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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07BAGHDAD2834BAGHDAD: MILITANTS TAKE OVER WHERE GOVERNMENT FAILS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Militant groups in Baghdad employ a complex mixture of violent and non-violent tactics to win control of the political prerogatives usually reserved for civilian governance institutions, including the delivery of essential services, the distribution of city resources, the collecti [...]
2007-08-23 19:19:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2848FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: On August 21, during his visit to Baghdad, FM Kouchner asked the Ambassador how France could be helpful on Iraq. The Ambassador suggested that an active French role on economic development -- including bilateral and EU assistance -- would be helpful, as would French support for th [...]
2007-08-25 17:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL FR IZ
07BAGHDAD2849MALIKI URGED TO LEAD PARTIES TOWARD POLITICAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker strongly urged Prime Minister Maliki to take advantage of an improving security situation and lead Iraq towards political reconciliation, emphasizing that Iraqi political factions were extremely close to agreement on two key sticking points: [...]
2007-08-25 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2854VP HASHIMI'S HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR AND TASK FORCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Sheikh Omar Jabouri, Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi's human rights advisor, proposed August 14 that tribal sheikhs should act as guarantors for the release of Coalition detainees. In his conversation with Task Force 134 (TF-134) Commanding General Major General (MG) Douglas [...]
2007-08-26 07:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM MOPS PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2888THEFT, EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING -- HOW BAGHDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 13:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD2907IMPLICATIONS OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR'S ASSASSINATION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary: It is not yet known who is responsible for the assassination of Muthanna Governor Hassani. Members of his Jalabtah branch of the Albu Hassan tribe have taken tribal retribution, but the violence has been constrained [...]
2007-08-29 18:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2908PRT-WASIT: AL KUT REPORTER KIDNAPPED, BEATEN, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 August, Hassan Shaheed Al-Azzawi, a journalist for Iraqi national newspaper Al-Sabab and Al Kut TV, was kidnapped, beaten and held for approximately 36 hours. Al-Azzawi believes the Wasit Governor directed the abduction, but there is an absence of substantial evidence to [...]
2007-08-30 05:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2910EPRT-WASIT: STRONG SUPPORT FOR WASIT POLICE CHIEF
[...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Wasit security situation deteriorates, the selection of a new provincial police chief will have a major impact on the future of the province. In a series of meetings 17-24 August, ePRT and 214th BDE gathered unanimously positive input - if not always direct support - on [...]
2007-08-30 06:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD292AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH ON
[...] (S)Summary: Ambassador met January 23 and again on the 24th with DPM Barham Salih to seek a way to get the Hydrocarbon Law process back on track. The latter meeting included Minister of Oil Shahristani, the PM,s Oil Adviser, Thamir Ghadhban, and, briefly, other members of the Energy Committe [...]
2007-01-29 09:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2924TUWAITHA REQUEST LETTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) was asked to provide to the USG letters requesting assistance in the repackaging and transportation of approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity radioactive sources from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Comple [...]
2007-08-31 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETAORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2925AL-SADR REINS IN JAM: PR RUSE OR STRATEGIC MOVE?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Moqtada al-Sadr's much publicized August 29 statement calling for his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) to suspend operations for six months and ordering its restructure was well-received by Prime Minister al-Maliki and welcomed by a leader of a main target of recent JAM violence, the Iraqi [...]
2007-08-31 14:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2930MALIKI PREDICTS IMPROVED SECURITY CONDITIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An optimistic Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki predicted improved security conditions in Iraq due to Moqtada al-Sadr,s pledge to stand down his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia and to very positive signals from his trips to Iran and Syria where he claimed to secure agreements to stop in [...]
2007-09-01 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD295AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETING WITH NATIONAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 24 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie and the Ambassador discussed the Prime Minister's decision not to have Vice President al-Hashimi head the committee to mobilize support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),as well as plans for the first meeting of the [...]
2007-01-29 11:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2957AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND SRSG QAZI'S SEPTEMBER 1
[...] (C) The USG and the GOI will be provided a copy of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq's (UNAMI) second-quarter human rights report at least a week before it is publicly released, UNAMI's Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi told Ambassador Crocker SI [...]
2007-09-04 10:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETTAGS
07BAGHDAD298ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO RESIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 25, Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani said the Arab League failed to support him politically. As a result, Lamani said he is resigning. He passed a copy of his resignation letter to the Ambassador and said it was confidenti [...]
2007-01-29 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2994NATIONAL JOCKEYING FOR MUTHANNA'S NEW LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: National political parties intervened in the selection of the replacement to the assassinated Governor of Muthanna. Their motives differed, but all agreed on the need to choose a new leader quickly, to mitigate any instability [...]
2007-09-06 16:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3062CDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSS SULTAN
[...] (S) Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told CDA Butenis and PolCouns September 8 that there would be significant public outrage if Sultan Hashim, formerly Saddam Hussein's Minister of Defense, were executed -- especially without the approval of the Presidency Council. The Iraqi people, she no [...]
2007-09-11 17:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM PINS PREL PGOV KJUS KAWC IZ
07BAGHDAD3063SEPTEMBER 9 MCNS MEETING -- MALIKI URGES COALITION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki strongly urged Coalition Forces (CF) and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to use restraint and proportional force when searching for rank-and-file militia members and insurgents. He deplored the death of innocent civilians killed during a recent CF operation and [...]
2007-09-12 02:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3095DEPUTY OIL MINISTER HAS SECTARIAN WORRIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official warned EMIN about Iranian influence within the Oil Ministry, and conveyed his fear that the Ministry is falling apart due to sectarian tension. If left unchecked, he warned that USG officials in 4-5 months would no longer find it safe to visit or even be we [...]
2007-09-13 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEPET ENRG PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3097ASSASSINATION OF ANBARI SHEIKH SATTAR BEZIA
[...] (S) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Sattar Bezia al-Rishawi was killed on September 13 by an IED which exploded by his vehicle close to his compound in Ramadi. Sattar's father and three brothers died at the hands of al-Qaeda and it is unclear who will now lead the Anbar Awakening movement or the al-Ris [...]
2007-09-13 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3121TUWAITHA UPDATE: MEETING WITH MOST MINISTER
[...] (S),SUMMARY: Energy Attache and Embassy officer met with Ra'id Fahmi Jahid, Minister of Science and Technology regarding progress toward completing the corrected letter requesting USG assistance in the removal of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity [...]
2007-09-17 06:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETAORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3132NO CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR PM? VOTE COUNTING IN THE COR
[...] (C) On September 16th Muqtada al-Sadr ordered the 28 members of the Sadr Trend bloc in Iraqi's Council of Representatives (COR) to withdraw from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) and form a national alliance with Sunni or Shi'a members. According to Sadrist COR Member Baha al-Araji, Sadr hopes [...]
2007-09-17 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3134SEPTEMBER 16 MCNS -- REINSTITUTING CENTRALIZED
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The September 16 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) was dominated by discussions about partially reinstituting centralized governmental control over provincial security organizations and increasing governmental control over disparate security units like Facility Prot [...]
2007-09-17 18:28:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3159MEETING WITH MFA ON IRAQ-IRAN BORDER NEGOTIATIONS.
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At a meeting with Deputy PolMil Counselor, Ambassador Taha Al-Abassi, head of the Neighboring Countries Department of the Iraqi MFA, made it clear that Iraq did not recognize the validity of the Algiers Accord with respect to the Iran-Iraq border, and that Iraq had refused to di [...]
2007-09-20 06:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPBTS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3160PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT OF JAM CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PRT reporting Muqtada al-Sadr's August 30th declaration "freezing" Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) operations has had no real impact on JAM-associated violence in the south. This lack of impact highlights the fragmentary nature of JAM and raises questions about Sadr,s relevancy. [...]
