inv [...]	2007-01-18 17:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR IR NU
07MANAGUA1311	GON RESPECTS VENEZUELAN DECISION TO CLOSE RCTV, [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the demarche points on press freedom contained in refetel. The Ambassador expressed concern that the imminent closure of Venezuelan television channel RCTV is an act that violates the OAS' Inter-American Convention on H [...]	2007-05-22 21:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL NU VE
07MANAGUA1318	FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...]	2007-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU
07MANAGUA1340	MONTEALEGRE UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE TO MAKE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is under intense pressure to make a deal with convicted ex-President and Liberal Constitutional Party Leader (PLC) Arnoldo Aleman to unite the Liberal forces. During a recent session with Washington vi [...]	2007-05-24 23:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1350	MISKITOS READY TO MOBILIZE BUT LACK RESOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diverse anti-Sandinista Miskito groups in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) are slowly unifying into a single movement. Significant challenges remain, but the group is convinced of the need to win the municipal elections in four key RAAN municipalities in 2008 [...]	2007-05-28 16:40:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM NU
07MANAGUA1377	GROUP VOICES SUPPORT OF NICARAGUAN POLICE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of fourteen prominent Nicaraguans, who call themselves the "Grupo de Opinion" (Opinion Group) are voicing their support of the Nicaraguan National Police and the Armed Forces in order to prevent them from being co-opted by President Daniel Ortega. Rafael Cordoba, a memb [...]	2007-05-30 22:28:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA140	CENTAM AMBASSADORS CONCERNED ABOUT NICARAGUA'S [...] (C) Summary: Central American ambassadors in Nicaragua were startled by the populist rhetoric and procession of infamous guests surrounding the inauguration of President Daniel Ortega (reftel),but maintain a cautious optimism that regional and international agreements will constrain the Orteg [...]	2007-01-18 23:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NU

07MANAGUA1427	MRS DEFECTORS PLAN NEW CAUCUS IN ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) Summary: While Liberal infighting grabs the most headlines in Nicaragua, post-election squabbling has also fractured the reformist Left. Many FSLN party activists who left the Sandinista Front to support former Managua mayor Herty Lewites' presidential bid later became disenchanted with t [...]	2007-06-05 20:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1482	OPPOSITION LABOR PUSHES FOR LIBERAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberal labor federation Permanent Workers' Congress (CPT) seeks to form a "Pro Unity Committee" to create a unified Liberal platform and break the political impasse between the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC). CPT leaders wor [...]	2007-06-12 18:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB
07MANAGUA1495	LABOR - POTENTIAL KEY TO OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is growing unrest and resentment towards President Daniel Ortega among organized labor, sparked by turmoil in the education sector earlier this year. Human rights NGO Nicaraguan Permanent Commission for Human Rights (CPDH) hopes to capitalize on the situation by working w [...]	2007-06-13 23:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB
07MANAGUA1537	ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE PLANS MINISTRY PURGE, [...] (C) Summary: According to an internal memorandum obtained by post, Acting Nicaraguan Minister of Defense Ruth Tapia Roa plans to fire the few remaining officials from the previous administration and replace them with Army-approved loyalists. She also alerts President Ortega to the Army's "new [...]	2007-06-18 15:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1541	NEW ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE RECEIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador met with Ruth Tapia Roa, the new Secretary General and acting Minister of Defense (reftel),on June 4 to discuss issues of mutual concern. Although Tapia's office delayed granting the appointment for several weeks, the meeting was cordial. She led the meeting on behalf of the [...]	2007-06-18 22:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1543	CIVIL SOCIETY UNDER SIEGE, CLAMOURING FOR [...] (C) Over the past 2-3 months, the political section has received over a dozen proposals from civil society organizations concentrated in three areas: human rights defense, organized labor, and indigenous (Miskito) groups. Each organization claims to oppose President Daniel Ortega and seeks fi [...]	2007-06-18 23:22:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL NU
07MANAGUA1547	TEACHERS HOPE TO FORM FIRST "SUPER" UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic teachers' unions hope to form a national alliance ("Central") in order to gain negotiating power with the Ortega government and more effectivley contest the alliance between Education Minister Miguel De Castilla and pro-Sandinista teachers' union ANDEN. Union leaders [...]	2007-06-20 16:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL NU
07MANAGUA155	EX-SANDINISTA VP SERGIO RAMIREZ: RECENT ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Sergio Ramirez, a renowned author and Vice President during the 1980s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) era who is estranged from the FSLN, paints a discouraging map of the course the new Ortega government has set over the past week. He recently warned the Ambassador [...]	2007-01-19 21:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1562	CHINANDEGANOS CONCERNED ABOUT ORTEGA, OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The politically active citizens of Nicaragua's north-western department of Chinandega are concerned about President Ortega's centralization of government and attempts to establish local citizens' councils. Members of the private sector note that economic activity is generally dec [...]	2007-06-21 16:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON KDEM MCC NU
07MANAGUA157	REGIONAL AMBASSADORS SHARE THOUGHTS ON ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassadors to Nicaragua from Spain, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia are concerned that the authoritarian tendencies and lack of experience of many officials in the Ortega administration, combined with the "destabilizing" influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, may nega [...]	2007-01-19 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1588	USG COMMITMENT TO GOOD RELATIONS WITH SANDINISTAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 29-June 1 meetings in Managua, WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley reaffirmed with senior FSLN leaders that USG policy is to pursue productive and positive relations with the Ortega government. At the same time he communicated that President Ortega's increasingly anti-US [...]	2007-06-26 19:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1592	FSLN TO USE PRN TO FURTHER DIVIDE LIBERALS IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nicaraguan Resistance Party's (PRN) internal problems continue. The Supreme Electoral Counsel canceled internal PRN elections, citing irregularities and internal struggles. There is a serious rift between PRN president Salvador Talavera and vice president Julio Blandon. T [...]	2007-06-28 17:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1621	FIVE PILLARS OF FSLN STRATEGY [...] (C) A document leaked to the press recently revealed that the FSLN has readied a plan called the "Five Pillars of the Revolutionary Project" to be formally announced on the July 19 celebration of the 28th anniversary of the Somoza overthrow. The 5 Pillars are: direct democracy and civilian po [...]	2007-07-02 16:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1622	ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]	2007-07-02 17:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA1663	ALN DEPUTY SUBJECT OF FSLN/PLC WITCH HUNT [...] SUMMARY: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputy Alejandro Bolanos Davis' seat in the National Assembly hangs by a thread. Led by Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) magistrates, the Nicaragua Supreme Electoral Counsel (CSE) voted to strip Bolanos of his seat over supposed citizenship irregu [...]	2007-07-05 22:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA175	PLC DEPUTIES FORM NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: A group of National Assembly deputies from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) recently expressed a willingness to work with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) on legislative issues and reported they have formed a negotiating committee with the ALN. The deputies, including [...]	2007-01-23 14:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1751	MURDER OF NICARAGUAN NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary: Comisionado Manuel Guillermo Obando, member of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) Vetted Unit, an anti-drug investigation unit supported by the US Embassy Managua INL and the Drug Enforcement Administration was found murdered July 12, 2007. Two of his neighbors are under poli [...]	2007-07-18 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM NU
07MANAGUA1771	NICARAGUA AND THE IMF HAVE A PRGF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF and GON have almost completed a three-year Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) agreement. After finalization of some budgetary numbers, the PRGF will go before the IMF Board in October. Characterizing the agreement as "plain vanilla," IMF ResRep Humberto Arbulu Neir [...]	2007-07-23 14:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA178	LACAYO: FSLN INTEREST GROUPS COMPETE FOR DOMINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Antonio Lacayo, secretary minister of the presidency during Violeta Chamorro's presidency and her son-in-law, believes that the power struggle among competing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) interest groups will "test" the new Ortega government and could be exploited [...]	2007-01-23 15:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ENRG EPET
07MANAGUA1784	MRS CELEBRATES A DAY OF ANTI-DANIELISMO [...] (C) Summary: While the FSLN celebrated its high holy day on July 19, 2007, the Movimiento Renovador Sandinista (The Sandinista Renovation Movement, or MRS),a Sandinista break-off party, turned their modest celebrations into a day of protest against the growing authoritarianism of President Da [...]	2007-07-24 21:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NU PREL EAID PINS
07MANAGUA179	FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS STRUGGLES TO JUGGLE THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos (Refs. E-H) is struggling to juggle the demands and impositions of anti-U.S., populist, authoritarian-minded allies against the concerns and expectations of the U.S. and other like-minded governments. We reminded Santos that any dangers [...]	2007-01-23 15:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA181	BONILLA: LIBERALS MUST MEND THEIR DIFFERENCES OR [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) lawmaker Yamileth Bonilla, who heads the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, believes that President Ortega's efforts to consolidate his power only days after assuming office have shocked the ALN and rival Liberal Constitutional Party [...]	2007-01-23 17:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA182	HUMAN RIGHTS NGO TERMS ORTEGA GOVERNMENT "WORST [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Permanent Human Rights Council (CPDH) believe that the turn the Ortega government has taken since it assumed power is the "worst-nightmare scenario." They recently warned the Ambassador that President Ortega will not leave office for at least ten years unless Nic [...]	2007-01-23 18:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA1873	EMBASSY MANAGUA ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Due to recent political changes in Nicaragua, it remains to be seen whether the GON will continue to cooperate with the U.S. on broad high-level security policy. Even so, day-to-day operational cooperation remains strong, particularly with the National Police and the military. We believ [...]	2007-08-08 23:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL XK
07MANAGUA1880	AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 6 MEETING WITH EDUARDO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Eduardo Montealegre leader of Nicaragua's Liberal Alliance (ALN) at Montealegre,s request on August 6. Montealegre expressed his doubts about the possibilities of forming a strategic liberal alliance with Liberal Constitutional Party of Nicaragua (PLC) before the [...]	2007-08-09 18:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1904	CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER IN NICARAGUA ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Monsignor Bernardo Hombach, Catholic archbishop of the diocese of Granada offered his assessment of the human rights situation in Nicaragua, citing a corrupt judicial system, a government run on political patronage, and illegal narcotics trafficking as the gravest challenges facin [...]	2007-08-13 22:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1921	MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR THE PLC [...] (C) Nicaragua's Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) stands at a pivotal juncture. An upcoming vote (date TBD) on the issue of Citizens' Councils in the National Assembly will auger whether former President and convicted felon Arnoldo Aleman's power over the party is waning. At stake too are [...]	2007-08-15 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA194	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, newly minted Minister of Finance and Public Credit Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon sressed that the clear intention of the Ortega administration is to maintain macroeconomic stability. Guevara reported that he is talking to [...]	2007-01-24 18:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV NU
07MANAGUA1944	ORTEGA RAMPS-UP CITIZEN COUNCILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal reforms pushed through the National Assembly early in the year have enabled President Daniel Ortega to put in play his "direct democracy" gambit through Citizen Councils (CPC). Under the control of the First Lady, Rosario Murillo, Ortega plans to have nearly 17,000 CPCs ( [...]	2007-08-20 17:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1952	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT SEIZES EXXON FUEL STORAGE [...] (C) Summary: After close of business on August 17, local police showed up at Esso/Nicaragua's Corinto I fuel storage facility located at the Port of Corinto and on a judge's order seized the facility. Exxon officials believe that the pretext for the seizure was a tax issue involving the exem [...]	2007-08-21 00:28:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EPET NU
07MANAGUA196	FM SANTOS CLAIMS OIL CONCESSIONS WILL MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos informed us that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will facilitate the opening of oil exploration concessions on the Atlantic Coast that have been stalled for legal reasons. Santos also used the occasion to request assistance for the milit [...]	2007-01-24 19:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA1963	FEAR AND LOATHING ON NICARAGUA'S ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our contacts on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast ("costenos") support the Ambassador's non-combative engagement strategy with President Ortega's administration. With many households almost wholly dependent on remittances from family members working in the U.S., costenos are fearful of [...]	2007-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2000	NICARAGUAN ECONOMY COASTING - BUT STRAINS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Second Economic Roundtable reviewed the performance of different economic sectors and painted a picture of an economy coasting on the achievements of the Bolanos administration, early signs of a slowdown, and increasing strains between the GON and businesses. The [...]	2007-08-30 14:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EPET EINV NU
07MANAGUA2001	BOLANOS-DAVIS CASE: SILENCING CRITICS MADE EASY [...] (C) National Assembly Deputy Alejandro Bolanos-Davis met with us on August 24 to give us his reaction to his seemingly permanent expulsion from the National Assembly, the next moves in his case, and his overview of Nicaraguan politics. Bolanos-Davis is convinced that the Ortega regime will not [...]	2007-08-30 14:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2008	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2009	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2016	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT STILL CONTROLS EXXON FUEL [...] (C) Summary: Ten days after the government seized one of Esso/Nicaragua's fuel depots at the Port of Corinto, it refuses to return the facility to Esso without preconditions. The government wants Esso to honor third party contracts involving the use of the depot; for safety and liability rea [...]	2007-08-31 00:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA202	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, in a meeting at Sandinista Party Headquarters, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with then SIPDIS President-elect Daniel Ortega a new regional health-care training initiat [...]	2007-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2021	NICARAGUA: DOLE PITCHES NEMAGON SETTLEMENT TO [...] (C) Dole Food Company President and CEO David DeLorenzo met with President Ortega on August 28 to deliver a new proposal for the settlement of health claims related to the pesticide Nemagon. DeLorenzo reports that Ortega was receptive to the proposal, which would include payments to affected [...]	2007-09-04 16:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV SENV SOCI ELAB NU
07MANAGUA2055	NICARAGUA: EXXON AT IMPASSE WITH GOVERNMENT OVER [...] (C) Summary: Since our last report, Exxon and the government converted their earlier exchange of letters into a memorandum of understanding, with the Government of Nicaragua adding some potentially troubling language. On September 3, the negotiators for the two sides submitted the memorandum t [...]	2007-09-07 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2116	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT RETURNS EXXON FUEL DEPOT [...] (C) Summary. Exxon representatives informed the Embassy that Esso/Nicaragua's Corinto I fuel depot was returned to Esso/Nicaragua during the afternoon of September 13. This triggered the signing of a memorandum of intent between the government and Esso/Nicaragua, stating Esso's willingness to [...]	2007-09-14 01:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2168	NICARAGUA: OPIC MOSBACHER ANNOUNCES HOUSING [...] (C) On September 12, OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher announced that his agency will expand an existing mortgage facility with local bank Bancentro to fund the reconstruction of houses destroyed by Hurricane Felix. In a subsequent meeting, CEO Mosbacher explained to Free Trade Zone (FT [...]	2007-09-21 15:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EFIN NU
07MANAGUA2169	CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY? TAIWANESE PRESIDENT VISITS [...] (C) Summary: On Aug 26-28, President Chen Shui-ban of Taiwan visited Nicaragua as part of an effort to retain Nicaragua's diplomatic recognition of his country. For the Nicaraguans, the visit was an opportunity to secure more assistance and foreign investment. Throughout the visit, Chen repe [...]	2007-09-21 19:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG TW NU
07MANAGUA2207	CITIZEN COUNCILS - FULL STEAM AHEAD? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 meeting, Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs) Managua coordinator Eliaz Chevez asserted the National Assembly's (NA) vote to remove authorization for the executive to create such entities from Law 290 is "not substantial" and that the CPCs will "continue to move for [...]	2007-09-26 18:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2211	ATLANTIC COAST - THE LONG (WINDING) ROAD BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The indigenous Miskito indians of Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) believe the Nicaraguan government (GON) failed to adequately warn them of Hurricane Felix's September 4 arrival and has not done enough to help them. Miskito leaders believe the true death tol [...]	2007-09-26 23:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2223	SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into Daniel Ortega's term as president, his socialist rhetoric continues to worry potential and current investors in Nicaragua. Beginning on the day of his inauguration, Ortega launched into anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal, and increasingly anti-American rhetoric, i [...]	2007-09-28 23:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NU
07MANAGUA225	ATMOSPHERICS OF ORTEGA INAUGURATION: CHAOS AND POPULISM TRUMPS SECURITY AND PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of President Daniel Ortega on January 10 projected an odd image of disorder, amateurism, and unceremonious conduct, where populism trumped protocol, and security was virtually non-existent. Heads of state, royalty, ministers, and other dignitaries from over 64 co [...]	2007-01-25 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2255	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT IGNORING BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: At an October 2 meeting donors providing direct budget support to Nicaragua expressed frustration over repeated brush-offs from the government since the Budget Support Group's (BSG) annual performance review in July. BSG members believe the government is assuming that donors will [...]	2007-10-04 18:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2287	LIBERAL UNITY MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Members of several Nicaraguan opposition parties came together on October 4 to pledge their support for a new "National Unity Alliance." It is too early to tell if this new grouping will be the catalyst for building a strong united opposition to the Sandinista regime of President Ortega. [...]	2007-10-09 15:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2295	NICARAGUA: CRIMINALIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC ABORTION [...] (U) Summary: Women's rights organizations, human rights NGOS, and physicians have reacted sharply to the Nicaraguan National Assembly's vote to include in the country's new Penal Code the criminalization of therapeutic abortion. Opponents of the criminalization of all forms of abortion have [...]	2007-10-10 22:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN NU
