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08JEDDAH39	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA DEC 28; AND JAN 4, [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on January 18, Sheikh al-Munajjid at the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque focused his sermon on the importance of personal health as well as the obligations of Muslims during Ashura. (BEGIN NOTE: The Shia and Sunni celebrate Ashura in different ways [...]	2008-01-26 06:42:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL SA

08JEDDAH414	KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY STILL SEEKING CRITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: An official at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) confided that despite construction progress, the success of the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is far from assured. Although a core group of multinational companies have committed to opening operations in [...]	2008-09-28 13:34:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINV ELAB EPET SA
08JEDDAH416	ETHIOPIANS POSING AS MUSLIMS AND CROSSING YEMENI [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ethiopian diplomat says tat many illegal Ethiopian Christian workers ente Saudi Arabia by posing as Muslims to get pilgriage visas. Other illegal workers are smuggled though the porous Saudi-Yemeni border. Saud police raids on illegal residents among the Ethiopian community [...]	2008-09-29 14:59:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM SCUL SA
08JEDDAH417	SUBJECT: KOSOVO FM MEETING WITH OIC SECGEN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 13 Kosovo FM Skender Hyseni met with OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu in Jeddah. OIC officials commented that there has been no movement on the organization's position on the recognition of Kosovo statehood. Embassy Riyadh and Consulate General Jeddah attempted to faci [...]	2008-09-30 05:46:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA XF
08JEDDAH447	US CONSULATE JEDDAH HOSTS DEBATE WATCHING EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consulate Jeddah has hosted two US Presidential debate-watching events to encourage participation and engagement within the Saudi Arabian community. Both events brought together professors, media, and members of Jeddawi civil society and spurned lively and nuanced conversations re [...]	2008-10-26 13:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KMPI KPAO OPRC PHUM SA SCUL SOCI XF
08JEDDAH449	SAUDI ARABIA MFA AND OIC OFFICIALS COMMENT ON [...] C) SUMMARY. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official states the significance of a high-level inter-faith dialogue being planned by Saudi Arabia to take place in New York in November with a key long-term goal of combating extremism. An OIC official denies a role in planning the event, but expres [...]	2008-10-26 14:02:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL OVIP PREL SA UN XF
08JEDDAH465	RUSSIA AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD CONFERENCE IN JEDDAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 06:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS SA
08JEDDAH466	RUSSIA AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD CONFERENCE IN JEDDAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 06:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS SA
08JEDDAH495	SAUDIS HOST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PEACEFUL [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs attended the International Symposium on Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the GCC, hosted by Jeddah's King 'Abd al-'Aziz University (KAU) November 3 ) 5, 2008. The conference was attended by a variety of Saudi academics and foreign scientists. Presentation [...]	2008-11-19 13:25:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON ENRG TRGY SA
08JEDDAH498	EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS IN RIYADH/JEDDAH COMMENT ON [...] (C)SUMMARY: In 2004, two Egyptian doctors were arrested in Jeddah on multiple charges including drug smuggling and rape. Their punishment was recently increased significantly by an appeals judge. Officials from the Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah offered little support fo [...]	2008-11-26 13:59:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08JEDDAH501	GTIP AMBASSADOR LAGON VISITS SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Lagon, Director of GTIP, visited Riyadh and met with officials from the government's Human Rights Commission, Ministries of Labor and Interior, a government-run shelter, a meeting of labor sending-country diplomats, and a shelter run by the Filipino embassy. A comprehen [...]	2008-12-01 05:16:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
08JEDDAH538	AGAINST THE ODDS: FIRST WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) Summary. Aziza Mansour, the first woman in the Middle East to receive a RE/MAX franchise, fought for recognition of her right to sell real estate for fourteen years. Appreciated and befriended by a royal benefactor when she thought her cause was lost, Ms. Mansour overcame the many barriers [...]	2008-12-31 09:45:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KISL KWMN SA SOCI KMPI KPAO SCUL
08JEDDAH84	OIC SLAMS DANISH CARTOON... [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since the OIC's 2004 election of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu as Secretary General, one of his top priorities has been to combat misperceptions of Islam. Unsurprisingly, he issued a strong statement condemning the February 13 re-publishing of caricatures from the 2006 Mohamma [...]	2008-02-19 06:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KIRF DA NL SA
08JEDDAH91	OIC SYG ON KOSOVO, AMBASSADOR SWING, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Consul General met with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and other OIC SIPDIS officials to deliver demarches regarding Kosovo independence (Reftels B, C) and support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization [...]	2008-02-24 11:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK KISL YI EU KV SA
08JEDDAH93	INSIDE THE JEDDAH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: CURRENT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In meetings with Jeddah Municipal Councilors, including Council President Tarek Fadaak and Vice President Hasan Zahrani, Post has learned of how the Council troubleshoots resident concerns, the nature of ongoing projects, and plans for the future. In the past t [...]	2008-02-26 08:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL SA
08JEDDAH94	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JANUARY 25 AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on January 25, the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque sermon condemned the Israeli "blockade," rebuked Israel, and criticized Arabs and Muslims for not doing enough to aid the Palestinians. On February 1 the Imam spoke against domestic violence. (COMMENT: I [...]	2008-02-26 09:59:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL SA
08JERUSALEM1004	MASKED SETTLERS CLUB 68-YEAR-OLD PALESTINIAN WOMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local NGOs have confirmed press reports of masked settlers beating Palestinians near Hebron on June 8. According to these sources, two elderly Palestinians were injured and one was hospitalized. The victims identified the assailants as settlers from Susiya. Susiya settlers, n [...]	2008-06-12 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1010	AREA B PALESTINIAN POLICE STATIONS SPARTAN BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff and LTG Fraser staff visited four of eleven newly-opened Palestinian police stations in Area B on June 11 and met with police officers who discussed Israeli coordination and personnel/resource deficiencies. Commanders said they need Israeli clearance to execute any opera [...]	2008-06-13 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV ASEC
08JERUSALEM1011	LEGAL SHOWDOWN OVER NINE OFRA HOUSES: SETTLERS SAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli NGOs have petitioned the High Court of Justice (HCJ) to stop construction of nine homes in the West Bank Settlement of Ofra, asserting they are on private Palestinian land. According to the NGOs, the Civil Administration has confirmed Palestinian land registration and [...]	2008-06-13 14:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM102	PALESTINIAN REACTION TO EL-AD ACQUISITION OF EAST [...] (C) Summary. According to local press and Jerusalem contacts, the Israeli organization El-Ad purchased 11 apartments in 4 buildings in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan in mid-January. President Abbas's Advisor on Jerusalem Affairs said El-Ad's purchases are part of an effort to red [...]	2008-01-18 14:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1021	UBAYDIYA MAYOR EAGER TO DELIVER PROJECTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Fatah-controlled slate took control of Ubaydiya's municipal council on May 21 after the elected Hamas led-council resigned and the PA Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) approved a new council. Mayor Sulayman Abdullah and the new council requested USG development and program [...]	2008-06-17 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KDEM EAID IS
08JERUSALEM1027	SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TENDERS: MAJOR UPTICK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The announcement on June 13 of 1,300 new residential units in "Ramat Shlomo" (adjacent to the Palestinian neighborhood of Shufat) brings the post-Annapolis Conference total of housing units approved and awaiting public review or tender in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to 5,5 [...]	2008-06-18 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL IS
08JERUSALEM103	YESHA LEADER SAYS THERE WAS A DEAL ON OUTPOSTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan told PolOff January 16 that the settlers had reached a ""limited deal"" with MOD Barak to evacuate ""a few outposts"" in exchange for continued issuance of construction permits in existing settlement population centers, but PM Olmert vetoed the [...]	2008-01-18 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM104	HAMAS APPOINTS "ACTING MAYOR" IN GAZA CITY, [...] (C) Summary. Gaza City Maor Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent) told PolOff Jauary 18 that Hamas has taken over administrationof the Gaza City Municipality. He said Hamas issystematically replacing unit directors and apponted an "acting mayor" to freeze Abu Ramadan out o municipal operations. [...]	2008-01-18 15:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1049	UPDATE ON PA ZAKAT COMMITTEE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) actions to control the collection and distribution of alms (zakat) have significantly reduced Hamas' exploitation of zakat committees as a source of income in the West Bank, according to the Deputy Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (Awqaf). At Pr [...]	2008-06-20 11:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1051	ORDER TO REROUTE EXPORTS HITS BETHLEHEM STONE [...] (C) Summary: Bethlehem business leaders claim that a recent Israeli order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble for export away from a checkpoint near the city to a commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south will cost them time, money, and customers. Bethlehem Chamber [...]	2008-06-20 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1055	YITZHAR SETTLERS ATTACK ISRAELI POLICE, THEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settlers clashed with some 200 Israeli police attempting to remove illegal structures in Yitzhar settlement near Nablus on June 19, resulting in injuries to four policemen and eleven settlers. Local Palestinian contacts told PolOff that settlers subsequently rampaged through n [...]	2008-06-20 14:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM106	SENIOR AL-AQSA MILITANT KILLED IN BALATA CAMP [...] (C) Senior al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Ahmad al-Sanakra was shot and killed in an IDF operation early January 18, according to PA security contacts. Sanakra, brother of top-level al-Aqsa militant Ala'a Sanakra, was wanted by the Israelis since 2004 and was previously wounded twice in I [...]	2008-01-18 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM1077	INTERNAL DISCORD PREVENTS FILLING VACANT PLO [...] (C) Summary. According to senior Fatah and PLO officials, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen),in his capacity as Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee (ExComm),retreated from his proposal to hold a PLO Central Council (PLO CC) meeting to fill ExComm vacancies in the face of opposition fro [...]	2008-06-24 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1084	PA GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER BATTLE WITH HAMAS OVER [...] (C) Deputy Waqf/Religious Affairs Minister Salah Zuhaykah told PolOff June 25 that Hamas is again obstructing PA Waqf Ministry efforts to register Hajj pilgrims in Gaza and transport them to Saudi Arabia via Erez Crossing and Jordan. He said Hamas has announced competing arrangements and is s [...]	2008-06-25 09:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KISL PREL EG SA IS JO
08JERUSALEM1098	200 PALESTINIAN OLIVE TREES UPROOTED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Israeli contractors guarded by IDF troops uprooted some 200 olive trees on private land in Bayt Hanina al-Balad, northwest of Jerusalem, and replanted them on other Palestinian-owned land, in conjunction with renewed separation barrier construction. Press reported [...]	2008-06-27 07:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1113	PA PRIVATELY CONCERNED ABOUT HIZBULLAH PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) PM Salam Fayyad expressed concern to the Consul General on June 29 regarding the inclusion of Palestinian prisoners in the GOI-Hizbullah prisoner deal. The PA's Prisoners Affairs Minister also expressed concern about the deal, alleging the GOI has sta [...]	2008-06-30 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1148	FIVE DEAD, DOZENS WOUNDED IN JERUSALEM BULLDOZER [...] (C) Local press and police reported four Israelis dead and 36 wounded after a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem on a bulldozer attacked several cars and toppled a public bus in downtown Jerusalem shortly after noon on July 2. As of 3:00 local time, Post had no reports of American citizen [...]	2008-07-02 11:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1150	FIVE DEAD, DOZENS WOUNDED IN JERUSALEM BULLDOZER [...] (C) Local press and police reported four Israelis dead and 36 wounded after a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem on a bulldozer attacked several cars and toppled a public bus in downtown Jerusalem shortly after noon on July 2. As of 3:00 local time, Post had no reports of American citizen [...]	2008-07-02 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1165	NABLUS AREA SETTLERS LAUNCH ROCKETS ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PA officials and press, two small rockets were launched July 1 from Bracha settlement south of Nablus toward the Palestinian village of Burin resulting in no injuries. PA Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah and PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat condemned the r [...]	2008-07-02 13:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1170	GOI CLOSES PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL IN EAST [...] (C) Summary. The Chairman of the Board of the East Jerusalem-based Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) told PolOff that the Israeli Minister of Public Security closed the PHC July 2, claiming that it is a Palestinian Authority (PA) agency illegally operating inside Jerusalem. He said the PHC [...]	2008-07-03 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1174	KHIRBET AL-AQABAH DEVELOPING MASTER PLAN TO [...] (C) Summary. Al-Aqabah Mayor Haj Sami Sadiq and Tubas Governor Sami Musallam told PolOff June 24 that al-Aqabah residents intend to file a master plan with the Israeli Civil Administration to counter a GOI-proposed plan they say leaves 18 structures with demolition orders outside the village's [...]	2008-07-03 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG PBTS IS
08JERUSALEM1178	CONFISCATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR 356 DUNUMS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The IDF issued an expropriation order for 356 dunums (89 acres) of land near al-Hadidiya village on June 15 for the expansion of a military camp. Local Palestinians are concerned the expropriation will block the only road to their village. The PA has retained the Jerusalem Leg [...]	2008-07-07 11:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KWBG IS PHUM
08JERUSALEM1191	BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS RESUME THROUGH CHECKPOINT [...] (U) Stone and marble industry representatives in Bethlehem say that Israeli officials have rescinded an order to reroute trucks carrying containers of stone and marble 40 kilometers to the south. The order had threatened to erode the competitiveness of Palestinian stone and marble, the West B [...]	2008-07-08 14:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1192	PA REPORTS MAJOR INCREASE IN IDF WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. PA officials and security commanders report a marked increase in the number of IDF incursions in the West Bank since mid-June. On July 6-8, there were IDF raids in every Palestinian city except Jericho. Nablus officials told PolOff and POL FSN that the IDF entered Nablus on [...]	2008-07-08 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PINS PTER KISL
08JERUSALEM1201	PA MAKES JUNE SALARY PAYMENT, BUT WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid June salaries on July 7. PM Fayyad told the Consul General that the PA is now out of cash and, absent new donor contributions, would not be able to make next month's salary payment in early August. Fayyad and Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) [...]	2008-07-09 12:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS KWBG PTER KFTN
08JERUSALEM1203	NABLUS MALL CLOSURE SPARKS PA ANGER [...] (C) Summary. PA leaders say they are furious about the IDF's closure of Nablus' largest mall (reftel). Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on July 8 that the GOI had not previously mentioned the mall (owned by publicly-traded real estate company al-I'timan) in GOI-PA discuss [...]	2008-07-09 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KTFN KWBG PTER KISL KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1230	FAYYAD THANKS CODEL ACKERMAN FOR USG SUPPORT, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Ackerman on July 5 that the PA's capacity to govern has improved significantly in the last year, despite continued IDF incursions into the West Bank that undermine PA security reform efforts. Fayyad thanked the C [...]	2008-07-14 05:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1231	HAMAS PRESSURES PALTEL FOR CASH AND CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Hamas is attempting to exert direct control and squeeze revenue out of the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PalTel) in Gaza. Following PalTel's refusal to meet Hamas' terms, armed Hamas officials raided PalTel offices and stores on July 6, forcing PalTel to close them tempora [...]	2008-07-14 05:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER ECPS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1232	E-1 AND RAS AL-AMUD UPDATE [...] (C) PolOffs visited E-1 on July 10 and observed normal traffic and activity at the police station. Security guards at the entrance said the station is fully functional. 2. (C) PolOff observed no activity at the former police station at Ras al-Amud on July 11. A security guard at the sit [...]	2008-07-14 07:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PBTS IS
08JERUSALEM1234	DISTRICT COMMITTEE APPROVES 1783 NEW RESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem attorney Nasrat Dakwar told PolOff July 9 that the Jerusalem Regional Planning Committee approved 1783 new residential units in East Jerusalem on July 8. The new units -- 983 in Har Homa and 800 in Pisgat Ze'ev -- expand the Israeli built-up area in East Jerusalem, a [...]	2008-07-14 08:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1235	MASKIYOT: INTERNAL FENCE MOVED OUTWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited the Northern Jordan Valley settlement of Maskiyot July 2 and confirmed reports that the settlers have moved the internal fenceline outward. PolOff observed that this move opens 4-5 dunams for development. Jordan Valley Regional Council Chairman Dubi Tal told PolO [...]	2008-07-14 08:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1240	BILIN REJECTS GOI PROPOSAL TO REROUTE SEPARATION [...] (C) Summary. Bilin village representatives told Poloff July 8 and 9 that the GOI's revised plan for the nearby section of the separation barrier will reconnect 121 dunums (30 acres) of land to the village, expropriate a further 140 dunums for new construction, and leave over 2,000 dunums (500 [...]	2008-07-14 08:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1257	EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENTS FEAR EVICTION ORDER WILL [...] (C) Summary. On July 14, the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) upheld an order to evict the al-Kurd family from their residence in Shaykh Jarrah, after nine years of litigation over the property's ownership. (Note: Shaykh Jarrah is home to much of East Jerusalem's most valuable and histor [...]	2008-07-15 17:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PHUM IS PBTS
08JERUSALEM1260	HEBRON'S OLD CITY [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, PolOffs visited Hebron's newly rebuilt Chazon David "synagogue outpost" (removed 33 times by Israeli security forces),the Beit Hashalom (Rajabi House) complex that houses 20 families, and the Beit Romano yeshiva complex where Israeli MOD Barak recently approved a new [...]	2008-07-16 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1262	REACTION TO PRISONER EXCHANGE: PA CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah leaders publicly cheered the release of Lebanese prisoners but privately feared that Hizbollah, not the PA, will receive credit for Palestinian prisoners released in the future. PA Prisoners Affairs Minister Ashraf Ajrami said the GOI has not [...]	2008-07-16 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1263	BET EL SETTLEMENT: NEW ROAD, SMALL-SCALE HOUSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff observed clearing work for planned housing and construction on a new road at Bet El settlement's entrance on July 15. Bet El mayor Moshe Rosenbaum told PolOff that settlers have been able to build "a little" inside the settlement but were warned by the GOI not to occupy [...]	2008-07-16 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL IS
08JERUSALEM1280	SAGA OF BETHLEHEM STONE EXPORTS CONTINUES [...] (C) The on-again, off-again ability of Bethlehem stone exporters to use a crossing point near the city (reftels) is apparently off again. According to Ihab Khalil, Executive Manager of "the Union of Stone and Marble in Palestine," Israeli soldiers manning the crossing point near Bethlehem be [...]	2008-07-18 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM1324	INDEPENDENT GAZA LEADERS DECRY "SIEGE," BLAME [...] (C) Summary. Gaza-based PLO Executive Committee member Riyad al-Khudari told PolOff by phone on July 21 that Hamas has reorganized nearly all local administration and goods suppliers under its control through use of cartels, and is effectively collecting tax/customs revenues in Gaza. Gaza C [...]	2008-07-22 11:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1327	PA PLANS REPAIR OF BETHLEHEM'S CHURCH OF THE [...] (C) Summary. PA Local Government Minister Ziad al-Bandak and Presidential Advisor Issa Qassisiya told PolOff in multiple July conversations that the PA considers restoration of the Nativity Church basilica roof a "national priority" and will proceed despite objections from the Church's rival [...]	2008-07-22 12:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV SCUL KIRF IS
08JERUSALEM1329	FURTHER NABLUS ARRESTS AND INCURSIONS; FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to PA security and Nablus business contacts, the IDF made several incursions into Nablus July 21-22 and made twenty arrests, including a PLC member and board members of al-I'timan, the developer of the Nablus shopping mall ordered closed by the GOI on July 6 (reftels). [...]	2008-07-22 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS
08JERUSALEM1330	MOI'S AL-YAHYA STRENGTHENS STRATEGIC PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 17, PA Minister of Interior Abd Razaq al-Yahya issued two decisions to strengthen the Strategic Planning Department (SPD). The decisions place the SPD within the MOI and authorize the SPD Director General to represent the Minister on issues related to security sector ref [...]	2008-07-22 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1340	ISRAELI ARAB VISITS TO JENIN HAVE MINIMAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Arabs have trickled into Jenin since the GOI began allowing visits to the city in June. Palestinian government and business contacts in Jenin say the hoped-for economic benefits have not materialized. Most Israeli Arabs who cross the barrier, they say, are coming to se [...]	2008-07-24 13:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IS KWBG
08JERUSALEM1342	PA NEEDS ARAB SUPPORT TO MAKE JULY SALARY PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministers have publicly stated that the PA will not be able to pay July's salaries without receipt of additional "Arab and foreign" assistance. So far in July, the PA has received only the European Commission's monthly contribution of USD 23 million (w [...]	2008-07-24 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG SA KU QA AE
08JERUSALEM1343	MASKIYOT: 20 HOUSES APPROVED IN NEW WEST BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settlers confirmed to PolOff July 24 a decision by MOD Barak to approve 20 construction of houses in Maskiyot, in the upper Jordan Valley, for families evacuated from Shirat Hayam in Gaza in 2005. The houses are part of a 2006 plan initiated and then canceled by then-MOD Amir [...]	2008-07-24 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1353	GAZA: MORE FOOD AND FUEL; BUT CONDITIONS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a month into the ceasefire, UN and NGO contacts report that flows of basic commodities and fuel into Gaza are higher than in the period immediately prior, and the GOI is allowing imports of cement and gravel, items that had been prohibited since June 2007. With the [...]	2008-07-25 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM KISL PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1354	PLO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CRITICIZES ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The PLO Executive Committee (ExComm) met in Ramallah on July 23 and released a statement that criticized Israeli settlement activity and incursions, slammed Hamas for harassing PLO/Fatah leaders, and welcomed national dialogue based on the Yemeni Initiative. The statement also c [...]	2008-07-25 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS PREL
08JERUSALEM1356	PALESTINIANS CRITICIZE GOI PLANNING PROCESS IN [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with PolOffs, Palestinians and NGO representatives were uniformly critical of the GOI's planning process for Area C villages. All contacts criticized the GOI initiative to create master plans for several villages in Area C as an opaque process that will [...]	2008-07-28 13:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1358	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES BEIT HANINA HOME [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality demolished part of an apartment building belonging to Majid Abu Ayshah in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina on July 28, stating that the building exceeded its permit and that the Municipality was legally obligated to uphold the court-order [...]	2008-07-28 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1361	HAMAS LASHES OUT AT FATAH AFTER GAZA CITY BOMBING [...] (C) Summary. Hamas spokesman and local press reported that a bomb killed five Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades militants, including a senior al-Qassam commander and nephew of Hamas leader/PLC member Khalil al-Hayya late July 25. Fatah PLC bloc leader Azzam al-Ahmad told al-Jazira TV July 26 tha [...]	2008-07-28 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER PGOV ASEC IS
08JERUSALEM1365	FUGITIVES: PA STRUGGLES TO MANAGE DISGRUNTLED [...] (C) Summary. Preventive Security (PSO) contacts told POL FSN that eight al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades fugitives intentionally sickened themselves by drinking shampoo on July 22 to protest their continued detention, IDF threats to target them, and prison conditions, while another fugitive threaten [...]	2008-07-29 13:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1368	SETTLER VIOLENCE ESCALATES AGAINST BURIN [...] (C) Summary. Following several reports of settler violence directed against the Palestinian village of Burin, south of Nablus, PolOffs visited the village July 28 and met with Mayor Ali Eid, village council members and residents whose homes and fields were damaged by settlers' attacks. In t [...]	2008-07-29 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM137	FATAH CENTRAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES SIXTH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. On January 15, eleven of the fourteen Fatah Central Committee (FCC) members discussed preparations for the Sixth Fatah Congress. They agreed that 1,500 representatives to the Congress, which will elect Fatah's leadership, will be selected from numerous Fatah organs by February [...]	2008-01-28 11:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
08JERUSALEM1372	WATANIYA'S WAIT IS OVER: MOBILE TELECOM PROVIDER [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, after negotiations lasting more than eighteen months, the Palestinian Authority reached agreement with the GOI on the spectrum necessary to allow the West Bank's second mobile telephone operator to do business. Wataniya Palestine now needs to import and install network [...]	2008-07-29 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1381	PA CRACKS DOWN ON HIZB AL-TAHRIR, BANS PLANNED [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 28 that Hamas is supporting Hizb al-Tahrir's attempt to create unrest in the West Bank in a "marriage of convenience" between the Islamist groups. PA security contacts told PolOff and POL FSN July 27-29 that PA Interior Minister Abd [...]	2008-07-30 15:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER KISL
08JERUSALEM1382	MASKIYOT PREPARES TO EXPAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Maskiyot July 29 to review the site where the GOI recently approved construction of twenty houses for settler evacuees from Gaza. The plots are located where the GOI initiated and stopped construction in 2006, which is approximately 400 meters southeast of Maskiyo [...]	2008-07-30 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1387	TENSION CONTINUES IN GAZA AS HAMAS CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Tensions remain high in Gaza City following the multiple bombings on July 25, and subsequent Hamas crackdown. Hamas leaders told press July 31 that closed NGOs will be permitted to reopen, but Fatah and independent officials are skeptical and say Hamas gunmen used the crackdown [...]	2008-07-31 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM1389	AL-KURD FAMILY APPEALS FOR HELP TO PREVENT [...] (C) Summary. PolOff and PolSpec met with members of the al-Kurd family and their representatives July 31. Fawzieh al-Kurd presented documents in support of her claim to her East Jerusalem house and invited the Consul General to visit the neighborhood to observe the situation. A neighbor to [...]	2008-07-31 13:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1406	PA DENIES REPORT OF HAMAS DETAINEE RELEASE, [...] (C) Summary. After press reported that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) ordered the release of all Hamas members arrested in the West Bank since July 25, PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 31 that the PA has not ordered a mass release and PA security forces (PASF) will contin [...]	2008-08-01 12:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM1407	NEW HAMAS ARRESTS TARGET GAZA'S SENIOR FATAH [...] (C) Summary. Hamas arrested 17 of the Gaza Strip's senior Fatah leaders early August 1, including Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa and Fatah Central Committee (FCC) member Zakariya al-Agha. Senior Hamas spokesman Abu Zuhri called a arrests a response to "continued political detention of Hamas [...]	2008-08-01 12:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM141	PA RETRIES GUNMEN CONVICTED OF KILLING OFF-DUTY [...] (C) PA Interior Ministry (MoI) and National Security Forces (NSF) confirmed that a Palestinian military court retried Ali Abd al-Hamid Dandis and Amar Badr Halim Taha in the December 28 shooting deaths of two off-duty IDF soldiers, and sentenced both to life imprisonment on January 25. PM Sa [...]	2008-01-28 14:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM1410	DISAGREEMENTS STALLING FATAH SIXTH GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. Fatah members told PolSpec in July that PA President Mahmud Abbas and some in the Central Committee are determined to hold Fatah's Sixth General Congress by November, but three principal issues are delaying the Congress. First, Fatah members are divided on whether to hold the C [...]	2008-08-01 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1413	CONFISCATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR 36 DUNUMS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary. Sami Musallam, PA Governor of Tubas, informed PolOff that the IDF confiscated 36.8 dunums of land from Palestinians in the Jordan Valley village of Bardalah. Musallam said the infrastructure for Bardalah crossing (between Israel and the West Bank) is already on the land being co [...]	2008-08-04 12:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1415	HAMAS FURTHER CONSOLIDATES POWER WITH DEFEAT OF [...] (C) Summary. 11 Palestinians were killed and 106 injured on August 2 after Hamas police stormed Hillis clan neighborhoods in Gaza City to seize suspects in the July 25 beach bombing. 188 clan members entered Israel near Nahal Oz fuel depot, where they were disarmed, strip-searched and affor [...]	2008-08-04 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM142	PA FOREIGN MINISTRY SEEKING INCREASED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. PA Foreign Minister (MFA) Assistant Deputy Minister Mufid Shami (with responsibility for Western Hemisphere affairs) told PolOff on January 28 that the MFA has a "good feeling" about USG commitment to the peace process post-Annapolis and takes the upcoming visits of Generals Fra [...]	2008-01-28 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1429	SURGE IN SETTLER VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT PALESTINIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Across the West Bank this summer, settler groups have clashed with the IDF, Palestinians, Bedouins, and Israeli and international peace activists. Post has heard eyewitness accounts of projectiles fired at Nablus area villages, beatings of Palestinians near Hebron, and torched a [...]	2008-08-05 13:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS ASEC
08JERUSALEM1432	RENEWAL OF CLOSURE ORDERS FOR PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli Ministry of Internal Security (MoI) renewed closure orders in early August against eight East Jerusalem Palestinian institutions. The General Manager of the Arab Studies Society (closed in 2001) told PolOff August 6 that the closure leaves a vacuum in Palestinian le [...]	2008-08-06 12:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1433	SWITZERLAND OF THE SETTLEMENTS: ILLEGAL OUTPOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the illegal outpost of Havat Yair in the northern West Bank on July 25, where twenty-two settler families live and have established a popular brunch restaurant in what they call their "Switzerland." The outpost is led by lawyer Doron Nir Tsvi, who often represents [...]	2008-08-06 12:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1446	PA POLICE CHIEF OUTLINES FORCE PRIORITIES, DECRIES [...] (C) Summary. PA police chief MG Hazim Attallah told PolOff that GOI-PA security coordination is unsatisfactory, with twice as many IDF incursions and increased clearance delays for police operations since July 1. While PA police are increasingly effective at fighting crime, the PA General I [...]	2008-08-07 13:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PREL
08JERUSALEM1448	PA CIVIL DEFENSE WORKS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Defense Chief MG Ibrahim Atiani said his priorities are improving building code enforcement and safety inspections and decreasing emergency response times. He said cooperation with Israeli civil defense authorities is generally excellent, with j [...]	2008-08-07 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PINR PREL PGOV
08JERUSALEM1449	PA BARELY MAKES JULY SALARIES THANKS TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid salaries in the West Bank and Gaza on August 7, thanks to a transfer of USD 42 million from the UAE and a USD 80 million commercial bridge loan taken against future income. However, the PA did not pay the usual NIS 1000 each to employees still [...]	2008-08-07 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1474	PA NATIONAL SECURITY COMMANDER ASSESSES SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In August 2-7 conversations, National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) told PolOff and POL FSN that the NSF is leading small-scale/local security efforts throughout the West Bank targeting armed/organized criminal and terrorist suspects, and ha [...]	2008-08-08 10:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1476	YESHA COUNCIL LEADER DAYAN: ""TWO STATE SOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan confirmed recent settlement approvals by Israeli MOD Barak and showed Poloff areas under construction on July 24. Dayan, who is secular but leads an exceedingly religious constituency, addressed the challenges he sees for the settlement movemen [...]	2008-08-08 12:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1488	SHAVEI SHOMRON OPENED, IMPROVING SOME, BUT NOT ALL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: ConGenOffs visited Shavei Shomron checkpoint, northwest of Nablus, on August 11 and observed an unmanned, open road gate with traffic passing freely. However, OCHA officials reported at 1600 local on 8/11 that the IDF was present at the checkpoint and conducting ran [...]	2008-08-12 13:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PHUM IS ECON PBTS
08JERUSALEM1495	NABLUS AREA SETTLERS EXPLAIN THEIR VIOLENT SUMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In PolOff's August 8 visits to Yitzhar and Bracha settlements, Yitzhar spokesman Yigal Amitai denied recent reports of settler violence aimed at Palestinians as "retaliatory, false, or misreported." Poloff observed new construction at both settlements. END SUMMARY History of [...]	2008-08-13 14:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM ASEC IS
08JERUSALEM1496	YESHA AGREES TO MOVE MIGRON'S OUTPOST; RESIDENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Yesha Council voted unanimously August 11 to approve an ""understanding"" with the Israeli MOD to move Migron outpost in exchange for permanent, legal housing in one of four possible nearby West Bank locations. The understanding provides for the construction of new homes be [...]	2008-08-13 14:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1508	CHECKPOINT NORTH OF HEBRON OPENS WITH STRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congenoffs observed the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint north of Hebron August 13 and verified that it is open for six hours daily, but only to commercial traffic to and from the Tarqumiyah crossing with Israel. Hebron Mayor Khaled Osaily said the limited opening is positive, but the [...]	2008-08-14 14:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1509	EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENT ARRESTED IN ON-GOING [...] (C) Summary. Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood resident Maher Hanoun was arrested in early August for resisting eviction from his home. Hanoun's lawyer told PolOff August 12 that he is workingto free Hanoun pending resolution of the disputeover ownership of the land, but the courts have made no pro [...]	2008-08-15 08:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1522	HOME DEMOLITIONS STRIKE ANGRY CHORD IN EAST [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality demolished four homes in East Jerusalem on August 13, two in the Ashkariya neighborhood of Beit Hanina (north Jerusalem). Local residents told PolOff that Ashkariya is zoned as "green land" even though it is privately owned, and said the Municipality [...]	2008-08-18 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1527	NEW JENIN-AREA IDF INCURSIONS; PA CONDUCTS LOCAL [...] (C) NSF and General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) contacts told PolOff and POL FSN that the IDF entered Rummana village (Area B, NW of Jenin) late August 16 and detained four members of the Mukhabarat. The four were operating inside the village when the IDF entered and were released after one ho [...]	2008-08-19 07:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV IS PREL PTER
08JERUSALEM1539	CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES ON ADDITIONAL 330 UNITS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff saw substantial progress on the construction of 330 units in Givat Zeev settlement, north of Jerusalem, that the GOI approved in March. The units appeared approximately 50 percent complete as of August 15. Developer Hanoch Kas said he has sold 550 units (beyond the GOI- [...]	2008-08-20 11:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS CASC
08JERUSALEM1553	NABLUS MALL SHOPS REMAIN OPEN AS IDF CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: Shops in Nablus' largest shopping mall remain open following expiration of the IDF's August 15 closure deadline. EconOff toured the mall on August 19 and found all shops operating normally. Shop owners say the IDF has "frozen" the closure order it imposed on the mall's 68 shop [...]	2008-08-21 13:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS
08JERUSALEM1559	BIR NABALA CHECKPOINT REMOVED; IMPROVES TRAVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConGenoffs verified the complete removal of the Bir Nabala/Rafat Masyoun checkpoint south of Ramallah on August 22. The removal improves travel between Ramallah and its southern villages, where some 50,000 Palestinians reside. Local Palestinians said the previous wait time whe [...]	2008-08-25 11:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1604	41 MORE AL-AQSA FUGITIVES INCLUDED IN [...] (C) Summary. According to PA security contacts, the Israeli Security Agency (ISA, "Shin Bet") accepted 41 al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades fugitives into the amnesty/disarmament agreement, including two high-profile militants. The fugitives have been in PA custody for most of the previous year. Ni [...]	2008-08-27 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PTER IS

08JERUSALEM1605	UNEASY STATUS QUO AT HEBRON'S IBRAHIMI MOSQUE/TOMB [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns visited Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque/Tomb of the Patriarchs in late August. Visitors to the building must pass through metal detectors, and armed Israeli border police patrol inside and out at all times. Metal security gates separate Muslims and Jews, who worship on differ [...]	2008-08-27 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1611	PA CARRIES OUT LOCAL SECURITY CAMPAIGNS IN TOWNS [...] (C) PA security contacts told PolOff and Pol FSN August 26-27 that National Security Forces (NSF) units with police and intelligence support led patrols and arrest raids near Hebron in al-Dhahiriya (Area A) and Bayt Awa (Area B) from August 24-27. PA spokesmen told local press August 24 that [...]	2008-08-28 10:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1612	25 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STANDS DEMOLISHED BY IDF IN [...] (C) Summary. On August 12, according to Palestinian contacts, the IDF demolished 25 fruit and vegetable stands along route 90 in the northern Jordan Valley. This is the first significant demolition in the West Bank since late March. End Summary. 2. (C) Local produce vendors in the Jorda [...]	2008-08-28 12:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF ECON EAGR KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1613	HAMAS RAIDS CENTRAL ELECTIONS OFFICE IN GAZA, TWICE [...] (C) Summary. Hamas Executive Force twice raided the Central Elections Commission's (CEC) Gaza branch August 26-28, removing three staff members for off-site interrogation, confiscating the cellular phone of one staff member, and seizing keys to the CEC's Gaza warehouse to conduct an "invento [...]	2008-08-28 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1614	BEIT SAHOUR HOPING FOR ISRAELI APPROVAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs visited the West Bank village of Beit Sahour, where NGO Cure International wants to build a children's hospital on Area C land. According to Beit Sahour Mayor Hani al-Hayek, GOI Civil Administration officials support the project. The proposed hospital site is near the [...]	2008-08-28 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1615	NEW BARRIER ROUTE AROUND MA'ALE ADUMIM LEAVES WEST [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem attorney Shlomo Lecker told PolOff that a new barrier route around Ma'ale Adumim leaves 4,000 dunums (about 1,000 acres) of land outside the area enclosed by the barrier, but still effectively cuts the West Bank in two and separates Palestinians from Jerusalem. Abu Di [...]	2008-08-28 15:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1616	JERUSALEM CONTACTS DISCUSS MUGHRABI GATE RAMP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian officials in press and privately criticized alleged Israeli plans for the Mughrabi Gate entrance to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. A Waqf official said the Jerusalem District Committee's guidance for construction is too ambiguous, and that unilateral Israeli acti [...]	2008-08-28 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KISL KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
08JERUSALEM1644	GAZA: HIGH PARTICIPATION RATES IN PUBLIC SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza public sector labor strike that began on August 30 has been extended to at least September 9. Participation rates have been high - an estimated 90 percent among teachers and 50 percent among health care workers. PA officials and labor leaders told Econoffs that Gaza's p [...]	2008-09-04 11:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG
08JERUSALEM1682	OVERVIEW OF HAMAS FINANCES IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Gaza businessmen told Econoffs that the Gaza economy produces around USD 500,000/month in value added taxes, import duties and utility payments for the Hamas government. This is a small fraction of the Hamas-controlled government's budget in Gaza, which has consistently been la [...]	2008-09-09 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PA IS PHUM KWBG
08JERUSALEM1689	HAMAS CONTINUES TO JAIL SENIOR PA, FATAH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. About 100 Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah officials, including the Governors of Gaza and Khan Yunis, remain jailed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, without a legal basis for their detention or institutional process to review their status. Senior Hamas spokesmen have previously [...]	2008-09-10 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM
08JERUSALEM169	UNIONS STRIKE IN REACTION TO PM FAYYAD'S [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) now requires West Bank residents to show proof of having paid their water and electricity bills, and municipal taxes prior to receiving basic government services. Public sector employee associations are staging strikes demanding that the PA rescind [...]	2008-01-31 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KWBG
08JERUSALEM1691	PA SECURITY CHIEFS: NO CHANGES IN IDF INCURSIONS; [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander and Jenin security chiefs, IDF incursions into Jenin have continued at generally the same levels since the beginning of 2008, except for a brief reduction in May 2008, when IDF incursions dropped to about half the ave [...]	2008-09-10 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV IS PREL PTER
08JERUSALEM1697	GAZA PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE EXTENDED TO 9/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza public sector labor strike has been extended to at least September 16, according to union leaders. Participation rates are 80 percent among teachers and around 40 percent among health care workers. PA contacts said that the Hamas-led government has reacted by jailing [...]	2008-09-11 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG
08JERUSALEM171	ABU MAZEN WITH LTG FRASER: FAYYAD IS ROADMAP POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told LTG William Fraser January 29 that the PA is ready to operate the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, but he is skeptical that Hamas will accept this arrangement. He identified PM Salam Fayyad as LTG Fraser's principal interlocutor [...]	2008-02-01 09:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL IS
08JERUSALEM1710	YITZHAR AND YAD YAIR SETTLERS COORDINATE TO ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, settlers attacked Civil Administration officials and IDF soldiers who sought to remove building materials from the West Bank outpost of Yad Yair. Following skirmishes at the outpost, settlers across the northern West Bank organized a march on the nearby IDF ba [...]	2008-09-12 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1712	IDF DEMOLISHES 32 STRUCTURES IN AL-MUARRAJAT [...] (C) Summary. The IDF demolished 32 bedouin structures east of Ramallah on September 9 in the second significant West Bank demolition in a month. End summary. 2. (SBU) On September 9, IDF soldiers demolished 32 structures in the al-Muarrajat bedouin encampment, south of route 449 between [...]	2008-09-12 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1719	IDF TENTATIVELY APPROVES 150 NSF TROOPS FOR [...] (C) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) West Bank Commander Diab al-Ali Abu al-Fatah told PolSpec that the IDF has tentatively approved the transfer of 150 NSF officers to Hebron. The IDF also approved three new Palestinian police stations in villages near Janin. End Summary. IDF OFF [...]	2008-09-15 13:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM172	PM FAYYAD TALKS ROAD MAP WITH LTG FRASER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Salam Fayyad told LTG William Fraser January 29 that freezing settlement construction is the top Palestinian priority for Roadmap implementation. He said the PA will be pragmatic and also seriously address Israeli security concerns. He urged GoI compliance with the obligati [...]	2008-02-01 09:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PINS IS