2007-09-20 08:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3175EPRT WASIT: WASIT GOVERNOR
[...] (S/ REL to USA, ACGU) Summary. Wasit Governor Abd al Latif Hamad Turfa is a self-proclaimed political independent who meets regularly with ePRT. In a 16 September meeting in his office in Al Kut, the Governor, dressed as usual in a western business suit, discussed his views on Iraqi politics, [...]
2007-09-21 13:28:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD318IRAQI PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL PELOSI 50,000 U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: During a January 26 meeting with a Congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that 50,000-60,000 U.S. troops could withdraw in three to six months as Iraqi forces improved in capacity. He urged greater U.S. support for train [...]
2007-01-30 11:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3180MALIKI CAUTIOUS ABOUT BASRAH AND MOSUL SECURITY;
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge d,Affaires Patricia Butenis that he was cautious about the security conditions in Basrah and Mosul, but contended that Basrah could come under Iraqi Provincial Control (PIC) by December. He was [...]
2007-09-22 07:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3189NSA RUBAIE DISCUSSES UNSCR RENEWAL AND WASHINGTON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: In a September 18 meeting with Political-Military Minister Counselor Marcie Ries, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafak al-Rubaie reiterated the Iraqi position on UN Security Council Resol [...]
2007-09-23 01:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PINS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3199ADVANCED MISSILES USED AGAINST U.S. AIRCRAFT
[...] (S) According to DIA and the U.S. Army Aircraft Shoot Down Assessment Team, insurgents recently targeted U.S. military helicopters in Iraq with advanced missiles that have some capability to defeat current U.S. countermeasures. The missiles are likely of Iranian origin. While military intelli [...]
2007-09-24 01:30:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3221MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. A survey of leading security officials in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna indicates widespread belief that Iran was behind the August 20 assassination of Governor al-Hassani. Quick Response Funds to reinforce [...]
2007-09-25 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3259CG MEETING WITH SADRIST COR MEMBER
[...] (S) Summary: Sadrist Deputy Baha Al-Araji told CG Petraeus 9/23 that Sadrist leaders in Najaf have begun to advocate dialogue with coalition forces, though Muqtada himself has not made a decision. Al-Araji said JAM is collecting lists of "bad" JAM commanders, which they may eventually turn [...]
2007-09-29 08:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3262AQI BEGINS ANTICIPATED RAMADAN ATTACK SURGE
[...] (S) Summary: After a relatively quiet first ten days of Ramadan, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) began its anticipated surge of high-profile attacks on September 23 with a four-fold increase in the rate of attacks. Analysis suggests that AQI is primarily targeting two groups: the ISF and Sunni tribal m [...]
2007-09-29 16:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3264SEPTEMBER 25 MCNS FOCUSES ON BASRAH SECURITY,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih led focused discussions at the September 25 Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) on Basrah security issues, the cholera outbreak, national reconciliation, and a proposed intelligence exchange on al-Qaeda operations with Algeria and Mo [...]
2007-09-30 02:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3273IRAQ'S ISLAMIC PARTY NEGOTIATES WITH KURDS ON A
[...] (S) Following up on a discussion with IIP Deputy Secretary General Dr. Ayad Al Samaraie (Ref A),poloff spoke SIPDIS with senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) member and Parliamentarian Dr. Alaa Mekki on September 27 about the IIP's ongoing negotiations with the KDP and PUK on a Memorandum of [...]
2007-09-30 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3314SEPTEMBER 30 MCNS CONSIDERS BASRAH COMMANDER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The September 30 Ministerial Council on National Security was dominated by discussion on the future of the Basrah military commander, General Mohan, who was appointed to a three-month term. Many Iraqi government ministers, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors, and MNF-I Commanding General [...]
2007-10-05 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3330MUTHANNA: TRIBAL STRATEGY IN A PIC PROVINCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The province of Muthanna offers an example of a coherent tribal strategy the Coalition can pursue in Shiite southern Iraq to combat militias and promote stability. In Muthanna, there are four key partners who can help us ac [...]
2007-10-07 08:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3372MALIKI OPTIMISTIC ON SECURITY; DISCUSSES IRAQI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki described himself as optimistic on security because of a decrease in sectarianism and increase in confidence by Iraqis in their own security forces. Thi [...]
2007-10-08 19:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3383UK RELENTS ON BASRAH GOVERNOR; OUTLINES FUTURE
[...] (S) UK Ambassador Prentice told Ambassador Crocker October 8 that the UK would stop boycotting Basrah Governor Wa,eli following the decision of the local administrative court that Wa,eli could not be removed from office by the Provincial Council. Prentice had informed PM Maliki, who was reporte [...]
2007-10-09 18:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEINV MOPS PGOV PINR PTER UK IZ
07BAGHDAD3415EPRT-WASIT: IP CHIEF KEY TO TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary. On 25 September ePRT met with recently-appointed IP Chief Major General (MG) Hannin Abd Al Haninn Hamud Faysal Al Amir, Third Georgian BDE (3GB) CDR Major Shavlago Tabatadze, and fourteen influential Wasit shayikhs (selected by MG Haninn). Executive Officer of [...]
2007-10-12 14:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3417OCTOBER 7 MCNS: MALIKI CALLS FOR RESTRAINED USE OF
[...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for U.S. forces to exercise restraint when engaged in military operations; General Petraeus vigorously defended the actions of U.S. forces and said that GoI is being unduly influenced by militia and terrorist [...]
2007-10-13 06:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3459ELECTIONS COMMISSION PART 2: BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF
[...] (C) Summary: During September and the first half of October 2007 there was a surge in complaints directed at the International High Electoral Commission (IHEC),accusing it of political bias. These complaints are best understood in the context of the political parties battling for control of [...]
2007-10-17 16:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3465MALIKI WORRIED ABOUT KIRKUK AND MOSUL SECURITY;
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki expressed continued concern over the security situation in northern Iraq particularly Kirkuk and Mosul, where he cited increasing ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds. Maliki agreed with the Ambassador about successes in turning around many Baghdad neighb [...]
2007-10-18 09:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3478GOI SEEKS TO FORESTALL TURKISH INCURSION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At a hastily called meeting October 16, the Crisis Management Cell outlined steps to deal with the Turkish threat to attack PKK bases in Iraq. Noting that he would be speaking with PM Erdogan soon, PM Maliki emphasized the need to calm the GOT and to make sure the Kurdistan Regi [...]
2007-10-20 14:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3481IRAQ-IRAN RESUMING BORDER NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (S) At the Deputy Ministerial Council for National Security (DMCNS) on October 8, Deputy FonMin Abbawi reported that Iraq would resume border negotiations with Iran in November. Abbawi said he hoped the outcome would be a clearly-defined demarcation of the border based on previously negotiated [...]
2007-10-21 03:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD35MALIKI'S GROWING WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON JAM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: PM Maliki is increasingly willing to allow targeted military action against elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaish al-Mahdi militia and other Sadr organizations involved in illegal activities, even in his Sadr City stronghold. Evidence for this shift can be seen in the increased num [...]
2007-01-05 21:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD3521OCTOBER 21 MCNS: AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR GOI ACTION
[...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for Coalition Forces to exercise restraint in military operations to avoid civilian casualties, noting that the Council of Representatives (COR) was questioning the sovereignty and purpose of the government. [...]
2007-10-23 21:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3524KRG MESSAGE ON ALLEGED TURKISH BORDER OPERATION
[...] (S) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) communicated to us October 14 information regarding alleged Turkish and PKK intentions as noted in reftel. The text of that communication is contained in para 2. In response to the KRG message, Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commander General Petraeu [...]
2007-10-24 08:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3543BAGHDAD: EPRT SEEKS LINK TO SADR THROUGH LOCAL
[...] (S) On September 28, the EPRT and Brigade covering Baghdad's most populous district, Sadr City, met with local tribal leaders with close ties to representatives of Muqtadar Al-Sadr (MAS). Months of engagements designed to gain trust among less influential Sadr City leaders culminated in a se [...]