07MANAGUA2325	ATLANTIC COAST - GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO FUMBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Hurricane Felix the Nicaraguan government continues to mismanage the situation in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). In his presentation before the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega failed to ask the [...]	2007-10-15 17:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2368	BUSINESS SECTOR PRIVATELY EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE [...] (C) Summary: On September 19, the Ambassador hosted his third Economic Roundtable with representatives of the private sector. While economic indicators are generally positive, some participants questioned whether economic growth can be sustained given power shortages and a deteriorating inve [...]	2007-10-22 19:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET EINV PREL PGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2373	THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REHABILITATION OF ARNOLDO [...] (C) There is a nascent, subtle process underway in Nicaragua that represents a serious threat to the future of democracy in the country and, by extension, U.S. interests: the public rehabilitation of former President and convicted felon Arnoldo Aleman. Polling data consistently shows that Al [...]	2007-10-23 15:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2402	REGIONAL PARTNERS SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT DIRECTION [...] (C) Ambassadors from Spain, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico share similar concerns about the direction of Nicaragua under the Ortega Government. They are frustrated by the GON's lack of professionalism, transparency and accountability, and have a low level of confidence in the gove [...]	2007-10-30 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BR CI CO ECON JA MX NU PREL XM
07MANAGUA241	A BLOW TO DEMOCRACY: LIBERALS DELIVER MORE POWER [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan National Assembly approved on January 24 a series of reforms to Law 290 -- which defines the roles of the ministries and other executive institutions -- that grant more authority to the Presidency and reduce transparency by considerably reducing civilian controls ove [...]	2007-01-26 22:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA242	MARTINEZ CUENCA LAUDS U.S. POLICY TOWARDS ORTEGA [...] (C) In Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca's recent meeting with the Ambassador, he applauded President Bush's "magnificent" decision to call Ortega before the inauguration, terming the gesture the "best antidote to keep Ortega from straying" and to check Venezuelan President Hugo [...]	2007-01-26 22:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA244	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Salvadoran President Tony Saca a new regional health-care training initiative; Salvador's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program; bilater [...]	2007-01-29 14:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2446	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AIMED TO PERPETUATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Constitutional reform is the hot political topic of the moment in Nicaragua. The Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) and the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) are privately negotiating a major overhaul of the Nicaraguan body politic, focused on creating likely t [...]	2007-11-07 22:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA245	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH GUATEMALAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Guatemalan Vice Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Andrade a new regional health-care training initiative; the Guatemalan Government's (GOG [...]	2007-01-29 14:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA246	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007 the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya a new regional health-care training initiative; Honduras' petroleum dependency; resolving the need [...]	2007-01-29 14:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2466	THE CITIZEN COUNCILS' GROWING SHADOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's Citizen Power Councils (CPC) continue to penetrate Nicaraguan society, increasing fear among civil society leaders. Over the past month, cases have been reported in which the CPCs have incited civil unrest, demanded CPC membership in exchange for emergency aid [...]	2007-11-13 18:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA247	SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PANAMANIAN VICE [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Panamanian Vice President Samuel Lewis and Health Minister Camilo Alleyne a new regional health-care training initiative. Alleyne reit [...]	2007-01-29 14:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2479	GON SLOWLY REACHING OUT TO BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS [...] (C) Summary: The Budget Support Group (BSG),a group of donor countries providing direct budget support (i.e. cash transfers for development purposes) to Nicaragua, told the Ministry of Finance (MHCP) on October 4 that it could not confirm funds to support the 2008 National Budget without bett [...]	2007-11-19 17:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2486	CITIZEN COUNCILS DEALT BLOW BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 20, the Nicaraguan National Assembly voted to override with 52 votes Sandinista President Daniel Ortega's veto of legislation to prohibit the transfer of a real measure of Executive authority to the Citizen Power Councils (CPCs). Deputies representing the Nicaraguan [...]	2007-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON KDEM NU PGOV
07MANAGUA2495	IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: On November 6, Nicaragua's Minister of Health, Dr. Maritza Cuan, tendered her resignation in what appears to have been a palace coup engineered by Vice-Minister Guillermo Gonzalez. Over the prior several weeks, Cuan had come under increasingly public and high-level criticism, inc [...]	2007-11-23 23:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TBIO PARM MASS NU
07MANAGUA2516	ORTEGA'S CITIZENS' COUNCILS - PANDORA'S BOX? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 21, a Pandora's Box was opened when the Nicaraguan National Assembly (NA) voted to override President Ortega's veto of a controversial legislative change that would prevent him from creating his Citizen Power Councils (CPC) as an extension of the Executive branch. Si [...]	2007-11-30 13:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2532	NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...]	2007-12-06 18:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NU
07MANAGUA2539	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA PRESSURES EXXONMOBIL TO BUY [...] (C) President Ortega announced on December 5 that he had instructed the Ministry of Energy and Mines and others "to quickly work out a proposal to nationalize the importation of oil." Ortega wants Nicaragua to import all oil from Venezuela to take advantage of Hugo Chavez' offer to contribute [...]	2007-12-07 21:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2541	NIE ON IRAN: NICARAGUA SUPPORTS PEACEFUL USE, [...] (C) On December 4, we delivered the non-paper and talking points per reftel to Director General for American Affairs, Orlando Gomez; Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana, David McField, and Acting Director General for International Organizations, Mario Barquero Baltodano at the Ministry [...]	2007-12-07 21:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM NU
07MANAGUA2543	CERD ELECTION: NICARAGUA WILL FAVOR PROSPER; [...] (C) On December 4, we delivered a copy of the diplomatic note and of Pierre-Richard Prosper's CV to Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs; David McField, Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana; and Mario Barquero Baltodano, Acting Director General for International Organiz [...]	2007-12-08 00:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA NU
07MANAGUA255	PLC DEPUTY ADMITS RIFTS IN PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) deputy Carlos Noguera recently reported considerable discontent within the PLC rank and file stemming from the dismal results of the national elections and the party's ongoing political pact with the Sandinista Front (FSLN). Local party leaders [...]	2007-01-29 21:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA256	PLC DEPUTY ADMITS RIFTS IN PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-29 21:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA269	RIZO: PLC AND ALN UNDERESTIMATED ONE ANOTHER TO [...] (C) Jose Rizo, the Liberal Constitutional Party's (PLC) presidential candidate in the November 2006 race, acknowledged to PolCouns on January 23 that he had miscalculated the strength of rival Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) candidate Eduardo Montealegre, while Montealegre had also underest [...]	2007-01-30 18:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA284	MRS LOSES CAUCUS STATUS BUT CONTINUES AS MOST [...] (C) Summary: The Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) has lost its official status as a caucus in the Nicaraguan National Assembly, but its deputies continue to offer the most vocal opposition to President Daniel Ortega. MRS members are disappointed by the larger Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance's [...]	2007-01-30 20:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA295	CONSERVATIVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ALN... [...] (C) Summary: Conservative National Assembly deputy Alejandro Bolanos, one of the leading Conservative Party voices in Nicaragua, recently confided to poloff that the Conservatives will continue to support the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, Bolanos [...]	2007-01-31 17:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB KDEM NU
07MANAGUA324	PLC DEPUTY WARNS OF OPPORTUNISTIC FSLN INCURSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) deputy Freddy Torres recently warned that the Sandinistas are working to buy the loyalty of vulnerable and impoverished farmers in the Liberal heartland, and the Liberals do not have the resources to oppose them. Torres agreed that the PLC must [...]	2007-02-02 23:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID NU
07MANAGUA328	ALN EMBARKS ON REORGANIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) planning coordinator Kitty Monterrey recently shared her party's reorganization plans and provided a copy of ALN president Eduardo Montealegre's letter to his Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) counterpart. In that letter, Montealegre proposes [...]	2007-02-05 20:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA329	AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE CRUZ: &BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and country team members recently presented an overview of USG programs and their parameters to Nicaraguan Ambassador-designate to the United States Arturo Cruz (Ref. A),similar to the December 2006 presentation to then President-elect Daniel Ortega's transition team [...]	2007-02-05 20:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA331	CONVERGENCIA DEPUTIES HAVE INDEPENDENT AGENDA FROM [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly deputy Augustin Jarquin recently told us that the non-Sandinista deputies in the Sandinista Front (FSLN) caucus have developed an independent legislative agenda. The deputies -- a mix of Liberals, Conservatives, Resistance leaders, and indigenous representatives [...]	2007-02-05 21:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA357	ORTEGA ACTIONS TEST TRIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With less than one month in office, President Daniel Ortega and Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) lawmakers have already touched off a number of our tripwires and placed opposition parties and civil society, international financial institutions (IFIs),and [...]	2007-02-07 14:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KDEM MARR NU PARM PINR PREL PTER
07MANAGUA40	ALN EXAMINES ITS ROLE AS NEW DEMOCRATIC FORCE [...] (C) Summary: During a recent Embassy-hosted lunch, Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputies-elect (headed by Eduardo Montealegre) and leaders of the alliance parties discussed strategy, the future of the ALN, Eduardo Montealegre's role in the party and the need for consolidation. Montealeg [...]	2007-01-09 19:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA401	MANAGUA MAYOR EYES AMBASSADORIAL POSTING IN ROME, [...] (C) Summary: Managua Mayor Dionisio Marenco confirmed to the Ambassador that he may become Nicaragua's Ambassador to Italy, although the timeline is unclear. The Sandinista (FSLN) mayor, who is interested in establishing sister city relationships with U.S. cities, will also consider the Wisc [...]	2007-02-13 19:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL ECON EPET EINV IR
07MANAGUA404	LIBERALS FINALLY OPPOSE FSLN - WILL IT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaragua's previously divided Liberal parties jointly passed two resolutions in the National Assembly opposing actions by the Sandinista Front (FSLN) administration to change the official government seal and attribute powers to citizen councils that are reserved for government [...]	2007-02-13 21:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA415	ORTEGA GOVERNMENT TAGS CARDINAL OBANDO TO HEAD [...] (C) Summary: President Ortega's new National Peace and Reconciliation Council is the centerpiece of Ortega's September 15 accord with Nicaraguan Resistance Party leader Salvador Talavera. Ignoring Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes' reference to an August 2006 pastoral letter issued by the Episcopa [...]	2007-02-14 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA444	BOLANOS TO SECRETARY LEAVITT - DEMOCRACY IS NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 10, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with outgoing President SIPDIS Enrique Bolanos his plans for a virtual presidential library, his future role in the National Assembly and his [...]	2007-02-20 13:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
07MANAGUA466	OPPOSITION ASSEMBLY CAUCUS LEADERS SEEK TRAINING [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly caucus leaders representing the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),and the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) recently met with the Ambassador and sought more U.S. training assistance, especially for freshmen lawmakers and [...]	2007-02-21 22:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA487	RE-MOLDING THE CONTRAS INTO A POLITICAL FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Convergence (Convergencia) leader and lawmaker Elia Galeano believes that the Resistance movement will continue to be ineffective as a political force in Nicaragua without robust political and leadership training. She proposes transforming an association of ex-combatant [...]	2007-02-23 21:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA493	ALN SEEKS ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM, PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) is in debt from its campaign commitments and urgently needs funding to maintain its momentum, enable leader Eduardo Montealegre to emerge as the uncontested leader of the opposition, and prepare for the 2008 municipal elections. The ALN plan [...]	2007-02-24 00:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA530	FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY ANTI-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samuel Santos appears perturbed by threats against U.S. local residents, tourists, and journalists in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur area. He has requested details of the incidents and will speak with the mayor of the town about the concerns. Santos informed us t [...]	2007-02-27 17:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA538	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH LIBERAL LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: The heads of the Nicaraguan National Assembly Liberal caucuses recently shared with Senator Nelson their skepticism over President Ortega's professed commitments to democracy and reconciliation and believe that the Assembly and international community must serve as checks to Ortega [...]	2007-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP VE NU
07MANAGUA539	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER EDUARDO [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) leader Eduardo Montealegre advised Senator Nelson that President Ortega is struggling against competing interests within the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and may find governing more difficult when he is unable to comply with his cam [...]	2007-02-28 15:59:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NU
07MANAGUA541	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS [...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos, he impressed upon Santos his desire to establish sincere and positive relations with the new Ortega government and the Nicaraguan people. The Senator commented that Venezuelan President Chavez' lack of s [...]	2007-02-28 17:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA542	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT MORALES [...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales, he noted his commitment to fostering friendship between the American and Nicaraguan peoples and good relations between their two governments. Morales sought the Senator's support for TPS renewal for Nicara [...]	2007-02-28 17:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA543	FSLN USING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SPREAD [...] (C) Summary: Liberal mayor Bronley Alvarez reports that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) is using assistance programs sponsored by Venezuela and Cuba to spread the message that the USG "does nothing" in Nicaragua and only the FSLN and its allies can alleviate poverty. Alvarez fe [...]	2007-02-28 18:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID NU VE CU
07MANAGUA577	ALN MUST EMBRACE LOCAL LEADERS TO WIN BATTLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) deputy Ramiro Silva believes that the ALN must work with local Liberal elected officials in order to win the battle for Liberal leadership with the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and consolidate opposition forces. Silva holds ALN leader Eduar [...]	2007-03-02 23:22:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA583	THE SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT 60 DAYS OUT - AND OUR [...] (C) Summary: The FSLN administration is fast reverting to its improvisation, secrecy, and centralization of the 1980's, forging an operating style more appropriate for a revolutionary junta than a modern, democratic state. President Ortega appears determined to consolidate his power, circumve [...]	2007-03-05 22:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NU PHUM PINR PREL KCOR
07MANAGUA616	(C) EMBASSY JUMP STARTS LIBERAL UNITY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: After splintering under the weight of mutual suspicion and recriminations, DCM hosted a cocktail to bring together members of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) to reactivate discussions on the need to forge a unified opposition to confront [...]	2007-03-08 14:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU IR TW VE
07MANAGUA617	ALEMAN STORMS ALN HEADQUARTERS, BUT REFUSES TO MEET PRIVATELY WITH MONTEALEGRE [...] (C) Summary: With an entourage of PLC party hacks and media in toe, former president Arnoldo Aleman recently paid an impromptu (although some ALN members appear to have expected it) visit on rival ALN party headquarters. Eduardo Montealegre was in the midst of chairing his party's weekly bo [...]	2007-03-08 15:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA627	CSE OFFICIAL CLAIMS ELECTORAL COUNCIL SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Barreto, Chief of Staff of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE),claims that most CSE magistrates are ready to implement desperately needed electoral reforms, but the Council requires donor assistance to move forward. The reforms would center around the issuance of [...]	2007-03-08 23:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM NU
07MANAGUA632	NICARAGUA WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING GLOBAL [...] (C) On March 8, Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Brennan and Russian counterpart Valeriy Bobrov delivered the joint reftel demarche to Nicaraguan Vice Foreign Minister Manuel Coronel Kautz, Acting Foreign Minister in Foreign Minister Samuel Santos' absence. Coronel, who recently returned from an [...]	2007-03-09 20:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NU

07MANAGUA668	THE FIRST 60 DAYS - ORTEGA PRESSURES MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's attitude and actions towards the mainstream media in the first 60 days of his administration have raised doubts about his commitment to freedom of expression. Sounding more like an attack plan than a government communications strategy, First Lady Rosario Muri [...]	2007-03-12 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA669	THE FIRST 60 DAYS - ORTEGA PRESSURES MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's attitude and actions towards the mainstream media in the first 60 days of his administration have raised doubts about his commitment to freedom of expression. Sounding more like an attack plan than a government communications strategy, First Lady Rosario Muri [...]	2007-03-12 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA700	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Minister of Labor Jeanette Chavez Gomez admitted that the Ministry faces some complex problems. While in favor of increasing the minimum wage, she emphasized the need for a cautious, balanced approach to adjusting the mini [...]	2007-03-16 17:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KDEM PGOV PINR NU
07MANAGUA720	INCREASING VENEZUELAN INFLUENCE ON ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) Summary: Prominent indigenous activist Javier Williams Slate warns the Ortega Administration is aggressively consolidating power in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) to secure a route for their Venezuelan allies to transport oil to the Pacific. According to Williams, Venezuelan [...]	2007-03-19 22:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI SNAR NU VE
07MANAGUA726	ORTEGA FOLLOWS CHAVEZ' LEAD IN CONFRONTING U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Nicaragua on March 11 to use the country as a platform to criticize the United States and the Central American leg of President Bush's recent trip. Chavez' trips to Nicaragua have inspired President Daniel Ortega to abandon his pre-ele [...]	2007-03-20 15:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU VE
07MANAGUA745	ORTEGA ACCORDS ALEMAN VIRTUALLY FREE REIGN [...] (C) Summary: In an effort likely aimed to keep Nicaragua's liberals divided and ensure 'buy-in" from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) on the appointment of regime-friendly Supreme Court justices and other government positions, the Ortega government issued instructions on March 16 allowi [...]	2007-03-21 15:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA776	MARTINEZ CUENCA: GIVE THE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT A BIT [...] (C) Summary: Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca believes it is still too soon to assess the performance of the Ortega administration, but he is certain that Ortega's prime goal is to remain in power indefinitely while he leaves First Lady Rosario to run the government. He is con [...]	2007-03-22 23:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07MANAGUA783	CONSERVATIVE PARTY WILL TAKE &AKIDO8 APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: Conservative Party president Azalia Aviles Salmeron and PC National Assembly lawmaker Alejandro Bolanos are determined to strengthen their party and maintain its alliance with Eduardo Montealegre's Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance. While ultimately they would prefer to establish a Co [...]	2007-03-23 20:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA784	CENTAM CHIEFS OF MISSION BEWILDERED BY ORTEGA'S [...] (C) Summary: Central American COMs in Nicaragua agree that the Ortega administration is pursuing a "double discourse" in foreign and economic policy, which makes predicting a future trajectory difficult. They have also been perturbed by protocol irregularities, including a delay in the accred [...]	2007-03-23 20:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KDEM NU XK