08JERUSALEM1730	NABLUS, QALQILIYA OPEN TO ISRAELI ARAB CARS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Since early September, the IDF has allowed Israeli-plated vehicles driven by Israeli Arabs to enter the cities of Nablus and Qalqiliya, providing some economic benefits in the cities. Jenin remains closed to Israeli vehicular traffic, but open for pedestrians. End summary. I [...]	2008-09-17 10:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ECON KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1739	CLASHES BETWEEN YITZHAR SETTLERS AND ASIRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 13, clashes occurred between Yitzhar (near Nablus) settlers and Palestinians in the village of Asira al-Qabaliyah. Police have not yet arrested any Palestinians or settlers. The settlers said they were responding to an arson attack against a caravan and the knifin [...]	2008-09-18 14:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1747	CANDIDATE LISTS SHAPING UP FOR JERUSALEM'S MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem's Haredi (ultra-orthodox) community is still considering three contenders for the November 11 mayoral elections, but expects to settle on a single candidate in advance of the campaign. Many see MK Porush, anointed as the United Torah Judaism Party (UTJ) candidate in a [...]	2008-09-19 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM175	PA POLICE RAID COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT LABS IN HEBRON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent months, PA Police have disrupted several visa fraud rings in the West Bank. They briefly detained and released two individuals suspected of creating and selling counterfeit documents for U.S. visa interviews. The two were among five questioned after ConGenOffs provided [...]	2008-02-01 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KFRD PREL ASEC KWBG
08JERUSALEM1757	MINISTRY OF AWQAF HOPES SAUDIS WILL DISTRIBUTE [...] (C) Summary. The PA Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs called for USG pressure on Saudi Arabia to distribute Hajj visas to Gazans through the Ministry rather than through HAMAS. Doing so would help the PA, he said. He added that the PA wants Gazans to depart through Jordan, not Egypt. Th [...]	2008-09-22 13:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL IS SA
08JERUSALEM1758	FRANCISCANS SAY ISRAEL BREACHING STATUS QUO [...] (C) Summary. The Franciscan (Catholic) Custos of the Holy Land has formally complained to the GoI about breaches in the status quo regarding holy places, and his representative has requested that the USG press the GoI to protect Jerusalem's Christian holy sites. According to the Custos, an [...]	2008-09-22 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1759	ARIEL MAYOR: SETTLEMENT POPULATION "STEADY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman told Poloff September 17 that his secular settlement is "struggling" to grow and has not received construction approvals. He said he will sue the GOI if it includes Ariel in permanent status negotiations. Unlike other Nablus area settlers, Ariel's popu [...]	2008-09-22 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1760	SETTLERS RIOT AND BURN OLIVE TREES IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18, in response to the IDF removal of structures at Yad Yair near Dolev settlement, north of Ramallah, settlers burned olive trees, hurled rocks, and blocked roads near Nablus, Ramallah, and Hebron. On September 19, Poloff saw an increased police and IDF presence [...]	2008-09-22 16:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1783	ARMED PALESTINIAN BOY SHOT DEAD WHILE APPROACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Early September 20, IDF troops shot and killed a 14-year-old boy as he approached Yitzhar settlement with a Molotov cocktail and a knife. IDF video released to the press shows the boy attempting to light a bomb and the IDF firing on him. Asira al-Qabaliyah's village council to [...]	2008-09-23 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1791	MOI AL-YAHYA FORMALLY TO REQUEST HEBRON DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Interior Al-Yahya told USSC LTG Dayton September 16 that the PA has verbal GOI approval to deploy 150 National Security Force (NSF) troops to Hebron and now seeks the approval in writing. Al-Yahya requested USG assistance to obtain Israeli permission to garrison the 3 [...]	2008-09-25 05:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PREL MASS
08JERUSALEM1795	UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Wataniya made its first license payment to the PA, according to its CEO, who added that the bulk of the company's network equipment should arrive on October 4. The company's launch is scheduled for February/March 2009. Wataniya is still awaiting a GOI network construction licens [...]	2008-09-25 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1803	BILIN RESIDENTS WILL CONTEST LATEST IDF BARRIER [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, in response to an Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) order, the GOI presented a new plan to re-route the separation barrier between the Palestinian village of Bilin and the Israeli settlement of Modiin Illit. Village residents criticized the latest plan and in [...]	2008-09-26 10:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1808	SETTLERS REACT TO ATTACK ON ISRAELI PROFESSOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the September 24 pipe bomb attack that wounded Israeli professor Zeev Sternhell at his Jerusalem home and the discovery of leaflets threatening Peace Now representatives at the scene (reftel),settlers condemned the attack and denied involvement. They blamed the medi [...]	2008-09-26 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1823	JERUSALEM-BASED NGO REQUESTS SUPPORT TO REMOVE [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Majirah say they have been cut off from their center of life by the separation barrier, and that the IDF controls access to their neighborhood via checkpoints. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) may su [...]	2008-09-29 13:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1831	FATAH AND HAMAS RELEASE PRISONERS FOR EID AL-FITR [...] (C) Summary. On September 30, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released 38 West Bank HAMAS activists, reciprocating HAMAS's release September 29 of roughly 30 Fatah members in the Gaza Strip. PASF officials report that the released activists have no proven ties to the HAMAS military wing. End [...]	2008-10-02 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1832	PALESTINIAN TELECOM: PA WANTS WIMAX FREQUENCY [...] (C) Summary: In May, the PA formally requested GOI allocation of frequency spectrum that would allow the deployment of broadband WiMax internet capabilities in the West Bank. PA telecom contacts say that WiMax technology will enhance competition in the telecom sector and produce revenue for [...]	2008-10-03 09:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON BEXP EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1840	PA PAYS SEPTEMBER SALARIES EARLY; GAZA CASH [...] (C) Summary: With the help of Saudi and Kuwaiti budget support, the Palestinian Authority (PA) paid public sector salaries on time for August and September, while continuing to pay down wage arrears owed to its employees. The PA has now paid more than USD 300 million in back salaries in 2008 [...]	2008-10-03 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1841	ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOR DEMOLITION OF BEDOUIN [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UNRWA, COGAT officers delivered demolition orders for 38 structures at the Milehat-Ka'abneh bedouin encampment in area C on September 22. Bedouin resident in the area told Poloff they have been living seasonally in this location since 1985 and expressed concern [...]	2008-10-03 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1842	PALESTINIAN SHEPHERD KILLED NEAR SETTLEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 27, the body of an 18-year-old Palestinian shepherd was found near Gittit settlement in the Jordan Valley. According to an Israeli Police statement, an autopsy determined the shepherd was killed while "playing with" a 40mm grenade round. Villagers told Poloff they [...]	2008-10-03 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1846	PIONEER SETTLER BENNY KATSOVER INSPIRES VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Settler pioneer Benny Katsover told Poloff that, as head of the "Samaria Action Committee," he does not encourage violence directly, but admitted that young settlers under his direction do resort to violence. As Katsover spoke, settlers reacted to the evacuation of Shevut Ami B [...]	2008-10-07 09:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM185	BIL'IN VILLAGE: BARRIER NOT YET REROUTED [...] (C) Summary. On January 24, Abdallah Abu Rahman, Coordinator of the Bil'in Land Defense and Popular Committee, told Poloffs that the GoI has taken no steps to reroute the separation barrier between Bil'in and the settlement of Modi'in Illit following a September 7 Israeli High Court ruling. [...]	2008-02-04 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1850	ATERET COHANIM TAKES OVER TWO NEW PROPERTIES IN [...] (C) Summary. Ateret Cohanim (AC) acquired a Palestinian apartment in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and plans to open a synagogue this month near the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The PA's Jerusalem Governor said the PA is looking into the possibility of legal irregularities in [...]	2008-10-07 14:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1852	PA PLANS FOR HEBRON DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General October 6 that the GOI has approved a deployment of PA security forces (PASF) to Hebron on/about October 17. National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) told PolOff/PolFSN October 7 that the PA submitted a request to IDF Ce [...]	2008-10-07 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER PGOV IS PINS
08JERUSALEM1885	FATAH CONFERENCE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. October 10-15 Preparatory Committee meetings in Amman for Fatah's planned Sixth Party Conference included extensive discussion on Conference timing, venue, representation, and other modalities. The meetings ended abruptly on October 15 due to the Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) [...]	2008-10-16 13:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV KDEM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1886	HAMAS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN GAZA; SMUGGLING AND [...] (C) Summary. Gaza-based Fatah and independent contacts report that Hamas is well- entrenched and controls nearly every aspect of political and economic life in the Gaza Strip. They comment that Israeli-imposed closures have hurt Gazans generally but benefited Hamas, which is increasing its [...]	2008-10-16 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON
08JERUSALEM1903	PA'S HEBRON DEPLOYMENT DELAYED PENDING FURTHER [...] (C) A PA security forces (PASF) deployment to Hebron, expected to begin on/about October 17, has been postponed pending additional PA-IDF coordination, according to National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah). PA President's Office contacts told PolOff that t [...]	2008-10-17 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PINS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1904	THREE PALESTINIANS ARE KILLED IN 48 HOURS; PA [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF Kfir Brigade soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians in separate incidents near Ramallah from October 14-16. The IDF claimed all three were carrying Molotov cocktails ("firebombs") when killed, according to press accounts. PA leaders criticized the shootings as unjus [...]	2008-10-17 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM1905	FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE INTO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs visited the settlement of Nof Zion (View of Zion) in the Jabal Mukabbir neighborhood of East Jerusalem, where the first 50 of 100 apartment owners have moved in, and an additional 400 units will be constructed in the next few years. Palestinians from Jabal Mukabbir told [...]	2008-10-17 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM1906	ARAB-ISRAELIS GIVE NABLUS A TEMPORARY BOOST, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to prominent Nablus businessmen, continuing Israeli access restrictions cripple the city's commercial sector, limit significant economic growth, and are "political restrictions not related to security." They note that the GOI's decision to allow Arab-Israelis (and their [...]	2008-10-17 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1907	WAQF CONCERNED, FRUSTRATED BY INCREASING ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian media reported hundreds of Israelis visited the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City in numerous visits during mid-October, accompanied by police. Waqf officials confirmed the visits, adding that the Israelis did not attempt to enter or damage buildi [...]	2008-10-17 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1908	UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. New reports of settler violence are consistent with the trend of increased settler militancy in recent months (reftels). These incidents have been centered in the Nablus area, but contacts report violence throughout most of the West Bank. End summary. Uptick in Settler Atta [...]	2008-10-17 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM1913	GAZA: LABOR STRIKE CONTINUES (WHILE EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Public sector employee representatives said that the labor strike in Gaza, which began in August, will continue until the Hamas government halts its actions against employees perceived to be opposed to Hamas rule. Sixty to eighty percent of teachers are reportedly still participa [...]	2008-10-20 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PTER EFIN PGOV KWBG
08JERUSALEM1918	SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES DURING OLIVE HARVEST [...] (C) Summary. Settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and international activists working with them in a number of West Bank villages October 18-20, according to press and ConGen contacts. The IDF intervened in some cases to stop the attacks, detaining activists and declaring &close [...]	2008-10-20 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM1933	NEW HAMAS CRACKDOWN IN GAZA; AT LEAST 30 FATAH [...] (C) Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa told PolOff by phone October 22 that Hamas security has arrested at least 30 Fatah activists in a new crackdown, apparently in response to an attempted attack on a Hamas military wing leader. Al-Qassam Brigades (the Hamas military wing) spokesmen told Pales [...]	2008-10-22 16:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM
08JERUSALEM1934	PLO WELCOMES EGYPTIAN PAPER ON FACTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The PLO Executive Committee (ExComm) released a statement October 22 welcoming Egyptian leadership in efforts to forge a "national consensus government and common political program." The statement implicitly conditions PLO acceptance of an Egyptian proposal on formation of a PA [...]	2008-10-22 16:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER EG
08JERUSALEM1942	IDF, PA AGREE ON HEBRON SECURITY DEPLOYMENT; PA [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs October 23 that the IDF approved a PASF deployment of about 580 troops to the Hebron Governorate, starting late October 24, for 30 days. PA commanders said the IDF laid down conditions for the deployment's approval as well as [...]	2008-10-23 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PINS PGOV
08JERUSALEM1943	OPIC'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Following positive meetings with Palestinian and international partners on October 19-21, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) VP Robert Drumheller reports solid progress on the affordable mortgage finance initiative, announced by President Abbas and OPIC CEO Mosbacher [...]	2008-10-23 15:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1949	STABBING ATTACK IN JERUSALEM; ARRESTS IN THE WEST [...] (C) Summary. Israeli police on October 23 arrested a Palestinian who had stabbed two Israelis that day in Jerusalem. Later that day, roughly 150 Palestinians clashed with IDF troops who raided the attacker's village. Seven Palestinians were arrested during the campaign, most of whom were r [...]	2008-10-24 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
08JERUSALEM1952	PA STARTS SECURITY OPERATION SOUTH OF HEBRON; [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) commanders told ConGenOffs October 26-27 that joint PASF patrols entered Yatta and al-Samu'a (Area A towns south of Hebron) early October 27, arresting 23 criminal fugitives and Hamas activists and detaining 30 other suspects. The PA National Security [...]	2008-10-27 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PINS PGOV PTER LE
08JERUSALEM1966	IDF EVACUATES AN OUTPOST NEAR HEBRON; SETTLERS [...] (C) Summary. NGO contacts confirm media reports that the IDF evacuated an illegal outpost near Hebron on October 26, and settlers reacted by slashing the tires of 22 Palestinian-owned cars and attacking a nearby Muslim cemetery. Speaking to the press October 26, Hebron area settlers called t [...]	2008-10-28 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM1978	ABBAS TO ATTEND RECONCILIATION MEETING IN CAIRO; [...] (C) Summary. Senior Fatah and President's Office contacts told ConGenOffs that President Abbas will participate in the opening session of the November 9-10 reconciliation meeting in Cairo, joined by Arab Foreign Ministers and the Arab League Secretary-General. Hamas Politburo chief Khalid M [...]	2008-10-30 15:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER IS EG JO SY YM SA QA
08JERUSALEM1979	PA COMPLAINS ABOUT SHOOTING DEATH OF ELDERLY [...] (SBU) The IDF shot and killed 67-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abahra early October 29 in al-Yamun (Area A, near Jenin),according to PA security contacts and press reports. Local press quoted an IDF spokesman as saying that Abahra was armed and fired at IDF troops, who returned fire, killing [...]	2008-10-30 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM IS PREL
08JERUSALEM1980	IDF DEMOLISHES HOMES IN TWO WEST BANK BEDOUIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 29 and 30, IDF soldiers demolished 25 structures in two Bedouin communities: one south of Hebron in Umm al-Khair, and one east of Ramallah in Mughayir al Dir. The demolitions leave 142 people, including 71 children, homeless. These are the first demolitions of inh [...]	2008-10-30 15:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM1982	JERICHO RESIDENTS REPORT INCREASE IN TOURSIM BUT [...] (C) Summary: Tourism is on the rise in the Jordan Valley city of Jericho, according to city officials and local business representatives. However, they also claim that Israeli checkpoints and poor infrastructure (including an over-taxed sewage system that poses environmental and health hazar [...]	2008-10-31 08:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG EAID ETRD PGOV IS
08JERUSALEM1985	SHUTDOWN OF JORDAN VALLEY CROSSING THREATENS WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has closed the principal commercial crossing in the northern Jordan Valley to Palestinian agriculture exports, according to Palestinian farmers and USG contractors. Palestinian farmers report that the closure of Bardala/Bisan crossing will limit their access to intern [...]	2008-11-03 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM1987	YESHA COUNCIL EXPANDING [...] (C) Summary. The Yesha Council is expanding to include one representative from each settlement plus other settler leaders, according to Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan. The new council will have approximately 200 delegates who will convene in early spring. Dayan said the change is intended [...]	2008-11-03 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM1990	NABLUS AREA SETTLERS SEEK IMAGE MAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs met on October 29 with David Haivri, head of a newly established International Liaison Office in Barkan settlement (southwest of Nablus),tasked with strengthening northern West Bank settlers' external relations in Israel and abroad. Haivri admitted but downplayed the re [...]	2008-11-03 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS
08JERUSALEM1992	NEW EAST JERUSALEM EVICTION, HOME DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) confirmed press reports that the Jerusalem Municipality intends to evict two Palestinian families from their homes in Bayt Hanina and possibly demolish th [...]	2008-11-04 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM2011	AL-KURD FAMILY EVICTED IN EAST JERUSALEM; [...] (C) Summary. Israeli police evicted the al-Kurd family from their home in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood on November 9. Local residents fear this will be the first of many such evictions in the neighborhood. Palestinian homeowners in Shaykh Jarrah said at least 27 other familie [...]	2008-11-10 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2012	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION MEETING COLLAPSES AMID [...] (C) Summary. PLO and Palestinian faction leaders told ConGenOffs that the GOE "postponed" reconciliation talks, scheduled for November 10 in Cairo, after Hamas indicated it would not participate. PLO Secretary-General Yasir Abd Rabbo told press November 9 that Hamas has been creating obstacl [...]	2008-11-10 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM2013	SECULAR AND ULTRA-ORTHODOX CANDIDATES FACE OFF IN [...] (C) Summary. Nationalist candidate Nir Barkat hopes to win the November 11 municipal election based on his platform of balancing religious and secular needs in the city. Ultra-Orthodox candidate Meir Porush, who would continue policies enacted under current Mayor Lupolianski, hopes to win ba [...]	2008-11-10 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2019	GAZA: POWER SUPPLY THREATENED AS CROSSINGS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crossings with Israel have been closed since November 4, following a resumption of violence between the IDF and Hamas, resulting in a sharp drop in fuel supplies. The Gaza power plant will likely shut down at 1830 hours on November 10 due to a lack of fuel, according to [...]	2008-11-10 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG KWBG KPAL PHUM
08JERUSALEM2024	CEASEFIRE THREATENED AS MILITANTS, IDF TRADE BLOWS [...] (C) Summary. IDF incursions and airstrikes into the Gaza Strip have killed eleven Palestinians (all acknowledged Hamas and PIJ militants) since November 4, and injured 15 civilians, according to Gazan political and security contacts. Media accounts tally 68 rocket and mortar strikes in Isra [...]	2008-11-12 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM
08JERUSALEM2036	IDF DEMOLISHES TWO WEST BANK HOUSES FOR LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian contacts confirmed that the IDF demolished two Palestinian houses in Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, November 12, on the grounds that they lacked building permits. These are the first demolitions of permanent residential structures in the West Bank since the GoI [...]	2008-11-13 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2043	HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HALTS CONSTRUCTION IN WEST [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction on November 12 against continued construction on 35 housing units in Jabal Artis (aka Pisgat Yacov) outpost, north of Beit El settlement. According to the lawyer representing the two Palestinian owners of the land o [...]	2008-11-14 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PBTS PGOV
08JERUSALEM2045	ROCKETS STRIKE ISRAEL AS ISRAEL MAINTAINS GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Gaza militants fired at least 13 rockets into Israel on November 14, lightly injuring an Israeli in Sderot and damaging four buildings. An IAF airstrike injured two PIJ militants near Bayt Lahiya. The GOI has closed all of Gaza's crossings (most have been closed since November [...]	2008-11-14 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PHUM PTER PREF PREL
08JERUSALEM2084	FAYYAD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CORRESPONDENT BANKING [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on November 19 that he is concerned about the apparent decision of Israeli commercial banks to terminate correspondent banking services for Palestinian banks (reftel). Fayyad predicted the cut-off will have th [...]	2008-11-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG PREL IS
08JERUSALEM2087	YESHA COUNCIL AGREES TO MOVE MIGRON OUTPOST INTO [...] (C) Summary: Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan told Poloffs November 19 that the GOI will shortly inform the High Court of Justice (HCJ) of its decision to move the Migron outpost five kilometers south into permanent housing to be built inside Adam settlement, east of the security barrier. Wh [...]	2008-11-20 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2091	SETTLERS BRACE FOR BATTLE OVER DISPUTED HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) on November 16 ordered the settlers occupying the Rajabi compound (referred to by settlers as "Beit Hashalom") in Hebron to evacuate voluntarily within three days while a district court determines ownership. Press report that the IDF plan [...]	2008-11-21 12:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2098	GAZA UPDATE - NOV 21 [...] (C) Summary. Gaza commercial crossings remained closed November 20-21. Erez pedestrian crossing was open to certain medical cases and international NGO employees. The power plant has been shut down since November 13 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Most Gaza households have 8-16 hours/day [...]	2008-11-21 18:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER IS
08JERUSALEM2111	FATAH SIXTH CONGRESS: PREPARATORY COMMITTEE STILL [...] (C) Summary. In November 15-17 Fatah Sixth Congress Preparatory Committee sessions in Amman, senior Fatah leaders say they discussed venue, timing, and representation, but adjourned without agreement. Committee members told PolFSN that prospects for holding the Sixth Congress before the end [...]	2008-11-24 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV KDEM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM2112	ABBAS CALLS FOR ELECTIONS "IF DIALOGUE FAILS"; [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) announced November 23 that he will call for presidential and legislative elections in early 2009 if national dialogue with Hamas fails. Abbas blamed Hamas for the breakdown of national dialogue talks in Cairo and defended peace negotiations wi [...]	2008-11-24 14:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM2113	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 15:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
08JERUSALEM2114	CONSTRUCTION RESUMES AT MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israeli High Court of Justice decided on October 29 to allow the Simon Wiesenthal Center to resume construction of the Museum of Tolerance on the site of the Mamilla Muslim cemetery. The ruling, plus the rapid appearance of construction equipment at the site, has already sp [...]	2008-11-24 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2115	PAPAL NUNCIO: GOI DENIED PRIESTS ACCESS TO GAZA TO [...] (C) Latin Patriarchate Chancellor Fr. Humam Khzuz and Papal Nuncio contacts in Jerusalem told PolOff November 24 that GOI officials denied the Nuncio (Archbishop Antonio Franco),Khzuz, and Patriarchate secretary Fr. Shawki Batrian access to Gaza early November 23, causing the cancellation of [...]	2008-11-24 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PHUM KIRF PREL VT
08JERUSALEM2121	GOI PREPARES TO RELOCATE MIGRON OUTPOST [...] (C) Summary. The GOI has informed the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) of its agreement with the Yesha Council to relocate the residents of Migron outpost. The GOI told the court that the residents would be relocated to the eastern side of Adam settlement, but the Adam settlement, like the [...]	2008-11-25 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2122	GAZA CROSSINGS OPEN FOR A DAY, BUT POWER PLANT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 24, the GOI allowed limited humanitarian and commercial shipments, and power plant fuel into Gaza. The crossings were closed again on November 25 due to rocket fire. Erez crossing was open to limited traffic November 24-25. The Gaza power plant is not yet operati [...]	2008-11-25 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER PREF
08JERUSALEM2133	MORE HOMES DEMOLISHED IN THE WEST BANK AND EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 18-25, Israeli security forces demolished a total of four homes in East Jerusalem, and one in the West Bank. The home in the West Bank was located in Area C. End summary. Demolition in East Jerusalem ---------------------------------- 2. (C) On November [...]	2008-11-26 10:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM2152	HAMAS INTENSIFIES CRACKDOWN ON FATAH IN GAZA; [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO officials in Gaza told PolOff by phone November 26 that Hamas has intensified its campaign against Fatah activists, PLO officials, and non-Hamas NGOs, accusing them of "subversive activities." Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa commented to PolOff that Hamas maintains [...]	2008-11-26 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM
08JERUSALEM2154	PA PREPARES BETHLEHEM SECURITY PLAN TO SUPPORT [...] (C) PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) told PolOff/PolFSN November 26 that PA security forces will begin a Christmas-period deployment in early December that will continue through early 2009. He said the operation will rotate 800-1000 NSF, police [...]	2008-11-26 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM2171	WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs visited the West Bank settlements at Maale Adumim and Alfei Menashe on November 24 and noted ongoing, large-scale construction projects, which the mayors said were approved in 1999 and 2000. The mayors of both settlements urged the USG to condone construction in the area [...]	2008-12-01 15:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS IS PGOV PREL
08JERUSALEM2172	GAZA CROSSINGS REMAIN CLOSED, HUMANITARIAN [...] Summary: (SBU) The Gaza crossings were closed November 28-December 1. The power plant shut down, for the third time since November 12, on November 30 due to a lack of industrial fuel. Gaza markets still have food, but prices are high and selection is limited, according to UN contacts. Hosp [...]	2008-12-01 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2179	GAZA: BANK BRANCHES TO CLOSE DUE TO LACK OF CASH [...] (C) Summary. According to PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, all bank branches in Gaza will close no later than Thursday, December 4, because they do not have enough cash on hand to pay November salaries to PA employees. According to al-Wazir, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will issue a public sta [...]	2008-12-02 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM2181	SETTLER VIOLENCE IN HEBRON CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Hebron settlers have repeatedly engaged in violence to prevent the court-ordered evacuation of the Rajabi compound. According to NGO B'tselem, on November 29, settlers injured seven Palestinians by throwing rocks from the Rajabi compound, badly damaged 28 Palestinian vehicles, s [...]	2008-12-02 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2186	GAZA FARMERS HOLD OUT HOPE FOR EXPORTS TO EUROPE [...] (C) Despite the fact that there have been no exports from Gaza since January, Gaza farmers are preparing produce for export to Europe via Israel as early as December 10. USAID contractors said that farmers could earn up to USD eight million this year, if the GOI allows shipment out of Gaza. [...]	2008-12-03 15:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PREL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2187	ESCALATING SETTLER VIOLENCE IN HEBRON AS IDF [...] (C) Summary. The IDF declared the area surrounding the Rajabi compound a "closed military zone" on December 2, and deployed four Border Police companies to Hebron. Violence instigated by settlers injured at least 20 Palestinians as well as some Israeli security personnel, acording to interna [...]	2008-12-03 16:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2189	JENIN: LOCAL JUDGES, PROSECUTORS DESCRIBE [...] (C) Summary. Judges and prosecutors in Jenin told Poloff and SEMERS staff that inadequate resources and interagency cooperation are the major obstacles to improving local administration of justice. They said the security campaign in Jenin has significantly improved public perception of the [...]	2008-12-03 17:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KJUS KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2197	IDF EVACUATES RAJABI COMPOUND IN HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. On December 4, some 600 Israeli security forces forcibly evicted 250 Hebron settlers from the Rajabi compound following a last-minute, unsuccessful attempt by Defense Minister Ehud Barak to convince settler leaders to evacuate voluntarily. Evacuation of the compound lasted thirt [...]	2008-12-05 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2198	SETTLERS RETALIATE AGAINST PALESTINIANS FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary. Settler violence broke out in Hebron and spread across the West Bank immediately after the IDF's evacuation of the Rajabi compound on December 4, injuring around 25 Palestinians, including one shooting victim in critical condition. Contacts reported seeing burning Palestinian f [...]	2008-12-05 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2201	GAZA: LIMITED SHIPMENTS ARRIVE, POWER PLANT DOWN, [...] (SBU) Summary: A limited amount of food, humanitarian supplies, and fuel entered Gaza on December 3. Shipments included much-needed chlorine for the water system. The Gaza power plant received one day of fuel supplies, but did not restart, pending receipt of additional fuel. Hospitals con [...]	2008-12-05 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2202	FAYYAD TO CODEL WEXLER: CONDITIONS IMPROVED IN THE [...] (C) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad thanked Representative Wexler for Congress' continued support for Palestinian assistance programs. He said that the economic situation in the West Bank is better than one year ago due to improved security and unprecedented levels of donor support. [...]	2008-12-05 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON IS OREP
08JERUSALEM2215	CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION FACING BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) faces serious financial difficulties, according to Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail, and will be unable to pay December salaries without an additional infusion of funding. The PA Ministry of Finance (MoF) told post it will transfer NIS [...]	2008-12-09 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN KWBG KPAL KDEM IS

08JERUSALEM2216	GAZA: SOME SUPPLIES ENTER; COOKING GAS IN GAZA NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 60 truckloads of food and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza on December 9, according to UN contacts. The Nahal Oz fuel station transferred two days of power plant fuel and 200 tons of cooking gas on December 9. The cooking gas has not yet been distributed to th [...]	2008-12-09 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM2217	SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Settler violence targeting Palestinians continued December 5-8, especially near Hebron. Settlers set one Palestinian house on fire and stoned Palestinian cars. Two settlers who shot at Palestinians at point-blank range, an incident captured on video by NGO B'tselem, turned the [...]	2008-12-09 16:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2226	GOI ALLOWS PALESTINIAN BANKS TO TRANSFER NIS 100M [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) reported that it received permission from the GOI to transfer NIS 100m (USD 25m) in currency from West Bank to Gaza bank branches. The currency is being trucked to Gaza on December 11. PMA and bank officials say that banks w [...]	2008-12-11 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG IS PTER PGOV
08JERUSALEM2237	CONSUL GENERAL AND SETTLER LEADERS AGREE (AGAIN) [...] (C) Summary: Settler leaders Dani Dayan (Yesha Council Chairman),Shaul Goldstein (Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman),and Elyakim Haetzni (co-founder of Kiryat Arba settlement) met with the Consul General in Jerusalem on December 11, again agreeing from the outset to disagree. The sett [...]	2008-12-12 15:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER
08JERUSALEM2241	13 ARRESTED IN JENIN-AREA INCURSIONS; INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) The IDF arrested at least 13 Palestinians in Jenin Governorate towns December 12-13, according to PA National Security Forces (NSF) and District Coordinating Office (DCO) contacts. The IDF arrested 10 youths in Zabuba (Area B, northwest of Jenin),and three others in multiple incursions [...]	2008-12-15 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM2248	PA COMPLAINS IDF KILLING OF PIJ ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary. According to PA National Security Forces (NSF) staff, an undercover IDF squad shot and killed a PIJ militant December 16 without giving the PA notice of the operation. According to Jenin Governor Qaddura Musa and NSF staff, the militant had been in voluntary PA custody for seve [...]	2008-12-16 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM2250	GAZA CONTACTS ASSESS HAMAS WANTS TO CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. Gaza political contacts claim that Hamas disfavors military confrontation with Israel and, despite recent statements by Khalid Misha'l and other leaders, wants to continue the ceasefire (tahdiya) if agreement is reached to keep Gaza's crossings open. Contacts who regularly meet [...]	2008-12-16 17:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PHUM ECON
08JERUSALEM2254	PA ELECTIONS IN GAZA NOT FEASIBLE, SAY PLO, [...] (C) Summary. According to Gaza political contacts, the PA cannot hold elections in the Gaza Strip due to strong Hamas opposition. Barring (improbable) reconciliation between the PLO and Hamas, concurrent West Bank/Gaza elections are not feasible, they suggested. Independent and PLO leaders [...]	2008-12-17 15:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER PREL KDEM
08JERUSALEM2262	BETHLEHEM OFFICIALS COMPLAIN ABOUT IDF INCURSIONS [...] (C) Bethlehem's Governor and Mayor complained to ConGenOffs that the IDF used Bethlehem's main streets three times over 24 hours en route to raids in towns in Bethlehem Governorate. Governor Salah Tamari said the IDF entered Bayt Sahur and detained Sa'id Awad Shibat early December 18, and en [...]	2008-12-18 15:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER ASEC
08JERUSALEM2263	HIGH COURT AGAIN REJECTS IDF PLAN FOR REROUTE OF [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) on December 15 again rejected an IDF plan to reroute the separation barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin. The village's attorney called the decision precedent-setting, noting that it is the first such HCJ decision prohibiting the [...]	2008-12-18 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2264	ISRAELI PLANS FOR SILWAN AND THE HOLY BASIN [...] (C) Summary: The Jerusalem Municipality has approved, but not yet made public, a town plan to facilitate Israeli development in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem, acording to Jerusalem lawyer Danny Seidemann. Seidemann also said that the GOI is quietly planning a large a [...]	2008-12-18 16:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2265	PA OFFICIALS CONCERNED EVICTION ORDERS FOR BEDOUIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Jahalin bedouin tribe living in area C, along the main road connecting Jerusalem and Jericho, received demolition orders from the IDF on December 8, and verbal instructions to demolish their homes no later than December 15. Palestinian residents and senior PLO and [...]	2008-12-18 16:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2274	NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB),in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...]	2008-12-19 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA
08JERUSALEM2295	GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 29, 1400 LOCAL: AIRSTRIKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire continue as of 1400 local on December 29. Palestinian medical, UN and NGO staff report at least 280 Palestinian deaths and 700 injuries since the airstrikes began on December 27. One Israeli was killed in a rocket strik [...]	2008-12-29 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC
08JERUSALEM2296	FAYYAD TELLS SENATOR SPECTER THAT GAZA AIR STRIKES [...] (C) Summary. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) on December 28 that Israeli Air Force strikes on Gaza are "highly destabilizing" for the West Bank and neighboring Arab countries, especially Jordan and Egypt. He said Hamas misread Israeli intentions and added that [...]	2008-12-29 12:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM2309	GAZA UPDATE DECEMBER 30, 1300 LOCAL: 2 ISRAELIS, [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1800 local o December 29 to 1300 on December 30, rockets kiled two Israelis and injured at least nine others and Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 more alestinians. Palestinian medical, UN and NGO staffreport at least 358 Palestinian deaths and 1070 njuries requiring [...]	2008-12-30 11:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC
08JERUSALEM2313	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Consul General delivered reftel demarche points to Head of PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Sa'eb Erekat in Jericho on December 30. 2. (C) Erekat said PA Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad al-Malki will represent the Palestinians at the December 31 Arab League meeting on the Gaza sit [...]	2008-12-30 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL
08JERUSALEM2322	HAMAS ALLEGEDLY EXECUTES SEVEN FATAH PRISONERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah contacts told PolFSN on December 30 that, in the wake of IAF bombings on December 28, Hamas executed seven Fatah members who had been held prisoner at al-Saraya prison in Gaza City. Three additional Fatah members are reportedly missing. Local human rights organizations [...]	2008-12-31 13:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM244	MILITANTS BREAK OUT OF PA PRISON IN NABLUS, ONE [...] (C) General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) contacts report that one prisoner (Muhammad Abu Ramih, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades) remains at large after five al-Aqsa and PIJ fugitives broke out of Junayd Prison in Nablus on February 7. 15 fugitives in the PA prison have been on a hunger strike for two [...]	2008-02-08 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PREL
08JERUSALEM248	ARIEL MAYOR: LET ME BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ariel settlement mayor Ron Nachman told PolOff on February 6 that Ariel would welcome settlers from outlying settlements and outposts into his "existing population center" if he were allowed to build homes for them. Nachman said he has approved town plans to increase Ariel's pop [...]	2008-02-08 16:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM275	PA COMPLAINS ABOUT ISRAELI RAIDS ON WEST BANK [...] (SBU) In the early hours of February 12, Israeli security forces raided the offices and homes of fourteen money changers in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, and Hebron, and seized NIS 3 million in cash (equal to USD 830,000),along with computer equipment, documents, [...]	2008-02-13 16:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM292	SILWAN RESIDENTS PROTEST ON-GOING TUNNEL [...] (C) Summary. Ongoing excavations of an ancient tunnel in Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood have angered local residents, who say the digging is damaging their homes and disrupting their lives. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Coordinator Meir Margalit told PolOff the excavat [...]	2008-02-15 11:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM300	RESIDENTS OF ISSAWIYA AND 'ANATA CRITICIZE LAND [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Issawiya and 'Anata Committees for the Defense of Land and Property and 'Anata's mayor told PolOff on February 14 that the Israeli Civil Administration expropriated 1500 dunums (roughly 375 acres) for roads through the E-1 area connecting Ma'ale Adumim to Almon an [...]	2008-02-15 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM302	NSU BELIEVES EASTERN RING ROAD WILL ISOLATE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) legal advisor Fuad Hallak told PolOff that the 60-day public review period for the southern portion of the Jerusalem Eastern Ring Road began on January 1 and that Palestinians plan to oppose the expropriation of their land for use in the road. NSU [...]	2008-02-15 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM303	MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION IN EAST JERUSALEM: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Construction in East Jerusalem on public land is approved through a five-step process which, depending on the plan's size, complexity, and political sensitivities can take several years to complete. Building plans require approval by both a local and regional committee, a 60-da [...]	2008-02-15 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS IS PHUM KWBG
08JERUSALEM304	STATUS OF EAST JERUSALEM BUILDING ANNOUNCEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of numerous press announcements of Israeli construction in East Jerusalem, this telegram details these announcements since the Annapolis meetings and plots each proposal's location on the approval timeline (as "Construction Imminent," "In Approval Process," or "Not Submi [...]	2008-02-15 15:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM316	CLOSURE OF EAST JERUSALEM INSTITUTIONS RENEWED [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli MoI in early February renewed closure orders against eight Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem. PA Advisor on Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abd al-Qader has told the press that the Orient House reopened, but privately admitted that his comments were designed to bri [...]	2008-02-20 16:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM317	NABLUS GOVERNOR AND PA SECURITY CHIEFS ASSESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a February 11 meeting with USSC LTG Dayton in Nablus, Governor Jamal Muhaysin, National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and the local security chiefs assessed the recent Nablus campaign. They said clear and consistent PA political backin [...]	2008-02-20 16:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PINS PGOV
08JERUSALEM331	BETHLEHEM RUNS OUT OF GAS AS STATION OWNERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Most Bethlehem gas stations were closed February 21 after running out of fuel, the result of a protest against an Israeli decision to reroute Bethlehem's fuel supplies through the Tarqumiya commercial terminal 40 kilometers to the south. On February 17, the IDF halted fuel sh [...]	2008-02-22 14:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL IS KWBG
08JERUSALEM332	VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary. In the second major attack on Gaza's Christian institutions in a week, armed militants forced their way into the Lighthouse Baptist School in central Gaza City on February 21, beat one of the guards and vandalized some classrooms. On February 15, gunmen detonated explosives a [...]	2008-02-22 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PHUM PGOV
08JERUSALEM337	ADDITIONAL LAND EXPROPRIATION IN THE WEST BANK [...] (C) On February 23, the IDF issued military orders to expropriate 766 dunams (191.5 acres) of land from Palestinians in al-Ramadin and al-Dhahiriya villages in the southern West Bank. According to the IDF orders, the expropriation is for the purpose of "border adjustment." Abd al-Hadi Hanta [...]	2008-02-25 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM348	FIVE PARTIAL DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM ON [...] (C) According to Jerusalem Municipality advisor Elad Halevy, the Jerusalem Municipality executed five demolitions of parts of homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem on February 25. Halevy said that in all five cases the construction was done without permits. He added that the builders did not [...]	2008-02-26 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM350	ABU MAZEN'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON OPIC, TELECOM, [...] (C) Summary: PA Presidential Economic Advisor Mohammad Mustafa told the Consul General that local banks have begun issuing loans backed by a loan guarantee facility established by OPIC last year. There have been signs of progress in the effort to secure Israeli release of frequencies for the [...]	2008-02-26 16:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET EINV ECPS KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM353	FATAH SIXTH CONGRESS PREPARATIONS STALEMATED BY [...] (C) Summary: Fatah remains divided over preparations for the Sixth Congress. Grassroots leaders reject current Fatah Central Committee (FCC) preparations, which they contend are designed to reconfirm Fatah's Old Guard leadership. Internal Fatah elections continue in most of the West Bank, but [...]	2008-02-27 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL IS
08JERUSALEM362	IDF OPERATION IN NABLUS ON FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary. PA security sources reported February 27 that an undercover IDF unit opened fire at five Palestinians in Nablus. Four were arrested and one died of his wounds. According to PA security sources, three were al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades activists whom the PA had sought to include in th [...]	2008-02-28 12:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM364	GAZA: LOW FUEL SUPPLIES LIMIT WATER AND POWER [...] (C) Summary: Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was open for limited shipments on February 28. Gaza fuel importers claim that gasoline and diesel fuel imports currently meet just 20 percent of Gaza's needs. Most Gazan homes receive water from the mains for just six to ten hours each week. Local [...]	2008-02-28 13:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM365	ISRAELI ACTION AGAINST WEST BANK CHARITIES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli security forces raided the offices of three charities in Jenin February 19, according to press reports, destroying property and confiscating equipment and other contents. The IDF carried out similar actions February 26 against two charities in Hebron. In both Jenin and [...]	2008-02-28 13:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PGOV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM367	E-1 UPDATE FOR LATE FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs observed February 27 that the police station in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim is nearing completion, and a policeman at the site said the police headquarters will move in the next two weeks. Infrastructure appears ready to support the police station. P [...]	2008-02-28 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM368	ANOTHER HOME DEMOLITION IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, PolOffs witnessed the demolition of a Palestinian home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. Two bulldozers demolished a 60 square meter home in approximately 20 minutes. PolOffs witnessed Israeli security personnel beat the homeowner's brother duri [...]	2008-02-28 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM371	SETTLER LEADERS AND CONSUL GENERAL AGREE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settler leaders Dani Dayan (Yesha Council Chairman),Pinchas Wallerstein (Yesha Director General),Shaul Goldstein (Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman),and Ron Nachman (Ariel Mayor) shared their views with the Consul General February 25, agreeing from the outset to disagree. [...]	2008-02-28 16:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM403	WEST BANK GETS POWER BOOST, BUT EXPANSION LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The interconnection power line between Jordan and Jericho became operational on February 25. The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) said that its initial plan was much larger in scope, aiming to connect the Jordan grid to high-voltage lines running to Jericho, Ram [...]	2008-03-05 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