2007-10-25 20:01:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3546IRAQI PRESIDENT CALLS ACTION AGAINST PKK "FUTILE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting October 22 that he thought fighting the PKK was futile and airstrikes against PKK camps would be ineffective, but thought strikes would cause little backlash in Baghdad. The Ambassador impressed on Talabani that the [...]
2007-10-26 09:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3563MALIKI ON DIPLOMACY WITH TURKEY, STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and General Petraeus that the door remains open to dialogue with Turkey concerning the recent attacks by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) on Turkish Army units. He said it was important to include members of the Kurdish Regional Government ( [...]
2007-10-27 09:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3590SAMARRA MOSQUE RECONSTRUCTION: PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] (S) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues, Engineer Haq al Hakim, told poloffs and UNAMI staff during an October 24 meeting that the assessment phase of the Samarra Mosque reconstruction project in Salah ad Din Province is set to commence soon, pending finalization of [...]
2007-10-29 08:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3597MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH
[...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]
2007-10-30 02:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD36AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 5 MEETING WITH IRAQI PM
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 5 meeting, Iraqi PM Maliki advisor (and Council of Representatives (CoR) member) Sami al-Askari, who is point on the team writing the speech, previewed PM Maliki's speech about the new Baghdad security plan, in which the PM would say he would need more coalition for [...]
2007-01-05 21:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD360UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS HMG WILL DRAWDOWN, AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 29, UK Secretary of State for Defense, Des Browne told the Ambassador that HMG remains committed to the mission in Iraq, but would need to drawdown its force strength in the coming months. He promised that London would coordinate this downsizing with us. The Ambassador [...]
2007-02-03 13:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3601MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH
[...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]
2007-10-30 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3605GOI TO REACH OUT TO ARAB LEAGUE AND EU TO COUNTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a September 29 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Marcie Ries and A/Pol Ellen Germain, a harried Foreign Minister Zebari outlined the GOI's response to the threat of a Turkish cross border operation (CBO.) Emphasizing that the GOI considers the PKK and a CBO separate iss [...]
2007-10-30 14:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3608IRAQI DFM VIEWS ON TURKEY/PKK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At an October 30 meeting with Political-Military Minister-Counselor, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi related his concerns regarding the current PKK crisis and addressed items including Syria, Iran, and the Neighbors Process. He suspected that the Turkish military intended [...]
2007-10-31 02:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SY
07BAGHDAD3617KURDS: PKK IS PRETEXT FOR DEEPER TURKISH AIMS
[...] (S) Conversations with senior Kurdish leaders indicate that they view Turkey's recent public statements and military action against the PKK as a pretext to forward Turkey's "true" strategic goals of undermining the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),delaying a referendum vote on Article 140, [...]
2007-10-31 20:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD362IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]
2007-02-03 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD3623PM ADVISOR ON ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL, UNSCR RENEWAL,
[...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister,s Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah took on board the necessity that the PM attend the Istanbul Neighbors, conference and said the PM had not decided whether to attend, at an October 30 meeting with Charge and POLMIL Minister-Counselor. Passed a draft letter on th [...]
2007-11-01 08:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3630BARZANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
[...] (C) In an October 30 meeting with RRT officers, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani's Chief of Staff Fuad Hussein emphasized "dialogue, dialogue, dialogue" to solve the crisis over the PKK. He asserted that Turkey's refusal to negotiate with the Iraqi delegation in Ankara o [...]
2007-11-01 20:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3638PM MALIKI MEETING WITH CDA AND GEN PETRAEUS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and CDA held their weekly meeting with Prime Minister Maliki November  [...]
2007-11-02 16:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER BA IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3652STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION AND UNSCR RENEWAL
[...] (S) Summary. In separate November 1 meetings with National Security Advisor Mowaffak al Rubaie and Prime Minister's Political Advisor Sadiq al Rikabi, Political-Military Minister-Counselor Marcie Ries discussed the draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and United Nations Security Coun [...]
2007-11-04 03:01:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3667SADR REPRESENTATIVES MODERATE RHETORIC AND POLICY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Despite an immediate, angry response from Sadrists in the Council of Representatives to an October 21 raid in Sadr City by Coalition Forces, the raid did not trigger notable reactions anywhere in Baghdad, including Sadr City, according to post's local contacts, Baghdad PRT, and [...]
2007-11-05 17:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3697DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]
2007-11-08 11:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD37IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (S) Summary: At a dinner December 20, in honor of Secretary of Defense Gates, Iraqi political leaders SIPDIS underscored the fundamental importance of the new plan for Baghdad Security as well as steps to forge a new moderate political front to allow the government to marginalize and attac [...]
2007-01-05 21:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3721MALIKI ON CONCERNED LOCAL CITIZENS, STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting, Prime Minister Maliki emphasized the primacy of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and local police in maintaining law-and-order. He expressed concern about the sectarian composition of many Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) groups and urged future CLC expa [...]
2007-11-13 02:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3733BARZANI ANNOUNCES KDP/PUK EFFORT TO RESOLVE LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK, DISCUSSES KRG EFFORTS TO END PKK CRISIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG President Masoud Barzani told the Ambassador November 8 that he and President Talabani would meet to review and find a solution to end the current deadlock on pending GOI legislation. He proposed a national reconciliation conference in Kurdistan to move the political process [...]
2007-11-13 11:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3737SADRISTS PLOT OUSTER OF KEY MUTHANNA COMMANDER
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Sadrists and Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) leaders in Baghdad have nearly succeeded in pressuring Prime Minister Maliki and Interior Minister Bolani to fire Colonel Ali Najm [...]
2007-11-14 02:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3750KURDISTAN REGION PRIME MINISTER ON PKK AND OIL
[...] (S) Ambassador Crocker told Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on November 8 in Erbil that violent acts by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) must now be permanently stopped, and that the KRG must take strong, visible and effective actions against the PKK throu [...]
2007-11-14 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER EPET ENRG TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3758ANBAR TRIBAL MOVEMENT EYEING GREATER PROVINCIAL,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S) In the absence Anbar's top political leadership, currently in Amman after two weeks in the United States, the anti-insurgent tribal movement Sahawa al-Iraq has been considering ways to increase its political power in Anbar [...]
2007-11-15 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3766AMBASSADOR PRESSES VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TO PUSH
[...] (S) Reinforcing the USG message on importance of finalizing benchmark legislation and a joint statement on the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD),the Ambassador and visiting Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Satterfield met with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi on the evening of November 12. Ha [...]
2007-11-15 15:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3769KRG WELCOMES COUNTER-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE AGAINST
[...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior Karim Sinjari welcomed upcoming visits by an Iraq Threat Finance Cell (ITFC) agent and the S/CT terrorist finance assessment team. Sinjari told RRT Erbil November 14 that he sees the visits as a means to identify specific deficienci [...]
2007-11-15 15:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3771EXPANDING TAILORED NATO-IRAQ COOPERATION
[...] (S) Summary: USNATO forwarded an Italian non-paper (ref A) for Embassy Baghdad and Department consideration about the future role of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I) in a post-UNSCR environment. NTM-I fills a critical niche in the training and mentoring of mid-level leadership of the I [...]
2007-11-16 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3772MALIKI PLANS GENERAL AMNESTY; BASRA PIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the November 11 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) meeting, PM Maliki stated his intention to proclaim a general amnesty; Ambassador Crocker responded that this was a bold move that the U.S. supported and could work with the GoI on the details. Maliki also pushed [...]
2007-11-16 04:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3776NSA RUBAIE RESISTS BASRA'S GOVERNOR SIGNING PIC MOU
[...] (S REL UK AS) MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Rollo (UK) and Political-Military Minister-Counselor (PMMC) Ambassador Marcie Ries met November 14 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwaffaq Rubaie to discuss the modalities of Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) for Basra. Rubaie,s opening position was that th [...]
