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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
08LJUBLJANA350	SLOVENIA AGREES TO KEEP PRESSURE ON FARC [...] (C) On August 5, Emboffs met with Natasa Furlan, MFA Americas Division, to encourage the Government of Slovenia (GOS) to condemn FARC human rights abuses and terrorist acts and to use its good offices to urge governments that provide support to the FARC to take demonstrable steps to terminate [...]	2008-08-05 15:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL EUN COL VE HR AF SI

08LJUBLJANA353	SLOVENIA ON MAINTAINING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON THE [...] (C) On August 6, Emboff met with Leon Marc, head of the MFA's Division for Southeast Europe, to urge the Government of Slovenia (GOS) not to prematurely lift the EU travel restrictions on the Karadzic family and to coordinate with the USG and the OHR in Bosnia on any changes to the sanctions a [...]	2008-08-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA359	SLOVENIA ON U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) On August 11, Emboffs met with Marko Purkart, acting head of the MFA's Security Division, to brief him and urge Slovenia's support for a strong NAC statement condemning Russian actions in Georgia. Purkart took our points under consideration and undertook to pass them to Slovenia's Mission [...]	2008-08-11 08:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG SI
08LJUBLJANA365	U.S. PROPOSED ELEMENTS FOR EU STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA371	TFGG01: GORI DEMARCHE: SLOVENIANS STRESS EU UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 16:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UNGA GG RS SI
08LJUBLJANA386	TFGG01: SLOVENIA OPPOSES RECOGNITION OF BREAKAWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia strongly opposes Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, saying that it would be a setback to diplomatic efforts leading up to the September 1 European Council meeting. The Council is expected to endorse Chancellor Merkel's call for a "neighborhood conference [...]	2008-08-26 06:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA389	SLOVENIA: EU SPEAKS WITH "ONE VOICE" ON RUSSIA'S [...] (C) On August 28, DCM met with Ambassador Ada Filip-Slivnik, Head of Division for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to encourage Slovenian opposition to Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (reftel A). She said that she was surprised that Medved [...]	2008-08-29 09:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA390	SLOVENIA: MED-D SOFA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 12:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA395	SLOVENIA WAITING FOR EU POSITION ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] (C) On September 2, DCM met with Ambassador Matjaz Kovacic, Head of International Organizations and Human Security Division in Slovenia's MFA, and Blazka Kepic, Minister Plenipotentiary in the MFA's Political Planning and Multilateral Policy Directorate, to encourage Slovenian opposition to Se [...]	2008-09-03 14:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA407	JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in [...]	2008-09-05 15:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR MASS SI
08LJUBLJANA408	JANSA COULD TURN BRIBERY ALLEGATION TO HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 1 Finnish TV program accusing PM Janez Jansa of accepting a bribe of up to 21 million euros in connection with the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 258 million euro deal to buy 135 Finnish Patria armored motorized vehicles (AMVs) has started a firestorm in Slovenia in t [...]	2008-09-08 14:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR MASS SI
08LJUBLJANA411	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF SI
08LJUBLJANA412	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA418	SLOVENIA HESITANT ON ISAF OPLAN AMENDMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA420	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS RENEWED EOL FOR NTM-I [...] (C) On September 15, CDA met with Minister Plenipotentiary Stanislav Vidovic, Head of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to review the renegotiation of an Exchange of Letters (EOL) with the Government of Iraq (GOI) for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) (ref [...]	2008-09-15 15:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO SI
08LJUBLJANA421	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: MARGINAL IMPACT ON [...] (C) Slovenia's September 21 parliamentary elections will either continue PM Janez Jansa's center-right government or bring in one led by a center-left coalition. In either case, however, we expect Slovenia to continue its deep, strong relationship with the U.S., and its active engagement in th [...]	2008-09-15 16:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA427	SLOVENIA APPRECIATIVE OF DEMARCHE ON CHINESE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 15:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP ECON EFIN PARM SI
08LJUBLJANA429	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS ON BOLIVIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 15:02:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASECSI KDEM SI
08LJUBLJANA431	LEFT STAGES SURPRISE UPSET IN SLOVENIA'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Unofficial results from the September 21 parliamentary elections indicate that the center-left Social Democrats (SD) defeated the center-right Slovene Democratic Party (SDS),leader in the governing coalition. SD won 30.5 percent of the vote, resulting in 29 parliamentary seats, [...]	2008-09-22 11:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA433	SLOVENIA LIKELY TO REMAIN A FOLLOWER RATHER THAN A [...] (C) On September 22, Emboff met with Jure Zerovec, Deputy Director of the Division for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to urge a strong and public response to Russia's claims against Georgia (reftel). Zerovec took our message on board, but was noncommittal. He admitted that Slovenia was "not [...]	2008-09-22 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GG RS SI
08LJUBLJANA434	SLOVENIA FAVORS PREP COM MEETINGS IN THE NRC [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO SI
08LJUBLJANA436	SLOVENIA NOTES SYRIA'S "BAD TRACK RECORD" PRIOR TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA MNUC SI
08LJUBLJANA442	SLOVENIA: WAIT AND SEE ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 15:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA451	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: SLOVENIA WILL ABSTAIN, SAYS [...] (C) DCM met the morning of October 8 with MFA Director General (P equivalent) Bogdan Benko to follow up on Ref B demarche. Benko said the French Presidency proposal for a common EU position was under silence procedure until 0900 in New York. He said the proposal had three elements: abstentio [...]	2008-10-08 11:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA454	SLOVENIA FOCUSED ON RUSSIA'S NEIGHBOURS AT OCTOBER [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. Summary ------- 2. (C) On October 9 Emboff delivered our points in advance of the October 13 GAERC meeting (ref A) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih indicated that the FMs' discussions of Georgia at the GAERC would be linked t [...]	2008-10-09 12:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SI EUN PHUM
08LJUBLJANA456	SLOVENIA WAITING ON NEW PARLIAMENT FOR NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR KTIA NATO PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA459	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Future Prime Minister Borut Pahor assured the Ambassador October 9 that he would continue the current government's foreign policy. However, he did not allow himself to be drawn into a discussion of details, and he alluded to conflicting demands from his likely coalition partners [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA460	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA461	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA468	SLOVENIA TO LEAVE DECISION ON SUPPORTING AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 15:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AF SI
08LJUBLJANA470	SLOVENIA WILL NOT MAKE ANY BILATERAL PLEDGE AT THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 11:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUN KMCA KCRS SI
08LJUBLJANA482	PM JANSA GIVES INCOMING GOVERNMENT THE BENEFIT OF [...] (C) During a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador, outgoing PM Janez Jansa predicted that - with the exception of Iraq - Slovenia's foreign policy would not change much under the new center-left government, and that the U.S.-Slovenia relationship would continue to be strong. The consensus for [...]	2008-10-24 13:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MASS EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA486	SLOVENIA DUBIOUS EU WILL DO MUCH ON BOSNIA [...] (C) On October 29, Emboff met with Leon Marc, Head of the Division for Southeastern Europe, to relay USG views on the deteriorating situation in Bosnia and Herzegovinia, per reftel. Marc stressed that the best leverage the EU has is the message that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) can only enter [...]	2008-10-29 13:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK EU SI
08LJUBLJANA487	NO IMMINENT FINANCIAL CRISIS IN SLOVENIA, BUT WARY [...] (U) Per ref A tasking, this message provides an initial read on Slovenia and the financial crisis, including financial conditions, the longer macroeconomic outlook, government actions in response to the crisis, expected domestic impact and possible effects on U.S.-Slovenian relations. The num [...]	2008-10-29 13:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA488	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND [...] (C) On October 29, Emboff met with Aljaz Arih, European Correspondent, to deliver reftel's talking points for the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. Arih stated that the November 3 Gymnich would focus on transatlantic relations and the French had circulated a revised food for thought paper. [...]	2008-10-30 13:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG SI ECON ETRD PGOV IS AF PK
08LJUBLJANA49	USTR MEETINGS EMPHASIZE U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) During his January 22 meetings with senior Slovene officials in Ljubljana, Deputy USTR John Veroneau emphasized the importance of movement on the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) and the need to reduce trade barriers globally. Veroneau,s speech at the Amcham meeting on globalization [...]	2008-02-06 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA496	KEY SLOVENIAN ECONOMIC ADVISOR IDENTIFIES AREAS OF [...] (C) At a November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, former Slovenian Central Bank Chair Mitja Gaspari, who will oversee the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Labor in the new government, stressed that the incoming government would like to continue good bilateral relations with the U.S. Gaspari [...]	2008-11-04 16:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG EINV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA502	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS BORUT PAHOR AS SLOVENIA'S NEW [...] (SBU) On November 7, Parliament voted 59 to 24 to confirm Borut Pahor, leader of the Social Democrats (SD),as Slovenia's Prime Minister. He immediately took office even though the rest of the government is not formed. It had been clear since SD's win in the September 21 elections that Pahor [...]	2008-11-07 15:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA505	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING HOW TO LEVERAGE FATF [...] (C) On November 10, ADCM met with MFA State Secretary Andrej Ster to seek Slovenia's support to implement a set of suggested preventive measures designed to protect financial institutions from specific techniques employed by Iran to evade the controls of responsible countries and institutions [...]	2008-11-10 11:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP SI
08LJUBLJANA506	SLOVENIA IS INCLINED TO NON-PROLIFERATION, WILL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA507	PM PAHOR PROPOSES CABINET [...] (C) On November 11, PM Borut Pahor announced his 18-member Cabinet, which includes five women and seven non-party candidates. Pahor will propose his cabinet to parliament the evening of November 13. We expect parliament to confirm the cabinet by November 21. Pahor succeeded in satisfying hi [...]	2008-11-12 15:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA508	ITF ADVISORY BOARD REACHED CONSENSUS ON FUNCTIONAL [...] (C) On November 11, James Lawrence, acting director of PM/WRA, and emboff attended the semiannual Advisory Board meeting for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) (reftel). The Advisory Board discussed the strategic review and strategic options for ITF's [...]	2008-11-12 15:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP PGOV SI
08LJUBLJANA515	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO THE EU - [...] (U) In a video interview posted on-line November 14, PM Pahor's candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Zbogar, stated that Slovenia's position regarding Croatia's EU accession would not change with the incoming government. According to Zbogar, Slovenia supports Croatia's accession, [...]	2008-11-18 16:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PBTS HR SI
08LJUBLJANA517	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NATO MAP FOR GEORGIA AND [...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 5. 2. (C) Slovenia strongly supports a decision at the December ministerial to offer Georgia and Ukraine's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP). In a November 19 meeting, MFA NATO-policy Advisor Tadej Rupel said that Slovenia's suppor [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA533	SLOVENIA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND POTENTIAL PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 14:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SI
08LJUBLJANA534	SLOVENIA: HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA536	SLOVENIA HOPES FOR PROGRESS ON CROATIA BY DECEMBER [...] (C) On December 3, Emboff met with Acting European Correspondent Darja Gruban to deliver reftel's talking points for the December 8-9 GAERC. Gruban predicted that the Foreign Ministers would spend a fair amount of time on the draft conclusions for the European Council, especially on economic [...]	2008-12-04 07:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ETRD ZL IS PK CG TU SI
08LJUBLJANA542	SLOVENIA'S NEW DEFMIN LOOKING FOR NATO NICHES TO [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, new Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic stressed both the importance of U.S. support and training for Slovenia's armed forces and the need for Slovenia to develop niche capabilities within NATO. She confirmed that Slovenia would likely withdraw its [...]	2008-12-11 10:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SI
08LJUBLJANA543	AL GORE TELLS SLOVENIANS U.S. POISED TO BECOME [...] (SBU) During a brief visit to Ljubljana on December 10, former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore had separate meetings with President Turk and PM Pahor, and presented an updated version of "An Inconvenient Truth" to a gathering of business, government and NGO leaders hosted by [...]	2008-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA546	SLOVENIA: RESPONSE TO CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE [...] (U) On December 8, emboff met with Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, to discuss Slovenia's relations with Cuba. Embassy provides the following in response to reftel questions. 2. (C) Slovenia has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, with an emph [...]	2008-12-12 08:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU SI
08LJUBLJANA550	ECONOMIC FEAR IN SLOVENIA PROMPTS GOS ACTION [...] (SBU) Although recent data show that Slovenia is not yet in a recession, Slovenes fear the onset of one and there is pressure on the government to forestall it. Business directors packed an auditorium on December 8 to ask the Government of Slovenia (GoS) to take swift actions to address the c [...]	2008-12-12 13:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA551	SLOVENIAN MINISTER ON ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC [...] (C) At a December 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Mitja Gaspari, Minister without Portfolio responsible for European Affairs and Development, discussed the measures the government has proposed to avoid a recession (ref A). Gaspari, who heads up the government's Economic Crisis Task Force, said [...]	2008-12-15 15:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA554	SLOVENIA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND POTENTIAL PAKISTAN [...] (C) On December 12, Emboff delivered ref A's demarche to Marija Adanja, head of the International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance Division, informing her of the change of date of the proposed conference and urging Slovenia to participate and to provide financial assistance. [...]	2008-12-16 14:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SI
08LJUBLJANA561	SLOVENIA HESITANT ON BURMA SANCTIONS, BUT WILL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 16:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BM SI
08LJUBLJANA564	"U.S. SUPPORT IS KEY" FOR SLOVENIA'S MOUNTAIN [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with Ambassador Ghafari, new Slovene Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic stressed that "U.S. support is key" to Slovenia's efforts to have its Mountain Warfare School accredited as a NATO Center of Excellence (COE) (ref A). In separate November 14 and December 15 meet [...]	2008-12-29 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA566	SLOVENIA WANTS EU-U.S. UNITED FRONT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 13:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS SI
08LJUBLJANA60	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. KOSOVO POSITION IN OSCE, NO [...] (C) On February 12, Emboff delivered reftel points to Damjan Bergant, MFA Head of Department for OSCE and CoE and Chairman of COSCE, who stated that Slovenia fully agrees with the U.S. view of Serbia's efforts to invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism after an anticipated declaration of independenc [...]	2008-02-12 15:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE SI
08LJUBLJANA65	RUSSIA'S EU EXPERT EXPOUNDS ON KOSOVO, ODIHR, AND [...] (U) Dmitrij Poljanski, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's EU Affairs Unit and member of the Russian delegation in town for the Feb. 13 EU-Russia Troika, was the featured speaker at a Tuesday evening meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia. After remarks on Russia's relationship [...]	2008-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR NATO OSCE PARM PINR PREL
08LJUBLJANA69	EU - RUSSIA TROIKA: CONSTRUCTIVE, BUT NO CHANGE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: All parties involved described the EU - Russia Troika, held in Brdo, Slovenia on February 13, as a "constructive" dialogue. However, as expected, discussions on Kosovo were merely a reiteration of the standard positions, neither side gave any ground. While the lunch discussion w [...]	2008-02-14 16:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EUN ECON CVIS RS SI
08LJUBLJANA70	SLOVENIA WANTS A NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA [...] (C) On February 14, A/DCM met with MFA Head of Security Policy Division Stanislav Vidovic to outline our current thinking on Macedonia's candidacy and to encourage Slovenia to join our calls to both Skopje and Athens to use the Nimetz process to reach a solution on the name issue before Buchar [...]	2008-02-15 07:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR MK SI
08LJUBLJANA78	SLOVENIA PREPARING TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 19, Charge met with an expansive FM Rupel to urge Slovenia to recognize Kosovo as quickly as possible, per reftel. Observing that Charge was "preaching to the choir," FM Rupel sketched out Slovenia's plans for recognition. According to Rupel, Slovenia's Cabinet will meet on F [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA79	SLOVENIA AGREES THAT KOSOVO IS NOT A PRECEDENT FOR [...] (C) On February 14, Emboff delivered reftel points to MFA official Dejan Vladic of the Division for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, who affirmed that Slovenia completely agrees with the U.S. position that Kosovo independence will not set a precedent for Abkhazia nor any other region. Vladic [...]	2008-02-19 12:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU YI SI
08LJUBLJANA82	SLOVENIA ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 21, the GOS announced that it intends to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign nation. At a press conference following a meeting of the Cabinet, the PM's spokesperson announced that the government had adopted a Conclusion on the Recognition of Kosovo and had sent its [...]	2008-02-21 14:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA83	SLOVENIA ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 21, the GOS announced that it intends to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign nation. At a press conference following a meeting of the Cabinet, the PM's spokesperson announced that the government had adopted a Conclusion on the Recognition of Kosovo and had sent its [...]	2008-02-22 06:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA89	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 24, Charge delivered reftel's points to State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and also to Director of the Americas Division Roman Kirn, and urged Slovenia to work toward a process of political change that leads to a democratic end. Noting appreciation for our views, both officials c [...]	2008-02-25 08:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CU SI
08LOME373	TOGO: UFC HOLDS 2ND PARTY CONGRESS, CHOOSES [...] (C) Summary. The Union of the Forces of Change (UFC),the largest opposition party in Togo, held its 2nd party Congress on July 18-19 in Lome, Togo. The party released a number of resolutions concerning the political way forward and chose its candidate for the 2010 presidential elections. Aside [...]	2008-07-23 17:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TO UV
08LONDON1087	UNITED KINGDOM BEGINS RELOCATION OF SOME IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. The first three participants in HMG's program to relocate selected Iraqi employees who worked for the British Government in Iraq arrived in the UK on April 8. According to John Burran, head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Office on Assistance to Iraqi Locally Employ [...]	2008-04-16 13:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM EU IZ UK
08LONDON1112	HMG WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ATHENS AND SKOPJE [...] (C) HMG has been engaging, and will continue to engage with, senior Greek leadership to encourage Athens to be more flexible in its position on the Macedonia name issue. FCO Balkans Group Deputy Director Adam Bye said that the British Ambaasador (HMA) to Greece had met with Foreign Minister [...]	2008-04-18 14:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EU MK GR UK
08LONDON1113	PROPOSALS FOR AMBASSADORâ€™S CT FUND [...] (U) Embassy London welcomes the offer made by S/CT Ambassador Dailey for S/CT to consider granting funds of up to 50,000 USD to support projects to counter violent extremist ideology. Embassy London submits the following two proposals: 2. (C) REVERSE RADICALISM: Working with Her Majesty's Governm [...]	2008-04-18 14:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UK
08LONDON1151	(C) BP PREFERS TO MANAGE CHINESE PRESSURE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY The Chinese government has threatened action against BP assets on the mainland if the company does not halt new projects in disputed South China Sea waters. BP would like to keep any reactions to Chinese pressure over the company's activities in the South China Sea within commercia [...]	2008-04-23 15:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PBTS PGOV PREL CA VN UK
08LONDON1160	REPORTS THAT BRITAIN IS IMPORTING PAKISTANI IMAMS [...] (C) Summary. The British press has reported that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that Britain would launch a SIPDIS new initiative to bring "moderate Pakistani Imams" to preach in Britain. Poloff spoke April 24 with the Head of the Home Office's Prevent Unit Paul Morrison who said the initiat [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL PK UK
08LONDON1172	UK EXPECTS THE BALKANS TO DOMINATE APRIL GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects the Balkans to be the key discussion item at the April 27-28 GAERC; the UK is still pushing to have a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) with Bosnia signed at this GAERC, but expects it will slip to the May GAERC. According to Martin Shearman, EU Corres [...]	2008-04-25 14:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK ZI IR IS CH BM UK
08LONDON1183	WESTERN SAHARA: UK UNDECIDED ABOUT UN STATEMENT [...] (C) The UK has not yet decided whether to make a statement at the April 29 UNSC meeting on the renewal of the mandate for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO),FCO North Africa Team Leader Robert Dixon told us in response to reftel demarche. If the UK does decide to [...]	2008-04-28 13:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS UK FR MO AG WI UNSC
08LONDON1204	IRAN: UK PUSHES BACK ESTIMATED DATE OF EU'S [...] (C) Summary. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Embassy there is "an eighty percent chance" the EU will vote to designate Bank Melli and 34 other persons and entities at the "next available" EU-level ministerial meeting. FCO was optimistic a text on designations will be f [...]	2008-04-29 15:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER EU IR UK
08LONDON1292	IRAN: DESPITE UK COURT RULING, HMG WILL KEEP ITS [...] (C) Summary. The UK Court of Appeals ruled May 7 unambiguously in favor of the Iran oppositionist group Mujahadeen e Khalq (MEK, aka MKO aka NCRI) on its long-standing petition to be de-listed as a terrorist group under UK domestic law (ref). The UK Government, which had fought the MEK's pe [...]	2008-05-08 17:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER IR IZ UK
08LONDON1302	LEBANON: UK TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENT, WILL [...] (C) HMG in general, and Foreign Secretary David Miliband in particular, are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon, Miliband's Chief of Staff Matthew Gould told us May 9. Miliband is planning to issue a statement the afternoon of May 9 reflecting the points in reftel; he will also cal [...]	2008-05-09 14:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC LE SY RU TU UK
08LONDON1338	(C) UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON GERMAN OBSTINACY [...] (C) In response to refs a and b, Andrew Ford, Head of the International Security and Arms Control Security Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),reiterated HMG's position that the USG's unwillingness to participate in the Oslo process has been an impediment to a successful agre [...]	2008-05-13 16:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS PGOV NATO GM UK
08LONDON1411	UK LARGELY WITH US ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (C) ON May 19, PolOff delivered Ref A on reforming the UN system of Internal Justice. HMG is in full agreement that the implementation of the new Internal Justice system is a top priority and agreed that any contentious issues should be left to further review after implementation, according [...]	2008-05-20 16:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC APER UNGA UK
08LONDON1424	UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR BURMA CONFERENCE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel on the Burma donors conference to Nigel Boud, Burma Director in the British Foreign Office, on May 21. Boud said HMG's objectives for the conference "tally exactly" with those of the USG. HMG's overall goal is to gain immediate access for humanitarian assistance [...]	2008-05-21 16:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID BM UK
08LONDON1433	IRAN: UK GRANTS ASYLUM TO VICTIM OF TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Reversing an earlier decision, and in the wake of considerable coverage in the UK press, the Home Office on May 20 granted asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who had claimed persecution by Iranian authorities. The HMG decision was not a finding of systematic persecution of homosex [...]	2008-05-22 12:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EU IR NL UK
08LONDON1456	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR THE MAY 26-27 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 17:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EU UK
08LONDON1468	IRAN: UK EXPECTS EU WILL SOON DE-LIST THE MEK [...] (C) HMG will formally notify its EU partners at a May 30 experts' meeting of the UK's impending removal (reftel) of the Mujaheddin-E-Khalq (MEK) from the UK's domestic terrorist list (reftel),FCO contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) May 23. Such notification will trigger an EU process [...]	2008-05-27 15:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER IR IZ UK
08LONDON1477	LIBERTAD ACT: UK INPUT [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The UK's policy toward Cuba is consistent with the EU Common Policy, which was [...]	2008-05-28 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU UK
08LONDON1478	UK ON CARIBBEAN SECURITY EFFORTS [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy assesses that HMG has shown long-standing support for Caribbean regional integration to tackle transnational crime, terrorism and natural disasters, believing that Caribbean countries are more likely to build effective capacity together than separatel [...]	2008-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER UK XL MASS
08LONDON1509	IRAN'S EX-AMBASSADOR TAJIK: UK MAY EXTRADITE AS [...] (C) The UK says it intends to extradite ex-Iranian ambassador Nosratullah Tajik to the United States no later than June 11, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on May 29. the Tajik case has been a significant bilateral irritant between the UK and [...]	2008-06-02 10:49:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON1552	EDELMAN AND MOD HOLD PAKISTAN ROUNDTABLE [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, UK counterpart Ministry of Defense Policy Director Desmond Bowen, and their staffs held a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on Pakistan May 30. (Participants in para 6.) Bowen described Pakistan as "vital strategic ground," a [...]	2008-06-04 15:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS PK UK
08LONDON1553	UK FEELS U.S. PAIN BUT OFFERS LITTLE LOVE ON [...] (C) The UK does not itself strongly object to the proposed U.S. language on Cuba and Venezuela in the U.S.-EU Summit document, but is bowing to the "significant" opposition of other EU Members and will not break rank on including U.S. language. Polcounselor delivered ref message on June 3 to [...]	2008-06-04 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN UK
08LONDON1574	PAKISTAN: UK VIEWS ON DEALS WITH TRIBAL GROUPS IN [...] (C) Summary. The UK is giving the Government of Pakistan (GOP) "space to try making peace" in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) through deals with tribal groups because the new government needs to be seen in Pakistan as "in charge of security," but London is "under no illusion th [...]	2008-06-06 12:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MCAP PINR PINS PK UK
08LONDON1580	IRAN: UK INTENDS TO GO FORWARD ON TAJIK [...] (C) Summary: Taking a strong pro-extradition line, the UK still expects to extradite former Iranian Ambassador Tajik as soon as remaining medical-legal aspects of his case are resolved. Foreign and Commonwealth contacts underline, however, that HMG takes Iranian threats related to the Tajik c [...]	2008-06-06 16:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON160	(C) UK ON ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD AND C.A.R. [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 15:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR CD UK
08LONDON1623	UK ON CUBA, IRAN AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE JUNE GAERC [...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials provided to Poloffs on June 12 the responses below to ref points on key GAERC agenda items, as well as a general readout of UK expectations for the June GAERC meeting. Cuba ---- 2. (C) The UK supports lifting the EU's Restrictive Measures on Cuba at the Jun [...]	2008-06-13 13:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID ZL ZK IR IZ IS CU
08LONDON1633	UK SUPPPORT AND ATTENDANCE AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] (C) The UK will not announce new significant money for Palestinian rule-of-law programs at the June 24 Berlin Conference, but will describe what additional programs and plans it intends to further support using already pledged, but undisbursed, funds, the Foreign Office's Middle East Unit tol [...]	2008-06-16 15:50:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN UK
08LONDON1648	SOMALIA: POLITICAL SOLUTIONS REQUIRED FOR SHIPPING [...] (C) Summary. Discussing French efforts to establish secure maritime supply chains for humanitarian aid for Somalia at a June 12 think-tank event in London, French MFA and Defense Ministry representatives were met with strong demands from shipping industry leaders for the international communi [...]	2008-06-18 13:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EWWT PHSA UNSC KPKO SO XW UK
08LONDON1678	UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE [...] (C) HMG has the following red lines for any UN statement on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officers Ben Llewellyn-Jones and Jason Moore told us June 23 in response to Ref A: -- the statement must emphasize that the Mugabe regime is no longer legitimate, since the will of the people of Zimbabwe [...]	2008-06-23 17:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1745	ZIMBABWE: UK SUPPORTS UNSC CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 11:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1758	ZIMBABWE: UK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. DRAFT UNSC [...] (C) HMG continues to support the current U.S. draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe, according to FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officer Jason Moore. Moore reported that in a July 2 ministerial meeting FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown said the UK should continue to pursue sanctions, though a prematu [...]	2008-07-02 12:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1814	ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT -- NO DEAL YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: British internet service providers (ISP,s) and copyrighted content providers have not yet reached an agreement on how to handle online copyright infringers. HMG is still threatening to impose legislation by the end of the summer if no deal is reached and will release a consultation [...]	2008-07-08 15:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS KIPR UK
08LONDON1821	FINDING A ROLE FOR THE OECD -- SECRETARY-GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Gurria,s recent visit was designed to strengthen the relationship between the OECD and the UK. A broad swathe of UK government ministers met Gurria to express the UK,s commitment to the organization. Gurria [...]	2008-07-09 13:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECON UK
08LONDON1823	ZIMBABWE: UK OPTIMISTIC ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Per reftel, the Charge spoke on July 9 with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, who was optimistic there would be sufficient votes to pass the current UNSC draft resolution on Zimbabwe. Malloch-Brown suggested progress had been made with Moscow and Beijing in New York and at the G-8 Su [...]	2008-07-09 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC ZI UK

08LONDON1837	FOREIGN OFFICE SEES BROWN-MEDVEDEV TALKS LEADING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev used their first one-on-one meeting at the G8 summit to build a friendly rapport rather than "score points" on smaller contentious issues, said the Foreign Office (FCO) to members of the diplomatic community. According t [...]	2008-07-10 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG PREL UK RS
08LONDON1852	UK AND SUDAN: S/E WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 30 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson held June 30 wide-ranging discussions with UK officials on the way forward on Sudan and attended a P3 lunch with French and British colleagues. UK officials told Williamson that Ban Ki-Moon's impending appointment of a new media [...]	2008-07-15 10:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC SU UK
08LONDON1898	HMG CONSIDERING UPGRADES TO NATO AND BILATERAL [...] (U) Request for Guidance; see para 3. 2. (C) HMG is currently engaged in a cross-departmental discussion on its training commitments in Iraq, the results of which should become clearer by the end of July. According to MOD Joint Commitments officer Dan Hughes and FCO NTM-I officer Ian Living [...]	2008-07-21 13:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON1922	UK WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:26:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC UK
08LONDON1924	CENTRAL ASIA/TURKMENISTAN: UK PRIORITIES IN [...] (C) The head of Turkmenistan's National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights in the Office of the President, Shirin Ahmedova, and the Turkmen Deputy Minister of Justice's early July visit to the UK was a result of HMG's long-term strategy to gradually increase engagement with Turkmenistan as it [...]	2008-07-23 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IAEA PGOV ZK UK
08LONDON1967	IRAQ: UK LIKELY TO ASSUME ROLE OF "PRIME [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 15:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON1972	SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPLY [...] (C) Summary. On July 22, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Special Assistant Marc Humphrey traveled to London to meet with Simon Manley (Director for Defense and Strategic Threats at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO). The purpose of this meeting w [...]	2008-07-30 12:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC IAEA FR UK
08LONDON1988	UK RESPONSE TO ADDITION OF TWO NEW PARTNERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 16:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ UK
08LONDON1997	UK AGREES ON NEED TO HELP COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) HMG is "100 percent on the same page as the United States" regarding FARC and the need to aggressively combat narcotics trafficking, Tony Kay, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Colombia and Venezuela Desk Officer told us July 31 during a discussion of reftel demarche. Kay stressed that UK [...]	2008-08-01 10:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER CO UK VE
08LONDON2028	UK LIKELY TO JOIN EU CONSENSUS ON LIFTING KARADZIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 16:36:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU UK
08LONDON2055	UK PLEASED WITH FIRST MONTH OF FRENCH PRESIDENCY; [...] (C) Summary. France has "listened to" London during the first month of the French Presidency of the EU, especially on issues of current importance to the UK such as Zimbabwe and Iran, and the FCO tells us HMG is optimistic about prospects for the remainder of the Presidency. Despite initial concer [...]	2008-08-06 15:27:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EUN ETRD IR UP FR UK
08LONDON2100	UK STEPS, SO FAR, TO WIN SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG) DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 17:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC UK
08LONDON2171	TFGG01:FM MILIBAND TELLS GEORGIANS UK WILL PROVIDE [...] (C) During his August 19/20 visit to Georgia, FM Miliband pledged to government interlocutors and publicly that the UK will support Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and Transatlantic aspirations, and will work bilaterally and through the EU to address short term humanitarian needs and l [...]	2008-08-21 17:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU UK
08LONDON2178	UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF UK
08LONDON2179	HMG'S ENDORSEMENT OF THE DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 REF: STATE 88759 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR UK
08LONDON2180	(C) WESTERN SAHARA: UK SUPPORTS VAN WALSUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 14:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI UK
08LONDON2185	UK RESPONSE TO MTCR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL: AGREEMENT "IN PRINCIPLE" BUT SOME QUESTIONS REF: STATE 85940 [...] (U) This is an action request for State ISN/MTR. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. Although the UK supports "in principle" the U.S. proposal for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) outreach to non-MTCR countries, HMG has posed several questions regarding the implementation and potentia [...]	2008-08-22 16:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK
08LONDON2186	IRAN: CHINESE EMBASSY ASKS WHETHER GEORGIA CRISIS AFFECTS P5+1'S IRAN POSTURE REF: BEIJING 3034 [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy counterparts asked informally whether the Georgia crisis means in U.S. eyes a suspension or slowdown in multilateral efforts on Iran nuclear. London Iran Watcher (Poloff) said this is not the case; international equities on Iran are too urgent and well-defined, and Iran [...]	2008-08-22 16:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINS PREL PTER CH IR UK
08LONDON2196	DRC SANCTIONS: UK APPRECIATES INFORMATION, KEEN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 13:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF CG RW UK
08LONDON2197	UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN DOUGLAS E. LUTE REF: WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC 481 [...] (C) Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Deputy National Security Advisor Douglas E. Lute and delegation to visit London September 18-20 for meetings with UK officials. 2.(U) ----------------- Visit officer ----------------- XXXXXXXXXXXX If calling from within the UK replace 44 [...]	2008-08-27 15:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA UK
08LONDON2204	WALES: WHO WILL REPLACE FIRST MINISTER MORGAN WHEN [...] (C) Speculation is rife in the Welsh media and among Welsh political insiders as to whom the Labor Party would "parachute in" to rescue the party in Wales and replace Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who has announced he will resign as First Minister in 2009, but retain his seat in [...]	2008-08-28 12:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UK
08LONDON2211	UK WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GEORGIA; â€œON THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. The United Kingdom agrees that South Ossetian and Abkhazian representatives should not participate in UN Security Council (UNSC) meetings on Georgia, according to Mariot Leslie, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director General (DG) for Defense and Intelligence. Leslie told th [...]	2008-08-28 17:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID UNSC PREL PGOV FR GG UK UP
08LONDON2218	UK PERSPECTIVE ON NATO MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 12:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV MARR UK
08LONDON2242	UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY DIRECTOR JOHN P. WALTERS AND STAFF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 08:33:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA UK
08LONDON2282	A MIXED UK RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE REF: A. STATE 95334 B. STATE 61034 C. PARIS 1446 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 15:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UK
08LONDON2283	IRAN: UK'S INFORMAL COMMENTS ON EU DYNAMICS AND IRAN SANCTIONS PROSPECTS REF: A. SECSTATE 95257 B. SEPT 2 LONDON EMAIL (GAYLE) TO NEA/IR [...] (C) Summary: Recent Embassy conversations on Iran with regular Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts suggest the UK's approach on Iran nuclear policy will continue to be tough-minded and practical, favoring direct engagement if feasible, but not optimistic on prospects either for broad EU [...]	2008-09-09 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR UK
08LONDON2384	READOUT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KUPFER MEETINGS WITH JOHN HUTTON AND JONATHAN PORTES ON ENERGY SECURITY AND LONDON SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to the UK on September 16th and 17th, Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Kupfer met separately with Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) John Hutton and the Prime Minister,s Special Envoy for Energy Jonathan Portes to discuss energy s [...]	2008-09-19 10:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY UK
08LONDON2420	LUTE DELEGATION'S DISCUSSIONS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 15:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MCAP AF PK UK
08LONDON2441	NTMI: UK WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BUT WILL BE SHORT ON SPECIFICS AT SEPTEMBER 26 MANPOWER COORDINATION CONFERENCE REF: A) LONDON 1967 B) STATE 99701 [...] (C) The UK supports in principle U.S. views that NATO Allies and Partners should provide additional resources to the Nato Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) and HMG will make a significant contribution. However, according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes, internal decision m [...]	2008-09-25 09:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PEL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
08LONDON2496	DAVID CAMERON USES HIS PARTY SPEECH TO DEFINE HIMSELF AND REBUT LABOUR CLAIM THAT NOW IS NO TIME FOR A NOVICE REF: STATE 2451 [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Conservative Leader David Cameron used his lengthy, sober speech to the Tory Conference today to rebut Prime Minister Brown's charge that "now is not the time for a novice" to move into Downing Street (ref). Cameron told conference delegates that in a time of financial cris [...]	2008-10-01 16:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK
08LONDON2556	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS STEALS THE THUNDER FROM [...] Summary and comment. (C) The Conservative Party's fall conference, which closed the UK political party conference season on October 1, ended with a whimper rather than the expected bang. Turmoil in the world's financial markets overshadowed Tory leader David Cameron's attempts to portray his party [...]	2008-10-07 12:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK
08LONDON2565	DELEGATION PRESENTS PETITION TO EMBASSY ADVOCATING [...] (C) A four person delegation representing the "Cuba Solidarity Campaign," a UK-based pressure and advocacy group, presented a petition to Polcouns and the Department of Justice Attache October 7 on behalf of two Cuban women requesting permission to visit their imprisoned husbands, operatives [...]	2008-10-07 17:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PHUM CVIS CU UK KCRM
08LONDON2574	UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO LUTE AND DELEGATION, OCT 21-23, 2008 REF: WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC CABLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 12:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP AMGT ASEC OVIP AFIN UK
08LONDON2603	BROWN RECEIVES BOUNCE FROM BAIL-OUT PLAN; [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.K. government's agreement to pump GBP 37 billion into three of Britain's largest banks, along with similarly dramatic moves undertaken in the U.S. and in the rest of Europe, buoyed, at least temporarily, London's stock markets, with minor gains posted in the first two days of t [...]	2008-10-15 14:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV UK