08JERUSALEM424	CEC CHAIRMAN ON VOTER REGISTRATION, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary. Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir told USAID and Poloff February 27 that the CEC plans to launch a West Bank/Gaza voter registration drive in one month. Nasir said he fears Hamas will block the Ministry of Education from making Gaza schools available for vo [...]	2008-03-07 16:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM425	TERRORIST ATTACK IN JERUSALEM KILLS EIGHT [...] (C) Summary. A terrorist attack at Jerusalem's Mercaz HaRav yeshiva on March 6 left eight students dead and seven wounded. One of the dead was an Amcit, as was one of the wounded. Israeli security has confirmed that the attack was carried out by Ala'a Abu Dhaim from the East Jerusalem neig [...]	2008-03-07 16:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM454	FATAH ELECTIONS SUSPENDED IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) Mobilization and Discipline (MAD) Committee organized a meeting of 935 Fatah members from East Jerusalem and 26 surrounding villages in Ramallah on March 8 to elect the Jerusalem regional committee and Secretary. After a heated discussion bet [...]	2008-03-13 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM468	PA REPORTS CLEARANCE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE HELD [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently delivered on a commitment to transfer clearance revenues early each month in order to facilitate Palestinian Authority (PA) payment of public employee salaries, according to a PA Ministry of Finance official. The amount transferred, however, has not significantl [...]	2008-03-14 16:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM471	EAST BARTA'A VILLAGE: "TRAPPED IN THE SEAM ZONE" [...] (C) Summary. East Barta'a mayor Ghassan Kabaha told Poloffs February 26 that his village of 4,000 is "trapped in the seam zone," between the separation barrier and the Green Line. Kabaha said most of the village's residents do not have permission to enter Israel and must cross through the s [...]	2008-03-18 07:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM497	CHIEF JUSTICE AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DISCUSS WEST [...] (C) Summary. In November 2007, at PM Salam Fayyad's request, Chief Justice (CJ) Abu Sharar, Minister of Justice (MOJ) Ali Khashan, and Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani agreed to establish a court in Jericho to hear major felony and high level security cases. Abu Sharar told Poloff and [...]	2008-03-21 16:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM503	EGYPT-GAZA POWER IMPROVEMENTS POSSIBLE, BUT MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) Chairman Omar Kattaneh confirmed press reports that tenders would be offered for construction of high-voltage lines to increase the ability of Egypt to provide the Gaza Strip with power. The project aims to boost Gaza's supply of electricity [...]	2008-03-24 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KWBG PHUM EG IS
08JERUSALEM504	FATAH-HAMAS AGREE TO RESUME DIALOGUE? OR NOT? [...] (C) Summary. On March 19 and 20, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh received PLO and Hamas delegations in Sana'a to discuss an initiative calling for dialogue between Hamas and PLO factions, including Fatah. On March 23, Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member and PLC Fatah-bloc leader Az [...]	2008-03-24 17:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM513	HAMAS APPOINTS NEW "MAYOR" AND CITY COUNCIL IN [...] (C) Hamas appointed Rafiq Maki, the Hamas chairman of the Gaza City engineers' syndicate, as "Mayor" of Gaza City on March 22, and replaced the municipal council with Hamas sympathizers. The PA-appointed mayor, Majid Abu Ramadan (Independent, appointed by PA President Mahmud Abbas) told PolO [...]	2008-03-25 15:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
08JERUSALEM529	PALESTINIANS PROVIDE FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Summary. Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh confirmed on March 26 that President Mahmoud Abbas' (Abu Mazen) conditions to resume dialogue with Hamas remained unchanged. PLC-Fatah bloc leader Azzam al-Ahmed, who signed the Sana'a Declaration with Hamas on March 23, made this same [...]	2008-03-26 15:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM530	YATIR OUTPOST NOT REMOVED DESPITE CLAIMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On a March 25 visit to the southern West Bank settlement of Yatir, PolOff observed that the four caravans at the Yatir South outpost, which the GOI claimed (reftel) were removed remain in place and inhabited. Yatir settlers told PolOff that they know the GOI is discussing the [...]	2008-03-26 16:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM542	E-1 UPDATE: POLICE STATION NEARLY COMPLETE, [...] (C) Summary. Press reported on March 27 that the Israeli police station in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim will open Monday, March 31. During a March 24 visit to E-1, PolOffs observed minimal work on the building and on the road, both of which appear nearly complete. PolOff [...]	2008-03-27 14:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM544	31 FATAH-LINKED FUGITIVES GRANTED AMNESTY FOR [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Minister of Interior (MoI) Raji al-Najmi told ConGen Pol Specialist on March 26 that the GOI ISA (Shin Bet) agreed to remove 31 Fatah-linked fugitives from Israeli wanted lists as part of the disarmament/amnesty deal. Al-Najmi said the ISA told him that 5 other fugitives [...]	2008-03-27 15:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PREL PGOV
08JERUSALEM546	SETTLERS RETURN TO HOMESH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On a March 26 visit PolOff verified that settlers maintain a presence at Homesh settlement, which was evacuated in 2005. PolOff met 5 youths and a rabbi at Homesh who said they had re-established the yeshiva there. PolOff saw no IDF presence at the settlement. END SUMMARY 2 [...]	2008-03-27 16:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM547	FOUR NEW CARAVANS AT TENE OMRIM SETTLEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited the settlement of Tene Omrim near Hebron on March 26 and confirmed March 26 press reports that four new caravans were installed for families evacuated from Gush Katif. The caravans expand the footprint some fifty feet. Peace Now Settlement Watch Director told P [...]	2008-03-27 16:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM553	QADURA FARES CRITICIZES FATAH LEADERSHIP ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Grassroots Fatah leader Qadura Fares told Staffdel Diamond on March 25 that President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is losing credibility because Palestinians see no progress on negotiations and no changes on the ground. He said imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghuthi is the only a [...]	2008-03-28 09:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
08JERUSALEM558	GAZA: FUEL, FOOD AND ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Four hundred thirty truckloads of commercial and humanitarian goods entered Gaza during the week of March 23-27, slightly above the weekly average. Fuel supplies into Gaza continue to meet only 20 percent of demand. The Gaza Power Plant is expecting a maintenance team on Apri [...]	2008-03-28 14:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM566	ANNOUNCEMENT OF 600 MORE PISGAT ZEEV UNITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 31, the Local Committee for Planning and Building of the Jerusalem municipality convened and approved a plan for 600 new units in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. The approval is the first step in a lengthy process before construction begins. Contacts i [...]	2008-04-01 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM568	FATAH ELECTS JERUSALEM COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. On March 30, the Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) Mobilization and Discipline (MAD) Committee succeeded in its second attempt to organize a meeting of 921 Fatah members from East Jerusalem and 26 surrounding villages to elect 23 Jerusalem regional committee members. Nearly all of [...]	2008-04-02 09:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM578	FAYYAD ON TARQUMIYA INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) PM Fayyad's views on the Tarqumiya Industrial Park, as expressed in several conversations with the Consul General and LTG Fraser, differ from those reported reftel. Fayyad told the Consul General and LTG Fraser on March 29 that he "does not care" whether the proposed Turkish industrial par [...]	2008-04-03 13:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KPAL KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM581	REMOVAL OF TWO OUTPOSTS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local press reported on April 3 that the GOI removed settlers from the Harhivi and Shevut Ami outposts. According to lawyer Michal Sfard who represents the Palestinian owner of the land at Shevut Ami, four teenage girls were removed from the one-room structure, allowing Israel [...]	2008-04-03 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM587	WEST BANK ATTORNEYS ON JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary. West Bank attorneys and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegate Bjorn Rahm told Poloff that reform of the Palestinian judicial sector must tackle case backlog, train judges, and improve court administration and services to the public. Attorney Loubna Katbeh tol [...]	2008-04-04 13:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM588	FATAH-LED UNIONS INCREASE EFFORTS TO BRING DOWN [...] (C) Fatah-led unions intensified their efforts to bring down the Fayyad government (or at least force the PM to bring Fatah members into his cabinet of independents) by beginning a more aggressive set of strikes beginning April 3. Fayyad has not backed down, and instead announced a series of [...]	2008-04-04 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KWBG KPAL
08JERUSALEM593	MAZMURIYA CHECKPOINT CLOSED TO ALL BUT SETTLERS [...] (C) Summary. According to B'Tselem and Palestinians from the Jerusalem villages of Sur Baher and Um Tuba, use of Mazmuriya checkpoint near Bethlehem has been restricted to settlers since March 20. All Arabs, including Jerusalem ID holders, West Bankers with permits, and Arab Israelis, have [...]	2008-04-07 08:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM614	GAZA: FOOD AND HUMANITARIAN SHIPMENTS CONTINUE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Four hundred truckloads/week of basic food stuffs and humanitarian shipments entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings since March 28. Gazans receive around eight hours of running water and 18 hours of electricity each day, while health care professionals continue [...]	2008-04-08 14:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM615	PA EMPLOYS REGULATIONS AND THE COURTS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Fatah-led public employee unions staged a strike on April 7 and called for partial strikes for the remainder of the week. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree allowing any party affected by public sector strikes to take those responsible to court. The PA cabinet has file [...]	2008-04-08 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KPAL KWBG
08JERUSALEM626	PA BOOTS MILITANT ZUBAYDAH OUT OF JENIN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Jenin PLC contacts report that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) ordered al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Zakariya Zubaydah's expulsion from the Jenin Muqata'a (security headquarters) on April 8 in response to a press interview in which Zubaydah called the PA's leadership " [...]	2008-04-10 13:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM631	TRILATERAL FOLLOW-UP: WEST BANK ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have confirmed that twenty-six villages in the West Bank have been connected to the Israeli electrical grid. According to World Bank representatives and members of OQR Blair's office, twenty-five "master plans" have been approved for Area C villages, mostly [...]	2008-04-11 08:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG KPAL ENRG IS
08JERUSALEM632	TRILATERAL FOLLOW-UP: WEST BANK ELECTRICITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have confirmed that twenty-six villages in the West Bank have been connected to the Israeli electrical grid. According to World Bank representatives and members of OQR Blair's office, twenty-five "master plans" have been approved for Area C villages, mostly [...]	2008-04-11 08:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG KPAL ENRG IS
08JERUSALEM635	CONSTRUCTION OF 200 NEW HOMES UNDERWAY AT MEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Mevo Horon settlement April 9 following GOI claims to the Embassy that it would remove shortly six caravans from an outpost near the settlement. Mevo Horon settlers refused to show PolOff the caravans but showed him 200 permanent homes under construction, which Pos [...]	2008-04-11 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM636	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES AMCIT'S EAST [...] (C) The Jerusalem Municipality demolished the home of AmCit Khalid Shoman in East Jerusalem's Beit Hanina neighborhood on April 9 after the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) rejected Shoman's appeal in late February. Shoman's home was built in 2002 without a permit. Shoman inhabited the ho [...]	2008-04-11 12:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS CASC
08JERUSALEM637	SOUTHERN WEST BANK VILLAGES FACE LAND [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem attorney Gheith Nassar told Poloff that the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) announced on April 10 cancellation of a temporary injunction against barrier construction near Eshkolot settlement in the southern West Bank. Nassar said this decision allows the IDF to co [...]	2008-04-11 12:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM638	HEBRON AREA MAYORS BLAME UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY [...] (C) Summary. Al-Dhahariyeh Mayor Sami Ishneiwer and Ithna Mayor Jamal Itmeizi told Poloffs April 9 that residents face high unemployment and poverty due to the separation barrier and IDF road closures that cut off their towns from Israel and Hebron. The mayors said their towns suffer from a [...]	2008-04-11 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM640	PA ALLOWS ZUBAYDAH AND OTHER MILITANTS TO REENTER [...] (C) The PA National Security Forces (NSF) allowed al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leader Zakariya Zubaydah and 19 fugitives accompanying him to reenter the Jenin Muqata'a on April 13 in a compromise brokered by Jenin PLC member Jamal Abu al-Rub and Fatah leader Amr Sa'adi with PA President Mahmud Abb [...]	2008-04-14 09:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM650	35 STRUCTURES IN THE VILLAGE OF KHIRBET AL-AQABAH [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs visited the northern Jordan Valley, Area C village of Khirbet al-Aqabah for which there are impending demolition orders. Mayor Haj Sami Sadeq said the village of 300 has repeatedly sought construction permits, all of which have been denied. He said there are standing d [...]	2008-04-15 13:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM651	MEVO HORON OUTPOST REMOVED [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited the Mevo Horon Agricultural Farm Outpost April 15 and observed the removal of caravans from the site. Settlers at the scene told PolOff that they agreed with the MOD to evacuate the outpost in exchange for building permits for permanent homes in Mevo Horon settle [...]	2008-04-15 14:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM652	GAZA: LIMITED FUEL SHIPMENTS TO RESUME 4/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: According to PA contacts, the GOI will allow shipments of industrial fuel for the power plant and cooking gas into Gaza on April 16 via the Nahal Oz fuel transfer station. Nahal Oz has been closed since April 10, following a terrorist attack that killed two Israelis. Gaza fu [...]	2008-04-15 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM653	ABBAS CHAIRS PA'S WEEKLY CABINET MEETING IN PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) chaired the PA's weekly Cabinet session April 14 in a public show of support for PM Salam Fayyad's government. Local press gave the Cabinet session favorable coverage emphasizing the theme of Palestinian unity. End summary. Abbas Chairs Cab [...]	2008-04-15 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS ECON EFIN ELAB
08JERUSALEM657	PA STRIKE ENDS; FAYYAD PLEASED WITH OUTCOME [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) came to an agreement with its employees' unions on April 14 to end months of labor disputes that had resulted in intermittent public sector strikes. The two sides agreed that the strikes would end in exchange for a promise to pay salary arrears wit [...]	2008-04-16 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KPAL KWBG
08JERUSALEM682	GAZA: DESPITE HAMAS ATTACKS, SOME CROSSINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Hamas terrorist attacks on the Kerem Shalom and Nahal Oz facilities, both remained open on April 17 for limited shipments of fuel and humanitarian goods. WHO sources report that, despite Hamas claims to the contrary, Gaza hospitals have a sufficient supply of anestheti [...]	2008-04-18 11:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM688	PA RECEIVES GOI PERMISSION TO REOPEN 20 "AREA B" [...] (C) According to PA police chief MG Hazim Attallah, on April 18 the GOI MoD gave the PA permission to reopen 20 small police stations in B areas throughout the West Bank (specific locations listed para. 3). Attallah told POL FSN that the two sides still need to agree on the number of policem [...]	2008-04-21 12:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM690	PA MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COUNTERING [...] (C) PA Minister of Religious Affairs Jamal Bawatna and Assistant Secretary Salah Zuhayka told PolOff April 17 that on-going reform efforts at the Ministry are reducing extremist rhetoric in the West Bank. Bawatna said he is focused on mosques, religious schools, and other religious instituti [...]	2008-04-21 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM699	CEC CHAIRMAN: CEC PREPARED FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Hanna Nasir told international donors from the Election Reform Support Group (ERSG) that the CEC is prepared to hold presidential and legislative elections with 60 days notice, but will need a rapid, major cash infusion when elections ar [...]	2008-04-22 12:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM700	PA ATTORNEY GENERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PROSECUTION [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani told PolCouns April 21 that the number of PA prosecutors is increasing, but infrastructure and GOI interference continue to impede the work of his office. He said he is focused on anti-corruption cases, but cannot pur [...]	2008-04-22 13:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM701	SMALL TOWN POLICING IN THE WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. Outside the West Bank's large cities, most towns/villages have minimal law enforcement or court infrastructure, due largely to IDF-imposed restrictions and PA budget shortfalls. Criminal justice and property dispute resolution have devolved to family/clan leaders in the absen [...]	2008-04-22 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM702	GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, APRIL 22 [...] (C) Summary: Gaza-based contacts report that Sufa crossing was open on April 22, while Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel station remain closed due to the recent terror attacks. Gaza power plant managers reported that they may be forced to stop operations on April 23 if no additional f [...]	2008-04-22 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PHUM PTER KPAL ETRD IS
08JERUSALEM720	FATAH LEADERS ON POSSIBILITIES OF FATAH-HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. Grassroots Fatah leader Qadura Faris said he met with senior West Bank Hamas leader (and former PA Minister) Nasser al-Din al-Sha'ar April 24 without prior coordination with Fatah officials. Faris said placing preconditions on dialogue will not bring Hamas closer to the PLO and [...]	2008-04-25 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PTER IS
08JERUSALEM722	E-1 MOVE APPEARS IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary. Ha'aretz reported April 28 that Israeli police will soon complete the move from Ras al-Amud to the newly built police station in the E-1 area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim. The move will allow the right-wing Israeli group Ateret Cohanim to take over the former police prop [...]	2008-04-28 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM724	FAYYAD TO DONORS: ISRAEL "GROSSLY UNDERMINING" PA [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Fayyad used the final Ramallah gathering of donors before the May 2 AHLC meeting to argue that the GOI has not met its commitments to improve access and movement in the West Bank. At the same time, he said, the IDF's continued security operations undermine his efforts to d [...]	2008-04-29 08:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID IS
08JERUSALEM733	PA SECURITY CHIEFS, IDF COMMANDERS COORDINATE [...] (C) Summary. Following an April 28 meeting with senior IDF officers in Bet El, PA security forces (PASF) commanders report progress in coordination for security operations in Jenin, shortening deployment clearance times, and reopening police stations in Area B. They report IDF criticism of t [...]	2008-04-30 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM736	E-1 POLICE STATION SET TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND [...] (C) Israeli National Police contacts informed ConGen RSO April 29 that they have the final permit necessary to occupy the newly built E-1 police station. A security guard at the Ras al-Amud police station told PolOff April 30 that the traffic division is scheduled to open May 1 at E-1 and all [...]	2008-04-30 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM737	GAZA: FUEL AND FOOD UPDATE, 4/30 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sufa crossing was open on April 28-30 to roughly 50 trucks/day of humanitarian and food shipments, while Kerem Shalom crossing has been closed since April 17. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station has been closed to diesel and gasoline shipments since April 10. The Gaza power plant [...]	2008-04-30 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM741	MOVE UNDERWAY FROM RAS AL-AMUD TO E-1 [...] (C) PolOff visited the Ras al-Amud police station May 1. PolOff saw that the Ras al-Amud police parking lot was nearly full of vehicles and observed officers and security guards moving around inside the compound. Police Spokesman Danny Poleg, who was on the ground, confirmed that the traffic [...]	2008-05-01 12:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM750	CHIEF JUSTICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary. Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Issa Abu Sharar, Attorney General (AG) Ahmad al-Mughani, and Justice Minister (MoJ) Ali Khashan told Poloff and USAID on April 30 that 40 Judicial Police officers will be deployed to Jenin on May 3 to deal with the 6,500 p [...]	2008-05-02 13:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM753	PA OPERATION BEGINS IN JENIN: PASF WELCOMED BY [...] (C) Summary. A 485-man force of Presidential Guards (PG),National Security Forces (NSF) and police entered Jenin early May 2. PM Salam Fayyad visited Jenin May 4 with the NSF and police commanders and directed local security officers to be "firm in enforcing the law without discrimination. [...]	2008-05-05 14:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM756	E-1 MOVE NEARLY COMPLETE, PLANS FOR RAS AL-AMUD [...] (C) Summary. PolOff observed a nearly empty police station at Ras al-Amud May 6 and learned from an Israeli guard at the site that the one remaining office will move to E-1 in late May, allowing the police to turn the site over to settlement sponsor Irving Moscowitz. Construction continues [...]	2008-05-06 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL IS
08JERUSALEM757	JENIN: PASF EXCHANGE FIRE WITH GUNMEN IN QABATIYA, [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) clashed with gunmen in Qabatiya on May 6, with a bystander killed and two PIJ activists injured in separate exchanges of gunfire. Security contacts report that a PASF patrol was attacked with a pipe bomb and pelted with stones. West Bank National Secur [...]	2008-05-06 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM764	JENIN: QABATIYA REMAINS TENSE; IDF INCURSION ENDS [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) maintain checkpoints in and around Qabatiya as of 1300 local May 7 amidst tensions over the May 6 shooting of bystander Mu'min Kmayl and PASF arrest of two PIJ activists. West Bank National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Ali told local press he est [...]	2008-05-07 11:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM765	HIGH COURT REJECTS AL-AQABAH'S PETITION [...] (C) Summary. On April 26, the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) rejected Khirbet al-Aqabah's petitions to rescind demolition orders issued against 11 structures, but said "for the time-being" the Civil Administration will not demolish the mosque, kindergarten, women's center, clinic, and t [...]	2008-05-07 12:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS

08JERUSALEM775	E-1 AND RAS AL-AMUD UPDATE FROM 9 MAY [...] (C) Summary. During a May 9 visit, PolOffs observed that the move to the E-1 police station is nearly complete and the new station appears fully functional. A security guard at the Ras al-Amud property told PolOffs that university students plan to use the former police station as a dormitory [...]	2008-05-09 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM777	JENIN OPERATION: TENSE CALM IN QABATIYA; PA [...] (C) Summary. PA security forces (PASF) officers report successes May 8-9 in seizing contraband and closing outstanding criminal cases and warrants. PASF patrolled in several villages south and east of Jenin with minor opposition from gunmen and stone-throwers, and carried out a raid on a Ha [...]	2008-05-09 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
08JERUSALEM778	PA MOI AL-YAHYA DISCUSSES SECURITY TRAINING, JENIN [...] (C) PA Minister of Interior (MOI) Abd al-Raziq Al-Yahya told USSC LTG Dayton on May 7 that he intends to station the National Security Forces (NSF) battalion currently training at JIPTC in Jericho upon its return, and employ it as a reserve force. Al-Yahya said discussion of stationing an add [...]	2008-05-09 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PINS IS PGOV
08JERUSALEM792	JERUSALEM LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ENDORSES [...] (C) Summary. A Jerusalem Municipality official told PolOff the Local Planning Committee endorsed a plan for a new access ramp to the Mughrabi Gate that is shorter than the controversial ramp plan submitted in 2007. She said the Regional Planning Committee, which has decision-making authorit [...]	2008-05-12 13:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM793	SETTLERS CELEBRATE ISRAEL'S - AND THEIR OWN - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Settlers demonstrated at three West Bank locations - Homesh and Sanur, both evacuated in 2005 and Migron outpost - on May 8, the 60th anniversary of Israeli independence. Press reported 10,000 demonstrators at Homesh, 150 at Sanur, and 2,000 at Migron. Settlers now maintain a 2 [...]	2008-05-12 14:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM815	BARRIER CUTS OFF BIDDU AND JABA' FROM JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. Mayor of Biddu Ismail Qadan told Poloffs April 30 that the separation barrier cuts off Biddu residents from 4,000 dunums (1,000 acres) of land and 5,000 olive trees. He said the GoI recently completed a tunnel that shortens the drive from Biddu to Ramallah but required the expr [...]	2008-05-13 13:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM816	GAZA: FOOD AND FUEL UPDATE, 5/13 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza Power Plant resumed operations on May 12 after being forced to shut down May 10-12 due to a lack of fuel. During the shutdown, water and hospital services were greatly limited in the Gaza City area and homes had only 8-10 hours/day of electricity. The plant restarted [...]	2008-05-13 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR KWBG PHUM IS KPAL ENRG
08JERUSALEM843	"THE BIBLE IS OUR ROADMAP": SETTLERS OVERTAKE BEIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 15, 150 settlers demonstrated, overtook and spray painted three structures at the West Bank site of Osh Ghraib (known to settlers as Shdema),near Beit Sahour. The municipality wants to build a hospital on the Area C former base that is also adjacent to a USAID funded par [...]	2008-05-16 12:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM853	SETTLERS ATTACK PALESTINIAN VILLAGE SOUTH OF NABLUS [...] Palestinian Authority (PA) sources told POL Specialist May 18 that settlers from Yitzhar settlement south of Nablus attacked residents and destroyed property in the Palestinian village of Asira al-Qabaliya May 17. Ammar Saleh, the Secretary for the Asira al-Qabaliya village council, told Pol [...]	2008-05-19 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM88	PALESTINIANS CONDEMN DICHTER VISIT TO HARAM [...] (C) Islamic Waqf contacts confirmed that Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter (Kadima) visited the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City the morning of January 15, escorted by dozens of Israeli police. In a January 16 conversation, Azzam al-Khatib, chief of Jerusalem's [...]	2008-01-16 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS IS KISL
08JERUSALEM89	MUGHRABI GATE RAMP APPROVAL PROCESS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem contacts confirmed to PolOff January 15 and 16 that plans to reconstruct a ramp leading to the Mughrabi Gate of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount are moving through the approval process. Director of the Waqf Azzam al-Khatib said he wants a new ramp plan approved by Jor [...]	2008-01-17 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM90	RAS AL AMUD: ISRAELI CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff confirmed January 16 that construction has begun on 60 new housing units in the "Maale Zeitim" enclave in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al Amud. An advisor to the Jerusalem Mayor said construction permits were issued "months ago", but thought the timing of the [...]	2008-01-17 10:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM900	DUMA VILLAGE FACES HOME DEMOLITIONS IN AREA C [...] (C) Summary. Abd al-Salam Dawabsheh, Mayor of Duma, told Poloffs May 9 that ten Duma residents received home demolition orders on April 14 from the Israeli Civil Administration for building homes and structures in Area C without permits. Seven homeowners hired attorneys to help them apply f [...]	2008-05-22 13:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM917	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND PMA GOVERNOR [...] (C) On May 22, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt and Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir met on the sidelines of the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem where they discussed recent developments in the banking sector in the West Bank and Gaza. Kimmitt [...]	2008-05-30 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM925	ASIRA AL-QABALIYA RESIDENTS FEAR SETTLER ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. PolOffs spoke with residents of the village of Asira al-Qabaliya, southwest of Nablus, May 27 to confirm reports of attacks by settlers from nearby Yitzhar. A village council employee said attacks increased in the past two months. He said the IDF intervened to stop an attack fo [...]	2008-06-02 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PBTS PHUM IS PTER
08JERUSALEM926	UN REPORTS DETAIL DEMOLITIONS IN AREA C AND AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a study released May 27, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reported that the GOI demolished more Palestinian structures for lack of permits in West Bank C Areas in the first quarter of 2008 than in all of 2007. The study cites a 94 percent [...]	2008-06-02 13:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM927	MODIIN ILLIT, THE NEWEST "CITY" IN THE WEST BANK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Modiin Illit settlers recently erected two new structures to be used as synagogues at the southeastern edge of the settlement, expanding its footprint by approximately 100 feet. Neighboring Bilin villagers complained to PolOffs that the new structures prejudge the route of the [...]	2008-06-02 13:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM928	884 PLANNED HOUSING UNITS ANNOUNCED IN EAST [...] (C) In coordination with the Israeli holiday marking Jerusalem's reunification, Minister of Construction and Housing Zeev Boim announced tenders for 884 units in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Pisgat Zeev (763 units) and Har Homa/Jebel Abu Ghneim (121 units) on June 1. Potential contrac [...]	2008-06-02 15:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM946	ABBAS CALLS FOR "COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL DIALOGUE" [...] (C) Summary. In a June 4 speech in Ramallah, PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) called for "comprehensive national dialogue to implement all elements of the Yemeni Initiative" and said "as a result of this dialogue, I will call for new Presidential and legislative elections." Yasser Abd [...]	2008-06-05 11:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM978	MIXED ASSESSMENTS ON ABBAS' CALL FOR "NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. President Abbas' office announced on June 5 the formation of a committee composed of PLO Executive Committee members to prepare for "comprehensive national dialogue with Hamas to implement the Yemeni Initiative." Fatah PLC bloc leader Azzam al-Ahmad said most ExComm members favo [...]	2008-06-06 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM98	E-1 UPDATE FROM MID-JANUARY: POLICE STATION READY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs observed January 17 that the final touches are being put on the police station at E-1 and the road leading to it. PolOffs also observed land immediately northwest of the police station continues to be cleared and graded, and a bridge now directly connects Maale Adumim w [...]	2008-01-18 10:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM985	GAZA PLC MEMBER DECRIES RESIDENTS' SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Gaza-based PLC member Rawiya al-Shawwa (Independent) told PolOff by phone on June 9 that Hamas "feels weak and is afraid" but closures and economic woes have undercut moderates. She said Gaza suffers from "economic shutdown and general hopelessness" with almost no private vehic [...]	2008-06-10 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
08JERUSALEM986	PA RECEIVES REVENUE TRANSFER; PAYS CIVIL SERVANTS [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials confirm receipt on June 10 of 180 million NIS (USD 55 million) in tax clearance revenue from the GOI, the transfer of which had been delayed for nearly a week (reftel). Following receipt of the revenue transfer, the PA paid civil [...]	2008-06-10 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KWBG IS KPAL
08JERUSALEM987	PA SAYS ARAB LEAGUE TO FACILITATE FATAH-HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. Fatah leaders report that the Arab League will facilitate PLO-Hamas "comprehensive national dialogue" as requested by President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Al-Ayyam Chief Editor Akram Haniyah told the Consul General that Abbas announced his initiative to preempt others in the Arab [...]	2008-06-10 14:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS PTER
08JERUSALEM992	S/P GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Summary. In meetings on May 31 and June 2, Palestinian interlocutors briefed S/P David Gordon on Palestinian attitudes toward negotiations with Israel and domestic politics in the West Bank and Gaza. Sari Nusseibeh said leaders on both sides could improve their political standing by com [...]	2008-06-11 08:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL IS
08JERUSALEM996	E-1 AND RAS AL-AMUD UPDATE [...] (C) Danny Poleg, spokesman for the West Bank police headquarters in E-1, told PolOff June 11 that the police completed their move into the E-1 facility, which serves as their new headquarters for the West Bank. Poleg said he did not know if the police still have minor offices at Ras al-Amud. [...]	2008-06-11 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PBTS IS
08KABUL1027	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) On April 22 the Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Spanta of his deep concern over the government's decision to ban the broadcast of certain Indian soap operas. The Ambassador underlined the issue was the action by Minister of Information and Culture (MOIC) Khoram to curtail media free [...]	2008-04-25 05:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN
08KABUL1064	FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta told the Ambassador on April 22 that he would use his meetings in Islamabad the following day to underline Afghanistan's support for Pakistan's new government and explore opportunities for concrete projects (dealing especially with trade and economic cooperation) to [...]	2008-04-29 12:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IR PK AF
08KABUL1067	APRIL 27TH ATTACK ON VICTORY DAY CEREMONY [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: Afghan authorities believe that at least three and possibly as many as seven individuals carried out the April 27 attack against the Victory Day ceremony presided over by President Karzai and attended by IRoA senior officials, politicians and other Afghan VIPs from acro [...]	2008-04-30 03:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL130	PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS SEEKS DEAL [...] (C) A senior Presidential advisor confirmed that the government supports a consolidated election calendar, with presidential, parliamentary, provincial council and possibly district council elections held during a window in the fall of 2009. He reported that behind the scenes negotiations are [...]	2008-01-14 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL1314	SRSG EIDE'S MAY 19-21 MEETINGS IN TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: During UN Special Representative Kai Eide's mid-May visit to Tehran, senior Iranian government interlocutors denied supporting Afghan insurgents and reiterated their opposition to reconciliation with the Taliban. Ahmadinejad's main concerns are establishment of a timetable for th [...]	2008-05-31 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AF
08KABUL1449	BUILDING AFGHANISTAN'S AIR CORPS [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Since September 2007, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan,s (CSTC-A) Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) has made significant progress in developing an appropriately sized, sustainable, and effects-capable Afghan National Army Air Corps (A [...]	2008-06-12 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
08KABUL1453	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
08KABUL146	PAKTIA PROVINCE: DETERIORATING SECURITY, LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The security sitQion in Paktia province deteriorated over the past year with significant Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) presence. The agriculture-based economy is hampered by a lack of resources, including modern technology and power. Governor Rahmat is unpopular and most provinci [...]	2008-01-16 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL1482	KARZAI THREATENS PAKISTAN AND MEANS IT [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary: A Palace advisor implied Karzai would not retract his June 16 threat to strike at insurgents harboring in Afghanistan. The MFA said Karzai had not directed his threat against Pakistan's sovereignty or territorial integrity, but against the Inter-Services Intelligence [...]	2008-06-16 15:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PREL PK AF
08KABUL1504	ANTI-KARZAI JUNBESH CONGRESS ELECTS PRO-DOSTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Junbesh party congress, held June 17-19 in Kabul after more than a year of dithering and political maneuvering, waxed strongly anti-Karzai and reaffirmed General Dostum's control of the Uzbek political machine. During the three-day event, speakers criticized Karzai's perce [...]	2008-06-21 06:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL1707	KABUL - SVBIED ATTACK ON INDIAN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 HRS local time on Monday, July 7, 2008, a suicide vehicle-borne IED exploded outside the front gate of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. LEGATT and RSO personnel from the U.S. Embassy responded to the scene to assist Afghan and Coalition officials on-site with the post b [...]	2008-07-07 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC AF
08KABUL1747	KANDAHARI TRIBAL LEADER,S DEATH A TALIBAN [...] (C) The murder July 4 of member of parliament and Alizai tribal leader Haji Habibullah Jan may have removed the linchpin that had kept his Taliban-predisposed tribe engaged in the constitutional political process. Jan was shot dead in Kandahar's Zharey district by unknown assailants while ret [...]	2008-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER PINR AF
08KABUL175	PRT NANGARHAR: GOVERNOR SHERZAI: JUMP ON THE PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai led a "Peace Caravan" of approximately 300 government and traditional leaders from four eastern Afghan provinces (Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman) to meet with President Karzai on January 13 in Kabul. His goal was to show support for the [...]	2008-01-22 02:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL1812	HEZB-E-ISLAMI CONFERENCE; MOVING BEYOND HEKMATYAR [...] (C//REL UK) SUMMARY: Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan's (HIA) three-day conference in Kabul last week assembled more than 1,000 members from all 34 provinces and most of the country's ethnic groups to elect Abdul Hadi Arghandewal to his second one-year term as party chairman. The party's leadership [...]	2008-07-19 06:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL1898	CODEL REED'S JULY 20 DISCUSSIONS WITH KARZAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the CODEL,s July 20 office call and subsequent working lunch with President Karzai, Senator Obama reaffirmed both major American political parties, long-term commitment to Afghanistan. He emphasized the Afghan leadership,s obligation to demonstrate determination in fighti [...]	2008-07-24 02:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS AFIN IR PK
08KABUL1975	EX-TALIBAN SEEK MEDIATION ROLE [...] (C) On July 29, President Karzai gave the Ambassador a plan for negotiations with the Taliban that he had received from Taliban reconcilees (SEPTEL). In a meeting arranged by the presidency at our request the next day, prominent ex-Taliban said they are well-placed to mediate reconciliation with th [...]	2008-07-31 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2001	DEMARCHE TO KABUL AND ISLAMABAD: TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C) Drawing from reftel talking points during their July 22 discussion, the Ambassador urged President Karzai to ensure that the July 14 Council of Ministers decision suspending three meetings between Afghanistan and Pakistan be strictly limited in scope and duration. The Ambassador called fo [...]	2008-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF PK
08KABUL2065	EX-TALIBAN PROPOSE PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) President Karzai gave the Ambassador July 29 a two-part letter the former had received recently from unidentified ex-Taliban reconcilees. The letter encourages the government to propose preliminary negotiations to 'the opposition side,' blaming 'the wrongful agreement in Bonn' for prolo [...]	2008-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2094	KARZAI HOPES TO BOLSTER GILANI IN FACE OF AFGHAN [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim Spinzada told us August 5 Karzai hopes his SAARC Summit rapprochement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani would bolster Pakistan's new civilian leadership in its contest with the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (IS [...]	2008-08-07 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF PK
08KABUL2128	RABBANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, currently a member of the Afghan Lower House and key leader in the United Front opposition coalition, stressed his commitment to seeing elections through and pressing the government to resolve ethnic disputes in an Aug. 10 lunch wit [...]	2008-08-13 04:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2146	NGO SECURITY IN LIGHT OF ATTACK ON IRC STAFF [...] (U) On August 13, masked gunmen killed four employees of the International Rescue Committee: three female ex-patriates, including one American, and their male Afghan driver. Another Afghan colleague was injured but survived. According to the media, IRC, and UN contacts, the IRC group was trav [...]	2008-08-14 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL217	SENIOR CLERICS URGE KARZAI TO CRACK DOWN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The High Ulema Council of Afghanistan met with President Karzai to express concern over proselytizing in Afghanistan and issued a public statement urging the government to crack down on missionary activity. The council has also asserted themselves regarding media content and s [...]	2008-01-27 09:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KPOL PREL PHUM KIRF AF
08KABUL2173	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIRWOMAN: CONCERNED BUT STAYING THE [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with political counselor, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights (AIHRC) Chairwoman Sima Samar expressed strong support for on-schedule Presidential elections, stating that she did not want Afghanistan to develop into a "Pakistan-type democracy," where leaders serve b [...]	2008-08-17 09:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF PHUM PREL
08KABUL2193	ADVISORS TO RECOMMEND KARZAI SPEAKS ON MANAS AT [...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche August 13 to National Security Council Deputy for External Affairs Mohammad Homayoun Tandar. Tandar will recommend President Karzai emphasize at the August 28 Dushanbe Summit the importance of Manas air base to stabilization operations in Afghanistan, bu [...]	2008-08-19 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2233	AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES TO ACT PRUDENTLY ON MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Notwithstanding the uncoordinated and unhelpful August 18 comments by Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary ("Musharraf was not someone good for Afghanistan. We hope that someone good will replace him."),principals in the Palace, the Council of Minister's Secretariat and the Foreign [...]	2008-08-21 11:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL2356	AMBASSADOR AND FM SPANTA PLEDGE COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2357	NGO RESOLVE IN WAKE OF KILLINGS BUT VIOLENT [...] (C) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are showing resolve in the face of the recent killings of aid workers, but the violence is continuing. Even at the memorial service for the three female expatriate International Rescue Committee (IRC) staffers and their Afghan driver, the IRC Country [...]	2008-08-28 17:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER AF
08KABUL241	FRENCH ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: WINDOW FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Charge has suggested that, if FM Kouchner returns to Afghanistan before the March NATO Foreign Ministerial, he should meet with high-level Americans and travel to Kandahar to see how other Allies are managing in the South. Paris is thinking about an expanded French rol [...]	2008-01-29 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL FR AF
08KABUL2429	AMBASSADOR AND SRSG EIDE AGREE ON NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) In their September 2 meeting, SRSG Eide told the Ambassador that he had concluded that a joint investigation would end in the parties not agreeing on conclusions. A joint investigation without an agreed conclusion would be more harmful than no investigation at all. The internationals and [...]	2008-09-04 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF
08KABUL2449	SUBJECT: URUZGAN STRONGMAN ACCEPTS KABUL OFFER TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Provincial highway police (then known as Kandak Amniat-e Uruzgan (KAU)) commander Matiullah Khan said in an August 23 meeting that he accepted the recent offer by Karzai and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) head Moqbel to lead a police patrol kandak responsible for highway s [...]	2008-09-09 04:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
08KABUL2467	QANOONI: MOVING FORWARD FROM SHINDAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 7, Ambassador and Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Qanooni discussed how the US should engage the GIRoA in the aftermath of the Shindand operation. Qanooni stressed his confidence in the good intentions of the US in Afghanistan and his belief that US military support is ess [...]	2008-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2472	GENERALLY POSITIVE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai and other Afghan officials generally reacted positively to President Bush,s September 9 speech announcing deployment of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan and to the JCMB,s endorsement of the Afghan National Army expansion. Those officials who opposed additi [...]	2008-09-12 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2536	TURKEY STILL WANTS DOSTUM TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visiting Deputy Undersecretary from the Turkish MFA told the Ambassador Turkey may host General Abdul Rashid Dostum for a temporary stay for medical treatment in the near future. But they still oppose a lengthy exile for the Uzbek warlord and prefer he stay in Afghanistan to pla [...]	2008-09-16 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
08KABUL2548	IEC PRESIDENT ON THE TALIBAN AND ELECTIONS [...] (C NF) Dr. Azizullah Lodin, president of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),on September 16 told PolCons that he has met several times with different Taliban elements over the past month, including as recently as September 15. These particular Taliban want to change their association [...]	2008-09-17 12:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2551	NOT IF, WHEN: IEC FACES DOWN MOD QUESTIONS ON [...] (SBU) Zekria Barakzai, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC),firmly rebuffed the many doubts expressed by his Afghan National Army (ANA) counterpart at the IEC's September 15 security coordination meeting. "This is not a question, whether we will have [...]	2008-09-18 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL2571	IROA NOTIFIED OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-20 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08KABUL2573	NSA RASSOUL ENCOURAGED BY PAKISTAN'S PROMISES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor Rassoul told the Ambassador that President Karzai had been impressed by the sincerity of Pakistan President Zardari in his assertions that he intended to improve and expand relations with Afghanistan. While Rassoul doubted Zardari could make good on this [...]	2008-09-20 12:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2627	PAKTIKA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANP MANPOWER ALLOCATION [...] (C) Citizens and government officials in Paktika's two Focused District Development (FDD) districts, Mata Khan and Sar Hawza, complain about problems with manpower allocation created by Paktika's ANP commander. Due in a large part to diversion of manpower resources, citizens and officials say [...]	2008-09-26 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2641	URUZGAN GOVERNOR HEADED DOWN PATH OF POLITICAL DEMISE, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his one-year anniversary in office, Uruzgan Governor Hamdam conveyed his growing concern that he will not survive a full term. Hamdam's low profile in the province and his inability to check the influence of local power brokers and rebellious ministry directors are [...]	2008-09-28 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2714	KARZAI'S INEFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last month's overrides of presidential vetoes highlight President Karzai's difficult relationship with the National Assembly's Lower House. Several factors contribute to Karzai's poor track record in achieving his legislative goals, including his refusal to form a political par [...]	2008-10-06 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