2007-11-16 20:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ UK AS
07BAGHDAD3782AMBASSADOR URGES PM TO PUSH FORWARD WITH SPD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker urged PM Maliki November 14 to meet the November 20 deadline for signature of the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Ambassador said conclusion of the SPD was an important effort that will set the stage for the UNSCR renewal and will define the bilateral [...]
2007-11-18 05:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3798BLAMING VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI FOR LEGISLATIVE
[...] (S) Many of our Shia contacts in the Iraqi government have complained to us and the media for the past two weeks, that Iraqi Islamic Party head and Sunni Vice President Tareq al Hashimi is deliberately delaying and interfering with passage of legislation. One Shia parliamentarian put the num [...]
2007-11-19 15:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3800SUNNI TAWAFUQ BLOC NEGOTIATING A RETURN TO
[...] (S) Our contacts among senior GOI and Tawafuq officials confirm that negotiations over a return to government by the Tawafuq Coalition of Sunni political parties recently commenced, with a (likely flexible) deadline set by PM Maliki of "two weeks" starting on November 9. Tawafuq leaders dele [...]
2007-11-19 18:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3802THE PKK, TURKEY, AND IRAQ: HOW IRAQ HAS RESPONDED
[...] (S) Summary: Iraqi and Kurdish officials have responded with concrete steps to the pressure we and the Turks have applied following PKK/KGK attacks in Turkey resulting in large numbers of Turkish casualties, plus the terrorists' seizure of Turkish soldiers. The KRG has thus far reacted with [...]
2007-11-20 02:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3805THE PKK, TURKEY, AND IRAQ: HOW IRAQ HAS RESPONDED
[...] (S) Summary: Iraqi and Kurdish officials have responded with concrete steps to the pressure we and the Turks have applied following PKK/KGK attacks in Turkey resulting in large numbers of Turkish casualties, plus the terrorists' seizure of Turkish soldiers. The KRG has thus far reacted with [...]
2007-11-20 13:01:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3828KIRKUK/ARTICLE 140: SENIOR SUNNI POLITICIAN'S
[...] (S) During a November 20 introductory meeting, senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Ayad al-Samaraie provided Senior Adviser Pearce his views on Kirkuk and Article 140 implementation. Samaraie, expressing his personal thoughts, believed it bes [...]
2007-11-23 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3834PM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SPD, UNSCR, PKK, CLC,
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, hour-long meeting November 22, Ambassador Crocker and PM Nouri al-Maliki discussed progress on the Security Partnership Declaration (SPD),foreseeing its signing on Monday, November 26; moving quickly on a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) for 2 [...]
2007-11-24 10:28:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD384HASHIMI ON SUNNI SUPPORT FOR BSP, CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador gave VP Al-Hashimi a read out of his KSA trip on February 1, observing that continuing sectarian violence, the way Saddam was executed, and perceptions of increased Iranian interference appeared to have cost PM Maliki credibility with Iraq's Arab neighbors. Hashimi [...]
2007-02-05 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD3874MCNS NOVEMBER 25, 2007 ADDRESSES SPD, CLCS, AQI,
[...] (C) Summary: The November 25 meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) reviewed the situation of Concerned Local Citizen (CLC) groups' evolution and future, success to date against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI),protection of Iraqi refugees returning to Baghdad, dealing with Fo [...]
2007-11-28 15:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3882MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR: JAM ASSOCIATE AND RISING SHI'A
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3893OIL MINISTER ANNULS KRG OIL CONTRACTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Oil Minister Shahristani has written to at least two international oil companies that entered into production sharing agreements (PSAs) with the Kurdish Regional Government to declare the annulment of their contracts, and intends to annul others. END SUMMARY. Oil Minister: Cont [...]
2007-11-29 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3903BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 16:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3911CG AND CDA DISCUSS FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND SYRIA,
[...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging hour-long meeting Thursday, November 29, MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge Patricia Butenis reviewed efforts with Prime Minister Maliki to stem the flow of Foreign Terrorists (FTs) from Syria and elsewhere, possible limited Turkish military acti [...]
2007-12-02 12:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3922SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]
2007-12-03 07:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3934COMBATTING PKK VIA STOPPING MONEY FLOWS
[...] (S) An analyst from the Iraq Threat Finance Cell (ITFC) visited the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) last month to see if there were any immediate steps we could encourage the KRG to take against PKK/KGK financing in the wake of the Turkey-PKK/KGK crisis, assisted by RRT Erbil. An S/CT-led [...]
2007-12-04 09:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER ECON PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3940THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: In a Dec. 1 meeting with the Deputy Secretary that focused on the question of UNSCR renewal, Prime Minister (PM) Maliki agreed to not open up the operative paragraphs of the UNSCR to debate. We agreed that GOI concerns over roles and responsibilities in military operations could b [...]
2007-12-04 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD395MEETINGS IN ERBIL ADVANCE HYDROCARBON LAW, ENERGY
[...] (S//NF) Summary: On February 3-4, meetings took place in the Kurdistan Region (KR) on the draft national hydrocarbon framework law to resolve the four outstanding areas of dispute between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). These issues included a) the mechanis [...]
2007-02-06 13:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3955SUNNI LEADER ADNAN DULAYMI'S SECURITY DETAIL UNDER
[...] (S) Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan Dulaymi continues to protest his innocence following discovery of evidence linking his security staff to terrorist activities during a November 29 joint Iraqi-MNF/I raid on his Baghdad offices. As a result of that raid, approximately 35 members of his secur [...]
2007-12-05 16:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3957MCNS MEETING FOR DECEMBER 2 DISCUSSES ROLE OF
[...] (C/REL UK AS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired December 2 a two-hour session of the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) devoted entirely to a review of the CLCs and their evolution within Iraq. After briefings by Baghdad Operations Commander (BOC) LTG Aboud, Iraqi G [...]
2007-12-05 18:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3966FM SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PM OFFICE UNSCR ROLE;
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 4 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Foreign Minister Zebari described the "heated" debate UNSCR renewal triggered in both the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. Both on the record and in private, Zebari blamed the small cadre of "Dawa Party [...]
2007-12-06 14:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3985S/I SATTERFIELD, CG, AND CDA DISCUSS UNSCR,
[...] (S) Summary: S/I Satterfield took the opportunity of the regular weekly meeting between PM Maliki and Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General Petraeus (CG) and Embassy COM (CDA Butenis) to press PM Maliki to sign his (Maliki's) letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) requesting a UNSCR [...]
2007-12-09 06:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4025MCNS DECEMBER 9: AQI, RUSAFA FACILITY, JUDICIARY,
[...] (S/REL MNF) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki led the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) in discussion of funding of the Rusafa Rule of Law facility, relocation of prisoners closer to family, and final details of the Basrah Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) handover ceremony. MNF-I b [...]
2007-12-11 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4048JAM FREEZE CONTINUES UNTIL GOD AND SADR SAY
[...] (S) Summary: Roughly three months after Muqtada al-Sadr ordered a six-month "freeze" of military activity by his Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) militia, the mercurial cleric issued a lengthy internet statement December 2 in which he ordered continuation of the freeze "until Almighty God wills otherwise; [...]
2007-12-13 08:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4078MALIKI ON USG-IRAQI BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, BASRAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the USCENTCOM Commander, Admiral Fallon, that he was pleased with the recently signed Declaration of Principles and blamed negotiating delays on deliberations required by the Council of Representatives (CoR). Concerning the transition of Basrah to Provin [...]
2007-12-16 12:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD4088PRESIDENT TALABANI HOSTS 750 BAGHDAD TRIBAL
[...] (S) On December 13, President Jalal Talabani hosted at his Baghdad compound 750 Baghdad sheikhs (Sunni and Shia) along with Vice President Hashimi, Interior Minister Bolani, Parliament Defense Committee Member al-Samaraie, General Petraeus, the Charge, the UK Ambassador, and other distinguish [...]