08LONDON2642	UK FULLY SUPPORTS FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 14:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK UK
08LONDON2643	UK/RUSSIA RELATIONS: HARD-HEADED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. FCO Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Director Michael Davenport told DCM that HMG was conducting "parallel exercises" involving Cabinet, Intelligence and Foreign Office principals, designed to give PM Brown a clearer picture of Russian foreign policy making processes and recommendatio [...]	2008-10-20 15:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU UK
08LONDON2655	AFGHANISTAN: HMG SUPPORTS ELECTIONS AS SCHEDULED; UNLIKELY TO INCREASE TROOP NUMBERS ABOVE CURRENT DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Pat Moon and INL PDAS Bill McGlynn exchanged views on the way ahead in Afghanistan with FCO South Asia Director Adam Thomson and Afghanistan Team Leader Matthew Lodge, as well as MOD Joint Commitments Policy Director Jeff Garrett and Director-Political Peter Watkins. Moon brief [...]	2008-10-22 07:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF UK
08LONDON2689	UK AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF SADC ENGAGEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 15:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI UK
08LONDON2702	UK WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR CONFERENCE, WILL DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM ATTENDING REF: STATE 112229 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 15:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IR MNUC TRGY UK
08LONDON272	IRAN: UK SAYS EU DESIRE FOR THIRD UNSCR MEANS NO [...] (C) Summary: The UK expects no new EU steps on autonomous measures against Iran before a March 10-11 GAERC ministerial, due to the desire of most EU governments to have the legal and political cover of an approved third UN Security Council Resolution in place before any further EU action, ac [...]	2008-01-29 18:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON2735	UK WILL LOBBY IN EU FOR ROBUST EU APPROACH TOWARDS BOSNIA; NEW UK AMBASSADOR TO BOSNIA TO ARRIVE SOON REF: A) STATE 113894 B) DONEGAN/FOOKS EMAIL 10/17 [...] (C) The UK concurs with the U.S. view (ref a) that political progress in Bosnia has either stopped or is moving in the wrong direction, and will use the time remaining before the November 10 GAERC to lobby its EU partners for a strong statement on Bosnia. According to FCO Bosnia Team Leader Daisy O [...]	2008-10-28 17:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK EU UK
08LONDON2760	ECONOMIC CRISIS RX - VIEW FROM THE CITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV UK
08LONDON2765	CONSERVATIVE PARTY CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED BY BROWNâ€™S [...] (C) PM Brown's relatively deft performance (ref b) in handling the economic crisis over the past month has caught the Conservative Party off-guard, and the Tories' response to the crisis has been regrettably tepid, Michael Fallon, Tory MP and senior Tory member of the Treasury Committee, House of C [...]	2008-10-31 15:33:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV UK
08LONDON2785	BOSNIA, EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, AND DRC ARE ON THE UK'S AGENDA AT NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Miliband intends to impress on his EU counterparts that worsening trends in Bosnia require a unified EU message, and to highlight the need for political action in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),during the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. The UK Governm [...]	2008-11-03 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EUN GA IR IZ CG RS UK
08LONDON2802	HMG SEES OPPORTUNITY IN BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION REF: STATE 115494 Classified By: Economic Counselor Kathleen Doherty for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (C) In response to reftel points, FCO Burma Coordinator/Deputy Head of South East Asia and Pacific Group Nicholas Alexander, told Poloff that HMG agreed with the substance of our position on Burma's application to re-engage the Global Fund but advised caution on the tactics we might use to apply i [...]	2008-11-04 17:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM UK
08LONDON2821	FCO PLEASED WITH U.S./UK ALIGNMENT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson visited London October 31, to review Afghan counter-narcotics efforts (CN) with British counterparts. Johnson shared observations from his visit to Helmand, noted the importance of Afghan National Army CNIK protection for eradication, and noted th [...]	2008-11-07 16:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNAR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2822	DRC: UK FOCUSING ON POLITICAL SOLUTION, MAKING [...] (C) Parliament is pressing HMG for deployment of additional troops to MONUC, but the Foreign Office is concentrating on a political solution to the crisis and increased MONUC flexibility, FCO Great Lakes Team Leader David Hall and DRC Desk Officer Oliver Craven told us November 7. HMG will not sup [...]	2008-11-07 16:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR PREF PINS KPKO RW CG UK
08LONDON2833	CTF-150/SOMALIA: OUTBRIEF FROM CANADIAN SHIP [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian vessel HMCS Ville de Quebec escorted five WFP vessels in and out of Mogadishu between August and October 2008, and the vessel's commanding officer noted that there is clear evidence of collusion between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and pirates in Som [...]	2008-11-10 14:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PTER SO CA UK
08LONDON2858	AFRICA/CHINA: MORE ENGAGEMENT IS A TWO-SIDED COIN [...] (C//REL TO FIVE EYES) China's increasing engagement with African governments is a two-sided coin. China more readily works on its Africa partners' behalf in the United Nations (sometimes in unhelpful ways for the West),and it also provides significant direct investment and infrastructure cr [...]	2008-11-13 16:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID XA CA NZ AS CH TW UK
08LONDON2899	COTE D'IVOIRE: UK ON ELECTIONS, DDR, AND [...] (C) Summary. The UK "does not buy into" the French view that Cote d'Ivoire's elections were delayed for technical reasons, and HMG thinks elections could have taken place on time, albeit with some technical problems, had there been the political will, FCO West Africa Team Leader Jonathan Drew told [...]	2008-11-19 15:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV IV FR UK
08LONDON2917	NIGERIA: HMG TO CHALLENGE RULING ON IBORI EVIDENCE [...] (C) The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Metropolitan Police plan to appeal the November 19 London Court decision ruling that the evidence submitted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to the court in the on-going corruption investigation of former Nigeria Delta St [...]	2008-11-21 16:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCOR KCRM PINR NI UK
08LONDON3041	LONDON P3 CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: During a P3 working discussion hosted in London November 10 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),both the British and French participants stressed that their countries remain committed to UNSCR 1540 Committee goals, but agreed that the Committee needs to be more focused and mo [...]	2008-12-04 16:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PARM UK
08LONDON3107	SOMALIA/PIRACY: UK ON UNSC PIRACY RESOLUTION, CONTACT GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 15:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW UK
08LONDON3122	UK PLEDGE TO YEAR TWO OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) HMG is currenly in the process of determining the amount of its pledge to Year Two of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, FCO Levant Group Head Benjamin Saoul told us December 15 in response to reftel demarche. The exact amount of the contribution will not be decided until early 2009, Saou [...]	2008-12-15 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC LE SY UK EUN
08LONDON3183	UK SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS - [...] (C) HMG concurs with points contained in U.S. nonpaper (ref a) on the need for ISAF nations to provide enhanced security assistance in the run-up to and during the 2009 Afghan Presidential election. FCO Afghanistan Office Director Matthew Lodge said that the UK is currently engaged in a cross-dep [...]	2008-12-19 17:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS AF UK
08LONDON3197	LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...]	2008-12-22 17:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK
08LONDON331	IRAN: UPDATE ON UK'S APPEAL OF MEK DE-LISTING [...] (C) Summary. The FCO told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) the UK's Court of Appeals will decide in mid-February whether to hear HMG's appeal of a 2007 order to de-list the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk (MEK) and, if it hears the case, will also decide the merits of the appeal. Even if HMG loses this stag [...]	2008-02-01 16:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON630	IRAN NUCLEAR: UK COMMONS REPORT WILL CALL FOR DROPPING SUSPENSION; FCO DISCOUNTS REPORT'S IMPACT REF: A. LONDON 4204 B. EMBASSY DAILY OF JANUARY 31 C. 2008 D. GAYLE-NEA/IR FEBRUARY 29 E-MAIL [...] (C) The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on March 2 will urge a major change in HMG and collective western policy on Iran's nuclear program, most notably the dropping of the suspension requirement before there can be direct talks on nuclear issues with Tehran. According to an excerpt f [...]	2008-02-29 16:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON677	UK COUNSELS PATIENCE ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] (c) Summary. HMG recognizes the issue of legal competency between the EU Commission and member states in the area of visa policy is "complicated," but London supports extension of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to other EU members and wants to complete its own bilateral visa MOU with USG [...]	2008-03-06 17:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO CMGT CVIS PREL PTER UK
08LONDON727	UK SUPPORTIVE OF WHA PDAS KELLY'S VIEWS ON LATIN [...] (C) Summary. FCO Director of the Americas Chris Wood was supportive of U.S. policy on Latin America, praising progress in Colombia in particular during a visit by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly March 7. Wood agreed Venezuela and Bolivia were worrisome and that Cuba had not changed since Fidel's illne [...]	2008-03-11 17:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EU UK CO EC BR CU VE BL
08LONDON762	(SBU) NEW PAKISTAN COALITION POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE, [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan's election victors will probably form a government within a week, but lingering differences of opinion may make the coalition unstable, according to Laura Guy, Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Pakistan and India-Pakistan Relations Section. The PPP and t [...]	2008-03-13 17:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD PHUM EU PK UK
08LONDON763	DEMARCHE TO UK ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, and following up on earlier discussions between Embassy and Department visitors with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on how best to coordinate public statements on Iran's Majles elections, London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel points and draft USG s [...]	2008-03-13 17:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR UK
08LONDON823	HMG AGREES WITH BURMA DEMARCHE ON REFERENDUM -- [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to Nick Alexander, head of Burma policy in the Foreign Office on March 19. Alexander said the UK is in complete agreement with points contained in reftel, underscoring HMG agreement that the Burmese "roadmap" as currently constituted is faulty. He shared UK talkin [...]	2008-03-19 18:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM EU UN UK
08LONDON949	EU/GERMANY/BLAIR MISSION/U.S. INFORMAL MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. The international community's efforts to support the Palestinian Authority through security sector reform, justice sector capacity building, and targeted project assistance need to be better integrated to achieve demonstrable results, representatives of the EU, Germany, the U.S. [...]	2008-04-02 13:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MEPP KPAL UK
08LONDON966	HMG ON HOW TO MOVE THE EU ON BURMA, SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] 4 (b,d) Â [...]	2008-04-03 14:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC EFIN ETTC EU BM UK
08LUANDA1282	BRAZILIAN OIL WORKER KILLED IN CABINDA PROVINCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 06:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA204	THE ROLE OF A CIVAIR REGULATOR - TAAG AND ANGOLA [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Contrary to recent press accounts, European Ambassadors in Luanda report the EU ban on TAAG flights to Europe will continue at least into November. A recent EU inspection of Angola's civil aviation system found some regulatory im [...]	2008-03-12 13:13:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON AO
08LUANDA222	EXPAT SECURITY THREATENED IN CABINDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GRA remains tight-lipped about recent attacks against expatriates in Cabinda province, and the lack of a transparent investigation into the attacks makes it difficult to know if separatist politics or simple banditry are motivating the criminals. The increased danger posed t [...]	2008-03-14 15:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC EINT EPET AO
08LUANDA248	UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE ORDERED TO CLOSE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recently learned that on March 4th, 2008, the GRA sent a note verbale to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) - Geneva, declaring that Angola will not sign an MOU formalizing the status of th [...]	2008-03-28 13:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA249	VIGNETTES FROM STAFFDEL PHELAN'S MEETINGS IN LUANDA [...] (C) Summary: StaffDel Phelan's March 18-22 visit to Angola provided an opportunity to engage with a wide range of Angolan leaders on issues of importance to our bilateral relationship. Although the overall theme of the visit focused on investment climate, transparency, and Angola's request for [...]	2008-03-31 09:35:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN AO
08LUANDA254	ANGOLA CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: In response to March 31 demarche (reftel),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti told Ambassador Mozena he would pass U.S. concerns over the potential for violence in Zimbabwe directly to President Dos Santos. He added that Angola shares these concerns, especially if Mov [...]	2008-03-31 18:11:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO PREL ZI
08LUANDA258	ENGAGING ANGOLA ON DESTROYING EXPIRED MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: GRA concerns at the highest level over the 2007 arms depot explosion in Maputo offer an opportunity to expand U.S. cooperation with Angola on destruction and/or toward improved physical security and stockpile management of the country's vast stocks of expired munitions. Although [...]	2008-04-01 16:58:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM AO
08LUANDA263	ANGOLA CONCERNED DELAY IN ZIMBABWE VOTE RESULTS [...] (C) Foreign Relations Vice Minister Jorge Chicoti called Ambassador Mozena April 2 to convey Angola's "worry" over the continued delay in release of the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election. Chicoti said the GRA is internally grappling at the highest levels with how to handle the situa [...]	2008-04-02 18:36:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AO ZI
08LUANDA264	FINDING A WAY TO CONTINUE UN HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS [...] (U) This is an action message - see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Contrary to what Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Chicoti told us on March 31 (ref A),the GRA (via a note verbale dated April 1) ordered the Human Rights Office in Angola (HROA) to close out all programs and cease ope [...]	2008-04-02 19:08:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA319	REQUEST FOR STOCKPILE SECURITY TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 18 meeting, the Angolan National Police requested that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conduct stockpile security and management training in Luanda in late May 2008. Despite the probable time pressures caused by short notice, post stands ready to assist D [...]	2008-04-22 17:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MASS PTER MARR PARM KHDP AO
08LUANDA45	PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR REPLAYS DOS SANTOS' NEGATIVE [...] (C) During a January 14 meeting, Portuguese Ambassador to Angola Francisco Telles told Ambassador Mozena that President Dos Santos raised AFRICOM in the context of a discussion on Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) with Portugal's Minister of Defense, Nuno Teixeira during the latter's visit to Ango [...]	2008-01-16 08:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AO
08LUANDA555	A PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 5, 2008 legislative election will be Angola's first in 16 years and only the second in its history. Although the country's political landscape is difficult to read, an analysis of Angola's electoral system, the electoral playing field, and the results of the 1992 el [...]	2008-07-21 09:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA556	AS ELECTIONS APPROACH... WILL ANGOLA BE READY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Angola's legislative elections (the first in 16 years) only 45 days away, the National Election Commission (CNE) has made impressive progress in making arrangements for the polls, but daunting challenges remain. Challenges include timelines required to print and distribute t [...]	2008-07-21 13:07:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA562	AN YUE JIANG - ANOTHER TAKE ON THE FATE OF CHINESE [...] (C ) Although we do not yet know definitively whether or not the Angolans off-loaded in April Zimbabwe-bound arms and ammunition from the Chinese vessel An Yue Jiang, Embassy has received additional unconfirmed information that the Angolans, true to their word, did not allow the materiel desti [...]	2008-07-23 10:24:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHSA CH ZI AO
08LUANDA563	EU OBSERVATION MISSION AT RISK [...] (C) The local EU delegation has expressed growing concerns about prospects for a successful EU observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections. According to local EU sources, both the EU and GRA are holding fast to their respective positions on a Memorandum of Understanding - the [...]	2008-07-23 17:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA567	EU AGREES TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION SANS MOU [...] (SBU) The EU has agreed to send an observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections without a signed MOU (reftels). In a July 25 phone call with the Ambassador, the European Commission Head of Administration Luis Martinez said that the EU headquarters in Brussels has stated in a w [...]	2008-07-25 18:39:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA568	EU AGREES TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION SANS MOU [...] (SBU) The EU has agreed to send an observation mission for the September 5 legislative elections without a signed MOU (reftels). In a July 25 phone call with the Ambassador, the European Commission Head of Administration Luis Martinez said that the EU headquarters in Brussels has stated in a w [...]	2008-07-25 18:39:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA593	GRA HOPES FOR NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN PRETORIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 4th meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda expressed hope that the ongoing negotiations between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and opposition MDC parties would result in a power-sharing agreement. Absent such an agreement, Zimbabwe could ex [...]	2008-08-04 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI AO
08LUANDA598	FOREIGN MINISTER CONCEDES "ERRORS" IN EXPELLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a friendly, hour-long meeting with Ambassador Mozena on August 4th, Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda highlighted the GRA's desire for deeper economic ties with the U.S., admitted "errors" in the conduct of expulsions of illegal Congolese immigrants, and downplayed a r [...]	2008-08-05 19:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA616	"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL. IV [...] (SBU) In This Issue: - Media Space Tightens with Halt to Radio Call-In Shows - MPLA and UNITA Shine, Others Stumble at Starting Gate - The Trouble with Campaign Financing - Extended School Closure During Electoral Period Media Space Tightens with Halt to Radio Call-In Shows ------ [...]	2008-08-08 15:35:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA687	"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VII [...] (U) In This Issue: - UNITA Accuses MPLA of Political Violence and Intimidation - Dos Santos Notes MPLA's Past Failures - An Odd Twist to the MPLA Campaign - Small Parties Run Out of Steam - Walking the tightrope... UNITA Accuses MPLA of Political Violence ----------------- [...]	2008-08-29 19:19:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA694	"THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL IV [...] (C) In This Issue: - Logistics, Logistics, Logistics... - MPLA Predicts Big Victory - UNITA's Forecast for Bie - PADEPA Rally Drowned Out by MPLA - FpD, EU Observation Head Grounded by President dos Santos - Rejected Poll Workers Angry, Confused - Spot Report from Uige: [...]	2008-09-04 20:29:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA723	OFFICAL RESULT FOR 17 PROVINCES IN - LUANDA DELAYED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Electoral Commission (CNE) released final results for 17 of Angola's 18 provinces on September 14; Luanda's results were withheld due to a challenge from UNITA. The MPLA won all of the seventeen provinces, taking over 80 percent of the vote in 12 of them. UNITA has [...]	2008-09-16 13:08:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA734	SAMAKUVA DISCUSSES UNITA'S DEFEAT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: During a September 25 call on the Ambassador, UNITA President Isaias Samakuva accepted the results of Angola's September 5 parliamentary elections, despite the "serious irregularities" that marred them, for the "good of the country." The new parliament's first order of business, [...]	2008-09-22 18:15:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA81	NEW DETAILS IN CABINDA SHOOTING POINT TO POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: (C) On January 18, Roberto Ferreira, Chevron's Superintendent of Security in Cabinda (protect),relayed to RSO and PolOff additional information on the December 26 shooting death of a Brazilian national in Cabinda Province (reftel). His report (unconfirmed) paints a picture of the de [...]	2008-01-28 16:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KSAC AO
08LUANDA810	G.E. IS TRYING TO SELL LOCOMOTIVES TO ANGOLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March, 2006, GE International submitted the first of three proposals to the Government of Angola for the complete rehabilitation of the existent fleet of 33 locomotives for Angola,s three railroads. Despite numerous sales calls, a complete inspection of the country,s locomotiv [...]	2008-10-09 17:17:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV AO
08LUANDA811	CHANGES AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY MAY OPEN NEW DOORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola's new foreign minister, Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos, is a well-known political figure with deep ties to President Dos Santos. He replaces Joao Miranda, who was rumored to be tired of the extensive travel the job requires and potentially ill. Vice-Minister Georges Chikoti ma [...]	2008-10-09 18:54:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA87	DEFENSE MINISTER EXUDES CHARM, BUT CAN HE DELIVER? [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to recent encounters with Embassy officials, Defense Minister Kundi Paihama was warm and ebullient during a January 24 courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena. Echoing a theme heard during Mozena's other calls on senior GRA and MPLA leaders (reftels),Paihama agreed that [...]	2008-01-29 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AO
08LUANDA98	LEADER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SAYS GOVERNMENT "NEEDS [...] (C) Summary: Acknowledging that the National Assembly has yet to grow fully into its constitutional role as the primary originating body for legislation, its President, Roberto de Almeida, nevertheless credits the National Assembly for creating a forum that has consolidated peace and reconcili [...]	2008-01-31 13:15:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
08LUSAKA1028	PATRIOTIC FRONT OFFICIAL ALLEGES ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The opposition Patriotic Front (PF) has serious concerns about the Electoral Commission of Zambia's (ECZ) handling of the October 30 presidential by-election, according to Secretary General Edward Mumbi. Mumbi claims the ballot printing operation was open to fraud, no [...]	2008-10-22 12:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1044	POST-ELECTION ZAMBIA: A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Summary. As Zambians head to the polls on October 30, they and we are faced with many uncertainties, not only over who will be the next President of Zambia, but also what the transition will look like and how the new President will rule. In true Zambian style, however, the two leading [...]	2008-10-28 15:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1053	ZAMBIA ELECTION DAY REPORT #2: STILL CALM AND SLOW [...] (U) Voters continue to trickle in to polling stations throughout the afternoon, leading up to closing time at 6:00 pm. Embassy observer teams report calm and orderly voting, with issues being taken care of according to electoral rules and regulations. While there will probably be a surge of [...]	2008-10-30 14:23:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1065	ZAMBIAN ELECTION: LITTLE GROUNDS FOR PROTEST, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Front (PF) is planning to file a petition calling for a partial recount based on PF estimates of how it should have performed in certain areas and complains vaguely of other malfeasance for which it has little to no proof. While the October 30 presidential by-elect [...]	2008-11-04 09:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ZA
08LUSAKA1076	BANDA AND MMD WEAKENED, BUT STILL IN CHARGE [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Zambian President Rupiah Banda won the October 30 presidential by-election by a small margin -- just 35,000 of 1.8 million votes cast, or less than two percent. His vote totals in several provinces showed sharp declines from those received by his ruling Movement for [...]	2008-11-05 10:45:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ZA
08LUSAKA1094	PROSPECTS FOR SATA'S ELECTION PETITION [...] (C) Summary. Soured at losing the presidential race, Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata intends to petition the election results, calling for recounts in as many as 80 constituencies. He has delayed submitting his petition as he awaits the results of the Electoral Commission's verificat [...]	2008-11-10 13:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA

08LUSAKA1109	UNREST ON COPPERBELT FOLLOWING CATHOLIC PRIEST'S [...] (SBU) Summary. The arrest of a prominent radio broadcaster following a call-in show featuring callers who encouraged any citizens dissatisfied with the October 30 elections to participate in a Patriotic Front-sponsored rally provided the spark that young PF cadres were previously lacking. Ri [...]	2008-11-14 09:45:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1135	POLITICAL CANNIBALISM IN ZAMBIA'S RULING PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Members of President Banda's ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) party recognize that the narrow victory with which they won the recent presidential by-election has exposed the soft underbelly of Zambia's dominant party since 1991. While claiming to want to rebuild a [...]	2008-11-26 15:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1154	ZAMBIA: RWANDA IS THE KEY TO RESOLVING THE DRC [...] (C) Zambian Foreign Minister Pande told Ambassador December 9 that Rwanda was a critical part of resolving the DRC crisis in the Kivus. Although Rwanda has denied involvement, it is clear, according to Pande, that Rwanda has an important role in the crisis and that role should be further expl [...]	2008-12-10 10:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA CG
08LUSAKA1167	ZAMBIA SUPPORTS UN PKO IN SOMALIA; WILL REACH OUT, [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 06:39:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO ZA SO
08LUSAKA1173	ZAMBIA: ECONOMIC WOES IN 2009 [...] (C) Summary. Zambia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by just under six percent in 2008, according to the Ministry of Finance. Although the Zambian Government (GRZ) forecasts five percent growth in 2009, its economic prospects are likely to be challenged by external shocks and unhelpful p [...]	2008-12-17 11:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN EINV EMIN ZA
08LUSAKA1183	ZIMBABWE: BANDA SAYS PATIENCE AND QUIET PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Zambian President Banda rejected the Ambassador's suggestion he speak out on the egregious situation in Zimbabwe; Banda prefers to pursue quiet, deferential regional diplomacy that emphasizes patience. He believes change is coming, but that an exhausted Mugabe will choose to le [...]	2008-12-19 06:01:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZA ZU ZI
08LUSAKA1186	BANDA JUMPS AT TRADE AND INVESTMENT, BALKS AT UN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, President Rupiah Banda and the Ambassador discussed ways to strengthen bilateral commercial ties to promote economic growth in Zambia, including concluding an Open Skies agreement and either a Bilateral Investment Treaty or Trade and Investment Framewo [...]	2008-12-22 05:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR ETRD EINV ECON EAIR KHIV MASS ZA
08LUSAKA407	ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: ZAMBIA HIDES BEHIND SADC [...] (C) During an April 9 meeting, Zambian Minister of Information and Government Spokesman Mike Mulongoti told DCM and PAO that the Zambian government (GRZ) would not be making public statements on the Zimbabwean election. As SADC President the Zambian government (GRZ) could neither comment on [...]	2008-04-09 12:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA421	ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT ON UPCOMING EXTRAORDINARY SADC [...] (C) Summary: SADC Chairperson and Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa told Ambassador he has not yet heard whether Robert Mugabe will attend the emergency meeting of SADC heads of state called for April 12, but he expects Mugabe will not to want to miss a chance to peform. He confirmed that Morga [...]	2008-04-11 09:39:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA422	MUGABE "CHICKENS OUT" OF SPECIAL SADC SUMMIT [...] (C) On the afternoon of April 11, Zambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma updated the Ambassador on the special Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. Kapoma said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "chickened out" and will not be attending the meet [...]	2008-04-11 13:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA ZI SADC
08LUSAKA423	SADC SUMMIT: MANAWASA URGES "HUMILITY" AND A "NEW [...] (C) Summary: In his opening speech to an extraordinary Southern African Development Community Summit, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa echoed U.S. points delivered throughout the week in a short but pointed speech. He called for "humility" by Zimbabwean politicians and indicated it was time [...]	2008-04-12 16:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA427	SADC SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH HALF-HEARTED RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit concluded with little to show for the leaders' efforts. South African President Thabo Mbeki seems to have prevailed by containing efforts to forge a stronger SADC position on Zimbabwe. The Summit communique [...]	2008-04-14 14:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA429	SADC EMERGENCY SUMMIT: MWANAWASA TELLS ALL [...] (C) Summary. In an April 15 conversation, President Mwanawasa shared his thoughts on the recently concluded Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit. He described the Summit as a signal to Mugabe that SADC will not support him unconditionally. He characterized Mbe [...]	2008-04-15 12:07:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA441	GRZ (STILL) DELIBERATING ON CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging conversation with DCM and Poloff on anti-corruption topics, Cabinet Secretary Kanganja noted little progress on anti-money laundering, but said that Cabinet is currently considering a National Anti-Corruption Policy, as well as guidelines governing the use of sei [...]	2008-04-17 12:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV PREL KMCA ZA
08LUSAKA448	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO LUSAKA [...] (C) Your visit to Zambia is well-timed, in the aftermath of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit on Zimbabwe. Within the confines of SADC meetings, Mwanawasa has shown a willingness to address problems in Zimbabwe and confront Zimbabwe President Mugabe and South African Pr [...]	2008-04-21 12:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA463	CONSULTATIONS WITH MWANAWASA ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with President Mwanawasa, A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman called upon the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to increase its pressure on President Mugabe, offer its protection to Tsvangirai, and send a delegation of senior statesmen to SIPDIS [...]	2008-04-27 13:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI ZA
08LUSAKA477	KAUNDA SHARES VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE'S PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with AF A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman, former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda suggested that a national unity government might be the best solution to the Zimbabwe crisis. Kaunda, who may be sent as part of a delegation of senior statesmen to entreat M [...]	2008-04-29 15:59:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC PHUM KDEM ZA ZI
08LUSAKA486	ZAMBIA: NEXT STEPS ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa remains committed to addressing the crisis in Zimbabwe, but lacks wide support from other SADC leaders. He has expressed an intent to send a small delegation of SADC leaders to meet with Mugabe as well as an interest in helping mediate a solution involving a [...]	2008-05-02 12:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SADC AU ZI ZA
08LUSAKA499	COMESA LEADERS COMMENT ON POSTPONED SUMMIT, COMESA [...] (C) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has postponed its ministerial and heads of state meetings, which were scheduled to take place between May 1 to 15 in Victoria Falls, due to the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe. Although the Secretariat has considered the po [...]	2008-05-07 15:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ECIN COMESA ZA ZI
08LUSAKA500	UNOFFICIAL PING "ENVOY" MEETS WITH MUGABE; PING [...] (C) Summary. According to Vernon Mwaanga, a veteran Zambian diplomat and politician who met with Mugabe on the week of April 14 at the behest of AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, much of the blame for the current electoral crisis in Zimbabwe lies with the incompetence (rather than fraudule [...]	2008-05-07 16:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA502	ZAMBIA: INITIAL OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) During a lunch with Poloff on May 8, Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) Project Officer Robby Shabwanga (protect) said that his organization has been receiving information on post-election human rights abuses in Zimbabwe through their sister branch in Zimbabwe. Shabwanga bemoaned the situati [...]	2008-05-08 15:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ZA ZI
08LUSAKA525	ZAMBIAN MEDIA COVERS RICE-MWANAWASA CONVERSATION [...] (U) On May 11, the state-owned Sunday Times of Zambia provided front-page coverage of Secretary Rice's phone conversations with President Mwanawasa and other African leaders to encourage broader regional efforts to resolve the Zimbabwe electoral crisis. The front-page article, entitled "Rice [...]	2008-05-13 14:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA617	NO NEW SADC SUMMIT; MWANAWASA FRUSTRATED BY SADC [...] (C) Summary. According to Zambia MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador Tens Kapoma, President Mwanawasa is frustrated by the failure of the consultative meeting on Zimbabwe that he called on the margins of TICAD IV (reftels) and has no plans to convoke another extraordinary SADC summit prior to t [...]	2008-06-10 06:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC ZI ZA
08LUSAKA827	WITH MWANAWASA'S DEATH, ZAMBIA'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The Zambian Government's (GRZ's) announcement of President Mwanawasa's death (reftel) sets in motion seven days of national mourning, but also marks the beginning of Zambia's presidential race. According to the Zambian Constitution, elections must be held within 90 days, meaning [...]	2008-08-19 15:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL ZA
08LUSAKA982	TWO DEATHS BY UNKNOWN DISEASE IN ZAMBIA; EAC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Lusaka CDC office has learned that two cases of "suspected" hemorrhagic fever are being investigated in Zambia after two people died subsequent to being med-evaced to South Africa. We understand a South African nurse at Morningside Hospital who treated the second Zambian c [...]	2008-10-03 09:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ESTH ASEC AMED ZA
08LUSAKA983	EAC DETERMINES DEATHS NO THREAT TO AMCITS, STAFF [...] (C) Per REFTEL, EAC met to compare updated information and to determine follow up action. Based on current data, there appears to be no immediate threat to AmCits or the Embassy community. There have been no further reported cases or deaths attributable to the initial patient and it appears th [...]	2008-10-03 11:51:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED ASEC CASC ESTH ZA
08LUSAKA986	MICHAEL SATA: WHO IS THE KING COBRA AND WILL HE [...] (SBU) Summary. Although still a strong contender in the October 30 by-election, presidential candidate Michael Sata appears to have lost some of his momentum due to internal party strife. The Patriotic Front leader excommunicated half of his party's parliamentarians in late 2007 over disagr [...]	2008-10-06 13:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH ZA
08LUXEMBOURG106	PM JUNCKER WILL RAISE SITUATION IN GEORGIA WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 14:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS LU
08LUXEMBOURG194	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 15:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL LU
08LUXEMBOURG195	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON REALISM IN DEALING WITH [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief met 23 July with Luxembourg MFA officer for the Middle East and outlined the USG's concerns regarding recent European efforts to increase engagement with the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG). Pol/Econ chief asked that the GOL exert its influence within the European Uni [...]	2008-07-23 15:28:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LU
08LUXEMBOURG217	LUXEMBOURG BRIEFED ON USG PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU CG LU
08LUXEMBOURG240	LUXEMBOURG'S GAERC VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Stephan Muller relayed Luxembourg response to reftel demarches on 12 September. Muller briefly addressed Turkey and Zimbabwe, reserving the meat of his comments for Serbia and Georgia. On Serbia, the GoL believes it is time to unfreeze Serbia's SAA with [...]	2008-09-12 15:59:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV LU
08LUXEMBOURG241	LUXEMBOURG ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA UN Desk Officer Olivier Baldauff briefed Poloff on 12 September in response to reftel demarche. As expected, and in line with Luxembourg's voting record from previous Third Committee sessions, Luxembourg can be counted on to vote in accordance with U.S. positions on the ma [...]	2008-09-12 16:01:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN LU
08LUXEMBOURG280	LUXEMBOURG SHARES CONCERN OVER BOSNIA, OPPOSED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY MFA Western Balkans desk officer Jacques Thill responded to reftel demarche on 4 November. Thill indicated that Luxembourg shares the USG concern over the deteriorating situation in Bosnia. Luxembourg agrees that any transition in Bosnia should be predicated on adhering to the [...]	2008-11-05 15:16:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK EU LU
08LUXEMBOURG301	LUXEMBOURG WILL SIGN THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 07:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL LU
08LUXEMBOURG310	LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) is circumspect in its relations with Cuba, possibly because the wife of its head of state, Grand Duchess Teresa, was born in Havana in 1956 and fled the island with her family in 1959 when Castro seized power. 2. (C) The GOL has worked to encourage hum [...]	2008-12-08 16:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU LU
08LUXEMBOURG38	LUXEMBOURG READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 07:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UMIK PGOV EU LU
08LUXEMBOURG40	LUXEMBOURG TO QUICKLY SIGNAL INTENT TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on 15 February regarding Kosovo's pending declaration of independence. Asselborn asserted that Luxembourg will announce on the evening of Monday, 18 February, its intention to recognize Kosovo's declaration of independence, expected [...]	2008-02-15 15:15:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU KDEM LU
08MADRID000762ZFR763	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID1003	MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 15-19 [...] (SBU) Spanish government officials and press followed the U.S. financial turmoil closely during the week. President Zapatero and Second Vice President and Economy and Finance Minister Solbes reassured Spaniards that Spain's financial sector was safe and its financial firms solvent. Zapatero claimed [...]	2008-09-22 05:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG EWWT KNNP SOCI
08MADRID1006	REQUEST FOR ESCORT ASSISTANCE FOR WORLD FOOD [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso, who noted Spain sent a plane to the region last week to protect Spanish fishing vessels. She acknowledged our request for coordination with other efforts in the region. Polcoun [...]	2008-09-22 10:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP WFP XW SP
08MADRID1010	SPAIN: NRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 16:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL GG RS
08MADRID1014	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE, NON-PAPER ON MESA GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid engaged the GOS through a variety of channels to solicit Madrid's support of USG actions described in REFTEL. The GOS has stated that it shares USG concerns about the prospect of Syria or Iran obtaining a seat on the IAEA Board of Directors, but has indicated that M [...]	2008-09-23 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC IR SY SP
08MADRID1021	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S SEPTEMBER 23, 2008, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 09:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
08MADRID1048	SPANISH INTEREST IN FEATURED ROLE AT GI EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered draft agenda for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism's meeting of its Exercise Planning Group in Washington, DC during November 13-14, 2008. GOS officials indicated Spain's intention to attend and responded positively to a USG suggestion that the Spa [...]	2008-10-03 09:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL KGIC SP
08MADRID1055	BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA STEPS UP OPERATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Basque terrorist group ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) has conducted a series of bombing attacks in Spain in recent weeks as a "show of force" to counter Spanish judicial efforts to outlaw political parties affiliated with ETA. The Zapatero government and all opposition pa [...]	2008-10-06 10:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS SP
08MADRID1060	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon spoke October 6 with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena to inform him of the U.S. intention to vote against Serbia's ICJ resolution regarding Kosovo. Fernandez de la Pena suggested Spain, which had been [...]	2008-10-07 06:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV
08MADRID1073	U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID 9/29 - 10/1 [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky visited Madrid September 26-October 1 to participate in an American Chamber of Commerce in Spain conference on clean energy and climate change. The U/S delivered a keynote speech on climate change and renewable energy at the conference. U/S Dobrians [...]	2008-10-08 16:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG EAGR KWMN KIRF SMIG SP
08MADRID1081	SPANISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 10. Donoso said that Georgia will dominate the GAERC agenda, with some discussion on Belarus, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan and Moldova. //GEORGIA// 2. (C) Donoso said that Spa [...]	2008-10-10 16:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SP USEU
08MADRID1091	DCM DISCUSSES SPANISH DEFENSE BUDGET, ACQUISITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission met September 30 with the new Spanish State Secretary for Defense Constantino Mendez. The two discussed strategic industrial cooperation; the status of major acquisitions programs, including Tomahawk; the budget outlook for Spain; and the upcoming vis [...]	2008-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1092	AMBASSADOR HITS RIGHT NOTES WITH NEW SPANISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre ensured that Spain's outgoing Chief of Defense and the Chiefs of the Spanish Army, Navy and Air Force Staff were properly celebrated September 25. Hosting a cocktail reception for more than 90 attendees, complete with a color guard and a 6-piece military jazz band [...]	2008-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SP
08MADRID1105	REQUEST TO INVITE SPANISH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL SP
08MADRID1113	GALICIA POLICE CHIEF ON DRUG SMUGGLING AND LAW [...] (C) In a conversation October 9 with Embassy representatives, the Chief of Police of the regional government of Galicia said that while criminal activity in Galicia remained relatively low (30 crimes per 1000 inhabitants),drug smuggling and the underground economy continued to be important la [...]	2008-10-21 16:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SP SNAR PGOV KCRM
08MADRID1126	TOMAHAWK LIKELY FIRST VICTIM OF BUDGET AX [...] (C) It now appears virtually certain that Spain, facing serious budgetary constraints and difficult economic times, will not purchase Tomahawk (TLAM) this year. In recent days we have had strong indications from the MOD that the new leadership team there has decided to forgo any expensive, new [...]	2008-10-27 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR SP