08KABUL2738	FORMER URUZGAN GOVERNOR JMK ACTIVELY LOBBIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, former Uruzgan Governor and Populazai leader Jan Mohammad Khan (JMK) provided a harsh critique of Governor Hamdam,s tenure. JMK made clear that in his current role as Tribal Affairs Advisor to Karzai he remains deeply involved in Uruzgan politics. JMK [...]	2008-10-10 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2741	JUNBESH LEADER CONFIRMS TURKISH PLAN FOR DOSTUM,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Junbesh Party president Said Noorullah confirmed to PRT Officer that a deal is in the works between President Karzai and Turkish authorities to remove former Junbesh leader and ex-commander General Abdul Rashid Dostum from the Afghan political scene by sending him to Turkey prior [...]	2008-10-11 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2746	U.S., U.K., FRENCH AND GERMAN AMBASSADORS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 9, French Ambassador Jean de Ponton d'Amecourt met with U.S., British and German Ambassadors to discuss his October 6 briefing by President Karzai on the recent reconciliation meetings in Saudi Arabia. The Ambassadors agreed that the publicity and lack of clarity surro [...]	2008-10-12 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2775	EMBASSY KABUL RESPONSE TO ROK PLANS FOR MORE [...] (C) In response to reftel, regarding ROKG's interest in expansion of its vocational training program in Afghanistan, post would be very interested in sharing information on our experiences in implementing a successful vocational training program in Konar province. The Konar program consisted o [...]	2008-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SMIL MASS AF KS PTER
08KABUL2782	QAYUM KARZAI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Abdul Qayum Karzai described to the Ambassador the potential Saudi reconciliation process. He and Abdullah Anas developed the current initiative a year ago and secured Taliban engagement through Anas' connection to Mullah Abdul Salam Zaif (former Taliban Ambassador to P [...]	2008-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AF
08KABUL2783	MORE ACTION, LESS TALK NEEDED FROM URUZGAN [...] (C) Summary: The PRT conveyed to Uruzgan Governor Hamdam in explicit terms that his position as governor remained extremely tenuous, given his weak standing among key tribal elders on security and corruption issues, former governor Jan Mohammad Khan,s (JMK) renewed efforts to return to his old [...]	2008-10-18 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2821	INSURGENTS THWART WFP'S AID DELIVERY TO JAWAND [...] (C) Summary. From October 10 to October 13, Spanish ISAF soldiers from PRT Qal-e-Now, along with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),escorted a 25-truck convoy with approximately 300 tons of World Food Program (WFP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food aid over mountainous and insecure [...]	2008-10-22 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2837	THREE CHANGES IN CABINET FORESHADOW MORE TO COME [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's Lower House overwhelmingly approved three of four nominees involved in President Karzai's much-anticipated Cabinet shuffle this week, moving forward on what many in the international community are hoping is a renewed focus fighting corruption and improvi [...]	2008-10-24 01:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2840	PARWAN PROVINCE: GOVERNANCE, ELECTIONS, SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Parwan, one of two provinces that form the northern gateway to Kabul, is relatively free of violence and poppy but remains woefully lacking in development and economic growth due to a lack of human capacity. Governor Taqwa prioritizes development efforts in Charikar, the prov [...]	2008-10-25 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2841	BORDER SECURITY MEETING ADDRESSES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Afghan and Pakistani military officers addressed disputes over border outposts at the Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18. While these are minor disputes engendered by the poorly demarcated frontier, in some instances, they have degenerated to the po [...]	2008-10-26 03:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER
08KABUL2842	IMPROVING OPERATIONAL COORDINATION WITH PAK-MIL [...] (C) Summary. Combined Task Force Currahee leadership held a Border Flag Meeting with Pakistani Military (Pak-Mil) officials in southern Paktika province as part of an ongoing process to enhance dialogue between the forces along the border, build trust and improve the flow of information and c [...]	2008-10-26 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2851	NURISTAN:INSECURITY IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bargi Matal,s district administrator, Mohammed Ishmael, and local leaders described security in their district as stable, and identified security in neighboring Kamdish district as their principal concern. The chief request from Ishmael and Bargi Matal elders was for the PRT to [...]	2008-10-26 12:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2856	DOSTUM RECONCILES WITH RIVAL, TIPS HAT TO KARZAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum apparently reconciled with adversary Akbar Bai Oct. 26, opening the door for his return to public life and jeopardizing efforts to reform his Junbesh-e-Milli party and lock the notorious Uzbek warlord out of Afghan politics. After several months of hous [...]	2008-10-27 08:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2903	GHAZNI GOVERNOR ON OCTOBER 25 KILLING OF CONTRACT [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Mohammad Usmani, the Governor of troubled Ghazni province, is struggling to manage fallout from an October 25 incident in Qarabagh district. Allegedly, U.S. forces accidentally killed 22 Afghans, at least nine of whom were private security employees on duty at two long-establ [...]	2008-10-30 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2913	UNITED NATIONAL FRONT NEITHER UNITED NOR NATIONAL [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The United (National) Front, the main political opposition to President Karzai in Parliament and the upcoming presidential election campaign, has attempted to present itself as a unified coalition of pan-ethnic and pan-regional political parties committed to opposing a second [...]	2008-11-02 06:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL2933	AFGAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY MEETING - GOOD SPIRIT, SHORT [...] (C) On 11/3, the Ambassador called separately on Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad Daudzai and NSA Zalmay Rassoul. The 10/31 Karzai-PM Gailani-President Gul trilateral and the Karzai-Gailani bilateral were long on positive atmosphere, and short on substance. Gailani told Karzai that Pakist [...]	2008-11-04 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL2943	FM SPANTA: EIDE THREAT TO RESIGN, KIDNAPPED AFGHAN [...] (C) FM Spanta told the Ambassador at their 11/5 meeting that: (1) Kai Eide told the Afghan UN Perm Rep that he was considering resigning in frustration. The Ambassador and Spanta are urging Eide not to do so. (2) Spanta sought U.S. help in finding the Afghan diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan. S [...]	2008-11-06 11:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL2977	AFGHAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SACKED AMID ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a November 10 cabinet meeting, President Karzai abruptly dismissed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) Hamidullah Qaderi on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel. Hajj flights from Afghan cities were to begin November 8. However, the Sa [...]	2008-11-11 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL3006	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3007	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3008	FM SPANTA, NSC DIRECTOR RASSOUL DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) In Kabul on November 8, Assistant Secretary Boucher met separately with Foreign Minister Spanta, National Security Council Director Rassoul, and Presidential Chief of Staff Daudzai to focus on improving governance and fighting corruption as the U.S. goes through the transition and Afgh [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3009	IEC LEADERSHIP'S POLITICAL TO-DO LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The technical experts of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) have flagged five thorny issues for decision by their superiors. Chief Technical Officer Daoud Ali Najafi has asked the seven Commissioners, led by Dr. Azizullah Lodin (REF A) to issue guidance on: selecting an [...]	2008-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3011	KAM AIR OWNER CITES KIDNAPPINGS, TAX BURDEN AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 22 meeting with Econoff, the president of Kam Air, Afghanistan's most successful private airline, Mr. Zamarai Kamgar lamented the worsening security climate in Kabul for businessmen, noting the increase in kidnappings of close relatives of high-profile figures. Kam [...]	2008-11-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD AF
08KABUL3015	AFGHANISTAN TO CONSIDER U.S. REQUEST ON THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
08KABUL303	UZBEK WARLORD DOSTUM TANGLES WITH POLICE, SNUBS [...] (C) Armed supporters of Uzbek strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum abducted political rival Akbar Bay and brutally beat him at Dostum's Kabul residence on February 2. The standoff that ensued between Dostum's supporters and police sent to the scene ended with with Bay's release and a police withdraw [...]	2008-02-06 05:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3030	POLITICAL AND SECURITY SITUATION IN HELMAND: [...] (C) President Karzai is willing to consider a combined ISAF-ANA (with key roles for the U.S. and UK) security plan to improve stability in Helmand, but is convinced reinstating Sher Mohammad Akhunzada (SMA) as governor is the best way to achieve stability (and bring out votes in next year,s electio [...]	2008-11-22 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF
08KABUL3031	RABBANI DISTRUSTS KARZAI ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On Nov. 18, Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani told the Ambassador he distrusted President Karzai's reconciliation talks with the Taliban and proposals to arm tribal militias. Rabbani said many non-Pashtuns suspect Karzai is pursuing a strategy that sets Pashtuns against the [...]	2008-11-22 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AF
08KABUL3063	FM SPANTA: MORE HIGH-LEVEL PAKISTAN MEETINGS; [...] (C) Pakistan President Zardari will visit Kabul soon. Karzai and Zardari are scheduled to meet President Gul in Istanbul on 12/5 as a continuation of that trilateral process. Spanta briefed on the 11/17 Cabinet decision to send to Washington the Government,s proposal on a bilateral technical [...]	2008-11-24 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF
08KABUL3084	UNITED FRONT RETHINKS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Senior United Front leaders have de-emphasized their search for a candidate in next year's presidential election and turned to building "national unity," a possible sign they anticipate a Pashtun victory and seek a greater role in national security issues under the next admini [...]	2008-11-30 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL3096	CROSS-BORDER CALL FOR HELP -- KURRAM AGENCY PASHTUNS AND THEIR AFGHAN BROTHERS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 06:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08KABUL3097	OLD GUARD HAZARA POLITICOS RESIST GRASSROOTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's Hazara minority remains entrenched with the same political parties and leadership that have guided the ethnic group for the past 15 years. A handful of elder statesmen and warlords lead these parties, which are a legacy of the predominately Shia Hazaras' refuge [...]	2008-12-01 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL310	EMBASSY ACTION ON KAMBAKHSH DEATH SENTENCE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kabul has met with the brother of Sayad Parwez Kambakhsh, whose death sentence for distributing literature found by alocal court to be offensive to Islam is on appal (Ref). The Ambassador has communicated to senior Afghan officials U.S. concerns about the constitutionalit [...]	2008-02-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
08KABUL316	PAKTIKA PROVINCE: ISOLATION AND POOR SECURITY MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paktika Province is widely perceived as an undeveloped and insecure Afghan hinterland. This perception is largely accurate, though centers of development and governance are emerging in key populated centers. The key challenge for Paktika is the near total absence of trained pr [...]	2008-02-07 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL3175	NATO SECGEN VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 26 - [...] (SBU) Summary: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer followed a shortened schedule during his November 26-27 visit to Afghanistan but achieved his substantive purposes. He met with President Karzai and other senior Afghan leaders, UNAMA head Kai Eide, and a visiting UN Security [...]	2008-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF

08KABUL3182	SPEAKER QANOONI: BALL IS IN KARZAI'S COURT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker Yunis Qanooni repeatedly claimed he had no particular position on the election debate issue and was flexible on timing, but could not resolve the problem on his own given the strong feelings of fellow parliamentarians. These [...]	2008-12-09 11:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3197	THE ELECTORAL PROCESS FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On voting day in 2009, Afghans will choose not only a new president but new members of their provincial councils. At the same polling place, with the same voter registration card, Afghans will cast a separate ballot for between 9 and 24 provincial council representatives, according to [...]	2008-12-14 04:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3198	KARZAI URGES DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SUPPORT ZARDARI, [...] (C). In his 12/10 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, President Karzai urged the United States to give Pakistani President Zardari more political and economic backing to strengthen his hand in reforming the Pakistani military and intelligence services. Karzai welcomed the upcoming increase in [...]	2008-12-14 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON AF
08KABUL3239	GOVERNOR JAMALUDDIN: A NEW FACE WITH FEW RESOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nuristan,s newest governor, Jamaluddin Badr, was appointed in late November 2008, nearly three months after his predecessor,s untimely death (Reftel). Jamaluddin comes to the position with many proposals for improving security, governance, and development, but few resources from [...]	2008-12-22 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL3280	HANDICAPPING THE 2009 ELECTION: PASHTUNS AND [...] (C) Voter demographics, ethnic politics, and the electoral system together mean Afghanistan's next president almost certainly will be a Pashtun. For now, and for the forseeable future, President Karzai is the Pashtuns' candidate, and the 2009 election is his to lose. --------------------- [...]	2008-12-23 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL3287	HIZB-E ISLAMI COURTS PAKTYA PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary. Although Paktya is not a traditional Hizb-e Islami (HIA) stronghold, the party is making inroads in the province. In its current guise as a constitutionally-respectful political movement, the party stokes Pashtun resentments against the current Afghan government, has established [...]	2008-12-28 05:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
08KABUL3325	MOI ATMAR - IMAGE VERSUS REALITY IN A MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary. President Karzai appointed Mohammad Hanif Atmar as Minister of Interior (MOI) in mid-October. He charged Atmar with showing progress on a very narrow range of political goals within a tight timeframe. That narrow list of security priorities has now multiplied as Atmar realizes [...]	2008-12-30 03:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AFIN AF
08KABUL3332	TAGAB STABILITY INITIATIVE PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] (U) UNAMA and the PRT continue to work with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),USAID, and local leaders to ensure success in the creation of the Afghan Social Outreach Program (ASOP) shura in Tagab, Kapisa. Local figures are already vying for leadership positions in the [...]	2008-12-30 06:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF KDEM
08KABUL346	AFGHAN VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS AND OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wood on January 31 raised the cluster munitions (CM) issue with President Karzai and National Security Advisor Rassoul, who said the Afghan government would not take any steps that would damage the U.S.-Afghan security relationship. Foreign Minister Spanta told the Am [...]	2008-02-12 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MPS PARM PREL AF
08KABUL348	NANGARHAR OFFICIALS PITCH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon that projects to bring electricity to the province, including irrigation dams with micro-hydro generators along Nangarhar's southern mountains, would increase security. He said short-term supply [...]	2008-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL349	EASTERN AFGHANISTAN GOVERNORS DISCUSS REGION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The governors of four eastern Afghan provinces decided at a conference in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, that they will work together to help eastern Afghanistan. The governors claimed they are making progress on governance, development, security and counter-narcotics, but that t [...]	2008-02-12 13:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF
08KABUL399	TURKS WANT DOSTUM TO STAY QUIET IN THE NORTH, [...] (C) Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Ethem Tokdemir conveyed to the Ambassador February 14 his governmentÂ´s intention to encourage the Afghan Government to permit Dostum to return quietly to the north. Tokdemir passed a copy of his talking points cautioning against actions leading to instabilit [...]	2008-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL48	MEDIA LAW REJECTION PROVOKES INTERNATIONAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karzai's surprise December 26 decision to return the media law bill to Parliament's Lower House for further consideration has provoked a sharp reaction from civil liberties monitors at several missions here. They interpret Karzai's action as a challenge to media free [...]	2008-01-05 08:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM EU AF
08KABUL491	DOSTUM IMPEDES UZBEK EFFORTS AT JUNBESH PARTY [...] (C) Afghanistan's Uzbek community is ready for change, but their traditional protector, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, is standing in the way. The larger political background to the ongoing crisis following the February 2-3 abduction of Akbar Bay (ref B) is that Dostum is loosing support. The [...]	2008-02-27 08:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV AF
08KABUL579	IRAN EDUCATES, FUNDS, AND SUPPORTS PLACEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. The Afghan Graduates Association, with the support of the Iranian government, is working to place Hazara Afghan refugee university students educated in Iran into positions within the Afghan government and private sector. Iran has committed to providing salaries, contacts, and visa [...]	2008-03-06 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IR AF
08KABUL601	KARZAI CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, President Karzai convened a three-hour meeting of key national and international players to try to sort out the issue of simultaneous elections. His goal was to lay out positions, allow the internationals to make their case directly to Afghan leaders, and, presumably, [...]	2008-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF
08KABUL613	THE DISBANDMENT OF ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS (DIAG) IN [...] (C) The Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) for the Stabilization of Afghanistan program, now in its third year of implementation, is showing modest success, has the continued attention of President Karzai, and will soon shift into a phase of significantly greater Afghan ownership. DIA [...]	2008-03-10 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PARM PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL730	NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS CONFIRM IDLG'S ROLE [...] (C) Summary. The Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) has, over the last two weeks, either fired or moved the governors of three provinces, and is ready to relieve several more. Ghazni Governor Faizan has been fired, and replaced by Mr. Sher Khosti. Helmand Governor Wafa was m [...]	2008-03-23 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL871	DOSTUM AFFAIR BECOMES EMBROILED IN ELECTION [...] (SBU) Election politics provides the context for the President Karzai, General Dostum, Akbar Bay, and Attorney General Saabit's ongoing maneuvering to resolve the legal tangle resulting from Dostum's February 2 abduction and beating of Turkmen community leader Bay (ref). Bay continues to dema [...]	2008-04-08 15:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
08KABUL878	RABBANI REBUFFS TALIBAN OVERTURES, HIS GOALS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition United Front assures us that its leader Burhanuddin Rabbani recently rejected Taliban overtures inviting a military alliance against the Karzai government. The Taliban overtures follow the United Front's increasingly vocal criticism of the Karzai government, Rabba [...]	2008-04-10 15:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AF
08KABUL95	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KABUL97	IRAN THREATENS UNREGISTERED AFGHANS WITH [...] (C) On January 2, Iran launched the latest salvo in its scare campaign against unregistered Afghans in Iran by warning that these illegal migrants would be arrested and put into prison camps for up to five years. Iran issued this threat after Afghans ignored the recently-announced "No-Go Area [...]	2008-01-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF IR AF
08KAMPALA1545	NORTHERN UGANDA: RUMORS OF NINE-MONTH EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: Ugandan Government and United Nations officials believe that Government of Southern Sudan Mediator Riek Machar is behind persistent rumors that U.N. Special Envoy Chissano's mandate will be extended for another nine months. Chissano told President Museveni that he did not belie [...]	2008-11-25 11:54:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CG UG SU
08KAMPALA1552	NORTHERN UGANDA: KONY FAILS TO SIGN PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony told a delegation of LRA negotiators, northern elders, and parliamentarians that he will not sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) until the International Criminal Court (ICC) lifts the warrants against the LRA leadership. Kony also [...]	2008-12-01 13:59:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG SU CG
08KAMPALA1561	NORTHERN UGANDA: UN ENVOY ADVOCATES CHANGING THE [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy for LRA-Affected Areas Joachim Chissano told the diplomatic corps on December 2 that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony will not sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) unless the peace process dynamic changes. Chissano said that without military press [...]	2008-12-03 11:43:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG SU CG
08KAMPALA1579	NORTHERN UGANDA: KONY LIVING IN A FOOL'S PARADISE [...] (C) Summary: Government of Uganda (GOU) lead negotiator Ruhukana Rugunda described Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony as "living in a fool's paradise" after hearing the details of Kony's meeting with a delegation of northern elders on November 29. The meeting was the first time [...]	2008-12-10 14:29:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG SU CG
08KAMPALA1640	UGANDA NAMES NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhukana Rugunda was named as Uganda's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN PermRep) on December 12. Highly accessible to U.S. diplomats, Rugunda had previously served as Uganda's Foreign Minister, is at ease with foreign interlocu [...]	2008-12-23 07:10:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UG
08KAMPALA203	NORTHERN UGANDA: JUBA PEACE TALKS RESUME, LRA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 30, the Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) negotiating team agreed to renew the Cessation of Hostilities for another month and developed a timetable for considering each of the remaining sections of the agreement. In the days prior to the resumption of the talks, a var [...]	2008-02-01 09:53:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
08KAMPALA284	NORTHERN UGANDA: GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON PROGRESS AT [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Uganda appears to be taking steps to increase pressure on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Southern Sudan mediator, Riek Machar. The GOU's lead negotiator, Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Rugunda informed donors on February 13 that [...]	2008-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
08KAMPALA424	UGANDA'S CHIEF LRA NEGOTIATOR ON PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Uganda's Internal Affairs Minister and lead negotiator with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),Ruhakana Rugunda, believes that the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) will be signed, but has serious reservations about the LRA's willingness to implement it. Rugunda believes that some LRA [...]	2008-03-19 13:52:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
08KAMPALA481	U.N. ENVOY CHISSANO ON UGANDA-LRA PEACE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: U.N. Special Envoy Joachim Chissano shared his views on the Juba peace process and potential military operations against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) with Ambassador Browning on April 4. Chissano has requested that LRA leader Joseph Kony designate another individual to sign [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
08KAMPALA513	NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA SIGNING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Post provides the following update on the signing of the Final Peace Agreament (FPA) to augment information from ConGen Juba. The Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) lead negotiator "resigned" on April 10. Two escapees from the LRA camp reached the MONUC base at Dungu, Democratic R [...]	2008-04-12 05:44:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG
08KAMPALA660	NUGANDAN GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALLIED [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda held a second meeting with the leadership of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on May 5-6 in Nairobi, Kenya to begin discussions on the way forward with negotiations. Both parties want to avoid the development of full blown peace talks. The discussion [...]	2008-05-16 07:22:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG
08KAMPALA674	UGANDA: MUSEVENI AND KABILA DEFUSE BORDER TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila met in Tanzania to discuss border issues after Congolese military units moved a border demarcation four kilometers into an agreed-upon no-man's zone on the Ugandan border. The growing bord [...]	2008-05-21 09:43:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PINS PGOV PTER PREL CG UG
08KAMPALA818	UGANDA: POSSIBLE START TO PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN [...] (C) On June 20, Charge d'Affaires and PolOff met with IOM Chief of Mission Jeremy Haslam to discuss a closely held meeting with ADF hierarchy scheduled for Sunday, June 22. All 24 ADF command elements of the ADF hierarchy, as well as ADF dependents and non-combatants plan to assemble in Kisang [...]	2008-06-20 09:57:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG
08KAMPALA97	MUSEVENI STEPS INTO KENYAN POLITICAL PROCESS [...] (C) Citing his capacities as Chairman of the East Africa Community, and Commonwealth Chairman in Office, President Museveni traveled to Kenya on January 22 to attempt discussions with Kenyan factions on the political problems resulting from the December 2007 elections. XXXXXXXXXXXX told Pol/Econ [...]	2008-01-22 12:52:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE UG
08KARACHI141	MQM WORRIED ABOUT POST-ELECTION MANUEUVERING [...] (C) Summary: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is concerned about any coalition formed by the Pakistan Peoples, Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). With PML-N publicly stating that it will not talk with the MQM, the MQM is crying foul and wants &respect8. It also claims t [...]	2008-02-25 12:24:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI220	SINDH -- MQM LEADER SAYS PARTY LEFT OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: On March 14, Farooq Sattar, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader, told the Consul General that his party has not been approached to participate as a coalition partner in either the national or Sindh provincial governments. He was not in favor of a blanket restoration of the j [...]	2008-03-17 14:38:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI358	KARACHI -- SENATOR CASEY MEETING WITH STATE BANK [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, U.S. Senator Robert Casey (D- PA) and the Consul General (CG) met with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar. Dr. Akhtar said that the country's economy is suffering from rising oil prices and suggested creation of a lending pool for developing c [...]	2008-06-05 06:44:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAGR EPET ECON PGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI380	CODEL CASEY MEETS WITH KARACHI MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, U.S. Senator Robert Casey and Consul General (CG) met with Karachi Nazim (Mayor) Syed Mustafa Kamal in Karachi. Kamal, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party, forecast a growing threat to Karachi from religious extremists and disagreed with th [...]	2008-06-06 12:36:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EINV PK
08KARACHI423	KARACHI - SEVEN BOMB BLASTS ROCK CITY [...] (C) Two people were killed and 65 others wounded, nine seriously, by seven bomb blasts that rocked predominantly Pashtun sections of western Karachi within a one hour span on the night of July 7, according to police and other sources. The neighborhoods, located 15 to 25 kilometers north of th [...]	2008-07-09 08:35:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK
08KARACHI451	KARACHI - TRANSPORTERS GO ON STIKE DEMANDING RATE [...] (C) Summary: Members of KarachiQs mass transportation union, the Karachi Transport Ittahad (KTI),went on strike on July 22 to demand provincial government approval of a fare increase to compensate for a sharp increase in fuel costs. The strike ended the same day after meetings between KTI [...]	2008-07-26 13:49:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI ECON ENGY PGOV PK
08KARACHI456	KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...]	2008-07-30 17:55:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PTER PK
08KARACHI462	KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...]	2008-08-01 11:11:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PTER PK
08KARACHI463	BALOCHISTAN - DERA BUGTI CONFLICT REIGNITES [...] (C) Summary: A July 19 bomb blast, claimed by the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA),killed a Pakistan Petroleum Limited engineer and several security officers and reignited a conflict between the GOP and Baloch nationalists in Balochistan,s Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Jarrarabad districts. The [...]	2008-08-01 14:17:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI466	KARACHI - MUSHARAFF MEETS WITH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The Consul General (CG) was briefed by Majyd Aziz, a Karachi textile manufacturer, who attended meetings between President Pervez Musharraf and the city,s business leaders during his August 1)4 visit to Karachi. Musharraf first held a private meeting on August 2 with a small gr [...]	2008-08-05 06:29:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI467	QUETTA - GIRLS, SCHOOL BURNED [...] (U) An August 4 report in the Dawn newspaper pointed to &suspected Taliban militants8 as responsible for the destruction of a private girls, school in a Quetta suburb. The article, accompanied by a photograph of a destroyed computer laboratory, said that attackers had used petroleum to ignit [...]	2008-08-08 06:17:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI PK
08KARACHI471	SINDH - DISRICT NAZIMS CONCERNED OVER FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: During a July 21-23 visit by the Consul General (CG) to upper Sindh province, four district nazims told her that they were concerned about dissolution of the local government system by the new Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led government. The nazims, all members of President M [...]	2008-08-11 06:40:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI472	BALOCHISTAN - ETHNIC VIOLENCE FORCES CLOSURE OF [...] (C) Summary: As a result of August 6 violence between Baloch and Pashtun student groups at three educational institutions in Quetta, the Balochistan Provincial Minister of Education ordered the closure of one university for five days and all colleges in the city until August 10. This was t [...]	2008-08-11 06:40:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PTER PK
08KARACHI477	SINDH - MQM TELLS KARACHI RESIDENTS TO ARM AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain advised residents of two upscale Karachi communities to arm themselves against an impending takeover by Taliban forces. MQM critics accused Hussain of trying to exacerbate an ethnic dispute with the city's Pashtu [...]	2008-08-13 08:33:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI479	SINDH ASSEMBLY ASKS MUSHARRAF TO ACCEPT ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: In a move spearheaded by the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP),the Sindh Provincial Assembly voted 94 ) 0 on August 13 to ask President Pervez Musharraf to agree to resign or face impeachment if he fails to win a vote of confidence on his re-election from his electoral college (all [...]	2008-08-16 11:39:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI483	SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]	2008-08-20 05:53:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI484	SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...]	2008-08-20 06:46:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI488	SUBJECT: KARACHI - BOMB BLAST TARGETS POLICE [...] (SBU) About 11:45 am local time on August 23, Lyari Police Commander Umar Khitab was slightly injured and two of his bodyguards sustained unspecified injuries when a convoy carrying him from a police residential compound was struck by what appears to have been a remote controlled bomb secrete [...]	2008-08-23 11:07:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK
08KARACHI490	U.S.- SUPPLIED MILITARY VEHICLES DAMAGED IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, one of two light military vehicles, loaded on a flat-bed truck and destined for a military post in Afghanisan, was damaged when unidentified attackers shot at several trucks in a truck staging area near Karachi Port. The likely motive for the attack is a transporta [...]	2008-08-25 10:36:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ELTN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI493	KARACHI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Karachi's Emergency Action Committee met on 08/26/2008 to discuss the ramifications of the attack that morning on a U.S. diplomat in Peshawar. The discussion covered a review of Post's current security posture and modifications that will be implemented. The CG reminded the committee of [...]	2008-08-26 10:49:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KARACHI495	BALOCHISTAN - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION THEN [...] (C) Summary: A protocol official with Balochistan's provincial government and the Governor's Public Relations Officer both confirmed on August 21 that Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfigar Ali Magsi submitted his resignation on August 20 to Acting Pakistan President Mohammedmian Soomro. Then, [...]	2008-08-27 02:53:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI502	SINDH - SUKKUR CHURCH STILL SUFFERING CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Sukkur, in upper Sindh, the Consul General (CG) met with a Catholic priest on July 21 to ascertain the extent of reparations to his church after a mob burned it in a 2006 riot. The priest told the CG that promised provincial government assistance to rebuild th [...]	2008-09-02 02:01:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM PTER PK
08KARACHI506	SINDH - SUKKUR CHURCH STILL SUFFERING CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Sukkur, in upper Sindh, the Consul General (CG) met with a Catholic priest on July 21 to ascertain the extent of reparations to his church after a mob burned it in a 2006 riot. The priest told the CG that promised provincial government assistance to rebuild th [...]	2008-09-02 09:43:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM PTER PK
08KARACHI512	KARACHI - MARKET MAY DROP, GOP REFORMS HELPING BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 30 dinner, Karachi businessman and Honorary Consul for Yemen Ikhtiar Baig, a confidant of GOP Finance Minister Naveed Qamar, spoke to the Consul General (CG) about the proposed USD 6 billion Saudi Arabia credit for deferred oil payments. A leading stock broker and [...]	2008-09-05 08:57:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI ECON EFIN PK
08KARACHI582	SINDH - PML-N PLANS SINDH REORGANIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sindh Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League ) Nawaz (PML-N) told the Consul General (CG) on October 16 that his party plans to reorganize the Sindh provincial party structure. The restructured party will include some former Pakistan Muslim League (PML) politicians a [...]	2008-10-25 13:18:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08KARACHI586	RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN SINDH AND BALOCHISTAN PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: With the exception of the Ahmadi sect, most religious minorities in Sindh and Balochistan find the provincial governments supportive - to varying degrees - and do not report official discrimination. Urban communities tend to be more tolerant of religious minorities than rural [...]	2008-10-28 10:26:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV PK
08KARACHI627	ETHNIC VIOLENCE SHAKES KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: Up to 50 people have been killed in violent ethnic riots between Pashtuns and Mohajirs since November 27. While the specific action that sparked sporadic attacks is unclear, the ruling Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) movement has been warning for months of the increased 'taliba [...]	2008-12-03 14:10:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI PK
08KARACHI91	PASHTUN POLITICAL LEADER KILLED IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: On February 6, gunmen killed the Sindh Deputy President of the Awami National Party (ANP),Fazlur Rehman Akakhel. Almost immediately after, Pashtuns in Karachi took to the streets, creating mayhem in certain neighborhoods and traffic jams everywhere. In a separate incident, t [...]	2008-02-07 09:19:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08KATHMANDU1008	NEPAL: FINANCIAL INFORMATION UNIT EAGER TO BECOME [...] (C) On August 27 and September 5, Hari Kumar Nepal, one of only two personnel assigned to Nepal's new Financial Information Unit (FIU),explained the progress the FIU has made in drafting guidelines and the challenges it would have to tackle to become a functional entity in anti-money launder [...]	2008-09-09 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN KTFN NP
08KATHMANDU1016	NEPAL: PM DAHAL AFFIRMS DESIRE TO WORK WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 9, in her first meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal since he took office, the Ambassador reviewed a range of bilateral issues between the United States and Nepal and sought his support. These ran the spectrum from stopping human rights violations by the Maoists' Young Co [...]	2008-09-11 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF ECON EAID ENRG SNAR
08KATHMANDU1048	SCENESETTER AND TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH [...] (C) During your meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal on the margins of the 63rd UN General Assembly, you should raise the following issues: (1) Government of Nepal (GON) plans; (2) progress in the peace process and UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) operations; (3) reining in the Maoist Young Com [...]	2008-09-19 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EINV MARR PREF KSEC
08KATHMANDU1079	NEPAL: CONGRESS STILL AT LOOSE ENDS, UML FACING [...] (C) Former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala revealed to the Ambassador September 15 that the Nepali Congress (NC) might choose someone else to lead the party in the parliament. Subsequent meetings with senior NC leaders, including the party spokesman and the Prime Minister's daughter, gave Emboffs [...]	2008-09-26 10:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EINV KDEM IN NP
08KATHMANDU1081	SCENESETTER AND TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH [...] (C) During your meeting with Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav on the margins of the 63rd UN General Assembly, in addition to the issues you raised with Prime Minister Dahal (reftel),you should urge Yadav to: (1) rein in Madhesi extremist groups; and (2) create a positive environment for foreign [...]	2008-09-26 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID EINV NP
08KATHMANDU111	NEPAL: CA ELECTION UPDATE: 73 DAYS TO GO [...] (C) Less than eleven weeks before the Constituent Assembly election scheduled for April 10, the Election Commission continues its preparations. Meanwhile, the Government of Nepal (GON) has given sitting Members of Parliament a distinct advantage. The Six-Party Alliance and the Maoists are pr [...]	2008-01-28 13:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PTER IN NP
08KATHMANDU1154	ODC SEMINAR DISCUSSES EX-COMBATANT INTEGRATION [...] (C) On 19 October, 2008, the Office of Defense Cooperation hosted a seminar involving a core group which has addressed security sector issues over the course of multiple, iterative events. Participants included representatives from a local think tank, the Nepal Army, Armed Police, Civil Police [...]	2008-10-27 10:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NP PGOV PHUM PREL
08KATHMANDU1162	NEPAL: TALKS WITH ARMED GROUPS IN TERAI UNLIKELY [...] (C) As of November 3, the Government of Nepal (GON) has made limited progress on peace negotiations between a three-member team of cabinet ministers and a collection of armed groups from the Terai. Prospects for a successful outcome are unpromising. The armed groups have struggled to form a [...]	2008-11-03 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU1187	NEPAL TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (C) Rudra Nepal, Joint Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff on November 12 that his government most likely would abstain on a series of country-specific resolutions -- including one on human rights in Iran -- in the Third Committee of [...]	2008-11-12 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU1189	CLAD SCENESETTER [...] (C) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. In April, Nepalis elected a long awaited Constituent Assembly. In May the Assembly completed the country,s two-year-long evolution from a kingdom to a republic by abolishing the monarchy. Since August, the former Maoist insurgents have [...]	2008-11-12 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NP PGOV PHUM PREL
08KATHMANDU1224	NEPAL: NO URGENCY TO RESOLVE ARMY COMMITTEE OR [...] (C) Ambassador Powell, British Ambassador Hall and French Charge Romicanu's joint expressions of the international community's concerns about the stalemate regarding the Army Integration Special Committee and lack of discussion about a possible extension and revision of UNMIN's mandate were not [...]	2008-11-20 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU123	TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL: ANOTHER CASE OF NEAR [...] (SBU) Nineteen Tibetan refugees who were arrested by Nepali officials on January 15 and threatened with refoulement are now at the Tibetan Refugee Reception Center in Kathmandu. United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) officials agreed this was a serious near-abrogation of the gent [...]	2008-01-29 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL NP CH
08KATHMANDU1243	NEPAL: LABOR WOES FOR COLGATE-PALMOLIVE [...] (C) After over a decade of operations in Nepal, Colgate-Palmolive announced at its Hetauda factory on November 21 that it had sold its entire interest in the Nepal operation to a private company. The agreement included the express understanding that all employees of the company would continue [...]	2008-11-28 09:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ELAB NP
08KATHMANDU1254	PM PLANS TO REQUEST UNMIN EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary. UN Special Representative Ian Martin briefed local P-5 representatives December 1 that PM Dahal intends to request soon an extension of the current UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) mandate, which expires on January 23. It was unclear whether or not the opposition Nepali Congress w [...]	2008-12-02 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UN NP
08KATHMANDU1257	NEPAL: MAOIST WOMAN ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF ASSEMBLY [...] (U) On November 28, a sizable majority of Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) elected a Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) woman Member of Parliament (MP),Purna Subedi, as Vice Chairman. In the fourth round of voting on single candidates, Subedi received the support of 346 MPs from four [...]	2008-12-03 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM KWMN NP
08KATHMANDU1264	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 4 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In a brief meeting with Ambassador on December 4, Prime Minister Dahal confirmed that a request for a six-month UNMIN mandate extension would be lodged "tomorrow or the next day," despite the lack of consultation with opposition Nepali Congress leaders. Dahal also promised to [...]	2008-12-04 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UN NP
08KATHMANDU1265	MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT AFTER 100 DAYS: NEW NEPAL [...] (C) With few exceptions, Nepal's Maoist-led government has done little in the roughly 100 days since the coalition's formation in August to transform Nepal. From the cabinet, to foreign policy, the peace process, human rights and law and order, the Terai and the economy, the government's recor [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON ELAB IN CH NP
08KATHMANDU1273	MAOIST SPOKESMAN SAYS INFORMATION ON U.S. EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Maoist leadership will soon disclose details and information regarding the 2001 and 2002 killings of two Nepali security employees of the U.S. Mission, according to former PLA Deputy Commander Barshaman Pun (aka "Ananta"). Pun has been given the responsibility to make the disc [...]	2008-12-11 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU128	NEPAL: BORDER ISSUES WITH EQUIPMENT FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Most of the Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) to support the Nepal Police's deployment to the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) cleared Indian customs on January 17. The COE had been delayed at the Indo-Nepal border in Birgunj as described in reftel talking points. An Office of [...]	2008-01-30 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU IN NP
08KATHMANDU1281	NEPAL: SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING [...] (U) On December 11, Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) overwhelmingly approved the sixth set of amendments to the Interim Constitution from January 2007. The 6th Amendment made the following substantive changes: -- Authorized the President (vice the Prime Minister) to call the CA into sessio [...]	2008-12-15 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU1287	NEPAL REQUESTS SIX-MONTH EXTENSION FOR UNMIN [...] (C) According to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),on December 12, 2008, the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN, Madhu Raman Acharya, formally requested an additional six-month extension of UNMIN's mandate when the current mandate expires on January 23, 2009. The operative [...]	2008-12-16 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN MARR NP
08KATHMANDU1310	NEPAL: IMF/WORLD BANK CONTEMPLATING BUDGET [...] (C) The new Maoist-led Government of Nepal (GON) made a formal request to both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for budget support during the financial institutions' annual meetings in Washington in October. Neither organization will consider budget support until a new [...]	2008-12-24 07:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EINT EINV ELAB EIND NP
08KATHMANDU1320	NEPAL: CONSTITUTION-DRAFTING INCHING TOWARD [...] (U) On December 15, the Constituent Assembly (CA) established 14 committees to examine thematic and procedural aspects of drafting a new constitution. The committees were to appoint chairpersons and plan their agendas by December 30. On December 29, the CA amended its rules of procedure an [...]	2008-12-31 07:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU144	NEPAL STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU NP
08KATHMANDU145	NEPAL: MFA CONFIRMS NO CHANGE IN POLICY ON TIBETAN [...] (C) The Under Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry confirmed to the Political/Economic Chief February 1 that the Government of Nepal has not changed its policy on Tibetan refugees. The reported threat in mid-January by Nepali officials of refoulement to China for 19 refugees (reft [...]	2008-02-01 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
08KATHMANDU152	NEPAL CA ELECTION: 66 DAYS TO GO [...] (C) The seven Six-Party Alliance and Maoist joint election meetings concluded amidst violence on January 30. The Election Commission has approved the registration of 13 new political parties and is continuing apace with preparations for April 10 Constituent Assembly polls. While the Maoists [...]	2008-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU178	NEPAL: CHARGE STRESSES RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 11, Charge conveyed reftel talking points to Nepalese Foreign Secretary Gyan Bahadur Acharya. Acharya was already aware of the looming declaration of independence, having spoken with EU diplomats earlier in the day. Acharya acknowledged USG views and some EU views, but indicat [...]	2008-02-11 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU NP