2007-12-17 05:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4110IRAQI REACTION TO DECEMBER 16 TURKISH AIRSTRIKES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: While both PM Maliki and FM Zebari were measured in their remarks in reaction to the December 16 Turkish airstrikes against PKK targets in the northern Qandil mountains, they underscored that loss of civilian lives was "unacceptable." Implying U.S. involvement in the airstrikes, [...]
2007-12-18 08:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4118MCNS ON DECEMBER 16 DISCUSSED TURKISH ATTACKS,
[...] (S/REL UK AS) Summary: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met December 16 to be briefed on Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I) contributions and support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and to clarify funding procedures for the Rusafa Rule of [...]
2007-12-18 15:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMASS PTER PREL MOPS MARR PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4137PRT MAYSAN: OFFICIAL BLAMES SHI'A, NOT AQI, FOR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On December 18, 2007, PRT staff met with Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, Advisor to the Maysan Governor, and three senior provincial agricultural officers at Tallil Air Base to discuss project opportunities. During lunch, one official briefly strayed off-message and informed us that the [...]
2007-12-19 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD4143BRITISH FS SAYS HMG AND USG THINKING ON IRAQ
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a December 17 meeting, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, (FS) accompanied by UK Ambassador SIPDIS to Iraq Christopher Prentice and MNF-I Deputy CG William Rollo, told Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I CG Petraeus that, post-Basrah PIC, Her Majesty's Government (HMG) wan [...]
2007-12-20 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV UK IZ
07BAGHDAD4146PRT-WASIT: 57 WASIT SHEIKHS TOUR IRAN AT MALIKI'S
[...] (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary. According to an influential ePRT contact, 57 Wasit Sheikhs visited Iran from 21 November to 6 December at the invitation of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. While in Iran, the sheiks received lectures in "five-star hotels," met religious leaders and visited Shi'a [...]
2007-12-21 11:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4162TURKEY/PKK: STOPPING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish military airstrikes against PKK targets in the Qandil Mountains December 16 and the subsequent December 17/18 crossing of Turkish infantry in pursuit of KGK elements were successful in demonstrating that PKK terrorism will not be tolerated either by the Turks or the U.S. [...]
2007-12-23 13:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4163AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS TROOP DRAWDOWN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Australian Prime Minister Rudd confirmed the drawdown of the Australian battle group and training elements at Tallil by August 2008. He noted that Australia was not leaving the coalition; some units would stay citing the P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, the frigate in the Arabian G [...]
2007-12-23 14:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4184TROUBLE AMONG MAYSAN'S SADRISTS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Maysan,s Sadrists are challenged by a splintering within the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) and mounting public discontent over poor governance, according to a US-based Maysani businessman. He said the criminal and former Baathist members [...]
2007-12-27 11:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD4189PRT MAYSAN: NO ANBAR AWAKENING IN MAYSAN
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. PRT assesses that the unique demographics and historical legacy of Maysan make it infertile ground for a Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs) approach to tribal engagement. Incorporating tribal members into a community security forc [...]
2007-12-27 13:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4199KURDISH LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE MALIKI ONE LAST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker met on 26 December in Erbil with Iraq,s senior Kurdish leaders to discuss their support for Prime Minister Maliki, negotiations for a long-term security agreement between Washington and Baghdad, Article 140, and Turkish attacks on the PKK. Assembled Kurdish le [...]
2007-12-29 13:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD42MOI BOLANI SLOW TO DEVELOP REFORM PLAN
[...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. PM Maliki is frustrated by the lack of progress by Minister of Interior (MOI) Jawad al-Bolani and National Security Advisor Muwafak al-Rubaie to develop a plan for comprehensive MOI reform as was ordered by Maliki at the October 22 meeting of the Ministerial Committee [...]
2007-01-07 05:21:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD4225PRT MUTHANNA: SECURITY FORCE LEADER SAYS IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary and Comment: Colonel Ali al-Khawam, the leader of Muthanna,s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU),sees Iranian influence and militia violence spreading from Basra as the greatest threats to stability in southern Iraq. Accor [...]
2007-12-31 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV IR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD4227TUWAITHA NUCLEAR MATERIALS SITREP
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Ries met with Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on the evening of 30 December to discuss next steps on Tuwaitha. Ries requested the Minister's assistance to accomplish four key steps necessary to complete the proposed work at Tuwaitha: 1 [...]
2007-12-31 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON PARM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD429PM MALIKI FRUSTRATED WITH THE SLOW PACE OF THE BSP
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On February 5, Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Casey that he was frustrated with the slow pace of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). Maliki said that our actions have not yet lived up to our statements on the BSP, and noted that Iraq [...]
2007-02-08 14:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD430AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD436AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD440BARZANI REMAINS STATIC ON PKK ISSUE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's February 3-5 visit to Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani called for a two-part strategy for solving the PKK issue that combines an amnesty with military action. He warned against a purely military action from the Turks and [...]
2007-02-09 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD452IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM
[...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]
2007-02-11 11:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD490FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND
[...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]
2007-02-13 08:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD492IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DISCUSSES "HISTORIC"
[...] (S) Summary: During their February 9 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mashhadani called the final CoR session of this legislative term historic. After intense negotiations, the CoR passed the 2007 budget. The CoR debate over Sunni MoD Abdul Qader's testimony at this session ( [...]
2007-02-13 08:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD493VP HASHEMI ON MOD, SUNNI ROLE IN BSP, MODERATE
[...] (S) Summary: VP Hashemi told the Ambassador February 8 that the Sunni Tawafuq bloc's nomination of Sunni MoD Abdul Qader during government formation was a "grave mistake." Hashemi reviewed examples of Abdul Qader's "weak" performance as Minister. The VP reported on progress with moderate fron [...]
2007-02-13 08:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD501IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHHADANI'S MELTDOWN
[...] (S//REL UK, AUS) SUMMARY: A February 10th working dinner, intended to facilitate intra-Sunni dialogue, devolved into a shouting match between Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mohammed al-Ubadyi and Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, with the Speaker storming ou [...]
2007-02-13 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD506PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL GOVT ENGAGES MORE FULLY ON SECURITY, RECOMMENDS USG ENGAGEMENT WITH INSURGENT GROUPS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of senior tribal leader Sheikh Ahmad "Naji" Ajbarah al Jabouri's kidnapping (reftel),Salah ad Din (SaD) provincial leaders and security officials seem emboldened to take on al Qaeda in Iraq (AQIZ) and to garner secur [...]
2007-02-14 08:46:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV PINR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD507PRT TIKRIT: ODIERNO, GRAND MUFTI, PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by MNC-I Commanding General Odierno, MND-N Commanding General Mixon, and the 3/82 Brigade Combat Team. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In a February 8 meeting, MNC-I Commanding General Odierno, MND-N Commanding General Mixon, Grand Mufti Sh [...]
2007-02-14 08:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD514PRESIDENT TALABANI COMMENTS ON RECONCILIATION,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 10 meeting at President Talabani's residence, Talabani told the Ambassador that he hoped the Sadrists would agree to reconciliation efforts with the Sunni IIP. He agreed that the hydrocarbon law was a priority and that the Kurds needed to cooperate on its passage. [...]
2007-02-14 13:19:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD562FORMER IRAQI DPM DISCUSSES MODERATE FRONT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways and the Ambassador discussed on February 10 the status of the moderate front. The Ambassador encouraged Shaways to play an active role in its formation. Shaways said he favored transferring de-Ba'athification to the judiciary and punis [...]
2007-02-18 10:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD565TALABANI DISCUSSES LATEST ON MODERATE FRONT, PM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the latest efforts on a moderate front in a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Minister of Water Latif Rashid. He gave the Ambassador a readout of his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-M [...]