08MADRID1131	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S OCTOBER 29, 2008, [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Chief of Mission hosted MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta at lunch October 29. They discussed the U.S.-Spain Agreement on Defense Cooperation (which governs U.S. use of the bases at Rota and Moron),Afghanistan, Georgia, nuclear powered warship visits, Som [...]	2008-10-30 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO AF SP
08MADRID1132	NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]	2008-10-31 09:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR IZ SY SP MR
08MADRID114	CODELS MARTINEZ AND LIEBERMAN MEET WITH SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators Martinez, Lieberman and Craig met with Spanish National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on January 11, discussing Afghanistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Cuba, and the Alliance of Civilizations. Senator Lieberman asked that Spain work to clarify and if possible remove caveats o [...]	2008-02-05 13:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID1140	SPAIN'S VIEW ON BOSNIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Benitez said that Bosnia may come up at the November GAERC, but given that this month's meeting is a "JUMBO GAERC," it is more likely to be discussed in December. 2. [...]	2008-10-31 16:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EU SP BK
08MADRID1142	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]	2008-11-03 08:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1182	SPAIN: MFA OFFICIAL SPEAKS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA),has shared information with Embassy Madrid officials on a range of subjects related to non-proliferation, including Spanish participat [...]	2008-11-06 17:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP KNNP PINR PINS SP KGIC PTER PREL
08MADRID1183	SPAIN SUPPORTS AU & EU EFFORTS TO RESTORE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 06:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR SP
08MADRID1190	DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPULSION OF DEA FROM BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 09:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM SNAR BL SP
08MADRID1194	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IPR WITH INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador discussed the battle against intellectual property piracy with Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade Miguel Sebastian. The Minister and an aide painted an upbeat picture of the progress being made in talks between Internet Service Providers [...]	2008-11-12 08:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID1212	CODEL SIRES VISIT TO MADRID, NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Codel Sires (Representatives Albio Sires, Lynn Woolsey, Phil Gingrey, Ron Klein, and Laura Richardson) visited Madrid November 13-14 to discuss rail transportation security, counter-terrorism, and bilateral relations. They met with Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, M [...]	2008-11-18 08:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL SP
08MADRID1225	SPAIN MAY PLANT IDEA OF NICARAGUAN RECOUNT AT EU [...] (C) Poloff discussed November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections and delivered points (ref A) November 20 to Spanish MFA Sub-Direct General for Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American Affairs Jorge Romeu Gonzalez-Barros. Romeu agreed there had been "serious irregularities" but cautioned that [...]	2008-11-21 21:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NI
08MADRID1228	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS IN [...] (C) Reftel demarche was delivered November 19 to MFA Deputy Director General for the UN Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares and Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. Ucelay reiterated Spain's strong commitment to the MEPP and FM Moratinos' commitment to preventing unhelpf [...]	2008-11-24 12:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNGA IS PA
08MADRID1229	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay received reftel demarche on November 21. Ucelay restated FM Moratinos' belief that the Annapolis Conference was an important step in facilitating efforts by Israelis and Palestinians to conclude a final, comprehensive peace. [...]	2008-11-24 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KBWG AL SP
08MADRID1230	SPAIN: CIVIL GUARD OFFERS INSIDER ACCOUNT OF ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a counter-terrorism (CT) conference co-sponsored by Embassy Madrid, General Pablo Martin Alonso, the Head of Intelligence for the Civil Guard -- known in Spanish as Guardia Civil (GC) -- discussed the role of the GC in detaining radical Islamic jihadists within Spain's borde [...]	2008-11-24 17:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
08MADRID1232	SPAIN: MFA OFFICAL'S REMARKS ABOUT EU AND IAEA RE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarches November 25 to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA,s Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. On Iran, Salazar said the EU was in the process of finalizing a declaration that will be "very tough" about Tehran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA o [...]	2008-11-25 13:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SP IR SY EU
08MADRID1262	SPAIN: MFA ADDRESSES HOST OF NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. POLCOUNS and POLOFF on November 28 met Spanish MFA officials for a wide-ranging discussion on non-proliferation issues. Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament discusse [...]	2008-12-02 12:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER SP SY IAEA IR VE
08MADRID1269	FURTHER THOUGHTS ON SPAIN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable continues the discussion from REFTEL, which examined recent Supreme Court acquittals of lower court convictions of radical Islamic jihadists. Most recently, the Supreme Court on October 7 overturned 14 of 20 convictions for a 2004 case known an Operation Nova; on Novem [...]	2008-12-02 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
08MADRID128	SPAIN DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Deputy FM Bernardino Leon approached Charge at a luncheon speech given by President Zapatero in Madrid February 6, to inform that Spain remained unable to support EU consensus on Kosovo prior to Spain's March 9 elections. Leon reiterated previously raised concerns about the sensitivities [...]	2008-02-07 12:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP KV
08MADRID1280	SPAIN: ALLEGED DETAINEE FLIGHTS ISSUE BLOWS UP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A hot issue in the Spanish press since 2005, the detainee transfer flights that allegedly transited Spain from 2002 until 2006 have once again hit the headlines. The most recent flurry of reporting began November 30 when El Pais, Spain's leading newspaper, printed several stories bas [...]	2008-12-04 13:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREF PGOV PTER KPAO SP
08MADRID1281	REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SPANISH DEFENSE [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: MOD Carme Chacon continues to voice, publicly and privately, her desire to see the U.S. elevate the Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC) to treaty status. Chacon describes this in terms of legal parity and equilibrium in the bilate [...]	2008-12-05 06:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1282	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on December 4. Benitez said that the GAERC agenda will include the EU Enlargement, MEPP, the Congo, Pakistan, declarations on ESDP, and Solana's presentation of the European Security St [...]	2008-12-05 09:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SP ZL IS PK CG TU
08MADRID1293	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (C) As per reftel request, Econoff spoke with Spanish company GECI Espanola representatives December 3 as part of a pre-license check on C-130 aircraft parts to Spain. Geci Project Manager Billy Noboa informed Econoff that the C-130 parts specified in reftel are not/not intended for the Spani [...]	2008-12-09 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID1296	SPAIN: CONTINUED RESERVATIONS RE CRITERIA-BASED [...] (C) POLOFF met on December 9 with Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, to discuss the revised Paragraphs 6 and 7 for the Nuclear Supplier Group's (NSG's) Guidelines for Transfers of Enrichment & Reprocessing E [...]	2008-12-10 11:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM SP TRGY ENRG ETTC
08MADRID1299	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...]	2008-12-11 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID1303	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Polcouns delivered ref a demarche to Spanish MFA DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Carmen Bujan December 12. Bujan said Spain, in principle, welcomed the formation of a contact group. She emphasized, as she and other GOS officials have in the past, that finding adequate judicial arr [...]	2008-12-12 11:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SP
08MADRID1320	SPAIN SUPPORTS UN SPECIAL TRIBUNAL ON LEBANON [...] (C) Spanish MFA desk officer Maria Luisa Huibrodo received reftel demarche and said that Foreign Minister Moratinos strongly supported the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). She affirmed that contributions for Lebanon would continue to be a major component of Spain's foreign as [...]	2008-12-16 18:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN SP
08MADRID1341	DEMARCHE: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MADRID1358	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPAIN HONORING EXISTING AID [...] (C) Poloff discussed Nicaraguan municipal elections and conveyed points (ref A) to Spanish MFA Sub-Director General for Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American Affairs Jorge Romeu Gonzalez-Barros on December 23. Though Spain had been considering reducing its support to the Nicaraguan police, [...]	2008-12-24 10:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID1359	LUKOIL-REPSOL ROLE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Presidency Secretary-General Bernardino Leon confirmed in a December 22 dinner with the Ambassador that President Zapatero has tasked him with ensuring that Russian (and partly U.S.-owned) oil company Lukoil's pending purchase of a sizable stake in Spain's Repsol takes place on politically acce [...]	2008-12-24 12:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET KBIO RU SP
08MADRID1366	SCENESETTER FOR JAN 8-9 VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. Your Spanish interlocutors [...]	2008-12-31 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID137	SPAIN: CHARGE DISCUSSES IPR, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) In a February 7 meeting with Spanish Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez-Hernandez (Deputy Justice Minister equivalent) that focused primarily on our pending request to extradite alleged Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar (SEPTEL),the Charge also raised USG concerns on intellectua [...]	2008-02-11 08:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOCI KIPR ETRD ECON KIRF KJAN CVIS
08MADRID141	SPANISH ELECTIONS: PP MUST BUILD ON SUCCESS IN [...] (U) This message is the second in a series of reports analyzing key issues in select Spanish autonomous regions and the potential role the regions might play in the March 9 general elections and beyond. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Partido Popular (PP) has held working control in the autonomous c [...]	2008-02-11 14:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID142	AMBASSADOR NULAND PRESSES SPANISH ON NATO/ISAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland's January 16-17 visit to Madrid coincided with the announcement by the Secretary of Defense that the U.S. would deploy additional troops to Afghanistan, followed by misconstrued statements about the reliability of troop-contri [...]	2008-02-11 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID151	SPAIN MARCH ELECTIONS - PARTY PLATFORMS DEFINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the approach of the March 9 general elections, the two main political parties, the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the center-left Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) have released party platforms that define Spanish national priorities. The PP platform is a cle [...]	2008-02-13 11:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID158	SPANISH DISAPPOINTED ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN OSCE YI SP
08MADRID159	SPAIN/CUBA: GOS PRESENTS GOC WITH LIST OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that he presented Cuban Vice Minister for Global Issues Abelardo Moreno with a list of 20-30 Cuban political prisoners, including Oscar Biscet, and asked for their release during the second Spain-Cuba bilateral human rights [...]	2008-02-13 17:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP CU
08MADRID162	SPANISH DISAPPOINTED ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that Spain is disappointed that the U.S. did not agree to delay the timing of Kosovo's independence until after the Spanish elections. He said that Spain has not yet decided how it will respond in Brussels after the UDI, bu [...]	2008-02-14 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN OSCE YI SP
08MADRID174	SPAIN WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and Director General for North America and Europe Pepe Pons told DCM separately that Spain would oppose any EU consensus statement on Kosovo recognition in Brussels February 18. Separately, Spanish Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias to [...]	2008-02-15 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN SP KV IS
08MADRID175	SPANISH POLDIR REQUESTS FULFILLMENT OF AOC [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KISL UN SP
08MADRID176	SPAIN ON RUSSIA-ABKHAZIA, KOSOVO PRECEDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 17:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP GG RU YI
08MADRID178	SPAIN'S MARCH ELECTIONS: PP HOPING TO BREAK PSOE [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is one of a series of reports analyzing key issues in select Spanish autonomous regions and the role the regions might play in the March 9 general elections (REFTEL) and beyond. Giving Andalucia its due, Partido Popular (PP) leader and Presidential candidate Mariano [...]	2008-02-15 18:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP
08MADRID186	SPANISH REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Moratinos' Chief of Staff Javier Sancho told DCM February 20 that it was politically impossible for Spain to support the Kosovar UDI at this time, and that this is the position of both the ruling PSOE government and the opposition Partido Popular (PP). Sancho said the Spanish have t [...]	2008-02-21 09:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU KV SP
08MADRID201	RWANDA/SPAIN: INTL ARREST ORDERS IN WORKS, NOT YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post agrees with ref A assessment regarding the February 7 indictments issued by Spanish National Court Judge Fernando Andreu of 40 Rwandan military officials on charges of genocide. The overall implication of the indictment is that Tutsi leadership, including President Kagame, [...]	2008-02-22 14:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KLIG KJUS OFDP SP RW
08MADRID202	SPAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Following conversations with visiting CSTC-A Deputy Commanding General George (in Madrid for an MOD-sponsored conference on PRT's in Afghanistan),Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens sought meetings with senior MOD officials to discuss SECDEF's recent letter to MOD Alonso requesting [...]	2008-02-22 18:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID203	FOLLOW-UP WITH GOS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since FM Moratinos' comment (repeated by President Zapatero) that Kosovo's declaration of independence was "illegal," the Ambassador and DCM have had numerous conversations with senior GOS officials including Deputy FM Bernardino Leon, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, [...]	2008-02-22 18:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN YI KV SP
08MADRID213	SPAIN: ZAPATERO AND RAJOY FACE OFF IN FIRST DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. There was a lot of wind-milling but no knockout blows landed during the 90 minutes of the February 25 debate. Each candidate's supporters claim victory, and we suspect undecided voters remain so. Neither candidate offered any new messages. Nevertheless, Rajoy probably did hims [...]	2008-02-26 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP

08MADRID224	SPAIN INTERESTED IN SOMALIA PIRACY UNSCR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito on February 27. Sanchez-Benedito thanked Poloff and expressed Spain's serious interest in a possible UNSCR on Somali piracy for two reasons. First, as a nation particu [...]	2008-02-28 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PREL EFIS UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO SP
08MADRID23	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND'S JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid in the company of your Spanish counterpart. I am pleased at the initiative taken by Ambassador Benavides, and I know that you will be well received by his colleagues and our contacts. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays [...]	2008-01-11 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR SP
08MADRID237	DEMARCHE: DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE MARCH 3 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR IBEROAMERICA JAVIER SANDOMINGO, URGING THE GOS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EU DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER MICHEL'S VISIT TO CUBA WAS INOPPORTUNE, AND, IF THE VISIT WENT FORWARD, MICHEL SHOULD [...]	2008-03-03 12:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU
08MADRID278	SPANISH SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN PEACE [...] (U) March 4, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay reviewed Spain's support for the Israel-Palestinian peace process, particularly in advance of the March 10-11 EU Foreign Minister's Meeting (GAERC). He said that Spain believed it was critically important to [...]	2008-03-07 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KPAL PREL IS SP
08MADRID281	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 6. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would be somewhat light this month. Javier Solana will brief on the Middle East and the EU will go forward with new I [...]	2008-03-07 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08MADRID282	SPANISH SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN PEACE [...] (U) March 4, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay reviewed Spain's support for the Israel-Palestinian peace process, particularly in advance of the March 10-11 EU Foreign Minister's Meeting (GAERC). He said that Spain believed it was critically important to [...]	2008-03-07 17:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KPAL PREL IS SP
08MADRID285	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Secretary of State for Economy David Vegara on March 6. Kimmitt expressed his confidence in the underlying strength of the U.S. economy. Both agreed that accounting rules would be very important for dealing with issues surrounding the p [...]	2008-03-10 09:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KTFN SP IR
08MADRID286	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On March 5, visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed with Bank of SIPDIS Spain (central bank) Deputy Governor Jose Vinals the U.S. and Spanish economic situations, sovereign wealth funds, and Iran. The Deputy Secretary said that the U.S. econom [...]	2008-03-10 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN IR SP
08MADRID289	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]	2008-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID301	TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOUR [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche March 10, notifying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the recent E.O. 13224 designation of four Syria-based members of the Abu Ghadiyah network. Ivo Pascual, desk officer at the MFA's Directorate of Counter-Terrorism, accepted the additional informa [...]	2008-03-11 18:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC SY SP
08MADRID312	SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: EXTRADITION NOT LIKELY UNTIL NEW [...] (C) The Spanish Council of Ministers (COM) on March 7 failed to discuss and approve the U.S. request for the extradition of Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar during its final meeting before Spaniards went to the polls to elect Spain's next government. The Ambassador and DCM followed up with senio [...]	2008-03-13 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID313	RWANDAN INDICTMENTS UPDATE [...] (C) Post urges extreme caution in allowing Rwandan military personnel indicted by the Spanish judiciary to travel to the U.S. for government-sponsored training. We cannot predict how the Spanish judiciary or government may respond should it become known that an individual wanted in connectio [...]	2008-03-13 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP
08MADRID33	SPAIN WILL CONSIDER PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING THE [...] (C) Demarche was delivered to Spanish MFA Near East Director Alberto Ucelay, who said that Spain did not have any plans to make a public statement on behalf of the National Council or the 30 detained Council members. He did ask for a copy of the White House Statement and said that the USG r [...]	2008-01-14 15:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI PREL SY SP
08MADRID34	SPAIN: POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Libyan leader Qadhafi's first official visit to Spain, December 15-18, MOUs were concluded on defense, economic cooperation and investment. Negotiations are still underway on a double taxation treaty. Qadhafi's visit began with a private two-day visit to Andalucia, foll [...]	2008-01-14 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD LY SP
08MADRID348	SPANISH ELECTION WRAP UP: ZAPATERO SET TO FORM [...] (U) The absentee votes are in, and recounts have taken place in the most contested districts of Spain. The final electoral numbers for Spain's 350-seat Congress are as follows. The ruling Socialist party of President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (PSOE) - 169, the main opposition Partido Popular (PP [...]	2008-03-19 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID371	DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SENDING SPANISH CIVIL GUARD [...] (C) In Post's continued efforts to encourage the Spanish to do more in Afghanistan, Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met on March 26 with Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho (Deputy Interior Minister equivalent) to discuss SECDEF's January 24 letter to MOD Alonso requesting Spain se [...]	2008-03-31 06:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID372	MOD SECRETARY GENERAL FOR DEFENSE POLICY CUESTA ON [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 28 with MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta to discuss SIPDIS the Bucharest summit. He stressed the U.S. interest in enlargement (Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia) and our support for Georgian and Ukrainian aspirations to be part [...]	2008-03-31 06:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR SP
08MADRID376	MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...]	2008-03-31 16:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP
08MADRID395	SPAIN COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL [...] (C) On April 4, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Deputy Director General for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin Garcia Ovies who indicated that Spain would continue to carefully implement the travel ban and restrictions on individuals designated under UNSCRS 1 [...]	2008-04-08 11:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC SP ECON
08MADRID409	RWANDA/SPAIN: FURTHER INFORMATION ON INDICTMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post offers the following answers in response to ref A questions from Department regarding the Spanish indictment of 40 Rwandan military officers. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUDGE ANDREU AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE? Judge Andreu is completely indep [...]	2008-04-11 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KLIG OFDP RW SP
08MADRID418	BANCO SABADELL SUSPENDS IRAN REPRESENTATIONAL [...] (SBU) On April 14, post received a letter from Banco Sabadell President Jose Oliu announcing that Sabadell had decided on March 31 to suspend all activities of its Iran representational office. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the letter, which responded to a letter post had sent Oliu the [...]	2008-04-16 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IR KTFN SP
08MADRID449	SPAIN: ZAPATERO INVESTED AS PRESIDENT, SELECTS NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was elected President on April 11 with only the 169 votes of his Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Zapatero eschewed forming alliances that would have produced an absolute majority in the first vote round in Congress. The Popular Party (PP) [...]	2008-04-22 06:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP
08MADRID450	SPAIN AGREES ON "CREEPING ANNEXATION" [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 08:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS GG RS SP
08MADRID451	SPAIN FULLY SUPPORTS U.S. ANTI-PIRACY INITIATIVE [...] (C) During an April 21 conversation on an unrelated matter, Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told the DCM that Spain wished to express its full support for a U.S.-led initiative in the UN Security Council on combating piracy (ref. A). Referring to post's initial demarche on the [...]	2008-04-22 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PREL EFIS UN UNSC IMO SO SP
08MADRID465	POST PRESSES GOS ON IRAN FINANCIAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed the head of Spain's Export Credit Insurance Company (CESCE) on 4/21/08 to limit export credit guarantees to Iran. Separately, EconOff met on 4/21/08 with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official to discuss Spain's views on Iran sanctions. The MFA offici [...]	2008-04-24 12:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP
08MADRID467	SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...]	2008-04-24 13:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN
08MADRID474	SPANISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish MFA expects the Balkans to dominate the April 28-29 GAERC but it also has strong opinions on Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Somalia, and the Middle East. END SUMMARY. //SERBIA// 2. (C) Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias told Poloff April [...]	2008-04-28 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID477	AMBASSADOR RAISES IPR, IRAN CONCERNS WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Ambassador Aguirre informed new GOS trade minister Sebastian of Spain,s placement on the Special 301 Watch List. Sebastian expressed disappointment but vowed to work with the USG and set as a goal getting Spain off the Watch List by 2009. The Ambassador reviewed US [...]	2008-04-29 08:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KIPR KNNP IR SP
08MADRID485	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD IN WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo shared views on the way forward in Western Sahara on April 28. Gomez-Acebo said that Spain's primary concern is for regional stability through a negotiated solution that leads to a just, lasting outcome. While it appears an [...]	2008-04-29 16:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MO AG WI UNSC SP
08MADRID486	FINANCE VICE MINISTER LETTER ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) As a followup to visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt's meeting with Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Economy David Vegara on March 6 (reftel),the Ambassador wrote Vegara a letter about Spanish transactions with Iranian banks. Vegara has responded with the following l [...]	2008-04-29 17:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN SP IR
08MADRID490	ADDITIONAL TERRORISM FINANCE CHARGE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Judge of Instruction Ismail Moreno has filed charges against jailed Al Qaeda leader Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, alias Abu Dahdah, for efforts to continue financing jihadist groups from his jail cell, according to an April 28 report in El Pais, Spain's leading daily. The charges wer [...]	2008-04-30 15:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN SP
08MADRID492	REPSOL, SHELL REPORTEDLY SEEKING TO SELL IRAN GAS [...] (U) Repsol and Shell will sell their joint 50% stake in natural gas development in Iran's South Pars block 14, according to reports in the Spanish business press. The two firms are reported to be negotiating an agreement with the GOI in which they would give up their concession in exchange for an a [...]	2008-05-05 12:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET IR SP
08MADRID499	TREASURY A/S LOWERY MEETING WITH SPANISH SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Secretary of State for the Economy Vegara told Assistant Secretary Lowery that he expected Spanish growth rates to fall below two percent as a result of the housing slump, which had been complicated by international credit market difficulties. He cited as helpful the gove [...]	2008-05-07 06:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SP
08MADRID502	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]	2008-05-08 16:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID504	SPAIN/RWANDA - PROSECUTOR DOWNPLAYS INDICTMENTS [...] (C) Post's Consular Legal Advisor (LES) met informally with Spanish National Prosecutor Blanca Rodriguez on May 5 to discuss the ongoing Spanish prosecution of 40 Rwandan military officials (reftels). According to Rodriguez (please protect),the judiciary undertook the investigation and subs [...]	2008-05-09 08:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KLIG KAWC OFDP RW SP
08MADRID518	WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S VISIT TO MADRID, [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon visited Madrid April 30-May 1, 2008. He met with Secretary General of the Presidency Bernardino Leon and former President Jose Maria Aznar. He also attended a lunch in his honor hosted by Charge d' Affaires Hugo Llorens with Spanish private sector, media, and [...]	2008-05-09 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM AR BL CO CU PE SP
08MADRID519	SPANISH FEELING GOOD ABOUT UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish MFA Human Rights Office believes France and Spain are poised to win the two WEOG seats on the UN Human Rights Council. Deputy DG Fernandez-Arias asked for U.S. support and also asked that the U.S. remember a "debt" to Spain from a previous election. END SUMMARY. [...]	2008-05-09 16:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
08MADRID52	FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...]	2008-01-18 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL
08MADRID529	SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMPACT [...] (U) Spanish MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs, Alberto Ucelay, in response to reftel demarche, said that newly appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada will head Spain's delegation at the upcoming conference. He assured us that Spain would continue working to solidify and ex [...]	2008-05-12 18:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL IZ SP
08MADRID537	SPAIN: TURMOIL WITHIN THE PARTIDO POPULAR--CAN [...] (U) Two months after suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, opposition Partido Popular (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy finds himself in the midst of a crisis that threatens the future of his party leadership. In the days following the March 9 general el [...]	2008-05-14 08:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP
08MADRID546	SPAIN SUPPORTS ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS IN LEBANON [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref(A) demarche to FM Moratinos' Political Director Rafael Dezcallar on May 16. Spain also strongly backs the Arab League's mediation of the Lebanon crisis and fully supports the agreement in Beirut announced May 15. Dezcallar said Spain is relieved that the violence [...]	2008-05-19 09:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL LE SP
08MADRID561	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON WESTERN SAHARA AND THE MANHASSET [...] (C) Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo received reftel (A) demarche and reiterated Spain's views detailed in reftel (b). Gomez-Acebo agreed that it is important to maintain the primacy of UNSYG Representative for Western Sahara Peter Van Walsum's efforts. [...]	2008-05-21 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO AG WI UNSC SP
08MADRID568	NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENSE EAGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission called May 21 on newly named Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Constantino Mendez Martinez. They discussed the importance and intensity of the U.S.-Spain military-to-military relationship, robust trans-Atlantic defense industrial cooperation, is [...]	2008-05-23 06:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID579	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAY GAERC [...] (C) Spanish MFA Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias told Poloff May 22 that the May "Jumbo-GAERC" would address the Balkans, Iraq, Lebanon, MEPP, Afghanistan, Somalia, Georgia and Zimbabwe and also review the status of all ESDP missions currently deployed, but will not discuss Iran, Cuba [...]	2008-05-23 13:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
08MADRID580	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain hosted a highly publicized Human Ri [...]	2008-05-23 14:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID595	SPAIN: U.S. COAST GUARD COMMANDANT VISITS MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen visited Madrid from 12-13 May to meet with Spanish naval and law enforcement counterparts to highlight the importance we place on joint efforts between civilian and military authorities to break down stovepipes in the fight again [...]	2008-05-28 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID598	SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...]	2008-05-29 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PINR IR SP
08MADRID609	RECOMMENDATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) First, many thanks to PM, EUR, H, and our colleagues at DOD, especially DSCA, for their steadfast support over many months on the sale of the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to Spain. This has been a long process, and we are grateful for the personal and focused attention it has recei [...]	2008-05-30 13:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL SP
08MADRID610	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met May 29 with Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta. They discussed bilateral relations, Afghanistan, NATO enlargement, AFRICOM, Cuesta's possible visit to Washington in June for meetings with DOD officials, a possible meeting [...]	2008-05-30 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR SP
08MADRID611	SPAIN/AL-KASSAR EXTRADITION: LEGAL CASE IS CLOSED, [...] (C) Spanish Deputy Justice Minister Julio Perez-Hernandez phoned the DCM on May 29 to confirm that Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar had exhausted all of his legal appeals, and, as a legal matter, the case was closed. Perez-Hernandez said that he had the file sitting on his desk, and that he coul [...]	2008-05-30 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID620	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome your visit. We are convinced there is much Spain can do to support the AFRICOM mission, so this will be a key opportunity. The challenge will be to engage them constructively on what the U.S. is trying to accomplish with this new and innovative command. We have a st [...]	2008-06-04 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID63	SPAIN ISSUES COMMUNIQUE CRITICAL OF GAZA LOCKDOWN [...] (C) Spanish Director General for the Middle East Alvaro Iranzo called DCM January 21, at the request of FM Moratinos, to provide early warning that Spain would be issuing a communique that would be critical of Israeli military operations in Gaza as well as the border closings. Iranzo, callin [...]	2008-01-23 06:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PHUM PREL SP IS
08MADRID640	SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES U.S [...] (C) Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba phoned the Ambassador on June 6 to say that the Council of Ministers had just approved the extradition to the U.S. of notorious Syrian arms trafficker Monzer Al-Kassar. Further to REFTELS, today's action by the Council was the final political de [...]	2008-06-06 15:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID657	SPAIN/GLOBAL INITIATIVE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. Although your relatively short time in Madrid will be taken up with events surrounding the fourth plenary session of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, it will provide a key opportunity to highlight the importa [...]	2008-06-10 13:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SP
08MADRID67	SPAIN/BARCELONA CT HUB PROPOSAL: PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Per REFTEL proposal from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona to create a counterterrorism and law enforcement hub in Barcelona to improve US regional capabilities and work with our Spanish hosts in the target-rich environment of Catalonia, we provide rough estimates of the budgetary impact of [...]	2008-01-24 12:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER AMGT AFIN SP
08MADRID670	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on June 12. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would address the Western Balkans, Iran, Lebanon, MEPP, Cuba, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, but not Iraq, Chad, Belarus, Georgia or [...]	2008-06-13 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SP
08MADRID678	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER CHACON RECEIVES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Spanish Minister of Defense Carme Chacon, who took office April 14 but has been on maternity leave since May 19, told Ambassador Aguirre during a congenial one-on-one breakfast meeting June 10 that she looked forward to working with the United States and would like to meet with her [...]	2008-06-18 06:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
08MADRID679	IRAN SANCTIONS - SPAIN WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF BANK [...] (C) Following up on information contained in ref e-mail, EconOff spoke on 6/18/08 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin about Iran sanctions. Alvargonzalez indicated that Spain would vote in fa [...]	2008-06-19 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN AORC ETRD EINV TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR
08MADRID682	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JUNE 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a June 18 meeting with the Spanish Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez-Hernandez (Deputy Justice Minister equivalent),the DCM thanked the GOS for their cooperation in the extradition of the Syrian arms dealer and alleged terrorist Monzer Al-Kassar. The DCM also addres [...]	2008-06-19 16:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PGOV PHUM PREL SP KOCI
08MADRID685	JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: General William E. "Kip" Ward, Commander U.S. Africa Command, visited Spain June 8-11 for meetings with Spanish officials regarding AFRICOM. The primary purpose of the visit was to meet with Spanish leaders to discuss AFRICOM as well as listen and learn from their experiences on the co [...]	2008-06-20 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID698	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JUNE 24, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Chief of Mission Hugo Llorens met June 24, 2008, with FM Moratinos' Chief of Staff (and Spain's next Ambassador to the OAS) Javier Sancho. Sancho provided a readout on Moratinos' recent visit to Venezuela and Colombia. In Venezuela, Moratinos continued efforts to repair s [...]	2008-06-24 15:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CO VE SP
08MADRID7	SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: EXTRADITION ON TRACK, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The extradition process of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar continues to move forward and we are increasingly confident that he will end up in U.S. custody. Foreign Minister Moratinos and Interior Minister Rubalcaba have both told the Ambassador in recent days that the judicia [...]	2008-01-03 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID707	ZAPATERO ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 23, President Zapatero acknowledged the economy's rapid deceleration, said growth in 2008 would be below 2 percent but would start to recover in the second half of 2009, and announced 21 reforms. The measures include spending cuts that are being perceived as an atte [...]	2008-06-25 17:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL SP
08MADRID714	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF GULF- [...] (C) On June 23, Econoff informed MFA Directorate of Counter-Terrorism Officer Laura Martinez that the U.S had proceeded with the domestic designations of reftel A al-Qaida financiers, reftel B Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, and reftel C LET operatives. Martinez thanked Econoff for the i [...]	2008-06-30 07:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA SP
08MADRID73	SPAIN/BARCELONA ARRESTS: SUSPECTED TERRORISTS [...] (C) Spanish media reports and our Mission contacts continue to reveal new information on the January 19 arrests in Barcelona of 14 suspected Islamist extremist terrorists (REFTEL A),and indicate that the terrorists were planning to conduct suicide bombings on bus and subway lines located near [...]	2008-01-25 14:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID733	SPANISH AUTHORITIES DETAIN INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO [...] (C) Spain's Guardia Civil detained four Algerian-born individuals (three on June 30 and another on July 1) suspected of belonging to a terrorism finance cell linked to Al Qaida. Three of the men were arrested near the southern town of Huelva in the province of Andalusia while the other was arr [...]	2008-07-03 15:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SP PREL PTER EFIN PINR KTFN
08MADRID738	DISCUSSION WITH SPAIN OF U.S. SHIP VISITS TO [...] (U) On June 17, 2008, Embassy and GOS officials met in the context of the U.S.-Spain Permanent Committee (this is the standing committee that manages the bilateral agreement on defense cooperation) to discuss the issue of U.S. ship visits to Gibraltar. This meeting was prompted by recent and [...]	2008-07-03 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID741	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 3, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met July 3 with Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Policy Angel Lossada. They discussed Lossada's visit to Washington, our concern over the tone of some recent public remarks by GOS and Socialist Party officials, the Global Initiative to Comba [...]	2008-07-07 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KV AF IR SP
08MADRID746	SPAIN SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS CONCEPT [...] (C) As per reftel request, Econoff conveyed the Global Maritime Partnerships concept to Alberto de la Calle from MFA's Foreign Policy Directorate as well as to Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, Deputy Director for Economic, Maritime, and Aviation issues. Both directorates represent Spain on issues [...]	2008-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON EFIN MASS MCAP MOPS PINS PHSA PREL
08MADRID751	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 2, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told the DCM on July 2 that U.S.-Spain defense talks in Annapolis and Washington the week of June 21 had been excellent, well organized, and uncontentious. Cuesta and the DCM discussed areas for follow-up from the High-Lev [...]	2008-07-08 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
08MADRID756	SPANISH AND RWANDANS DISCUSS RWANDAN INDICTMENTS [...] (C) During a July 8 courtesy call with Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito, Sanchez-Benedito told poloff that he and Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada attended the 11th African Union Summit in Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt last week. Sanchez- [...]	2008-07-10 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RW SP
08MADRID757	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]	2008-07-10 09:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MADRID761	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) On July 8 Poloff thanked the Spanish MFA Director of Human Rights, Fernando Fernandez-Arias Minuesa, for GOS support on the June 17 declaration regarding prisoners of conscience. Per reftel, poloff informed Fernandez-Arias of the U.S. intent to organize a public affairs event in New Yor [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID762	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) On July 8 Poloff thanked the Spanish MFA Director of Human Rights, Fernando Fernandez-Arias Minuesa, for GOS support on the June 17 declaration regarding prisoners of conscience. Per reftel, poloff informed Fernandez-Arias of the U.S. intent to organize a public affairs event in New Yor [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID78	SPAIN WILL SEND TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TO CHAD AFTER [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito on January 22. Sanchez-Benedito confirmed that Spain's contribution to the Chad ESDP mission would be limited to the deployment of two C-295 transport aircraft from the [...]	2008-01-28 12:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN SP CD
08MADRID784	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOFUELS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 16, Ambassador Aguirre met with Elena Espinosa, GOS Minister of the newly created Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Ministry. Ambassador Aguirre discussed the importance of climate change, emphasizing the shared USG and GOS goal of reducing greenhouse gas [...]	2008-07-18 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR SENV TBIO KGHG SP
08MADRID785	SPAIN/PARTIDO POPULAR: RAJOY SIDELINES THE OLD [...] (U) During a time when the focus of much of Spain has been both on depressing news that the Spanish economy continues to sour, as well as more upbeat events such the national soccer team's triumph at the European Cup and Mallorcan Rafael Nadal's victory at Wimbledon, leader of the opposition P [...]	2008-07-18 10:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID790	SPANISH AIR FORCE GENERAL RODRIGUEZ TO BE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's Council of Ministers approved July 18 the changes to Spanish military leadership alluded to by Defense Minister Carme Chacon in her June 30 congressional testimony. Chacon, who assumed charge of the MOD April 14, was on maternity leave beginning May 19. In all likelihoo [...]	2008-07-18 12:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID792	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on July 18. Fernandez-Arias said that the July GAERC will be relatively light and primarily address Somalia, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Serbia and the Middle East Peace Process. END SUMM [...]	2008-07-18 14:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