08KATHMANDU181	NEPAL: CA ELECTION UPDATE: 59 DAYS TO GO [...] (U) Constituent Assembly election preparations continued as the Election Commission, the police and the political parties worked to finalize the roles they would play. The Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) attacked a senior Nepali Congress leader, and Prime Minister Koirala responded by or [...]	2008-02-11 12:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU198	NEPAL'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION: 51 DAYS [...] (C) On the eve of the first of two dates for filing candidate lists for Nepal's April 10 Constituent Assembly election, there is speculation in Kathmandu that the Interim Government will request that the Election Commission (EC) postpone the filing date. The EC is moving forward with election [...]	2008-02-19 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU200	NEPAL: WHAT DO THE MADHESIS WANT? [...] (C) According to the leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front, what Nepal's Madhesis want can be summed up in the Front's six demands from February 8. Those demands include a constitutional guarantee of a single Madhesi state with the right to self-determination. The reality is both mo [...]	2008-02-19 13:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU203	NEPAL UNDECIDED ABOUT RECOGNIZING KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV NP
08KATHMANDU213	NEPAL: ELECTION FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED BUT NO [...] (C) The first deadline for filing proportional representation (PR) candidate lists for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election passed on February 20 with submissions by 37 political parties. The three agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) parties decided not to file. At the request [...]	2008-02-22 13:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IN NP
08KATHMANDU217	NEPAL ELECTION UPDATE: MADHESIS REJECT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) A deal between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) foundered in the early hours of February 25 over the Madhesi demand that the GON enshrine a Madhesi state in the Interim Constitution. UDMF leaders, including one who was flown in from th [...]	2008-02-25 13:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU243	NEPAL: MADHESIS STRIKE DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On February 28, Prime Minister Koirala ended two weeks of on and off negotiations with the three leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front by signing an 8-point deal intended to bring agitating Madhesis on board for the Constituent Assembly election. Celebrations ensued across the [...]	2008-02-29 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU252	NEPAL: COUNTDOWN CONTINUES: 38 DAYS UNTIL CA [...] (C) The three United Democratic Madhesi Front parties filed proportional representation (PR) candidate lists on March 2 for the April 10 Constituent Assembly election. Thirteen other parties also submitted candidate lists. This brought the number of participating parties to 55 and the total [...]	2008-03-03 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU274	NEPAL'S CA ELECTION: MOMENTUM BUILDING WITH 31 [...] (C) Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) chief MK Nepal told the Ambassador March 10 that he expected the UML to win a plurality of the Constituent Assembly's 240 first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats. He thought the UML should get the Prime Minister position. Meanwhile, on M [...]	2008-03-10 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP

08KATHMANDU29	NEPAL: FIFTH MAOIST MINISTER CREATES WAVES BEFORE [...] (U) Matrika Yadav, the newly reappointed Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation, was sworn in on January 2 after first refusing to take the oath of office in Nepali. Yadav -- who was out of Kathmandu when the other Maoist ministers were sworn in on December 31 (reftel) -- demanded the oat [...]	2008-01-08 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
08KATHMANDU305	CRACKDOWN ON TIBETAN PROTESTERS IN NEPAL CONTINUES [...] (C) Approximately 100 Tibetan refugees gathered the morning of March 17 in front of United Nations (UN) House in Lalitpur, Kathmandu's twin city, to protest peacefully the recent reports of killings in Tibet. According to eyewitness accounts police baton-charged the protesters at 11 a.m. and [...]	2008-03-17 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CH NP
08KATHMANDU308	NEPAL: WORLD BANK PLANS PAYMENTS TO MAOIST [...] (C) On March 12, the World Bank Country Director for Nepal, Susan Goldmark, briefed the Ambassador on the World Bank's proposal to provide approximately USD 40 million in International Development Association (IDA) funding to the Government of Nepal (GON) for payments to Maoist combatants and [...]	2008-03-18 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
08KATHMANDU309	CA ELECTION UPDATE: 23 DAYS TO GO [...] (U) With only 23 days to go until Nepal's April 10 Constituent Assembly election, the candidate list is not yet final, but the Election Commission has released what is likely to be very close to the authoritative list. Those who object to the published proportional representation candidate l [...]	2008-03-18 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU318	NEPAL: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON IRAN; MFA INQUIRES [...] (C) On March 5, Mani Bhattarai, Section Officer for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that the Government of Nepal had very few dealings with Iran but duly noted the two non-papers and talking points Emboff had conveyed as per reftels. Emboff [...]	2008-03-19 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR NP
08KATHMANDU319	CORRECTED COPY - NEPAL: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON [...] (C) On March 5, Mani Bhattarai, Section Officer for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that the Government of Nepal had very few dealings with Iran but duly noted the two non-papers and talking points Emboff had conveyed as per reftels. Emboff [...]	2008-03-19 09:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR NP
08KATHMANDU324	FOREIGN SECRETARY ADMITS NEPAL UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (SBU) On March 19 Deputy Chief of Mission Randy Berry raised U.S. concerns with Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya regarding the Government of Nepal's recent crackdown on peaceful protests by Tibetans. While under pressure from China, the Government of Nepal (GON) confirmed minimal force [...]	2008-03-19 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU341	NEPAL: 16 DAYS UNTIL CA ELECTION [...] (SBU) With 16 days until the April 10 Constituent Assembly election, there are widespread reports, including notably by the UN Mission in Nepal, of increasing electoral violence. In the past week, Madhesi militants allegedly killed a candidate from a minor, left party in the mid-western Tera [...]	2008-03-25 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU374	NEPAL: CAREENING TOWARD ELECTION IN NINE DAYS [...] (SBU) Nine days before the April 10 Constituent Assembly election, the Election Commission is on track with its preparations. Meanwhile, the legal system established for resolving electoral disputes does not inspire confidence, according to a key Embassy contact. Poll-related violence, pri [...]	2008-04-01 10:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM EAID NP
08KATHMANDU388	NEPAL: REMOTE MID-WESTERN DISTRICT ACTIVELY [...] (C) During a three-day, mid-March visit to the remote hill district of Jumla in Nepal's mid-western region, Emboff found officials, parties, non-governmental organizations, and the general public actively engaged in efforts to prepare for the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) election. Offic [...]	2008-04-07 04:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU391	NEPAL: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE FOR A WILD [...] (SBU) An estimated 745 international observers from 28 missions, including large delegations from the European Union, Carter Center, and the Asian Network for Free Elections, are taking position across Nepal to observe the April 10 Constituent Assembly election. Most of the international obs [...]	2008-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU395	NEPAL: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION TWO DAYS AWAY [...] (SBU) With Nepal's Constituent Assembly election only two days away, formal campaigning has ceased, but the parties are continuing to jockey for position, and isolated clashes continue. On April 4, the Election Commission released the final, slightly smaller, lists of proportional representat [...]	2008-04-08 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU398	NEPAL: PREDICTING THE ELECTION OUTCOME ISN'T EASY [...] (C) The center-left Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) is likely to the biggest winner of Nepal's April 10 Constituent Assembly election. However, not even the UML expects it will win a majority of the Assembly's 601 seats. Prime Minister G.P. Koirala's center-right Nepa [...]	2008-04-09 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU416	NEPAL'S CA ELECTION: MAOISTS PROJECTED TO WIN A [...] (C) Although the Maoists continue to dominate the contest for the Constituent Assembly's 240 first-past-the-post seats (FPTP),international election experts predicted to the Ambassador April 14 that the Maoist lead would not remain as large once the proportional representation (PR) seats were [...]	2008-04-14 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU418	NEPAL: MAOISTS' INITIAL PRESS STATEMENTS MODERATE [...] (U) On April 12 and 13 as the extent of the Maoist victory in the Constituent Assembly election's 240 first-past-the-post races was becoming apparent, the two seniormost leaders of the Maoists spoke with the press. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Dahal (aka Prachanda) expressed support for maintaining [...]	2008-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER NP
08KATHMANDU448	CA ELECTION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR NEPAL [...] (C) In the wake of Nepal's April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) election, the Maoists have become the strongest political force in the country. A large and diverse Assembly, in which the Maoists will have a plurality, will draft a new constitution. As its first act, the CA will abolish Nepal' [...]	2008-04-18 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU454	NEPAL: MAOIST VIOLENCE DECREASING BUT STILL A [...] (SBU) Post's Regional Security Office and a domestic observer group reported numerous incidents of pre-election violence, at least half of which were instigated by the Maoists. Although election day was largely peaceful, four people were killed, eight abducted, and 112 injured on election da [...]	2008-04-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU463	NEPAL: MAOISTS PARTNER WITH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Over the last year, growing insecurity, labor problems and an uncertain political future led many investors in Nepal to hedge their bets. Over NRs 40 billion (USD 635 million) is thought to have been transferred out of the country over the last six months. With the news of the Maoist-le [...]	2008-04-25 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ELAB EAID PGOV PTER SCUL IN NP
08KATHMANDU489	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA TRYING TO BALANCE [...] (C) As instructed (reftel),the Ambassador used a May 1 meeting with Prime Minister Koirala to express official U.S. concern about the treatment of Tibetans by Nepali authorities. She urged the Prime Minister to ensure the right to peaceful protest was maintained. Foreign Secretary Acharya r [...]	2008-05-01 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
08KATHMANDU492	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA UNSURE OF WAY AHEAD [...] (C) In a meeting on May 1 with Prime Minister G.P. Koirala, the Prime Minister said he expected some outcome within a few days to the ongoing discussions regarding a new coalition government. The PM was insistent that action needed to be taken about People's Liberation Army's weapons prior to [...]	2008-05-01 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR UN NP
08KATHMANDU557	NEPAL: KHANAL ELECTED UML GENERAL SECRETARY [...] (C) On May 15, the Central Committee of Nepal's third-largest party, the center-left Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),unanimously elected Foreign Department chief Jhalanath Khanal as General Secretary. Khanal, who had previously served in the party's top job from 1982- [...]	2008-05-19 03:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU560	DIPLOMATIC BREAKFAST WITH MAJOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Major political parties vowed continued commitment to consensus politics during a breakfast meeting with senior diplomats on May 19, and acknowledged some, but not enough, progress towards an agreement to form a new Nepali government. With the Constituent Assembly,s first sittin [...]	2008-05-19 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU563	NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) You are arriving in Kathmandu during a historic transition. Nepal will likely complete its two-year long evolution from a kingdom to a republic within days of your arrival, but many other central issues remain unresolved. The Maoists won the largest share of the April 10 Constituent Assem [...]	2008-05-21 12:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID PREF KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU579	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PM KOIRALA [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation that seemed to defy political or logistical realities, Prime Minister Koirala assured Ambassador on May 23 that all outstanding issues relating to the imminent sitting of the Constituent Assembly and formation of a new Nepali government would be solved through [...]	2008-05-23 07:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU583	NEPAL: PM KOIRALA EXPECTS A POLITICAL DEAL BEFORE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala told visiting South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum and the Ambassador May 25 that he expected the major political parties would reach a deal before the Constituent Assembly meets on May 28 which would lay the groundwork for formation of a new [...]	2008-05-27 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU585	NEPAL: OHCHR AND UNHCR SEE GRAVE PROBLEMS BENEATH [...] (C) On May 25, the Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal told South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum that Nepal's recent election and its human rights stance in international circles had created a misleading picture of the country's human rights [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KDEM BT CH NP
08KATHMANDU586	NEPAL: MAJOR PARTIES DENY INTENT TO BLOCK [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 25 and 26 with South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum, senior leaders of the second, third and fourth-largest parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) disavowed the intent to deny the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) the right to f [...]	2008-05-27 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU595	NEPAL: CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF APPEARS MORE PRAGMATIC [...] (C) South and Central Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary Feigenbaum and Ambassador Powell met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Rookmangud Katawal, on Monday, May 26. Discussion focused on the ongoing political process, security preparations for the 28 May Constituent Assembly meeting and [...]	2008-05-27 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU596	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETING WITH CPN-M LEADER DAHAL [...] (C) Summary: Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Dahal vowed full commitment to Nepal's ongoing peace process, multiparty democracy, integration/rehabilitation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA),and transformation of the Young Communist League (YCL) into a mainstream [...]	2008-05-27 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM NP
08KATHMANDU602	NEPAL: STILL ON THE BRINK OF A REPUBLIC [...] (C) As of close of business on May 28, the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA),which is supposed to declare Nepal a republic per the Interim Constitution, had not yet taken place. All 25 parliamentary parties reportedly reached agreement on May 27 on the creation of a presidency [...]	2008-05-28 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU607	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DECLARES NEPAL A REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Close to midnight on May 28, Nepal's Constituent Assembly voted overwhelmingly to make the country a federal, democratic republic and abolish the 240-year-old monarchy. The Interim Government also tabled a bill to amend the Interim Constitution to establish a ceremonial president as the [...]	2008-05-29 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC NP
08KATHMANDU630	NEPAL: CONSTITUTION AMENDED TO CREATE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) In the early hours of May 29, after abolishing the monarchy, Nepal's Constituent Assembly adopted a set of amendments to the Interim Constitution to create a President as head of state. It also established a Vice President. The President will have a range of powers that are not merely ce [...]	2008-06-03 08:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU689	NEPAL: AGREEMENT ON NEW MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Two months after the April 10 Constituent Assembly election, the expected formation of a new Maoist-led government is still proving elusive. Although his Nepali Congress (NC) placed a distant second to the Maoists in the April 10 Constituent Assembly election (CA),Prime Minister G.P. Koi [...]	2008-06-18 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU697	WHO WILL BE NEPAL'S FIRST PRESIDENT? [...] (C) As of June 19, major political parties of Nepal continued to bicker over the selection of the country's first president. Nepal's Constituent Assembly amended the Interim Constitution on May 28 to establish the largely ceremonial office, immediately after abolishing the monarchy. Competin [...]	2008-06-19 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU7	NEPAL: CONSTITUTION AMENDED: NEPAL TO BE A [...] (C) On December 28, Nepal's Interim Parliament amended the Interim Constitution to declare that Nepal will be a federal republic, with implementation at the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA). The set of amendments, the third since the Interim Constitution was adopted in January 20 [...]	2008-01-02 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU705	NEPAL: PARTIES MAKE PROGRESS, BUT NO NEW [...] (C) Senior political leaders told the Ambassador June 19 that the three major parties were close to a deal to break the deadlock over appointment of the President and vote in a new Maoist-led government. At close of business on June 20, however, Nepali Congress reservations to ending Prime Mi [...]	2008-06-20 10:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
08KATHMANDU728	NEPAL: MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT COULD BE DAYS AWAY [...] (C) Maoist chairman Pushpa Dahal (aka Prachanda) told Carter Center senior adviser Peter Burleigh the morning of June 26 that he expected to be Prime Minister in "three or four days," and that Prime Minister Koirala (Nepali Congress) would announce his resignation within a matter of hours, whi [...]	2008-06-26 11:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
08KATHMANDU742	NEPAL: MADHESI ISSUES HOLDING UP CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Since June 26, protests by the main Madhesi parties inside the Constituent Assembly have prevented the Assembly from doing any business. The Madhesi parties, with the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) leading the charge, are insisting that the Interim Constitution must be amended to pr [...]	2008-06-30 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
08KATHMANDU773	NEPAL: NO RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO AT THIS TIME [...] (C) On July 1, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) met with Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya to urge the Government of Nepal (GON) to recognize Kosovo's independence. Acharya responded that recognition was a "very difficult issue." He indicated that the process by which Kosovo ha [...]	2008-07-08 04:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPKO UNMIK UN YI KV NP
08KATHMANDU781	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR NEPALI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Twelve weeks following Nepal's historic polls, political leaders remain locked in contentious negotiations to open the door to the formation of a new government. Ambassador urged senior Nepali leaders on July 2 & 3 to make the hard decisions and compromises necessary to move f [...]	2008-07-08 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NP
08KATHMANDU796	NEPAL: FIFTH AMENDMENT PASSED; MADHESIS BOYCOTT [...] (C) On the evening of July 13, the Constituent Assembly (CA) passed the Fifth Amendment to the Interim Constitution, which decrees the election of a president, prime minister, and other officials by simple majority if the political parties fail to reach a consensus. The Madhesi parties, whic [...]	2008-07-14 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU808	NEPAL: MINOR MADHESI LEADER IS FAVORITE TO BECOME [...] (U) In keeping with regulations adopted by Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) on July 15, the parties nominated their candidates to become the country's first President and Vice President on July 17. By the 1 p.m. (local time) deadline, the nominees (all by the four largest parties) were: -- [...]	2008-07-17 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR NP
08KATHMANDU813	NEPAL: PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO BE SWORN IN ON JULY [...] (C) According to Manohar Bhattarai, the Acting Secretary General of the Constituent Assembly (CA),Nepal's first President is expected to be sworn in at the National Academy in Kathmandu on July 20. An official in the Chief Secretary's office told Emboff July 18 that the ceremony, which will [...]	2008-07-18 10:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
08KATHMANDU829	NEPAL SWEARS IN FIRST PRESIDENT [...] (U) Dr. Ram Baran Yadav was sworn in as Nepal's first President July 23, and then administered the oath of office to Vice-President Paramananda Jha. Prime Minister Koirala is expected to submit his resignation to the President after the inauguration, paving the way for the formation of a new [...]	2008-07-23 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU853	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN [...] (C) Political parties, under Maoist leadership, have finally begun earnest talks on government formation. Nepali Congress leaders are concerned that the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist will split from Congress in favor of an alliance with the Maoists, while the United Marxi [...]	2008-07-29 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU861	NEPAL'S MAOISTS ASKED TO FORM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On July 29 President Yadav issued a public call to the Maoists to form the next government on the basis of consensus within seven days. A meeting of the four largest parties July 30 agreed that Prime Minister Koirala could lead Nepal's delegation to SAARC. It is unclear whether the Maoist [...]	2008-07-30 08:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU87	NEPAL ELECTION: 79 DAYS TO GO [...] (C) With just over 11 weeks to go until Nepal's rescheduled Constituent Assembly election, the Election Commission has announced the electoral schedule and is moving ahead in reviving the election machinery. But the parties have yet to move into high gear. Many continue to doubt that the ele [...]	2008-01-22 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID NP
08KATHMANDU895	NEPAL: LITTLE PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS TO FORM [...] (C) Maoist-led negotiations to form a new government have been unable to overcome the daunting set of problems - a complete lack of trust among the parties, splits within each of the major parties, and personality conflicts. Competing negotiations by Prime Minister Koirala to form a 'democrati [...]	2008-08-08 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU910	NEPAL: ELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER SCHEDULED [...] (C) Nominations for Nepal's new Prime Minister have to be filed August 14, with the election scheduled for August 15. Party leaders from the four largest parties have offered support in principle to a Maoist-led consensus government, but negotiations have been stuck on the allocation of the de [...]	2008-08-13 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU912	NEPAL: TWO NOMINEES FOR PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) According to Mukunda Sharma, spokesman of the Constituent Assembly Secretariat, two candidates had filed nomination papers by the August 14 5 pm deadline for the August 15 election of the Prime Minster - Sher Bahadur Deuba from Nepali Congress (NC) and Pushpa Kamal Dahal (aka Prachanda) fr [...]	2008-08-14 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU918	NEPAL: MAOIST CHAIRMAN PUSHPA DAHAL IS NEW PRIME [...] (SBU) The Constituent Assembly has elected Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to be the new Prime Minister of Nepal by an overwhelming majority of 464 to 113. The major parties, with the exception of the Nepali Congress, have created an alliance but have yet to make firm decisions regarding [...]	2008-08-15 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU958	NEPAL: MAOISTS AND MADHESIS FORM A PARTIAL CABINET [...] (C) On August 22, eight out of a planned 24 cabinet ministers -- four Maoists and four from the Madhesi People's Rights Forum -- took their oaths of office. The Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) backed out of the oath-taking ceremony over differences with the Maoists r [...]	2008-08-25 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU972	NEPAL: MAOIST CADRES ALLEGEDLY TORTURE VICTIMS AT [...] (C) Cadres affiliated with the Maoists' youth wing over the past four or five months have allegedly tortured hundreds of current and recovering drug users in a "rehabilitation center" in Balaju on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu. Ekta Mahat (protect),a young former drug user and now an a [...]	2008-08-28 07:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR KHIV UN NP
08KATHMANDU982	NEPAL: PM EXPANDS CABINET, APPOINTS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) On August 31, Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal swore 15 ministers into his cabinet, bringing the total number to 24. The six Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) ministers agreed to take their oaths of office after the PM conceded on a protocol demand and allowed a contro [...]	2008-09-03 05:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM1012	WORRIED GOSS INTENDS TO DISCUSS MILITARY PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng told CDA Fernandez July 8 that he will travel to Washington next week to discuss military planning with US officials, following up on the Defense White Paper that the US had pushed the GOSS to prepare (ref b). Biong Deng said [...]	2008-07-08 10:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1021	NCP INSIDER PLEADS FOR SE WILLIAMSON'S RETURN [...] (C) "We would like Special Envoy Williamson to come back," pleaded NCP negotiator Yahia Bebiker in a meeting with polchief July 6. "We are making progress on Abyei and on elections - all things that are important to you." Bebiker echoed others in the NCP leadership, speculating that SE Willi [...]	2008-07-09 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1025	BLOODY ATTACK ON UNAMID PATROL AT SHANGIL TOBAYA, [...] (SBU) According to reports from UNAMID, on July 8 at approximately 1530 armed fighters attacked a UNAMID joint patrol in a "forested and mountainous" area 65 kilometers south of Dare Salam, 6 kilometers from Gusajamatta, in North Darfur. The UNAMID joint military observer and police team from [...]	2008-07-09 14:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1028	UN CONDUCTS DIRECT TALKS WITH KONY ON LRA PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 15:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1030	SPLM FEVERISHLY TRIES TO BROKER ILLUSORY "ICC [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) is trying to broker a "package deal" of political concessions on Darfur, CPA progress, and engagement with the International Criminal Court to blunt or mute the impact of pending new ICC indictments against senior officials of the Nati [...]	2008-07-10 06:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1038	CHADIAN REBELS SEEK NEGOTIATIONS WHILE WAITING FOR [...] (C) Chadian rebels are allegedly as strong and united as ever, but don't plan a major strike on Ndjamena until the next dry season, according to UFDD spokesman Mukhtar Yaya. In a meeting with polchief July 9 in Khartoum, Yaya claimed the UFDD is in control of two small towns in the northeast of [...]	2008-07-10 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1039	PREVENTING A DOWNWARD SPIRAL: NCP LEADER ON A [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Sudanese Presidential Advisor and NCP Parliamentary majority leader Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani July 10 to discuss the discomfiting possibility that a strong GOS response to ICC indictments will put CPA implementations on hold and affect US-Sudanese relations r [...]	2008-07-10 15:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1043	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1044	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1045	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1051	SPLM/GOSS PLOT AND PLAN FOR WORST-CASE GNU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The specter of an ICC indictment of President Bashir seems to have sent SPLM leadership circles in Juba into overdrive, spinning predictions of, and planning for, unrest and government reprisals. According to SPLM contacts, National Intelligence Security Services Chief Salah Ghosh [...]	2008-07-13 13:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1059	KIIR URGES BASHIR NOT TO OVERREACT FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: First Vice President Kiir and others have urged President Bashir to react calmly to the announcement of ICC indictments July 14, in hopes that the CPA and peace efforts in Darfur remain on track. Kiir is concerned at the prospect of a weakened GNU Presidency and notes that extremi [...]	2008-07-14 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1060	NHIAL DENG NHIAL: SPLM POSITION REMAINS WAIT AND [...] (C) CG officers met with SPLM National Liberation Council member and ex-Regional Cooperation Minister Nhial Deng Nhial July 13 to hear his perspective on SPLM preparations in response of an ICC indictment against President Bashir. Nhial had extensive one-on-one discussions with Kiir over the w [...]	2008-07-14 13:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1061	AFTER BASHIR INDICTMENT, SUDAN TAKES THE HIGH ROAD [...] (SBU) End summary: While keeping a steady drumbeat of negative media coverage, numerous but small and peace demonstrations, and slightly heightened security measures, the Khartoum regime reacted in a measured and careful way on July 14 to ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's announcement that h [...]	2008-07-15 07:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1065	DISAPPOINTED GNU INTENDS TO ENGAGE WITH ICC, WANTS [...] (C) Summary: The NCP plans to work with the SPLM to confront the ICC on legal grounds while simultaneously announcing a political initiative to solve the Darfur crisis, possibly naming FVP Salva Kiir to a committee that will develop and pursue the strategy. President Bashir is also sending FM [...]	2008-07-15 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1072	UNAMID RECEIVES "FULL COOPERATION" FROM GOS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMID Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada told CDA Fernandez that the GOS has been providing and pledged to continue to provide full cooperation on UNAMID deployment, despite the recent ICC indictment of President Bashir. With regard to the July 8 attack on UNAMID forces i [...]	2008-07-16 13:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1074	MAHDI PROPOSES "THIRD WAY" WITH PRESIDENT BASHIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Fernandez met with Umma Party leader Sadiq al Mahdi July 16, only two hours before the two-time former Prime Minister was to meet with Sudanese President Bashir Mahdi said he is pushing the President and the NCP to moderate their response to the ICC indictments, and to u [...]	2008-07-16 14:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1088	NCP SENSITIVE ABOUT IMAGE PROBLEM, EAGER TO ENGAGE [...] (C) Summary: Just a few days prior to the announcement of the ICC indictment against President Bashir, on July 11 CDA and polchief met with senior NCP officials at the party headquarters in Khartoum to sound them out on possible solutions to Darfur and their impressions of relations with the U [...]	2008-07-20 07:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1090	SUDANESE HARDLINER: "WE NEED AMERICA'S HELP IN UN [...] (C) Summary: National Congress Party (NCP) hardliner Ali Karti said that Sudan feels let down by the United States not taking steps to prevent an ICC announcement of war crimes against President Al-Bashir, but seeks urgent American engagement on Darfur. Sudan is willing to entertain "any con [...]	2008-07-20 12:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1092	ICC INDICTMENT CHANGES THE DYNAMIC IN DARFUR; [...] (C) Since Abuja and the signing of the still-born DPA in 2006, Darfur experts have been puzzling for two years on how to change the dynamic in Darfur in order to enable a political process to gain traction. There was hope following UNSCR 1769 that deployment of UNAMID would improve the securi [...]	2008-07-21 07:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1098	ARAB LEAGUE NEGOTIATES FOUR-POINT PLAN WITH GOS ON [...] (C) In response to the ICC indictment of President Bashir, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa negotiated a four-point plan with GOS officials July 21 in Khartoum, according to AU Ambassador to Sudan Dr. Salah Halima and UNMIS polchief Muin Shreim. Halima told polchief and Shreim he is "o [...]	2008-07-22 11:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1099	SUDAN "FORMALLY ACCEPTS THAI AND NEPALESE UNITS," [...] (SBU) UN DSRSG for Humanitarian Affairs Amira Haqq and the entire UN agency team provided donor principals a comprehensive review on July 22 of the UN civilian presence on the ground in Darfur in the wake of their decision to go to Phase IV operations and draw down staff numbers as a precautio [...]	2008-07-22 14:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1117	PRESIDENT BASHIR DANCES THROUGH DARFUR TO A [...] (SBU) Summary: President Al-Bashir used a whirlwind visit to the capitals of Darfur's three states July 23-24 to highlight a total rejection of possible ICC indictments against him. He also offered his most inclusive and personal vision ever of a peaceful and united Darfur while freely admitti [...]	2008-07-27 12:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1118	RESPONSE CABLE: DEMARCHE TO GOSS ON SPLM PARTY [...] (C) CG Juba spoke with SPLM SG Pagan Amum regarding the proposed SPLM party leadership strategy session in Washington the week of August 18. Amum plans to present two proposals to SPLM Chairman Kiir and told us he should have a decision by the week of July 27. The first proposal would be for [...]	2008-07-27 13:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM112	DARFUR: THE PEACE PROCESS ON THE EVE OF THE AU [...] (C) Fifteen months after the Addis Ababa agreement of November 2006, the Darfur peace process has not advanced. Disarray within and among the rebel movements has confounded UN and AU mediators, alleviated any pressure on Khartoum to make political concessions, and stalled negotiations. No via [...]	2008-01-25 11:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1129	SPLM FORGES A STRATEGY ON ICC AND DARFUR [...] (C) In advance of the SPLM Political Bureau meeting in Juba July 26 and 27, CDA, DCM, and polchief met with SPLM D/SG Yasir Arman in Khartoum July 25. Arman said the Political Bureau would finalize a plan on Darfur that he and fellow SPLM Darfur Task Force leader Abdelaziz Helou had already d [...]	2008-07-28 14:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1131	NCP STRATEGIST ON THE REGIME'S PLANS FOR DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: CDA and DCM met on July 27 with Dr. Sayed el Khatib, director of Khartoum's Center for Strategic Studies, the National Congress Party's (NCP) think-tank. Khatib, who played a key role in the NCP,s negotiation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) with the Sudan People,s [...]	2008-07-29 07:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1133	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ISMAIL REFLECTS ON BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 29 meeting with CDA Fernandez, a sarcastic Sudanese Presidential Advisor and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Othman Ismail expressed his frustration with the failed U.S.-Sudanese bilateral discussions, claiming that S/E Williamson was ordered to end the nego [...]	2008-07-29 13:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM UN SU
08KHARTOUM1140	FM DENG ALOR ON ICC AND ABYEI INTRIGUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 07:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1152	RIVAL FACTION DEVELOPING IN SLM/MM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior leaders within the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM) appear ready to break off from Minnawi and form their own parallel movement, according to senior SLM/MM loyalists in two separate meetings with poloff on July 31. These leaders, including the Deputy C [...]	2008-08-01 09:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM1157	EU SPECIAL ENVOY SEES OPPORTUNITY IN KHARTOUM'S [...] (C) The European Union's Special Envoy for Sudan, Torben Brylle, sees both opportunity and peril in what he described as "Khartoum's new flexibility" in the wake of an announcement by ICC Prosecutor Ocampo about indicting President Al-Bashir for war crimes. In a meeting with Charge Fernandez [...]	2008-08-03 07:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1158	UMMA PARLIAMENTARIAN TURABI URGES SAF-US DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 29 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Umma Party Parliamentarian Mudawi al Turabi claimed to have Presidential approval to initiate discussions for cooperation on civil affairs between the Sudeanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the U.S. Defense Department, including engineering proj [...]	2008-08-03 08:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1164	SUDAN COMPLAINS ABOUT USUN VOTE, COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge Fernandez to formally complain about remarks made at USUN on July 31 which seem to imply that the United States is supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC) bringing war crimes and genocide charges against President Al-Bashir. [...]	2008-08-03 12:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1168	SPLM SECRETARY GENERAL ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 meeting SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amun told ConGen Juba that unless there is some dramatic change between now and 2011, the South will vote for independence. "Staying the course is a dead-end for Sudan," he said. One unlikely example of a dramatic change would [...]	2008-08-03 14:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1172	ABYEI "BREAKTHROUGH" UNRAVELS THREE DAYS AFTER [...] (C) FM Deng Alor explained to CDA Fernandez late on August 3 that a potential Abyei "breakthrough" aimed at providing an interim administration for the troubled region had unraveled only 72 hours after he had informed us of the details (reftel a). Alor and National Congress Party (NCP) lead ne [...]	2008-08-04 13:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1182	SPLM LEADERS SEE "GOLDEN OPPORUNITY" TO DEAL ON ICC [...] (C) Summary: SPLM leaders meeting in Khartoum on August 4 outlined a possible way forward on the disputed region of Abyei. They also pressed the US to see the potential ICC indictment of President Al-Bashir as "an opportunity for engagement, not isolation" with Khartoum and outlined what they [...]	2008-08-05 13:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1201	FUR LEADERS CLEAVE TO SPLM, OUTLINE PRIORITIES [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met on August 7 with traditional Fur tribal leaders from Nyala in South Darfur, Ahmed Rajal (Maqdoum of the Fur) and Suleiman Ishaq just returning from an SPLM-organized conference in Juba of Sudan's marginalized people (including Darfuris, Easterners like the Beja, and Nubia [...]	2008-08-07 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1202	EASTERN SUDAN LEADER WARNS OF "HIDDEN FAMINE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, the State Minister of Transportation, Mubarak Mabrouk Salem, and former Eastern Front leader of the "Rashaida Free Lions" rebel group, told CDA Fernandez that a famine is developing in Eastern Sudan. He stated that GoS officials have ignored or even covered up this [...]	2008-08-07 14:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1203	FOREIGN MINISTER ALOR URGES P-3 ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: FM Deng Alor requested an urgent meeting with CDA Fernandez August 6 to brief him on the latest developments on the ICC and Abyei. On the ICC, the SPLM has urged President Bashir to "engage with the ICC now" as well as with the P-3 in order to seek a possible deal on deferring th [...]	2008-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1208	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH GOSS PRESIDENT SALVA [...] (C) Summary: The formation of the Abyei Interim Administration and the deployment of police to Abyei may allow IDPs to begin to return to the troubled region, once the Chief Administrator indicates that the time is right, GOSS President Salva Kiir told visiting Special Envoy Williamson August [...]	2008-08-11 06:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1214	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH UMMA LEADER SADIQ AL [...] (C) Umma party leader and two-time former Prime Minister Sadiq al Mahdi invited the SE Williamson delegation to dinner at his home in Omdurman on August 9. Al Mahdi called the ICC indictment of President Bashir a "god-send" and expressed hope that the GOS response to the indictment will help [...]	2008-08-12 07:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1225	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 12 White House Special Envoy for Sudan (SE) Richard Williamson met with Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail. He was accompanied by the CDA, State/L Christine Sanford, SE Staff Assistants and Poloff (notetaker.) SE Williamson began the meeting by expressing app [...]	2008-08-14 07:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1235	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Special Envoy Williamson and NCP strategist and presidential advisor Dr. Ghazi Salah Eddin sparred over Sudan's progress in implementing the CPA, cooperating on Darfur, and the future of bilateral relations. Ghazi implored SE Williamson to look past the details of visas and containers and [...]	2008-08-15 08:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1238	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: On 14 August Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with Dr. Awad Ahmed Aljaz, the Minister of Finance and close confidante of President Bashir. Aljaz dismissed SE Williamson,s concerns about oil revenue sharing as unfounded and asserted that all the real problems in Sudan [...]	2008-08-15 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1239	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: On August 13 SE Williamson met with EU Ambassadors in Khartoum, at their request, to brief them on his latest visit to Sudan. Recounting details of his trip to Abyei, SE Williamson noted that he was encouraged by progress there, adding that a political solution there represented th [...]	2008-08-15 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1241	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: SE Williamson and Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie agreed to consider a resumption in bilateral discussions, possibly with a "re-calibrated" focus. Williamson stated several times during the meeting that President Bush's primary concern in Sudan is humanitarian, stating that " [...]	2008-08-15 14:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU

08KHARTOUM1247	CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO JUBA/ABYEI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Donald Payne and Congressional Research Staff Member Ted Dagne traveled to Juba and Abyei during August 9-11 to gauge the status of Abyei Road Map implementation and to hear SPLM views on the pace of CPA implementation. In Abyei, Payne was troubled by evidence of a [...]	2008-08-17 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1257	THE EASTERN FRONT: LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS AND [...] (C) On August 17 poloffs met representatives of the Free Lions Organization of Khartoum State to discuss reports that Eastern Front Chairman Musa Mohamed Ahmed had been stripped of his leadership. The representatives denied this was the case, describing instead a leadership squabble in which E [...]	2008-08-18 15:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON SU
08KHARTOUM1272	BEJA CONGRESS DISSIDENTS SLAM BEJA LEADERSHIP, [...] (C) Summary: On August 18 poloff met with two individuals claiming to be part of a Port Sudan-based dissident faction of the Beja Congress that had opposed the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA). They characterized the ESPA as a sham agreement that served only to improve relat [...]	2008-08-20 08:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1278	EASTERN FRONT: AMNA DIRAR DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On August 20 polchief and poloff met with Dr. Amna Dirar, Presidential Advisor and Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Front. Dirar stated that she and other members of the Eastern Front had voted to suspend Chairman Musa Mohamed Ahmed because his decision to organize a conference for t [...]	2008-08-21 13:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM128	FREED DUP LEADER ALI HASSANEIN: DEMOCRATIZATION AT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with CDA Fernandez on January 24 for the first time since his New Year's Eve release from prison, fiesty Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Deputy Secretary-General Ali Mahmoud Hassanein called for a SIPDIS democratic process in Sudan in which political parties abandon th [...]	2008-01-29 12:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM1282	EASTERN FRONT CHAIRMAN MUSA MOHAMED AHMED URGES [...] (C) Summary: On August 21 polchief and poloff met with Assistant to the President and Eastern Front Chairman Musa Mohamed Ahmed. Ahmed praised the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) for returning peace to the East, and noted that good progress was being made overcoming obstacles to its full [...]	2008-08-22 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1283	SPLM CONCERNED ABOUT BASHIR'S RHETORIC, REPORT [...] (C) During a meeting with A/CDA Asquino and polchief May 20, GNU State Ministers of Agriculture and Justice expressed their concerns about recent statements by President Bashir during his visit to Turkey. Specifically, they are concerned about Bashir's threat that he would expel UN peacekeeper [...]	2008-08-22 12:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM129	SPLM FORGES A STRATEGY ON ICC AND DARFUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 14:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1297	GOSS VP MACAHR CONTINUED OBJECT OF SUSPICION BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Vice President Riek Machar is the object of continued reports by SPLA intelligence sources accusing him of conspiracies to undermine GOSS President Salva Kiir and assume leadership of Southern Sudan. This deep level of distrust of one of the [...]	2008-08-26 12:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1298	NCP EAGER FOR CONTINUED BILATERAL TALKS, FLEXIBLE [...] (C) During meetings with A/CDA Asquino and polchief August 25, two senior NCP regime insiders expressed a strong desire to resume bilateral discussions with the US. MFA U/S (and senior NCP official) Mutriff Siddiq told us that while the NCP would like another round of bilateral talks soon, th [...]	2008-08-26 12:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM130	SPLM SEES SLOW PROGRESS AND REVIEWS SUBVERSIVE YET [...] (C) Summary: SPLM SecGen and GNU Minister for Cabinet Affairs Pagan Amun sees the National Congress Party's "totalitarian structure intact" but is currently taking the long view towards NCP stonewalling about the December 2007 agreement that returned the SPLM to government. Amun, although resi [...]	2008-01-29 13:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU
08KHARTOUM132	SOUTHERN NCP REP: "WE DO NOT WANT TO BE USED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jock Dei Deng, Southerner and NCP representative in the GoSS, warned that the 2009 elections will stir up violence and may splinter the South. He said that the North will use this opportunity to prevent or delay the 2011 referendum. He expressed concern that the NCP may use its [...]	2008-01-29 15:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1329	REGIME INSIDER ACKNOWLEDGES KALMA CAMP MASSACRE, [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez called on MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq September 1 to discuss the Kalma Camp attack. CDA Fernandez told Siddiq that events in Kalma camp in South Darfur constituted a massacre of civilians, including many women and children, and urged the GOS to bring the perpet [...]	2008-09-01 14:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID KPKO PHUM PREF PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1337	MORE DETAILS COMING OUT ABOUT KALMA CAMP ATTACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As access improves to Kalma camp, GoS officials, and the Nyala hospital, more details are filtering out about what happened in the August 25 attack. The primary emergency care doctor at Nyala told poloff on August 30 that the injuries sustained by the IDPs were "massive" and i [...]	2008-09-02 11:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1343	RIZEIGAT ARAB LEADER PROPOSES GRASSROOTS CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez called on prominent Rizeigat Arab and civil society leader Dr. Waleed Madibbo Mousa September 2 to discuss the latest developments in Darfur. Madibbo stated that the NCP regime is incapable of solving the Darfur crisis, which is increasingly threatening to destabiliz [...]	2008-09-03 12:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1353	"WE'VE DONE ENOUGH FOR ICC DEFERRAL," CLAIMS [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met with Minister of Federal Rule Abdel Rahman Saeed on September 3. Saeed is an interesting figure in Sudanese politics. A career military man, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) in 1989 when his subordinate, General (now Marshal) Omar Al-Bashir led a [...]	2008-09-04 10:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1354	CHINA COUNSELS SUDANESE ENGAGEMENT, U.S. RESTRAINT [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to Sudan, Chinese Special Envoy Zhai Jun strongly counseled the GOS to remain prudent in dealing with the threatened arrest warrant for President Bashir and to continue to engage with the international community, according to Chinese Ambassador Li. Zhai even sug [...]	2008-09-04 10:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU-1 SU CM