2007-02-18 11:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL SA IZ
07BAGHDAD609PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S LOCAL POLITICS, DFI AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 10:36:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR ECON KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD612ALLAWI BACK IN IRAQ; SEEKS TO BUILD CENTRIST
[...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad after a prolonged absence, Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told the Ambassador February 16 he intended to re-enter Iraqi politics and build a centrist, issues-based coalition. Allawi said that regional leaders are increasingly frustrated with the GOI and the fut [...]
2007-02-20 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINR IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD615AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CHECKPOINT INCIDENTS,
[...] (S) Summary: At a February 18 luncheon at Ambassador Khalilzad's residence, he and Turkish Ambassador Derya Kanbay discussed recent checkpoint incidents involving Kanbay and other Turkish Embassy personnel. Kanbay expressed understanding for the difficult circumstances under which U.S. soldie [...]
2007-02-20 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD620MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION,
[...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]
2007-02-20 18:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD63IRAQ'S SUNNI VP DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN,
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi (Iraqi Islamic Party ) IIP),the Ambassador briefed him on the new Baghdad security plan and solicited the VP's support. Al-Hashemi welcomed a new plan to curb Baghdad violence, requested Shia and Sunni balanc [...]
2007-01-07 18:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD660IRAQ:BSP PROGRESSING, HYDROCARBON LAW COMPROMISES,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani, all agreed that necessary compromises to the draft Hydrocarbon Law are almost complete and that it will be pres [...]
2007-02-22 15:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD75JANUARY 7 MCNS: IRANIAN DIPLOMATS, BSP, AND PIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 7, the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) discussed the recent detention and subsequent release of Iranian "diplomats" involved in anti-Coalition and anti-GOI activity, agreeing that steps needed to be taken to discourage Tehran from engaging in further [...]
2007-01-08 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD753DCM METS WITH PM CHIEF OF STAFF ON NEIGHBORS
[...] (S) On February 27, Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met with Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss ideas for the upcoming Neighbor's Conference that Iraq will host in March. Abdullah said Maliki's government was pleased by the Council of Mi [...]
2007-03-01 10:52:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL KNNP PARM PHUM PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD758FORMER PM ALLAWI CALLS FOR SINGULAR FOCUS ON
[...] (S) Summary: Following the February 26 approval of a draft hydrocarbons law by the Council of Ministers, the Ambassador discussed next steps on other key political priorities with Former PM Allawi February 27. Allawi contented that security should be the one and only priority and called USG [...]
2007-03-01 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD792CG AND DCM MEET IRAQI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S) Summary. The Commanding General and Deputy Chief of Mission met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki March 3 to discuss progress on the Baghdad Security Plan, reconciliation efforts, and sovereignty issues. The CG and PM agreed that there was optimism on the streets of Baghdad, though [...]
2007-03-05 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD818AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-HAKIM ON DEBAATHIFICATION
[...] (S) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with SCIRI leader Abdulaziz al-Hakim, the Ambassador and General Petraeus urged al-Hakim to make rapid progress on deBaathification reform. Specifically, the Ambassador asked for al-Hakim's assistance in ensuring Shi'a coalition support for a draft law to be [...]
2007-03-07 15:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD819DPM HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR COMPLAINS ABOUT PRISONS
[...] (S) Summary. Shakir Farhan, Human Rights Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Salaam Zowbaie, expressed concern to PolOff in February conversations about Jaysh al-Mahdi militia infiltration of the Ministry of Justice prison system. He said the Director General of Prisons Juma'a Hussein (ref) asso [...]
2007-03-07 16:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPHUM KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD828IRAQIYYA LEADERS DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI
[...] (S) Summary: During the Ambassador's March 1-4 trip to Kurdistan with Iraqiyya leaders, Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi discussed options for pursuing their party's secular, nationalist agenda. Allawi professed his support for the Maliki government in establishing security and moving forward [...]
2007-03-08 15:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD83AMBASSADOR AND ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS NEW STRATEGY,
[...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi stated his support for the new strategy for securing Baghdad in a in a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador. His offered only one suggestion after hearing the Ambassador's brief preview, namely that additional forces and attention be paid to Diya [...]
2007-01-09 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD830HASHIMI ON UPCOMING TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAN;
[...] (S) Summary: VP Hashimi and the Ambassador met on the eve of the VP's March 5 trip to Syria and discussed the possibility of a bloc leaders' retreat to raise key political issues and reach agreement on a way forward. Hashimi noted that he would return from Syria at the end of the week and le [...]
2007-03-08 21:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD831AMBASSADOR AND PM: NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, SAUDI
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a March 6 meeting, the Ambassador and PM discussed the March 10 Neighbor's Conference, including expected outcomes and working groups focusing on border security, fuel and electricity imports, and Iraqi refugees. The Ambassador suggested reaching out to participating countries [...]
2007-03-08 22:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD84PM COS ABDULLAH ACCUSES U.S. OF MURDER AND
[...] (S) We have received a very strongly worded letter (e-mailed to NEA-I) from Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to the PM, accusing U.S. forces of launching a raid and killing a target in Najaf without first gaining the consent of local or federal officials as required by the terms of our agreemen [...]
2007-01-09 18:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD868THE SHI'A COALITION: FADHILA'S WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) Fadhila's March 7 withdrawal from the Shi'a coalition (UIC) underscores the lack of cohesiveness in the UIC. Encompassing a spectrum of Shi'a Islamist parties and individuals that banded together to contest the December 2005 national election, the UIC has shown signs of strain since the d [...]
2007-03-12 10:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD973BAGHDAD DEPUTY MAYOR SAYS ATTACK ON MAYOR WAS
[...] (S) 1.SUMMARY: 1. Summary: Baghdad Deputy Mayor Naeem Aboub al-Kaby said that the recent attack on the vehicle convoy of Mayor Saber al-Esawi was a well-planned professional strike against one of Baghdad,s important municipal leaders. End summary. 2. (S) Deputy Mayor for Municipalities N [...]
2007-03-19 14:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV ASEC PINR IZ
07BAKU722MISSILE DEFENSE: BACKGROUNDER ON THE GABALA RADAR
[...] (C) The Gabala radar station (also known as the Lyaki large phased-array radar) was originally part of the USSR's broader ballistic missile defense architecture; specifically, it was one of nine major radar stations erected on Soviet territory to detect and track the launch of ballistic missi [...]
2007-06-08 12:20:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL MARR AJ RU IR
07BAMAKO1029WAITING FOR ALGERIA: MALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S) Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane asked to see the Ambassador on September 18 to discuss the situation in northern Mali, and to underline Mali's appreciation for U.S. diplomatic and material support, particularly the recent airlift of food supplies to its besieged garrison at Tinzawaten. The [...]
2007-09-18 17:13:00Embassy BamakoSECRETPREL ASEC PINS ML
07BAMAKO505ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
[...] (C) A flurry of press releases and internet blogs indicating that the Tuareg militant group ADC (Alliance Democratique du Mai 23 pour le Changement),frustrated over the slow implementation of the Algiers Accords, has returned to the hills is likely limited to only to Ibrahim Bahanga and a fe [...]
2007-05-10 17:05:00Embassy BamakoSECRETPREL PGOV ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN333BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL ON ARGENTINA INTERPOL REQUEST
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points on October 27 to Pehin Zainuddin Jalani, Chief of Police of Brunei and head of Brunei's delegation to the Interpol meeting. Zainuddin was well briefed on the issue, telling the Ambassador that both sides are strong and adament on their respective position [...]
2007-11-06 07:40:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR BX
07BANGKOK1537THAILAND SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
[...] (U) The information provided applies to Embassy Bangkok. New RSO at ConGen Chiang Mai will report septel for ConGen Chiang Mai and Udorn areas. Appropriate members of post's core Emergency Action Committee have cleared this cable. ------------------- Political Violence ------------------- [...]