07MANAGUA789	NICARAGUA REACHES OUT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Magda Henriquez, the Director of the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Office, informed PolCouns on March 23 that she had met last week with Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Al-Biyati, as a first step towards renewing diplomatic ties between the two [...]	2007-03-26 12:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL IZ
07MANAGUA791	ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]	2007-03-26 21:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAGUA798	FSLN CENSUS AN ATTEMPT TO MAP OPPOSITION LEADERS, [...] (C) Miskito leader Osorno Coleman, who lost his bid for a National Assembly seat on the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) ticket in November 2006, is convinced that pro-Sandinista (FSLN) Miskito leaders Brooklyn Rivera and Stedman Fagoth are directing an FSLN "census" of ex-combatants on the [...]	2007-03-27 22:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA80	NICARAGUA: CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY [...] (C) Although the Nicaraguan government (GON) has in the past expressed a willingness to assist with limited refugee resettlement (reftel),post believes that because of ideological and public relations considerations, the recently installed Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) governmen [...]	2007-01-12 21:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM NU
07MANAGUA81	MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts fear that President Daniel Ortega's failure to name a Minister of Defense before his inauguration presages the eventual dismantling/undermining of the Ministry, or represents a stall tactic to eventually ease Lenin Cerna's wife, Marisol Castillo, into the job over [...]	2007-01-12 21:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA810	POLITICAL PUNDITS PLACE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Six of Nicaragua's leading political analysts concur that the Ortega administration has already reached "yellow alert" status and that President Ortega's primordial objective is to consolidate power. Over breakfast at the Ambassador's residence, they lauded our government's app [...]	2007-03-29 18:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA820	EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER AND [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27 visit, A/S Sullivan received messages of concern from Nicaragua's main opposition leader and members of Nicaragua's American Chamber of Commerce. Both expressed concern over Ortega's recent moves to divide and conquer the business community. They also call [...]	2007-03-29 22:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA826	AMBASSADORS PRIVATELY WARN ORTEGA INTERMEDIARIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Spain, Germany, and the United States recently warned Ortega administration officials during a private meeting that President Ortega's contradictory statements and actions regarding foreign affairs, press freedom, and investment could damage the economy and bila [...]	2007-03-30 17:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EINV NU GM SP
07MANAGUA859	AMBASSADOR RAISES UNSCR 1747, DESIGNATION OF [...] (C) On April 2, the Ambassador raised the USG's designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) under E.O. 13382 with Foreign Minister Santos. He also reiterated the importance of the international community's adhering to UNSCR 1747 and urged the Nicaraguan government (GON) to en [...]	2007-04-03 17:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KNNP PARM KN IR NU
07MANAGUA875	EU ELECTIONS REPORT MIXED BAG OF VALID [...] (C) Summary: The European Union's final report on Nicaragua's national elections -- belatedly released on March 30 -- contains several useful recommendations, but soft-pedaled direct criticism of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) while unjustifiably bashing the USG and Nicaraguan [...]	2007-04-03 23:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NU XG
07MANAGUA905	LIBERAL UNITY OR DISUNITY COULD DETERMINE OUTCOME OF NICARAGUA,S 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, COUNTRY,S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: According to a recent New Link study, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) could win 77 of the 153 municipalities in Nicaragua's 2008 municipal elections if the two estranged liberal parties run separately. This outcome would boost the FSLN's chances to win the 2011 [...]	2007-04-10 22:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA915	FSLN CAUCUS CHIEF DEFENSIVE ON SENSITIVE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Embassy officials and INR analysts met with Edwin Castro, head of the FSLN Congressional caucus on 21 March. Castro was defensive, almost to the point of being hostile, and dodged a number of questions on FSLN policy issues regarding constitutional reforms and trade, [...]	2007-04-11 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA954	PLC DEPUTIES OPINE ON LIBERAL UNITY, [...] (C) Summary: Moderate deputies of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) blame convicted PLC leader Arnoldo AleU5tA}[...]	2007-04-16 15:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA955	FORMER MRS CANDIDATE JARQUIN HOPES TO UNITE FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) presidential candidate Edmundo Jarquin told Embassy officers and INR analysts that he is focusing on the municipal elections and uniting forces opposed to President Daniel Ortega during a meeting on 23 March at his residence. Jarquin re [...]	2007-04-16 15:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA956	MRS FOCUSED ON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) deputies are focusing on the party's legislative agenda and rallying supporters for the municipal elections, according to MRS Deputies Enrique Saenz, Victor Hugo Tinoco and Tinoco's alternate, Hugo Torres. They are also using "volunteers" to [...]	2007-04-16 15:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA957	NICARAGUAN JUSTICE SYSTEM AT RISK, ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Embassy officials and INR analysts met with Ivan Lara, the Solicitor General for the Criminal Division on 21 March. According to Lara, the Nicaraguan justice system is deteriorating. He highlighted the enormous pressure to politicize the Solicitor General's office and judiciary, and the [...]	2007-04-16 15:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA958	ALN: FSLN PLOTTING TO BUY VOTES AND DIVIDE [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly deputies of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) agree that, theoretically, the Assembly could serve as a check to President Ortega's totalitarian tendencies. Unfortunately, the FSLN will work hard to maintain Liberal divisions and build popular support through [...]	2007-04-16 20:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA965	NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]	2007-04-17 20:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MANAGUA982	ALN PLANNING ROBUST OPPOSITION, BUT STARVED FOR [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) are planning new strategies to confront the Ortega administration, but the party faces a severe funding shortage and considerable campaign debt. The party is conflicted on how to approach the 2008 municipal elections and whether the [...]	2007-04-19 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA984	RESIGNATION OF NICARAGUAN OFFICIAL FROM ANTI-TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maria Gabriela Zuniga, Program Director of the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons, tendered her resignation to the Ministry of Government last week, citing personal reasons for her decision. She confided to us that the working conditions and culture of secrecy und [...]	2007-04-19 15:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB NU
07MANAGUA987	PLC VICE PRESIDENT: WE MUST ALLY WITH THE ALN [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) vice president and National Assembly deputy Wilfredo Navarro informed poloffs that the PLC must form an alliance with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) before the 2008 municipal elections or his party will face a devastating route. Navarro ex [...]	2007-04-19 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAMA1010	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 10:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA
07MANAMA1011	FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS OPTIONS FOR SANCTIONING FUTURE BANK REF: A. U/S LEVEY - AMB. ERELI OCTOBER 31 E-MAIL B. STATE 148605 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli, reasons 1.4(b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 11:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA1016	BAHRAINI NEXT STEPS ON FUTURE BANK [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 10:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA1021	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-12 12:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA
07MANAMA1029	BAHRAIN'S CENTRAL BANK TAKES ACTION AGAINST FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 15:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA1033	SHI'A YOUTH IN WEEKEND SKIRMISHES WITH SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 11:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC BA
07MANAMA1046	TACTICAL ALLIANCE BETWEEN SUNNIS AND SHI'A IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL BA
07MANAMA1051	UPDATE: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 14:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
07MANAMA106	BAHRAIN: REQUESTING PEACEKEEPING SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR BA SU ROW
07MANAMA1060	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ BA
07MANAMA1067	FM CLASHES WITH MPS OVER LIVNI MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 04:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS BA
07MANAMA107	SEEKING BAHRAINI SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS AGOA BA SO ROW
07MANAMA1070	OIL MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRAN NATURAL GAS MOU [...] (C) Summary. Oil Minister Mirza told the Ambassador November 26 that although Bahrain had signed an MOU with Iran to ensure that negotiations remained on track, Bahrain continued to hope that a Qatari or Saudi alternative would emerge. However, Bahrain needed to continue moving forward to en [...]	2007-11-28 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA1083	CODEL MORAN MEETINGS WITH PM AND CENTRAL BANK [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EPET BA
07MANAMA1084	ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW PROGRESSING IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 11:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA
07MANAMA1085	BAHRAIN: REACTION TO IRAN NIE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PARM IR BA
07MANAMA1089	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO DOLLAR REMAINS FIRM --------------------------------- [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA1096	BAHRAINI FM WILL ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 11:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL BA
07MANAMA1097	ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW ADVANCES IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 05:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA
07MANAMA1103	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT, COMMERCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON BA
07MANAMA1110	ONE DEAD IN CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 12:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
07MANAMA1112	STREET PROTESTS SUBSIDE FOLLOWING INTERVENTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After renewed clashes between police and Shi'a youths December 18, there were no further disturbances and the streets remained quiet as of mid-afternoon December 20. The intervention of Shi'a community leaders helped defuse the situation. End summary. 2. (SBU) Following clashes Dec [...]	2007-12-20 11:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA
07MANAMA1113	CLASHES BETWEEN SHI'A YOUTH AND POLICE: UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 15:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA
07MANAMA1118	BAHRAINI STREET VIOLENCE: SHI'A POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 13:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA
07MANAMA112	FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS KENYAN-BAHRAINI RUNNER [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the early January incident involving Kenyan-Bahraini runner Musher Salem Jawher (Leonard Mucheru) and reports that the GOB had stripped him of his ci [...]	2007-02-07 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA113	GOVERNMENT VIEWS ARRESTS AS SENDING A SIGNAL TO [...] (C) In separate discussions, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and Industry and Commerce Minister Fakhro both told the Ambassador that the government arrested Shia activists Mushaima and Al Khawaja to rein in their unlawful activities, which the government believes have become increasingly defia [...]	2007-02-07 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA117	FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES IRAN AND IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 6 that he would soon visit Iran to deliver a "clear message" that Iran's behavior on its nuclear program was dangerous for the Gulf region. He [...]	2007-02-08 09:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IZ REGION
07MANAMA12	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF STATE FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador December 28 called on newly appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Al Baharna and discussed bilateral relations, the internal political situation in Bahrain, the National Democratic Institute project in Bahrain, UN Security Council Resolution 1737 dealing [...]	2007-01-04 15:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA121	CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sampson February 4 that Bahrain has been and will continue to be a close friend of the United States, and he expressed his pleasure that the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was being implemented. He said he would accomp [...]	2007-02-08 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ELAB BA ECTRD
07MANAMA128	BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 8 regarding Bahrain's efforts to combat trafficking to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz stated that following the fall visit of International Organization for [...]	2007-02-11 13:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA13	AMBASSADOR AND NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador January 4 called on new Deputy Prime Minister Jawad Al Arayedh and discussed local politics, the democratic reform process, and legal reform. Al Arayedh said the political climate had improved since Shia political society Al Wifaq boycotted the King's December 15 address to [...]	2007-01-04 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA133	ELECTION MONITORING REPORT CITES VIOLATIONS, [...] (C) The NGO Joint Election Monitoring Committee (JEMC) issued its report February 10 on the recent parliamentary elections. The report does not clearly acknowledge that the elections were free and fair and enumerates many violations of the election law. However, it also states that the Comm [...]	2007-02-12 12:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI BA POL
07MANAMA134	BAHRAIN HAILS HAMAS-FATAH DEAL [...] (SBU) Bahrainis universally acclaimed the Saudi-sponsored agreement between Hamas and Fatah to form a national unity government. King Hamad phoned Saudi King Abdullah February 9 and congratulated him on the fruitful outcome of the Mecca talks. He said the accord aimed to stop the bloodshed, [...]	2007-02-12 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA147	BAHRAIN: PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) THE DCM DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE FEBRUARY 14 REGARDING PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT TO MFA ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR COORDINATION AND FOLLOW UP SHAIKH ABDUL AZIZ BIN MUBARAK AL KHALIFA. AFTER LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE POINTS, SHAIKH ABDUL AZIZ [...]	2007-02-15 13:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KISL KWBG BA IS REGION
07MANAMA150	AL HAKIM VISIT PROMPTS SUNNI CRITICISM [...] (C) In a statement issued following his February 8 meeting with Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, King Hamad stressed Bahrain's interest in a secure, stable, united, and independent Iraq and offered Bahrain's support to rebuild the country. In an interview following the meeting, Al Hakim said he had expl [...]	2007-02-15 13:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA152	AMBASSADOR AND PM HAIL RECORD TRADE LEVEL IN 2006 [...] (U) The Ambassador told Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa February 14 that 2006 full-year statistics for bilateral trade between the United States and Bahrain had just been posted, and total trade volume reached over $1.1 billion, an increase of more than 45 percent over 2005 [...]	2007-02-15 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BA BILAT ECTRD
07MANAMA158	SCHEDULING THE NEXT U.S.-BAHRAIN GULF SECURITY [...] (C) The Ambassador February 19 delivered reftel proposal to hold a Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) session on March 8 in Washington to Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, during a meeting covering several subjects (septels). The Crown Prince agreed to hold the session on March 8, n [...]	2007-02-20 08:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER BA IR BILAT REGION
07MANAMA159	CROWN PRINCE PROPOSES ACCUMULATION OF VALUE-ADDED [...] (SBU) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador February 19, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he would lead an upcoming AmCham trade delegation to Chicago March 5-6. He said coordination and arrangements were going very well and he brie [...]	2007-02-20 09:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB BEXP BA ECTRD HUMRIT
07MANAMA167	FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS HOLDING NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 22, during a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he supports holding an Iraq Neighbors meeting at the ministerial level in Baghdad or anywhere else on Iraqi territory. He understood that there [...]	2007-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA170	MFA ASSISTANT U/S DISCUSSES GSD, IRAN [...] (C) MFA Assistant Undersecretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa expressed Bahrain's hope February 14 that progress on the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) would continue as a result of the upcoming visits to the U.S. by Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and FM Shaikh Khalid. He stressed that forward move [...]	2007-02-22 13:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IR REGION
07MANAMA173	FOREIGN MINISTER TO DELIVER "TOUGH MESSAGE" TO IRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 22, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that his planned trip to Tehran (Ref B) was now set for February 24. He expects to meet with Foreign Minister Mottaki and President Ahmadi-Nejad. The Am [...]	2007-02-22 14:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP PTER BA REGION
07MANAMA179	BAHRAIN: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP BA IR ROW REGION
07MANAMA180	BAHRAIN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER KNNP BA ROW CTR
07MANAMA190	BLOCS IN THE NEWLY-ELECTED BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT [...] (C) The two rounds of parliamentary electQ conducted November 25 and December 2 brought in a Sunni majority (23 of 40 seats),15 of whom are members of two Islamist political societies: Al Asala (Salafi),with eight seats, and Al Minbar (Muslim Brotherhood),with seven seats. Four of the ei [...]	2007-02-28 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR BA POL
07MANAMA194	BAHRAIN: MINISTER OF LABOR ON STRIKE BAN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting covering several topics (septel),Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding Executive Order 62, which bans strikes in certain sectors, to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Bin Muhsin Al Alawi. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had consulted ILO conventions befor [...]	2007-03-01 14:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL
07MANAMA195	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN [...] (C) The Ambassador March 1 delivered reftel demarche concerning the March 3-4 Arab League (AL) Foreign Ministers meeting in Cairo to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Al Baharna, who will represent the GOB at the meeting. (Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is in Wa [...]	2007-03-01 14:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION
07MANAMA197	DEPUTY PM, EDB CHIEF DISCUSS GROWTH AND TRADE WITH [...] (C) Deputy PM Shaikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak told Commerce Deputy Secretary Sampson February 5 that he welcomed the idea of a wider regional free trade agreement, but stressed that problems in Iraq and Iran's ideology of expansion could have a negative impact on regional economic integration. In [...]	2007-03-01 14:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
07MANAMA198	RELEASE OF TWO DETAINEES RESTORES CLM TO SHIA [...] (C) ing Hamad February 25 ordered the release of twoShia detainees who had been tried, convicted, and imprisoned for distributing illegal literature durng the fall 2006 election campaign season. Thei release ended some ten days of sometimes violen demonstrations in and around their two neigh [...]	2007-03-02 06:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KISL BAPOL
07MANAMA208	BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief March 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning USG priorities at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Fourth Session to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain joined the HRC to uphold human rights worldwide, and it takes t [...]	2007-03-06 10:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT
07MANAMA209	BAHRAIN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 10:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP PARM BA ROW CTR
07MANAMA217	BAHRAIN RESPONSE TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points March 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul-Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul-Aziz stated that the meeting is important, pledged Bahrain's support for a successful outcome, and agreed that [...]	2007-03-07 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC ARAB LEAGUE UN IZ BA REGION
07MANAMA219	MINISTER OF LABOR DISCUSSES NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that since January 2006, unemployment had dropped in Bahrain from 15% to 3.8% under the National Employment Project (NEP),leaving only approximately 4,000 unemployed remaining in the program. He said the second p [...]	2007-03-07 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL
07MANAMA22	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES' [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your January 17-19 visit to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has recently t [...]	2007-01-09 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA224	AMBASSADOR AND COR FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AL [...] (C) Recently-elected Council of Representatives (COR) First Deputy Chairman Ghanem Al Buainain told the Ambassador March 5 he is willing to cooperate with Shia representatives in the COR despite his suspicion of their community,s links to Tehran. Al Buainain listed areas his Al Asala (Salafi) [...]	2007-03-08 10:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA225	AL WIFAQ LEADER OUTLINES CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCOMING [...] (C) Secretary General of Shia political society Al Wifaq and MP Shaikh Ali Salman told the Ambassador March 5 that there was "nothing encouraging" about the current parliamentary session, which opened in mid-December 2006. He complained that although Shias represent 75 percent of the elector [...]	2007-03-08 10:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA229	BAHRAIN: ADVANCING NGO PROTECTION IN CONJUNCTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 08:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA24	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES SECTARIAN ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary. MFA Assistant U/S Shaikh Abdel Aziz, in a frank discussion January 8 with CNO Executive Panel Co-Chairs Zakheim and Skinner, said that concerns about rising Shia empowerment in the region were a growing concern, and different from the past when the Shia threat had been troubling b [...]	2007-01-10 09:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION POL
07MANAMA250	BAHRAIN: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-18 14:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA262	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CRIES FOUL OVER [...] (C) By taking no action, the Bahraini government effectively vetoed 25 legislative proposals of the Council of Representatives (COR),all from the last parliamentary term. The government had a limited period in which to return the proposals to the COR at the beginning of the current term in o [...]	2007-03-22 06:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BA POL REFORM
07MANAMA263	AL WIFAQ COURTS SUNNIS AND GOVERNMENT BUT RISKS [...] (C) Shia opposition political society Al Wifaq,s strategy since entering the Council of Representatives (COR) in December has been to build trust and consensus with the royal family and Sunni legislators, saving more inflammatory debates over constitutional reform and corruption for later. The [...]	2007-03-22 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BA POL
07MANAMA265	"SPRING OF CULTURE" IGNITES RHETORICAL BATTLE [...] (C) The elected lower house Council of Representatives (COR),which is dominated by Islamist deputies, voted overwhelmingly March 20 to form a committee to investigate the "Spring of Culture," a six-week cultural festival, which they complained included a performance that was "immoral and aga [...]	2007-03-23 09:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA27	BAHRAIN REACTS TO PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON [...] (C) In the Foreign Minister's absence, the Ambassador January 11 met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa to discuss the President's policy address on Iraq. Drawing from reftel background information, the Ambassador stated [...]	2007-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA272	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches on the Arab League (AL) summit and UNSCR 1747, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said the summit would deal primarily with two issues: Israel-Palestinian peace and Iraq. He emphasized the importance of Saudi Arabia hosting the summit and taking a leading role [...]	2007-03-26 11:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA285	KING AND ADMIRAL FALLON CONSULT ON REGIONAL [...] (C) King Hamad told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon, in their first meeting March 22, that Bahrain and the United States are in business together as real allies. Although Bahrain supports a peaceful Iranian nuclear program, "the Iranian program is not peaceful." In the King's view, Iran in [...]	2007-03-29 09:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA292	GOB TIGHTENING CLAMP ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) The GOB Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced that it is not prepared to tolerate the establishment of unions formed in government ministries and other government entities. It calls these unions illegal and has instructed government bodies to prevent them from forming. At the center of [...]	2007-03-29 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA3	REACTIONS TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION BREAK ALONG [...] (C) Reactions in Bahrain, a Shia majority country with a Sunni ruling family, to Saddam's December 30 execution followed predictable lines. The government has issued no official statement about the execution. Two small Baathist political societies condemned the trial and execution and opene [...]	2007-01-03 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA302	CROWN PRINCE AND ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon March 23 that Bahrain was proud to work with the United States in the coalition maritime task forces and noted that it took Bahrain's participation to get Saudi Arabia to join. In response to Admiral Fallon's comments about [...]	2007-04-02 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA315	BAHRAIN: UN DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT UPDATE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with UNDP Program Analyst Mohamed Al Sharif March 28, Poloff inquired about the status of a UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) project being conducted by the UNDP in cooperation with the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD). Al Sharif explained that the project has un [...]	2007-04-04 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP BA
07MANAMA319	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador April 4 that he had praised the Arab peace initiative in a recent interview because it was an attempt to get outside "the bubble of historical conflict" over Israel. There will be a meeting of the Arab League peace initiative action comm [...]	2007-04-04 15:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA336	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Al Khalifa told visiting Marine Corps Commandant General Conway April 5 that the "tide needs to be turned" in Iraq, and the Iraqi security forces need to find those perpetrating the violence to stop them. He advised coalition troop level reductions in urban areas and [...]	2007-04-11 05:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS

07MANAMA338	FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS TO REVAMP, STREAMLINE GULF [...] (C) Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told Ambassador Monroe April 5 that under new Chief Executive Officer Andre Dose, Gulf Air's newly designed network plan was practically complete. The long-term focus of the carrier would emphasize narrow-body Airbus 320s or Boeing 737s [...]	2007-04-11 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON REGION ECTRD OFFICIALS BA
07MANAMA34	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GCC PLUS TWO, REGIONAL [...] (C) During their January 15 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that Bahrain had no problem with a statement being issued at the January 16 GCC Plus Two meeting in Kuwait, but he thought the Saudis and Kuwaitis were concerned with aspects of the paragraph on Iraq. Bahr [...]	2007-01-15 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA35	BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA356	KING HAMAD DISCUSSES REGIONAL AFFAIRS WITH NAVCENT [...] (C) King Hamad told NAVCENT/FIFTH FLEET Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff April 11 that Bahrain was proud of the long-term U.S. naval presence and was happy to work with the United States in the Combined Maritime Force to defeat common enemies. The King expressed concern about threats from Iran [...]	2007-04-15 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA370	BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP WELCOMES NEW NAVCENT/FIFTH [...] (C) In a series of introductory calls with the Bahraini leadership, NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff heard a consistent message of support for Bahrain's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy and Bahrain's commitment to continued future support. "You can always count [...]	2007-04-20 06:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA375	LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Poloff, Independent MP Dr. Abdul Aziz Abul, the only Sunni member of the opposition in the elected Council of Representatives (COR),was optimistic about real collaboration between parliamentary members and blocs. He was also optimistic about increased numbers of Shi [...]	2007-04-23 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA POL
07MANAMA385	BAHRAIN: MARCH 2007 AUCKLAND PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered Ref A read-out of the March 2007 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz was grateful for [...]	2007-04-25 10:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA386	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered reftel demarche concerning the April 30 - May 11 NPT PrepCom to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened closely to the information on the U.S. position on the issues [...]	2007-04-25 10:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ENRG BA ROW
07MANAMA391	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS U/S DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Fareed Al-Muftah, a strong promoter of moderation in Islam, told the Ambassador he welcomes further cooperation with the USG on a variety of programs planned in the coming months. He outlined efforts he is undertaking to revise religious education i [...]	2007-04-26 14:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL KPAO PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA400	BAHRAIN PROMOTES GCC+2 AS VEHICLE FOR IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador April 30 that there was a lingering feeling, mostly from Saudi Arabia, of mistrust of the Iraqi government. Although he did not know the exact reasons for Saudi Arabia refusing to host a visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, he [...]	2007-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA401	BAHRAIN: SEEKING ARAB FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] (C) In an April 30 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning financial or in-kind support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid replied that Bahrain wanted [...]	2007-04-30 14:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BA SO ROW
07MANAMA402	FOREIGN MINISTER ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 08:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA SU ROW
07MANAMA404	FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES NEED TO REACH OUT TO [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR, IN AN APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA, ASKED ABOUT RECENT ARAB LEAGUE (AL) CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO ON THE PEACE INITIATIVE. NORMALLY OPTIMISTIC, SHAIKH KHALID SAID HE WAS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE MEETING. THE RESULT, THAT EGYPT AND J [...]	2007-05-01 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA407	BAHRAIN: CANDIDACY OF BELARUS FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 09:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA408	BAHRAIN MAJORITY GULF AIR STAKE TO CLEAR THE WAY [...] (C) The GOB is set to increase its stake in Gulf Air from fifty to eighty percent, with possible plans to fully acquire and privatize the carrier. However, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa suspects that Gulf Air partner Oman may have lingering reservations about ceding joint [...]	2007-05-03 09:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD PREL BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA409	AL WIFAQ MP RAISES ALLEGATIONS OF LAND SALE [...] (SBU) During the Council of Representatives' (COR) weekly session April 17, Shia political society Al Wifaq MP Jawad Fairooz raised the issue of individuals profiting from sales of land received through free grants from the government or the King. He brought up the matter during a question an [...]	2007-05-03 10:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA410	BAHRAIN: ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 11:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV AORC BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA412	ARAB NATIONALIST CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON IRAQ, [...] (C) A three-day Arab nationalist conference in Bahrain was marked by the comments of an Iraqi cleric calling for closer coordination between the insurgency and Al Qaeda, and the showing of a supposed "documentary" on violence in Iraq that had a subtitle reading, "This is what happens to Sunnis [...]	2007-05-06 08:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA419	OIL MINISTER SAYS IRANIAN GAS TALKS ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussein Ali Mirza confirmed to the Ambassador that the GOB is in talks to import gas from Iran but claimed that there was no expectation such a deal would materialize and that it is merely a tactic to increase Bahrain's leverage in gas negotiations [...]	2007-05-07 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD ECON BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA427	BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 11:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA437	BAHRAIN: TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED IRANIANS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 14 delivered reftel demarche concerning the travel of UNSC-designated Iranians to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran agreed on the need to remain vigilant regarding the travel of designated Iranians and said that the government had taken measu [...]	2007-05-15 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BA IR ROW
07MANAMA438	BAHRAIN TO VOTE FOR SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, IN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 11:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA ROW
07MANAMA44	CROWN PRINCE BRIEFS CNO PANEL ON REGIONAL, [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Zakheim and Skinner January 9 that the two issues of greatest concern in the region are Iran and perceived limitations on the U.S.'s ability to project power. With changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran had been freed of its na [...]	2007-01-17 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA448	CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA450	NDI STAFF VISIT OUTLINES WAY FORWARD FOR [...] (C) Two representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) visited Bahrain May 10-15 and met with a wide range of government officials, parliamentarians, and civil society representatives to discuss the resumption of NDI activities in Bahrain. NDI staff outlined their intention to [...]	2007-05-17 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL
07MANAMA461	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: A BROAD [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC BA IR REGION
07MANAMA462	BAHRAIN: IRAN'S INVITATION TO INSPECT BUSHEHR [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning an Iranian invitation to GCC countries to inspect the Bushehr reactor to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that to his knowledge, Bahrain [...]	2007-05-22 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP BA IR REGION
07MANAMA468	AL WIFAQ BLOC RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AFTER A [...] (C) A vote on May 15 on the questioning of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed Bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa on corruption allegations fell one vote short of the majority needed in the Council of Representatives (COR). For his part, Shaikh Ahmed said in a public statement May 9 t [...]	2007-05-23 13:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA47	DEFENSE MINISTER AND CNO PANEL COVER REGIONAL [...] (C) CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Dr. Dov Zakheim and Dr. Kiron Skinner met January 9 with Minister of Defense GEN Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues, including Hizballah, Iran, India, and Bahrain's defenses. Dr. Zakheim described the mission of the CNO E [...]	2007-01-17 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA473	BAHRAIN: URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 23 forwarded reftel demarche points concerning assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. In a subsequent conversation May 24, Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he had alr [...]	2007-05-24 11:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA LE REGION
07MANAMA474	BAHRAIN: U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 11:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IZ REGION
07MANAMA475	ANTI-DREAM BOX CAMPAIGN A NIGHTMARE FOR SATELLITE [...] (C) After a slow start, Ministry of Information officials appear set to tackle a technologically sophisticated form of satellite TV piracy locally marketed as the Dream Box, which defeats pay-TV encryption systems. Ministry of Information Director of Publication and Press Jamal Dawood has issu [...]	2007-05-24 12:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR BA ECTRD
07MANAMA476	COURT CASE AGAINST ACTIVISTS DROPPED, BUT CLASHES [...] (C) In a dramatic development, King Hamad May 18 announced that he had ordered the public prosecution to drop its legal case against political activists Hassan Mushaima, Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, and Shaker Abdul Hussein. The defendants had been charged with promoting change to the political sy [...]	2007-05-24 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA488	BAHRAIN: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 30 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the U.S. 60-day report on UNSCR 1747 to the UN Security Council to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran confirmed that Bahrain had delivered its report to the UNSC and acknowledged the standing U.S. req [...]	2007-05-30 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN BA IR REGION ROW
07MANAMA503	ISLAND OF PLEASURE? TOURISM CLAMPS TARGET LOW END [...] (SBU) Two Ministry of Information Tourism Directorate circulars closing low-end nightclubs and restricting the sale of alcohol in certain locations entered into force recently, impacting 85 two- and three-star hotels. Critics complain that the clubs primarily served as a front for organized [...]	2007-06-04 07:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KISL BA ECTRD POL
07MANAMA507	PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa told the Ambassador June 3 that he had been pleased to meet with the delegation from the U.S.-Bahrain Business Council (USBBC) on May 29 (reftel). He said it was important for visitors from the United States to meet with senior Bahraini [...]	2007-06-04 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA518	ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST [...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...]	2007-06-07 13:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA520	BAHRAIN: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT AND REPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PROJECT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief June 7 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the Iran Sanctions Act and reports of a possible Bahrain-Iran natural gas project to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, noting that the Ambassador had al [...]	2007-06-07 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL BA ECTRD
07MANAMA524	ALLEGED BEATING VICTIMS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY [...] (U) The public prosecution June 7 released Ali Saeed Al Khabaz and Hameed Yousif Ahmed from custody after prosecutors became convinced of their innocence based upon eyewitness reports. Al Khabaz and Ahmed had been detained during a violent protest the night of May 21 in the Shia village of S [...]	2007-06-11 08:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA534	PRO-GOVERNMENT COMMENTATORS CRY FOUL OVER CNN [...] (C) A June 1 report by CNN reporter Hala Gorani on poverty in Bahrain caused an uproar among Bahraini pundits, who accuse the program of stoking sectarian tensions. Gorani said on the air that while the piece was supposed to cover poverty, "it almost immediately became obvious that this was [...]	2007-06-11 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO BA POL
07MANAMA548	BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...]	2007-06-13 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA554	BAHRAINI GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS SAMARRA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] (U) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa June 13 issued a public statement denouncing and condemning the "criminal aggression" on the Samarra mosque earlier the same day. He said that targeting holy and religious places, whether those of Muslims or other faiths, is a brutal cri [...]	2007-06-14 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS BA REGION
07MANAMA559	BAHRAIN: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNRWA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-17 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON KWBG BA LE REGION
07MANAMA571	GOB EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INITIATIVES SHOW MIXED [...] (C) Bahrain's National Employment Project (NEP),which government officials have credited with reducing the rate of unemployment from 16 percent to 3.7 percent, will come to a close at the end of June. Of 19,625 registrants in the program, according to GOB statistics, just under 6,000 remain [...]	2007-06-19 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT REFORM
07MANAMA575	EXTREMISTS ACCUSE HIGH-PROFILE SALAFI OF BEING AN [...] (U) The previously unknown Supporters of the Caliphate group has accused Salafi leader and prominent member of parliament Adel Al Moawada of being an infidel. In early June, Al Moawada had publicly warned against the spread of "takfeer" ideology, the belief of some extremist Sunnis who consi [...]	2007-06-20 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER BA POL
07MANAMA580	BAHRAIN: CONTINUED ARABSAT BROADCAST OF AL ZAWRAA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER BA REGION
07MANAMA581	GCC TO HOLD MINISTERIAL POLICY SESSION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA582	BAHRAIN DECIDES AGAINST JOINING PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action message - please see para 3. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador June 21 information that Defense Minister General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also discussed with the Ambassador the previous day: that Bahrain [...]	2007-06-21 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA584	FORMIN CRITICIZES QATAR'S ROLE AT ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador June 21 that while the planned multilateral meeting on the Palestinian situation in Egypt on June 24 was a "really good start," the Arab League meeting held in Cairo June 15 did not go well. He particularly cited Qat [...]	2007-06-21 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION
07MANAMA6	PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS GOB ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL [...] (C) PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DECEMBER 20 REVIEWED THE GOB'S 2007-2008 BUDGETARY PRIORITIES BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. KEY PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PM INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES. THE GOB AGENDA SHAR [...]	2007-01-03 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
07MANAMA600	MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al Baharna told the Ambassador June 27 that his recent two-day visit to Iran was introductory and came about as a result of his late 2006 appointment as minister. While in Tehran, he discussed next steps for a bilateral commission and the p [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC EPET BA IR REGION