08KHARTOUM1360	DARFUR ARAB REBEL LEADER STILL VOWS HE'S RETURNING [...] (C) On September 3, Arab-rebel leader Anwar Khatir told poloff that "within days" he would return to Darfur to resume his activities. (Note: Khatir has been described by leading Darfur experts such as Julie Flint as "Darfur's emerging Arab leader." After the GoS jailed and tortured him and [...]	2008-09-05 09:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1361	BASSOLE: SUDAN SHOULD NOW MAKE THE FIRST MOVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4, the UN/AU's Chief Mediator to Darfur, Djibril Bassole told CDA Fernandez that the Government of Sudan (GoS) should take the first step to solve the Darfur crisis. According to Bassole, a positive unilateral move by the government on any number of security and hu [...]	2008-09-05 09:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1369	TRANSFER OF DETAINEE TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel to Sudanese MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 8. Siddiq welcomed the possibility of the upcoming transfer. He confirmed that the same humane treatment, security and access assurances previously provided by the GOS with respect t [...]	2008-09-08 10:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1371	MINNAWI: GOS OPERATIONS IN NORTH DARFUR ARE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 7, SLM Chairman and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi told poloff that he considers GoS military operations in North Darfur to be a declaration of war. Minnawi specifically cited combined SAF, Arab militia, and janjaweed deployment surrounding SLM/MM cont [...]	2008-09-08 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1372	GOS MAKES A DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION: PERSUADING THE [...] (C) On 7 September, Charge Fernandez met with GNU presidential advisor and NCP insider Mustafa Osman Ismail. Armed with the message that the GoS can and should do something fast, serious, and concrete on Darfur to prove that it is serious about engagement with the West, Ismail met the CDA with [...]	2008-09-08 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1373	TRANSFER OF DETAINEE TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel to Sudanese MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 8. Siddiq welcomed the possibility of the upcoming transfer. He confirmed that the same humane treatment, security and access assurances previously provided by the GOS with respect t [...]	2008-09-08 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1374	BASHIR TELLS FM "I HAVE DECIDED TO FIGHT ICC TO [...] (C) Summary: Sudanese President Al-Bashir told FM Alor on September 8 that he intends to confront rather than challenge the international community on the International Criminal Court (ICC). He also expressed displeasure with Alor and decided that VP Taha should make his case at UNGA. Deng Alor [...]	2008-09-08 16:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1388	FORMER DARFUR CEASEFIRE REPS AFRAID FOR LIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Claiming that the International Criminal Court is using information they collected in their previous duties, ex-representatives of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) fear GoS reprisal, including detention, unexplained disappearances, and targeted assassinations. Contacts alleged th [...]	2008-09-12 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPKO UNSC AU SU
08KHARTOUM1389	CHADIAN REBELS CLOSE TO SELECTING SINGLE LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, UFDD/F spokesman Mouktar ben Yahya told poloff that the leaders of five Chadian rebel movements are currently meeting in Sudan and will choose a single leader of an allied force this week. Yahya vowed that without progress in the peace process, the rebels would s [...]	2008-09-12 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1390	INFLUENTIAL NCP STRATEGIST CALLS FOR SERIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1391	JANJAWEED DOMINATE NORTH DARFUR PUNITIVE CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Janjaweed and Arab militias have dominated the Birmaza and Deisa attacks in North Darfur, according to multiple contacts. One advisor to infamous janjaweed leader Musa Hilal told locally employed staff that SAF directed Arab militias to intentionally target Zaghawa strongholds i [...]	2008-09-12 11:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1394	SUDAN - NORWEGIAN IDEAS ON JOINT OIL-REVENUE [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to Norwegian oil advisor Hannevik, the NCP already appears on board to participate in talks to separate sharing of Abyei oil revenues from the . The SPLM seems more ambivalent, but still interested. He envisions focu [...]	2008-09-14 10:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN UN
08KHARTOUM1404	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI SALAHEDDIN GOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah Eddin, current thinking of GoS policy makers is clouded by the suspicion that the West is less interested in resolving the Darfur conflict than it is in regime change in Khartoum. He agreed that Sudan needs to deliver a more substan [...]	2008-09-15 15:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNGA SU
08KHARTOUM1405	"FM ALOR WARNS OF POSSIBLE, UNSPECIFIED "SUDANESE [...] (C) Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor told CDA Fernandez on September 15 that, despite his warning last week that Sudan intends to defy the ICC (reftel),the National Congress Party (NCP) of President Bashir is coyly keeping all its options open. Alor said that he had learned that an expensi [...]	2008-09-15 15:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1415	SUDAN - USCG ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT [...] (C) CDA Fernandez delivered talking points and dipnote with text of letter from Coast Guard RADM Salerno (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 15. The letter was addressed to Foreign Minister Alor. U/S Siddiq acknowledged the sensitivity of allowing [...]	2008-09-18 06:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KPKO PGOV PTER KHLS ECON SU
08KHARTOUM1416	LEADING BUSINESSMAN ON SUDAN'S AGRICULTURE SECTOR, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation, Sudanese business magnate Osama Daoud outlined a project to gradually develop as much as 1.26 million acres in northern Sudan for agricultural production. Daoud sees Sudan,s agricultural potential as immense, but says that it currently has far to [...]	2008-09-18 06:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1417	SUDANESE INTEL CHIEF WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: The GOS will be hard-pressed to control the actions of Islamic radicals in Sudan if the ICC issues an arrest warrant against President Bashir, NISS Chief Salah Ghosh told CDA Fernandez September 17. Ghosh clarified that he did not tell French Presidential Advisor Bruno Joubert th [...]	2008-09-18 13:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1422	"THIS TIME, THEY'RE SERIOUS?" - SUDAN MAKES UP [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his departure for UNGA, Sudanese VP Ali Osman Taha hammered out a reconciliation with disgruntled Darfur rebel leader Minni Minnawi, promising full compliance of the semi-moribund 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement and an end to recent fighting and bombing in Darfur. Taha a [...]	2008-09-20 09:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM143	FESTIVE IGHQ HANDOVER SENDS CLEAR WARNING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: At the handover of a US-built military facility for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba, GOSS President Salva Kiir warned of rising tensions related to border disputes, military incursions from the north and other failed commitments to the CPA by the National Congr [...]	2008-01-30 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL AU SU
08KHARTOUM1431	SUDAN - USCG ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT APPROVAL [...] (C) The GOS has approved the October visit of the USCG assessment team, NISS liaison Col. Osman Muktar told Station Chief September 21. 2. (C) Col. Muktar said the GOS would not provide approval notification through MFA channels. Muktar requested additional details about the assessment tea [...]	2008-09-22 07:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KPKO PGOV PTER KHLS ECON SU
08KHARTOUM1433	NCP TIMELINE AND AGENDA FOR SUDAN PEOPLE'S [...] (C) Summary: Within the next two to three weeks, the Sudanese regime will organize a conference on Darfur to seek consensus on its much-touted, but ill-defined, "Sudan People's Initiative," intended to bring peace to the troubled region, NCP Politburo chief Mandour al Mahdi and former South Da [...]	2008-09-22 12:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1439	CDA DISCUSSES SECURITY FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WFP Deputy Regional Representative Monika Midel emphatically denied that the WFP had sought GoS military action in North Darfur to provide security for humanitarian operations there. She confirmed the existence of black markets in Chad and Darfur where hijacked humanitarian s [...]	2008-09-23 07:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF EAID ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM1449	TDRA OFFICIALS FEAR ZAGHAWA DOMINANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 23, the leaders of both the Compensation and Land Commissions in the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) told poloff that they fear the Zaghawa tribe's dominance in Darfur and the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM). Head of the Land Commi [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM145	MALLOCH BROWN ADVOCATES INCENTIVES TIED TO [...] (C) Summary: UK Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN Lord Mark Malloch Brown told CDA Fernandez January 30 that the UK would like to offer the Government of Sudan a package of incentives tied to milestones on peace in Darfur and CPA implementation, accompanied by a clear message of consequence [...]	2008-01-31 07:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1450	IFTAR WITH THE "JANJAWEED" [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise meeting, notorious janjaweed leader Musa Hilal told CDA that he was duped by Khartoum in his actions during the worst years of 2003-2005 in Darfur, he regrets his past, and has apologized in several tribal venues to Darfur's African tribes. He blamed Darfur's "excesse [...]	2008-09-25 06:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1455	THE THREAT TO PEACE IN A FORGOTTEN LAND: [...] (C) A recent visit to the Nuba Mountains revealed growing unease in the area as a result of the proliferation of armed groups. Consisting of the SAF, the Popular Defense Force (PDF),the Central Reserve Police (better known as the janjaweed),SPLA splinter groups led by break-away SPLA fighte [...]	2008-09-28 10:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1457	GOS REINFORCES TROOPS AND MILITIA IN DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: The GOS has "heavily reinforced" its positions, troops, and militias in Darfur in recent weeks, according to UNAMID's Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) section chief Colonel Serge Kuhn (French). JMAC also reported that SLM/AW and SLA/U are coordinating and defending each other [...]	2008-09-28 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1458	DARFUR'S PROLIFERATING PEACE PROPOSALS - FORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Since the ICC crisis broke, the number of peace proposals and initiatives for solving Darfur have increased as the regime searches for a way out at minimal cost to itself. Observers and participants say that these proposals are long on rhetoric and, so far, short on substance. The [...]	2008-09-28 14:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1469	GOSS CONTEMPLATES RANSOM PAYMENT FOR TANKS [...] (C) Government of Southern Sudan Minister for Internal Affairs Paul Mayom Akec told CG Juba October 1 that the Government of Southern Sudan was preparing to pay a ransom to the Somali pirates holding the SPLA,s long-awaited arms shipment ) should there be a drop in price. &We are scraping the [...]	2008-10-03 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM147	GOS STRENGTHENS MINISTRY OF FINANCE, IMPROVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29 meeting with emboffs, Wabel Abdallah, the Sudan resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),stated that the recent firing of the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is very positive and long overdue. Abdallah stated that this mov [...]	2008-01-31 08:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL PINR SU
08KHARTOUM149	2007 CONTINUED DETENTION DETERMINATIONS REGARDING [...] (C) CDA Fernandez raised the issue of Guantanamo detainees Sami al-Haj (345),Mustafa Al-Hassan Mustafa Ibrahim (719),and Amir Mohammed (720) per reftels with MFA Americas Director Ambassador Abdel Al-Sanosi on January 31 after raising it earlier with Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman I [...]	2008-01-31 12:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1490	NCP/SPLM DISCUSSIONS ON DARFUR AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The NCP and SPLM have been negotiating over the past few days on electoral issues as well as a package of concessions that the GNU could offer on Darfur as part of the Sudan People,s Initiative, NCP insider Yehia Bebiker told polchief October 6. Bebiker accompanied Vice President Taha t [...]	2008-10-07 10:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM150	MINAWI CANCELS CHAD TRIP DUE TO REBEL SURGE ON [...] (SBU) Senior Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi canceled his January 31 trip to N'djamena after Chadian authorities informed him that President Deby and his senior security officials were leaving N'djamena to confront advancing Chadian o [...]	2008-01-31 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SU CD
08KHARTOUM151	MFA SAYS APPROVAL FOR WILLIAMSON VISIT REFERRED TO [...] (C) The question of whether or not to approve the visit of newly-appointed Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Williamson has been referred to the Presidency, according to MFA Americas Director Ambassador Abdel Al-Sanosi. Al-Sanosi told CDA January 31 that "the feeling here is very negative" abou [...]	2008-01-31 15:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1510	SE WILLIAMSON TELLS KHARTOUM TO MAKE A RADICAL [...] (C) Summary: The GOS must make a radical adjustment in its approach to Darfur, SE Williamson told regime officials in Khartoum. Peace conferences and theatrics are fine, but what is urgently required is a deal with keys rebels, and implementation of that deal. Williamson blasted the NCP for [...]	2008-10-13 07:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1512	SE WILLIAMSON MEETINGS WITH SOUTHERN SUDANESE [...] (C) US Special Envoy to Sudan Ambassador Richard Williamson visited the southern Sudanese towns of Rumbek and Juba on 7 October to meet with Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Sudan Liberation Peopl [...]	2008-10-13 09:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV UNSC KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM1521	SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE SET TO START OCTOBER 16, [...] (C) The Sudan People's Initiative is scheduled to begin October 16 in Khartoum with speeches by President Bashir and other officials including First Vice President Salva Kiir, who has decided to attend, but will deliver a "tough message" on Darfur. Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and Da [...]	2008-10-14 11:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM153	MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ON CHALLENGES TO [...] (C) Summary: On January 30, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joseph Okel told the Charge that the presence of 3 million Southerners in the North and many former Popular Defense Force fighters in the South offer the NCP significant leverage to manipulate the outcome of the 2011 referendum on na [...]	2008-02-01 08:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1530	MINNAWI SEES NOTHING NEW IN BASHIR INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: A skeptical Minni Minnawi will spend the next several days trying to get full GOS implementation of a September 2008 accord which sought to implement the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) at the same time that the much hyped but (so far) underwhelming Sudan Peoples' Initiative [...]	2008-10-17 08:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN SU
08KHARTOUM1533	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH UNAMID SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to UNAMID Joint Special Representative Adada, relations with the GoS, narrowly-defined, have turned the corner and UNAMID deployment is accelerating, with 14,000 peacekeepers expected to be on the ground by year,s end. He agreed that harassment of humanitarian NGOs in [...]	2008-10-17 12:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1544	SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF ON HIGHJACKED WEAPONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, SPLA Chief of Staff Deng described that day,s meeting of the Joint Defense Board and the SPLA/M,s contentious relationship with the SAF and the NCP. He also provided an update on SPLA thinking on the Ukrainian ship seized by Somali pirates with weapons intended fo [...]	2008-10-19 15:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1549	SUDAN PEOPLES' INITIATIVE - DAY TWO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy attendance at day two of the ongoing and unprecedented dialogue by a wide range of Sudanese stakeholders, as part of President Bashir's Sudan Peoples' Initiative (SPI),revealed a credible process covering the right issues and incorporating a wide range of voices, includin [...]	2008-10-20 06:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1551	GOS SEEMS TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Influential regime insider and presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Fernandez that the GoS has recalibrated its focus from frantically searching for ways to avoid an ICC indictment of GNU President Al-Bashir to finding a solution to the Darfur crisis. Ismail stated [...]	2008-10-20 11:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1556	NCP CONTINUES CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: The NCP is willing to negotiate directly with key rebels in advance of peace talks in Doha, expects that UN/AU Chief Mediator Bassole will direct the talks, and will sweeten the pot by releasing some Darfuri prisoners, but is not quite ready to release the JEM rebels who attacked t [...]	2008-10-21 10:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1559	"THEY WANT TO CANCEL SOMETHING CALLED THE DPA" [...] (C) Summary: Minni Minnawi reported that since returning to Khartoum he has seen no progress on VP Taha's September 2008 commitments to implement the Darfur Peace Agreement's (DPA),and cast the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as a distraction from the NCP's unfulfilled commitments on the DPA. [...]	2008-10-21 13:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1569	UN/AU OBSERVATIONS AT THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S [...] (C) Summary: Discussions at the Sudan People's Initiative in Kenana were reportedly open, constructive, and sometimes combative, with rifts between NCP officials on display for all to see, JMST Chief of Staff Yasir Sabra told polchief October 21. Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie took a [...]	2008-10-22 13:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1572	MINNAWI LAMENTS NCP "BROKEN PROMISES," BUT WILL [...] (C) Senior Advisor to the President and SLM leader Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez on October 22 that the NCP is, not surprisingly, breaking their word to him given at a September 19 El Fasher meeting between him and VP Ali Osman Taha (reftel e). Minnawi spoke to Charge after a late night mee [...]	2008-10-23 11:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1573	SUDANESE AGREE TO US AIRLIFT SUPPORT FOR UNAMID; [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met with MFA Under Secretary Dr. Mutriff Siddiq on 23 October to inform him of planned US airlift support for UNAMID. Explaining that the USG would like to be clear and precise with the GNU on the USG's agreement with the UN to provide airlift support for UNAMID personnel and [...]	2008-10-23 14:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM1574	PROUD CHADIAN REBEL CHIEF BOASTS OF INFLUENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23, the leader of UFCD Adouma Hassaballah Djadalrab, told poloffs that the leadership of five Chadian rebel movements are currently in Khartoum working towards unification and the selection of a single leader. Hassaballah denied Khartoum's involvement in this meeting [...]	2008-10-23 14:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1584	U/S KENNEDY MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIF SIDDIQ [...] (C) Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy met October 26 with MFA Undersecretary Mutrif Siddiq. U/S Kennedy thanked Siddiq for his assistance in clearing the NEC containers, and for expediting the issuance of non-diplomatic license plates for US Embassy vehicles following the assassin [...]	2008-10-28 06:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1586	WEST DARFUR GOVERNOR:THE FUR TRIBE IS FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, former Darfur rebel and current Governor of West Darfur Abulgasim Imam told CDA Fernandez that the Fur tribe is defending itself against three hostile groups, the Government of Sudan, Arab militias, and the Zaghawa tribe. Imam acknowledged the failure of both the [...]	2008-10-28 08:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1589	DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: QATAR AND SUDAN PEOPLE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27 and 28, CDA Fernandez and polchief met with leaders from the Joint Mediation Support Team, National Congress Party, and other political parties to discuss the Sudan People's Initiative and potential negotiations in Qatar on Darfur. Contacts expressed conflicting m [...]	2008-10-28 14:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1593	CHADIAN REBELS CONTINUE SEARCH FOR A LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, Abaker Tollimi, a UFDD Khartoum-based representative and second in command to Mahamat Nouri confirmed that the Chadian rebel leadership is under tremendous pressure from the Government of Sudan to unite, but internal division, personal ambition and a struggle for [...]	2008-10-29 11:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1597	SUDAN WILL PROPOSE "REAL DARFUR CEASE-FIRE," [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Government has approved in principle, for the first time, US Embassy travel to rebel-held Jebel Marra. The GOS also will control the Sudan-Chad border between now and January and will not allow Chadian rebel attacks on Chad during that period. The Khartoum regime hop [...]	2008-10-30 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM160	TFCD01: SUDANESE GOVERNMENT URGED TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) CDA Fernandez called on Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail early on February 3 to urge that the GOS use whatever influence they may have with the Chadian rebels currently fighting in Ndjamena to have them avoid/protect diplomatic missions and civilians, especially the U.S. Emba [...]	2008-02-03 08:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD SU
08KHARTOUM1602	SPI WILL BE ONE OF MANY FAILED PEACE INITIATIVES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, veteran Darfur administrator and member of the Sudan People's Initiative, Tayyeb Muktar, told CDA Fernandez that the Sudan People's Initiative will likely become just one of many failed Darfur peace initiatives. Muktar also asserted that the once peaceful Fur tri [...]	2008-10-31 10:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1608	GOSS MINISTER ACCUSES NCP OF WITHHOLDING OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 31 meeting, GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng told ConGen Juba that the NCP has reneged on an agreement to settle the hard currency dispute between the GOSS and Khartoum (reftel),and is withholding oil revenue to pressure the GOSS to turn over [...]	2008-11-03 05:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ASEC KPKO UNSC SU CH CFG
08KHARTOUM1616	CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]	2008-11-04 16:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1617	CHADIAN REBELS: SELECTING A LEADER, MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 2, UFDD-F leader Abdoulwahid Aboud Makaye told poloffs that Chadian rebel leadership meeting in Khartoum will soon choose a leader by consensus, random selection, or a complicated multi-staged election. According to Aboud, the Chadian opposition does not fear the Gov [...]	2008-11-04 16:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1618	SUDAN'S NORTHERN STATE: WHERE PARANOIA REIGNS [...] (C) Summary. On a rare visit to Sudan's Northern State on October 20-22, Emboffs faced significant intimidation and harassment by Northern State local government and intelligence authorities who denied them permission to meet with opposition parties and genuine civil society members, followed [...]	2008-11-05 08:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1625	FURTHER INFORMATION ON MURDER OF CHINESE OIL [...] (C) Summary: According to the head of Sudan's Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID),the murder of five Chinese oil workers in western Kordofan was apparently triggered when the kidnappers spotted a GOS helicopter tracking their movements and panicked. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Ibrahim [...]	2008-11-07 09:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC AU SU CH
08KHARTOUM1633	CHADIAN REBELS: RFC'S ERDIMI SAYS IT IS HIS TURN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate meetings on November 6 and 7, Timan Erdimi and his Secretary General of the Rally for the Forces of Change (RFC),Mahamat Hanno, both forcefully argued that Erdimi is the best leader for the Chadian rebels. Erdimi bashed rival UFDD leader Mahamat Nouri, and said [...]	2008-11-09 14:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1640	SALAH GHOSH TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH KEY DARFUR [...] (C) National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Chief Salah Ghosh told UN/AU Darfur Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole that he will begin to meet quietly with key Darfur rebels in advance of peace talks in Doha, according to Bassole's senior staff. The first meeting will be with JEM's Khali [...]	2008-11-10 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1649	SLM/MM AND NCP CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON DPA FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 and 12, senior SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) and NCP officials separately told CDA Fernandez and poloffs that both parties are closer to agreement on outstanding DPA financial issues, though each party provided a different portrayal of the specific deal. Atta Al-Manan, a [...]	2008-11-12 14:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1657	DENG ALOR ON NCP INTRIGUE, EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Egyptian President Mubarak, worried about Sudanese instability, delivered a grim message to President Bashir on November 10 counseling full and rapid compliance with ICC and Darfur issues. Both the Egyptians and Alor see increasing signs of an i [...]	2008-11-13 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM166	TFCD01: DARFUR REBELS' FATE COULD BE TIED TO DEBY'S [...] (C) The Chadian Embassy in Khartoum and Senior Assistant to the President/Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi asserted in February 3 conversations with Poloff that a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Antonov bombed areas around Adre, Chad at approximately 1500 hours Sudan lo [...]	2008-02-03 15:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SU CD
08KHARTOUM1677	SPLM MEDIC LAYS OUT NORTHERN STATE CONCERNS IN A [...] (C) Summary. Northern State SPLM member and medic, Dr. Ahmed Ali, visited Embassy officials (Emboffs) in Khartoum on 6 November and described harassment he faced by NISS (National Intelligence and Security Service) officials after meeting with Emboffs during their October 20-22 visit to the N [...]	2008-11-17 14:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM1678	SPLM ADVISES THE USG TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE GOS [...] (C) Summary. Secretary General of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Pagan Amum told CDA Fernandez on November 13 that it is important for the USG to maintain pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) if the GoS is to move from the announcement of concessions on Darfur to implement [...]	2008-11-17 14:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1680	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT TAHA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Vice President Ali Osman Taha November 3 in Khartoum, A/S Jendayi Frazer recognized progress in the deployment of UNAMID, but urged that there be a substantive basis for negotiations as a result of the Sudan People's Initiative (SPI),implementation of the re [...]	2008-11-18 06:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1681	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER DENG [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 06:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1682	A/S FRAZER'S MEETINGS WITH NCP OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a round-table meeting followed by a dinner at the CDA's residence, several leading members of the National Congress Party told A/S Frazer that the GNU has made significant progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and pointed to Abyei as the only par [...]	2008-11-18 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1683	A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH TOP SPLM OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials Secretary General Pagan Amum and Deputy Secretary Yasir Arman told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer on 3 November that they had just returned from a productive visit to Ndjamena to meet with Chadian Presi [...]	2008-11-18 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI KPKO KDEM AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM1689	LOOKING PAST THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) has not lived up to its expectations by a long shot. Despite the latest 11th hour push to implement the agreement, the DPA is so far behind schedule that it may be impossible to revive fully. The DPA has not brought security to Darfur, lead [...]	2008-11-20 15:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM169	SPLM'S DEMOCRACY AND DARFUR PLANS TAKE SHAPE [...] (C) Summary: SPLM leader Yassir Arman reports that the party has received a greenlight from the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to intensify its efforts to secure peace in Darfur and improve relations with the United States. He outlined an ambitious program of SPLM political mobilization [...]	2008-02-04 06:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1690	LOOKING PAST THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) has not lived up to its expectations by a long shot. Despite the latest 11th hour push to implement the agreement, the DPA is so far behind schedule that it may be impossible to revive fully. The DPA has not brought security to Darfur, lead [...]	2008-11-21 06:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1691	UPSURGE IN FIGHTING IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (C) Rebel, UNAMID and NGO contacts confirmed fighting in and around Helif, North Darfur between November 18 and 20. SLA/AW commander Suleiman Marajane told emboffs that on November 20 his forces attacked a SAF position in Helif at 7:00 am. (Note: Helif was previously under the control of SLA/ [...]	2008-11-21 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1694	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT AND PEACE PROCESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: UNAMID will meet sixty-percent deployment by the end of 2008, but will not have increased its operational capacity even with the additional troops, until they can be deployed to the field. Eighty-percent deployment by March 31 is not possible, and UNAMID has backed away from prese [...]	2008-11-23 12:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1697	MFA U/S MUTRIFF SIDDIQ WELCOMES US-LED CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 23 meeting with CDA Fernandez, MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq welcomed a USG offer to lead efforts to form an interim cease-fire monitoring mechanism for Darfur until UNAMID is prepared to take on the task, but cautioned that the GOS would need time to study both [...]	2008-11-24 06:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1698	SUDANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF CALLS IDEA OF A US-LED [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met with Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Chief Salah Ghosh on 23 November to discuss the idea of a US-led independent Darfur Cease-fire Monitoring Team in response to Ghosh's past request for assistance in instituting a cease-fire monitoring mechanis [...]	2008-11-24 06:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM170	TFCD01: CONCERN FOR SUDAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 13:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CH SU
08KHARTOUM1704	PCP LEADER TURABI SAYS SUDAN REQUIRES A NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Popular Congress Party (PCP)leader Hassan Turabi dismissed the Sudan People,s Initiative (SPI) as lacking any real substance. Turabi argued that Darfur can only be resolved by a truly national forum in which all parties are equally represented and that addresses national issues [...]	2008-11-24 14:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU UNSC SU QA
08KHARTOUM1711	GOS LEADERS TO CONSIDER US-LED DARFUR CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On November 25, CDA Fernandez met with key Government of Sudan (GoS) regime strategist and de-facto regime shadow Foreign Minister, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail, in order to inform him the idea of a US-led independent Darfur Cease-Fire Monitoring Team (ref d). CDA Fernandez t [...]	2008-11-25 14:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1722	FRUSTRATED MINNAWI TO PREP FOR "WAR OR PEACE" [...] (C) Summary: A deeply frustrated and worried Minni Minnawi warned on November 28 that the ruling National Congress Party's (NCP) ongoing game of obfuscation and delay will drive him eventually back to the field with his fighters and "eventually under the flag of self-determination for Darfur." [...]	2008-11-30 07:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU

08KHARTOUM1724	UNAMID SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ADADA MILDLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA Fernandez briefed UNAMID Joint Special Representative Adada on the proposed U.S.-led Darfur-ceasefire monitoring mission on November 26 (reftel a). While Adada appeared mildly receptive to the idea initially, he urged that the U.S. work to get rebel movements to the negotia [...]	2008-11-30 08:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1730	NCP CONTEMPLATES PRESUMED ICC INDICTMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Recent contacts with ruling National Congress Party (NCP) officials reveal that they have resigned themselves to the reality that an arrest warrant against President Bashir is likely, and they discount overreactions by the regime ("we're not going to commit suicide") but they expr [...]	2008-12-02 05:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1737	DARFUR CEASEFIRE PLANS HAVE UNAMID FEELING THE HEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 2, Acting UNAMID Political Chief and head of the DDDC Abdul Mohammed and Sudan Scholar Alex DeWaal told CDA Fernandez that UNAMID has been frantically trying to throw together a proposal for a ceasefire commission in the last week. Mohammed promised to deliver UNAMI [...]	2008-12-02 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1738	FREED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DESCRIBES 'GHOST [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1 human rights activist Osman Hummida (protect) described to CDA Fernandez the four days of grueling interrogation, physical abuse and psychological torture that he was subjected to at the hands of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). From November 2 [...]	2008-12-02 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1743	A/S FRAZER,S NOVEMBER 2 MEETING WITH GOSS VP MACHAR [...] (SBU) In his meeting with Assistant Secretary Frazer in Juba on November 2, GOSS Vice President Riek Machar reviewed the current impasse in the Juba Peace Process as the parties to the Final Peace Agreement between the LRA and Government of Uganda continue to wait to see if LRA Commander Joseph [...]	2008-12-03 08:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU UG
08KHARTOUM1744	UMMA PARTY LEADER TRYING TO STEER SUDAN AWAY FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Umma Party Leader Sadiq al-Mahdi believes Sudan confronts a choice between "hard and soft landings" as pressure grows on the ruling NCP from various quarters. Al-Mahdi said that Umma is attempting to engage moderates within both the NCP and the opposition to steer Suda [...]	2008-12-03 10:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1746	A/S FRAZER,S NOVEMBER 2 MEETING WITH SPLA CHIEF OF [...] (SBU) On November 2 in Juba, SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng Ajak and a small coterie from the Southern military,s senior-most ranks reviewed for AF A/S Frazer the SPLA,s perception of the peace and its own transformation process three years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [...]	2008-12-03 12:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MCAP KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1751	"DIVIDING DARFUR'S ARABS FROM GOS WILL DRIVE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, Darfur Arab rebel leader Anwar Khater told CDA Fernandez that Darfur's Arabs have been marginalized, exploited by the Government of Sudan (GoS),and misrepresented by the international press. Khater emphatically stated that with support, Darfur's Arabs are ready [...]	2008-12-04 09:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1758	SOUTHERN KORDOFAN: MISSERIYA MIGRATION PROCEEDS [...] (SBU) The seasonal migration of the Misseriya Arabs and their cattle through Abyei to South Sudan has begun and is proceeding smoothly, Deputy Nazir of the Misseriya Sadig Babo Nimr told CDA Fernandez December 2. Nimr also reported that the Interim Administration is doing well and that the Mi [...]	2008-12-05 08:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1768	JSR ADADA DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE, IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, UNAMID's Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada said that UNAMID continues to work on its plans for a ceasefire monitoring mechanism and asserted that UNAMID, not the UN/AU Chief Mediator, should take the lead with ceasefire plans. Adada also said that UNAMID needs [...]	2008-12-11 05:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO UN AU-1 SU
08KHARTOUM1775	SLM/MM REQUESTS VISIT TO U.S., MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) leaders in Khartoum visited CDA Fernandez requesting U.S. support for a visit to Washington, medical treatment for Minni Minnawi, and discrete funding for a leadership or party conferen [...]	2008-12-13 09:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ASEC KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1777	PLOTTING FOR BASHIR EXIT INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary: According to senior SPLM officials, Sudan's NCP is trying to broker a quick and graceful removal of President Al-Bashir within the next few months, with the President going into exile in Saudi Arabia. Discussions on a transition, which should take place before an ICC arrest warran [...]	2008-12-13 14:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM178	TFCD01: FRANCE LIMITS ENGAGEMENT WITH KHARTOUM [...] (C) France has not engaged with the Sudanese Government at any level since the Chadian opposition attempted to overthrow President Deby's regime in recent days, French First Secretary Arnaud Suquet told Poloff on February 4. French SIPDIS Ambassador Christine Robichon has received no instru [...]	2008-02-05 11:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SU CD LY FR
08KHARTOUM179	TFCD01: SUDANESE DYNAMICS AS CHAD SITUATION UNFOLDS [...] (C) Reiterating its support for the government of Chadian President Idris Deby, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Khalil Ibrahim has vowed to "repel any attack" by Khartoum-backed Chadian rebel movements, JEM representatives told Field Poloff on February 4. While refusing to discl [...]	2008-02-05 11:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD LY
08KHARTOUM1790	SENATE STAFFDEL'S MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIFF [...] (C) Summary: The situation in Abyei is under control following intervention by a GNU (NCP/SPLM) delegation to the town on December 13, MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq told a visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffdel December 14. However, the regime remains concerned about a possible JEM incu [...]	2008-12-15 13:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1817	CONTINUED REPORTS OF REGIME LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The SPLM leaderhip continues to report that the NCP is considering replacing President Bashir with a suitable military figure with Islamist credentials, and that Bashir would be content to leave power and live in exile in Saudi Arabia. The SPLM believes that the leading candidate [...]	2008-12-18 11:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1819	MINAWI CONTEMPLATES VISIT TO WASHINGTON: ASKS FOR [...] (C) During a meeting with a visiting Senate Staffdel December 16, SLM leader, DPA signatory and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minawi said he is considering a visit to Washington "soon after the New Year." Minawi asked for guidance on what dates would be best and asked which officials he [...]	2008-12-18 16:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1825	CHADIAN REBELS - LEADERSHIP, GOS INFLUENCE, AND [...] (C) The following is a response to SECSTATE 129300. CHADIAN OPPOSITION: SUSTAINABLE COALITION OR FLAWED? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) "IS THE FINAL LEADERSHIP BODY OF THE UNITED CHADIAN REBEL FRONT (THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, PARLIAMENT, MINISTERS) [...]	2008-12-21 14:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM183	KHARTOUM SECURITY MILESTONES - JUNE 2007 TO [...] (SBU) This cable provides a summary of security-related actions and events affecting the US Mission in Sudan during a specific timeframe. It gathers references to numerous cables and messages on various related issues including OBO issues, EAC actions, Sudanese Government actions, terrorism, RS [...]	2008-02-06 05:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL PTER US SU
08KHARTOUM1838	MINNAWI REFUSES TO ACCOMPANY BASHIR TO EL FASHER [...] (C) Summary: In a December 22 meeting with poloffs, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minnawi stated that he has refused to accompany President Bashir to Darfur on December 23 because the Presidency has not acceded to his demands for a defined role in the visit and the chance to speak at [...]	2008-12-23 18:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1840	SENATE STAFFDEL VISIT TO JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with a Senate staff delegation from December 17-19, senior SPLM officials urged deeper USG strategic coordination with their own party, as well as proactive engagement with the NCP, to produce a favorable outcome should there be an arrest warrant issued by the ICC ag [...]	2008-12-28 06:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU EAID
08KHARTOUM1841	MFA PLEDGES SUPPORT TO US CEASEFIRE MECHANISM, [...] (C) A/CDA Asquino provided additional information on December 23 to MFA U/S Mutrif Siddiq regarding the US proposal to support a ceasefire monitoring mechanism within UNAMID, as requested in reftel. Siddiq reported that his government had made a decision to accept the US proposal to support t [...]	2008-12-28 11:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1848	MINNAWI'S POSITION ON THE DPA EVOLVES [...] (C) Summary: In a December 28 meeting with poloffs, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Arko Minnawi stated that he has chosen not to travel to Washington in January because he anticipates significant political and/or military developments in Sudan and Darfur in the coming weeks. He acknow [...]	2008-12-29 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM189	TFCD01: CHADIAN DIPLOMAT: HAVING TIPPED ITS HAND, [...] (C) A cabal of the National Congress Party's (NCP) most powerful officials is committed to the overthrow of the Chadian Government, and Sudan continues to reinforce the Chadian opposition in an attempt to unseat Deby's regime, the external security chief at the Chadian Embassy in Khartoum, Moh [...]	2008-02-07 05:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SU CD
08KHARTOUM190	TFCD01: UFDD/F OFFERS TO SWAP KHARTOUM ALLIANCE [...] (C) The United Force for Democracy and Development-Fondamental (UFDD/F) wants to end the tyranny of Chadian President Idriss Deby's regime, and in the absence of support from secular countries, its only option is an alliance with Sudan, UFDD/F Commissioner for Political Affairs and Human Right [...]	2008-02-07 06:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN SU CD LY
08KHARTOUM219	WEST DARFUR: JEM VOWS TO PROTECT ITS AREAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader told FieldOff on February 10 that the Government of Sudan (GoS) had miscalculated in its February 8-9 attacks on the JEM-controlled West Darfur towns of Silea, Sirba and Abu Siruj. &JEM will come back to defend its areas,8 he vowed, [...]	2008-02-12 14:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM239	MORE BLUSTER FROM PARTY LEADER NAFIE [...] (C) Addressing a massive rally February 18 in Sodiri, on the Kordofan/Darfur border, Presidential Advisor and National Congress Party leader Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie lashed out at the US administration and said that Secretary Rice should "lick her elbow" (do the impossible) if she believes that Suda [...]	2008-02-19 13:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM246	UNAMID COMMANDER: BUILDING UP WHAT WE HAVE SHOULD [...] (C) Summary: UNAMID Force Commander believes that the international community's efforts would be better spent beefing up existing units, in terms of personnel, transport and logistics, already on the ground in Darfur rather than focusing on units still not accepted by the Sudanese Government t [...]	2008-02-20 12:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM249	MGCD01: UFDD/F'S ABOUD REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Please see action request para. 6. 2. (C) The United Force for Democracy and Development-Fondamentale (UFDD/F) is seeking a peaceful, democratic transition in N'djamena, a man claiming to be UFDD/F President Abdelwahid Aboud told Poloff during a February 20 phone call. Five minutes int [...]	2008-02-21 07:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SU CD
08KHARTOUM266	MFA CAUTIONED,"NEED TO ADVERT WEST DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: CDA urged the Sudanese Foreign Ministry to take immediate action to prevent a burgeoning humanitarian crisis in West Darfur which is developing as a result of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) Darfur rebels supported by Chad. [...]	2008-02-24 08:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM273	MGCD01: ERDIMI REQUESTS U.S. MEDIATION WITH DEBY [...] (C) In a February 23 meeting with Poloff in Khartoum, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi reported that he had spoken to Timan Erdimi, president of the Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) and a fellow Zaghawa, on February 22. Erdimi stated th [...]	2008-02-25 11:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CD
08KHARTOUM276	PAGAN AMUN TO S/E WILLIAMSON: "IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. GNU Minister for Cabinet Affairs and SPLM leader Pagan Amun warned S/E Williamson that if Abyei is not solved, Sudan could return to war. He described the NCP's non-implementation of the Abyei Protocol as the most "serious and challenging" remaining obstacle to the North-South pea [...]	2008-02-26 15:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM277	S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH SUDAN'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting with S/E Williamson, Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Sudan is ready for a dialogue and hopes the U.S. can assist it in reaching a number of mutual objectives; including implementing CPA, ending the Darfur conflict, and normalizing Sudan,s relations with [...]	2008-02-26 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM278	S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 25, S/E Williamson told Presidential Advisor Nafie that any chance to move beyond U.S. and Sudan mutual distrust will come from committing to a matrix of specific and verifiable actions that both sides can take and for which each can hold the other accountable. He p [...]	2008-02-26 17:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU
08KHARTOUM279	SE WILLIAMSON TO GHOSH: IMPROVED RELATIONS MEANS [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Williamson warned NISS Director Salah Ghosh that while the U.S. is willing to explore options towards improving relations if there is demonstrable change for the better in Darfur, such a possibility could be doomed before it starts if Sudan continues to allow violenc [...]	2008-02-26 18:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM280	S/E WILLIAMSON CLARIFIES FACTS OF UNAMID [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Chinese Envoy Liu Guijin in Khartoum, S/E Williamson reported that he had asked Khartoum to take practical steps to facilitate the deployment of UNAMID and "get more boots on the ground" in Darfur. He urged China to convey to Khartoum the importance of expedi [...]	2008-02-26 18:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CH
08KHARTOUM281	S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH ABYEI ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his November 26 meeting with Special Envoy Williamson, SPLM-appointed Abyei administrator and Darfur Task Force member, Edward Lino, stated that Abyei, though currently stable, was near explosion only days ago. According to Lino, the National Congress Party has attempted to d [...]	2008-02-26 18:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM295	"PANICKY" MUSA HILAL MAKING NEW OVERTURES TO THE [...] (C) In recent weeks, janjaweed leader and newly-appointed special advisor Musa Hilal has made both direct and indirect overtures to the Embassy in Khartoum. In mid-February, PolFSN was summoned to Hilal's Khartoum residence by one of Hilal's relatives for an impromptu meeting with the notorious [...]	2008-02-29 13:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU AU UN
08KHARTOUM296	POTENTIAL ABYEI BORDER MOVES NORTH WITH SOME MAJOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 15:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM297	S/E WILLIAMSON'S SECOND MEETING WITH NAFIE ALI [...] (C) President Bush has an "intense interest" in alleviating humanitarian suffering and bringing stability to Sudan, S/E Williamson told Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie and other senior Sudanese officials on February 29. He informed Nafie that the U.S. has decided to respond to Presiden [...]	2008-02-29 16:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PTER SU CD