2007-03-15 04:06:00Embassy BangkokSECRETASEC PTER
07BANGKOK5435SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S RAID
[...] (C) Summary. During October 1-2 poloff travel to the deep South, a range of contacts provided a mixed picture of the situation in this troubled region, with security officials offering new details on their tactics and hailing arrest operations as resulting in lower levels of violence. Several [...]
2007-10-16 09:47:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK6161(S/NF) SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SURAYUD TALKS TO THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During my December 13 farewell call on Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, Surayud described a recent meeting he had with leaders of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Coordinate, in Bahrain. According to Surayud, the separatist leaders expressed their willingness to discuss dropping [...]
2007-12-16 23:43:00Embassy BangkokSECRETASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANJUL197THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH IRAN, VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Following February reports that The Gambia and Iran would soon exchange embassies (ref a),GOTG officials confirm the official opening April 15 of The Gambian Embassy in the Iranian capital. We are told that Gambian Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa headed the GOTG's delegation at the ev [...]
2007-04-17 15:28:00Embassy BanjulSECRETPREL PGOV MASS GA IR VE KMCA
07BANJUL281THE GAMBIA: MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN
[...] (S) We note, per ref a, indication from GOS that Iran has agreed to supply arms to the GOTG. We also note previous reporting in other USG channels of possible Iranian weapons deliveries here. While Gambian officials deny any weapons deal with the Iranians, a well-informed journalistic source [...]
2007-06-02 12:31:00Embassy BanjulSECRETPREL PGOV MASS GA IR SG
07BASRAH10POLITICIAN EVADES ASSASSINATION AFTER REO MEETING
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) Provincial Council First Deputy Chairman Nasay'eif Jasem (aka Nussaif Jasim Ali) reportedly was the target of an assassination attempt following our January 24 meeting. The attack occurred up the road from the Basrah Palace Compound (BPC) minutes after the meeting. Jasem was tra [...]
2007-01-25 17:19:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER EAID IZ IR ECON EINV
07BASRAH100GENERAL MOHAN'S SECURITY PLAN FOR BASRAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Basrah's Security Chief, Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith Fahad, has laid out his security plan for Basrah, which relies heavily on the Iraqi Army (IA) rather than the Iraqi Police (IP),which remains compromised by militia infiltration. The ambitious plan calls for the central g [...]
2007-10-26 18:33:00REO BasrahSECRETMCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH11KIDNAPPING OF HCN EMPLOYEE AND THREATS TO OTHER HCN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 24, at approximately 0630 hrs, a Host Country National (HCN) temporary KBR contract laborer was kidnapped and beaten by Jaish Al Mahdi (JAM) militia members. The laborer was released later that day. The laborer reported that the kidnappers were attempting to gain inf [...]
2007-01-27 14:06:00REO BasrahSECRETASEC
07BASRAH112PRINCE OF THE MARSHES GIVES TOUR DE HORIZON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The famed Abu Hatem, (aka "Prince of the Marshes") visited the Regional Embassy Office on November 16. Having closely dealt with USG agencies in Iraq for several years, he observed the need to improve interagency coordination and expand our contacts in the rural areas. He opined [...]
2007-11-20 17:23:00REO BasrahSECRETPREL PINR EAID IR IZ
07BASRAH113BASRAH GOVERNOR REACHES OUT
[...] (C) Provincial Council (PC) member Sayed Ghali visited the Regional Embassy Office on November 20 to discuss the appeal against Governor Mohammed Wa'eli. (Ref. A) Ghali is chairman of the Reconstruction Committee and is the Basrah leader of the Iraqi National Accord. 2. (S) Ghali confirme [...]
2007-11-21 14:34:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH115IRANIANS SEEK TO THWART TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS
[...] (S) Regional Embassy Officers met December 11 with representatives of a new tribal gathering called the Independent National Iraqi Tribal Assembly (INITA) (ref. A). The goal of their assembly is to end sectarianism, emancipate the political parties from religion, and unify Iraq. Their assembl [...]
2007-12-13 17:51:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV ETRD IZ IR
07BASRAH2SECURING BASRAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-02 17:32:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PINS PHUM
07BASRAH23THE GLOVES COME OFF IN BASRAH
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) Over the past month, British forces have conducted a series of counter-IDF raids, employing newly acquired rescources such as the C-RAM (counter rocket and mortar) system and UAVs (unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles) to locate the attackers. The counter-IDF raids are part o [...]
2007-04-09 10:34:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BASRAH26REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 04/10/2007
[...] (S) The Regional Director chaired a meeting of the expanded Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 10, 2007 to discuss concerns raised in Baghdad over the amount of Indirect Fire (IDF) attacks against the Basrah Palace Compound (BPC). Attending the meeting were the Acting Regional Security O [...]
2007-04-11 11:05:00REO BasrahSECRETASEC PTER AMGT IZ
07BASRAH3AN AMERICAN KIDNAPPED IN BASRAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 19:23:00REO BasrahSECRETASEC CASC PTER MOPS PGOV IZ
07BASRAH36TWO EXPLOSIONS, TWO STORIES
[...] (S) Summary: On April 30, an F-16 bombed insurgents as they were preparing to fire rockets at a Coalition base in Basrah. The previous day, a vehicle transporting a munitions cache exploded in a Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) neighborhood, killing several people. JAM blamed the incident on Sunni insurg [...]
2007-05-01 18:00:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PTER PROP IZ UK
07BASRAH38BASRAH GOVERNOR REMAINS IF OFFICE, FOR NOW
[...] (C) The latest attempt to oust Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli appears to be over, at least for now. The three leading opponents, provincial council members Hassan al-Rashid (Badr) and Sayid Yousuf (Thar Allah) and Defense Ministry advisor Majid al-Sari, visited the Regional Embassy Office [...]
2007-05-08 07:14:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ IR
07BASRAH4REO BASRAH EAC MEETING ON 01/08/2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: REO Basrah's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on 01/08/07 to address the recent volley of rocket attacks that injured 3 U.S. Chief of Mission personnel and 3 British personnel. In order to mitigate the security threat posed by frequent indirect fire (IDF),the EAC agreed [...]
2007-01-09 08:55:00REO BasrahSECRETASEC PTER AMGT IZ
07BASRAH46JAM LEADER'S DEATH SPARKS VIOLENCE
[...] (S) On Friday afternoon May 25 Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF),in coordination with MND-SE, attempted to arrest Basrah Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) leader Wissam Al Wa'eli (aka Abu Qadir) as he was driving away from the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. Wissam tried to escape, but was [...]
2007-05-29 17:53:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PTER IZ IR UK
07BASRAH47CORRECTED COPY: JAM LEADER'S DEATH SPARKS VIOLENCE
[...] (S) On Friday afternoon May 25 Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF),in coordination with MND-SE, attempted to arrest Basrah Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) leader Wissam Al Wa'eli (aka Abu Qadir) as he was driving away from the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. Wissam tried to escape, but was [...]
2007-05-29 18:56:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PTER IZ IR UK
07BASRAH48JOURNALIST DESCRIBES MAYHEM IN BASRAH
[...] Half the members of the Basrah Provincial Council 2. Sayid Yusuf, the head of the Thar Allah militia, an old enemy of the governor. 3. The Sayid Ashuhada organization which belongs to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Sayid Dagher runs this organization in Basrah. 4. The Badr organization, headed b [...]
2007-05-31 18:45:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH50IRAQI ARMY NOT PREPARED FOR PIC
[...] (C) Summary: The commander of the Iraqi Army's (IA) 10th Infantry Division (ID),Major General Habib Abbas al-Husseini, told the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 28 that his forces will not be able to secure Basrah once provincial Iraqi control (PIC) is handed over. His comments [...]