07MANAMA650	BAHRAIN REACTS ANGRILY TO IRANIAN TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary. A statement by a Khamenei associate reasserting a claim that Bahrain is a province of Iran has generated a spate of angry denunciations in Bahrain. The statement said that Bahrain had been separated from Iran by an illegal agreement between the Shah and the US/UK governments. Th [...]	2007-07-12 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA659	REFLECTIONS ON AL-WIFAQ'S EFFORTS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In this, al-Wifaq's first legislative session in Bahrain's Council of Representatives (COR),the society has fielded inexperienced MPs and endured poor relations with the government and other political societies as a result of al-Wifaq's boycott of the 2002 elections. However, al-Wifaq has buil [...]	2007-07-16 12:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA661	NDI REACHES AGREEMENT ON RESUMING PROGRAMMING IN [...] (SBU) NDI reached agreement July 12 with the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) on a Statement of Principles that will allow NDI to resume programming in Bahrain more than a year after it was asked to close down its office in the Kingdom. The agreement calls for NDI and BIPD [...]	2007-07-16 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA BILAT POL REFORM
07MANAMA662	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaqi, in a July 14 visit, gave Bahraini leaders an official assurance that Iran recognized Bahrain as a sovereign state and had no territorial claims on it, helping quiet a storm that had developed over a statement by a Khamenei associate last week that [...]	2007-07-17 05:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA666	OIL MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS EXPLORATION PLANS, LOOMING [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Mirza briefed the Ambassador July 11 on the strong interest shown by international oil companies in pursuing exploration tenders in Bahrain. Mirza hoped that offshore exploration would lead to discoveries of gas, which could ease a looming gas shortage that [...]	2007-07-18 05:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL BA ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA667	CROWN PRINCE, AMCHAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the local AmCham board of directors, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman noted the range of commercial development taking place in Bahrain and applauded the Ambassador's assistance in implementing the FTA, which he hoped would benefit Bahraini businesses in the US. He bel [...]	2007-07-18 09:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ELAB PGOV BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
07MANAMA672	AL-WIFAQ HEAD SHAIKH ALI SALMAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) In a farewell meeting with the Ambassador, Al-Wifaq head Shaikh Ali Salman expressed frustration with his experience in Parliament since becoming an MP late last year, saying that the current system stifles debate, makes it difficult to pass laws (not to mention constitutional changes),a [...]	2007-07-19 08:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA674	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid, during the Ambassador's July 17 farewell call, had high praise for the bilateral relationship, urging that Bahrain and other GCC countries move from being "allies" to becoming true "partners." In that connection, he welcomed the July 31 meeting of [...]	2007-07-19 10:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION
07MANAMA675	DEMARCHE: BAHRAIN'S VIGILANCE WITH RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered State 98419 reftel demarche July 17 to FM Shaikh Khalid, stressing our particular concern over Future Bank's reported intention to establish an operation in the Kish Island Free Zone. Shaikh Khalid said he recognized the importance of this issue and promised to lo [...]	2007-07-19 10:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR BA REGION
07MANAMA677	WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) In his July 16 farewell call with Minister of Health Nada Haffadh, the Ambassador conveyed reftel details regarding the Safe Management of the Radioactive Sealed Source Materials workshop set to take place August 9-11 in Sharm E [...]	2007-07-19 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI BA REGION
07MANAMA692	DEMARCHE: CONCERN OVER BANKING ISSUES [...] (C) Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Banking Supervision Advisor to the Governor Richard Ellis told Econoff July 22 that Alhi United Bank (AUB) of Bahrain has applied for approval to "purchase an Iranian bank". He said the Iranian bank in question is wholly or largely state-owned, though he decl [...]	2007-07-23 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA696	GOB PLANS AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL EXPATS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The GOB has announced plans to offer a six-month amnesty for illegal expatriate workers beginning August 1. Illegal workers will reportedly be permitted to legitimize their status or return to their home country without being subject to overstay fines. It is still unclear whether the amn [...]	2007-07-23 14:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA7	CROWN PRINCE AND CNO DISCUSS REGIONAL THREATS [...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mullen discussed on December 27 the U.S.-Bahrain relationship and regional threats including Iran and Iraq. The CP praised the United States for providing stability and security in the region and asked about the statu [...]	2007-01-04 05:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ASEC BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA700	KING HAMAD REPORTEDLY TREATED FOR ILLNESS IN LONDON [...] (C) Bahrain's King Hamad is reportedly extending his current stay in London for treatment of a possible stroke or stroke-like symptoms that are apparently not life threatening but have nonetheless generated a spate of rumors throughout the Kingdom. The rumors first surfaced when a Bahraini we [...]	2007-07-24 09:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BA POL
07MANAMA701	BAHRAIN: GCC+2 MEETING THEMES [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
07MANAMA713	DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...]	2007-07-26 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA724	KING HAMAD'S HEALTH: KING MEETS GCC AMBASSADORS IN [...] (C) Three days after the Crown Prince indicated that a photo opportunity might be arranged to put to rest rumors about the King's health (reftel),King Hamad on July 28 met with the GCC Ambassadors stationed in London to discuss regional developments. The meeting received front-page coverage [...]	2007-07-30 11:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA739	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During his farewell call with Minister of Labor Dr. Abdelmajeed Al-Alawi on 30 July, the Ambassador raised the recent firing of two union leaders at Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO),the controversy surrounding implementation of a new unemployment insurance program, an [...]	2007-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA ELAB PHUM PGOV ECTRD HUMRIT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA773	BAHRAIN - FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PA [...] (SBU) Charge made reftel points to MFA Undersecretary Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa on August 9. 2. (C) Al-Khalifa said the GOB recognized the need to keep the PA afloat financially, and would continue to make contributions within its means, but &on nothing like the scale of our G [...]	2007-08-09 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL BA
07MANAMA774	RESPONDING TO FM SHEIKH KHALID'S FMF CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
07MANAMA781	BAHRAIN: PRESSING FOR ADOPTION OF CONVENTION FOR [...] (U) Econoff August 1 delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that the GOB had signed the NTC, but had not yet ratified it. He expressed support for the NTC and said the GOB was working to ratify it soon. 2. (C) "Our biggest worry is B [...]	2007-08-13 15:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP KTIA IR BA REGION
07MANAMA782	RELEASE OF FINAL BAHRAINI GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (C) Following the GOB,s reiteration of its commitment to its prior assurances concerning security, humane treatment, and post-release access (ref A),the U.S. military released detainee Ali Al-Murbati into the custody of Interior Ministry officials on the evening of August 8. The transfer took [...]	2007-08-14 04:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
07MANAMA79	KING AND DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ENGLAND CONFER [...] (C) King Hamad and Deputy Defense Secretary England discussed bilateral relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, U.S. policy in the region and Bahraini domestic affairs during a January 22 lunch meeting. The King declared that Bahrain is proud of its relationship with the United States and pledged that [...]	2007-01-26 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PGOV KDEM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA803	TREASURY U/S LEVEY WARNS AHLI UNITED AGAINST [...] (C) Treasury Undersecretary Levey August 8 cautioned Ahli United Bank (AUB) officials on the bank's ties with Iranian state-owned banks. Through Future Bank, AUB was virtually the only bank in the world to be joint-ventured with Bank Melli and Bank Saderat. Bank Melli Iran had used deceptive [...]	2007-08-22 16:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN PTER PARM MNUC IR BA
07MANAMA825	BAHRAIN WILL SUPPORT IRAQI LEADERS, AGREEMENT AT [...] (C) Charge conveyed reftel demarche to FM Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa on August 28. Sheikh Khalid said the GOB is deeply concerned about the situation in Iraq, especially what he called Iraq's inability to control its borders and keep out Iranian weapons and agents. He concurred that t [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ AL BA
07MANAMA827	FM TO VISIT TEHRAN; NATURAL GAS TALKS IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa confirmed to Charge local media reports August 28 that a Bahraini-Iranian bilateral committee on natural gas will hold its first meetng September 2 in Manama. Sheikh Khalid said th talks would be "exploratory." Repeating familiarGOB exp [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET REGION ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA829	NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...]	2007-08-30 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA
07MANAMA830	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DRAWS CRITICISM [...] (U) The announcement that Hossein Amir Abdollahian will be Iran's next ambassador to Bahrain has drawn sharp criticism from at least one Salafist member of Bahrain's parliament. Jassim Al-Saeedi, an independent Salafi member of the lower house of parliament who has been engaged in sectarian na [...]	2007-08-30 12:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BA
07MANAMA873	KING HAMAD LOOKS TIRED, BUT OTHERWISE WELL; [...] (C) During his audience with the Ambassador to present credentials, King Hamad looked tired, but bore no visible signs of impairment. The audience took place around five p.m. His voice was raspy and he appeared fatigued, as one would at the end of a long day. He favored his right side, mo [...]	2007-09-12 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA876	DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF SUNNI EXTREMISTS FALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: A demonstration outside Manama's Grand Mosque in support of extremists rounded up in August (reftels) drew little support. Only 50-60 people attended, most of them families of the detainees. By comparison, recent protests over power cuts, fishing rights, and teachers' salary d [...]	2007-09-14 13:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA
07MANAMA883	BAHRAIN'S LEADERS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In three days of courtesy calls with Bahrain,s senior leadership following the Ambassador,s presentation of credentials, we have noted a striking consistency of views on the challenges facing Bahrain: --- The bilateral relationship is strong, cemented by a feeling of personal f [...]	2007-09-17 14:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL IR BA
07MANAMA891	ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PTER LE BA
07MANAMA892	UN APPEAL FOR IRAQI REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF IZ BA
07MANAMA893	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MEETING ON MARGINS OF UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BA
07MANAMA896	HOSTING IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07MANAMA899	PM SACKS TWO MINISTERS; SCORE ONE FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's parliament, dominated by Shi'a and Sunni conservatives, has scored a victory with the dismissal of two ministers who refused to cooperate with parliamentary oversight committees. End summary. 2. (U) A royal decree issued in the name of King Hamad September 24 appoin [...]	2007-09-25 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KWMN PHUM PINR BA
07MANAMA903	GOB WELCOMES IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07MANAMA922	BAHRAINI EFFORTS TO SECURE NEW NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Oil and Gas Minister Mirza told the Ambassador that gas talks with Iran are progressing. If an agreement were finalized next year, a pipeline could be built in 3-4 years. The Ambassador reminded Mirza of strong U.S. objections to any such deal; Mirza agreed that U.S. opposition would be a [...]	2007-10-04 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETTC ENRG PREL IR BA
07MANAMA93	SHIA COMMEMORATE ASHURA WITH LARGE, ORDERLY CROWDS [...] (C) An estimated 100-150,000 people crowded into downtown Manama the evening of January 29 to participate in or observe processions commemorating the Shia holiday of Ashura. By all accounts, events were peaceful and orderly. Sermons and speakers in the run-up to the holiday called for the un [...]	2007-02-01 16:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
07MANAMA932	TERRORIST CELL SUSPECTS FORMALLY CHARGED; JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Justice confirmed that the prosecutor presented to a judge his case against five extremist defendants October 1, and that their trial will begin on October 23. While cautioning that the defendants may challenge the constitutionality of the new counter-terrorism la [...]	2007-10-10 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL ASEC KPAO BA
07MANAMA939	AL-WIFAQ LEADER FIRES SHOT ACROSS GOVERNMENT'S BOWS [...] (C) Summary: Al-Wifaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman told media that he now regrets having stood for parliament last year and is considering quitting the legislature. Although Salman is, at least for now, just posturing, even the prospect of his withdrawal (and of the Wifaq MPs who would presumably follo [...]	2007-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA950	AL-HAQ CHALLENGES GOB ON LAND ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SOCI BA
07MANAMA956	PREPARATIONS FOR GSD TALKS IN MANAMA, NOVEMBER 1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 12:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS BA
07MANAMA96	ARREST OF PROMINENT ACTIVISTS SPARKS CLASHES [...] (C) Clashes between protesters and police broke out February 2 in Shia areas of Bahrain following the early morning arrest of three political activists, two of whom are well known oppositionists Hassan Mushaima and Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja. Demonstrators burned tires and threw stones at police, [...]	2007-02-04 15:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA964	KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BA
07MANAMA968	FM DEFENDS HIS MEETING WITH LIVNI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS BA
07MANAMA982	C-NE7-00483: BAHRAIN AND THE GCC,S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI PINR BA
07MANAMA983	BAHRAIN: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA985	BAHRAIN UNLIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU BA

07MANAMA988	BAHRAIN: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANILA1011	MISUARI DETERMINED TO GAIN FREEDOM AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Imprisoned Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari reportedly has pledged cooperation with USG peace, security, and development efforts in Mindanao. Despite a long-standing and intermittently ongoing trial for sedition, Misuari is determined to win the May 14 [...]	2007-03-29 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA102	PHILIPPINE MILITARY KILLS ASG URBAN TERRORIST [...] (C/REL AUS) In follow up to the successful January 6 operation that led to the deaths of five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists and one suspected Jemaah Islamiyah operative near the southern island of Tawi-Tawi (ref a),elements of Military Intelligence Group-9, the Intelligence Service of th [...]	2007-01-10 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA105	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW [...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]	2007-01-10 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1086	NO LET UP IN COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS ON JOLO [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Esperon announced April 1 the end of "Operation Ultimatum," the successful months-long effort targeting the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the island of Jolo. General Esperon, however, intends no let [...]	2007-04-04 04:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA1098	PENDING MOTIONS IN LANCE CORPORAL SMITH'S APPEAL [...] (C) At the request of the Department of Foreign Affairs, new Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera and Assistant Solicitor General Amy Lazro-Javier on April 3 briefed Pol/C on the status of the legal case of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, whom the Makati City Regional Trial Court convicted in Dec [...]	2007-04-04 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1099	A PROVINCIAL VIEW OF THE COMMUNIST INSURGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Communist forces remained active in Bulacan province, but military and police efforts, together with relative prosperity, increasingly limit their sphere of influence. Police in particular face an overall lack of resources. Civil-military relations and the overall human righ [...]	2007-04-04 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1153	CHINESE OPEN SECOND CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The People's Republic of China officially opened its consulate in San Nicholas/Laoag City (reftel) in the north Luzon province of Ilocos Norte on April 11. The PRC also has an existing consulate in Cebu City (Central Visayas),as well as consular property (inherited from Taiwan) in D [...]	2007-04-12 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH RP
07MANILA1187	ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER ON THE RUN [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) raided and occupied several rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camps on Jolo Island on April 15 after a rogue MNLF commander launched mortar attacks and ground assaults that killed two Marines and one civilian. MNLF Commander H [...]	2007-04-16 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1198	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER [...] Action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. The drafting of the ASEAN Charter proceeds smoothly, with a goal of presenting a fairly complete version to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers by July 31. The "comprehensive but brief" document should lay out the ASEAN structure without creating a [...]	2007-04-17 06:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM ASEAN RP
07MANILA120	UNLIKELY ASEAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA RESOLUTION OR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Executive Director for United Nations and International Organizations Julius Torres expressed regret to Acting Pol/C on January 11 regarding the timing of the U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Burma (ref a). He noted that the UNSC consideration co [...]	2007-01-11 09:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1201	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/17/2007 [...] (C) Upon the urgent advice of Embassy medical staff, Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith entered the Makati Medical Center on April 16. Doctors describe his condition as non-life threatening but painful, and want to keep him under observation for a second night. He likely will return to Chancery [...]	2007-04-17 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1206	UPDATE ON FIGHTING IN JOLO [...] (C) Summary. Rogue elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under Commander Habier Malik continue to clash with government security forces on Jolo. Among the casualties during heavy fighting on April 17 reportedly were Malik's brother and cousin. The Philippine National Red Cr [...]	2007-04-17 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA121	MARINE CASE: NEXT LEGAL STEPS [...] (C) In a meeting with a III MEF representative on January 10, the defense counsel for Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith outlined the timeline for upcoming legal steps in the appeal of the December 4 rape conviction by the Makati Regional Trial Court: -- the Makati Regional Trial Court is now [...]	2007-01-11 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA1223	MARINE CASE UPDATE 04/18/2007 [...] (C) Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith was discharged from the Makati Medical Center April 18, after being admitted for a non-life threatening condition April 16 (reftel),and has returned to Chancery grounds. Smith, who was escorted throughout the hospital visit by personnel from the RSO, Phili [...]	2007-04-18 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA1231	BOUNTY FOR ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER; NO OIC MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines has offered a 1-million peso reward for the capture of rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Commander Habier Malik. Sporadic fighting continues between Malik's followers and government security forces on Jolo. A total of seven men, inc [...]	2007-04-18 11:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP
07MANILA1243	MILF PEACE TALKS MAY RESUME BEFORE MAY 14 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Exploratory talks between the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will likely resume in Kuala Lumpur on May 1. At the top of the agenda will be the MILF's latest proposal to include territory from only three provinces -- Sultan Kudarat, North [...]	2007-04-19 02:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP MY
07MANILA128	ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ON BURMA [...] (U) Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo told the press on January 11 that the "advancement of democracy in Myanmar remains a key issue for ASEAN member countries." He noted that, at a working dinner, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers had "expressed concern on the pace of the national reco [...]	2007-01-12 01:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA1336	PRESIDENT ARROYO "BULLISH" ON ASIA AT BOAO FORUM [...] (U) President Arroyo made a 12-hour trip to Hainan Island, China, on April 21, to attend the 2007 Boao Forum for Asia. She delivered an address on regional economic integration and development, proclaiming that she was "bullish on Asia and our ability to help drive positive change in the wor [...]	2007-04-26 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PK CH RP