08KHARTOUM300	SE WILLIAMSON TO PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR: WE DON'T [...] (C) Summary: In a positive, hour-long meeting with the Sudanese President, SE Richard Williamson clearly and concisely outlined American concerns on Darfur, CPA, Sudanese adventurism in Chad, and other bilateral issues while describing a possible way forward in improving relations based on spe [...]	2008-03-02 11:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM311	MINAWI: ERDIMI REJECTS KHARTOUM'S PUSH FOR RENEWED OFFENSIVE [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REQUESTED DEMARCHE TO SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SUDAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SLM) CHAIRMAN MINNI MINAWI ON MARCH 1 (REF. A). MINAWI REPORTED THAT HE LAST SPOKE TO RALLY OF FORCES FOR CHANGE (RFC) PRESIDENT TIMAN ERDIMI ON FEBRUARY 29. ERDIMI TOLD HIM THAT NATI [...]	2008-03-03 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USDELFESTTWO SU CD
08KHARTOUM313	ABYEI'S MISSERIYA LEADERS TELL THEIR SIDE OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 3, eight hereditary leaders of the Oulad Kamal branch of the Misseriya Arab tribe of Kordofan told CDA Fernandez that they would appreciate urgent U.S. mediation for Abyei, that their tribe is not a "puppet of the NCP," and that the SPLA needs to immediately withdraw sou [...]	2008-03-03 14:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM318	"DARFUR PARTNERS GROUP" DISCUSS SUDAN CONSORTIUM, [...] (C) At a recent meeting of the Darfur Partners Group in Khartoum, Western Ambassadors discussed the possibility of adding sessions on Darfur and the Sudan-Chad conflict to the agenda for the Sudan Consortium tentatively scheduled for April in Paris. The UN/AU mediation team provided an update [...]	2008-03-04 05:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM320	OCHA TO SE WILLIAMSON: "CIVILIANS PAID PRICE FOR [...] (C) On February 29, UN OCHA (Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Sudan Office Director Mike McDonagh (protect) provided SE Williamson with a graphic but balanced account of the violence that occurred in West Darfur in February 2008. In a discussion informed by his recent two fir [...]	2008-03-04 12:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM327	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION OF MARCH 5-6 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) CDA Fernandez delivered subject demarche to Sudanese MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on the margins of a meeting to discuss Guantanamo detainee issues. Siddiq said that Sudan's participant in the upcoming Ministerial, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti, will be guided by w [...]	2008-03-05 09:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY KV AL IZ SU
08KHARTOUM332	"PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR IS A TABULA RASA" SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Dr. Mansur Khalid warns that the National Congress Party is now divided in contending fiefdoms jockeying for power and canceling each other out, under the distracted supervision of A disengaged President Al-Bashir. Meanwhile, the SPLM uneasily monitors a disloy [...]	2008-03-06 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SU
08KHARTOUM338	THE NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY - SUDAN'S BRUTAL [...] (C) Summary: After almost 20 years in power, the ruling National Congress Party has reach a level of cynical (and often brutal) pragmatism making it fully capable of making and keeping arrangements with the West on Darfur and on the CPA, as long as its core interest of remaining in power in Kh [...]	2008-03-09 07:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM341	DISCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE MARCH 27-30 ARAB [...] (C) Charge Fernandez raised concerns in reftel with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor on March 8, on the eve of a State visit by President Al-Bashir to Abu Dhabi. Alor admitted that he had been thinking of attending the Arab League Summit (his first since being named Foreign Minister in Dec [...]	2008-03-09 13:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY SU
08KHARTOUM342	INTERNAL INTRIGUE SHROUDS SUDANESE RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor worries that infighting among NCP factions could jeopardize discussions on a workplan to alleviate suffering in Darfur and improve relations with the West before such an initiative even gets started. The SPLM is also concerned about keeping focus on CPA- [...]	2008-03-09 14:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM345	A SNAPSHOT OF SOUTH SUDAN'S CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Southern Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission will roll out its inaugural anti-corruption strategy with USG assistance in late March, 18 months after the Commission's establishment. Anecdotal evidence suggests that GOSS corruption will continue to seriously embarrass the SPLM as [...]	2008-03-10 07:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM355	NCP DELIBERATES ON U.S. NON-PAPER [...] C) Summary: In responding to an U.S. non-paper on changed Sudanese behavior which could lead to the possibility of improving U.S-Sudan relations, the NCP is likely to propose confidence-building measures regarding the Sudanese and U.S. Embassies. However the NCP's primary objective is to get o [...]	2008-03-11 06:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM363	NEW JUSTICE MINISTER: "NO POLITICAL PRISONERS IN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez called on new Sudanese Minister of Justice Abdel Basit Sabdarat on March 11. Sabdarat, who has been a cabinet minister or presidential advisor for 18 of the ruling National Congress Party's 19 years in government, said that this was the first time he had ever met an American [...]	2008-03-11 13:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL SU
08KHARTOUM374	PARASTATALS - THE REGIME,S GRAY COMPANIES WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sudanese businessmen, former government officials, and American consultants in Sudan separately told econoff that the Sudanese economy is dominated by parastatal companies connected to the Northern ruling elite. One contact, a National Congress Party adherent, ex-manager of th [...]	2008-03-13 13:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM385	NEW CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE BREWING IN WEST DARFUR [...] (C) A new attempt to overthrow Chadian President Idriss Deby's government is brewing in West Darfur, UN officials, humanitarian workers, and Chadian rebel commanders told Poloffs in El Geneina between March 11 and 13. Though predictions on the start date for the next attempt to topple Deby's [...]	2008-03-16 10:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM386	DESPITE DAKAR ACCORD, SPLM AND SLM BRACE FOR [...] (C) Recounting his efforts to press a diffident President Bashir to support the recent Dakar accord with Chad--including a mechanism to monitor violations--Foreign Minister Deng Alor remains concerned that Khartoum will continue to pursue regime change in N'djamena, he told Senior Assistant to [...]	2008-03-16 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN AU SU CD UG
08KHARTOUM387	(C) CAIRO TO LOAN $300 MILLION TO SPLA? [...] (C) According to a senior expatriate advisor within the Government of Southern Sudan's Finance Ministry, the Government of Egypt has decided to award a $300 million loan to the Sudanese People's Liberation Army. The MinFin advisor told ConGen staff on March 7 that save for the note of guarant [...]	2008-03-16 14:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM388	VIEWS ON MARCH 1 BORDER SKIRMISHES FROM SOUTH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions with senior UN and UNMIS officials in Juba and Aweil, in addition to follow-on discussions with various elements of the SPLA, place March 1 skirmishes not in the disputed region of Abyei but south of the Kiir River near Rumaker, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. UNMIS off [...]	2008-03-16 15:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR MPOS SU
08KHARTOUM39	LOOKING AHEAD ON THE SUDAN AEC [...] (C) Norway's Ambassador to Khartoum, in his capacity as Interim AEC (Assessment and Evaluation Commission) Chairman called AEC working group chairs (US, UK, Norway, Italy, Netherlands) together to survey the way ahead for the Commission over the next few months. UK Ambassador reported on the [...]	2008-01-11 11:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM395	1956 BORDER DEMARCATION: STILL ANOTHER FLASHPOINT [...] (C) SUBJECT: Senior SPLM officials involved in the NCP/SPLM Joint Executive Talks are concerned that forthcoming demarcation of the North/South 1956 border will fuel popularly-led violence that could push the SAF and SPLA in direct conflict across the disputed boundary region. Both parties ha [...]	2008-03-17 05:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM MARR MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM396	YASIR ARMAN ON USG-SUDAN RELATIONS, ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPLM Deputy Secretary General Yasir Arman has called on the USG to admit that it needs Khartoum as much as it loathes it, and to recognize that in the absence of "meaningful leverage" against the National Congress Party, it must refocus its efforts on "internal mechanisms for chang [...]	2008-03-17 05:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM397	CHAD: RFC'S ERDIMI PLANS LAND GRAB WHILE OTHER [...] (C) As other Chadian rebel factions conspire to topple President Idriss Deby, RFC leader Timan Erdimi plans to "occupy" as much territory as possible and then negotiate with a transitional government to achieve his political objectives, he told Poloff in Khartoum on March 15. Explaining that r [...]	2008-03-17 06:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN AU SU CD FR
08KHARTOUM403	SUDANESE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail confirmed on March 17 to CDA Fernandez that President Omar al-Bashir has accepted an invitation to attend the Arab League Summit in Damascus. Dr. Ismail noted that Sudan doesn't much care about internal political developments in either Lebano [...]	2008-03-17 14:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY SU
08KHARTOUM408	UNAMID ON POLITICAL AND SECURITY DYNAMICS IN WEST [...] (C) Instability is still prevalent in the corridor north of El Geneina, where fighting over the last month displaced thousands and has left the civilians who remain in the area vulnerable to looting and violence at the hands of Arab militias, the Sudanese military, and the Central Reserve Poli [...]	2008-03-18 09:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM409	SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WARNED ON SUPPORTING [...] (C) Summary: Warned about continued interference in Chad on March 17, Sudanese Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail said that Sudan was ready for immediate monitoring of its border with Chad, denied that Sudan supports Chadian rebels and said that the U.S. should press President Deby to [...]	2008-03-18 13:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SU CD
08KHARTOUM41	AL-SAMANI: NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND POLITICAL ISSUE, NOT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a sometimes tense meting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Linda Greenfield-Thomas on January 12, State Minister for Foreign Affairs al-Samani al-Wasila maintained that construction on the new embassy compound (NEC) had been blocked in response to political, bila [...]	2008-01-13 16:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SU AU PGOV UN
08KHARTOUM410	THERE ARE NEITHER MODERATES NOR HARDLINERS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The NCP regime is unified and well organized despite its corruption, and the popular characterizations of regime "hardliners" versus "moderates" are overplayed, according to opposition observers who have known individuals in the NCP regime for decades. These opposition members als [...]	2008-03-18 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM418	UFDD/F CALLS ON WEST TO SPONSOR DIALOGUE WITH DEBY [...] (C) The Union des Forces de la Democratie et du Development/Fondamentale (UFDD/F) wants Western governments to sponsor a dialogue between the opposition and the regime of Chadian President Idriss Deby, the movement's commissar for political affairs, Mukhtar Yaya, told Poloff in Khartoum on Mar [...]	2008-03-19 15:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM42	FOREIGN MINISTER ALOR: NEW MARCHING ORDERS FROM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the newly sworn in Foreign Minister (FM) Deng Alor said President Bashir had personally tasked him with taking the lead in improving bilateral relations between Sudan and the United S [...]	2008-01-13 16:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SU AU UN PGOV
08KHARTOUM425	BASHIR TELLS ADVISOR THAT THE DAKAR AGREEMENT IS [...] (C) Senior Presidential Advisor Minni Minawi told poloff March 22 that President Bashir had rejected Minawi's proposal to travel to Ndjamena in order to encourage negotiations between President Deby and Chadian rebel Timane Erdimi. Minawi had hoped that his own direct appeals to President Deby [...]	2008-03-23 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM428	LIAR'S POKER: SUDANESE "CALL AND RAISE" ON USG [...] (C) Summary: Sudan's formal response to a USG non-paper raises the hope of progress on some humanitarian and UNAMID deployment issues, considerable flexibility on CPA-related items and also presents unrealistic, maximalist recommendations towards normalizing relations with the United States an [...]	2008-03-23 15:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD SU
08KHARTOUM429	LRA PEACE TALKS TO RESUME IN JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Peace talks between the LRA and Government of Uganda will resume in Juba on Monday, March 24. Lead negotiator Riek Machar expects a final implementation agreement to be initialed no later than March 25, and he hopes for a final signing ceremony in Juba on Friday, April 4. End [...]	2008-03-23 15:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU UG SU
08KHARTOUM430	GOSS REGIONAL COOPERATION MINISTER ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan Minister for Regional Cooperation discussed the SPLM,s concern over a recently revealed &defense pact8 between Tehran and Khartoum, continued SAF manipulation of the Misseriya Arabs, and outward attempts by the SAF to push a military solution to th [...]	2008-03-23 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS EAID MARR IR MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM435	FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor agreed to the immediate visa issuance of US Military Observers requested by UNAMID, and promised rapid progress on other visas and on security measures. He also will be raising the issue of NEC containers with President Al-Bashir in the next two days. Al [...]	2008-03-24 11:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU KPKO ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM442	BASHIR WILL REPORTEDLY APPROVE NEC CONTAINER [...] (C) Summary: President Al-Bashir told his Foreign Minister on March 25 that he is willing to authorize the release of NEC containers the same day the U.S. Administration "eases up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions in New York and Washington." Alor complained about the lack of SPLM inp [...]	2008-03-26 07:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM453	REARRANGING DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: JMST [...] (C) Poloffs met March 25 with the UN Joint Mediation Support Team's (JMST) newly-appointed Chief of Staff Yasir Sabra to discuss the stalled Darfur peace process and JMST plans to restructure its operations and pursue modest "confidence building measures" with the parties in advance of a more [...]	2008-03-27 08:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM461	EASING "IMPOSSIBLE LIFE" FOR SUDANESE DIPLOMATS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry's key administrator confirmed that Sudan is willing to allow NEC construction to resume and containers shipped in reciprocity to "easing up on pressure on Sudan's diplomatic missions" in the U.S., as promised recently by President Al-Bashir. This mea [...]	2008-03-30 13:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU ABLD AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM466	AEC TO URGE SPECIAL SESSION ON ABYEI [...] (C) Newly installed Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) chairman Sir Derek Plumbly met with AEC working group chairs (UK, Norwegian, Italian and Dutch Ambassadors plus CDA Fernandez) on March 30 to discuss a more aggressive AEC stance on political issues and to outline a common agenda fo [...]	2008-03-31 07:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM474	NAFIE COMPLAINS OF PERCEPTION PROBLEM IN DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: The situation in Darfur is better than what is being reported, Presidential Advisor and NCP leader Nafie Ali Nafie told CDA Fernandez during a meeting March 31. Nafie blamed international NGOs for distorting the image of what is happening in Darfur said that if the international c [...]	2008-04-01 05:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM480	SUDANESE DEFENSE MINISTER: WE WANT A BETTER [...] (C) Summary: In a surprising conversation after a two year boycott, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Hussein told CDA Fernandez that Sudan was strongly in favor of a better relationship with the United States. He gingerly accepted that "mistakes were made" in Darfur, called for greater Am [...]	2008-04-01 15:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM482	SPLM SG ABDUL AZZIZ ON STRENGTHENING THE PARTY AND [...] (C) Summary: SPLM Deputy SG Abdul Azziz al Helou outlined his plans to strengthen the party's organization to CDA Fernandez, including training cadres, augmenting offices in the North, and developing a clear, consistent communications strategy, including its own media outlets. The SPLM hopes [...]	2008-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL EAID AU SU
08KHARTOUM484	SPLM SG ABDUL AZZIZ ON STRENGTHENING THE PARTY AND [...] (C) Summary: SPLM Deputy SG Abdul Azziz al Helou outlined his plans to strengthen the party's organization to CDA Fernandez, including training cadres, augmenting offices in the North, and developing a clear, consistent communications strategy, including its own media outlets. The SPLM hopes [...]	2008-04-02 05:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL EAID AU SU
08KHARTOUM485	JMST'S SAM IBOK ON DARFUR PEACE PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1 AU Chief Mediator of UNAMID,S JMST San Ibok briefed senior UNAMID representatives on the Darfur peace process as part of the two-day "UNAMID Brainstorming on DPA." Ibok highlighted that of the five major rebel movements, only two (SLA-Unity and the URF) have indic [...]	2008-04-02 13:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM486	UNAMID LEADERSHIP DEBATES DARFUR SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In one of the most inconclusive sessions of the two-day internal UNAMID brainstorming session on the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and Related Issues, UNAMID leadership on March 31 made myriad excuses for UNAMID,s performance to date without highlighting any relative successes o [...]	2008-04-02 13:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD PGOV
08KHARTOUM501	CHADIAN REBELS: WEST CAN FACILITATE DIALOGUE OR [...] (C) One faction 'c2MwCQ$Q outbreak of a renewed offensive to topple him. According to UFDD/F President Abdelwahid Aboud, the three movements in the AN have settled on a joint structure, with Mahamat Nouri as the political chief. He said the recent attack on Ade was the opening salvo of a new c [...]	2008-04-03 15:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD SU
08KHARTOUM506	LITTLE PROGRESS ON DEMOBILIZATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (C) Summary: State Minister of International Cooperation (and SPLM member) Elias Wakoson told CDA Fernandez that Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) efforts have fallen short due to the availability of arms and the lack of dispute resolution alternatives. He said the lack of D [...]	2008-04-04 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM507	ABYEI'S MISERIYYA FEAR AND DISTRUST BOTH THE NCP [...] (C) Summary: The Miseriyya Arabs of Southern Kordofan and Abyei both fear and distrust the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the political struggle on Abyei, worrying that they will pay the ultimate price in a larger struggle. Seeing their way of lif [...]	2008-04-04 11:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08KHARTOUM52	FINANCE MINISTER REFUSES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS [...] (C) Summary: GOS Finance Minister Zubair Ahmed Al-Hassan told visiting PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield that he will not authorize the release of the containers for the New Embassy Compound unless the Embassy pays the customs duties and demurrage fees, due to the deteriorating relationship between [...]	2008-01-15 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM524	SPLM'S EDWARD LINO IN ABYEI: ESCALATING TENSIONS, [...] (C) Summary: According to SPLM-appointed Abyei Administrator Edward Lino, the NCP is ratcheting-up tension in Abyei by sending SAF and police reinforcements to the region, and by seeking to incite Misseriya herdsmen against the Ngok Dinka. The Misseriya have resisted this ploy and Lino hope [...]	2008-04-06 11:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM529	FM ALOR WARNS "THIS WEEK COULD BE DECISIVE" ON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor warned that April 2 discussions on Abyei between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) regressed and the next meeting on April 9 could be decisive. He also warned of SPLM plans to aggressively challenge Northern [...]	2008-04-07 06:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM536	AHMED HAROUN, DENG ALOR, AND PAGAN AMUN NEGOTIATE [...] (C) CDA Fernandez and polchief entered Cabinet Minister Pagan Amun's office April 6 and encountered not only Amun, but also Foreign Minister Deng Alor and State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and ICC indictee Ahmed Haroun huddled over a map of the oil-rich contested Abyei region. Alor and [...]	2008-04-07 08:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM560	ARMING LOCAL EMBASSY GUARDS AGAIN RAISED WITH MFA [...] (C) As Embassy begins process of changing most vehicles' plates from diplomatic to regular license plates this week (reftel b),CDA Fernandez raised the outstanding issue of Sudanese Government permission for unarmed local Embassy Khartoum guards to be armed with defensive weapons while on off [...]	2008-04-10 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM563	FM DENG ALOR ON ROME, ABYEI, AND "COLD" RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Sudan is likely to make some concessions on UNAMID deployment at the bilateral talks in Rome, such as agreement on the Thai and Nepalese troop contributions, FM Deng Alor advised CDA Fernandez in a meeting April 10. However Alor cautioned that the ruling National Congress Party (N [...]	2008-04-11 11:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM564	MINAWI ON DIVIDED CHADIAN SUPPORT FOR REBELS, [...] (C) In a wide-ranging conversation on April 12, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi discussed the emergence of two competing streams of Chadian support for Darfur's rebel movements--one led by Dausa Deby and focused on recruiting SLM fighters to augment the URF--and another led by I [...]	2008-04-13 12:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU CD
08KHARTOUM576	CHAD: UFDD, FSR'S DIFFERING VIEWS ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see para. 7. --------------------------------------------- ---------- UFDD: Negotiations with Political Opposition, Observers --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (C) In separate conversations, representatives fro [...]	2008-04-14 14:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU CD SU LY
08KHARTOUM582	MFA OFFICIAL COUNSELS "TANKS MORE LIKELY THAN [...] (C) In the midst of a wide-ranging discussion on violence in Darfur (reftel A) on April 13, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq, a regime insider and former intelligence officer (and also in charge of the UNAMID deployment file for the GOS),asked CDA Fernandez "why aren' [...]	2008-04-15 10:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM585	NO PROGRESS ON JMST CHIEF MEDIATOR; POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two meetings with poloffs on April 14, the AU's Chief Mediator of the JMST, Sam Ibok, stated that there are no promising candidates for the position for UNAMID's Chief Mediator now that Mohamed Sahnoun has declined the job. Ibok also stated that he would be leaving his posi [...]	2008-04-15 12:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM615	UNAMID'S JMST REACHES OUT TO THE U.S. LOOKING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY On April 20, UNAMID's Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) Chief of Staff Yassir Sabra told poloffs that there is a "window of opportunity" for engaging the rebels and the Government of Sudan (GoS) on security issues with a meeting planned for late May possibly in Geneva. Sabra al [...]	2008-04-21 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
08KHARTOUM616	ROME TALKS - INITIAL NCP PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) "The Rome talks were useful and even though we didn't get much out of them, we're looking at the bigger picture," NCP negotiator Yahia Bebiker, who was present in Rome, told CDA Fernandez April 21. Bebiker said the NCP viewed the talks as a "good start" as long as the two sides begin to c [...]	2008-04-21 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM625	MINNAWI ON CENSUS, BILATERAL TALKS, AND PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, Senior Assistant to the President, Minni Minnawi, told CDA Fernandez that the census will not be accurate in Darfur, that the U.S.-Sudan bilateral negotiations legitimizes the NCP and marginalizes minority political voices, and that a recent aborted trip to Juba make [...]	2008-04-23 12:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU

08KHARTOUM628	DANGEROUS LIES, DOUBLE-GAMING, AND DECEIT: INSIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY. GNU Presidential Advisor and NCP loyalist Ghazi Salah Eddin claims that the SPLM falsely accuses the NCP of conniving tactics to undercut the SPLM and the CPA. Salah Eddin complained about SPLM party disorganization, echoed sentiments that SPLM party leadership is splintering, an [...]	2008-04-23 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM637	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ISMAIL ON ROME, CHAD/JEM, AND [...] (C) Summary: Sudan decided to keep its high-level delegation in Rome - despite the majority of the US delegation being "comprised of low-level officials", to demonstrate its seriousness - said Presidential Advisor Mustafa Othman Ismail. Ismail suggested that the second round of talks should o [...]	2008-04-24 11:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM640	CHAD: UFDD, UFDD/F REITERATE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE [...] (C) In an April 24 conversation with Poloff, representatives of Mahamet Nouri's Union des Forces du Developpement et de la Democratie (UFDD) and Abdelwahid Aboud Makaye's UFDD/Fondamentale welcomed the increased international engagement on the Chadian conflict evident during the April 10 Conta [...]	2008-04-25 10:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CD
08KHARTOUM641	ERITREAN OFFICIALS: NCP/SPLM COALITION AND UNITY [...] (C) Eritrean policy toward Sudan centers on two priorities, senior Eritrean officials told the Charge d'Affaires in a recent meeting: facilitating a partnership between the NCP and the SPLM that maintains the country's unity and defusing the Sudan-Chad conflict. Asmara continues to view a "co [...]	2008-04-25 10:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU ER CD LY
08KHARTOUM646	SUDAN AGREES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS, PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: Sudan agreed to release long-delayed NEC containers beginning the morning of April 29 with all in country released by the end of the week. The Sudanese are also clearing up any remaining UNAMID shipment backlog in anticipation of a continuing dialogue with the US, the MFA's Under [...]	2008-04-28 08:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	SU ASEC ABLD AMGT PGOV PREL
08KHARTOUM666	CHAD: ERDIMI BLAMES STALLED TALKS ON CHAD, LIBYA [...] (C) RFC leader Timan Erdimi says that the talks in Tripoli between his movement and Chadian representatives have stalled because of Deby's lack of sincerity to participate in real political dialogue and Libya's pro-Deby bias. Though some RFC representatives remain in Libya to signify Erdimi's [...]	2008-05-01 14:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU CD LY
08KHARTOUM668	SUDAN RELEASES NEC CONTAINERS, APPROVES ARMING [...] (C) The GOS has begun releasing long-delayed NEC containers and also approved the US Embassy's request to arm its local guard force, as long as the guards "remain inside Embassy premises," MFA U/S Mutrif Siddiq told CDA Fernandez and polchief April 30 (first containers with in Embassy hands on [...]	2008-05-01 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM669	MANSOUR KHALID ON SPLM PREPARATIONS FOR PARTY [...] (C) Everything is on track for the SPLM convention to go forward May 10, GOS Presidential Advisor and prominent SPLM northerner Dr. Mansour Khalid told CDA and polchief April 29. Khalid expects full support for Salva Kiir as Chairman of the party as "no one would dare stand against him." Khal [...]	2008-05-01 15:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM684	POSTURING FOR ELECTIONS, UMMA WORKS TOWARD PEACE [...] (C) Predicting that the National Congress Party and/or the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) may use the ongoing crisis in Darfur as a pretext to postpone the 2009 elections, the Umma Party is seeking to forge a peace settlement for the troubled region and to defuse Chad-Sudan tensions, [...]	2008-05-05 08:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CD
08KHARTOUM692	URFF ARAB REBEL REPRESENTATIVES SEEK SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4 in Khartoum, three representatives of the Arab-dominated United Revolutionary Forces Front (URFF) told poloffs that their individual rebel group and the larger umbrella group of which they are a part, the United Resistance Front (URF),are both weak and need support. The [...]	2008-05-06 10:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM70	UNMIS DEPUTY RESIDENT SEES PROBLEMS AHEAD IN [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see para 5. 2. (C) Summary: UNMIS Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan David Gressly worries that poor governance and corruption risk derailing the potentially bright future of South Sudan while budget shortfalls could lead to pro [...]	2008-01-18 10:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM702	CHINESE SEE UNAMID "INEFFICIENCY AND INCAPACITY" [...] (C) CDA Fernandez welcomed Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Cheng Wen to Embassy chancery on May 7 to discuss Chinese perspectives on UNAMID deployment. A clearly frustrated Wen noted that the remaining Chinese engineers should have been in place in February, but UNAMID's clear "inefficiency and [...]	2008-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SU
08KHARTOUM710	SUDAN WARNS OF JEM RAID ON KHARTOUM, ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) In a call to CDA Fernandez late on May 8 and during a hastily convened diplomatic corps briefing on May 9, Sudan warned of an advance of JEM rebel forces deep into Sudanese territory, including a possible attack on a suburb of Khartoum within days. The Government also made a public statem [...]	2008-05-09 11:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SU CD
08KHARTOUM726	CHAD: NATIONAL ALLIANCE POSITION UNCHANGED BY [...] (C) The main Chadian rebel factions have not changed their strategy as a result of the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) May 10 brazen assault on Omdurman, National Alliance (AN) Secretary General Abakar Tolli told Poloff in a May 12 meeting. The AN--composed of the Union des Forces du De [...]	2008-05-13 12:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD SU
08KHARTOUM734	SUDAN'S MESSAGE TO U.S., FOLLOWING [...] (C) CDA Fernandez met Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail on May 14 at NCP HQ shortly after Ismail received his diplomatic marching orders from President Al-Bashir (Note: Sudan's Foreign Minister, Deng Alor, belongs to the SPLM and Ismail is Al-Bashir's and the ruling National Congr [...]	2008-05-14 15:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
08KHARTOUM74	ISMAIL: CHADIAN MILITARY ESCALATION RISKS PUSHING [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Mustafa Othman Ismail warned of growing Sudanese exasperation at what they see as Chadian military escalation on the Darfur border. He also expressed Sudanese frustration at obstacles to Sudanese diplomats performing their work in the U.S. and warned of possible counte [...]	2008-01-20 10:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL AU UN CD SU
08KHARTOUM755	SUDAN PUTS CAPTURED JEM MATERIEL ON DISPLAY IN [...] (SBU) Less than a week after a brazen rebel raid into the sprawling Khartoum suburb of Omdurman, the Sudanese Government put on an impressive display of captured weapons and materiel from the Chadian-supported Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Darfur rebel group in Omdurman's historic Khalif [...]	2008-05-18 10:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL CD SU
08KHARTOUM760	SUDANESE WILLING TO RESTRAIN THEMSELVES, FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to President Al-Bashir, Dr. Nafie says that Sudan will not retaliate militarily against Chad for the Chadian-supported JEM rebel attack on Omdurman but will rather seek to isolate JEM and have it be condemned internationally. He admitted that Chadian rebels could u [...]	2008-05-18 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CD SU
08KHARTOUM761	THE GOS HARDLINE WILL SOON CHANGE, SAYS AL-TURABI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, Popular Congress Party leader Hassan al-Turabi told CDA Fernandez on May 18 that the Government of Sudan's (GoS) current hardline approach and rhetoric in the wake of the Omdurman attack is temporary. The GoS will soon change its tone and be open to negotiations with K [...]	2008-05-18 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CD SU
08KHARTOUM769	A "BILL OF RIGHTS" FOR DARFUR'S IDPS [...] (C) As the United States considers further discussions with Sudan on issues related to the conflict in Darfur, the challenge remains to comprehensively address all aspects of this bloody, complex and contradictory crisis. The Darfur crisis is unusual: some rebel commanders receive/received gen [...]	2008-05-19 11:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EAID UN SU
08KHARTOUM77	HILAL APPOINTMENT AIMED AT KEEPING RESTLESS ARAB [...] (C) Summary: During their meeting January 20, CDA Fernandez told Presidential Advisor and NCP moderate Ghazi Salahudin that the GOS has a short window of opportunity to demonstrate that it is not the obstacle to peace in Darfur. Fernandez suggested a basket of initiatives that could break the [...]	2008-01-21 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM770	HIGHLIGHTING ABYEI IN US-SUDAN BILATERAL [...] This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their tribal surrogates and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and their proxies over the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei claimed more lives and displaced more people this week t [...]	2008-05-19 14:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EAID SU
08KHARTOUM775	MFA INFORMS OF SPLA "SURPRISE ATTACK" IN ABYEI, [...] (C) MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq called in CDA Fernandez on May 20 to inform him of military escalation in the contested region of Abyei by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) after a purported compromise had been achieved on May 18. Siddiq said that SPLA units armed with heavy wea [...]	2008-05-20 10:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EAID SU
08KHARTOUM778	GOS WILL NEGOTIATE WITH CHAD, SEEK TO ISOLATE AND [...] (C) Sudan will not support Chadian rebels in another bid to unseat President Deby, but rather will seek multilateral sanctions against Khalil Ibrahim and JEM and will participate in the African Union mediation between Sudan and Chad, MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq told CDA May 20. Siddiq said that to t [...]	2008-05-20 13:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM78	DARFUR RIZEIGAT LEADER FEARS BEING PULLED INTO THE [...] (C) Over lunch with emboffs January 16, NGO activist and leading Rizeigat figure Waleed Madibbo expressed his frustration with the Wali of South Darfur over his refusal to allow a planned reconciliation conference to go forward. The conference, which Madibbo had previewed with CDA Fernandez la [...]	2008-01-21 11:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SU AU UN
08KHARTOUM783	ARAB REBEL LEADER PROMISES MORE ATTACKS ON GOS [...] (C) SUMMARY On May 19 and 20, Anwar Ahmed Khater, the leader of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) (and "Darfur's emerging Arab leader" according to one Darfur expert),told poloff that Chadian officials and JEM leaders attempted to recruit his Arab rebel movement prior to JEM's May 10 a [...]	2008-05-21 11:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM79	SUDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTRY WANTS CLOSER COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Sudan's new Minister of State for Interior, Abbas Jumaa, seeks closer cooperation with the United States in law enforcement, anti-terrorism and anti-drug efforts. A native of Blue Nile State, Jumaa strongly urged greater U.S. engagement, of every sort, in Sudan's marginalized borde [...]	2008-01-21 12:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SU
08KHARTOUM889	NCP AND SPLM DISCUSS THEIR AGREEMENT ON ABYEI [...] (C) Two key NCP-SPLM leaders discussed on June 11 the June 8 Accord on Abyei, its implementation, and whether the parties would welcome the return of Special Envoy Williamson to assist with Abyei negotiations. The SPLM and the NCP agreed that the new accord is a positive step. The SPLM went so [...]	2008-06-15 11:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM892	CHADIAN REBELS DISCUSS LATEST OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 15 at 13:00, representatives of the National Alliance (NA) told poloffs that contrary to other reports, Chadian rebels control Goz Beida and are on the verge of entering Abeche. NA representatives requested U.S. mediation in the conflict, stating that they are ready to [...]	2008-06-15 13:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM893	ABDUL WAHID'S KHARTOUM REP DISCUSSES MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY In a discrete June 12 meeting with poloff, the head of SLA-Abdul Wahid's Khartoum's office boasted of Abdul Wahid's military strength, extensive and multi-layered organization throughout Sudan, and overall popularity in Darfur. He also strongly criticized UNAMID, Special Envoys [...]	2008-06-15 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM894	RULING PARTY STILL POSITIVE ON US-SUDAN RELATIONS [...] (C) MFA U/S and National Congress Party (NCP) insider Mutriff Siddiq told CDA Fernandez June 15 that Sudan remains positive about the prospects for improved US-Sudan relations despite SE Williamson's departure from Khartoum without reaching an agreement. Siddiq said the GOS plans to follow th [...]	2008-06-15 15:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM90	SUDAN: NARROW WINDOW FOR ACHIEVING U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] (C) After seven years of intense diplomatic focus, U.S. efforts to secure a peaceful, stable, and transformed Sudan have accomplished much - ended the bloodiest and longest running civil war on the continent, saved several million Darfuri Sudanese who rely on US humanitarian assistance, pushed [...]	2008-01-22 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM912	STRUGGLE WITH NCP OVER ELECTIONS MASKS SPLM [...] (C) Summary: Wrangling between the National Congress Party (NCP) and SPLM over elections, police and other laws masks an ongoing divide within the SPLM between purists and pragmatists, Southerners and Northerners, over the direction of the party and of Sudan. This divide has both ideological a [...]	2008-06-19 11:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM932	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MINNI? (AND OTHER SIGNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors have circulated that the leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Minni Minnawi, traveled to Chad, withdrew from the Darfur Peace Agreement, and instructed his field commanders to prepare for war. On June 23, Minnawi publicly dispelled his rumored travel to Chad (saying [...]	2008-06-24 06:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
08KHARTOUM933	SUDAN WON'T STOP UNTIL DEBY STOPS, CLAIMS GOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. For the GoS to refrain from interfering in Chad, Chadian President Idris Deby must stop his support for Darfur rebel groups, particularly the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) led by Khalil Ibrahim, GoS NCP Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Fernandez. On a rece [...]	2008-06-24 06:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08KHARTOUM941	ABYEI, SUDAN ON KNIFE'S EDGE, WARNS FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: FM Deng Alor described ongoing tensions on the June 8 Abyei road map while noting some progress in implementing its milestones. Back from a just concluded visit to several European capitals, he summarized increasing European pressure, especially from France, on the need for Sudane [...]	2008-06-25 11:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM949	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MINNI MINAWI (THE VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As reported in reftel, the location of Senior Presidential Assistant, SLM leader, and DPA signatory Minni Minawi has been the source of much speculation throughout Sudan over the past week. Other Darfur rebel factions confirm he crossed the border to Chad, where he had meetings [...]	2008-06-26 06:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM954	CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER PAGAN AMUM SAYS HE WILL [...] (C) Summary: SPLM Secretary General and current GNU Minister of Cabinet Affairs Pagan Amum told CDA June 25 that he will leave his post as Cabinet Minister "within two weeks." Lam Akol is the candidate most likely to replace him, according to Amum, for lack of other good options in the SPLM. [...]	2008-06-27 10:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM955	UN RESIDENT COORDINATIOR ON ABYEI ROADMAP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Resident Coordinator in Abyei reports gradual progress there, with an ethnic-Dinka police force being formed, unexploded ordinance collected, and remains of the dead being retrieved. He reported that no land mines have been found, contrary to earlier reports. He argued [...]	2008-06-27 11:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM957	"PRECARIOUS" DARFUR HUNGER GAP CALLS FOR URGENT US [...] (SBU) This is an action message. See para 5-6. 2. (SBU) On June 22 the United Nations country team in Sudan issued a statement on the increasingly precarious "hunger gap" this year in Darfur. The rainy season between May and October is always the toughest time of the year but this year it h [...]	2008-06-29 08:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM962	UNMIS SENDS DETAILED ABYEI REPORT TO SYG AND DPKO [...] (C) According to senior staff at the embattled peacekeeping mission, UNMIS sent a comprehensive report with recommendations to SYG Ban and DPKO Guehenno June 26 regarding the mid-May fighting in Abyei and the UNMIS response to it. UNMIS reportedly "did not pull any punches" and expects that t [...]	2008-06-29 12:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM972	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER LESS THAN HELPFUL ON ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: In an exchange at times collegial, at times heated, CDA Fernandez met the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Samani Al-Wasila on July 1 at the GOS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pressing him for progress implementing the Abyei Roadmap and urgent GOS action to improve security along [...]	2008-07-02 07:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM982	APOCALYPSE SOON: SUDANESE PONDER POSSIBLE NEW ICC [...] (C) Summary: NCP officials are quietly warning the international community that cooperation on a variety of priority issues, from UNAMID implementation to CPA follow through and Sudan's slow move to democracy could be jeopardized by "politically motivated" indictments of the ICC of Sudanese o [...]	2008-07-04 09:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM985	EU SPECIAL ENVOY WARNED BY GOS REGIME ABOUT IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with EU Special Envoy to Sudan Torben Brylle on July 2 to discuss EU concerns about possible ICC indictments of senior Sudanese government officials. Brylle recounted his meeting the same day with security chief Salah Ghosh, who warned him that Sudan is not afrai [...]	2008-07-04 12:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM996	SUDAN NEEDS AMERICAN HELP - ON MINNAWI AND ICC - [...] (C) Summary: Sudan wants US help in bringing former rebel leader and current Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi back from Darfur where he is encamped with his fighters and proposes a trilateral (NCP, Minnawi, US) discussion on implementing the moribund 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Su [...]	2008-07-06 15:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KIGALI113	JUSTICE MINISTER ON ILAC REPORT, BWINDI [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met February 4 with Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama. The Minister expressed strong reservations about the justice sector survey conducted by the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC),saying it was not a proper basis for a fund-raising efforts, as n [...]	2008-02-11 15:13:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI114	TWO JOURNALISTS CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL LIBEL [...] (U) On February 8, a Rwandan district court convicted two journalists, Charles Kabonero and Didas Gasana, of criminal libel. The judge imposed a one year suspended sentence, placed the two men on two year's probation, and required payment of a one million Rwandan franc fine (about USD 1800) [...]	2008-02-12 10:05:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI116	RWANDA ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande to present points on seeking support for Kosovo's upcoming declaration of independence. Pol/econ chief subsequently spoke twice with Ministry of Foreign Affairs directors on this issue and gave them a non-paper on the subj [...]	2008-02-13 13:37:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI138	RWANDA ON PROPOSED TERMINATION OF RWANDA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC RW
08KIGALI151	EUROPEAN COMMISSION TEAMS RECOMMEND MONITORS, [...] (C) Summary. Two groups of EC election experts recently visited Rwanda. One team, concerned with election monitoring, will recommend to Brussels that a 60-plus election monitoring team be sent to Rwanda for the Chamber of Deputies election this fall. An earlier EC group, which evaluated p [...]	2008-03-05 15:13:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
08KIGALI165	TIM SHORTLEY MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER AND GREAT [...] (C) Summary. Senior Envoy for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley and Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Charles Murigande and Great Lakes Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera March 6 to discuss rebel Congolese militia leader Laurent Nkunda, the Kivus Peace Process and the Nairobi Agreement, and [...]	2008-03-10 07:27:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RW
08KIGALI166	MODEST CABINET RESHUFFLE IN RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. President Kagame reshuffled his cabinet on March 7, issuing a late-night communique listing a 28- person body of Ministers and Ministers of State, twenty-three of whom served in the previous cabinet. Most major ministries went unchanged, with the Prime Minister and Ministers [...]	2008-03-10 14:14:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RW
08KIGALI2	ALLEGATIONS OF "GENOCIDE IDEOLOGY" IN SECONDARY [...] (C) Summary. In December allegations of "genocide ideology" surfaced regarding a number of secondary schools around Rwanda. A parliamentary Commission report criticized the Ministry of Education for its alleged lack of concern, and the Education Minister received heavy criticism herself at [...]	2008-01-03 08:14:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KAWC RW
08KIGALI203	UPDATE ON GACACA GENOCIDE CASES [...] (SBU) Summary. Gacaca courts by the end of 2007 had heard over one million genocide cases, with just under seventy thousand cases remaining. New gacaca legislation will move most category one cases (the most serious suspects, just under nine thousand) from regular courts to the gacaca sys [...]	2008-03-20 10:48:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
08KIGALI204	JOINT GOVERANCE ASSESSMENT UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary. A team of independent researchers has completed a first draft of a Joint Governance Assessment (JGA),an effort directly jointly by the Government of Rwanda and development partners (and funded by the World Bank). The Assessment analyzed three areas of concern, Ruling Justly, [...]	2008-03-20 12:19:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM RW
08KIGALI225	JOURNALIST UNDER FIRE AFTER KAGAME-HITLER [...] (U) Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor-in-chief of Umuco (an independent Kinyarwanda-language paper),is being sought by Rwandan authorities after the publication of a highly controversial and inflammatory March 12 - 27 issue that among other things compared President Kagame to Hitler. The major [...]	2008-03-26 12:06:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RW
08KIGALI227	INTERPOL ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR RWANDAN [...] (SBU) Presidential Chief of Protocol Rose Kabuye informed CDA March 27 that Rwanda had received an INTERPOL arrest warrant for Rwanda Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Brigadier General James Kabarebe following his indictment by a Spanish judge (reftel). Forty Rwandans were indicted by the [...]	2008-03-31 11:19:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI231	RWANDA THREATENS PULL-OUT FROM UNAMID IF DEPUTY [...] (C) Charge spoke with Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali March 31 on the margins of the White House Faith-Based Initiatives Conference regarding the apparent move by UN and or EU officials to remove Deputy UNAMID commander Karenzi Karake. General Karake and 39 other present and former Rwa [...]	2008-04-01 07:53:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RW
08KIGALI237	FOREIGN MINISTER ON SPANISH INDICTMENTS AND TRAVEL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali called in Charge on April 2 to discuss the Spanish indictments and their affect on the ability of senior Rwandan government officials to travel to the U.S. Museminali expressed considerable Government of Rwanda (GOR) unease and asked for a formal wri [...]	2008-04-02 16:43:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR MASS RW
08KIGALI246	PRESIDENT KAGAME COMDEMNS SPANISH INDICTMENTS, [...] (U) At a press conference on April 1, President Paul Kagame dismissed the indictment of 40 senior Rwandan military officers by a Spanish judge in angry tones, calling the judge arrogant, an example of Western critics who presume to tell third world countries how to run their affairs, and pol [...]	2008-04-03 16:19:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS RW