08MADRID794	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SECOND VICE PRESIDENT AND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes on 7/17/08. The minister acknowledged the serious economic difficulties that Spain was facing. He said that he would review the issue of granting the same tax benefits to religious denominations such as the Mor [...]	2008-07-18 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SP
08MADRID795	SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA: VALEDICTORY TOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM paid a farewell call on Spanish Secretary of State for IberoAmerican Affairs Trinidad Jimenez on July 1 and took the opportunity to exchange views on recent events in the Western Hemisphere. The meeting was substantive and lasted well over an hour. The two discussed FM Morati [...]	2008-07-21 06:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID799	WORLD MUSLIM LEAGUE INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE HELD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The World Muslim League, under the patronage of Saudi King Abdullah, held its Inter-faith Conference in Madrid July 16-18. King Juan Carlos hosted the inaugural ceremonies at the Pardo Palace. Although the guest list could not be described as all-inclusive, there was a range [...]	2008-07-21 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PREL UNFPA CIA SA SP
08MADRID827	SPAIN ENGAGES WITH SYRIA TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel points to FM Moratinos the morning of July 24. Moratinos said the Spanish sought to engage Syria in dialogue; continual contact would keep Syria focused on the benefits of playing a more constructive role in the region. Moratinos believes that based on the s [...]	2008-07-24 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SY SP
08MADRID828	TENSIONS SPARK OVER REVENUE SHARING FOR AUTONOMOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Efforts to revise an outdated revenue sharing model has sparked tensions between Spain's autonomous communities and are testing President Zapatero's loyalty to the Catalan Socialist party as it pushes for more financial autonomy and resources. The Catalan community government [...]	2008-07-24 17:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SP PGOV PREL EFIN ECON
08MADRID829	SPAIN ALSO SEEKS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) Poloffs conveyed reftel points July 22 to MFA Deputy Director General for Andean Affairs Ramon Santos Arms, who agreed on the necessity of keep pressure on the FARC. Additionally, he said that Spain would use the upcoming July 24-25 visit of Venezuelan President Chavez to encourage Venezu [...]	2008-07-28 06:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN SP VE
08MADRID836	IRAN FOCUS OF TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary Stuart A. Levey, accompanied by Chief of Staff Christy Clark and Policy Advisor DeAnna Fernandez, traveled to Madrid, Spain July 15-17, 2008 to press for Spanish support for implementation of UNSCR 1803 per the EU-3 1 proposal and to provide information on the [...]	2008-07-28 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR SP
08MADRID839	CHAVEZ VISIT TO SPAIN JULY 24-25 [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with King Juan Carlos and President Zapatero on July 25. MFA Deputy Director General for the Andean Countries Ramon Santos told Poloff that the bilateral meetings fully "normalized" relations following the contretemps between King Juan Carlos and Chav [...]	2008-07-29 09:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VE SP
08MADRID849	SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU SUCCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EUN SP
08MADRID863	SPAIN DENIES COUNTERPRODUCTIVE ACTIONS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with FM Moratinos August 5 to convey our concern regarding third country reporting that Spanish diplomats have lobbied against Kosovo recognition, sometimes opposing other EU diplomats who were seeking to promote recognitions. Moratinos reiterated Spain's policy as conv [...]	2008-08-05 10:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	UNMIK UN PREL KV YI SP
08MADRID864	SPANISH GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO AFRICA, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish government's push for stronger ties with sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, although driven largely by an underlying focus on security, appears to have opened a new front in Spanish foreign policy likely to endure at least for the near to medium term, judging from rece [...]	2008-08-05 12:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID881	SPAIN RESPONDS TO NEW U.S. SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV BM SP
08MADRID882	SPAIN WILL FOLLOW EU ON KARADZIC FAMILY TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY SP BK
08MADRID883	SPAIN PREPARES FOR SUMMIT WITH SUBSAHARAN AFRICA [...] (C) Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada visited Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry July 22nd through the 25th to establish a frame of reference for President Zapatero's proposed Spain/West Africa summit. Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry [...]	2008-08-08 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP PU
08MADRID896	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (C) Post coordinated with British and French Embassies, who confirmed that they would also demarche Spain on the importance of an exception for India to the Nuclear Suppliers Group full-scope safeguards provisions. Points were delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada's office and [...]	2008-08-14 16:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AORC SP
08MADRID897	SPAIN FOLLOWS EU LEAD ON GEORGIA CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 16:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS SP
08MADRID905	SPAIN AGREES ON NEED FOR FIFTH ROUND OF WESTERN [...] (C) According to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo, Spain agrees that it is essential to maintain the Western Sahara negotiating process and that a fifth round of talks should be held at the earliest opportunity. In response to our points that Western Sahara Env [...]	2008-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PBTS MO WI SP
08MADRID916	RUSSIA - GEORGIA CONFLICT: DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel A points to Deputy FM Angel Lossada's chief of staff as well as Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on August 20, stressing support for Georgia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. As in our continuing demarches, Embassy [...]	2008-08-21 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG SP
08MADRID925	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 19 to MFA's newly arrived Deputy Director General for Counter-Terrorism, Pascual Navarro, informing him that the U.S. had designated an additional 5 Iranian entities under E.O. 13382. Econoff also talked with Juan Manuel Vega Serrano, Deputy Directo [...]	2008-08-22 14:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN SP
08MADRID929	SPAIN REPSONDS TO POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) On August 25, Polcouns spoke with Juan Sell, Chief of Staff to Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada. Sell said Spain's position was very clear - Spain supported the territorial integrity of Georgia. Likewise, Spain supported the efforts of France as EU President an [...]	2008-08-25 15:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG SP
08MADRID933	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN REGARDING NATO [...] (C) Polcouns and Pol-Mil officer met August 26 with Spanish MOD Deputy Director General for Defense Policy Brigadier General Jose Munoz Castresana, advising him that USNATO planned to raise the piracy issue in the August 27 NAC, asking the NAC to task the NMA,s with reviewing possible NATO res [...]	2008-08-26 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL

08MADRID935	SPAIN LAMENTS RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF SOUTH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel a to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Ricardo Lopez Aranda on August 27. Lopez echoed the official statement released August 26 by Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, expressing Spain's regret at Russia's decision to recognize the independ [...]	2008-08-28 06:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG SP
08MADRID94	SPANISH FM MORATINOS BRIEFS CODEL MARTINEZ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish FM Moratinos briefed Codel Martinez on bilateral developments during an hour-long meeting January 11. With regard to enhanced military support in Afghanistan, Moratinos said that it would be difficult to make any commitments in advance of the Spanish March 9 elections, [...]	2008-01-30 17:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPWR MEPP PREL SP CU
08MADRID946	SPAIN'S STATEMENT ON MAURITANIA COUP [...] (U) The Spanish MFA issued a communique condemning the coup in Mauritania and calling for the immediate liberation of the President and Prime Minister, along with re-establishing democratic practices, on August 6. 2. (C) August 26, Poloff contacted MFA Deputy Director General for North Af [...]	2008-09-02 06:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AG EG IS LY MO QA SA MR SP
08MADRID956	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) On September 3, poloff discussed reftel points with Spanish Subdirector General for Central and Southern Europe Ramon Abaroa Carranza, stressing the potentially adverse consequences of the Serbian UNGA resolution requesting an ICJ advisory opinion on Kosovo's independence. Abaroa agreed t [...]	2008-09-04 06:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN SP KV
08MADRID957	SPANISH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION OFFICIALS COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held an introductory meeting with Gonzalo de Salazar, the former DCM in Warsaw who is two weeks into his job as the MFA's new Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament. His aide, Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, sat in on the [...]	2008-09-04 07:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ETTC PARM PREL SP
08MADRID959	SPANISH MFA OFFICIALS REACT TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S [...] (C) PolOff held an introductory meeting with Gonzalo de Salazar, the former DCM in Warsaw who is two weeks into his job as the MFA's new Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament. His aide, Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, sat in on the meeting [...]	2008-09-04 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	FCS FAS MGT EXEC MIL SP
08MADRID960	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE RE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM CDG UNGA SP
08MADRID971	SPANISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Ricardo Lopez Aranda on September 2. Lopez stated that due to the nature of the GYMNICH -- i.e., an informal discussion amongst foreign ministers aimed at promoting creative solutions in the development of EU policy -- no age [...]	2008-09-05 17:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP USEU
08MADRID982	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON EVE OF SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche (reftel a) to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso on September 12. Benitez-Donoso said that the September GAERC will address Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Belarus and Georgia. Turkey is not on the current agenda. [...]	2008-09-15 05:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP EUN
08MADRID983	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON EVE OF SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche (reftel a) to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso on September 12. Benitez-Donoso said that the September GAERC will address Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Belarus and Georgia. Turkey is not on the current agenda. [...]	2008-09-15 05:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP EUN
08MADRID984	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: AMENDMENT OF ISAF OPLAN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 05:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MADRID987	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S SEPTEMBER 12,2009, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon called September 12, 2009, on new MFA Director General for Europe (non-UE) and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de La Pena. They discussed the bilateral relationship, Georgia, Kosovo, and intellectual property rights. End summary. 2. (C) The [...]	2008-09-15 06:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD GG KV SP
08MADRID996	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPAIN UNLIKELY TO GO AFTER [...] (C) Poloff conveyed concerns per reftel and asked that Spain consider speaking out against Nicaraguan President Ortega's September 2 decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Spanish MFA Sub-Director General for Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean Jorge Romeu told [...]	2008-09-17 13:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NU SP
08MAJURO144	MOBIL SEEKS RETURN TO RMI DIESEL FUEL BUSINESS [...] A recent conversation with David Paul, Territory Manager for Mobil Oil in the RMI and FSM, revealed his company's interest in competing for the RMI diesel fuel contract. Paul indicated that in a recent visit by his regional manager, Kumar Singh, very preliminary discussions were held with membe [...]	2008-12-15 01:28:00	Embassy Majuro	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO ENRG EINV KS RM
08MANAGUA102	PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH ORTEGA POSITIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Thursday, January 17, Worldwide Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter, met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to provide an overview of Peace Corps programs and activities. Ortega, First Lady Rosario Murillo, and GON ministers displayed interest in, and satisfaction with [...]	2008-01-28 19:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1040	JUDICIAL DAZE IN NICARAGUA: ALEMAN'S GET OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) National Assembly Deputy and Justice Committee head Jose Pallais proposed legislation that would give Nicaraguan courts a one month deadline to resolve the 9,040 criminal cases that have languished in the Nicaraguan justice system wi [...]	2008-08-14 14:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	NU PGOV PREL SNAR
08MANAGUA107	PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH ORTEGA POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Thursday, January 17, Worldwide Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter, met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to provide an overview of Peace Corps programs and activities. Ortega, First Lady Rosario Murillo, and GON ministers displayed interest in, and satisfaction with [...]	2008-01-28 22:13:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1084	NICARAGUA: GON RESOLVES SENFELD PROPERTY CASE [...] (SBU) On August 14, U.S. citizen claimant Norman Senfeld signed a settlement document, or "finiquito," for the equivalent of $5 million to resolve his three property claims. Mr. Senfeld will receive a payment of $2.5 million in the form of indemnification bonds (BPIs) at the end of August and [...]	2008-08-21 20:44:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV NU
08MANAGUA1088	NICARAGUA: CATHOLIC BISHOPS BREAK SILENCE, WARN [...] (C) In a pastoral letter released August 15, the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference delivered a sharp critique of the Ortega government and put on record the Catholic Church's deep concern about the deteriorating conditions in the country. The letter also made a strong appeal to all Nicaraguans [...]	2008-08-22 15:59:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KIRF NU
08MANAGUA1096	MICROFINANCE CONCERNS DOMINATE ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE [...] (C) Participants in Ambassador Trivelli's farewell Economic Roundtable on July 29 expressed alarm that President Ortega's rhetoric and economic policies are now showing visible and negative effects on the economy. In particular, Ortega's tirade in July against microfinance institutions (MFIs) [...]	2008-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1102	NICARAGUA: WOMEN'S PROTESTS AGAINST ORTEGA GAIN [...] (C) Women's rights leaders and activists in Paraguay and Honduras have staged back-to-back protests against having President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) set foot on their soil and have reignited mainstream interest in the unresolved sexual abuse scandal in [...]	2008-08-26 15:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR NU
08MANAGUA1115	NICARAGUA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On August 27, 2008 we met with Rene Morales, Director for American Affairs and Jane Mary Rivera from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 and delivered the points and non-paper as instructed per REFTEL. Mo [...]	2008-09-02 17:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL EFIN IR GM NU PARM
08MANAGUA1124	NICARAGUA RECOGNIZES INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 2, during a late night speech to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Army, President Daniel Ortega declared that Nicaragua would back the Russian government of Vladimir Putin, and recognize the independence of Georgia's separatist enclaves of South Osse [...]	2008-09-04 18:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL RU GG NU
08MANAGUA1146	NICARAGUA: UNGA 63 THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, 2008 we met with Rene Morales, Director for American Affairs and Gregorio Torres from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry regarding the human rights agenda for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee and delivered the points as instructed per REF A. Morales [...]	2008-09-10 14:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNGA NU
08MANAGUA1151	NICARAGUA: ANOTHER SETBACK FOR PRESS FREEDOM, [...] (C) For the second time in five months, outspoken political commentator Jaime Arellano was removed from the television airwaves after the owners of the independent television station Channel 2 succumbed to government pressure to cancel his morning talk show, "El Dos en la Nacion" (Two in the [...]	2008-09-10 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1153	NICARAGUA DEMARCHE ON RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On September 8, Ambassador Callahan delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos after informing him that the visit of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez had been cancelled. Ambassador emphasized our surprise at the decision, stressing that recognition validated Russia's mi [...]	2008-09-11 13:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL GG NU RU
08MANAGUA1159	NICARAGUA-KOSOVO: NO PLAN TO RECOGNIZE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 8, Foreign Ministry officials confirmed that Nicaragua has not recognized Kosovo and has no plans to do so in the future. This formal confirmation of the GON position on Kosovo comes eight months after our first inquiries (REF I) and stands in stark contrast to Nicar [...]	2008-09-12 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV EU NU
08MANAGUA1178	NICARAGUA: OPPOSITION LEADER MONTEALEGRE [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with Ambassador Callahan, Eduardo Montealegre, nominal leader of the Liberal opposition and candidate for Mayor of Managua under the Constitutional Liberal Party-Vamos con Eduardo (PLC-VCE) ticket, expressed optimism for his chances of election. Montealegre i [...]	2008-09-18 23:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1183	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM SANTOS -- PROPERTY, CIVIL [...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on September 11, Ambassador Callahan urged the Nicaraguan government to make further progress on resolving property claims, especially those under the control of the government and armed forces. Santos gave assurances that coo [...]	2008-09-19 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1187	NICARAGUA LABOR: MINIMUM WAGE BATTLE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: After several rounds of the most recent semiannual tripartite minimum wage negotiations, there is still no consensus on the next increase, and no one seems interested in ending the negotiations any time soon. Business leaders are willing to accept an 11.7% increase on top of a 15% [...]	2008-09-22 16:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV NU
08MANAGUA1203	ORTEGA SUPPORTS CHAVEZ, CLAIMS U.S. BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega publicly supported Hugo Chavez's decision to declare persona non grata the United States ambassador and accused the United States of being behind a plot to assassinate the Venezuelan President. His public statements were part of a coordinated stra [...]	2008-09-25 18:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE NU
08MANAGUA1220	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS -- SO TRANSPARENT YOU CAN SEE [...] (C) Summary. On September 25, German Ambassador Betina Kern convened a meeting of the Elections Group (an informal group to monitor election-related issues chaired by the German Ambassador and comprising EU member states plus Japan, Canada and the U.S.) with Roberto Rivas, President of the S [...]	2008-10-03 15:16:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM NU
08MANAGUA127	NICARAGUA: MCC CEO EMPHASIZES CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: On January 22-24, Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, visited Nicaragua to inaugurate work on a key road segment of the Pan-American Highway and to hand out clean property titles and rural business development equipment during a public event wi [...]	2008-02-04 14:59:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV ECON EINV NU
08MANAGUA1275	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SANTOS ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) On October 13, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos to express concern over a series of GON actions that appear to be targeted at the Embassy, including continued refusal to issue a tax exemption letter for gasoline taxes and a new rule that revoked airport access badges. Sa [...]	2008-10-20 19:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AMGT KREC NU
08MANAGUA130	2008 SCORECARD - ORTEGA'S CITIZENS' COUNCILS 1, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a legal shell game, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega folded his embattled Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs) into the Council of Economic and Social Planning (Conpes),an existing body which advises the GON on public policy matters, and placed his wife, First Lady Rosario Muril [...]	2008-02-04 21:16:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1315	NICARAGUA'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS - HOW THE [...] (C) Summary. Despite growing political violence, significant institutional hurdles, and an aggressive FSLN campaign machine working against them, Nicaragua's democratic opposition may well score several key victories in the municipal election on November 9. Polls continue to point to unusual [...]	2008-10-27 20:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1327	UNDER PRESSURE, ORTEGA CHANGES TONE AND TACTICS IN [...] (C) Under sharp and growing international pressure over its campaign against civil society, the Ortega government appears to have made a decision to change its tone and tactics in the run-up to the November 9 municipal elections. The European Union, the U.S., the Carter Center, Friends of the [...]	2008-10-30 22:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1329	HURRICANE FELIX - ONE YEAR LATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2007 Hurricane Felix made landfall in one of the poorest regions of Nicaragua, the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). The devastation by this Category 5 hurricane in Nicaragua was horrific; the government estimates 102 people died, and the storm destroyed t [...]	2008-10-31 19:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR CASC KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1343	NICARAGUA CPC UPDATE: "KING OF THE ROTUNDA" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The continued, illegal occupation of Managua's main rotundas by paid supporters of Nicaraguan First Lady Rosario Murillo is approaching its third month. Titled the "campaign against hatred," it is designed to close democratic spaces for the opposition and prevent a fair municipal [...]	2008-11-03 23:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NU
08MANAGUA1349	ELECTION THEFT FOR DUMMIES, CHAPTER FIVE: ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 3, 2008, Nicaragua's largest circulation daily, "La Prensa," ran a page two article reporting on a document purporting to be instructions for Citizen Power Councils (CPC) militants regarding plans of Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party for the u [...]	2008-11-04 20:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1353	NICARAGUA: RAAS PROTEST REVEAL REGIONAL RIFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, 2008 in Rama, within Nicaragua's South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS),a crowd of over three hundred people, led by regional government leaders, publicly rejected plans for demarcation reform for the Autonomous region proposed by National Assembly Deputies Brookl [...]	2008-11-05 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1357	DOL CHILD LABOR ERADICATION PROGRAM LAUNCH HIJACKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, 2008, Ambassador Callahan met with representatives from five ministries at Nicaragua,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) to present award letters from the US Department of Labor,s (DOL) three-year, US $5 million project to eradicate child labor in Nicaragua entit [...]	2008-11-06 14:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL PINR LAB NU
08MANAGUA1367	NICARAGUA: ATLANTIC COAST ELECTIONS OUTLOOK [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1374	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met General (retired) Alvaro Baltodano on November 3 to get acquainted and encourage bilateral cooperation on bilateral trade and investment. Baltodano assured the Ambassador that Nicaragua would participate in the "Pathways to Prosperity" meeting to be held in Pan [...]	2008-11-12 21:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL NU
08MANAGUA1381	NICARAGUA: INFLATION: A GATHERING STORM [...] (C) Summary. The rate of inflation in Nicaragua is the highest in Central America and the second-highest in Latin America. High petroleum and food prices, and off-budget cash inflows from Venezuela appear to be the main causes. The steep rise in food prices disproportionately affects the po [...]	2008-11-13 21:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD NU PGOV PREL
08MANAGUA1383	NICARAGUA: ATLANTIC COAST ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, in Nicaragua's South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) thousands voted in elections for 12 RAAS municipalities, while in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) hundreds turned out to verify their participation in municipal contests scheduled for January 18, 20 [...]	2008-11-13 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1396	NICARAGUA: ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE TALKS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary. Private sector leaders and economists at the Ambassador's inaugural economic roundtable on November 4 focused on the impact of the global financial crisis and the November 9 municipal elections. The main impact of the global financial crisis in Nicaragua appears to be more expe [...]	2008-11-18 20:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD NU PGOV PREL
08MANAGUA1409	NICARAGUA: PRIVATE SECTOR SUBDUED ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) When authorities announced preliminary municipal election results on November 10, business leaders initially called for a recount in Managua and other municipalities where parties in opposition to the FSLN alleged electoral fraud. Since then, the private sector has avoided a public role i [...]	2008-11-20 19:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA1411	ELECTION FRAUD CONTINUES AS AUTHORITIES RELEASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 14, 15, and 18, the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) published the provisional results of the November 9 municipal elections. These results show the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winning 106 of the 146 municipalities, the Vamos con Eduardo-Constitutiona [...]	2008-11-20 22:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1414	NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Hernan Estrada is the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) lawyer and a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega. While Estrada is known to us as the point person on U.S. citizen property claims, he also is the lead government official on protecting the assets and natu [...]	2008-11-24 16:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN EIND ECON ENRG EU
08MANAGUA1424	ELECTORAL FRAUD SPARKS IADB APPREHENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. On November 24 the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Country Representative for Nicaragua called on the Ambassador to share concerns following the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) manipulation of the November 9 municipal elections. She had received the same mes [...]	2008-11-26 23:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN NU PGOV
08MANAGUA1425	NICARAGUA: ELECTORAL FRAUD SPARKS IADB [...] (C) Summary. On November 24 the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Country Representative for Nicaragua called on the Ambassador to share concerns following the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) manipulation of the November 9 municipal elections. She had received the same mes [...]	2008-11-27 00:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1426	NICARAGUA: ELECTORAL FRAUD SPARKS IADB [...] (C) Summary. On November 24 the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Country Representative for Nicaragua called on the Ambassador to share concerns following the Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) manipulation of the November 9 municipal elections. She had received the same mes [...]	2008-11-27 00:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1437	NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS ALBA FUNDS AS MUCH AS [...] (C) FSLN officials claim that from January to September 2008, Nicaragua imported $600 million worth of petroleum products through Venezuelan - Nicaraguan joint venture ALBANISA, providing $300 million for development funds. During the last quarter of 2008, the scheme may have earned Nicaragua [...]	2008-12-03 15:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL NU
08MANAGUA1448	NICARAGUA AVIATION UPDATE - AIRLINES TSA [...] (C) Summary: The security situation at Managua,s Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is mixed. From October 20 to 24, 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted a successful inspection of airlines and cargo carriers that fly directly from Sandino International Airpo [...]	2008-12-04 15:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR ECON PTER NU
08MANAGUA1489	NICARAGUA: EUROPEAN BUDGET DONORS IN HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: European donors to Nicaragua's national budget (at both the EU and Member State level) are seriously examining their assistance to Nicaragua in large part as a result of the fraud perpetrated by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) during the November 9 municipal elect [...]	2008-12-12 23:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN NU PGOV
08MANAGUA1490	NICARAGUA: RELATIONS WITH CUBA CLOSER UNDER ORTEGA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established very close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (A [...]	2008-12-15 15:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
08MANAGUA1492	NICARAGUA: IMF REP PREDICTS GLOOMY 2009 [...] (C) Summary. The IMF's Resident Representative in Nicaragua, Humberto Arbulu, told the Ambassador on December 10 that the GON faces a very difficult 2009, and that the Fund had recently downgraded the country's economic growth forecast from 4% to 2%. The December 4-5 IMF review of Nicaraguan [...]	2008-12-15 17:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN NU PGOV
08MANAGUA1505	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS AFTER ELECTION FRAUD [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the fraudulent November 9 municipal elections, the National Assembly concluded its legislative year on December 15 at an impasse as both the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the united opposition parties were unable to gather a quorum to p [...]	2008-12-18 14:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1514	NICARAGUA: NEW RAAS LEADERS FOCUS ON COAST NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9 through 12, EmbOff traveled to the South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) municipalities of El Rama, Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon, and Corn Island as well as the coastal communities of Rama Cay and Monkey Point to meet with outgoing mayors, mayor-elects, and community le [...]	2008-12-19 21:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1517	NICARAGUA: RAAN ELECTIONS OPEN - SAME FRAUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official kick-off for the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) municipal elections in seven municipalities began on December 4 without major violence. The Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) and the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) each held separate rallies o [...]	2008-12-22 14:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA153	ORTEGA TIGHTENS CONTROL OVER ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 16:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM
08MANAGUA209	NICARAGUA: THE PACTO STRIKES A DOUBLE BLOW AGAINST [...] (C) On February 20, the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) delivered a double blow to democratic opposition efforts to unify in the November municipal elections. First, ignoring an appeal by all parties (other than the FSLN),the CSE voted to confirm the municipal electoral calendar which require [...]	2008-02-21 19:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA212	NICARAGUA'S MINING TRIANGLE - READY FOR MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) cities of Bonanza, Rosita, and Siuna (the "mining triangle"),Liberal political parties are discussing unity for the 2008 municipal elections, but obstacles remain as entrenched leaders may torpedo unity to remain in power. T [...]	2008-02-21 23:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA263	ORTEGA TIGHTENS GRIP ON NICARAGUAN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated his intention to bypass the Nicaraguan Ministry of Government and the Ministry of Defense by assuming direct control of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and the Nicaraguan Army, "without any intermediary." Ortega's st [...]	2008-03-05 23:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA281	CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) We met this morning with Colombian Ambassador to Nicaragua, Antonio Gonzalez Castano to discuss the events of the last 24 hours, including President Ortega's surprise announcement to break relations with Colombia. The newly-PNG'd Castano was in good spirits but clearly concerned by the un [...]	2008-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO NU
08MANAGUA289	NNP UNDER POLITICAL PRESSURE: "I WAS FIRED BY [...] (C) Summary: Former Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) Juvenile Affairs Chief Hamyn Gurdian privately confirmed widespread speculation that his recent forced retirement, as well as the retirements of four other senior NNP officials (reftel),was indeed a political move and a "message" from Nica [...]	2008-03-10 22:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	NU PGOV PREL SNAR
08MANAGUA297	ATLANTIC COAST ELECTION DELAYS COULD SPARK VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 20:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA318	NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE PARTY REMAINS DIVIDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nicaraguan Resistance Party (PRN) selected Julio Cesar Blandon as its new president in mid-February after more than a year of turmoil within the party's leadership structure. Blandon's election is unlikely to bring party unity, as many members accuse him of entering into a s [...]	2008-03-14 13:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA322	PHANTOM PROTEST: GON PLANTS FAKE NEWS STORY ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 12, right-of-center "La Prensa" newspaper reported that hundreds of people gathered in Puerto Cabezas, capital of Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN),on March 11 to demonstrate in favor of postponing November's scheduled municipal elections, a position [...]	2008-03-17 18:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA325	NICARAGUA: IRANIANS SHOW THE MONEY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Late on March 11, 2008, a major Nicaraguan daily reported that the Iranian Council of Ministers had approved a 150 million euro loan to fund a Nicaraguan hydroelectric project at Boboke in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). After the story broke, Rappaccioli took pains [...]	2008-03-17 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENRG NU IR
08MANAGUA329	LIBERALS UNITE FOR NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) On March 4, Nicaragua's two largest Liberal movements, Vamos con Eduardo (VCE, formerly the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, ALN) headed by Eduardo Montealegre and the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) led by ex-President Arnoldo Aleman officially formed an alliance to run jointly in the Nove [...]	2008-03-18 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA333	CORRECTED COPY -- LIBERALS UNITE FOR NOVEMBER [...] (C) On March 4, Nicaragua's two largest Liberal movements, Vamos con Eduardo (VCE, formerly the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, ALN) headed by Eduardo Montealegre and the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) led by ex-President Arnoldo Aleman officially formed an alliance to run jointly in the Nove [...]	2008-03-18 22:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA339	NICARAGUAN BUSINESS SECTOR CAUTIOUS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: During their January 31 meeting, participants in the Ambassador's Economic Roundtable continued to paint a cautious outlook for Nicaragua's economy in 2008. In particular they highlighted the GON's unwillingness to address inflation, which reached 16.8% in 2007. While recognizin [...]	2008-03-24 16:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV NU
08MANAGUA349	NICARAGUA CIVIL SOCIETY: STRUGGLING TO KEEP [...] (C) Nicaraguan civil society actors have expressed growing concern about the anti-democratic tendencies of the Ortega government, frustration with the political class, the private sector, and the lack of a coherent political opposition. They are also convinced that civil society is the only via [...]	2008-03-25 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR ECON NU
08MANAGUA350	CITIZEN POWER COUNCILS - THE TIP OF THE SPEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's Citizen Power Councils are the "tip of the spear," helping Ortega and First Lady Rosario Murillo to further centralize and consolidate their personal power. CPCs have been most "successful" in municipalities with town halls controlled by the Sandinista Nation [...]	2008-03-25 23:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA361	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY VISITS NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his March 4-5 visit to Nicaragua, Office Director for Central American Affairs John Feeley delivered a consistent message that the USG desires a constructive and positive relationship with the Ortega administration and that the U.S. will stay engaged for the benefit of th [...]	2008-03-26 23:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA373	NICARAGUA: IMF SIX MONTH REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 a visiting IMF review team stated that Nicaragua had performed satisfactorily during the first six months of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Nicaragua met most quantitative and structural targets. General IMF recommendations emphasized improving the [...]	2008-04-01 16:17:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET EAID PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA394	VISAS DONKEY: REQUEST FOR CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States and revoking the visa presently held by Jose Manuel Martinez Sevilla, born in Nicaragua [...]	2008-04-04 16:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM EFIN NU
08MANAGUA416	AMBASSADOR VISITS MINING TRIANGLE - UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and "Vamos Con Eduardo" -- former members of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) loyal to Eduardo Montealegre -- are running on unified tickets in November's Municipal elections in the Mining Triangle towns of Bonanza, Rosita, and Siuna in [...]	2008-04-08 19:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA417	ELECTION THEFT FOR DUMMIES: CPCS, CSE, FSLN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Citizens' Power Councils (CPCs),the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) and FSLN-controlled municipalities in several of Nicaragua's Departments appear to be engaged in a concerted and coordinated effort to pad voter rolls with FSLN-supporting voters for the upcoming municipal [...]	2008-04-08 20:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA418	LIBERAL DEPUTIES OPTIMISTIC ON ELECTION, [...] (C) National Assembly Deputies from the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) are concerned about the direction of the Ortega government. In particular, they are worried that the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) decision to suspend elections in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) would pro [...]	2008-04-08 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA419	ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE ERUPTS ON NICARAGUA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Friday, April 4 violence erupted in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region's (RAAN) capital of Puerto Cabezas between local government-backed opponents of municipal elections and supporters of elections. Initial reports that at least two pro-vote supporters died in the [...]	2008-04-09 15:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM KDEM NU
08MANAGUA443	NICARAGUA TRIES TO SUSPEND PAYMENT ON LOCAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: On April 4, a Criminal District Court judge issued a sequestration order for all of the remaining USD 190 million in Negotiable Investment Certificates (CENIs),in order to stop the Central Bank (BCN) from making a USD 20 million coupon payment on April 15. The CENIs have been a [...]	2008-04-10 21:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA448	NICARAGUA PUSHES COUNTER-MERIDA PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 19:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM PREL NU
08MANAGUA450	NICARAGUA'S CENIS: A HISTORY AND POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: In an effort to provide context for the current Nicaraguan non-payment of bonds scandal (Ref A),post provides below the history of the CENIs and their use for political ends. 2. (C) Between 2000-2001, four Nicaraguan banks failed due to faulty banking practices and money laund [...]	2008-04-11 21:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA460	NICARAGUA: MKJ SIGNS OIL EXPLORATION AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary. President of MKJ Eric Conrad and Nicaraguan Attorney General Hernan Estrada signed oil and gas exploration and production concession agreements for two offshore blocks located 60 miles off the coast of Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea on April 8. The agreements are essentially iden [...]	2008-04-15 21:27:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL NU
08MANAGUA481	NICARAGUA'S CENIS- A POTENTIAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On April 15, the Nicaraguan Central Bank announced the creation of an escrow account in which the Ministry of Finance deposited payments due on bonds issued as part of a bail-out of the financial sector in 2000-2001, generally known as CENIs. The account would be frozen until a [...]	2008-04-18 21:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA500	NICARAGUAN MFA OUTLINES D'ESCOTO'S PLAN FOR UNGA [...] (C) In an April 18 meeting with us, Magda Enriquez Beitler, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),discussed Miguel d'Escoto Brockman's potential presidency of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). Before outlining his priority issues, Enriquez ackn [...]	2008-04-24 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC UN UNGA NU
08MANAGUA509	IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S IRAN SANCTIONS: MANAGUA [...] (U) On April 11, we met with the Foreign Ministry's (MINREX) Director for North America, Rene Morales, and Nelly Beteta, Director for Africa and the Middle East, to deliver points and non-papers as instructed per reftels. Beteta indicated that the Government of Nicaragua supported Iran's peac [...]	2008-04-25 23:21:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR NU
08MANAGUA54	NICARAGUA: PRIVATE SECTOR GLOOMY ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Participants in the Ambassador's Economic Roundtable voiced a gloomy outlook for Nicaragua's economy in 2008. They expressed universal concern regarding the direction that Ortega has taken the economy, with all participants citing President Ortega's vitriolic rhetoric as a prima [...]	2008-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EPET EINV PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA56	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA [...] (C) At a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his desire to better understand the Millennium Challenge Account's Nicaragua operations (MCA-N) ahead of the January 22-24 visit of MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich. Ortega indicated that MCA is imp [...]	2008-01-16 20:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV ECON NU
08MANAGUA570	NICARAGUA: MFA NON-COMMITTAL ON PRISONERS OF [...] (C) On May 6, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Mario Barquero, Director for the Non-Aligned Movement, and Renee Morales, Director for North American Affairs. While neither was familiar with the draft declaration itself, Barquero immediately recognized [...]	2008-05-07 22:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN NU
08MANAGUA578	NICARAGUA: TRANSPORTATION WORKERS STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: The Association of National Transport Coordinators went on strike on May 5 seeking relief from skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices. While day one was not well organized, on days two and three, more taxi, intercity bus, and truck drivers heeded the call, and sporadic violence [...]	2008-05-08 23:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV NU
08MANAGUA611	NICARAGUA: TRANSPORTATION STRIKE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Nicaragua's national transportation strike involving taxis, inter-urban buses, and freight haulers is now in its ninth day. On May 12, for the second day in a row, transportation leaders and government representatives - led by Transportation Minister Fernando Martinez - failed to [...]	2008-05-14 20:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV NU