07MANILA1337	PHILIPPINE CABINET POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) According to Philippine Government Peace Negotiations Panel Executive Director Ryan Sullivan, the Philippine Cabinet had recently postponed the next round of exploratory peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),originally due to begin o/a May 1 in Malaysia, until after t [...]	2007-04-26 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA1366	MISUARI REPORTEDLY ORDERS CAPTURE OF JI MEMBERS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Armed Forces of the Philippines overran a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camp in Indanan during an April 25-26 assault on the Abu Sayyaf Group. Government security officials requested MNLF Chairman and Sulu gubernatorial candidate Nur Misuari to assert his leadership [...]	2007-04-30 05:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS RP
07MANILA15	PRESIDENT ARROYO DEFENDS TRANSFER OF LCPL. SMITH [...] (C) Summary. Facing intense criticism, President Arroyo publicly defended the government's transfer of custody of Lance Corporal Smith as in the Philippines' strategic interest in its "alliance with the United States to fight terror and poverty." Media commentary roundly condemned the Presi [...]	2007-01-03 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
07MANILA1521	WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THE MAY 14 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Philippine democracy faces both familiar and new challenges in the mid-term elections on May 14, even without the dramatic element of a Presidential campaign. U.S. interests remain focused on the success of democratic processes. The outcome of the elections will not in any mean [...]	2007-05-11 06:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
07MANILA1534	NUR MISUARI BACK ON JOLO, AMID NEW FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: The Makati Regional Trial Court temporarily permitted detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari to campaign for Sulu Governor in Jolo City May 11-14. Followers of rogue MNLF Commander Habier Malik clashed again May 8 with government security forces in [...]	2007-05-11 07:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MY RP
07MANILA1543	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Dureza told the Ambassador and DCM May 9 that he expected security on Jolo island, the scene of recent fighting and location of terrorists and U.S. Special Forces, to remain manageable through the May 14 elections, but political violence [...]	2007-05-11 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1614	ARF: PHILIPPINES TO LOOK AT U.S. PROPOSALS [...] (C) The Philippines will look closely at the United States' proposals for the May 25 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila, according to Office of the Undersecretary for Policy Special Assistant Hans Siriban on May 16. 2. (C) In discussing the Inter-Sessional [...]	2007-05-17 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM ARF RP
07MANILA1701	MISUARI LOSES RACE FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari failed in his bid to become governor of Sulu. The Commission on Elections proclaimed Misuari's opponent -- traditional politician and wealthy businessman Abdusakur Tan -- as winner of the May 14 gubernatorial e [...]	2007-05-24 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL RP
07MANILA1707	PREPARING FOR THE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE; PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Ebdane views U.S. counterterrorism cooperation on Jolo as a "real success story," and is appreciative of our assistance in the Philippine Defense Reform program. He predicted President Arroyo would sign a Status of Forces Agreement with Australia during her up [...]	2007-05-24 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL AU JA SN SW RP
07MANILA1765	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, just off the plane from a trip to Japan, asked EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to meet with him for a relaxed, wide ranging conversation May 25. Secretary Romulo was particularly interested in the Six-Party Talks and indicated he planned [...]	2007-05-30 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON IZ KN RP
07MANILA1771	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Hill and Ambassador underscored U.S. interest in a successful peace process in Mindanao in a May 25 meeting with key Philippine contacts involved in Mindanao and in peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Malaysian-sponsored talks will resume [...]	2007-05-30 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA1814	ARROYO'S DOWN UNDER DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo presided over the signing of a number of bilateral security and economic agreements during her recent visits to Australia and New Zealand, most significantly a landmark Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Australia, which nonetheless will likely face a diff [...]	2007-06-01 07:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MCAP PTER AS NZ RP
07MANILA192	SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] (C) Working closely with U.S. Pacific Command representatives and counterparts from regional Missions, Post developed an integrated series of proposals for Section 1206 funding that would bolster maritime security in the Sulu and Sulawesi Seas, the critical area through which Jemaah Islamiyah [...]	2007-01-17 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA1928	NPA ELECTION EXTORTION: BICOL REGION 2007 [...] (C) Summary. In Bicol, the Communist New People's Army (NPA) reportedly garnered unprecedented sums from its extortion activities in the run-up to the May 14 mid-term elections. Local politicians have criticized security forces for failing to protect them during the campaigning. The good n [...]	2007-06-08 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1947	PM A/A/S MULL'S VISIT UNDERSCORES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull met with top Philippine civilian and military leaders during his June 6-8 visit to the Philippines. He also traveled with the Ambassador to Jolo to attend a major Rewards for Justice ceremony (ref a). In hi [...]	2007-06-13 06:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS MCAP PTER PINS RP
07MANILA196	PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES ANNOUNCE KILLING OF ASG [...] (U) Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon announced on January 17 that Philippine troops had killed Abu Sayyaf Group leader Jainal Sali AKA Abu Solaiman in an encounter on Jolo Island on January 16. Abu Solaiman was under U.S. indictment for his role in the kidnap [...]	2007-01-17 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL ASEC RP
07MANILA1991	NEXT STEP IN THE TRIPARTITE SEISMIC SURVEY IN [...] (C) Summary: Phase II should begin in July for the tripartite Marine Seismic Undertaking in the South China Sea. Philippine authorities had temporarily delayed authorization as the government decided whether to approve a Service Contract with a UK-based oil company in an area within the bo [...]	2007-06-15 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EPET CH VM RP
07MANILA2011	PHILIPPINES ON HRC FIFTH SESSION ISSUES [...] (C) Poloff on June 15 discussed U.S. views on Human Rights Council issues (ref a) with Gunther Sales, Assistant Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations. He highlighted U.S. priorities regarding preserving country-specific rappor [...]	2007-06-18 05:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA2052	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you here. US Pacific Command is an essential partner in our efforts to defeat terrorism and help the Philippine military reform itself. The USS Peleliu is now in the Philippines as part of our effort to conduct civil [...]	2007-06-20 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2081	SECRETARY ROMULO ENGAGES NORTH KOREA ON ARF, SIX [...] (U) During a June 16-21 visit to the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to promote productive participation in this year's ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila in early August, Foreign Secretary Romulo met in Pyongyang with Kim Yo [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN RP
07MANILA2099	STATUS OF EFFORTS TO FREE ITALIAN PRIEST BOSSI [...] (U) Following the June 10 abduction in Zamboanga del Sur of Italian priest Father Giancarlo Bossi by ten armed men possibly associated with the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has worked closely with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to pinpoint his [...]	2007-06-22 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL RP
07MANILA212	VISIT OF CHINA PREMIER WEN JIABAO HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. During a January 15-16 official visit to Manila, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his delegation signed about 30 bilateral agreements with a value of over US$6 billion, focusing on agriculture, ethanol production, development assistance, and on economic and technical cooperation. [...]	2007-01-18 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH RP
07MANILA2121	NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINE STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine-Australia Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed in May currently awaits ratification by the Philippine Senate and the Australian parliament. The Australian SOFA differs from the U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in that it gives the host nation custody of v [...]	2007-06-25 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER AS RP
07MANILA214	PRESIDENT ARROYO PRAISES U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo effusively thanked Ambassador Kenney for U.S. help during the recent Armed Forces of the Philippines operation to eliminate the Abu Sayyaf Group leader Abu Sulaiman. She called ongoing counterterrorism cooperation on Jolo a "triumph" in the war on terror. She [...]	2007-01-18 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA2156	LIKELY UNUSUAL DYNAMICS OF NEW PHILIPPINE SENATE [...] (C) Summary. The new Philippine Senate that will officially convene July 23 will have an even stronger Opposition cast than its predecessor, although the lower house of Congress will remain strongly pro-Administration. The Commission on Elections has formally proclaimed eleven out of the twe [...]	2007-06-27 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA2198	EU EXAMINES ASSISTANCE AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) A special seven-person European Union Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) visited Manila June 18-28 to identify possible areas on which EU assistance programs could help the Philippine government deal with the ongoing problem of unlawful and extrajudicial killings. British Deputy Head of Mis [...]	2007-06-29 04:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAID EU RP
07MANILA2233	PACOM COMMANDER KEATING CALLS ON PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) President Arroyo warmly congratulated and welcomed PACOM Commander Admiral Keating during a meeting at the Presidential Palace June 28. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo, Defense Secretary Ebdane and Chief of Staff General Esperon also participated, together with Ambassador Kenney, DC [...]	2007-07-02 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MCAP PINS PTER MASS RP
07MANILA2238	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO AFFECT [...] (U) Malacanang Palace announced on June 30 the appointment of outgoing Congressman Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. as Secretary of National Defense, effective August 3. Outgoing Defense Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. will return to his previous post as Secretary of Public Works and Highways, wh [...]	2007-07-02 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR RP
07MANILA2262	MELO COMMISSION FRUSTRATED BY ONGOING KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission wrapped up its current mandate on June 30, and will submit a second report to President Arroyo by the end of July. While impressed with the number of new measures that the government has instituted, Commission members remain frustrated that the killings con [...]	2007-07-03 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS RP
07MANILA2284	LIKELY DELAY IN START OF NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. Doubts are growing that the Philippines' landmark counter-terrorism legislation will come into effect on July 15, due to complications over the drafting of implementing regulations, the need to translate and distribute the legislation and the regulations, and the necessity of e [...]	2007-07-06 08:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA2287	PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK WITH IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: A recent series of meetings in Manila and Mindanao with leaders of the government negotiating team, MILF and MNLF insurgents and the powerful Ampatuan clan confirmed the peace process is on track, but that the government faces a politically difficult compromise on territory. M [...]	2007-07-08 23:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EAID MARR RP
07MANILA2358	JOINT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ARMED CLASHES IN [...] (C) Summary. A new joint committee will investigate the situation on Basilan in the wake of the tragic July 10 encounter between some armed elements and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and will work to restore peace on the ground. The determination of both the Philippine government and [...]	2007-07-12 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2369	ARROYO ORDERS RULE OF LAW FOR PERPETRATORS OF [...] (C) Summary: Peace Panel sources speculate that the ambush and beheadings of the ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan may have been triggered by the murder of a Muslim cleric. Muslim and Christian leaders throughout the Philippines are condemning the beheadings. President Arroyo ha [...]	2007-07-13 07:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA238	INTERIOR SECRETARY PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 19 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Interior Secretary Puno for his role in the transfer of LCpl Smith back to the Embassy, commended his Department for preparing a draft Executive Order on police/prosecutor cooperation, and stressed the need to implement the Philipp [...]	2007-01-19 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER RP
07MANILA241	CONFIRMED DEATH OF ABU SAYYAF GROUP LEADER [...] (C) DNA testing by FBI laboratories, in consultation with Philippine experts, confirmed on January 19 that a corpse recently uncovered on Jolo Island in the course of the ongoing "Operation Ultimatum" by the Armed Forces of the Philippines was that of Khaddafy Janjalani, the leader of the te [...]	2007-01-20 05:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL CASC RP
07MANILA2417	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER SWING CANDIDACY FOR IOM DG [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with Leah Ruiz, Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, poloff requested Philippine support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (re [...]	2007-07-19 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PREF SMIG RP
07MANILA2418	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting on July 18 regarding U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies Ministerial preparatory meeting (reftel),Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) said that the Philippines "had no proble [...]	2007-07-19 05:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CH TW RP
07MANILA242	PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...]	2007-01-20 05:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP
07MANILA2428	AFP NEXT STEPS IN BASILAN AND JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The senior leadership of Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command plans a measured response to the July 10 Moro Islamic Liberation Front ambush that killed 14 Philippine Marines on Basilan. They are at the same time concerned by the concentration of senior Abu [...]	2007-07-19 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA2440	KIDNAPPERS RELEASE ITALIAN PRIEST [...] (C) Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Special Concerns Rafael Seguis on July 20 confirmed to Pol/C press reports that kidnappers had freed Italian priest Father Giancarlo Bossi late on July 19 in Karumatan, Lanao Del Norte Province after 39 days of captivity. He insisted that the Philip [...]	2007-07-20 07:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IT RP
07MANILA2474	GOVERNMENT DELAYS PUNITIVE ACTION ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior government officials say they will delay punitive military operations against the suspected perpetrators of the July 10 beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. We have urged restraint and protection of the peace process to senior government and Moro I [...]	2007-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2503	PRESERVING PEACE PROCESS IN WAKE OF BEHEADINGS ON [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador, DCM and country team are urging Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders to preserve the peace process by exercising maximum restraint in the wake of the beheadings of ten Philippine marines on July 10. After many interventions, we understand Presi [...]	2007-07-26 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2575	JOINT COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES FIVE PERPETRATORS OF [...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has adopted a more measured approach to bring to justice the perpetrators of the beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo Tipo, Basilan. Philippine officials hope that the visible deployment of troops -- rather than use of force -- will be sufficie [...]	2007-08-01 06:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2586	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM [...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]	2007-08-01 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MANILA2587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte conveyed U.S. interest in a transition to democratic elections in Bangladesh, in a July 31 meeting with Bangladesh's Adviser for Foreign Affairs Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Chowdhury assured the Depu [...]	2007-08-01 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS BG RP
07MANILA2588	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte lauded stronger U.S.-Philippine ties, SIPDIS including continued close cooperation in counterterrorism and the Mindanao peace process during a July 31 meeting at Malacanang Palace. Arroyo pledged to take a "meas [...]	2007-08-01 11:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2589	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]	2007-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2590	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE [...] (C) Summary: Vietnamese First Deputy FM Le Cong Phung expressed a desire to continue improving the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship during an August 1 meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte on the margins of the ASEAN Regional SIPDIS Forum (ARF) in Manila. Phung requested a meeting wit [...]	2007-08-01 12:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS VN
07MANILA2596	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer discussed U.S. involvement in Iraq and Secretary Rice's attendance at the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings in Sydney during an August 1 meeting o [...]	2007-08-02 04:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS AU IZ APEC
07MANILA2597	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MONGOLIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Tserendash Tsolmon offered to host Six Party working group meetings, SIPDIS requested U.S. support for its APEC membership bid, and discussed the possibility of signing Mongolia's Millennium Challenge Compact during President Enkhbayar's fall vi [...]	2007-08-02 04:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS MG
07MANILA2601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]	2007-08-02 05:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2602	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETING WITH THAI FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte encouraged Thailand to return to democracy by holding national elections by the end of 2007 as intended, during an August 1 meeting with Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram on in Manila, site of this year's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Nity [...]	2007-08-02 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MY PREL RP TH ASEAN EXBS
07MANILA2603	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Syed Hanmid Albar said that Malaysia will most likely send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, during an August 1 meeting on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) with Deputy Secretary Negroponte. GOM also is committed to change in SI [...]	2007-08-02 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN MY
07MANILA2629	GOVERNMENT ADOPTS JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a continuing effort to preserve the Mindanao peace process, senior Philippine national security officials decided August 2 to emphasize the use of police forces rather than military units in tracking down suspects in the recent beheadings of 10 Marines. Tensions on Basilan a [...]	2007-08-03 10:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2688	DESPITE PRESSURE AND PROVOCATION, ARMED FORCES [...] (C) Summary. Despite provocations on its soldiers and significant pressure from media and some political leaders to avenge the July 10 beheadings of ten marines on Basilan island, the Armed Forces is exercising restraint to prevent a wider war, thereby derailing the peace process. Chief of [...]	2007-08-09 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2689	NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY VOWS TO CONTINUE PHILIPPINE [...] (U) In an August 8 swearing-in ceremony, new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. vowed that Philippine Defense Reform will be a top priority under his leadership, stating that he intends to continue the reforms that have already begun. "We all wish to see the Armed Forces e [...]	2007-08-09 10:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR RP
07MANILA2705	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: During August 1 bilateral discussions at the ASEAN Reg Forum (ARF),Deputy Secretary Negroponte noted China's role in the rece passage of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1769 r peacekeeping in Darfur, but encouraged China to move forward with a res on Iran's [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS CH
07MANILA2706	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters raised iss Asian/Pacific safety and security, particularly concerning Fiji and the Islands with the Deputy Secretary August 1 at the ASEAN Regional Forum Manila, Philippines. Peters suggested that the U.S. should limit its s and UN fina [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS NZ
07MANILA2707	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SINGAPORE FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo des the United States' role in the region as a quiet balancing force, inter only as necessary and offering symbolic support for ASEAN, during a bil meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at the ASEAN Regional Forum (A August 1 m [...]	2007-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS SN
07MANILA2708	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Deputy Minister Leonard Edwards reiterated Canada's interest in maintaining the fluidity of the U.S. Q Canada border, during an August 1 bilateral meeting with the Deputy Secretary at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings in Manila.. In particular, Canada wants to use travel do [...]	2007-08-10 07:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