08KIGALI259	RWANDANS DEMAND CHANGES TO JOINT GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: Joint Governance Assessment (JGA) Steering Committee Co-Chairperson and Minister of Local Government Protais Musoni called an urgent meeting of the Committee March 26 to discuss the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) concerns with the first draft of the assessment. Ministers and other [...]	2008-04-10 12:20:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI262	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - High Council of the Press Releases Strategic Plan - Annual Government of Rwanda (GOR) Retreat - ICTR and GOR Sign Prisoner Accord - Auditor General's Report Published - 10th General Congress of Muslim Councils Meets --- [...]	2008-04-10 13:14:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI265	RWANDA: REFUGEES BEING RECRUITED BY DRC ARMED [...] (C) Summary: On March 11 2008, RefCoord met with staff of both UNHCR and UNICEF-Rwanda who expressed the conviction that representatives of armed groups from the DRC traveled to Rwanda on more than one occasion to recruit adolescent refugees as fighters. Although refugees refused to make off [...]	2008-04-10 15:44:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RW
08KIGALI266	PRESIDENT KAGAME CONTINUES TO CASTIGATE THE WEST [...] (U) At April 7 genocide commemoration ceremonies at Nymata in eastern Rwanda (scene of extensive massacres in the 1994 genocide),President Paul Kagame (speaking consecutively in English and Kinyarwanda so "there could be no misinterpretation" of his comments) continued his harsh criticism of [...]	2008-04-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI269	GRENADE ATTACK ON GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN KIGALI [...] (C) At approximately 7:00 p.m. local time on April 10, an unidentified individual tossed a grenade at the entrance gate to the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Center in Kigali. One policeman at the gate was killed, and another policeman wounded. By some accounts, a group of mourners were leaving t [...]	2008-04-11 11:34:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI276	WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR VISITS RWANDA ON ICTR CASE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Ambassador Clint Williamson met with a variety of Rwandan officials April 13-16 to discuss the prospects for case transfers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR. Cautioning officials that the ICTR may initially rule agains [...]	2008-04-17 12:32:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR RW
08KIGALI279	APPEALS JUDGE ON GACACA PROCESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL [...] (C) Summary. A gacaca court sector president reported that most cases had been adjudicated without problem, and that the Hutu and Tutsi communities had largely accepted the proceedings and the sentences. Her court had expended much time and energy sorting through false accusations, and the [...]	2008-04-18 11:05:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI292	THE SPANISH INDICTMENTS: OUTRAGEOUS AND INACCURATE [...] (C) Summary. The Spanish indictment of 40 Rwandan military officers offers an unrecognizable version of some of the most painful and violent episodes in Rwanda's history, distorting the established record, inventing mass killings, placing the blame for any misfortune Rwandans have suffered [...]	2008-04-24 08:08:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI300	RWANDA: PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS NGO UNDER FIRE? [...] (C) Summary: The executive secretaries of Rwanda's two most outspoken human rights organizations recently described their relations with the Government of Rwanda (GOR). The Great Lakes Human Rights League (LDGL) alleged harassment and attempts to damage the organization, while LIPRODHOR spoke [...]	2008-04-29 09:09:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI302	BWINDI ASSURANCES DOCUMENT RECEIVED FROM JUSTICE [...] (C) Mission received on April 29 from Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama a Justice Ministry Document entitled "Goverment of Rwanda Assurances on Bwindi Defendants Leonidas Bimenyimana, Gregoire Nyaminani and Francois Karake." Full text of the document, dated April 29, 2008, appears below: [...]	2008-04-29 16:09:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI323	RWANDA UNDERCUTS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY BY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan Ministry of Information hosted a widely attended program of lectures in honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 2. The government expelled three independent journalists midway through the proceedings, claiming they had not been invited. Following the expulsions, t [...]	2008-05-06 08:18:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO RW
08KIGALI325	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - Four Political Parties In Breach of Financial Regulations - Minister of Justice Campaigns Against "Judicial Sadism" - Killings of Genocide Survivors Climb? - Fighting "Genocide Ideology" Ombudsman Criticizes Four Par [...]	2008-05-06 09:01:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI330	MASS FIRING OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES TEACHERS [...] (C) Summary. Jehovah's Witnesses officials reported 142 of their members had been fired from their jobs as teachers after refusing to participate in nation-wide goverment solidarity camps. They reported increased difficulties with the government since public criticism by the new Minister of [...]	2008-05-09 11:29:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF RW
08KIGALI343	PROGRESS ON BWINDI ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In a May 14 meeting with pol/econ chief, Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga offered to sign an additional assurances document, as head of the independent agency within the Rwandan Government responsible for all public prosecut [...]	2008-05-14 13:50:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM RW
08KIGALI38	RWANDAN OFFICIALS ON NAIROBI AGREEMENT AND THE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Charles Murigande on January 14 and Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Sezibera on January 15 regarding the Kivus Conference, events in eastern Congo, and the Nairobi Agreement. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) will consider attend [...]	2008-01-15 16:08:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA RW
08KIGALI380	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - Minister of Information Battles Independent Media - RPF Meets on Genocide, Defense of Government Policy - Spillover of Spanish Indictments - Genocide Fugitive Reaches Out to GOR? - National Electoral Commission on Track [...]	2008-06-02 15:59:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI392	EMBASSY VISIT TO GIKONDO TRANSIT CENTER [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief and Pol Assistant visited the Gikondo Transit Center in Kigali in late May. Kigali City Vice Mayor for Social Affairs Jeanne D'Arc Gakuba and center officials conducted a tour of the large spare complex, formerly a warehouse, in a mixed industrial and residential area o [...]	2008-06-06 08:29:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI393	INCREASED FDLR INFILTRATIONS INTO RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. Rwandan security officials reported 76 "infiltrations" by Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) intelligence squads since January 1, with 14 operatives captured, and some killed in firefights with Rwandan border forces. Accompanying these infiltrations, a number [...]	2008-06-06 11:43:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI410	RWANDA HOSTS SUCCESSFUL JOINT MONITORING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. On June 4, Rwanda hosted delegations from the DRC, the European Union, United States, United Nations, South Africa, and African Union for the fourth Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys' Level meeting. Participants discussed continuing implementation of the Nairobi Accord and its int [...]	2008-06-11 15:51:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI415	FOUR RWANDAN OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1994 REVENGE [...] (U) On June 11, a Rwandan military spokesman announced the arrest of four military officers (one retired) for the June 5, 1994 killing of 13 Catholic clergy, including several bishops, at Kabgayi, a Catholic church complex. These alleged murders occured at the height of the genocide, when a [...]	2008-06-13 10:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI425	RWANDA HOSTS SIXTH CHOD MEETING [...] (C) Participants at a June 19-20 Chiefs of Defense Staff meeting in Kigali agreed upon the following proposals: -- Operationalize the existing FARDC/MONUC plan against negative forces -- Share timely information and intelligence during those operations -- FARDC/MONUC to establish a mobilii [...]	2008-06-23 11:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI450	RWANDA TO CRITICS OF ITS JUDICIAL REFORM - "GIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Rwandan Ministry of Justice, with financial support from the World Bank and Belgian Technical Cooperation, hosted a conference June 16-18 on the state of the Rwandan judicial system since the 2003 implementation of reforms. During the conference, officials from the Government [...]	2008-07-02 10:08:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI453	KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 15:39:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO RW
08KIGALI455	RWANDA: MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) Kitty Llewelyn (protect),editor of the Sunday magazine for Rwanda's only daily newspaper, the English-language New Times, spoke with poloff June 7 about her experience as an expatriate working for the paper. Llewellyn described a culture in which members of the news room struggled against [...]	2008-07-03 14:12:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI456	AU SUMMIT SUPPORTS RWANDA ON UNIVERSAL [...] (SBU) Rwanda continues its campaign against French and Spanish indictments of senior Government of Rwanda (GOR) officials. At the recent AU Summit in Egypt, the Assembly endorsed a "Report of the Commission on the Abuse of the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction." The report noted the "poli [...]	2008-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA RW
08KIGALI475	MILITARY PROSECUTOR ON CASE AGAINST FOUR SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary. Investigation proceeds against the four soldiers arrested for the killing of Catholic clergymen in 1994 -- two have confessed their role in the killings, two maintain their innocence. No other cases of revenge killings appear to be under consideration by the military prosecuto [...]	2008-07-11 11:32:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI483	JOURNALIST EXPELLED FROM RWANDA [...] (U) On Saturday, July 12, Rwandan immigration authorities deported independent journalist Furaha Mugisha, the deputy managing editor of RIMEG, a local media group that produces the Umuseso and Newsline newspapers. The government-aligned Sunday Times headlined the expulsion, "Tanzanian With [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI5	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: -- Rwanda's Fifth National Dialogue -- The Rwandan Patriotic Front's 20th Anniversary Congress -- Changes in NGO Registration Procedures -- The High Council of the Press "Validation Workshop" President Chairs Fifth National D [...]	2008-01-04 09:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
08KIGALI510	RWANDA - EVIDENCE OF NKUNDA RECRUITING FROM [...] (C) CDA Sim received an internal UNHCR Kigali report July 30 detailing efforts by associates of renegade General Laurent Nkunda to recruit combatants from Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda. The report (text below),which does not identify sources of information at Gihembe refugee camp, indica [...]	2008-07-30 16:48:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI521	RWANDA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (C) Preparations have begun in earnest for the September elections for the Chamber of Deputies. Late July, the EU elections monitoring advance team arrived in Kigali to begin preparations for its long-term and short-term observer teams. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) presented a code of cond [...]	2008-08-05 12:47:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM RW
08KIGALI536	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - Constitutional Amendments - Responding to Indictments - Last Political Prisoner Seeks Pardon, Without Apology - Prison Life Gets Tougher - New Policy on Visits and Food - Senate Calls for Closure of Gikondo Detention Center [...]	2008-08-08 13:18:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI560	RWANDA - DEMARCHE ON EASTERN CONGO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali dismissed concerns about the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (ref A). In particular, she rejected any notion that the Government of Rwanda (GOR) continued to support Laurent Nkunda and the CNDP and allowed them [...]	2008-08-14 15:56:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI602	RWANDA ACCEPTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF USG DARFUR [...] (U) On September 3, Charge formally presented to the Rwanda Defense Forces approximately twenty million dollars of equipment and transportation support items under the Global Peace Operations Initiative, intended for use by Rwanda's UNAMID contingent in Darfur. The entire upper echelon of th [...]	2008-09-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS RW
08KIGALI603	MINISTER OF INFORMATION ON "BIASED" VOA AND BBC [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Minister of Information Louise Mushikiwabo August 28 to discuss her recent comments regarding possible suspension of the BBC and VOA broadcast transmissions for "non-factual" reporting. The BBC is now officially "boycotted" by the GOR, while the local Kinyarwan [...]	2008-09-04 15:11:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI613	RWANDA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, GEORGIA, KOSOVO, EGYPT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief met September 8 with Ben Rutsinga, IO Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to present several demarches. On the USG's human rights agenda at the upcoming UNGA session (ref A),as he has many times in the past Rutsinga noted Rwanda's "skeletal" team at the United N [...]	2008-09-09 14:43:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA PHUM RW
08KIGALI615	SHORTLEY MEETS SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) In conversations with Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley, Rwandan officials agreed that CNDP forces should pull back from forward positions gained in last several days in eastern Congo. While denying any special links with Nkunda forces, they agreed to send messages to [...]	2008-09-10 12:15:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MASS MOPS RW
08KIGALI620	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (U) In this edition: - Release of Mucyo Commission report on French Responsibility in 1994 Genocide - Former ICTR Prosecutor on Rwandan Justice System, Universal Jurisdiction, and Transfer of Cases - Legislative Campaign Kick-Off - Some Reporters Shut Out - Kagame Talks Tough in Inter [...]	2008-09-11 16:19:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI624	"CONTROLLED DEMOCRACY" - THE RULING RPF DOMINATES [...] (C) Summary. President Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) has dominated the Chamber of Deputies election campaign, with several prQdural assists from the National Electoral CommissiQ The RPF has far surpassed the efforts of the two small parties also contesting thQelection -- the L [...]	2008-09-12 08:37:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
08KIGALI631	FIRST WE TAKE POWER, THEN WE SHARE IT - THE RPF [...] (C) On September 15, at polling stations nationwide the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) won well over 90 percent of the vote, as witnessed by hundreds of local and international observers. At these polling stations, the Liberal Party (PL) and Social Democratic Party (PSD) consistently p [...]	2008-09-18 07:04:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
08KIGALI710	RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CONVOKES DIP CORPS ON DRC [...] (C) Summary. In remarks to the local diplomatic corps on October 7, Foreign Minister Museminali and Great Lakes Envoy Richard Sezibera condemned the continuing "co-location" and joint operations of the FDLR and FARDC, called for renewed application of the various peace agreements and Securi [...]	2008-10-07 17:01:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS KPKO PHUM RW CG

08KIGALI741	PEACE, STABILITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, NOT WAR, ARE [...] (C) Summary. Absent significant ethnic cleansing of Rwandaphone populations in eastern Congo, or a serious attack by the FDLR across the border, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) will likely keep its cool, keep its policy focus on development, and grit its collective teeth as it exchanges allega [...]	2008-10-17 11:34:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO RW
08KIGALI75	KOUCHNER VISIT TO KIGALI: GREAT ATMOSPHERICS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner visited Kigali for four hours on January 26, sandwiched between stops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso. Kouchner visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, and had talks with President Kagame, including a joint appearan [...]	2008-01-31 10:36:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RW
08KIGALI750	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (U) In this edition: - EU Monitoring Team Privately Confirms Faulty Election Results - Chamber of Deputies Members Sworn In, Elect Speaker, Two Deputy Speakers - Government Seizes Newspaper Edition at Border - Cabinet Directs Expedited Adoption of English as Language of Instruction [...]	2008-10-23 13:38:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI752	UN TEAM FINDS EVIDENCE OF CNDP FINANCIAL SUPPORT [...] (C) DATT and Pol/Econ Chief spoke on October 22 with Jason Stearns, member of the UN Group of Experts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regarding the Group's investigation of financial assistance to renegade General Nkunda's CNDP. Stearns said his group had documentary evidence of ov [...]	2008-10-24 06:35:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI755	RWANDA REINFORCING CONGOLESE BORDER; INVESTIGATING [...] (C) Charge met October 24 with outgoing Great Lakes Envoy Richard Sezibera to discuss eastern Congo issues and other matters. When asked of the UN Group of Experts investigations into financial transfer by CNDP supporters to a Rwandan bank (reftel),Sezibera said he had met with the Group's [...]	2008-10-24 11:34:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI758	TWO CONVICTED, TWO ACQUITTED, IN 1994 REVENGE [...] (U) On October 24, a Rwandan military court sentenced two army captains to eight years in jail for the murder of 15 Catholic clergy and lay brothers, including several bishops, in June 1994 near Kabgayi, a Catholic church complex. Two other officers, a general and major, were acquitted by the [...]	2008-10-28 14:49:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS RW
08KIGALI759	RWANDA PROMULGATES PROBLEMATIC LAW ON "GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) With its publication in the October 1 Official Gazette, the Rwandan government promulgated a new law, "Relating to the Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Ideology," complementing the 2003 statute, "Punishing the Crime of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes." The new law was [...]	2008-10-28 14:50:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RW
08KIGALI768	FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali briefed the local diplomatic corps October 29 on events in eastern Congo and the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) relations with the DRC. Museminali claimed that Rwandan armed forces had not fired in response to a Congolese armed forces (FARDC) [...]	2008-10-31 10:57:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI796	SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN GERMANY [...] (C) Summary. German authorities in Frankfurt arrested close Kagame confidant and Chief of Rwandan Presidential Protocol, Rose Kabuye, under a European arrest warrant, based on indictments issued by a French judge in 2006. Kabuye requested transfer to France, where she will answer charges that [...]	2008-11-10 16:33:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI801	RWANDA ON ARREST OF OFFICIAL, SITUATION IN CONGO [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali addressed the Kigali diplomatic corps on November 13 on the arrest in Germany of Rose Kabuye (reftel),Chief of Presidential Protocol, and on the situation in the DRC and prospects for progress in peacemaking. On Rose Kabuye, Museminali, assisted by [...]	2008-11-13 16:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI811	RWANDA ON TALKS WITH CONGO, OBASANJO [...] (U) In a follow-up to talks held in Kinshasa October 31 - November 1, a DRC delegation led by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba visited Kigali November 14-15 to continue discussions on events in eastern Congo, normalization of relations, and next steps. Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary [...]	2008-11-20 12:41:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI818	RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: -- Methane pilot project begins feeding power to national power grid -- International Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $4 million in Kivu Methane Gas Project -- Millicom wins tender to become Rwanda's third telecom provider -- MT [...]	2008-11-24 13:13:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
08KIGALI859	SUCCESSFUL JMG AND TRIPARTITE MEETINGS IN KIGALI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan government hosted successful Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys Level (JMG-EV) and Tripartite Plus Joint Commission meetings in Kigali from December 8-10. Participating governments and international organizations praised the recent progress and positive momentum of [...]	2008-12-18 09:33:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS RW
08KIGALI866	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING ACTIVITIES OF RWANDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 15:18:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PINS RW
08KIGALI871	TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND [...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...]	2008-12-24 13:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW
08KIGALI872	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (U) In this edition: - Effort to Form New Political Party - Protests Continue at German Embassy - FDLR Officer Reaches Rwanda - President Kagame Presides at National Dialogue and RPF Meeting - New Labor Code Under Consideration Disaffected PSD officer Tries to Form New Pa [...]	2008-12-24 13:41:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KINGSTON1034	JAMAICA: AWAITING COURT RULING ON HIGH-PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary and analysis: The government continues to retain its slender parliamentary majority of 32-28 as the Jamaican court postponed a decision on the West Portland seat. Currently Daryl Vaz of the ruling Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) holds the position, but in April a Supreme Court justi [...]	2008-12-09 14:29:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PRWL PGOV SOCI CPAS PBTS EFIN ELAB ECIN ECON
08KINGSTON104	JAMAICA: JAPANESE REQUEST THAT U.S. EMBASSY CHAIR [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 19:16:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC DHS JA JM XL
08KINGSTON1040	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 19:02:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR EFIN ASEC KCOR CARICOM
08KINGSTON1042	JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III, [...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. On July 23 while speaking at an event hosted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the theme "Cuba and its Neighbors: The Challenges of Change," Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding said: "My hope is that within a s [...]	2008-12-11 15:08:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	TRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON1053	JAMAICAN PARLIAMENT RETAINS DEATH PENALTY, NO [...] (C) Summary: In the lead up to a November 24 parliamentary vote in which legislators decided to retain the death penalty in Jamaica, there was strong public debate on the issue. Most Jamaicans, frustrated by the high crime level, support maintaining the death penalty. The discussion also r [...]	2008-12-12 16:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR SNAR ASEC KCOR CPAS PBTS JM XL
08KINGSTON140	JAMAICA: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 21:32:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON152	JAMAICA: CTED FACT-FINDING MISSION PRESENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 21:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC SNAR EWWT EIND MASS DHS JA
08KINGSTON159	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 18:56:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM XL
08KINGSTON21	AIR JAMAICA STILL BLEEDS CASH, GOJ SEEKS BUYER [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is aggressively searching for a private sector partner to take over ailing Air Jamaica. The airline lost nearly USD 120 million in 2007 with expectations that losses for 2008 will be USD 160 million. Air Jamaica has struggled with profitability for years [...]	2008-01-08 16:44:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD EAIR ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON219	JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON25	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 13:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON402	JAMAICA:: IMPLOSION AT FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In early April, when the NAS Director was absent from Post, the Government of Jamaica removed the Director, Deputy Director, and key investigative staff from the Financial Investigative Division (FID). The reason given for the decision was that the &international community had [...]	2008-05-07 20:32:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON409	JAMAICA: VETERAN OPPOSITION PARTY ORGANIZER [...] (C) Dave Anderson, the former Special Advisor to ex-Minister of National Security Peter Phillips and a veteran People's National Party (PNP) political organizer: (A) predicts that Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding will call a snap general election in July, and that his ruling Jamaica Labour [...]	2008-05-09 17:42:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR KHUM KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON417	JAMAICA: MURDER MOST FOUL -- 564 DEAD FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of May 11, 2008, murders to date have reached 564. There have been nearly 100 people killed, mostly in the Kingston Metro area since the beginning of May. Half are attributed to gang violence. There is some concern that the violence could be political overtones, given the [...]	2008-05-12 20:17:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PREL JM
08KINGSTON419	JAMAICA/CUBA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 12:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON421	JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY REPLACED. [...] (C) Summary: May 9, the UK High Commissioner informed Charge that Prime Minster Bruce Golding was pulling the plug on Minister of National Security, Derrick Smith, replacing him with the anti-corruption advocate Col. Trevor MacMillan. On May 11, the story broke in the press regarding Smith's [...]	2008-05-13 15:27:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON427	(C) JAMAICA/SPAIN: ZAPATERO REFUSES TO MEET WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 12:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND OVIP EINV SOCI SENV ECON JM SP XL
08KINGSTON470	JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: May 19, Ambassador Johnson met Jamaica's new Minister of National Security, Col. Trevor MacMillan. MacMillan, who is usually quite talkative, was surprisingly taciturn. In addition to providing MacMillan with brief snapshots of our current law enforcement, military and counter [...]	2008-05-22 19:08:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM PGOV
08KINGSTON482	JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III [...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding, accompanied by Mrs. Golding, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett, Minister of Health Ruddy Spencer, Minister of [...]	2008-05-27 20:53:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	TRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON487	JAMAICA: INPUT FOR CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 12:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MASS MOPS ASEC SNAR PBTS DHS JM XL
08KINGSTON566	JAMAICA: THE ALMOST RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER OF [...] Summary: (C) On June 2, Commissioner of Police Hardley Lewin tendered his resignation, setting off a firestorm of protest from Jamaica's international partners, the Jamaican Police Services Commission, the general public, and some elements of the Police Force. (Ref A) According to Lewin, the [...]	2008-06-24 16:07:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON571	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 15:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON593	JAMAICA, MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY EAGER TO [...] (C) Summary: June 27, using the ongoing CARICOM Heads of State meeting as a catalyst, the CDA met with Jamaica's Minister of National Security (MNS),Trevor MacMillan to urge Jamaica to engage more fully with CARICOM on regional security, particularly with a focus on the troublesome ganja for [...]	2008-07-01 16:43:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MASS MOPS ASEC SNAR PBTS DHS JM XL
08KINGSTON596	JAMAICA: BRAZEN MURDER OF TRANSIT COMPANY OFFICIAL [...] (C) Douglas Chambers, chairman of the Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC),was brazenly assassinated on June 28. A respected accountant and partner at the auditing firm Chambers, Henry and Partners, Chambers had taken on the daunting job of restructuring the corrupt and inefficient JUTC la [...]	2008-07-03 18:45:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KCOR KCRM ETRN SOCI ASEC ELAB XL JM
08KINGSTON617	JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]	2008-07-11 14:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON621	JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]	2008-07-11 20:13:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON648	JAMAICA: FALL OF OLINT INVESTMENT SCHEME COULD [...] (C) Following in the path of several other alternative investment schemes (Cash Plus, CAREIF, World Wise, see reftels),foreign currency trader Olint appears to have collapsed. Led by CEO David Smith, Olint built a strong following in Jamaica promising returns of ten percent per month. Unlik [...]	2008-07-22 12:03:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON651	JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 20:47:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EINV PINR ECON SOCI EFIN KCOR UNSC
08KINGSTON653	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE PRESSURE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 16:25:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	COL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON677	JAMAICA: EXTRADITION OF DRUG KINGPIN NEMBHARD -- [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of July 4, Drug Kingpin Norris "Dido" Nembhard and four co-conspirators lost their final appeal and were eligible for extradition. Following maneuvers by defense attorneys to delay the extradition long enough to mount what would likely have been an unsuccessful ap [...]	2008-07-28 19:41:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL SOCI KCRM JM CO XL
08KINGSTON726	JAMAICA: OLINT AND CASH PLUS, PARTY IS OVER, BUT [...] (C) The Jamaican Financial Services Commission (FSC) has identified up to 30 unregulated investment schemes, with the three biggest being Cash Plus, Olint, and World Wise (reftels). Acting FSC Director George Roper met privately with Econoffs on August 13 to discuss the latest developments i [...]	2008-08-19 18:26:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON741	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF POINTS RE CONFLICT IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 19:29:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG JM XL
08KINGSTON750	NEW COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first three months on the job, the new Commissioner of Jamaica Customs, Danville Walker, has shown that he has no trouble upsetting the status quo. Performance highlights from his first one hundred days include: a 25 percent increase in customs' revenue collected, the re [...]	2008-08-26 13:01:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN TRSY SNAR JM
08KINGSTON753	JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER ACEEDS TO U.S. DEMAND TO [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Johnson on August 21, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade acceded to the joint U.S./UK/CAN request to conduct an additional layer of internationally sanctioned vetting, to include a polygraph, of the current Director of [...]	2008-08-26 18:32:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN JM
08KINGSTON759	AMBASSADOR JOHNSON ENCOURAGES JAMAICA TO TAKE A [...] (C) Summary: As a follow on to the Charge's June 27 conversation with the Jamaican Foreign Minister, (Ref A) Ambassador Johnson again raised USG aspirations for Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados to come together and take a more proactive role in setting regional security priorities. Ambassador Jo [...]	2008-08-28 12:18:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM
08KINGSTON764	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE REJECTING RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 13:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR GG RU JM XL
08KINGSTON765	JAMAICA: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA; REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 13:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV JM XL
08KINGSTON766	JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE [...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]	2008-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON807	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 18:45:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN JM XL
08KINGSTON809	BLACK EYE FOR JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE -- AMMO [...] Summary: (C) After sitting quietly on the website of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for four months, a one-page press release regarding the indictment of convicted arms dealer, Lance Brooks, for the attempted illegal sale of 270,000 rounds of ammunition to the Jamaica [...]	2008-09-16 14:57:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM JM
08KINGSTON837	JAMAICA: CHARISMATIC FORMER PRIME MINISTER PORTIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON838	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER GOLDING'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 20:30:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN JM XL
08KINGSTON875	CRIME IN JAMAICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Gruesome headlines of multiple murder and discoveries of the mutilated bodies of children are all too common in today's Jamaica. Despite the Prime Minister's announcement of the urgency to pass new crime legislation, the draft bills are taking a pounding in Parliamentary hearin [...]	2008-10-06 18:21:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SNAR KCRM PREL JM
08KINGSTON884	OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]	2008-10-09 16:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON94	JAMAICA: UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S PROSPECTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 12:05:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON957	JAMAICA: RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 14:49:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PARM SOCI MASS EFIN ECON EAID
08KINGSTON989	CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CRIME AND [...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Director for Caribbean Affairs Velia De Pirro visited Kingston October 29-31. Crime and corruption colored every discussion between Jamaican interlocutors and De Pirro. In meetings with Jamaican officials and Canadian and British diplomats, she affirmed the U.S. commitm [...]	2008-11-21 19:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINSHASA1050	UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT LAKES OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: UN Great Lakes Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats November 15 on his meetings with Angolan President dos Santos and with senior DRC officials, including President Kabila. Dos Santos told Obasanjo that there were no Angolan troops in the DRC, except for a f [...]	2008-11-26 07:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO
08KINSHASA1096	KIWANJA MASSACRES: UNHRO PREVIEWS REPORT [...] (C) United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) Director Todd Howland recently shared with post initial findings from UNHRO's investigation into the mass killings committed November 4-6 in Kiwanja (reftels). Eye witness testimony, as well as reports from MONUC troops in the area, indicate CNDP [...]	2008-12-11 20:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA1108	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ILLICIT DIAMOND [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on December 11 to Mr. Paul Mabolia Yenga, Kimberley Process Coordinator at the GDRC Ministry of Mines. Mabolia said the GDRC, as a member of the Kimberley Process (KP),is aware of its responsibilities to ensure that diamonds do not enter the internationa [...]	2008-12-16 11:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI
08KINSHASA1175	DRC FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE EAST, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) During a December 30 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said he was cautiously optimistic about improving DRC-Rwandan relations. Thambwe identified the task of eliminating illegal economic activity in war-torn North Kivu as key to ending the conflict. [...]	2008-12-31 13:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CG
08KINSHASA146	GDRC INVITES DOS/DOE TEAM TO NEGOTIATE DEFUELING [...] (C) Summary. The GDRC sent a letter of invitation on January 30 to restart negotiations with the US Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) delegation. The GTRI team members from the Departments of State and Energy are invited to restart negotiations for the transfer of nuclear fuel from t [...]	2008-02-11 11:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN IAEA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA186	TENSIONS BETWEEN FARDC COMMANDOS AND EX-NKUNDA [...] (C) Summary. A confrontation between FARDC commandos and ex-Nkunda brassage candidates at Kamina base in northern Katanga escalated into a shootout that left at least 30 wounded during the night of February 17-18. The ex-Nkunda fighters were supported by ex-PARECO counterparts during the fi [...]	2008-02-22 11:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA216	KAMINA UPDATE - SITUATION CALM FOLLOWING FEBRUARY [...] (U) The situation is currently calm at FARDC's Kamina base in northern Katanga, site of the February 17-18 shootout between FARDC commandos and brassage candidates drawn mainly from Nkunda's CNDP forces (reftel). MONUC officials confirmed this state of play in separate briefings March 3. Howe [...]	2008-03-04 13:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA218	POLICE OPERATION AGAINST BDK MILITANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. February 28-29 clashes in Bas-Congo province between police and partisans of the Bunda dia Kongo (BDK) politico-religious movement have left at least 22 dead following weeks of government inaction in response to a wave of intimidation and violence by BDK militants, primarily in [...]	2008-03-05 12:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SOCI PHUM MOPS CG AO CF
08KINSHASA243	SPECIAL POLICE FORCES ASSAULT BDK COMPOUND IN [...] (C) Summary: Congolese special police forces assaulted the compound of the separatist movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) March 8 in the Bas-Congo capital of Matadi, partially destroying it, killing several people and robbing a number of nearby residents. Details of the operation remain sketchy, [...]	2008-03-11 13:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI ASEC CG AO
08KINSHASA247	DRC NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR: VISIT TO FACILITY [...] (C) Summary. Lack of security, safety issues, and erosion continue to threaten the DRC Regional Center for Nuclear Studies of Kinshasa (CREN-K),site of the non-functional Triga I and Triga II nuclear research reactors. The nuclear research program lacks adequate government funding, but the [...]	2008-03-12 08:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG KNNP PREL TRGY
08KINSHASA272	BAS-CONGO UPDATE: CONGOLESE POLICE CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: MONUC continues to receive reports of violence involving Congolese police forces and members of the politico-religious movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) in Bas-Congo province in the aftermath of the initial operation in February 28 (ref A). MONUC's information indicates police cont [...]	2008-03-19 15:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SOCY PHUM MOPS CG AO CF
08KINSHASA273	KAMERHE COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD ON GOMA AND [...] (C) Summary. National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe displayed command of the issues and strong personal rapport with AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley in their discussions on the Goma and Nairobi processes March 8 in Kinshasa. Kamerhe is committed to moving forward on both agreements and voic [...]	2008-03-19 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS RW CG
08KINSHASA274	SHORTLEY BRIEFS P3+2+MONUC FOLLOWING MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary. AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley briefed P3 2 ambassadors March 7 in Kinshasa on his talks with Nkunda and Kigali the previous week. Shortley confirmed that Nkunda had agreed to rejoin the Goma process. Shortley stressed that the international community must treat Nkunda in a way [...]	2008-03-19 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR MOPS CG RW UN
08KINSHASA281	MBUSA SKEPTICAL ON RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 10:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UN CG
08KINSHASA284	USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S MEETING WITH DRC [...] (C) Summary: USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore stressed U.S. support for development assistance to the DRC and for the Goma peace process and the Nairobi communique in her March 17 meeting with President Kabila. She stressed that the Congolese people must see tangible change in their daily [...]	2008-03-21 12:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO CG
08KINSHASA300	BAS CONGO UPDATE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES BDK CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: The DRC Council of Ministers, meeting in Matadi March 21, approved revocation of the charter of the political-religious group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) as a social and cultural organization. Earlier, BDK spiritual leader Ne Muanda Nsemi told the press that the group seeks a peaceful [...]	2008-03-27 10:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI MOPS ASEC CG
08KINSHASA316	IMPROVING LAKE ALBERT SECURITY AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Tullow Oil continues to face difficulties with the GDRC with regard to Blocks I and II in the Albertine Basin, but has not expressed specific concern about security on the DRC side of the border. Other commercial interests, including U.S.-based Terralliance, are also working to [...]	2008-04-02 07:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA370	BAS-CONGO UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Following recent violence involving militants of the political-religious movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) and Congolese police forces (reftels),focus is now on investigating claims of excessive use of force and the steps needed for political reconciliation. MONUC currently expects [...]	2008-04-21 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC SOCY PHUM CG
08KINSHASA404	DRC PORT SECURITY IMPROVES, BUT STILL NOT ISPS [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) found some improvements in security at the Congolese ports of Matadi and Banana, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)is still not in full compliance with the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code. The Congolese National Transport [...]	2008-05-08 06:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ASEC MARR CG
08KINSHASA435	ANGOLA'S INFLUENCE IN THE DRC [...] (U) Background and summary: This cable provides an overview of Angola's political and military interests and goals in the DRC. Angola is one of the DRC,s closest allies and the two countries cooperate closely on economic matters, border security, and between militaries. The nature of the cu [...]	2008-05-16 15:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR AO CG
08KINSHASA465	LOCAL REACTION TO ARREST OF JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA IS [...] (SBU) The arrest in Brussels late May 24 of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba appears to have taken the Congolese government and people by surprise. Little had appeared in the local media prior to the arrest regarding the ICC's investigation into alleged criminal actions in 2002 by Bemba's [...]	2008-05-27 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON PREL BE CT CG
08KINSHASA47	SPECIAL ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH [...] (C) On January 12, Tim Shortley, Senior Adviser for Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for Conflict Resolution met with General Lauren Nkunda at his request and the request of President Kabila,s staff. The objectives of the meeting were to understand Nkunda state of mind and readiness for pe [...]	2008-01-17 14:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PINR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA474	DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA - PROBLEMATIC DRC AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 10:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CG
08KINSHASA475	DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA - RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 11:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AA UNSC XA ZI MA MP WA MI BC LT
08KINSHASA5	THE DRC'S KIVUS CONFERENCE -- HARBINGER OF PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: The "Conference on Peace, Stability and Development in North and South Kivu" opens January 6 in Goma amid great fanfare. President Kabila made the decision to convene the Conference, which ruling coalition hardliners had attempted to stall indefinitely in hopes of ending the in [...]	2008-01-04 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO
08KINSHASA519	BELGIAN-DRC RELATIONS AT A NADIR [...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Belgium remain tense following controversial statements by Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on human rights, good governance, and corruption in the DRC (ref C). The Congolese government has recalled to [...]	2008-06-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BE CG
08KINSHASA61	PROPOSAL FOR JOINT PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa hereby requests a feasibility study on the potential use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of non-lethal, Psychological Operations (PSYOP) as a means to influence negative forces and asks that a PSYOP assessment team (POAT) be dispatched to the DRC as quick [...]	2008-01-22 16:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINR PINS PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA785	TANZANIA'S UNDERSTATED ROLE IN THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tanzania plays a quiet, but useful, role in facilitating a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the DRC's East. The reasons behind this are likely connected to Tanzania's historical connections to the Kabila family, refugee issues, and economic interests. Inc [...]	2008-09-23 06:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CG TZ
08KINSHASA852	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: DRC UNDECIDED [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel points October 7 to Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate, urging the GDRC to vote against the Serbian resolution to refer Kosovo's independence to the International Court of Justice. Kimpembe said the GDRC would take no [...]	2008-10-07 15:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV CG
08KINSHASA875	DRC-RWANDAN TENSIONS MOUNT: WAR NOT LIKELY BUT [...] (C) Summary: A spike in tensions between the DRC and Rwanda became palpable last week as officials of both countries traded serious (but as yet) unfounded allegations. The state of relations between the two nations may be worse than at any time since Rwanda's 1998 invasion of the DRC. The la [...]	2008-10-14 11:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
08KINSHASA928	(C) AZARIAS RUBERWA ON GOMA, AMANI, [...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President and current Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy party (RCD -- Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) Azarias Ruberwa told emboffs that, while the Goma Accords contained a solid basis for a lasting political settlement, implementation had been [...]	2008-10-27 09:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA949	UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR [...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...]	2008-10-30 09:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG
08KINSHASA962	CHARGE'S OCTOBER 31 VISIT TO GOMA IN THE AFTERMATH [...] (C) Summary: Goma remains calm, but with fewer people on the streets. The FARDC has effectively collapsed in the region, leaving Nkunda in control of large swaths of area north and west of Goma. Nkunda will most likely not attack Goma, as the city does not threaten his operations in North K [...]	2008-11-03 16:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KOLKATA159	INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]	2008-05-27 12:18:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA202	KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]	2008-07-09 10:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KOLONIA110	CHINA SHIFTS FROM GRANTS TO LOANS IN THE FSM; OFFERS TO [...] (SBU) China's Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) advised that her country has recently diminished grant aid to the FSM. She claimed that Beijing was less inclined to fund her own proposals for grants and projects. Beijing believes there is little return on investment owing [...]	2008-07-29 05:44:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID CH FM PGOV
08KOLONIA150	CONFIDENCE EBBS IN THE MORI ADMINISTRATION - LEADERSHIP [...] (C) The administration of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori is increasingly perceived within the FSM as secretive and ensnared within the narrow interests of cohorts from the President's home state of Chuuk. Mori, who is reserved by nature, rarely addresses the FSM [...]	2008-09-26 04:30:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH FM

08KOLONIA152	CHINA AND THE FSM EXTOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. As frustration with the Compact of Free Association has mounted, FSM leaders have cautiously turned to China for material assistance. Privately, Micronesians have expressed misgivings about China's growing influence. On Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of China October [...]	2008-10-10 06:46:00	Embassy Kolonia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FM

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