08MANAGUA63	NICARAGUA: EXXON REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Local ExxonMobil officials report that their negotiations with the Government of Nicaragua over the sale of its storage tanks at the Port of Corinto and the purchase of crude petroleum from Venezuela are drawing to a successful conclusion. On December 14 2007, ExxonMobil and Petro [...]	2008-01-19 00:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD NU
08MANAGUA665	NICARAGUA: TRANSPORTATION STRIKE ENDS WITH A [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, President Daniel Ortega announced a package of measures which successfully ended the national transportation strike (Refs A and B). The Government of Nicaragua's (GON) principal concession is a $1.30 per gallon subsidy for the transport sector on the purchase of diesel [...]	2008-05-23 19:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON ELAB EFIN PGOV NU
08MANAGUA673	NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...]	2008-05-23 21:45:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NU
08MANAGUA706	NICARAGUA'S TWO CAUDILLOS MOVE FURTHER TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) has initiated proceedings to revoke the legal registration of two minority national democratic parties, the leftist Movement for Sandinista Renovation (MRS) and the center-right Conservative Party (PC). These two parties, representing [...]	2008-06-04 23:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA720	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NICARAGUA PERSISTS ON [...] (C) Summary: On June 5, Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry officials offered rebuttals to points contained in the USG rejection of the Nicaraguan Counter-Merida proposal. Regarding the USG position that Nicaragua could not receive a credit or loan guarantee as a member of the Heavily Indebted Poor C [...]	2008-06-06 17:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NU

08MANAGUA761	GOVERNMENT BARS TWO MAIN DEMOCRATIC PARTIES FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 11, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) revoked the legal registration (personeria juridica) of the Movement for Sandinista Renovation (MRS) and the Conservative Party (PC),two minority democratic parties that represent as much as 20 percent of the potential elec [...]	2008-06-16 15:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA764	NICARAGUA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF HHS SECRETARY [...] (SBU) We look forward to your visit June 25-26 to meet with President Ortega, students at UNAN, and political and economic leaders. Your visit comes as Nicaragua prepares for municipal elections in November. President Ortega's political maneuvering in the last 18 months has resulted in a sig [...]	2008-06-16 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SOCI ETRD EFIN NU
08MANAGUA808	NICARAGUA: VISIT OF TREASURY DAS O'NEILL COINCIDES [...] (C) Summary: On May 27-29, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Brian O'Neill visited Nicaragua to participate in the Competitiveness Forum (Ref A) and privately address the CENIs case. In his meetings with the Nicaraguan Vice President, Central Bank President (BCN),Banking Superintende [...]	2008-06-24 20:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA823	VANDALISM AT NICARAGUAN BROADCASTERS: GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past four months at least seven Nicaraguan radio stations have reported incidents of vandalism and sabotage. In making arrests, police suggested that delinquents seeking copper wiring to sell for scrap were to blame. However, the majority of affected broadcasters featu [...]	2008-06-30 14:22:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PHUM PGOV NU
08MANAGUA840	NICARAGUA: INCREASING POLITICAL TENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several physical attacks on opposition groups over the past two weeks are raising concerns about the potential for political violence in Nicaragua and the further narrowing of democratic space in the run-up to municipal elections in November. A Leon student group took control of [...]	2008-07-02 21:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
08MANAGUA848	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA USES THE "S" WORD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of June 23 saw three developments that may indicate a troubling and explicit ideological shift by the government of Nicaragua (GON). President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN),issued a decree granting his wife, Rosario Murillo, control [...]	2008-07-02 22:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
08MANAGUA866	CITIZENS' POWER COUNCILS MEDDLING IN HEALTH CARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from health care unions reported that Citizens' Power Council (CPC) members have been installed in all 102 of Leon's public health centers. Although not healthcare professionals, these CPC stalwarts are making healthcare-related decisions. Over 40 qualified healt [...]	2008-07-08 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA880	NICARAGUA'S CENIS- DEBT RENEGOTIATED, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On July 7 Special Prosecutor Armando Juarez filed formal accusations against 39 people for "crimes against the economy of the country, fraud, and influence peddling" in connection with the bailout of Nicaragua's banking system and attendant issuance of bonds, originally known as [...]	2008-07-10 16:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA885	NICARAGUAN DONORS GROW DISENCHANTED WITH ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Over the last six months, bilateral foreign donors in Nicaragua have grown increasingly disillusioned with the Ortega administration. This disappointment has coincided with an unrelated shift in European assistance agencies' priorities away from Central America towards Africa and [...]	2008-07-11 23:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON NU PREL
08MANAGUA922	TERRITORIAL RESTRUCTURING OF AUTONOMOUS REGIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are two proposals pending introduction into the National Assembly (NA) that would carve out two new regions or departments from the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) and its southern counterpart, the RAAS. Liberal deputies allegedly authored both proposals on ground [...]	2008-07-18 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA944	PLC CONVENTION SHOWS ALEMAN IN CONTROL, [...] (C) Summary: The Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) held its national convention July 11 outside Managua, with the nominal purpose of showing a united front against the Ortega government, ratifying its candidate list for the November municipal elections, and supporting Managua mayoral candidat [...]	2008-07-24 16:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PHUM
08MANAGUA949	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO NICARAGUA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt met with a calm and polite President Daniel Ortega on June 25 and 26 to discuss improving the water quality of Nicaragua's two "great" lakes. Secretary Leavitt blended the themes of his regional visit into a stron [...]	2008-07-24 20:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KSCA OTRA EAID PREL XK MX NU
08MANAGUA955	NICARAGUA: CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADER HIGHLIGHTS LACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Influential Catholic Church leader Monsignor Bernard Hombach, the German-born Bishop of Granada, privately reaffirmed his concerns about Nicaragua,s fragile democracy, absence of justice, politicization of government institutions, and erosion of moral values. While acknowledging [...]	2008-07-25 15:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM NU
08MANAGUA956	NICARAGUA: CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE MARCH AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a successful march on June 27, Nicaraguan civil society organizations rallied twice more to speak out for democracy and against the Ortega administration. On July 13, the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) and civil society organizations marched in the neighborhood of Mon [...]	2008-07-25 19:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	NU PGOV PHUM
08MANAGUA989	REPORTER INJURED IN POLITICAL SCUFFLE: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Partisan violence erupted on the afternoon of July 30, 2008 resulting in gunshots and a wound to the leg of pro-Sandinista Channel 4 News reporter, Antenor Pena Solano. Edgardo Cuarzema, the local-level Political Secretary for the Sandinista national Liberation Front (FSLN) and [...]	2008-07-31 23:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV ASEC NU
08MANAMA105	PLANNING FOR NEXT GCC+2 MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah al Khalifa called in the Ambassador on February 18 to make a strong plea on behalf of Bahrain's hosting the next GCC 2 Ministerial. 2.(C) Sheikh Khalid noted that it was the USG's desire to convene Ministerial prior to the Arab League Summi [...]	2008-02-20 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
08MANAMA106	KOSOVO: BAHRAIN COORDINATING WITH GCC [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 09:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK KV BA
08MANAMA125	BAHRAIN: PREPARATION FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 07:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY KV AL BA
08MANAMA126	BAHRAIN: POLLING POTENTIAL KOSOVO DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 07:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KV BA
08MANAMA130	FUTURE BANK'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 12:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM EFIN ECON IR BA
08MANAMA14	BAHRAIN ENACTS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB SMIG BA
08MANAMA140	MORE SHI'A STREET POLITICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-09 09:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
08MANAMA163	ARSON ATTACK COMPLICATES PARLIAMENTARY STANDOFF [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 13:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
08MANAMA165	IOM PRAISES GOB ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS; LAUNCHES [...] (C) Summary: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a nine-month program in Bahrain working with the government to strengthen its capacity for dealing with trafficking in persons and to raise awareness of this issue. In a roundtable discussion between stakeholders and governmen [...]	2008-03-13 13:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV ECON BA
08MANAMA168	BAHRAINI LEADERS DESCRIBE UPS AND DOWNS OF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Senior government officials told visiting NEA DAS Kent Patton that the GOB remains committed to continuing reforms aimed at broadening participation, while frankly discussing past setbacks, like the departure and partial return of NDI. Oppositionists and NGOs (chiefly Shi'a) expressed [...]	2008-03-16 12:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
08MANAMA181	BAHRAINI FM ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND GCC PLUS 2 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG SA BA
08MANAMA184	CENTRAL BANK COMMITTED TO DOLLAR PEG DESPITE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 13:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON BA
08MANAMA192	ALBA V. ALCOA; CROWN PRINCE VS. PRIME MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 12:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON BA
08MANAMA194	NEW HEAD OF BAHRAIN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 13:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BA
08MANAMA195	U/S LEVEY PROMOTES CHARITIES CONFERENCE, WARNS BANKERS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Treasury U/S Levey reiterated to banks the risks of engaging in transactions with Iranian financial institutions. U/S Levey said he expected the imminent U.S. designation of Future Bank. He told the Minister of Social Development about the importance of fund-raising oversight, and supp [...]	2008-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN IR BA
08MANAMA2	AL-WIFAQ LEADER HOPES POTUS VISIT WILL HELP CEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 06:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA
08MANAMA20	COURT CONVICTS TERRORIST CELL DEFENDANTS, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 14:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA
08MANAMA218	BAHRAIN: DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 15:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC EFIN IR BA
08MANAMA22	POTUS VISIT: BIG WELCOME, SMALL PROTESTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 04:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP BA
08MANAMA220	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803, EMPHASIS ON BANKS MELLI, MELLAT, AND SADERAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-06 09:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM MNUC IR BA
08MANAMA232	HCOC: ENCOURAGING BAHRAIN TO SUBSCRIBE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BA
08MANAMA234	BAHRAIN: IRAQ, GCC PLUS 2, GSD, KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ KV BA
08MANAMA236	POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN STREET VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC BA
08MANAMA237	BAHRAIN SEEKS OWN NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-13 04:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV BA
08MANAMA253	VIOLENCE CONDEMNED; RESTRAINT PREVAILS FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: Cooler heads have generally prevailed in the aftermath of the April 9 killing of a police officer, with security forces moving to effectively lock down the village of Karzakan immediately following the incident. The police have arrested 14 people believed to be connected to the attack, [...]	2008-04-17 14:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC BA
08MANAMA28	AUB CEO CONFIRMS BANK'S SUSPENSION OF IRANIAN BUSINESS NOT NEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 15:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA
08MANAMA284	BAHRAIN SELECTS JEWISH WOMAN AS ITS NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 10:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BA
08MANAMA288	VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-04 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL UNESCO KV SA BA
08MANAMA300	BAHRAIN SEEKING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BA
08MANAMA301	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - BAHRAIN REF: A. MANAMA 184 B. 07 MANAMA 1089 C. 07 MANAMA 887 Classified By: Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Henzel, reasons 1.4(b ) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 17:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV EFIN BA
08MANAMA306	OIL MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 14:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IR BA
08MANAMA310	LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-18 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LE SY IR BA
08MANAMA313	ACRIMONY IN PARLIAMENT FEEDS SECTARIAN ILL-WILL (C-NE8-00961) [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 15:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL BA
08MANAMA320	ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAM HAVING AN IMPACT [...] (C) Summary. A USG-funded program of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised awareness of human trafficking and has stimulated GOB interest in other efforts to compliment the anti-trafficking law passed in January. An Arabic-language media component set in motion a series of e [...]	2008-05-21 14:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN KCRM PGOV BA
08MANAMA329	NATURAL GAS TALKS WITH IRAN CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 11:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IR BA
08MANAMA336	SOME POTENTIAL NEW LEADERS IN BAHRAIN'S CHIEF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 15:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL BA
08MANAMA383	BUILDING BRIDGES: BAHRAIN-QATAR CAUSEWAY UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET QA BA
08MANAMA401	BAHRAIN WILL ATTEND NAHR AL-BARID RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 10:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE BA
08MANAMA404	MODERATES ON TOP IN WIFAQ SHURA ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL BA
08MANAMA410	P5 PLUS 1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) On June 12 (before receipt of reftel) MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifah showed CDA a paper the local French Ambassador had just delivered to him outlining the renewed P5 plus 1 incentives package. Al Khalifah said Bahrain and other Gulf governments had been concerned that th [...]	2008-06-16 10:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BA
08MANAMA420	SHI'A AND SUNNI PREACHERS TRADE INSULTS, [...] (C) Summary: After leading Shi'a cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim and Salafist MP Jassim Al Saeedi traded public insults, 5,000 Shi'a demonstrated peacefully. The King ordered an end to sectarian incitement, and, apparently in response, Shi'a leaders called off additional planned demonstrations. End summar [...]	2008-06-24 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KISL ASEC BA
08MANAMA442	GOB SUSPENDS CHARGES AGAINST SIX ARRESTED FOR SECTARIAN WEB POSTINGS REF: A. MANAMA 420 B. MANAMA 430 Classified By: DCM Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's interior ministry ordered two Sunni websites and one Shi'a site to shut down June 26, accusing them of inciting sectarianism and failing to register, in violation of the 2002 Press and Publications Law (ref B). When the Shi'a site ignored the order, Bahrain's lead intelligenc [...]	2008-07-03 13:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KISL BA
08MANAMA447	BAHRAIN: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA ENRG BA
08MANAMA455	ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 11:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PTER BA
08MANAMA458	BAHRAIN'S KING PRAISES U.S. NAVY'S ROLE IN REGION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 13:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR BA
08MANAMA47	EMBASSY ADVOCACY HELPS WIN $6 BILLION BOEING DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-27 12:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON BA
08MANAMA471	VERDICTS FOR DECEMBER RIOTERS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 11:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
08MANAMA473	BAHRAIN ON TEHRAN NAM MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PREL IR BA
08MANAMA479	BAHRAIN DEFERS OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WITH TRADEMARK LEGISLATION TO GCC SECRETARIAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR USTR BA
08MANAMA486	USG EXPERTS TRAIN NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNIT [...] (C) Summary: NCIS and ICE provided anti-TIP training for 13 Bahraini police officers. The trainees described challenges they face, some cultural, some procedural, and some simply reflecting a lack of expertise. End summary. 2. (C) In June, Richard Silver, a British advisor to Bahrain's Ministry o [...]	2008-07-22 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM ASEC BA
08MANAMA49	ASHURA IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-27 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KIRF PHUM ASEC IR BA
08MANAMA492	BAHRAIN SEEKS IOM'S ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 06:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN ASEC PHUM BA
08MANAMA51	BAHRAIN: LOCAL NGO TO VISIT DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 07:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
08MANAMA510	TOUGH KING, NICE KING: STERN WARNINGS TO SHI'A, [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA
08MANAMA535	BAHRAIN COMMITTED TO CURRENCY PEG, RESIGNED TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BA
08MANAMA537	LABOR STANDARDS IMPROVING, BUT QUALIFIED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 14:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM BA
08MANAMA555	BAHRAIN WATCHING FOR IRANIAN PROLIFERATION-RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-20 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KNNP IR BA
08MANAMA558	SUNNI EXTREMIST ON TRIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
08MANAMA559	GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN STRENGTHENING INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 06:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV BA
08MANAMA565	SAUDI CEMENT RESTRICTIONS RIPPLING THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SA BA
08MANAMA585	PERMISSION FOR PATRIOT DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Ambassador informed Foreign Minister Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa September 2 of U.S. intent to deploy Patriot III missile assets in Bahrain, and of the U.S. desire to discuss soon support arrangements. Shaikh Khalid heartily welcomed the news, and expressed Bahrain's eagerness to facilitate [...]	2008-09-02 14:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MCAP PINS PREL AE BA
08MANAMA586	BAHRAINI FM MEETS WITH NAVCENT COMMANDER: IRAQ, [...] (C) On August 28, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad Al-Khalifa called on NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Bill Gortney. Admiral Gortney reviewed NAVCENT operations and Coalition membership and operations. FM Al-Khalifa briefly detailed expanding GOB ties with Iraq (progress towa [...]	2008-09-02 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR IR IZ BA
08MANAMA591	BAHRAIN PREPARES TO SEND ITS AMBASSADOR TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 14:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ
08MANAMA593	RIVALS FOR BAHRAIN'S SHI'A STREET: WIFAQ AND HAQ [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Bahrain's leading Shi'a parties Wifaq and Haq compete for the support of the Shi'a community, which constitutes 60-70 percent of Bahrain's citizen population. Wifaq engages and cooperates with the government and is at pains to stay on the right side of the law. Some Ha [...]	2008-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ BA
08MANAMA597	BAHRAIN: DELIVERY OF ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-07 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS IZ SY MR BA
08MANAMA635	BAHRAIN: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (C) A/DCM met with MFA Undersecretary for International Cooperation Ahmed Al-Haddad on September 16 to discuss reftel points in preparation for the UNGA Third Committee meetings. Al-Haddad noted that Bahrain had voted "no", supporting Iran, in years past, and would likely do so again when Canad [...]	2008-09-17 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BA
08MANAMA652	BAHRAIN?S KING RECEIVES KHALID MISHA?AL [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain?s King met with Khalid Misha?al despite the USG?s concerns. Sunni Islamists who constitute a majority in the elected lower house of parliament had lobbied for an official welcome for Misha?al. End summary. 2. (SBU) An MFA contact told CDA that following ref B dema [...]	2008-09-22 06:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
08MANAMA663	BAHRAIN: PROPOSED UNSC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) CDA made reftel demarche to Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa, the substantive number two at the Foreign Ministry. Shaikh Abdulaziz commented that while he understood the U.S. opposition to a ministerial UNSC meeting with Israeli settlements as the sole topic, it was such a [...]	2008-09-25 12:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL UNSC IS SA BA
08MANAMA674	FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN DOHA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 11:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN BA
08MANAMA675	CONTRACT DISPUTE THREATENS TO DISRUPT RADIO SAWA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Bahrain's Information Ministry (MinInfo) have been unable to agree on a new contract for Radio Sawa broadcasts. Broadcasts for Bahrain could be suspended September 30. End summary. 2. (SBU) Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Med [...]	2008-09-29 16:46:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL BA
08MANAMA677	BAHRAINI PROPOSAL FOR A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister has called for a new regional organization that would include Israel, Iran, Turkey and the Arab states, and asked for public USG support. End summary. 2. (U) Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa delivered a speech at the [...]	2008-10-03 13:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS IR BA
08MANAMA681	BAHRAINI ACTIVISTS TO BRIEF CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Three Bahraini opposition and human rights activists are scheduled to brief the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in Washington on October 15. One, Abduljalil Alsingace, is the spokesman for the Haq movement, which the GOB accuses of inspiring street violence. End Summary. 2 [...]	2008-10-06 12:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM BA
08MANAMA697	KARZAKAN ATTACKERS GO TO COURT [...] (C) Summary: Defense attorneys for nineteen young Shi'a men accused in the April 9 killing of a police officer presented a document that they claim suggests the police officer died the previous November. The Ministry of Interior countered with evidence that the document merely contained a cl [...]	2008-10-09 14:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC KDEM BA
08MANAMA702	BAHRAIN CONTINUES SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain is continuing talks with Iran over a potential deal to import natural gas, but a key industry figure claimed that the negotiations are a ploy to encourage the U.S. and Saudis to put pressure on Qatar to be more forthcoming with its own gas supplies. Deep-well gas explorat [...]	2008-10-14 10:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG IR BA
08MANAMA705	BAHRAINI FM WILL SEEK THE SECRETARY'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister plans to ask the Secretary for diplomatic support for his proposed new regional organization, a grouping that would include Israel. End summary. 2. (C) On October 14 Ambassador met with Shaikh Ahmad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah, the head of Bahrain's NSC [...]	2008-10-14 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS IR TU BA
08MANAMA714	BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (C) OMC Chief delivered reftel request to Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Director of Plans and Organization, Brigadier General Malallah on October 13, who indicated that giving armored personnel carriers to Yemen would be a political decision and that the BDF could not make any commitments withou [...]	2008-10-16 12:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PARM PREL YE BA
08MANAMA715	BAHRAIN SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Bahrain signed a framework agreement with Iran to continue talks toward an agreement on importing natural gas from the South Pars field. The agreement prepares the way for negotiations to begin next year on pricing and delivery. Even if pricing negotiations move q [...]	2008-10-16 13:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL IR BA
08MANAMA72	BAHRAIN PROPOSES GCC PLUS 2 DATES [...] (C) Bahrain offers to host a GCC-Egyptian-Jordanian-U.S. foreign ministers' meeting on March 8, 17 or 18. Ambassador Saeed al-Faihani of the Foreign Minister's office contacted DCM February 6 to relay these dates, on instructions, he said, from Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Khalifa, who is pres [...]	2008-02-06 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA EG JO PREL
08MANAMA737	BAHRAIN: OUTLOOK FOR THE THIRD PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: The new session of parliament will focus on housing, unemployment, and discrimination - the last a topic likely to spur the same sectarian tensions that led to deadlock in the last session. End Summary. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) King Hamad opened parliament on October [...]	2008-10-27 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
08MANAMA742	REACTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary: Sunni community leaders are angry over a Capitol Hill briefing presented by a leader of the Shi'a Haq movement. Haq's prestige on the Shi'a street has shot up. The mainstream Shi'a Wifaq party will try to regain lost ground by criticizing the government more energetically over sectaria [...]	2008-10-29 06:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BA
08MANAMA75	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BAHRAIN SUPPORTIVE; NO FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY BA
08MANAMA76	IT DOESN'T ADD UP: SHI'A MP CHALLENGES GOB [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 12:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI BA
08MANAMA762	GOB WARNING TO OPPOSITIONISTS: EMPTY THREAT OR [...] (U) Summary: The Minister of Interior threatened to enforce a long-disused law that would penalize the internationalization of sensitive domestic issues, such as the October briefing to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Several Shi'a opposition factions defied the warning and publicly p [...]	2008-11-10 12:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC KISL BA
08MANAMA763	RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN [...] (C) CDA made ref A demarche to Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifah, the substantive number two at the foreign ministry. Al Khalifah responded that Bahrain's UN delegation was probably on course to vote in the Third Committee as it had last year (i.e. opposing condemnation of Iran and [...]	2008-11-11 09:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
08MANAMA77	TRIAL OF DECEMBER RIOTERS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 12:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM BA

08MANAMA770	TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: This message serves as post's input to the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) interim assessment. Paragraphs are keyed to ref B para 6A questions. End Summary. 2. (C) Question (a): The GOB established a new anti-human trafficking unit (HTU) under the economic crimes unit at the C [...]	2008-11-16 12:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV SMIG BA
08MANAMA774	PUBLIC HOUSING: ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS [...] (U) Summary: The Crown Prince announced to the press on October 30 that he had dissolved the Housing and Construction Committee (HCC),once billed as an initiative that would ensure the fair distribution of public housing. Many Shi'a seized on the news to reiterate their complaints about all [...]	2008-11-18 14:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
08MANAMA786	BAHRAINI FM COUNSELS ABOUL GHEIT AGAINST EMERGENCY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 05:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL BA
08MANAMA793	UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 07:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA BA
08MANAMA818	IRAQI RELATIONS WITH THE GCC AND BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's foreign minister expressed openness in principle to expanded Iraqi ties with the GCC, but distanced himself from a suggestion that Iraq become an actual member. Bahrain's Crown Prince expressed interest in visiting Iraq. End summary. 2. (U) This year's Manama Dia [...]	2008-12-18 13:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ GCC BA
08MANAMA827	RALLY IN SUPPORT OF GAZA PALESTINIANS [...] (U) On December 19, approximately 5,000 people gathered after prayers in Manama's Sanabis district for a licensed rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The legal Shi'a opposition party Wifaq turned out most of the crowd; other, smaller legal groups also contributed, and a number of follow [...]	2008-12-22 10:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KPAL BA
08MANAMA835	IRAN: BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad complained that Bahrain hosts "belligerent" U.S. forces, and reiterated Iran's rejection of Bahrain's proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. Bahrain and Iran renewed a 2003 agreement on cooperation against smuggling. End summary. 2. (C) [...]	2008-12-28 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SA BA
08MANAMA843	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE GAZA MINISTERIAL [...] (C) With the Foreign Minister in Muscat, CDA made reftel demarche December 30 to MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifah, and separately to ministerial aide Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani. 2. (C) Both officials agreed to brief the FM on U.S. concerns. Both expressed doubt tha [...]	2008-12-30 13:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS KPAL KWBG BA
08MANAMA845	ADDITIONAL ARRESTS IN ALLEGED NATIONAL DAY BOMB [...] (C) Summary: The GOB claimed that a pipe bomb plot implicated Shi'a oppositionists in London, and that some plotters trained in Syria. Bahraini Shi'a are skeptical and angry over the charges. The GOB charges beg many questions, and the USG should treat them cautiously until more evidence c [...]	2008-12-31 13:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM SY BA
08MANAMA89	BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE CONSOLIDATING HIS AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM BA
08MANAMA98	BAHRAIN WILL RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 12:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK EU BA
08MANILA1030	PHILIPPINE MILITARY CONDUCTS STRIKE AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early morning hours of April 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines launched an artillery strike against a terrorist redoubt on the island of Jolo and followed up with a ground assault. Information on the success of the operation against the terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf [...]	2008-04-30 11:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
08MANILA1091	CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS REMAINS KEY ISSUE FOR MILF [...] (C) During an April 30 visit to Cagayan de Oro, the Ambassador and President Gloria Arroyo discussed the impasse in peace negotiations, and the impending withdrawal of the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) from Mindanao. The Ambassador again emphasized U.S. support for a negot [...]	2008-05-07 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA1125	FOREIGN SECRETARY CRITICIZES BURMA'S INACTION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a conversation with the Ambassador May 9, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo lamented the Burmese regime's truculent stance against international involvement in relief efforts, and outlined how the junta's resistance to cooperation is affecting Philippine efforts to assist victi [...]	2008-05-09 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA1144	PRESIDENT PARDONS MUTINEERS, NEW ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a change of command ceremony for the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on May 12, President Arroyo announced she would pardon nine military officers for their involvement in the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny, a recommendation made by outgoing Armed Forces Chief General Hermo [...]	2008-05-13 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1177	PACOM COMMANDER AND AMBASSADOR CALL ON NEW ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with new Chief of the Philippine Armed Forces Alexander Yano on May 14, the Ambassador emphasized that Philippine counterterrorism successes had won attention from senior U.S. policymakers, and that the USG stood ready to continue with assistance. Commander of the U.S. [...]	2008-05-15 09:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1178	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BURMA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post is continuing its close engagement with the Philippine government regarding the worsening humanitarian crisis in Burma, U.S. efforts in disaster relief, and coordination of international assistance. The Ambassador outlined for Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo U.S. relief e [...]	2008-05-15 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA1188	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL CROWDER'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Admiral, welcome back to the Philippines! President Arroyo maintains her strong political position, in part due to robust economic growth. The Philippine armed forces continue to score successes against terrorists in the southern Philippines, while supporting the Philippine go [...]	2008-05-19 03:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1192	FORMER MILITARY CHIEF TO HEAD PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of widespread speculation about a cabinet reshuffle, President Gloria Arroyo named former Armed Forces chief General Hermogenes Esperon as her new presidential advisor on the peace process, replacing Jesus Dureza, who was named press secretary. Esperon, who reti [...]	2008-05-19 10:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA1201	PHILIPPINES: CAUTIOUS REACTION TO BURMESE OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: News that the Burmese junta may offer limited concessions to the entry of international assistance are being received with caution by the Philippine government, media, and civil society. Department of Foreign Affairs officials held out hopes that the junta's May 19 agreement to [...]	2008-05-20 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA1212	MILF VICE CHAIR FOR MILITARY AFFAIRS SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in a remote base camp in the southern Philippines May 9, DCM urged the Vice Chairman for Military Affairs of the Muslim insurgency to persevere with the peace process and remove remaining terrorists from its territories. The Vice Chair stressed the Muslim insurgency's o [...]	2008-05-21 09:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA1255	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral, we appreciate your engagement with Philippine officials at Shangri-La and your subsequent visit to the Philippines. The Philippines has undergone many positive changes since the last visit of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to the Philippines in 2002, many as a result o [...]	2008-05-23 07:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1287	SHAPING PRESIDENT ARROYO'S WHITE HOUSE VISIT [...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Arroyo is keenly anticipating her planned June 24 meeting in Washington with President Bush, and her top advisors are focusing intensively on preparations for those talks and other expected events during her visit. In recent discussions with the Ambassador, top C [...]	2008-05-29 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1352	BASILAN UNREST MIRRORS UNSETTLED PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the Philippine government continues to reiterate its commitment to the Mindanao peace process, and a ceasefire is largely holding in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, Malaysian-facilitated peace talks between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have b [...]	2008-06-04 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
08MANILA1384	JCS CHAIRMAN VIEWS COUNTERTERROR EFFORTS, MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to the Philippines June 1-2, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen greeted U.S. Special Forces troops in the Southern Philippines, met with his Philippine counterpart, laid a wreath at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, spoke to Emba [...]	2008-06-10 23:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1399	TOP BROADCAST JOURNALIST ABDUCTED IN MINDANAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A popular Philippine television journalist was reportedly kidnapped by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on June 8, in an isolated area of Jolo Island, southern Philippines, while en route to a putative interview with ASG leader Radulan Sahiron. President Arroyo immediately or [...]	2008-06-11 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
08MANILA141	RECORD YEAR FOR U.S. NAVY SHIP VISITS UNDERSCORES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year 2007 brought a dramatic rise in U.S. Navy ship visits to the Philippines, as 81 U.S. Navy vessels visited 9 ports throughout the Philippines -- the most since the closure of U.S. military bases in 1992 -- and underscored our strong bilateral relationship, making the Philip [...]	2008-01-17 22:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1432	MILITARY CHIEF YANO DISCUSSES KEY CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 11 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano cited as major challenges over the next three months the stalled peace process with Muslim insurgents, a recent increase in violence and bombings, upcoming election [...]	2008-06-13 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1443	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Admiral Willard, welcome back to the Philippines! President Arroyo maintains her strong political position, in part due to positive economic growth. The Philippine Armed Forces continue to score successes against terrorists in the southern Philippines, while supporting the Ph [...]	2008-06-16 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1460	BROADCAST JOURNALIST FREED BY KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kidnappers have released well-known broadcast journalist Ces Drilon and three members of her crew, after 10 days of captivity on Jolo Island. Drilon and her colleagues were abducted on June 8 on Jolo Island in southern Mindanao. While most media sources and government officials ha [...]	2008-06-18 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS PHUM RP
08MANILA1461	KEY GOALS FOR PRESIDENT ARROYO'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo remains one of our staunchest allies in southeast Asia. Despite difficulties in creating effective governance and fighting endemic corruption, President Arroyo has been a reliable pro-democracy advocate, particularly in pressing for change in Bu [...]	2008-06-18 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1463	NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SEEKS RESUMPTION OF MILF [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador on June 18, President Arroyo's new top advisor on the peace process -- retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon -- said he is working to end a six-month impasse in negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liber [...]	2008-06-18 10:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA1464	DNA RESULTS NEGATIVE FOR SUPPOSED DULMATIN REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: DNA testing by FBI laboratories confirmed on June 18 that a corpse unearthed on Tawi-Tawi Island in the course of an operation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not the remains of Dulmatin, a prominent Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist who masterminded the Bali bombings in [...]	2008-06-18 10:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KJUS MCAP MOPS PINS PTER RP
08MANILA154	CATHOLIC PRIEST SLAIN IN APPARENT KIDNAPPING ON [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a Catholic priest and abduction of a school principal and fisherman in Tawi-Tawi, a remote island along a terrorist transit line in the southern Philippines, has sent shock waves through this usually peaceful island. Security officials believe a group of 10 armed [...]	2008-01-18 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL RP
08MANILA167	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY TEODORO [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro voiced his confidence in the Philippine government's efforts against Muslim terrorist groups and communist insurgents, the military's reform program, and the peace p [...]	2008-01-22 09:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1696	LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MUSLIM MINDANAO IMPACT PEACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Provincial and local elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections are scheduled for August 11, even as an array of key Muslim groups urges that they be postponed until after the Philippine government signs a final peace agreement with Muslim insurgents [...]	2008-07-17 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS PGOV PHUM RP
08MANILA1706	RAMPING UP INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine Government is ramping up the investigation and prosecution of labor killings following intense discussion between various Mission officials and key Philippine government leaders, even as the country witnesses a downward trend in extrajudicial killings (EJKs) for the [...]	2008-07-18 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
08MANILA1709	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging conversation over lunch with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ambassador discussed a broad array of key bilateral subjects, including ASEAN, North Korea, the Philippine peace process, and labor issues. Romulo welcomed the planned ASEAN Regional Forum disaster [...]	2008-07-18 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1747	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WORKING OUT DETAILS OF ARF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 06:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA175	GOVERNOR OF JOLO SEEKS POLICE ASSISTANCE; GRATEFUL [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of the southern island of Jolo - where Philippine Armed Forces track high-value terrorists with direct assistance from U.S. Special Forces - expressed deep appreciation for USG development and military assistance, which he said is helping rejuvenate the remote isla [...]	2008-01-23 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
08MANILA1758	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Admiral Bird, welcome back to the Philippines! The U.S. 7th Fleet is an important player in our interagency engagement to promote U.S. interests in the Philippines. The Philippine Armed Forces continue to score successes against terrorists in the southern Philippines, even a [...]	2008-07-23 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
08MANILA1763	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WORKING OUT DETAILS OF ARF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with U.S. officials in Manila July 17, Philippine officials confirmed their commitment to co-host with the United States an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise in Manila during 2009, but said they have many hurdles to overcome internally before a dat [...]	2008-07-24 06:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1779	PHILIPPINE NATIONALS DEPORTED FROM MALAYSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The southern Philippines is bracing for a massive influx of deported Filipinos following the Malaysian government's June 25 announcement of an immigration crackdown against undocumented foreign workers in Sabah, East Malaysia. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, many of whom hai [...]	2008-07-25 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL MY RP
08MANILA1784	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE SENATE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador on July 24 engaged Philippine Senate President Manuel "Manny" Villar in a broad-ranging discussion over a private breakfast of issues likely to come up soon after the Senate reconvenes July 28. Villar described how, for very different reasons, the road ahead looke [...]	2008-07-28 06:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA1795	THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thirty-nine years after its founding as the armed wing of the Philippine Communist Party, the New People's Army (NPA) has lost much of its ability to conduct sustained military operations but remains capable of sporadically disrupting public security and business operations in cer [...]	2008-07-29 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER RP