07MANILA2732	PRESIDENT ORDERS MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST ABU [...] (C) Summary. In a tough response to August 7-9 clashes on Jolo that left 26 Philippine soldiers and 27 militants dead, President Arroyo ordered a stepped-up offensive against Abu Sayyaf terrorists on the island and directed her Army chief to the front lines to oversee the campaign. Stressing [...]	2007-08-13 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2733	MILF AGREES TO PERMIT ARMY OPERATIONS ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary. In a significant show of cooperation with Philippine military forces, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has agreed to relocate MILF communities on Basilan to give the army greater freedom to pursue Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists responsible for the July 10 beheadings o [...]	2007-08-13 12:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2776	PHILIPPINE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lucio C. Tan met with Embassy Manila Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Jon Lindborg, Econ, and FCS late on August 13 to express his alarm over recently learning of a possible Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Internationa [...]	2007-08-15 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA281	PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has radically downsized its territorial claims in response to the government's November 2006 offer of self-determination, according to the government's chief negotiator. The negotiator was optimistic that remaining territorial issues cou [...]	2007-01-25 07:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA2828	MEASURED MILITARY RESPONSE HELPING TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Summary. While the Philippine armed forces continue efforts to track down Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Basilan and Jolo, operations are being kept limited and focused in an effort to fulfill President Arroyo's directives to contain casualties and preserve two key peace processes. Despite hi [...]	2007-08-17 11:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2838	GOVERNMENT PANEL POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Philippine government's peace negotiation panel has postponed for two weeks planned exploratory talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front scheduled for August 22 in Malaysia. The postponement was necessitated by the Cabinet's inability to reach a consensus on [...]	2007-08-21 10:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA2839	ABU SAYYAF TERRORISTS KILLED ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary: As part of continuing operations to track down terrorists in Mindanao, Philippine troops attacked and killed a number of Abu Sayyaf members on Basilan August 18, including two significant local commanders suspected of involvement in the killing of U.S. citizens in 2001-2. Philip [...]	2007-08-21 10:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS PTER RP
07MANILA2852	GOVERNMENT AND MILF TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION ON [...] (C) Summary: In a step to keep an important Mindanao peace process alive, a key Muslim insurgent group today accepted the Philippine government's decision to postpone negotiations slated to start August 22 in Kuala Lumpur, and proposed extending by three months the mandate of the Malaysian-le [...]	2007-08-22 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA2855	PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to highlight the urgent need to find qualified peacekeeping forces for the Hybrid Operation in Darfur, and encouraged the Philippines to contribute qualified personnel to the effort. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Directo [...]	2007-08-22 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU RP
07MANILA2857	PHILIPPINES ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR STANDING [...] (C) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to convey U.S. support for Steve Carr's candidacy to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Standing Commission, and urged Philippine support for his election. 2. (C) Leah Ruiz, Director for [...]	2007-08-22 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC RP
07MANILA2860	PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) As requested (ref a),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and encouraged participation in and feedback on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP). 3. (C) Melanie Diano, desk officer covering U.S. affairs at DFA's [...]	2007-08-22 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RP
07MANILA2925	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Olson, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations against terrorists on the island of Jolo. Under the leadership of Philippi [...]	2007-08-29 01:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA299	U/S HUGHES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT ARROYO ON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Hughes voiced U.S. praise for recent Philippine counterterrorism successes to President Arroyo, who vowed to continue these operations as well as defense modernization and reform. President Arroyo called on the U.S. to sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation this year [...]	2007-01-29 00:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ECON KPAO RP
07MANILA2997	FIGHTING TERROR AND SPARKING GROWTH: LIKELY TOPICS [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hopes that she and President Bush will have a few minutes to talk at the September 7 APEC meeting in Sydney, Australia. Palace Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita (equivalent of the White House chief of staff) and Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo [...]	2007-09-05 05:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER RP
07MANILA3033	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call with new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, the two discussed the strong U.S.-Philippine relationship, particularly joint efforts on counterterrorism and military reform, and the need to better educate the Philippine Congress on [...]	2007-09-07 08:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3049	PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VOICES [...] (C) Summary: In a private September 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon, addressed recent command changes and the emphasis on restraint in the wake of the July and August attacks on Philippine military units on Basilan. He also reiterated the [...]	2007-09-10 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3050	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON PEACE TALKS RESUMPTION [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 meeting with the DCM, the Philippines' chief negotiator with Muslim insurgents expressed cautious optimism that stalled peace talks could begin to make progress on key issues like territory and governance for a Muslim political entity in Mindanao. Peace Panel cha [...]	2007-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3051	AMNESTY FOR COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to undermine the Philippine Communist Party and its military wing, President Gloria Arroyo announced a broad amnesty plan for Philippine Communists September 7. At the same time, legal proceedings got underway in the Netherlands against Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, the [...]	2007-09-10 22:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA3086	ESTRADA FOUND GUILTY, BUT CALM REACTIONS SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary: After a six-year corruption trial, the Philippine anti-graft court handed down a guilty verdict for former president Joseph Estrada on the charge of plunder and sentenced him to up to 40 years in prison. Estrada was acquitted on the additional charge of perjury, while his codef [...]	2007-09-12 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3166	CASE OF U.S. MARINE LCPL SMITH: CURRENT STATUS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Appellate briefs have now been filed with the Court of Appeals in the case of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, who was convicted in December 2006 of raping a Filipino woman at Subic Bay. The Court of Appeals could issue a decision as early as January. Under the terms [...]	2007-09-19 03:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
07MANILA3193	MUSLIM INSURGENTS MULL GOVERNMENT TERRITORIAL OFFER [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government hopes to end the impasse in peace talks with Muslim insurgents by offering a territorial compromise that tracks closely with the areas that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had hoped to include in a new Muslim political entity. The presidential [...]	2007-09-20 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP

07MANILA3266	POSITIVE CHANGE IN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A wide-ranging overhaul of armed forces commands in recent weeks has shifted some of the most capable and seasoned veterans in the Philippine military into key leadership positions. The command changes, along with a distinct tactical shift toward more carefully targeted militar [...]	2007-09-28 04:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3299	PHILIPPINES: KEEPING PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing crisis in Burma continues to command high-level interest in Philippine government and media circles. President Arroyo repeated calls for restoration of democracy and the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while condemning the junta's harsh, repressive me [...]	2007-10-03 06:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3307	SOME MINDANAO BUSINESSES BOOM DESPITE DANGERS [...] (U) Summary: The DCM led an Embassy team to General Santos City on September 21 to focus attention on U.S. support for commerce in Mindanao. The DCM delivered the keynote address at a 500-strong gathering of the region's chambers of commerce. He told leaders that the recently announced $190 [...]	2007-10-03 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RP ECON BEXP
07MANILA3317	GOVERNMENT AND MILF NARROW DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators narrowed their differences over territory during a September 26 executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Nonetheless, key issues remain to be tackled, including the economic development of MILF communities out [...]	2007-10-04 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3335	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN MINISTER: "WE'RE ON THE SAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo, traveling with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in India, personally assured the Ambassador that the Philippine government shares the views of the U.S. regarding violent repression in Burma, and will use the trip to press India fo [...]	2007-10-05 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3392	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM pressed National Security Advisor Gonzales to maintain momentum toward closing peace negotiations with Muslim insurgents over breakfast October 5. Gonzales described President Arroyo's impatience for reaching a deal, but said that recent strains within the [...]	2007-10-11 10:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3393	PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE URGING ASEAN LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Romulo enthusiastically endorsed our points on increased ASEAN leadership on Burma -- including the concept of an ASEAN emissary -- in a conversation with Charge October 11 (reftel A). Ambassador will raise the idea of former Philippine President Ramos as a po [...]	2007-10-11 11:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RP BM
07MANILA3418	DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: I sat down today for a private meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo. I thanked them for their vocal and SIPDIS proactive stance on Burma, and floated the idea of a special ASEAN envoy for Burma -- perhaps even former P [...]	2007-10-15 10:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3443	FORMER PRESIDENT RAMOS RULES OUT BURMA ENVOY ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lengthy October 17 private breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, former Philippine President Fidel Ramos declined -- despite strong encouragement -- the suggestion that he could step forward as a candidate for ASEAN special envoy for Burma (reftel A). Ramos cited a full s [...]	2007-10-17 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3449	ENGAGING PHILIPPINES ON GAMBARI'S TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador continues to engage the Philippine government and media on Burma, seeking every opportunity to stress the importance of maintaining momentum toward more concrete actions on democratization on the part of the Burmese junta. Per reftel A, post discussed Burma objective [...]	2007-10-18 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3471	GOVERNMENT AND MUSLIM INSURGENTS LARGELY AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have largely settled their differences over territory and revenue sharing for a new Muslim political entity, while leaving governance issues for future negotiations. Presidential Peace Advisor Dureza expressed o [...]	2007-10-22 10:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3509	GOVERNMENT AND MILF BREAK IMPASSE ON TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front announced October 25 that they had achieved a significant breakthrough on territory for a new Muslim political entity during their latest executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Peace talks are expected to resume by mid-Nov [...]	2007-10-25 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3510	PHILIPPINES: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and staff continue to engage Philippine government and diplomatic colleagues on Burma, underscoring the need to maintain pressure on the regime and not let public attention be diverted from the urgent need for steps toward democratization by the junta. The UK and New [...]	2007-10-25 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3522	PHILIPPINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SHOWCASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's October 22 visit to Fort Magsaysay, the Philippine Special Operations Command demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and training. Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon and members of his senior staff provided a broad ove [...]	2007-10-26 02:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3541	REACTIONS TO ESTRADA PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's October 25 pardon of convicted former President Joseph Estrada (1998-2001) is commanding strong interest throughout Philippine society. The Arroyo administration reportedly enlisted a former Estrada cabinet member to garner support [...]	2007-10-26 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR RP
07MANILA3543	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ESPERON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Tim, I know you will have a mountain of excellent briefing paper for the CHOD conference, but I wanted to offer my input on Jun Esperon, who will arrive in Hawaii on Monday. Jun is a strong ally, and he understands the delicate balance that military operations play in the ongoing peace p [...]	2007-10-26 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA3565	FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging October 30 lunch discussion with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo expressed his hope that ASEAN leaders would craft a strong statement on Burma in their upcoming summit in Singapore. Romulo stressed the importance of maintaining pressure on the [...]	2007-10-30 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3580	THE NEW AUSTRALIAN/PHILIPPINES STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is tracking progress on the Philippine-Australian Visiting Forces Agreement, which has been passed by the Australian Parliament and awaits approval by the Philippine Senate. While the agreement will facilitate the Australian military's important anti-terrorism and training a [...]	2007-10-31 09:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER RP AS
07MANILA359	NEW SECDEF EBDANE TO CONTINUE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (U) President Arroyo's spokesman announced the appointment of Hermogenes Ebdane as the new Secretary of National Defense on January 31. The spokesman stated that "an important criteria in choosing the Department of National Defense Chief is the ability to implement or to continue what (Presi [...]	2007-01-31 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV RP
07MANILA3637	PHILIPPINES -- GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION [...] (C) After lengthy discussion of the strategic and political impact that the Great White Fleet commemoration initiative could have on bilateral relations, Post declines participation in the commemoration and recommends against a visit to the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines [...]	2007-11-13 08:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RP KPAO MASS MPOS
07MANILA3647	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BURMA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a frank and open discussion November 11 with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo stressed his government's continued strong commitment to press for democratic change in Burma, but said it is difficult to assess whether recent actions on the part of the [...]	2007-11-14 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3649	DEATH OF A CONGRESSMAN: BASILAN'S COMPLEX CURRENTS [...] (C) Summary: The death of controversial Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar in an explosion outside the Congressional building November 13 was perhaps least a surprise to him. While a powerful politician with strong public support on his island province, he also acknowledged that he had many en [...]	2007-11-14 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3728	MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has made important progress on each side of its dual-track peace discussions with Muslim groups in Mindanao, increasing the likelihood that both sets of talks will return to formal negotiations early in the new year. During preparatory talks in Kuala L [...]	2007-11-20 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3770	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FINDS IRAN NOT COMPLYING [...] (C) As requested (ref A),Post met on November 26 with Leah Ruiz, Director of the DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations, as part of an ongoing effort (ref B) to encourage the Philippine government, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of [...]	2007-11-27 04:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3775	UNANIMOUS PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S OUTSPOKEN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Arroyo took a bold stance on Burma at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, plainly warning that the Philippine Congress would likely not ratify the ASEAN Charter if Burma did not release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and pursue rapid democratic reform. Arroy [...]	2007-11-27 08:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3797	SENATOR AND FORMER COUP PLOTTER WALKS OUT OF COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Antonio Trillanes, a former military officer on trial for his role in leading the failed July 2003 Oakwood Mutiny against the Philippine government, and Brigadier General Danilo Lim, organizer of the February 2006 failed coup attempt, walked out of court proceedings in t [...]	2007-11-29 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA3800	STANDOFF WITH FORMER COUP PLOTTERS ENDS PEACEFULLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Approximately three hours after a Philippine government deadline to surrender, Senator Antonio Trillanes, a former military officer, along with coup plotter Brigadier General Danilo Lim and other supporters, turned themselves over to Philippine authorities at the Manila Peninsul [...]	2007-11-29 10:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA3804	PHILIPPINES-CUBA ECONOMIC TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraph numbers are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (C) Post is not aware of any investments in Cuba by Philippine businesses. [...]	2007-12-03 02:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU
07MANILA3816	GOVERNMENT UNRATTLED AFTER FAILED PLOT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Senator Antonio Trillanes's failed attempt to destabilize the Arroyo government on November 29, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo expressed confidence in the security forces' handling of the situation, a gesture which was reinforced tangibly when she resumed [...]	2007-12-03 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA3852	METHODICAL PROGRESS IN MINDANAO PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The government continues to ake important progress in peace talks with Muslis on Mindanao, according to government officialsclose to the twin negotiation tracks. In recentdiscussions with the DCM, chief government negotiator Rodolfo Garcia expressed strong optimism that he gover [...]	2007-12-06 07:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3881	EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS DECLINE IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Intensified domestic and international attention to the problem of extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Philippines appears to be having a measurable impact, with government agencies and human rights NGOs reporting a significant decline in the number of extrajudicial k [...]	2007-12-10 04:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3932	RESCHEDULED VILLAGE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Special elections will be held on December 15 in 360 villages that were unable to carry out regular voting during the nationwide elections on October 29 in 42,000 villages. The Commission on Elections declared "failures of election" in these areas for various reasons, including [...]	2007-12-14 06:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3947	ABU SAYYAF CONVICTIONS UNDERSCORE DETERMINATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Philippine judge handed out multiple life sentences this month to 14 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members convicted of kidnapping 20 persons, including U.S. citizens Gracia and Martin Burnham and Guillermo Sobero, from a resort in May 2001. The decision underscored the government's [...]	2007-12-17 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MOPS PINS PTER RP
07MANILA3963	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES INFORMATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Per reftel B, Post shared key assessments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program December 5 with Acting A/S Grace Princesa and Director Leah Ruiz, both of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organ [...]	2007-12-18 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3964	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 17 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed Burma, assessed the peace process in Mindanao, and explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Philippine ties. Romulo, who was frank and relaxed, inquired about the prospec [...]	2007-12-18 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA4	THE PHILIPPINES: YEAR IN REVIEW 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo has emerged in a stronger position at the end of 2006, but faces challenges ahead in preserving control of the House in the May 2007 bi-elections. Arroyo has been helped by a buoyant economy in 2006, but the country will have to deal with power privatization and [...]	2007-01-03 01:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP
07MANILA4016	SNAG IN MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of postponed peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, the Ambassador spoke with key Cabinet officials December 20-21 to underscore USG support for the Mindanao peace process an [...]	2007-12-21 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA407	MNLF FREES "GUESTS" IN EXCHANGE FOR TRIPARTITE [...] (SBU) Elements of the Moro National Liberation Front under Commander Habier Malik on February 4 released Brigadier General Benjamin Dolorfino (commander of the Armed Forces' National Capital Region command and the highest ranking Muslim army officer),Undersecretary for the Peace Process Gen [...]	2007-02-05 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR RP
07MANILA408	POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Our experience with the Philippines' hosting of the ASEAN and East Asia summits last month indicates that USG attendance at the Assistant Secretary-level in future summits is worth consideration. We cannot tell how other hosts might act, but the Philippine President and Foreign Secretary [...]	2007-02-05 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN XE RP
07MANILA468	MELO COMMISSION CALLS FOR COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission's report to President Arroyo emphasized the need to ensure command responsibility over errant military elements, and suggested some practical ways to do this. The Commissioners see their role as essentially over, with no additional budget or offices, apart [...]	2007-02-09 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM MOPS RP
07MANILA573	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR EXAMINES EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings views the Philippine government in a "state of denial" about who is responsible for these killings here, while crediting its leadership with its willingness to arrange meetings for him as well as its creation of Task Force Usi [...]	2007-02-21 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA593	PHILIPPINES CONTEMPLATING NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on February 22, Foreign Secretary Romulo welcomed the latest U.S. thinking on Burma SIPDIS (ref a) and pledged to continue to use Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN through August to encourage the Burmese regime to take meaningful steps on its roadmap, as Pre [...]	2007-02-22 06:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA594	MILF WELCOMES US ASSISTANCE BUT WANTS HELP ON [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting in Sultan Kudarat with Embassy delegation led by DCM on February 15, MILF Central Committee members expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance programs in Mindanao, including our military's civil-humanitarian and medical programs and ship visits. However, they unde [...]	2007-02-22 07:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS MA RP
07MANILA599	NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LEGISLATION NOT PERFECT, BUT [...] (C) The "Human Security Act of 2007," which President Arroyo will soon sign into law following its recent passage by the Philippine Congress (ref a),reflects the Philippine government's determination to improve its arsenal of tools in going after terrorists who continue to inhabit or transit [...]	2007-02-22 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM RP
07MANILA649	AMBASSADOR REES ADVOCATES U.S. HUMAN DIGNITY AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his February 14-15 visit to the Philippines, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, advocated the U.S. Government human dignity agenda in meetings with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, members of the Philippine House of Re [...]	2007-02-27 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM RP
07MANILA683	HELPING THE PHILIPPINES COMBAT UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (U) In a letter to Ambassador dated February 28, Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo expressed "sincerest appreciation SIPDIS of the Philippine Government and people for your words of support and encouragement for our efforts to address the issue of unexplained killings," and welcomed an o [...]	2007-03-01 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA717	PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ISSUES [...] (C) The Philippines is "very concerned" that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) may table a potentially stronger resolution on defamation of religion at the fourth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),according to Noel Servigon, Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) [...]	2007-03-06 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC RP
07MANILA748	ENGAGING ASEAN: RECONSIDERING THE TREATY OF AMITY [...] (C) President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo, as Chair of ASEAN, have requested that the U.S. accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). They note that most of ASEAN's other partners have signed the treaty, that the treaty is largely a generic expression of p [...]	2007-03-08 05:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN RP
07MANILA777	COMBATING UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. Embassy continues actively to engage the Philippine government to encourage more effective action to bring to justice those involved in unlawful killings, and to seek additional ways in which the USG can be helpful. End Summary. 2. (C) In a March 5 meeting with the membe [...]	2007-03-09 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA782	LAND DISPUTE TRIGGERS MILF-GRP ARMED CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: The International Monitoring Team, GRP-MILF Coordinating Committee for the Cessation of Hostilities, and the NGO Bantay Ceasefire played key roles in restoring order following March 5-6 armed skirmishes in North Cotabato between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and th [...]	2007-03-09 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
07MANILA787	GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR: PEACE TALKS ON TRACK, [...] (C) Summary: Government peace negotiator Secretary Afable told DCM and visiting EAP/MTS Director Marciel March 1 that territorial differences between the government and MILF had narrowed considerably, thanks to the visit and intervention of Malaysian negotiator Othman. Afable sought quiet [...]	2007-03-09 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MY PINS PREL RP
07MANILA828	ARROYO DIRECTS MILITARY TO ADVANCE MILF PEACE [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo on March 12 directed closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and established peace process mechanisms with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This new directive, which followed months of sporadic skirmishing between AFP and M [...]	2007-03-14 00:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL RP
07MANILA854	PHILIPPINES' CHINESE SCHOOLS: A BATTLEGROUND FOR [...] (C) Summary: The People's Republic of China is playing an increasingly prominent role in promoting Chinese language/cultural education in the Philippines, primarily by engaging with Filipino-Chinese schools - historically pro-Taiwan institutions. Since 2003, the PRC has sent over 100 stude [...]	2007-03-15 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL SOCI XE CH TW RP
07MANILA855	PUSHING THE PHILIPPINES TO DO MORE ON KILLINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine media covered extensively the U.S. Senate hearings on unlawful killings in the Philippines. Ambassador and senior Embassy officials continue active outreach to underscore U.S. concern and to plan additional initiatives to support Philippine efforts to bring culprit [...]	2007-03-15 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL RP
07MANILA856	USG AND PHILIPPINE MILITARY STAND [...] (U) The top brass of the Philippine military joined U.S. Ambassador on the southern Philippine island of Jolo for ceremonies marking the end of "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder),the annual set of joint military exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines that has occurred since 1981. Alt [...]	2007-03-15 10:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA876	PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON [...] (C) The Philippines has no position at this time on proposed reforms to the internal system of Administration of Justice, according to Gunther Sales, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Director for the Political, Security, and International Law Division in the Office of the United [...]	2007-03-16 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UNGA RP
07MANILA879	PHILIPPINES TO RELAY U.S. CONCERNS ON SUDAN, [...] (C) Poloff on March 16 communicated in strong terms U.S. points (ref b) regarding the no-action motion on the Sudan Assessment Team report in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the [...]	2007-03-16 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SU RP
07MANILA909	PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO),noted U.S. concerns regarding Zimbabwe. She stated she would communicate our points to the Philippine Missi [...]	2007-03-20 07:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ZI RP
07MANILA923	MISUARI REGISTERS CANDIDACY FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Jailed Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari personally registered his candidacy in Jolo on March 20 for the Sulu Gubernatorial election. Misuari, who has become increasingly desperate to gain his freedom, entered the race against well financed traditional [...]	2007-03-21 07:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA931	PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S. ARF [...] (C) According to Hans Siriban, Department of Foreign Affairs' Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy, the Philippines supports in principle the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Statement Supporting National Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and the e [...]	2007-03-22 03:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ARF PREL MARR XB EAID PARM RP
07MANILA962	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON UNLAWFUL KILLINGS [...] (C) Presidential Peace Process Advisor and cabinet member "Jess" Dureza raised the issue of unlawful killings with Charge and poloff March 20 after discussing the peace process (septel). The recent telephone call from D/NSA Crouch to Philippine NSA Gonzales, together with U.S. Congressional h [...]	2007-03-23 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS RP
07MANILA965	EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 23 with Julius Torres, the Executive Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, Acting Pol/C conveyed reftel points regarding the review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territori [...]	2007-03-26 02:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM RP
07MAPUTO1207	China in Mozambique: Illegally Logged Timber. [...] Q(C) SUMMARY: Below is a response to the request for a report on the environmental impact of Chinese trade or investment in the forest and forest products sector, keyed to the topic areas in reftel. Chinese purchase of illegally harvested Mozambican timber has a significant negative impact on [...]	2007-10-11 14:46:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR KCOR PGOV MZ CH
07MAPUTO1278	PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: The Charge raised Mozambican PKO participation and the Zimbabwe crisis with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana on 10/31. Sumbana stated that the GRM wanted to participate in PKO's, and that he would speak to President Guebuza about notifying the UN's DPKO of Mozambique's [...]	2007-11-05 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1322	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]	2007-11-14 16:42:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1340	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]	2007-11-15 12:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1344	RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA DECRIES "ONE-PARTY STATE" [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party RENAMO, gave his perspective on the status of democracy in Mozambique. He expressed concern that the country was becoming a one-party state as FRELIMO consolidates total control over government e [...]	2007-11-16 08:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MZ
07MAPUTO1399	RESOURCES MINISTER ON URANIUM, EITI, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Mineral Resources Esperanca Bias told the Charge on 11/21 that the GRM isn't interested in participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since she believes that the laws and oversight mechanisms that the GRM has in place already achiev [...]	2007-11-29 14:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EPET EINV KNNP SENV KRAD ENRG MZ
07MAPUTO1443	CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRIORITIZES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 27 meeting with the Charge, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Tiang Uang Seng said that China's goal in Mozambique is the reduction of poverty through efforts focused on agricultural assistance and health care. Ambassador Tiang showed particular interest in AFRICOM, [...]	2007-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID CN MZ
07MAPUTO1486	MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) The Charge hosted Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana at his residence December 19 for a one-on-one lunch to discuss Zimbabwe and the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (other topics covered septel). Sumbana noted that the GRM and the Frelimo party worked hard to maintain rel [...]	2007-12-19 15:52:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ SF ZI
07MAPUTO334	MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...]	2007-03-20 14:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO491	NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 12:24:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER MZ
07MAPUTO540	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:32:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC MZ
07MAPUTO955	MOZAMBIQUE OFFERS CONDITIONAL PKO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) During an August 8 call on President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana, the Charge noted he would soon visit Minister of Defense Tobias Dai to inquire about Mozambican participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Sumbana agreed with the Charge's political analysis that Moz [...]	2007-08-14 07:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR MZ
07MAPUTO956	MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...]	2007-08-14 08:10:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO988	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]	2007-08-21 14:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MAPUTO998	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]	2007-08-24 05:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MARSEILLE9	HEAD OF LOCAL MUSLIM COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, 2007 Abderhammane Ghoul, (protect) President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult, Province Cote d'Azur Region (CRCM-PACA),discussed with Marseille Consul General his reasons for optimism about 2007. Major mosque projects in his region are advancing, and the [...]	2007-01-26 14:18:00	Consulate Marseille	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PREL PINR PGOV
07MASERU116	IRISH EMBASSY RELOCATES EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Following the February 27 armed attack on the ministerial property used by Harvard's Partners-In-Health (PIH) couple (Refs A and B),the Irish Embassy has moved one of its permanent staff from a similar residence to a hotel. Ambassador Paddy Fay informed U.S. Ambassador last week that he [...]	2007-03-05 10:44:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV LT
07MASERU149	LESOTHO'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL [...] (C) In her first official courtesy call on the "new" Foreign Minister (FOMIN) Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa March 14, Ambassador Perry congratulated him on his return to the posting. The Minister graciously accepted the Ambassador's congratulations and remembered our first meeting in 2004 when he ac [...]	2007-03-14 16:09:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID LT
07MASERU157	LESOTHO AND THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) With the bad and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, Ambassador raised the issue of (a) what Lesotho as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chair was going to do about Mugabe, and (b) what Lesotho as a nation would do to stop Mugabe's continued assault on the opposition. The discus [...]	2007-03-15 15:23:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL ZI LT
07MASERU161	SADC, OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Over the past three and a half days, Ambassador Perry has met with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary and his senior staff, the diplomatic corps and all leaders of the opposition parties concerning the current political crisis and stay-away occurring in L [...]	2007-03-19 15:32:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
07MASERU168	LESOTHO: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Phooko March 20 and reviewed with him the Secretary's statement as well as the spokesman's remarks on the SIPDIS issue. We also went through key points related to the treatment of the opposition by the Mugabe government, [...]	2007-03-20 15:57:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI LT
07MASERU176	GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...]	2007-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT
07MASERU177	SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...]	2007-03-22 21:10:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT
07MASERU19	FINANCE MINISTRY INTACT DESPITE POLITICAL SHENNANIGANS [...] (C) In an extremely frank January 10 discussion with Ambassador Perry, Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane demonstrated his underlying suspicions of Trade Minister Malie's and Foreign Minister Moleleki's ambitions and how they might contribute to a more unsettled national election than nece [...]	2007-01-12 12:29:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU191	SADC/LESOTHO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This message provides a basic chronology and substantive background on our bilateral and multilateral engagements during Lesotho's pre-election, electoral and post electoral developments. The latter more closely involved Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Sa [...]	2007-03-27 16:29:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU213	LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...]	2007-04-05 09:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN LT
07MASERU215	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]	2007-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU27	"ABC 1, 2, 3": OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Former Minister of Communications Thomas Thabane visited the Ambassador the morning of January 12 and expressed his own concerns about instability during the electoral period. The Ambassador told Thabane frankly that she was concerned about reports that the youth league of his party might [...]	2007-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU277	LESOTHO: BELARUS - AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH GOL'S PRIME [...] (C) On May 11, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Mosisili, in the presence of Acting Foreign Minister Mothetjoa Metsing (Minister of Communications),the points concerning Belarus' bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Prior to talking with the Prime Minister, Amb [...]	2007-05-11 12:01:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
07MASERU287	LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS [...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...]	2007-05-21 15:15:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT
07MASERU34	AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY REPORT ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 14:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT PGOV PREL CVIS LT
07MASERU355	LESOTHO: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS ATTACKS ARE COUP [...] (C) Summary: Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, in a June 18 briefing for chiefs of diplomatic missions, said that the violent security environment in the capital city of Maseru, which deteriorated further following implementation of a daily curfew on June 15, had taken on "political undertones, [...]	2007-06-18 17:28:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU356	LESOTHO: EAC ASSESSES GOL CURFEW, SECURITY DETERIORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge convened the EAC twice on June 18 to assess mission security policies and potential threats following the GOL's after hours announcement on June 15 of a daily curfew, several violent security incidents over the weekend of June 16-17 (including the carjacking of a U.S. missio [...]	2007-06-18 18:33:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU357	LESOTHO: SADC ENVOY BRINGS GOL, OPPOSITION TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16, former President of Botswana Kitumile Masire, head of a SADC mediation team in Lesotho, succeeded in pulling together various stakeholders, including the governing and opposition parties, to discuss the nation's current political stalemate. Masire achieved an agreement [...]	2007-06-19 17:07:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU367	LESOTHO CURFEW LIFTED; FM APPEALS FOR DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: To the relief of local residents, Lesotho Police lifted a week-long curfew on June 22. Security forces, however, maintained checkpoints throughout Maseru, leading to the shooting of a government employee. Foreign Minister Tsekoa, meeting with resident diplomats on June 23, dismi [...]	2007-06-25 14:00:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC LT
07MASERU378	LESOTHO ARMY COMMANDER: "WE HAVE FRUSTRATED THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) told diplomats on June 26 that security forces thwarted a coup attempt in mid-June which had been in the works since December 2006. He alleged the coup effort, which had the support of some active and former military personnel, was [...]	2007-06-29 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC LT
07MASERU387	LESOTHO: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION DIVIDE GROWS [...] (C) Summary: During a July 2 briefing for the diplomatic corps, three senior GOL ministers described recent SADC-mediated dialogue between the GOL and the political opposition as successful, but proceeded to lambaste the ABC opposition party for a July 1 rally announcing a protest march and si [...]	2007-07-03 17:16:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU476	LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...]	2007-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT

07MASERU608	LESOTHO PM TO AMBASSADOR: "THANK YOU FOR STAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 19 initial courtesy call on Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili, the PM expressed deep appreciation for 41 years of an uninterrupted USG presence in the mountain kingdom and for American generosity over the years, including programs in the areas of heal [...]	2007-11-20 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID LT

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