08MANILA1825	PRESIDENT ARROYO NAMES NEW NAVAL CHIEF [...] (U) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved the designation of Rear Admiral Ferdinand Golez as the new Flag Officer-in-Command for the Philippine Navy, effective August 2. The appointment was announced by Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro July 29. Golez will repla [...]	2008-08-01 01:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1837	AMBASSADOR, NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a July 31 working breakfast with Philippine National Police (PNP) Director, Gen. Avelino "Sonny" Razon, Ambassador discussed extrajudicial killings (EJKs),the peace process in the southern Philippines, and the challenges that lie ahead for the Philippines' police force. R [...]	2008-08-01 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER RP SNAR
08MANILA1838	CONTROVERSY OVER SPRATLY ISLANDS TERRITORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent steep increases in the cost of petroleum and pending deadlines associated with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) have kept the six-nation territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the eye of public debate in the Philippines. The underlying controvers [...]	2008-08-01 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MANILA1844	MILF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) Camp Simuay, Vice Chairman Ghazali Jafaar discussed the MILF's outlook on the upcoming elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),the peace process, and the post-p [...]	2008-08-04 06:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA1860	ALL DETERMINED TO MOVE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged Philippine, Malaysian, and NGO leaders, gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the signing of a key agreement with Philippine Muslim insurgents, to keep the peace process moving forward after the Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the formal signing. Overc [...]	2008-08-05 12:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA1875	PHILIPPINE MILITARY PREPARED BUT RESTRAINED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to increased attacks on civilians by radical hardliners allegedly linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the North Cotabato province of Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines have placed their forces on heightened alert and prepared a contingenc [...]	2008-08-06 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
08MANILA1885	THE PHILIPPINE MILITARY FIVE YEARS AFTER OAKWOOD: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five years after a small group of Philippine military personnel seized an apartment complex in Manila, demanding an end to the corruption and neglect they believed was crippling the armed forces, the Philippine military has made significant progress in its efforts to retrain, reequ [...]	2008-08-08 06:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER RP
08MANILA1929	PHILIPPINE MILITARY IN CONTROL IN CENTRAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As fighting between the Philippine military and elements of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces entered its third day on August 12, government forces appeared to be re-gaining control over seized villages in central Mindanao, with two key Muslim insurgent units retreati [...]	2008-08-12 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
08MANILA1930	FIRST EVER AUTOMATED ARMM ELECTIONS PEACEFUL, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thanks to new automated voting procedures, the regional elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) August 11 turned out more peaceful, clean, and efficient than previous polls and an estimated 60 percent of the 1.5 million registered voters turned out to cast thei [...]	2008-08-12 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS PGOV PHUM RP
08MANILA1940	ARMED FORCES CHIEF DISCUSSES MINDANAO CLASHES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander Yano told the Ambassador August 13 that Philippine military forces had largely expelled rogue Muslim insurgent units from villages they had occupied in central Mindanao, and forecast that thousands of displaced villagers would soon be re [...]	2008-08-13 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1956	GOVERNOR AMPATUAN REELECTED IN AUTOMATED ARMM [...] (C) Summary: Incumbent Governor Zaldy Ampatuan won his reelection bid in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with 93 percent of total votes, a huge margin over the second place finisher, who garnered only 1.7 percent, according to the official results from the Commission on Electio [...]	2008-08-15 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RP
08MANILA1958	SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. With U.S. support, the Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to score successes against terrorists in the southern Philippines, even as it reforms itself and controls extrajudicial killings. [...]	2008-08-15 10:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1960	SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. With U.S. support, the Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to score successes against terrorists in the southern Philippines, even as it reforms itself and controls extrajudicial killings. [...]	2008-08-15 10:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA1962	NEW CLASHES IN MINDANAO, ARMY REACTS QUICKLY BUT [...] (C) Summary: Just days after the Philippine armed forces drove insurgent Muslim fighters out of villages they had occupied in central Mindanao, fighting flared anew August 17-18 farther north on the troubled island as Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces attacked an Army convoy and seve [...]	2008-08-18 10:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MARR MCAP PTER RP
08MANILA1997	GOVERNMENT PURSUES NEW PEACE PROCESS STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Faced in the last few weeks with serious legal and political challenges to its arduously negotiated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on territory with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Arroyo government is moving rapidly -- albeit with some confusion -- to cobble together a mor [...]	2008-08-22 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA1999	VIOLENCE IN MINDANAO CONTINUES BUT NOT "ALL OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As fighting between Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and the Philippine military enters its second week, the Philippine Armed Forces continue to score successes against the MILF, and the MILF insurgents appear to have miscalculated their own military capabilities and [...]	2008-08-22 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
08MANILA2022	PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO STOP ATTACKS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting at Malacanang Palace August 27, President Gloria Arroyo underscored to Ambassador the Philippine government's commitment to the peace process, but made it clear that a stable security situation was a prerequisite to returning to peace talks with Muslim insurgents. C [...]	2008-08-28 10:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2049	RAJAH SOLAIMAN MOVEMENT TERRORIST DEPORTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruben Omar Pestano Lavilla, Jr., a key leader of the Philippine terrorist group Rajah Solaiman Movement, was deported to Manila on August 30, after he was arrested on July 24 in Bahrain. The deportation was an important success for Philippine officials, who worked through the U [...]	2008-09-03 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CT PGOV PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2051	PEACE PROCESS AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The events of the last few weeks -- the Supreme Court's cancellation of the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on territory, the fighting in various parts of central Mindanao, the government's declaration that it would no longer sign the MOA irrespective of the Supreme [...]	2008-09-03 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2072	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador September 3,Presidential Peace Advisor Hermogenes Esperon made it clear that the Philippine government is still searching for an appropriate way forward in peace process negotiations with Muslim insurgents in Mindanao. A key miles [...]	2008-09-05 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA208	PHILIPPINE RESPONSE ON KOSOVO STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 09:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PGOV UN UNMIK YI
08MANILA2103	DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO STOP EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government continues to take steps against extrajudicial killings (EJKs) through continued engagement with civil society actors and increased vigilance at the highest levels of the police and military. The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) is closely monitoring [...]	2008-09-10 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL RP
08MANILA2135	PHILIPPINE STATE-OWNED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns met with Secretaries of Finance, Trade and Agriculture to express concern about the failure of a Philippine state owned enterprise to make required principal payments on its bonds, $20 million of which are held by GE Moneybank. GE is requesting that the government e [...]	2008-09-15 01:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2163	MARINE CASE UPDATE: SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CUSTODY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The case of U.S. Marine LCpl Daniel Smith, whom a trial court found guilty of rape, remains under appeal. Separate from the substance of the case, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments September 19 regarding whether the Philippine government erred in transferring custo [...]	2008-09-16 10:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
08MANILA2171	SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE DISCUSSES MINDANAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 17 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said that the Philippine military was still pressing the fight against rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders in Mindanao, whose attacks against civilians and gove [...]	2008-09-18 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2178	MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS: SEEKING A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government continues to grapple for an appropriate way to address the ailing peace process, even as it awaits the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the stalled Memorandum of Agreement on territory with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). While [...]	2008-09-19 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2202	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Admiral Keating, welcome back to the Philippines! You are returning at a challenging time. The situation in central Mindanao remains tense but controlled. The Philippine armed forces (AFP) continue a targeted search for Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commanders who carried out sava [...]	2008-09-23 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2262	LOOKING AHEAD TO GLOBAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: DFA has provided a dipnote inviting high-level Embassy participation at the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development, to be hosted October 27-30 in Manila by the Philippine government. Per reftel guidance, Embassy representation at the Forum will be limited to an obse [...]	2008-10-02 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL RP SMIG
08MANILA2305	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a congratulatory visit October 3 with newly appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Jesus "Jess" Verzosa and his leadership team, the Ambassador, accompanied by U.S. law enforcement agency heads, reaffirmed close U.S.-Philippine law enforcement relationsh [...]	2008-10-08 03:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2311	AMBASSADOR CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 3 private breakfast, Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas and the Ambassador discussed Roxas's presidential aspirations and the current state of play among candidates in the run up to the 2010 elections. Roxas was candid in the assessment of his rivals and of President Arro [...]	2008-10-08 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2323	MARINE JUDICIAL CASE: CONTINUED CLOSE COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Renewed high-level judicial and political focus on the rape case of Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith has underscored the profound importance of this issue both for LCpl Smith's future and for U.S.-Philippine military and diplomatic ties. Strenuous U.S. government efforts over [...]	2008-10-09 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
08MANILA2338	HIGH COURT RULES AGAINST MILF PEACE DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a significant setback for the Arroyo administration, the Supreme Court on October 14 ruled by an 8-7 majority that the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on ancestral domain between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was unconstitutional. The issu [...]	2008-10-14 10:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2355	SCENESETTER FOR BG CROWE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. Our bilateral engagement remains strong with the Talon Vision/PHIBLEX exercise ongoing during your visit. With U.S. support, the Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to score successes again [...]	2008-10-17 09:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2364	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Romulo invited Ambassador for a private breakfast October 10. In the course of the meal, they discussed a broad range of topics, including ASEAN, the Millennium Challenge Corporation Account, U.S. military in the Philippines, and the Philippine peace process w [...]	2008-10-20 05:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2365	PEACE PROCESS BATTERED BUT NOT BURIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a Supreme Court decision October 14 striking down a centerpiece territorial deal between the Philippine government and Muslim insurgents, leaders of both sides continue to insist that they remain committed to finding a negotiated settlement to the Muslim insurgency. Beyond [...]	2008-10-20 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA238	PRESIDENT ARROYO REVISES MILF PEACE PROPOSAL AS [...] (C) Summary: In hopes of resuming peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Philippine government has prepared a revised draft territorial agreement that omits references to the issue of governance -- references to which the MILF had strenuously objected. The proposal will be [...]	2008-01-29 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA2430	INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ELECTION [...] (U) The following information on Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, candidate for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ),is submitted as requested by reftel. As per reftel, basic background information on Senator Santiago is not provided. 2. (U) Senator Santiago is a vocal ad [...]	2008-10-29 01:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC
08MANILA2446	PHILIPPINE SENATE RATIFIES ASEAN CHARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine Senate on October 7 ratified the new charter adopted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its 13th Summit in November 2007, bringing ASEAN one step closer to being a recognized legal entity. The Philippine government has consistently pressed Bur [...]	2008-10-30 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2455	KEY FIGURE IN ALLEGED CAMPAIGN FUND DIVERSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The debate over President Arroyo's 2004 election win was revived again with the return to Manila October 28 of a former Philippine government official accused of diverting more than $15 million in Philippine agricultural subsidies to President Arroyo's political war chest and over [...]	2008-10-31 05:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PGOV RP
08MANILA2488	AMBASSADOR URGES RAPID RESOLUTION TO MINDANAO [...] (C) Summary: Philippine Peace Process Advisor Hermogenes Esperon emphasized to the Ambassador over a private breakfast November 3 that President Arroyo remained committed to achieving a durable peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) before her term ends in 2010, or at a minim [...]	2008-11-04 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2504	PRESIDENT ARROYO LAUDS OBAMA VICTORY IN MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private meeting November 5 with the Ambassador at Malacanang Palace just moments after the results of the U.S. presidential election were known, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lauded Senator Barack Obama's victory as an extraordinary moment in U.S. history in which America [...]	2008-11-05 10:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RP PINR KISL EAID UNGA
08MANILA2536	DCM, USAID DIRECTOR SURVEY IDP CAMP, URGE END OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of our efforts to call attention to the plight of internally displaced peoples in Mindanao and encourage the government and Muslim insurgents to end fighting, the Deputy Chief of Mission and USAID Director traveled to the remote epicenter of the government-rebel conflict a [...]	2008-11-10 11:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM RP
08MANILA2583	2010 PRESIDENTIAL RACE BEGINS IN EARNEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a move to level the playing field before the 2010 presidential elections and contain the power of one of its wealthiest members, the Senate on November 17 ousted incumbent Senate President and presidential hopeful Manuel Villar and voted to promote Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to i [...]	2008-11-20 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2586	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) In a meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for Political, Legal, and Security Matters Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations & Other International Organizations (UNIO) on November 18, Poloff stressed that the Burmese junta's recent arrests of human rights activists ma [...]	2008-11-21 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA2592	AMBASSADOR CONTINUES PEACE AND SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 19 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano said that his recent trip to the PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense Conference in Bali, Indonesia had been productive from a regional security standpoint, partic [...]	2008-11-24 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2596	SCENESETTER FOR LTG FRASER'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. Our bilateral engagement remains strong with the Talon Vision/PHIBLEX exercise having recently concluded and planning for Balikatan 2009 in full swing. With U.S. assistance, the Philippine milit [...]	2008-11-25 05:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2615	ANNOUNCING U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR EVACUEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On her November 21 visit to an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in central Mindanao, the Ambassador called for an end to fighting between government forces and separatist Muslim rebels and expressed continued U.S. support for the people of Mindanao, especially those fleeing [...]	2008-11-26 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM RP
08MANILA2621	CABINET OFFICIALS DISTURBED BY THAI UPHEAVAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: In conversations with the Ambassador, President Arroyo's most senior advisors voiced deep dismay at the current political turmoil in Thailand, but believed that the Philippines' lively democracy would stay within constitutional bounds. Defense Secretary Teodoro privately critici [...]	2008-11-28 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP TH
08MANILA2624	MUMBAI ATTACKS DEPLORED, SECURITY LEVELS RAISED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ambassador and senior Mission members spoke with top Philippine national security officials Nov. 27-28 to apprise them of the current situation in Mumbai, urge them to remain vigilant for any potential attacks here, and reiterate [...]	2008-11-28 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER RP IN
08MANILA2655	YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH PHILIPPINE NAVY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Roughead, greetings from Manila! In advance of your meeting with Philippine Navy Chief Admiral Ferdinand Golez, I wanted to update you on some of the key issues we are working here in the Philippines regarding their Navy and the Philippine Armed Forces. Recently, I hoste [...]	2008-12-05 04:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2674	PHILIPPINE "CREDIBLE VOICES" AGAINST VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Manila officers and staff interact regularly with influential members of the Philippine government and civil society to communicate USG messages and to encourage the further dissemination of those messages to the broader Philippine public. Our top Mission strategic goa [...]	2008-12-09 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	RP KPAO OPRC OIIP
08MANILA2677	PHILIPPINE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent successes by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the southern Philippines have disrupted terrorist networks in Mindanao and destroyed known terrorist camps in the Sulu Archipelago. In the last five weeks, combined military and police efforts in Mindanao, suppor [...]	2008-12-09 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
08MANILA2707	PHILIPPINES-CUBA TIES ARE MINIMAL [...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraphs are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (U) The Philippine government is an active proponent of democracy and human rights, an [...]	2008-12-12 02:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL RP CU
08MANILA2717	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ERMITA ON [...] (C) During a private breakfast December 12, Ambassador and Presidential Executive Secretary Ermita discussed the Philippine peace process with Muslim insurgents, the Millennium Challenge Corporation Account, and the U.S. government transition. On the peace process, Ermita said President Arroy [...]	2008-12-12 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2724	PROGRESS IN 2008 AS PHILIPPINES LOOKS TOWARD 2010 [...] (C) The past year was normally tumultuous for the Philippines. President Gloria Arroyo withstood serious domestic challenges, including an impeachment attempt and corruption allegations, and weathered global energy and financial crises. Human rights remained an area of deep concern, with act [...]	2008-12-15 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP

08MANILA2727	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE SECRETARY DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 15 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro discussed the security situation in the southern Philippines and the discipline the Armed Forces of the Philippines are showing in the face of continued clashes wit [...]	2008-12-16 05:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
08MANILA2730	TRANSITIONING THE U.S.- PHILIPPINE MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S.-Philippine military ties have burgeoned since 2002, moving from tentative re-engagement after a decade of limited U.S. military presence to a vigorous alliance making significant progress toward our priorities of defeating terrorists and fostering peace. That p [...]	2008-12-16 06:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA2761	LANCE CORPORAL SMITH - CASE SUMMARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three years after his arrest on rape charges and subsequent conviction, U.S. Marine LCpl Smith is accommodated on the U.S. Embassy grounds while his appeal is in the Philippine judicial system, in accordance with the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement. The case of LCpl Sm [...]	2008-12-22 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
08MANILA282	PRESIDENT ARROYO KEEPS UP PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's strong remarks on Burma at World Economic Forum meetings in Switzerland have kept the junta's behavior in the Philippine public spotlight, and a prominent Philippine opposition leader has publicly echoed her views. The Philippine pr [...]	2008-01-31 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA285	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Olson, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. With U.S. support, the Armed Forces of the Philippines are targeting terrorists on islands in the southern Philippines, while supporting the government's efforts to make peace [...]	2008-02-01 03:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA293	PHILIPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF ESPERON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 1 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Chief of the Armed Forces General Hermogenes Esperon, who on January 25 was extended by President Arroyo until May 9, 2008, held a wide-ranging discussion. Esperon began by saying it was time to wrap up the campa [...]	2008-02-04 10:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA316	HOUSE SPEAKER OUSTED; MINDANAO REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a widely anticipated move confirming President Arroyo's political strength, a coalition of 174 pro-Administration representatives on February 4 successfully removed House Speaker Jose de Venecia, the longest-serving speaker in Philippine history, from his powerful position. A [...]	2008-02-05 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RP
08MANILA317	TAIWAN'S SPRATLY VISIT DRAWS SHARP REBUKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's highly publicized February 2 visit to a Taiwanese-occupied island in the Spratly Island chain drew a sharp reaction from Arroyo administration officials. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo cast the visit as lamentable and irresponsib [...]	2008-02-05 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG
08MANILA334	NOGRALES ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives elected on February 4 Davao City Representative Prospero "Boy" Nograles as the new speaker, replacing political heavyweight Jose de Venecia, who occupied the seat for five terms (reftel). The 60-year-old, Catholic Nograles is [...]	2008-02-07 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RP
08MANILA360	EMBASSY WORKING VARIOUS FRONTS TO KEEP BALIKATAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the U.S.-Philippine Balikatan joint military exercise set to begin February 18, all Embassy elements, to include JSOTF-P personnel, have been moving aggressively to counter negative publicity by a vocal minority of political and social leaders, who in recent weeks have soug [...]	2008-02-11 10:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS PTER RP
08MANILA386	PHILIPPINES CAREFULLY WEIGHING KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed at length the issue of Kosovo independence with Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on February 13. The Ambassador underscored the U.S. belief that rapid recognition of Kosovo in the wake of its anticipated declaration of independence was vital both for t [...]	2008-02-14 00:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP EU UNMIK YI
08MANILA426	POSSIBLE REMAINS OF TERRORIST DULMATIN RECOVERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine Armed Forces recovered a cadaver February 18 that was reported by informants to be the remains of Jemaah Islamiyah leader and Bali bombing mastermind Dulmatin, one of the most wanted terrorists in the Philippines, with up to a $10 million reward under the Rewards [...]	2008-02-19 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MOPS PINS PTER RP
08MANILA439	PHILIPPINES OFFERS VIEWS ON ASEAN DEFENSE [...] (C) Per reftel, poloff on February 8 met with Hans Siriban, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Special Assistant to Undersecretary for Policy Enrique Manalo, to seek the Philippine government's views on ASEAN defense cooperation and the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). Siri [...]	2008-02-20 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ARF RP PREL ASEAN MARR
08MANILA440	PHILIPPINES MOVING CAUTIOUSLY ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: In a February 18 discussion, the Ambassador again directly engaged Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on the issue of Kosovo independence, stressing the U.S position that early recognition of Kosovo by as many nations as possible offered the best hope for stability and peace in the [...]	2008-02-20 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP EU UNMIK YI
08MANILA443	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Admiral, welcome back to the Philippines! You will find the political atmosphere in the usual state of ferment, with President Arroyo still in firm control, in part due to continued strong economic growth. We have been working hard to counter the efforts of a vocal minority to [...]	2008-02-21 04:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA454	PRESIDENT ARROYO COMMITTED TO PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lively and wide-ranging February 21 meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, she exhibited an especially keen interest in my February 19 trip to Mindanao to visit Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Murad Ebrahim. I told President Arroyo that Chairman Murad [...]	2008-02-21 11:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER RP
08MANILA455	AMBASSADOR URGES MILF CHIEF TO EMBRACE PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met February 19 with the head of the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to urge more rapid progress toward peace, an end to support for terrorists, and a clear commitment to stability and prosperity. MILF Chairman Murad Ebrahim warmly welcomed the Ambas [...]	2008-02-21 11:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RP
08MANILA463	SCENESETTER FOR LTG MIXON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: LTG Mixon, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. With U.S. support, the Armed Forces of the Philippines are targeting terrorists on islands in the southern Philippines, while supporting the government's efforts to make peace with [...]	2008-02-22 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA487	NEW HOUSE SPEAKER LAYS OUT PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial introductory meeting February 21 with the Ambassador, new House Speaker Prospero Nograles made clear his strong interest in a positive and productive relationship with the Ambassador and the USG on key issues of concern, including peace in his native Mindanao. The Am [...]	2008-02-26 08:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA515	ADMIRAL KEATING EMPHASIZES STRONG TIES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to the Philippines February 25-26, PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating joined the Ambassador to meet with Philippine Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces General Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. and visited a civil-military operations project as part of the annual U.S [...]	2008-02-29 05:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA518	GUARDED PROGRESS FOR MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government Peace Panel Chairman Rudy Garcia told us February 25 that the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front had reached an agreement in principle on the territory to be encompassed by a new Muslim political entity, and work on governance and ownership of [...]	2008-02-29 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA592	SCENESETTER FOR BG TOOLAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General Toolan, welcome back to the Philippines! You will find the political atmosphere in the usual state of ferment, with President Arroyo still in firm control, in part due to continued strong economic growth. U.S. and Philippine military personnel just concluded [...]	2008-03-07 09:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
08MANILA664	AMBASSADOR AND PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Philippine armed forces chief General Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. met privately on March 13, broadly discussing successes during Esperon's tenure. They also addressed some key challenges, including locating remaining high-value terrorists, maintaining an apolitica [...]	2008-03-14 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA721	EAP DAS HIGHLIGHTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 08:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RP
08MANILA795	AMBASSADOR REEMPHASIZES EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private breakfast on March 28, the Ambassador and Philippine Armed Forces Chief General Hermogenes Esperon discussed measures the Philippine government is taking to address extrajudicial killings and progress on the DNA testing of suspected remains of Jemaah Islamiyah terr [...]	2008-04-01 06:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA836	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON MCC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 2 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed the need for more prosecutions and convictions of the perpetrators of extrajudicial killings (EJKs),the importance of crafting a comprehensive Millennium Challenge Corporat [...]	2008-04-04 07:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EAIR RP BM
08MANILA878	PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C) The Philippine government has agreed to deny visas to the individuals designated in UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1737, 1747, and 1803. Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told polo [...]	2008-04-11 07:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC
08MANILA881	COUP PLOTTERS' CONVICTION WARNING AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine government and military officials are lauding the April 9 convictions of nine Philippine military officers for attempting to overthrow the government of President Arroyo in July 2003 as the first such convictions in Philippine history. The officers recently changed the [...]	2008-04-11 09:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MAS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA893	HURDLES OVERCOME IN BALIKATAN 2008, CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: This year's Balikatan U.S.-Philippine joint annual military exercise was a solid success but was not without controversy, as insufficient public affairs coordination on the part of Philippine authorities led some local leaders, principally in central Mindanao, to complain that the [...]	2008-04-15 02:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PTER RP
08MANILA912	KEY PEACE DOCUMENT UNDER LEGAL REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Peace talks between the Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgents are expected to resume after government legal experts finish reviewing a key draft agreement. The legal review is currently focused on contentious issues related to governance, political [...]	2008-04-16 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
08MANILA919	PHILIPPINES SHIFT TROOP MIX IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government has completed reconfiguring its troop mix in the southern Philippines, with the Philippine Marines replacing the Army as the dominant force on Jolo island, where key Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists are suspected to be hiding. The new "Fleet M [...]	2008-04-17 02:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA976	EU HEIGHTENS ENGAGEMENT IN PEACE PROCESS, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14 visit of ten European Union (EU) ambassadors to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Central Mindanao underscored the EU's interest in the peace process. At the same time, recent EU assistance to improve governance, particularly in resolving cases of extrajudicial [...]	2008-04-24 10:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EU RP
08MAPUTO1008	PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION: Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana expressed significant frustration to the Charge on October 23 about the failure of factions in Zimbabwe to achieve a lasting political solution. He said that Mozambican President Armando Guebuza had many important domestic issue [...]	2008-10-23 18:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO1030	FIRES DESTROY CORRUPTION CASE EVIDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the heels of the detention of the former Minister of Interior on corruption charges (reftel),police arrested the chairman of Mozambique,s parastatal airports management company, Airports of Mozambique (ADM) on October 22. The charges include misuse of company funds [...]	2008-11-04 08:43:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1073	HYDROCARBONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL [...] (U) This cable represents the third in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]	2008-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1074	REVIEWING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF GRM PKO CAPACITY [...] (SBU) On November 7, the Charge led an informal discussion in his residence with Ambassadors from Great Britain, Canada, Italy, France and Portugal, along with the defense attachE from Brazil and poloff from the South African mission to review the various military support programs each countr [...]	2008-11-13 09:31:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ
08MAPUTO1083	FRELIMO WILL CONSOLIDATE VIRTUAL ONE PARTY RULE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 19 municipal elections in 43 cities and towns across Mozambique are shaping up to be a referendum confirming one party rule. The already dominant ruling FRELIMO party is making every effort to consolidate its power outside the capital in an effort to better control [...]	2008-11-14 12:22:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1182	GRM'S RECENT MOVES ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Carlos Simango, a close advisor to Mozambican President Armando Guebuza told the Charge on 11/27 that the Secretary General of the ruling FRELIMO party met in South Africa with leaders of other liberation movements in the region to press ZANU-PF to accept MDC control--with ZANU- [...]	2008-11-28 13:54:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO1190	DAVIZ SIMANGO WINS BEIRA MAYOR SLOT AS AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, incumbent and highly popular Beira mayor, has won reelection, only this time as an independent. Acting more as a technocrat than a politician, Simango has a reputation for having made the city cleaner, a better place in which to live, and for minimizing corruption [...]	2008-12-01 09:32:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1235	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR OPEN TO COOPERATING ON HEALTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow-up to reftel meeting, the Charge met with Russian Ambassador to Mozambique and Swaziland Igor V. Popov on November 25 at the Russian Embassy. The meeting dealt with generalities of our respective bilateral relationships with Mozambique, but also provided an opportu [...]	2008-12-09 17:10:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID RU MZ
08MAPUTO1248	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON CHOLERA THREAT AND ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Health Minister Ivo Garrido has sent health teams to the provinces of Gaza, Manica, Tete, Zambezia, and Niassa, bordering both Zimbabwe and Malawi, to prepare for the potential spread of a cholera epidemic across the border from Zimbabwe, saying that health authorities are on "maximum [...]	2008-12-10 13:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO1250	BEIRA MAYOR TO LEAD NEW NATIONAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Beira, Daviz Simango, the independent breakaway candidate (Ref B),has been decisively re-elected as Mayor of Beira (Ref A),the historic stronghold of longtime opposition party RENAMO, making Beira a test case for a new style of independent third-party democracy, breaking a [...]	2008-12-12 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1257	THE CHANGING FACE OF ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a large Muslim minority, estimated to range between 20 and 40 percent of the total population, or 4 to 8 million adherents, the role of Islam and Muslims in Mozambique continues to grow in importance. Since the eighth century, Islam has developed along the Swahili coast in M [...]	2008-12-17 13:45:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER SCUL MZ
08MAPUTO126	GUEBUZA LAMENTS CAUSES OF CIVIL DISORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza called in the Charge February 6 and said that poverty and a lack of security were the main causes of recent protests in Maputo. Guebuza said the GRM has a good program to combat poverty, pointing with appreciation to many joint efforts with the USG, but express [...]	2008-02-06 16:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR MZ
08MAPUTO1270	AFRICA COMMAND'S AMBASSADOR YATES VISITS MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 1-3 visit to Mozambique, Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) Ambassador Mary Yates discussed the potential for the Government of Mozambique (GRM) to take part in Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of the [...]	2008-12-19 08:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1291	NOV 19 ELECTION TRANSPARENT WITH SOME PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 4, 2008 national announcement of municipal election results confirmed the landslide victory of majority party Frelimo which won at least 41 of the 43 mayoral races and majorities in 42 of 43 municipal assemblies. Voter turnout was high for a municipal election, wit [...]	2008-12-29 15:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO149	GRM NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 06:03:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO220	FM AGREES TO BILATERAL POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND TO [...] (U) Note: This report was written February 26 but final transmission was delayed. While FM Abreu was dismissed from her duties on March 10, this conversation and the issues discussed will serve as a basis for our first meeting with the new Foreign Minister. End Note. 2. (U) Summary: In [...]	2008-03-12 12:36:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KHUM EAID MZ ZI KPKO
08MAPUTO222	RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA'S POLITICAL ANALYSIS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 7 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party Renamo, said that Government bureaucracy and corruption were scaring off foreign investment. He expressed concern about the strength of election institutions while noting that he was traveling exte [...]	2008-03-12 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MZ
08MAPUTO233	DAS THOMPSON SEES MOZAMBIQUE'S CHALLENGES AND USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 2-3 visit to Maputo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Carol Thompson met with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency to urge the GRM to strengthen the business environment, participate in peacekeeping operations, and recognize Kosovo's independ [...]	2008-03-18 11:04:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MZ
08MAPUTO241	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA SACKS THREE MINISTERS, DEMOTES [...] (C) In a rare cabinet reshuffle on March 10, President Armando Guebuza sacked the Transportation, Justice, and Environment Ministers, and demoted Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu to the less prestigious Environment Ministry. The three incoming ministers are considered to be capable technocrats. [...]	2008-03-19 08:53:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO321	NEW MOZAMBICAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE [...] (C) In an initial call on new Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi April 15 (other issues reviewed septel),the Charge stated that the USG viewed the situation in Zimbabwe as increasingly dire, that it was imperative to get democratic resolution soonest, and pressed for the GRM to take on a more a [...]	2008-04-15 18:13:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO324	ARMS SHIPMENT FOR ZIMBABWE DENIED ENTRY TO [...] (C) After receiving reports that a ship carrying Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe had left Durban, South Africa and was headed to Mozambique, the Charge contacted the Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana early in the morning today to urge that the GRM not permit the arms to transit M [...]	2008-04-19 18:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EWWT MASS MZ ZI
08MAPUTO339	CHINESE MAKE SECOND APPROACH ON ARMS SHIPMENT FOR [...] (C) Last Monday evening, April 21, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana called the Charge to inform him that the Chinese Government had again requested permission for the Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe to be given access to a Mozambican port. The Minister was under the mistaken [...]	2008-04-22 15:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EWWT MASS ZI MZ
08MAPUTO406	NO GRM REACTION TO ZIM ELECTION RESULTS; [...] (U) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's delayed release of results from the March 29 presidential elections was met with minimal official reaction locally. The GRM has yet to make an official statement, aside from a brief public comment in mid-April by a Vice Minister for Foreign Relations, u [...]	2008-05-08 14:03:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO466	MANAMO PARTY CHIEF MAXIMO DIAS TO RETIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, small opposition party MANAMO leader Maximo Dias announced his retirement and the closure of his party. He spoke about FRELIMO's theft of the 1999 elections, a $12 million offer of assistance made to RENAMO for the 2004 elections, and President Gueb [...]	2008-05-19 15:20:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO467	MANAMO PARTY CHIEF MAXIMO DIAS TO RETIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, small opposition party MANAMO leader Maximo Dias announced his retirement and the closure of his party. He spoke about FRELIMO's theft of the 1999 elections, a $12 million offer of assistance made to RENAMO for the 2004 elections, and President Gueb [...]	2008-05-20 06:03:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO473	"VIRTUAL" TECHNOLOGIES MEET POLITICAL AND POPULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The stage is set for modern communications technologies to play a key role in future protests in Mozambique. Cell phone ownership is increasingly common and internet access is growing rapidly. Demonstrators honed their skills and began to see the power of managing civil prote [...]	2008-05-21 06:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECPS MZ
08MAPUTO475	RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with VFM Henrique Banze on May 12 and new Transportation Minister Paulo Zucula on May 15 (Note: Zucula was most recently the director of Mozambique's Disaster Response Agency, which would have a key role in any humanitarian efforts for Zimbabwean refugees enter [...]	2008-05-22 06:09:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO487	MOZAMBICAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 22, as the xenophobic violence in South Africa entered its second week, the Mozambican government (GRM) declared a state of emergency to deal with a massive influx of thousands of Mozambican citizens fleeing the violence. GRM border immigration authorities stated that from [...]	2008-05-23 16:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
08MAPUTO498	FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE AND VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi told the Charge that the Mozambican Government (GRM) continues to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe closely through its Embassy and various Mozambican envoys sent to Zimbabwe. When pressed about the GRM's "silent diplomacy" and the nee [...]	2008-05-29 13:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO502	MOZAMBIQUE FIGHTING CORRUPTION WITH SMOKE AND [...] (C) More than three years after a new administration was elected on an anticorruption platform, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has shown little success in the fight against corruption. International NGOs, most donors, and some small but dedicated elements of civil society express constant [...]	2008-06-02 05:18:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM MZ
08MAPUTO533	GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY; [...] (U) The non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CIP) recently hosted a workshop on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),in conjunction with international institutes Revenue Watch and Southern African Resource Watch. The seminar comes soon after the GRM Finance Ministry an [...]	2008-06-05 15:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
08MAPUTO538	GRACA MACHEL: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Former First Lady of Mozambique Graca Machel told the Charge May 27 that the recent xenophobic violence in South Africa has severely damaged relations between Mozambique and South Africa. Referring to the recent history of violence in Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, Machel n [...]	2008-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO539	U.S. COMPANY PROMISES $5 BILLION OIL REFINERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. company Ayr Logistics recently announced the signature of design documents to build an oil refinery at Nacala-a-Velha, on the coast of the Northern province of Nampula. The development, valued at over USD $5 billion, would start operating within the next seven years, and con [...]	2008-06-09 07:18:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON EWWT PREL MZ
08MAPUTO616	NUMBER OF ZIMBABWEAN POLITICAL REFUGEES ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with the UNHCR representative in Maputo to discuss the Zimbabwe political situation's affect on Mozambique and subsequently visited the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border towns of Machipanda, Manica, and Chimoio on June 26-27 to gauge the situation on the ground prior [...]	2008-07-02 12:21:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SMIG PREF PGOV MZ ZM
08MAPUTO648	DUTCH HOLD MEETING ON ZIMBABWE CONTINGENCIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with friendly diplomatic missions on July 11 at the Dutch Embassy to discuss contingency planning for any future potential citizen evacuations from Zimbabwe into Mozambique at the Mutare border crossing in Manica province. The Dutch Charge openly expressed his missi [...]	2008-07-15 08:21:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO666	PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE: "WE'RE DEFENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: After being told that the GRM's stance on Zimbabwe harms the government,s international reputation and that a stronger effort--beyond quiet diplomacy--is imperative, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumabana claimed that the GRM views Mugabe as a dangerous madman who could in [...]	2008-07-18 10:45:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO781	GRM CONDEMNS MAURITANIA COUP, STILL SILENT ON [...] (U) On August 11, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) unilaterally condemned the coup d'etat in Mauritania, calling it a violation of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the principles of the African Union. The statement issued by the GRM Ministry of Foreign Affairs off [...]	2008-08-15 09:42:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO784	MOZAMBIQUE - CHINA'S RICEBASKET? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Government (GoC) and businesses continue to expand commitments and investments in Mozambique; China is now the sixth largest foreign investor. Long-standing interests in natural resources are complemented by new investments in agriculture-especially rice, along with [...]	2008-08-18 07:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV SENV KCOR PGOV MZ CH
08MAPUTO802	IN SADC TROIKA, MOZAMBIQUE UNLIKELY TO PRESSURE [...] (SBU) On August 16 and 17, the 28th Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in South Africa elected Mozambican President Armando Guebuza as Deputy Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation. Guebeza is part of a "troika" that includes former chair [...]	2008-08-22 09:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO846	FRELIMO FAILS TO RE-NOMINATE POPULAR MAYOR OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 23, members of the FRELIMO Committee for the City of Maputo met behind closed doors for 13 hours to determine the party's candidate for the upcoming November 19 municipal elections. In a surprise move, members selected current Minister of Youth and Sport David Simango [...]	2008-09-03 14:43:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO857	FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE, SADC TROIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi was very frank in his appraisal of the crisis in Zimbabwe and Mozambique's role via the SADC Troika (ref A). Baloi said the Troika had taken on specific mediation interventions, and he described President [...]	2008-09-09 11:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO901	RENAMO SENDS ITS POPULAR MAYOR PACKING TOO [...] (C) SUMMARY: RENAMO leadership chose not to nominate the incumbent mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, as that party's candidate in November municipal elections. Simango, a competent technocrat who has ably administered the city over the past five years and who enjoys widespread popular support, [...]	2008-09-17 17:51:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO919	PARTY-VOTER DISCONNECT ENGENDERS GRASSROOT CHANGE [...] (U) SUMMARY: There are indications that democracy may be taking greater hold at the grassroots level in Mozambique. The refusal of both major political parties to support the re-election of popular mayors in Maputo and Beira, the country's two largest cities, may be a serious miscalculation. [...]	2008-09-23 10:08:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO927	FORMER MINISTER OF INTERIOR ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 22, police arrested former Minister of Interior Almerino Manhenje and eight other citizens on charges of corruption. Politics seems to have played a role in this particular case, and the timing coincides with growing concerns by donors that the Mozambican governmen [...]	2008-09-30 09:52:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO929	QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]	2008-10-01 15:23:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO932	QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]	2008-10-02 08:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO933	QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 08:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO934	GRM AND PRESS UNEASY ABOUT ZUMA'S RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mozambican press has carefully analyzed the potential implication of Jacob Zuma's rise to power in neighboring South Africa. Concerns include potential regional implications of domestic conflict inside South Africa, particularly given the political, economic, and trade ties [...]	2008-10-02 12:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ SF
08MASERU11	LESOTHO: GOL INTERESTED IN KOSOVO QUESTION, WIREC [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On January 17, Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas and Europe Desk Director Pitso Makosholo regarding the possibility of Lesotho's early recognition of Kosovo's independence and Secretary Rice's invitation for a delega [...]	2008-01-17 11:49:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK KDEM ENRG SENV TRGY YI LT
08MASERU142	LESOTHO: UNKNOWN GUNMEN ATTACK POLICE AND MILITARY UNITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of six unknown gunmen attacked several Lesotho military and police units on the evening of May 13, seizing official weapons but leaving their victims unharmed. A prominent military representative confirmed the basic outline of these events to Emboff, including a police al [...]	2008-05-15 15:32:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL LT
08MASERU159	MASERU EAC CONVENES IN RESPONSE TO TRANSPORT CLASHES [...] (SBU) Charge convened the EAC on May 30 to consider Embassy Maseru's security posture and threat levels in light of recent violent clashes among police and individuals protesting the GOL's use of buses for public transportation (refs A and B). Representatives of all mission sections and agencie [...]	2008-05-30 11:44:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV CASC LT
08MASERU172	LESOTHO: GOL LINKS ATTACKS TO DEFUNCT INSURGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) held a "security briefing" for GOL officials, the diplomatic corps, and local press to display items recovered over the last year associated with various anti-government attacks (reftels A and B),including automatic weapons an [...]	2008-06-10 15:52:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC LT
08MASERU303	LESOTHO: SADC NEGOTIATIONS AT A STANDSTILL, VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 13:11:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LT BC PREL ASEC
08MELBOURNE150	FORD OPTIMISTIC EVEN AS AUTOMOTIVE SLOWDOWN [...] (C) Despite ongoing challenges in the Australian auto industry, Ford says it is holding its own. Handouts from the Rudd government have been well received by the industry and Ford Australia's CEO remains optimistic. However, Ford is reexamining its position in the highly competitive Australia [...]	2008-12-18 00:08:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON ETRD AS
08MEXICO1000	CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...]	2008-04-07 11:40:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1001	CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...]	2008-04-07 11:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1003	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]	2008-04-07 14:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO1040	PAN PARTY PRESIDENT FOCUSED ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In his 3/12 meeting with the Ambassador, PAN Party President German Martinez focused on internal party politics and 2009 elections for the House of Deputies and Governors for a number of key states. Martinez expressed concern about the flow of drug money into election campaign [...]	2008-04-08 21:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1063	THE GOM'S FEDERAL POLICE REFORM PLANS AND [...] (U) On February 27, Emboffs met with Hector Sanchez from the Public Security Secretariat's (SSP) Office of International Relations to learn more about the GOM's police reforms and SSP's restructuring plans. This cable outlines the seven goals/guidelines that constitute SSP's "bible" for where the [...]	2008-04-09 19:17:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO1082	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit comes at a key juncture, as Mexico's military takes stock of its role in Mexico and the world -- and looks at its evolving relationship with its U.S. counterpart in light of ongoing challenges and new [...]	2008-04-10 19:12:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX OVIP PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR
08MEXICO1104	MEXICO SEEKS TO TURN THE PAGE ON CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary. Turning the page on Mexico's endemic corruption problem is an essential component of President Calderon's efforts to combat organized crime. The Public Administration Secretariat (SFP),created by the Fox administration is at the center of efforts, coordinating a network of IG [...]	2008-04-11 22:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR MASS KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1331	SCENESETTER FOR USUNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE, MAY 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. We understand you would like to focus your visit on conveying U.S concerns as relate to Iran's failure to meet its obligations to the UN. You will find that Mexico shares our concerns but your visit should offer [...]	2008-05-02 12:46:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM PARM UN IR MX
08MEXICO1649	U.S-MEXICO TALKS ON IAEA, DOMESTIC NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican Foreign Ministry officials meeting with the U.S. Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte conveyed general support for U.S. views on challenges facing the IAEA. Mexico shares our concern about Iran's nuclear activities [...]	2008-05-29 21:06:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM ENRG TRGY IAEA UN IR MX
08MEXICO1674	MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...]	2008-06-02 16:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO1766	WEAKENING OF GULF, SINALOA CARTELS GENERATES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 21:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO184	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER CARSTENS [...] (C) In a luncheon with Ambassador Garza on January 18, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens speculated that personnel changes in the Calderon Administration are over for right now. He defended agricultural policies that have helped fuel calls for the ouster of Agricultural Minister Cardenas. Ca [...]	2008-01-24 15:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV AMGT PINR
08MEXICO189	MEXICO ON THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (U) Action Request. See para. 4. 2. (C) Minister Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia, the General Coordinator of Advisors to the Foreign Minister, was reluctant initially about identifying candidates for PDG projects. He thought it would be more appropriate for potential candidates to volunteer [...]	2008-01-24 20:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV POL PREL PHUM KDEM WHA MX
08MEXICO208	GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS MERIDA INITIATIVE WITH CODEL [...] (U) Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX),both members of the U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Homeland Security, paid an official visit to Mexico January 21 and 22 on a Committee fact-finding mission to examine the Merida Initiative and its implica [...]	2008-01-28 12:15:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX

08MEXICO2184	U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO MEXICO: THANK YOU FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U/S Jeffery visited Mexico City on July 10-11 where he met with officials from the Mexican Secretariats of Finance (Hacienda),Agriculture (SAGARPA),and Energy (SENER),as well as the head of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX),the state oil company. Energy and biofuels were the key [...]	2008-07-16 16:45:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL MX
08MEXICO2187	WHO ARE MEXICO'S WEALTHIEST BUSINESS LEADERS? â€¨â€¨ [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico, a country where roughly 40% of the "¨population lives in poverty, has 10 people on FORBES "¨Magazine's 2008 list of the world's billionaires. While "¨these individuals have made important contributions to "¨society via the expansion of services to marginalized areas, "¨j [...]	2008-07-16 20:12:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV MX
08MEXICO2201	TABASCO DIGGING OUT FROM LAST YEAR'S FLOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Villahermosa, Tabasco to assess recovery efforts from the floods of last October and the consequent political ramifications. State government officials, including the Governor Andres Granier (PRI) gave themselves high marks for coordination of national and int [...]	2008-07-17 20:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID PHUM MX
08MEXICO2217	AN IMAGE OF A TYPICAL MEXICAN LABOR LEADER [...] CLASSIFIED LABOR COUNSELOR KEVIN L. RICHARDSON REASONS 1.4 (b and d) 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With very few exceptions the image held by the general public in Mexico of a typical labor leader is extremely negative. More often than not labor leaders are seen as corrupt figures who live dishones [...]	2008-07-18 16:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EAGR PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO2276	SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Michael Chertoff met with GOM security cabinet officials during an official visit to Mexico July 17-18 to discuss issues related to U.S.-Mexico law enforcement cooperation. He attended the GOM,s National Security Council meeting on July 18 and met s [...]	2008-07-24 12:58:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2337	NEW MILITARY HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORATE STILL A WORK [...] (C) Summary: The Mexican military's reluctance to fully engage the public, media, or even other elements of the Mexican government on human rights seriously undermines its image here and abroad. In January 2008, SEDENA created a Directorate General for Human Rights, to improve the institu [...]	2008-07-29 23:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MX
08MEXICO2353	SUBJECT: MILITARY JUSTICE -- AND JUSTICE REFORM-- [...] (C) Summary: Stung like most Mexicans by the U.S. Senate's (now abandoned) dictate that it divest itself of prosecutorial authority over soldiers accused of human rights abuses, Mexico's military remains reluctant to cede this territory to civilian prosecutors. Procedures are in place to i [...]	2008-07-31 22:44:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MX
08MEXICO2371	PGR SHAKE-UP [...] (C) According to post's law enforcement community (LEC),evidence from A U.S. law enforcement source (see reftel) uncovered high-level corruption within the Attorney General's Office (PGR) -- suggesting several officials had been compromised by the Sinaloa cartel. The evidence, shared with At [...]	2008-08-01 18:01:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2426	EPR-GOM "DIALOGUE" HELPING TO KEEP THE PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary. In late April, adherents of the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) requested a dialogue with the GOM to discuss the status of two disappeared members and offered up the names of several public figures they wanted to serve as intermediaries. However ambivalent about working thro [...]	2008-08-06 21:46:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2755	DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) On September 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister Counselor for the General Directorate of Human Rights Reyna Torres Mendivil at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),underscoring (per reftel points) the USG's commitment to multilateral efforts to protect and promote human rights [...]	2008-09-09 22:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08MEXICO2808	CALLS FOR ACTION, BUT NO LEADS IN MORELIA GRENADE [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the September 15 grenade attacks which claimed at least seven lives and injured scores, the Calderon government deployed an additional 1200 federal troops, plus more than 300 elements of the federal police to Morelia. The center of Michoacan's state capital i [...]	2008-09-17 19:57:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2851	MEXICO ON GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON IAEA BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 22:54:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC MX
08MEXICO2951	AFI PROTESTS: ANGST IN THE RANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Last week's protests by elements of Mexico's Federal Investigative Agency (AFI) -- which sparked the subsequent takeover of AFI headquarters by SSP's Federal Police in the early morning of September 26 -- stem from widespread anxiety among rank and file investigative police o [...]	2008-10-03 19:25:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3099	CALDERON LOOKING TO CRACK DOWN ON DRUG DEALERS [...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties are responding cautiously to President Calderon's proposed legislation intended to strengthen Mexico's laws against small-time drug dealers. The most publicized provision of the new law is a measure to send individuals possessing small quantities of drugs to tre [...]	2008-10-20 12:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3102	CUBAN-MEXICAN MOU ON MIGRATION: GOOD NEWS, BAD [...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque will sign an MOU with Mexico today that could have Cuba taking back significantly greater numbers of the illegal Cubans detained en route to the U.S. each year by Mexican immigration authorities. He will also extend an invitation to President Cald [...]	2008-10-20 17:22:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF KMIG KCRM CU MX
08MEXICO3116	YUCATAN SEEKING TO REMAIN AN OASIS OF TRANQUILITY [...] (C) Summary. Local government officials and civil society representatives from the state of Yucatan insist their state is more peaceful than the rest of Mexico. The discovery of some eleven bodies in the center of the Merida, the capital of Yucatan, on August 28, served a graphic reminder th [...]	2008-10-21 20:26:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR KCRM PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3162	CALDERON ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 18:46:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3173	CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 16:25:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3183	MEXICO'S SECURITY REFORM MOVING AHEAD IN FITS AND [...] (C) Summary. Mexican President Calderon has submitted to congress a series of proposals to improve government performance on security matters, the most significant of which probably are police reorganization, reform of the Attorney General's Office, and the renovation of a National System for [...]	2008-10-28 17:18:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3285	MOURINO DEATH A BLOW, BUT UNLIKELY TO UNDERMINE [...] (C) Summary. The tragic death of Juan Camilo Mourino, along with several colleagues at Mexico's Secretariat of Government (SEGOB),represents a personal blow for President Calderon, and the loss of talented professionals, but should neither undermine the president politically nor prove to be [...]	2008-11-05 23:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3435	MEXICO'S LOCAL ELECTIONS ROUNDUP: PRI ASCENDENT? [...] (SBU) Summary. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was the big winner in five of six state elections in 2008, leading many analysts and press pundits to refer to these elections as a collective bellwether for the 2009 legislative and gubernatorial elections. Although PRI victories to da [...]	2008-11-20 12:38:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3498	CALDERON CONTINUES ANTI-CORRUPTION SWEEP [...] (C) Summary. The Calderon administration's anti-corruption initiative Operation Cleanup most recently produced the arrest of the head of Interpol in Mexico and a former Deputy Attorney General/anti-drug czar. While the revelations of narco-infiltration into the upper echelons of law enforcem [...]	2008-11-25 22:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3503	MEXICO ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRANIAN AND SYRIAN [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed points November 26 on the IAEA's reports on Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that the Government of Mexico (GOM) conti [...]	2008-11-26 18:13:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY MX
08MEXICO3537	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Mexico City. With the imminent roll out of the Merida Initiative you are coming at an excellent time to discuss our bilateral law enforcement agenda and your visit will accentuate the importance we place on Mexico as a partner in the war on drugs and [...]	2008-12-02 20:23:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3574	AN IFE PERSPECTIVE ON MEXICAN ELECTORAL REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. The 2009 legislative and gubernatorial elections will test the efficacy of electoral reforms passed last year, some of the most significant of which include changes to campaign financing and access to media. How the reforms play out next year probably will determine whether the l [...]	2008-12-04 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3594	ROUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR MEXICO'S PRD DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jesus Ortega, newly confirmed president of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD),this week heralded the beginning of a new period of greater stability for his party. However, his assumption to the presidency has done nothing to quiet the bitter factional tensions among Mexico [...]	2008-12-08 13:33:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3595	PGR MAKES ITS CASE, AGAIN, ON BRAD WILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico's Office of the Attorney General (PGR) provided Emboffs with a three-hour brief on its investigation into the death of Amcit journalist Brad Will who was shot and killed in the course of civil unrest in Oaxaca in October 2006. Much of what PGR presented tracked with p [...]	2008-12-08 13:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	CONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX
08MEXICO3655	U.S. COUNTRY TEAM SUPPORT OF USNORTHCOM FY09 1206 [...] (U) A STRONG MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH MEXICO IS VITAL TO ACHIEVING OUR COMMON NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM (CT) AND COUNTERNARCOTICS (CN) GOALS. SINCE ITS STAND-UP IN 2002, USNORTHCOM, IN CONCERT WITH MY COUNTRY TEAM, HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING OUR MILITARY RELATIONS [...]	2008-12-12 17:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KTIA MARR MAS MX PM PREL PTER
08MEXICO3670	LEFT-OF-CENTER CONVERGENCIA PARTY STRUGGLING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: With legislative elections next summer that could determine its fate as a political party, Mexico's small left-of-center Convergencia is casting around for strategies that will help maintain its viability. On December 10, the party cemented a new alliance with the small, far-l [...]	2008-12-15 13:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO3690	MEXICO'S 75 POINT SECURITY PACT: 100 DAYS LATER [...] (C) Summary. President Calderon's government has made genuine progress against the obligations outlined in last summer's 75 point security pact, purging law enforcement institutions of many corrupt officials, getting Mexico's legislature to boost security spending in the 2009 budget and estab [...]	2008-12-16 13:44:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3743	MEXICO: TAKING STOCK OF LEGISLATIVE SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Congress' work this session fell short of its 75 point security pact promises, but the legislation that did pass represents important steps forward in judicial and security reform and restructuring. The path to approving the legislation was not without some debate and concessio [...]	2008-12-18 23:06:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO676	MEXICO RESTRUCTURES CUBAN DEBT, SRE ESPINOSA TO [...] (C) Summary. On February 18, 2008, Mexico Bancomext announced that an agreement had been reached to refinance the USD 400 million in debt owed by Cuba. President Calderon had previous stated that restructuring the debt was important to strengthening ties between the two countries. Foreign S [...]	2008-03-07 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO866	RETAINING THE MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC
08MEXICO959	MEXICO DEMARCHED ON UNSCR 1803 ON IRAN, INCLUDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 20:54:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC NSG PARM UNSC IR MX
08MEXICO965	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO966	MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]	2008-04-04 16:39:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MILAN68	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN69	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN73	ITALY: PRIORITIES FOR PROBABLE DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Ignazio La Russa is the most likely candidate for Minister of Defense in Berlusconi's government. If given this portfolio, he said he would work to quickly increase MOD's budget, increase Carabinieri police patrols for domestic security, and try to establish military summer camps for Ita [...]	2008-04-23 08:29:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TBIO MARR MCAP IT
08MILAN83	NORTHERN ITALY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) and Northern League (LN) coalition won every region in Northern Italy (excluding the autonomous regions of Val D'Aosta and Trentino-Alto Adige which elect local parties). The Northern League virtually doubled its vote share in the North, largely at the [...]	2008-04-24 15:43:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IT
08MINSK103	KOSOVO/OSCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Valentin Rybakov, Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidential Administration. Rybakov offered no substantive reply. Comment ------- 2. (C) In recent weeks the Belarusian state press has been highly critical of USG and EU policy on Kosovo's [...]	2008-02-13 15:09:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU BO
08MINSK112	JCIC-DIP-08-001 DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 15:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START JCIC BO
08MINSK118	SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 16:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG
08MINSK119	POLICE PREVENT DEMONSTRATION ON CENTRAL SQUARE [...] (C) On February 18, security forces prevented several dozen protestors from gathering on October Square in central Minsk, although a small group was allowed to protest elsewhere. Police took in eight persons, including Aleksandr Milinkevich, for several hours of questioning to prevent them f [...]	2008-02-19 15:02:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON PINR BO
08MINSK120	ANDREY KLIMOV IS FIFTH POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED [...] (C) On February 15, the Belarusian authorities freed opposition politician and former MP Andrey Klimov from a prison in Mozyr. His early release belies suspicions that Lukashenko would wait for a response from the West before releasing additional political prisoners. Aleksandr Kozulin still [...]	2008-02-19 15:05:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK129	SDVIZHKOV RELEASED AFTER COURT COMMUTES SENTENCE [...] (U) Belarus' Supreme Court on February 22 commuted independent journalist Aleksandr Sdvizhkov's sentence for reprinting the infamous cartoons of Mohammed (ref A) from three years to time served. The court cited Sdvizhkov's health concerns -- on February 21 he was moved to a prison hospital i [...]	2008-02-22 11:09:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK13	ACTIVIST ACQUITTED AS GOB DIVIDES AND CONQUERS [...] (C) A court found for a pro-democracy activist on January 8, signaling last minute rearrangements in how authorities will respond to a planned January 10 protest. Potentially hundreds of market vendors affected by Presidential Order 760 could turn out, in part motivated by offensive remarks b [...]	2008-01-09 12:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK130	KLIMOV HOPES TO SURVIVE TO SEE A DEMOCRATIC BELARUS [...] (C) Recently released political prisoner Andrey Klimov told Ambassador that Lukashenko could still release Aleksandr Kozulin. Klimov argued that Lukashenko grew tired of dependence on Moscow and would consider whether he could safely make a move toward the West. Klimov said those responsibl [...]	2008-02-22 11:12:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK139	IRINA KOZULINA DIES, FUNERAL AWAITS HUSBAND'S [...] (C) Irina Kozulina, wife of political prisoner and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, died February 23 from breast cancer. Kozulin's daughters have officially requested his release to participate in the funeral, tentatively scheduled for February 26. The family reportedly will [...]	2008-02-25 10:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK14	REGIME'S NEW TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) On January 1 a GOB decision came into force that replaced exit permit stamps in Belarusian passports with an "electronic black list" of persons banned from travel outside Belarus. The first uses of the new policy to ban travel for opposition political and civil society activists have alr [...]	2008-01-10 09:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK143	KOZULIN URGES CONTINUED PRESSURE ON REGIME [...] (C) Political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin was released on a three-day furlough February 26 to attend his wife's funeral. Kozulin met Ambassador just hours after his release and expressed his thanks to her and the people of the United States for their efforts on his behalf. Kozulin said that h [...]	2008-02-27 14:37:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK144	FREED JOURNALIST DESCRIBES THREE MONTHS IN JAIL [...] (C) Journalist Aleksandr Sdvizhkov thanked the United States for its role in securing his release before prison damaged his health even further. He held out hope that Lukashenko would bend before international pressure and make Aleksandr Kozulin's furlough permanent. Sdvizhkov spoke of the [...]	2008-02-27 14:42:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK145	IRINA KOZULINA RESTS IN PEACE, LUKASHENKO WORRIES [...] (C) Overflow crowds packed the February 26 and 27 funeral services for Irina Kozulina held in downtown Minsk. Opposition figures and Minsk residents both paid their respects to her and took the opportunity to express their support to her political prisoner husband Aleksandr, who had been furl [...]	2008-02-27 16:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK148	KOZULIN EXTENDS HAND TO LUKASHENKO IN WEB CHAT [...] (SBU) One day after his wife's funeral, political prisoner and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin offered an olive branch of forgiveness to Aleksandr Lukashenko, "for the good of the country." Kozulin is in the final hours of a three-day furlough that was approved to facilitate [...]	2008-02-28 16:00:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BO
08MINSK153	OPPOSITION COALITION'S CANDIDATE LIST NEARS [...] (C) The United Democratic Forces (UDF) coalition at long last looks set to finalize its list of potential candidates for parliamentary elections due in September. At the same time the UDF would still consider opening up slots to nationally known opposition figures who as of yet refuse to com [...]	2008-03-03 15:49:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK164	RELIGIOUS LEADERS DEMAND AMENDMENT OF RELIGION LAW [...] (C) A group of local religious leaders led by the New Life Church launched a campaign to pressure the GOB to change Belarus' restrictive 2003 Religion Law. Leaders from various religious groups met with Ambassador to discuss their campaign plans. The following week, the group conducted a pr [...]	2008-03-07 16:47:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL KIRF BO
08MINSK165	UNSCR 1803/IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] (C) DCM delivered a copy of UNSCR 1803 (with annexes) along with reftel points March 7 to Andrey Rzheusskiy and Ilona Yurevich, Counselors of the MFA's North America Department. 2. (C) While Rzheusskiy offered no substantive comment on the resolution, he did raise a February 29 interview [...]	2008-03-07 16:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM MNUC KNNP IR BO
08MINSK168	REGIME REPEATS "SUGGESTION" THAT AMBASSADOR [...] (C) DCM was summoned Saturday March 8 to meet with MFA Americas Department Director Vadim Lazerko and North America Head Sergey Sergeyev. Lazerko provided a diplomatic note (e-mailed to EUR/UMB) which repeated the key points made verbally by Deputy Foreign Minister Gaysyonok March 7 (ref A),[...]	2008-03-10 15:46:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP OFDP BO
08MINSK169	THIRTY-TWO MEMBERS OF MALADY FRONT DETAINED BY [...] (C) Thirty-two members of the youth NGO "Malady Front" were detained by police March 9 while holding an organizational meeting at the Minsk office of the Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. Katya Galitskaya, external relations coordinator for the group, told Pol/Econ Chief that "Malady Fron [...]	2008-03-10 16:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK17	OPPOSITION, ENTREPRENEURS STAND TOGETHER FOR [...] (C) On January 10, between 1,500-2,000 demonstrators gathered on Minsk's October Square to protest new regulations driving small entrepreneurs out of business. At one point the protestors blocked off traffic at a main intersection. Authorities began their crackdown before the demonstration, [...]	2008-01-11 15:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK170	GOB "CLARIFIES" NEW EXIT PERMIT DATABASE [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference March 5 to "clarify misperceptions" about its newly implemented electronic exit permit database. Officials stressed that the implementation of the new system was not increasing the number of citizens banned from traveling abroad. H [...]	2008-03-11 16:10:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK172	NO IMMINENT ECONOMIC CRASH IN BELARUS - IFI [...] (C) World Bank Regional Director for Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Paul Birmingham told representatives of Minsk's diplomatic corps March 10 that he sees little likelihood of an economic crisis in Belarus in the short term. Birmingham noted that the Belarusian authorities had managed to weathe [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IBRD EBRD BO
08MINSK174	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TEMPORARY DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met March 12 with leaders of the Belarusian opposition to inform them of her impending departure for consultations in Washington. She reassured them that U.S. policy would remain firm: the release of all political prisoners is a precondition for any bilateral dialogue on impro [...]	2008-03-13 08:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BO
08MINSK181	EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE, STAFF [...] (C) During a meeting to deliver the U.S. response to a recent Belarusian diplomatic note, MFA representatives presented Charge with a new note informing the Embassy that Ambassador Stewart's return to Belarus can take place only after the return of Belarusian Ambassador Khvostov to Washington [...]	2008-03-13 16:02:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP OFDP BO
08MINSK191	MFA DEMANDS EMBASSY MINSK CUT STAFF TO 17 [...] (C) MFA America's Department Director Vadim Lazerko called in Charge March 17 to repeat the Ministry's request that the Embassy cut its staff to seventeen, the number of diplomats and staff at Belarus' Embassy in Washington and New York Consulate General. Lazerko said the Embassy had until 3 [...]	2008-03-17 17:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ODIP AMGT CMGT PINR BO
08MINSK194	MARCH MADNESS: GOB SEEKS TOP 25 WORLD BANK RATING [...] (C) On March 4, Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree abolishing the notorious "Golden Share" rule that permitted re-nationalization of privatized firms. Analysts agree the GOB made the move as part of a campaign to increase foreign investment into Belarus. In and of itself, the end of "Gold [...]	2008-03-18 12:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK195	GOB SLOW TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-SEMITIC THREAT [...] (C) Poloff met March 14 with Yakov Basin, a Jewish community leader, to discuss an anti-Semitic threat letter sent by the Vitebsk cell of the neo-Nazi Russian National Unity (RNE) group to the editor of a regional independent daily in January. Basin stated that the editor had filed the case with th [...]	2008-03-18 12:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK197	DIVIDED THEY CAMPAIGN IN THE FALL [...] (C) Calls for a unified slate of opposition candidates in fall parliamentary elections failed to dissuade an opposition leader from organizing an alternate slate of candidates on a so-called European list. So far candidates from the main coalition slate, with a few exceptions, chose not to ac [...]	2008-03-19 14:47:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK199	CHARGE DEMARCHES MFA ON STAFFING DEMANDS, CONSULAR [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points March 20 to MFA A/S- equivalent Americas Department Director Vadim Lazerko. Noting that the USG is considering its response to the GOB's request to for the U.S. Embassy in Minsk to reduce its staff, Charge challenged the request as being inconsistent with the [...]	2008-03-20 17:42:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP CASC OFDP PHUM AMGT BO
08MINSK20	REPRESSION AFTER JANUARY 10 PROTEST CONTINUES [...] (C) The GOB continued its repression of both individuals and organizations involved in last week's large demonstration against new small business regulations. Simultaneously the GOB sent out a feeler for further negotiations, which activists rejected. The GOB's rapid reaction indicates its [...]	2008-01-14 14:44:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK203	REGIME DEMAND FOR STAFF REDUCTION: FRENCH DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Charge met March 21 with French Ambassador Mireille Musso, currently representing the Slovenian EU Presidency in Minsk, to discuss her March 19 demarche to Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov on the continued demand of the Belarusian regime (ref A) for the U.S. Embassy to significantly redu [...]	2008-03-21 14:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ODIP AMGT BO
08MINSK208	CHARGE DELIVERS RESPONSE ON STAFF CUTS TO MFA [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points and the ref B list of 17 U.S. diplomatic staff to remain in Belarus to MFA A/S-equivalent Americas Department Director Amb. Vadim Lazerko March 24. Charge noted that the USG's decision to accede to Belarusian demands to cut staff was made reluctantly and he [...]	2008-03-25 07:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP CASC OFDP PHUM AMGT CMGT BO
08MINSK217	STATE MEDIA ACCUSES EMBASSY OF ESPIONAGE [...] (C) In its "analytical" program "Panorama of the Week" Belarusian State Television Channel One included a seven- minute piece accusing Post's Surveillance Detection (SD) Team of espionage and Post's Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) of being an undercover agent of the FBI. [Note: An [...]	2008-03-25 16:03:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PINR BO
08MINSK219	REGIME VIOLENTLY DISRUPTS OPPOSITION RALLY [...] (C) Riot police violently broke up a peaceful March 25 rally/march held in Minsk to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic. Charge, A/DCM, and a few EU colleagues observed the start of the march, which gathered over 1000 participants in spite of suffoc [...]	2008-03-26 16:53:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK221	BKGB MAKES UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON FREE PRESS [...] (SBU) Independent media report a massive nationwide crackdown against the independent media in Belarus. According to one press source, the BKGB are searching the offices of representatives of foreign-based media outlets including USAID-funded European Radio for Belarus (ERB),Radio Racija, an [...]	2008-03-27 13:53:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	BO KPAO PHUM PINR PREL
08MINSK236	BELARUS DEMANDS EMBASSY CUT STAFF TO FIVE [...] (C) As expected (refs A, B),Belarusian A/S-equivalent MFA Americas Department Director Vadim Lazerko presented Charge with a diplomatic note announcing that Belarus would reduce its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York to six (Ambassador plus five),and demanding that the U.S. redu [...]	2008-03-31 17:56:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT BO CMGT OFDP PGOV PINR PREL
08MINSK24	YOUTH ACTIVIST DESCRIBES GOVERNMENT OPPRESSION [...] (C) Charge met January 14 with youth activist Andrey Tenyuta who discussed the oppression that the regime subjects him to as a result of his activities as a member of Malady Front. Tenyuta said he narrowly escaped commitment to a mental institution due to his beliefs. He also described the [...]	2008-01-15 16:10:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK30	JANUARY 21 PROTEST MAY FURTHER SHAKE REGIME [...] (C) A large turnout for entrepreneurs' demonstrations planned for Minsk and the regions January 21 could convince the GOB to compromise over Presidential Order 760. Alternatively, weak attendance could embolden the regime to strengthen its already considerable crackdown against activists supp [...]	2008-01-18 12:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ECON BO
08MINSK31	YOUTH ACTIVISTS CONVICTED IN RUNUP TO DEMO [...] (C) Ten youth activists were arrested January 16. Three were arrested while at Minsk's Central District Court to observe a trial, while the other seven were detained following "Solidarity Day" protests calling for the freedom of political prisoners. According to witnesses present at one of [...]	2008-01-18 15:19:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK42	ENTREPRENEURS' PROTEST DISPERSED BY SPETSNAZ [...] (C) On January 21, sole proprietors and their supporters staged their second large protest in downtown Minsk this month and agreed to protest again February 18. The crowd of approximately 1,500 then marched toward parliament before Interior Ministry troops in full riot gear dispersed them. P [...]	2008-01-22 17:10:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BO
08MINSK44	REGIME FREES SECOND POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (C) Political prisoner and Malady Front Chair Dmitriy Dashkevich was freed late January 23. Dashkevich, who was originally incarcerated in 2006 for participation in an unregistered organization, is the second of Belarus' internationally recognized political prisoners to be freed in less than [...]	2008-01-24 15:19:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO BO
08MINSK49	THIRD POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED [...] (C) The Belarusian regime freed political prisoner Yuriy Leonov late January 25. Former political prisoner and prisoner rights activist Timofey Dranchuk reported earlier on January 25 to Pol/Econ Chief that Leonov would be released shortly. A friend and business partner of recently released [...]	2008-01-25 17:01:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK50	FREED POLITICAL PRISONER AVTUKHOVICH DISCUSSES [...] (C) Ambassador met January 24 with entrepreneur Nikolay Avtukhovich, the first of three recently released political prisoners (reftel). Avtukhovich discussed his imprisonment, terms of his release, and his future plans. His fighting spirit intact, he plans to continue his struggle against o [...]	2008-01-25 17:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK59	RUMORED S-300 SALE TO IRAN UNLIKELY [...] (U) This message has been cleared by the Minsk DATT. Summary ------- 2. (C) The GOB denied reports that it plans to sell an S-300 surface-to-air missile to Iran. A correspondent covering the defense industry also found such a deal highly unlikely, although he suggested Belarus could s [...]	2008-01-29 16:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PINR BO
08MINSK60	JUST-RELEASED POLITICAL PRISONER DASHKEVICH MEETS [...] (C) Ambassador met January 29 with opposition youth organization Malady Front (MF) leader Dmitriy Dashkevich, the second of three recently released political prisoners. Dashkevich discussed his imprisonment and his plans for re-assuming leadership of MF, and expressed his gratitude to the Emb [...]	2008-01-29 16:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK61	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS OPPOSITION ON RELEASE OF [...] (SBU) Participants: Belarusian Opposition --------------------- --Yuriy Gubarevich, Deputy Chair, For Freedom Movement (FF) --Sergey Kalyakin, Chair, Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC) --Viktor Korniyenko, Deputy Chair, For Freedom Movement (FF) --Anatoliy Lebedko, Chair, United Civic [...]	2008-01-29 16:42:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO BO
08MINSK63	GOB AND SME REPS TALK PAST EACH OTHER ON BUSINESS [...] (C) In a novel twist, the government made a public showing of attending a conference organized by one of the main business associations in Belarus. Analysts and business leaders put forth common complaints about government regulations and a generally oppressive business climate. GOB partici [...]	2008-01-30 15:05:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON BO
08MINSK67	GOB OFFICIALS OUTLINE ANTI-TERROR LAWS [...] (U) On January 16 and 17, poloff attended the Legal Workshop for Member States of the CIS on the Criminal Aspects of Countering Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism. The workshop was sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Organization for Security and Cooperation [...]	2008-01-31 14:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PTER MNUC PGOV BO
08MINSK72	ANALYSTS PREDICT GENTLE ECONOMIC DECELERATION [...] (C) Two leading independent economists told visitors from EUR/ACE that Belarus' economy outperformed dire expectations in 2007. They predicted a drop in GDP growth rates through 2011 unless the regime unexpectedly embarked upon reforms necessary to attract foreign investment. The economists [...]	2008-02-01 14:16:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK73	MORE DELAYS WITH UNIFIED OPPOSITION SLATE OF [...] (C) The United Democratic Forces' (UDF) drafting of a unified slate of candidates for 2008 parliamentary elections remains a work in progress. A host of factors, including internal Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) elections and the recent 15-day detention of United Civic Party Chair Anatoliy L [...]	2008-02-01 14:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
08MINSK79	GOB RELEASES FOURTH POLITICAL PRISONER: YOUTH [...] (C) The regime released political prisoner Artur Finkevich February 5, making him the fourth political prisoner freed since January 18. The move suggests the GOB will move forward with its plan to liberate all political prisoners, although the most difficult cases remain. End summary. Ar [...]	2008-02-05 15:11:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK85	LOST OUR LEASE -- REAL ESTATE AS A MEANS OF REGIME [...] (C) Representatives of the independent media, civil society and political opposition in Belarus report increasing pressure from landlords, including astronomical rent increases or termination of leases. The increasing use of this old tactic -- often indirect and sometimes buttressed with arguments [...]	2008-02-08 11:31:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BO
08MINSK86	FORMER POLITICAL PRISONER LEONOV MEETS WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met February 1 with entrepreneur Yuriy Leonov, a political prisoner who was released by the regime January 25. Leonov discussed the conditions of his imprisonment, his plans for the future, and expressed gratitude to Ambassador for the Embassy's support. End summary. "I Ho [...]	2008-02-08 15:08:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MINSK89	HCOC "INREACH" DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 15:48:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BO
08MINSK90	THIRD 2008 ENTREPRENEURS' PROTEST NO CHARM [...] (C) The two main organizers promoting Belarusian entrepreneurs' protests recently split over whether to support a demonstration on February 18. In any case, neither figure foresees the government compromising in the near term. While the regime appears willing to allow the leaders and their [...]	2008-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON PINR BO
08MINSK92	LIBERATED YOUTH VALUES BELARUS' FREEDOM ABOVE HIS [...] (C) Malady Front (MF) leader and former political prisoner Artur Finkevich told Ambassador he did not seek personal freedom within a totalitarian state. He vowed that MF would continue to support Belarusian democratization and show solidarity for all those repressed within Belarus. He thank [...]	2008-02-08 16:38:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK99	ACTIVIST'S MOTHER DISCUSSES SON'S DETENTION, TRIAL [...] (C) Ambassador met February 7 with Tatyana Kim, mother of detained youth activist Andrey Kim. Kim described the difficulties her son's attorney has been facing in court, and the support he has received from prominent members of the opposition. End summary. Youth Facing Six-Year Imprisonme [...]	2008-02-12 15:23:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08MONROVIA100	DRUG SMUGGLING VESSEL BROUGHT TO MONROVIA [...] (SBU) On January 29, French navy vessel Tonnerre intercepted and boarded Liberian flagged merchant vessel Blue Atlantic in international waters approximately 500 kilometers south of Liberia. The French boarding party found the merchant vessel carried 2.4 tons of cocaine carried in 92 barrels [...]	2008-02-01 18:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PRGOV ASEC LI
08MONROVIA1018	NSDD-38-COM APPROVAL FOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 09:20:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	AODE KMRS AMGT LI
08MONROVIA103	"BLUE ATLANTIC" COCAINE DESTROYED [...] (C) Minister of Justice Philip A.Z. Banks told Ambassador February 4 that he personally oversaw the destruction of the cocaine February 1 seized from the merchant vessel "Blue Atlantic" (reftel). While he admitted that the destruction process was initially inefficient and hazardous, he was sa [...]	2008-02-05 13:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV ASEC LI

08MONROVIA1037	LIBERIA: TAYLOR'S FORMER PARTY HOLDS 5000 PERSON [...] (SBU) Former President Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Party (NPP) organized a rally in Monrovia December 13 to solidify its membership base and begin preparations for its 2011 election campaign. An enthusiastic crowd of 5000 party leaders, members, and ex-combatants from the National Pat [...]	2008-12-16 16:41:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LI
08MONROVIA1049	LIBERIA: LEGISLATORS DIVIDED OVER SETTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) engaged the House and Senate leadership December 18 to press them to pass the legislation needed for preparations for the 2011 elections to begin (reftels). The Legislators were divided over how to choose a threshold population and [...]	2008-12-19 12:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA1064	LIBERIA: TRC SUBMITS FIRST VOLUME OF FINAL REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) submitted a confidential copy of Volume I of its final report, including its key findings and recommendations, to the GOL December 19, meeting the recommended December 21 deadline to avoid potential legal complications. TRC C [...]	2008-12-29 17:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA446	LIBERIA: CRIME RATE STEADY BUT PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian public has grown uneasy about a rumored increase in violent crime since the beginning of 2008. While crime continues at a high rate, UN crime statistics do not indicate a sharp increase. The public perception continues, however, because of frequent media coverage [...]	2008-06-06 07:54:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM EAID LI
08MONROVIA466	LIBERIA: RECENT CLASHES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The rising pattern of violence over land is emerging as a serious threat to the stability of Liberia. Land disputes have been occurring since the end of the civil war, but it appears that attacks between factions are becoming more organized and more deadly. The open use of autom [...]	2008-06-17 19:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA476	LIBERIA'S PRS: PEACE AND SECURITY PILLAR - A [...] (C) Summary: The Liberian National Security Strategy, upon which the security section of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is based, has not yet been made public, but the GOL is moving ahead on the basis of the strategy. The PRS process has forced the Liberians to begin to plan long-term, [...]	2008-06-20 12:42:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PRGOV ASEC MARR MASS CJAN KJUS LI
08MONROVIA477	SUBJECT: LIBERIA'S PRS: GOVERANCE AND RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sustainable peace and poverty reduction in Liberia require an unambiguous break from the poor governance and disrespect for the rule of law that led to Liberia's crippling civil war. The Governance and Rule of Law (GRL) Pillar of the GOL's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is ch [...]	2008-06-20 12:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA50	LIBERIA: GIRL'S DEATH REVEALS STRAINS WITHIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Around 150 students peacefully demonstrated outside of Embassy Monrovia January 11, calling for the USG to pressure the Government of Liberia (GOL) to reinvestigate the suicide of 13-year-old Merideh "Angel" Togba. The girl was found hanging in her guardians' bathroom November 30 [...]	2008-01-16 15:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KJUS LI
08MONROVIA578	TRC ENTERS THEMATIC HEARINGS PHASE, REQUESTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recently completed individual public hearings in all fifteen counties and has now entered its "thematic public hearings" phase. The various themes include: women, children and youth, economic crimes, religious and traditiona [...]	2008-07-28 07:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON LI
08MONROVIA613	LIBERIA POLICE STRUGGLES TO REFORM, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberia National Police (LNP) faces numerous challenges as the Government of Liberia (GOL) increasingly looks to its security agencies to counter internal threats, most recently via an anti-crime campaign. The LNP leadership finds itself called upon to provide an effective po [...]	2008-08-07 18:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM MASS PHUM PREL LI
08MONROVIA619	LIBERIAN SENATE SUSPENDS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Pro Tempore of the Senate Isaac Nyenabo was suspended for six months by a simple majority motion, after a resolution calling for his removal from office failed to get the necessary two-thirds vote. He is accused of allowing the Senate to be a puppet of the Executive Br [...]	2008-08-11 19:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA649	LIBERIA: POWER PROJECT PREVAILS IN THE FACE OF [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Buchanan Energy's John MacBain informed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other top officials August 14 that the OPIC Investment Committee's approval of a US$112 million loan for their proposal to generate electricity from rubber wood chips (Ref B) made at OPI [...]	2008-08-19 14:46:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV LI
08MONROVIA742	LIBERIA HOLDS RULE OF LAW RETREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than a year of rancor between Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis and Minister of Justice Phillip A.Z. Banks III over issues of separation of powers, the two came together to hold Liberia's first rule of law retreat September 15-16. In a mostly cordial atmosphere, the Judic [...]	2008-09-24 16:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA753	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN LIBERIA (UPDATE) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the Chinese Embassy, China has committed $88,347,400 in assistance to Liberia since 2006, contributing to all sectors of Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) except Governance and Rule of Law. We understand that China was uncharacteristically outspoken during [...]	2008-09-26 17:00:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY LI
08MONROVIA765	LIBERIAN WAR CRIMES COURT ADVOCATE DETAINED FOR [...] (SBU) The National Security Agency (NSA) arrested Mulbah Morlu, leader of the "Forum for the Establishment of a War Crimes Court in Liberia," September 27 for calling President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf a "rebel" on local television September 26. Morlu was held at NSA headquarters until the Presi [...]	2008-10-01 17:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM LI
08MONROVIA896	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIBERIA UNGA VOTING RECORD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Sirleaf October 31, stressing that while the USG is appreciative of Liberia's support on some critical votes at the UNGA, Liberia in fact has voted with the U.S. only 15% of the time overall. The Ambassador noted that with the impending ar [...]	2008-11-03 15:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA LI
08MONROVIA91	LIBERIA: EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia (GOL) does not currently have the will or resources to fight drug-trafficking. Liberia is not presently a major transshipment point for cocaine bound for Europe, but is likely to become so as infrastructure improves and UNMIL draws down. A small number [...]	2008-01-31 17:41:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SOCI LI
08MONROVIA916	SRSG SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN UNMIL TROOP [...] (C) Summary: SRSG Ellen Loej is concerned that UNMIL's ability to respond to threats will be impaired if the peacekeeping force is drawn down further than agreed to by the UNSC on September 29, and is seeking continued USG support for maintaining current troop levels for the foreseeable futur [...]	2008-11-14 16:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ASEC MARR LI
08MONROVIA963	LIBERIA TO SOFTEN ITS VOTING PRACTICES ON [...] (C) Summary: The GOL will likely change some or all of its "yes" votes on resolutions with anti-Israel bias to "abstain" or be absent. It will support the resolution on compliance on nonproliferation, arms limitation, disarmament in the plenary (Japan lobbied heavily for Liberia's vote in th [...]	2008-11-25 17:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL MNUC PARM IAEA PA LI
08MONROVIA986	CALM RETURNS TO MONROVIA CENTRAL PRISON AFTER [...] (SBU) Calm has returned to the Monrovia Central Prison following a jailbreak December 1 (reftel). UNMIL Police (UNPOL) Commissioner Henrik Stiernblad told Emboffs December 2 that a total of 202 prisoners escaped the prison. A total of 64 people were arrested in the ensuing search, but in fact [...]	2008-12-03 16:52:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PHUM PGOV KCRM LI
08MONTERREY121	DRUG VIOLENCE FOCUSES ON SMALL DEALERS; PUBLIC YAWNS [...] (C) Summary. Although the number of drug executions and kidnappings remains high in Nuevo Leon, the drug violence has shifted its focus to small time drug dealers and people who owe them money. Public interest in this issue is declining as people have become accustomed to drug killings and s [...]	2008-03-12 19:41:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM ECON MX
08MONTERREY232	KIDNAPPINGS RISE IN NUEVO LEON; FEDERAL FORCES DECREASING [...] (C) Summary. Kidnapping for ransom has come to Nuevo Leon. Public authorities downplay the problem since few cases are reported to the police, but Post law enforcement officials are aware of at least four cases, with indications of many more. Although top state government officials have urg [...]	2008-05-15 22:28:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC ECON KCRM MX
08MONTERREY295	MONTERREY FIRMS FIND THAT VENEZUELA IS A TOUGH PLACE TO DO [...] Summary. (C) Two large Monterrey-based multinational companies are struggling in the toxic Venezuelan business environment, as one looks for fair compensation to exit and the other hopes to keep their heads down and hold on. President Chavez has nationalized the cement holdings of high-leve [...]	2008-06-24 20:01:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ELAB PGOV MX VE
08MONTERREY414	KIDNAPPINGS AND ORGANIZED CRIME CHALLENGE CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary. Over the past few weeks, Conoffs have reached out to various players within Nuevo Leon civil society to gauge the effect that the increase in kidnappings since the beginning of the year has had on local institutions. In our conversations with military and police officials, ma [...]	2008-09-02 19:45:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PINS SNAR ASEC PGOV PHUM MX
08MONTERREY565	AMCIT ANTI-KIDNAPPING EXPERT KIDNAPPED IN COAHUILA STATE [...] (C ) Summary. On December 10, Felix Batista, an American citizen, disappeared (apparently kidnapped) in Saltillo, Coahuila and has remained missing ever since. Batista is an anti-kidnapping expert and had given several anti-kidnapping presentations to the business community while in Saltil [...]	2008-12-19 21:24:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR PGOV MX
08MONTEVIDEO134	URUGUAYAN REACTIONS TO FARC COMMANDER'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOU's balanced response to the killing of FARC secretariat member Raul Reyes by Colombian forces inside Ecuadorian territory was remarkable given the internal and external pressures to side with Ecuador and Venezuela. On March 3, the GOU issued a measured statement calling for [...]	2008-03-10 16:27:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CO VE EC UY
08MONTEVIDEO144	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY ON COLOMBIA-ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche jointly to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros and Director for the Americas, Laura Dupuy on March 13 and mentioned that the WHA Front Office was intending to reach out directly to Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandez in t [...]	2008-03-13 20:38:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CO EC VE UY
08MONTEVIDEO18	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS IN [...] (C) A/DCM urged Uruguay to recognize Kosovo's independence once it is declared, per reftel instructions. The demarche was delivered on January 15 to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs, Carlos Barros and his Chief of the International Organizations Department, Daniel Pareja. 2. (C) [...]	2008-01-16 13:24:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU UY
08MONTEVIDEO190	U/S PADILLA "SETS THE TABLE" WITH URUGUAYAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 30-31, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla led the U.S. delegation (along with Commerce, State, USDA and TDA reps) attending the Americas Innovation Forum (AIF) in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the GOU's follow-up to the June 2007 Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta. Over 1,100 [...]	2008-04-09 13:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD UY
08MONTEVIDEO195	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN AND [...] (C) On April 4, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Carlos Barros, following up with a telephone call on April 8. Barros said that the MFA is undergoing a major internal restructuring as the result of the change in Foreign [...]	2008-04-10 16:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC UY
08MONTEVIDEO197	PRESIDENT ASKS POTUS TO RELEASE FILES ON POISON [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Foreign Minister delivered to the Ambassador on April 2 a letter from President Vazquez to President Bush requesting his assistance in the further declassification of USG documents related to the poisoning death of Cecilia Fontana de Heber in September 1978, duri [...]	2008-04-11 13:30:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UY
08MONTEVIDEO239	GOU THWARTS ALLEGED ASSASSINATION THREAT [...] (SBU) According to media reports, police detained a man April 29 suspected of planning to assassinate President Vazquez. Family members of the unnamed suspect reportedly told police they believed he planned to try to kill the President when Vazquez visited the Dolores Hospital in the Departm [...]	2008-04-30 19:38:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KCRM UY
08MONTEVIDEO266	BANCO DEL SUR: MINISTERS AGREE ON DRAFT CHARTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministers of finance from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela met in Montevideo on April 25 for the fourth Banco del Sur (Bank of the South) ministerial meeting. Argentina did not participate in the meeting following the resignation of its Minister of Economy [...]	2008-05-07 20:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL AR BL BR PY EC VE UY
08MONTEVIDEO27	VAZQUEZ REELECTION: TARGET OF PROPOSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Talk of President Tabare Vazquez seeking reelection in 2009 has been a central theme in media and political circles in recent weeks. While whispers could be heard as far back as early 2007, the cacophony of voices has increased notably since the start of the New Year. The Urug [...]	2008-01-23 18:33:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UY
08MONTEVIDEO303	URUGUAY RESERVED ON SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY [...] (C) This telegram responds to reftel action request for information on insights into the views of host government officials on Brazil's proposed South American Defense Council (CSD) initiative prior to the May 23 South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) Summit in Brasilia. 2. (U) Local medi [...]	2008-05-22 17:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UY
08MONTEVIDEO313	SAO PAOLO FORUM: ANTI-AMERICAN ASSEMBLY AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: 844 participants from 35 countries gathered on May 22-25 for the Fourteenth Meeting of the Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) in Montevideo. The Government of Uruguay (GOU) tried to distance itself. Paraguayan president elect Fernando Lugo was in town but did not attend. The final declar [...]	2008-05-28 19:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UY
08MONTEVIDEO314	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS RESPONSE ON POISONED WINE CASE [...] (C) On May 14, the Ambassador delivered a letter on behalf of President Bush to the Foreign Minister which responds to President Vazquez' earlier request (reftel) for USG cooperation in the release of pertinent documents related to the death of Mrs. Cecilia Fontana de Heber in Uruguay in 1978. Fou [...]	2008-05-28 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR UY
08MONTEVIDEO395	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA Director general for Political Affairs Enrique Fischer told Ambassador that the situation in Kosovo today was the result of many historical decisions in which Uruguay did not participate, and that Uruguay preferred the issue of recognition of Kosovo be h [...]	2008-07-11 20:33:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KPKO KV UY
08MONTEVIDEO404	VERY LITTLE ANTI-SEMITISM IN URUGUAY, BUT NEED FOR [...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...]	2008-07-15 16:51:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UY
08MONTEVIDEO432	DEMARCHE ON KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FARC DELIVERED [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Nelson Fernandez, Secretary General of the MFA on July 23. Fernandez did not offer an immediate response (preferring to discuss the issue with FM Gonzalo Fernandez) but confirmed that the GOU was interested in avoiding a situation in Colombia whe [...]	2008-07-29 17:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PREL CO UY
08MONTEVIDEO454	URUGUAY AT THE VIII DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE [...] (C) Reftel asked WHA posts to report on host country attendees, objectives, and relevant issues for the VIII Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA),scheduled for September 2-6 in Alberta, Canada. The following information was obtained by Embassy's DAO, which is forwarding a more detailed [...]	2008-08-12 13:30:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UY
08MONTEVIDEO470	VENEZUELAN FM PLEDGES IMMEDIATE TARIFF CUTS FOR [...] (U) During a brief visit to Uruguay, Venezuelan FM Maduro announced August 18 that 214 Uruguayan products -- representing around 60 percent of Uruguayan exports to Venezuela -- would be granted duty-free entry into Venezuela effective immediately. Uruguay's trade with Venezuela has increased [...]	2008-08-19 17:37:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VZ UY
08MONTEVIDEO479	URUGUAY'S MILITARY ENHANCES ITS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) There has been a significant increase in Uruguay-U.S. military cooperation since the Cabinet shake up on March 1. The Uruguayan Navy is participating for the second year running in the PANAMAX exercise August 11-22, 2008. U.S. SOUTHCOM provided critical support by providing USD 573,000 to [...]	2008-08-22 18:39:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MASS PREL UY
08MONTEVIDEO488	URUGUAY: NO RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Emboff passed Ref A & B points to MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca on August 22 and 26, respectively. Malmierca noted that Uruguay had issued a public statement August 14 deploring the use of violence in Georgia and calling for a peaceful solution that respects the principles [...]	2008-08-27 17:52:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG UY
08MONTEVIDEO494	URUGUAY: NO DECISION YET ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca told Emboff September 2 that Uruguay has not yet decided how it will respond to Serbia's proposal to refer the question of the lawfulness of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion. Ur [...]	2008-09-02 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNGA KV UY
08MONTEVIDEO504	URUGUAY ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES IN UNGA'S [...] (C) Emboff raised reftel points with MFA Director of Human Rights Alejandra de Bellis September 4. De Bellis said that Uruguay would oppose any "no-action motions" raised in the Third Committee; would likely support country specific resolutions against Burma, the DPRK, Zimbabwe, Sudan, but wo [...]	2008-09-04 19:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UY
08MONTEVIDEO505	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH URUGUAYAN FM FERNANDEZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 16:54:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CJAN TBIO GG UY
08MONTEVIDEO534	URUGUAY'S TAKE ON PNG DECLARATIONS OF U.S. [...] (C) DCM made reftel points to MFA Secretary General Ambassador Nelson Fernandez September 17. Fernandez acknowledged the U.S.'s positive regional agenda, and expressed regret over the persona non grata designations of our ambassadors to Bolivia and Venezuela. Looking for a bright side, Ferna [...]	2008-09-18 18:25:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC UY
08MONTEVIDEO561	URUGUAY INCLINED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) Emboff made Ref (A) points October 6 to MFA Europe director Minister Alvaro Malmierca, who said Uruguay is inclined to support Serbia's resolution to refer a question on the legality of Kosovo's independence to the International Court of Justice. Malmierca noted that Uruguay has no real i [...]	2008-10-07 16:38:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNGA KV UY
08MONTEVIDEO649	WHA DAS MCMULLEN STRESSES VALUE OF BILATERAL [...] (U) The October 27-30 visit of WHA DAS Christopher McMullen to Uruguay reaffirmed to the GOU and ordinary Uruguayans the importance of the U.S.-Uruguay bilateral relationship. McMullen came to Uruguay accompanying DOD DAS for Western Hemisphere Affairs Stephen Johnson, who was following up a [...]	2008-11-18 11:09:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR UY
08MONTEVIDEO666	AN URUGUAYAN REACTION TO THE EXPULSION OF DEA FROM [...] (C) Ambassador Baxter made reftel points November 28 to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidency and head of Uruguay's drug-fighting agency (JND) Jorge Vazquez. Vazquez agreed that the possibility of an increase in the flow of drugs from Bolivia is a concern, and said he hopes to continue to wo [...]	2008-12-01 14:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL UY
08MONTEVIDEO68	VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...]	2008-02-12 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY
08MONTEVIDEO75	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) A/POL Chief delivered reftel points on February 14 to MFA Americas Office Director Laura Dupuy. Dupuy confirmed that Uruguay would participate in the Olso Process following up on its participation in the regional meeting held in Costa Rica in September 2007. In addition to the other poi [...]	2008-02-14 16:01:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN UY
08MONTEVIDEO76	KOSOVO: EARLY RECOGNITION UNLIKELY [...] (C) The MFA's Americas Office Director Laura Dupuy told A/POL Chief that Uruguay would be unlikely to make a quick decision to recognize Kosovo, especially in light of the current transition at MFA before the new Foreign Minister takes the helm on March 1 (ref A). If Kosovo declares independe [...]	2008-02-14 17:43:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI UY
08MONTEVIDEO82	URUGUAY PLANTS VENEZUELAN FLAG IN ANTARCTICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Colorado Party joined forces with Frente Amplio (FA) deputies to approve a Venezuela-sponsored joint expedition to Antarctica that departed Montevideo this week. According to GOU officials, Venezuela aims to become a full consultative party to the Antarctic Tre [...]	2008-02-19 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY VZ UY
08MONTEVIDEO83	URUGUAY ON U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S [...] (C) On February 19, the Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Maria "Belela" Herrera, Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo and Political Advisor Federico Gomensoro. (Note: Embassy consciously chose not to meet with the anti-American Foreign Minister R [...]	2008-02-20 17:19:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KVPR UNMIK UN YI EU UY
08MONTREAL180	CANCELLATION OF TERP CIRCUIT [...] (C) AmConsul Montreal has just been converted to an EACT post and disconnected its TERP circuit. Post no longer requires this circuit and requests that it be cancelled. Circuit: 2.4 IPC TERP circuit RIN: IPC0405 DATE: Immediate 2. (U) Post appreciates all assistance w [...]	2008-06-20 18:10:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	ANET ACOA AFIN AADP KRIM
08MONTREAL48	QUEBEC LIBERALS: THE PQ AND KOSOVO AND FEDERAL [...] (C) Canada is weighing the effect recognizing Kosovo independence will have on Party Quebecois's (PQ) dormant separatist agenda, Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) Regional Coordinator Patrick Gilles informed Econ-Poloff February 20 in Montreal. He added that the government's concern was based on pre [...]	2008-02-22 19:52:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KVIR YI EU CA
08MONTREAL67	ANALYSIS: CHAREST GAINS FROM OPPOSITIONSQ STRUGGLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Quebec Premier Jean Charest received unprecedented support from his party last weekend, giving cause to predict his budget will pass without inciting a provincial election. Coupling the relative disarray of both opposition parties with the election apathy of a public literally [...]	2008-03-11 21:19:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08MOSCOW1001	MFA COOL TO OUR CONCERNS ABOUT GAZPROM INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) On April 10, per ref A, we raised USG concerns about potential Gazprom investment in Iran's petroleum sector to MFA Iran Desk Director Maxim Baranov. We noted that such investment runs counter to the international effort to bring Iran into compliance with UNSC resolutions and that it cou [...]	2008-04-11 13:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL ETTC IR RS
08MOSCOW1003	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING PRST ON BURMA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PHUM BM
08MOSCOW1004	DEMARCHE ON TRAVEL BAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC
08MOSCOW1005	GOR AT A LOSS AT GEORGIA'S REACTION TO THE JUSTICE [...] (C) MFA Fourth CIS Deputy Director Aleksey Pavlovskiy told us April 11 that the GOR was surprised at the GOG's "hysterical reaction" to the Russian Justice Ministry's letter to the GOG regarding the 35 Russian citizens detained in Abkhazia. According to Pavlovskiy, faced with a concrete case [...]	2008-04-11 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1028	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO NORTH [...] (C) We delivered April 14 reftel demarche to Oleg Davydov, MFA Korea Desk Senior Counselor and GOR representative to the Six-Party Economy and Energy Cooperation Working Group. Davydov reaffirmed Russia's continued commitment to the Six - Party Process and provided the following official res [...]	2008-04-15 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KNNP PARM KN RS
08MOSCOW103	BRITISH COUNCIL CONFLICT CONTINUES TO WORSEN [...] (C) Summary: The British Embassy told us January 16 that its efforts to call a "time out" in the spiraling conflict between HMG and the GOR over the status and presence of the offices of the British Council in Russia have seemingly been rejected. In January 15 - 16 meetings British Ambassador [...]	2008-01-16 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1033	RUSSIAN DFM DENISOV ON GEORGIA-ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov, the Ambassador expressed strong concern over Russian actions towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including reports of the opening of "offices" in the two territories. Denisov said Russia did not seek a re [...]	2008-04-15 15:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1043	ANOTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL GUNNED DOWN IN INGUSHETIYA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 13, Ingushetiya's deputy head of the Supreme Court Khasan Yandiyev was killed. While Ingushetiya government officials were quick to tie the shooting to Yandiyev's 2004 prosecution of Islamic terrorists, opponents attributed the murder to the local government's repres [...]	2008-04-16 07:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS ASEC RS
08MOSCOW1052	RUSSIANS EXPLAIN VIEWS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. Together with UK and French colleagues, we delivered reftel demarche April 16 to Aleksandr Deyneko, Senior Counselor in the MFA Department of Disarmament and Security Issues, responsible for UNSCR 1540 issues. Deyneko stressed that, as a co-sponsor of UNSCR 1540, Russia was very [...]	2008-04-16 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC UK FR RS
08MOSCOW1055	PUTIN'S "INSTRUCTIONS" ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. Russia's new move on Abkhazia and South Ossetia was announced on April 16, not as a presidential decree but as instructions by Putin to the Russian government to protect the rights of residents of the two republics (including Russian passport holders) and to establish economic a [...]	2008-04-16 15:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1061	MFA CALLS DISAPPOINTING ITS MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C) In an April 16 meeting, MFA Section Chief for Strategic Stability Head Vladimir Yermakov characterized the April 8 MD talks between Russian DFM Kislyak and Polish DFM Vashikovski as "worrying and disappointing." Yermakov explained that Russia "simply could not understand" Poland's refusa [...]	2008-04-17 11:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD NATO RS
08MOSCOW1073	RUSSIA UNMOVED BY CONCERNS OVER PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In April 18 conversations with First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov and Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Prikhodko, the Ambassador conveyed reftel concerns and urged Russia to repeal its Presidential Instructions and engage directly with Georgia to reduce tensions. Denisov p [...]	2008-04-18 10:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1086	UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S MOSCOW COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary-General Ban's April 9-11 Moscow visit was high on atmospherics and included meetings with a cross-section of Russia's political and business elite, contributing to speculation that the trip was intended to soothe Russian concerns that the SYG was too close to the U.S [...]	2008-04-18 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC RS
08MOSCOW1087	RUSSIA-JAPAN: FUKUDA TO MOSCOW AND MEDVEDEV TO [...] (C) Summary. According to Russian officials, PM Fukuda's April 25 visit to Moscow is designed to continue the positive bilateral dialogue and prepare for the G8 Summit. The Japanese Embassy described it as an all-out effort to maintain the momentum, however small, for the talks on the terri [...]	2008-04-18 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RS
08MOSCOW1090	RUSSIA "LOSES" BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary. There is broad agreement in the Russian expert community that Russia suffered a foreign policy blow at Bucharest due to the future promise of membership for Ukraine and Georgia and Alliance solidarity on missile defense, with several arguing for a necessary change in tone with t [...]	2008-04-18 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR RS
08MOSCOW1118	RUSSIA PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF PNA LEADER ABBAS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 22 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Ozerov positively assessed the April 16-18 visit of PNA Leader Abbas to Moscow. Abbas reviewed the latest developments in the Israeli-Palestinian and Fatah-Hamas talks, stressing that there was room for cau [...]	2008-04-22 12:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1122	GOR REACTION TO DOWNED GEORGIAN DRONE OVER ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. On April 22, the Ambassador raised the shootdown of a Georgian UAV over Abkhazia with DFM Denisov. Denisov offered no explanation but reiterated Russia's willingness to engage directly with the Georgians. Official Russian statements predictably put the best face possible on the [...]	2008-04-22 15:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1124	MOSCOW TABLOID SHUT DOWN BY OWNER AFTER BREAKING [...] (C) Summary. The Moscow-based tabloid Moskovskiy Korrespondent suspended its operations on April 18 at the request of its owner after being the first Russian newspaper to report the rumor on April 11 that Putin had divorced in February and planned to marry 24-year old rhythmic gymnast and Duma memb [...]	2008-04-23 10:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1133	MFA DOWNPLAYS RESULTS OF PUTIN'S TRIP TO LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that Putin's April 16-17 visit to Tripoli signified improved Russia-Libya relations while producing fewer concrete results than reported by the press. Russia and Libya signed memoranda of understanding for closer economic, energy and military cooperation, includi [...]	2008-04-23 14:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG LY RS
08MOSCOW114	RUSSIAN REACTION TO POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Official Russian reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was swift but limited, with Putin publicly condemning the attack and the MFA calling for Pakistani parliamentary elections to be held as planned on January 8. MFA officials understood, however, that Musharraf's dec [...]	2008-01-17 08:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK RS
08MOSCOW116	SERBIAN EMBASSY SAYS SOUTH STREAM ROUTE KEY TO [...] (C) In a January 16th meeting with Emboffs, Serbian Embassy Counselor Boris Sekulic said the Serbian government is ready to accept a Gazprom offer to buy state-owned oil and gas monopoly NIS (ref B) if Russia guarantees that the proposed South Stream gas pipeline transits Serbia. Sekulic high [...]	2008-01-17 08:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW1170	RUSSIA: U.K. U/S RICKETT PROPOSES INCREMENTAL [...] (C) According to an April 25 debrief by the U.K. Embassy, the April 23-24 Moscow visit of U.K. Permanent Under Secretary Peter Rickett was "reasonably positive" in SIPDIS beginning the process of reducing tensions in the Russian-U.K. relationship. Rickett's visit built on the exchange of [...]	2008-04-25 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU UK
08MOSCOW1173	GOR UNMOVED BY UPROAR ON UAV INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: According to a debrief by the UK Embassy, UK Under Secretary Rickett used his April 24 meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov to express concern over the UAV shoot-down and presidential "instructions," drawing from the four Friends' statement issued at the April 23 UN [...]	2008-04-25 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1187	MOSCOW'S RUMORMILL ON SUCCESSION [...] (C) Putin's actions since the March elections have heightened political uncertainty about the shape of the Medvedev-Putin tandem. Lacking hard information, everything from Putin's decision to head United Russia to administrative changes at the White House is seen by the chattering class through the [...]	2008-04-28 14:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW1192	JUST RUSSIA FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: On April 25 the pro-Kremlin Just Russia (SR) party held its third party convention at the State Kremlin Palace amid speculation that its days as even a limited a political force were numbered. Just Russia Chairman Mironov offered assembled delegates at the listless convention lit [...]	2008-04-29 07:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1195	GOR TRANSNISTRIA NEGOTIATOR SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS [...] (C) In an April 28 meeting, Russian Special Negotiator for Transnistria Nesterushkin reviewed the results of his "positive" April 21-22 consultations in Chisinau and Tiraspol, stressing that talks between Moldova and Transnistria appeared to be moving in the right direction. Nesterushkin's me [...]	2008-04-29 12:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1197	CONFUSING PICTURE FOR NGOS [...] (C) Summary: Three recent developments suggest that both the Federal Registration Service (FRS),which is charged with enforcing much of the amended NGO law, and the NGOs themselves continue to struggle with the law and the sometimes confusing requirements it has imposed. On the one hand, [...]	2008-04-29 15:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1200	ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOR FAVORS HANDS OFF [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us Russia's "usual position" of noninterference in the internal matters of sovereign states applied in the case of Zimbabwe and that only the South African Development Community could legitimately engage on the results of the recent elections. MFA officials said the [...]	2008-04-30 03:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PINS PREL
08MOSCOW1211	RUSSIA-GEORGIA: "FRIENDS" DEMARCHE; MORE TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Russia responded to the April 29 joint demarche on Abkhazia by the four Friends with the well-rehearsed recitation of its policy and announcement of a plan to increase the number of CIS peacekeepers in Abkhazia to 3000. MFA Fourth CIS Department Director Kelin expressed displea [...]	2008-04-30 13:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1213	PROGRESS, PROBLEMS FOR RELIGIONS IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with representatives of Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations show that the rapid growth in membership that accompanied the turbulent '90s has come to an end. Most representatives ascribe the current stagnation to the unprecedented prosperity which, th [...]	2008-04-30 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1214	MEDVEDEV ON THE MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Medvedev's April 29 public endorsement of Russian television as among "the best in the world" coupled with his advocacy of the unregulated internet are consistent with his more extended, but as-yet unpublished, interviews. His comments leave the impression that [...]	2008-04-30 14:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
08MOSCOW1215	MORE FROM THE RUMOR MILL: READING PUTIN'S [...] (C) Summary: Among some Kremlin-critics and establishment figures, speculation has grown over the past month that Putin and his entourage may be laying the groundwork for a return to the Kremlin, rather than safe-guarding the transition of President-elect Medvedev. While our contacts speculate that [...]	2008-04-30 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON RS
08MOSCOW1216	GREEK PM SIGNS SOUTH STREAM AGREEMENT, POLITICAL [...] (C) Greek Embassy Political Counselor Dimitrios Ioannou told us the South Stream (reftels) gas pipeline deal signed during Prime Minister Karamanlis's April 29-30 visit to Moscow contains "almost no specifics." He said the agreement calls for 50-50 ownership on Greek territory and for a decis [...]	2008-04-30 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW1221	MFA ON IRAQ NEIGHBORS' CONFERENCE AND ICI [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that Russia was disappointed over the failure of Arab states to expand their engagement with Iraq at the April 22 Iraq Neighbors' Conference, but understands their reluctance considering the Iraqi government's inability to stabilize the country. Russia remains sk [...]	2008-05-02 03:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID IZ RS
08MOSCOW1239	RUSSIA OPPOSES USE OF BONN POWERS FOR SREBRENICA [...] (C) Summary. Russia strongly opposes use of the Bonn Powers by the High Representative to redress potential Serbian control of the Srebrenica municipal administration following elections in October. While recognizing the sensitivity of the issue, the MFA believes use of the Bonn Powers woul [...]	2008-05-02 12:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC BK RS
08MOSCOW1243	COE HUMAN RIGHTS HEAD SEES GROWING DICHOTOMY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: COE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg noted during his April 18-26 visit to Russia that while Chechnya is making progress on the protection of human rights, the situation in neighboring Dagestan and Ingushetiya is becoming more violent. In his meeting with Putin, Ha [...]	2008-05-02 15:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM RS
08MOSCOW1255	RUSSIA STANDS BEHIND ABKHAZ CLAIM OF MAY 4 [...] (C) The Russian MFA released a statement on May 4 criticizing Georgia for sending two more UAVs over the security zone in Abkhazia and supporting Abkhazia for destroying them. The statement read that "according to information from Sukhumi, Abkhaz air defense forces on May 4 destroyed two Geo [...]	2008-05-05 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1256	BURMA REFERENDUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MFA DECLARES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM
08MOSCOW1270	RUSSIA: NOT SEEKING CONFLICT WITH GEORGIA, BUT [...] (C) In a May 6 farewell call with the Ambassador, Chief of General Staff General Yuri Baluyevskiy said that Russia was concerned by the danger of a military conflict in the Caucasus. Citing Russian intelligence, Baluyevskiy warned that Georgia could "go to the extreme," which could lead to [...]	2008-05-06 13:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS
08MOSCOW1277	DISSENTERS' MARCH CANCELLED BUT PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary: On May 6, Other Russia attempted to organize a Dissenters' March to put the opposition's mark on the inauguration of Russia's new President, Dmitriy Medvedev. When Moscow City authorities refused to issue permits for the march or a static demonstration, Other Russia decided to ca [...]	2008-05-07 12:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1285	RUSSIA CONTINUES TO OVERPLAY HAND WITH GEORGIA: [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 wake of FM Lavrov's "extreme concern" over Georgian military intentions, Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin warned the Ambassador that Saakashvili was unstable; while Russia did not seek conflict, if Georgia was intent on provoking hostilities, Russia would respond. R [...]	2008-05-07 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS

08MOSCOW1294	TNK-BP PRESIDENT OUTLINES CONTINUING INTERNAL [...] (C) TNK-BP President Bob Dudley (strictly protect) informed the Ambassador May 6 of recent legal actions taken against the company that he believes are part of the on-going internal struggle (reftel) for control of TNK-BP. Dudley and BP are concerned that the story, which has been kept quiet s [...]	2008-05-08 11:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS

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