2007-06-02 18:39:00REO BasrahSECRETMCAP PTER ABLD IR
07BASRAH51HALLELUIA; MOI SECURITY COMMITTEE UNCOVERS HOW BAD BASRAH
[...] (S) Summary. In a two-hour meeting with the Regional Director on June 7, the Interior Ministry committee charged with evaluating Basrah's security situation quickly admitted that they found security in Basrah to be very poor and laid the blame squarely on the chief of Police, Iraqi Police Ser [...]
2007-06-08 12:21:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER PGOV PINS PREL MCAP MARR ZP
07BASRAH55IRAN COMMANDEERS BASRAH JAM
[...] (C/REL UK, AUS) The rising violence that has gripped Basrah results largely from Iran's success in commandeering and empowering Basrah cells of the Ja'ish al-Mahdi (JAM). This is the near unanimous view expressed by Iraqi and Coalition sources tracking the declining security situation in Iraq [...]
2007-06-24 09:37:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH58NEW POLICE CHIEF ADDRESSES JAM, PERSONAL RUMORS
[...] (C) Basrah's new police chief Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil met with the director of the Office of Provincial Affairs and the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) on July 27 to discuss his efforts to stabilize Basrah. Jalil said his primary objectives are to reform his poli [...]
2007-06-28 06:04:00REO BasrahSECRETPINS PTER MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH59BASRAH BADR CHIEF SAYS JAM BEHIND THE VIOLENCE; ASKS FOR
[...] (S) Summary: The leader of Badr Organization in Basrah, Hassan al-Rashid, told the acting REO director that JAM is the chief culprit for violence and should be strongly dealt with by the new Basrah security chiefs. If the security apparatus and Coalition Forces vigorously confront JAM, al-Ras [...]
2007-07-02 16:11:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH64FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN BASRAH?
[...] (S - REL MNF-I) On June 28, three British soldiers were killed by an IED as they were escorting a convoy from the Basrah Palace to the Basrah Air Station. British forces subsequently recovered a video recording of the incident. British sources believe that the male voices overheard on the rec [...]
2007-07-22 09:48:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER MOPS IZ IR LE SY
07BASRAH72SADRIST AGREES TO DIALOGUE WITH REO
[...] (S) Summary: A senior Sadrist cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Daoud-al-Basyri, resumed secret talks with Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 18. (Reftel) Mohammed agreed on the need to establish a dialogue with the United States and said he would assemble his colleagues for this purpose [...]
2007-08-18 16:32:00REO BasrahSECRETPREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH88SECURITY IN BASRAH PROVINCE
[...] (S) Summary: While attacks against Coalition Forces (CF) remain at a six-month low, security for Basrah's politicians and government security forces is bad. A series of assassinations, or attempts, of politicians and security officials has highlighted the failure of basic law enforcement. Un [...]
2007-09-25 06:52:00REO BasrahSECRETPINS PGOV ASEC ECON IZ
07BASRAH93GOVERNOR WINS CASE, OPPOSITION PROPOSES A TRUCE
[...] (C) Summary: According to Basrah's Governor Mohammed Wa'eli (Fadhila),the Administrative Court has ruled that the Basrah Provincial Council's (PC) no-confidence vote was illegal, allowing Wa'eli to remain in office. The Court has yet to make an official announcement, but Prime Minister Nuri [...]
2007-10-09 13:38:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS UK IZ
07BASRAH96GEN MOHAN ON IRAN, ISF, AND PIC
[...] (S/REL AUS, CAN, UK) SUMMARY: In an October 7 meeting, Basrah Security Chief General Mohan listed Iran as Basrah's central problem, with unrestricted arms smuggling leaving militias too powerful for him to confront directly now. As UK troops leave, he described three areas in which the U.S. co [...]
2007-10-14 12:08:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MOPS IR IZ
07BEIJING1101ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY
[...] (S) China will investigate the additional information provided by the United States regarding efforts by the Pakistan Heavy Mechanical Complex to procure ring-rolling and flow forming machines in China, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Acting Deputy Director He Yi s [...]
2007-02-15 10:28:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE KSCA PK CH
07BEIJING1391AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1393AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1396AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1448DAS JOHN DISCUSSES BURMA, SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH AFM
[...] (S) If the United States wants to make a difference on Burma, it should engage directly with General Than Shwe, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai told EAP DAS Eric John on March 5. In a separate meeting, MFA Director General for Asian Affairs Hu Zhengyue stressed that State Councilor Tang [...]
2007-03-05 12:08:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL UNSC CH XC BM ID TH RP TT
07BEIJING1900CHINA PREPARES RESUMED AND EXPANDED
[...] (S) China is prepared to immediately resume and expand nonproliferation cooperation with the United States, MFA Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Zhang Yan told the DCM. Zhang's proposals include: - immediately resuming nonproliferation consultations with ISN A/S Rood at the [...]
2007-03-21 05:58:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING2058CHINA URGED TO IMPLEMENT SWIFTLY UNSCR 1747
[...] (S) China will fulfill its international obligation to implement fully UN Security Council Resolution 1747, MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told Poloff on March 27 in response to reftel points, urging China to implement swiftly the sanctions mandated by UN [...]
2007-03-27 09:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETKNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AE CH
07BEIJING2100UNHCR'S BEIJING REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES REFUGEES
[...] (S) Some 160 refugees and 62 asylum seekers are currently receiving UNHCR protection in Beijing, including individuals from North Korea, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran and Iraq, UNHCR Regional Representative for China and Mongolia Veerapong Vonguarotai told Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population R [...]
2007-03-29 12:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL KN CH
07BEIJING2178XIAN AIRCRAFT CORPORATION VISITED BY EMBASSY
[...] (S) Embassy Export Control Officer (ECO) visited Xian Aircraft Industry (Group) Ltd., a/k/a Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) on November 24, 2006, at the invitation of the Boeing Corporation (STRICTLY PROTECT) and under the direction of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The purpose of [...]
2007-04-03 06:35:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
07BEIJING2486(S) CHINA INFORMED OF SHIPMENT OF SODIUM
[...] (S) China will look into the shipment of sodium perchlorate, ammunition and fuzes from China to Iran MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue said April 14 in response to Poloff's delivery of Ref A message. Undertaking to report our information t [...]
2007-04-14 14:41:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING2680PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT
[...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]
2007-04-20 09:57:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING2757ERITREAN SEEKS REFUGE AT EMBASSY BEIJING, REFERRED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In the early morning hours of April 20 a man telephoned the Embassy seeking assistance. He said he was a member of an Eritrean delegation visiting China and believed he would be in danger if he returned to his country. After a face to face discussion with the man and RSO co [...]
2007-04-25 04:32:00Embassy BeijingSECRETASEC CH PREF PREL
07BEIJING3489PRE-LICENSE CHECK D372865 - WAVELAB TELECOM
[...] (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability and suitability of WAVELAB TELECOM EQUIPMENT CO LTD to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS License Application D372865 was submitted by WAVELAB INC., 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 3, R [...]
2007-05-23 09:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
07BEIJING3892PAKISTANIS FEARING DEPORTATION HIDE OUT AT UNHCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 09:59:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREF PREL ASEC KN KS CH
07BEIJING3921SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT DEMARCHE
[...] (S) China appreciates cooperation with the United States on issues concerning Central Asia and invites further dialogue, MFA Deputy Director General for Eurasia Zhang Xiao said in response to Acting Political Minister Counselor's delivery of reftel points on the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation O [...]
2007-06-11 09:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL AF KG ZK CH
07BEIJING4517PLA-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WARN THAT TAIWAN'S UN
[...] (C) The mere process of holding a referendum on participation in the UN under the name "Taiwan," even if it does not pass, could trigger a response from China under the Anti-Secession Law, three scholars from a PLA-affiliated think tank told EAP DAS Christensen on July 4. A raging debate on t [...]
2007-07-06 08:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING460EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREAN PENINSULA AND
[...] (C) The United States and China share the key goal on the DPRK nuclear issue of implementation of the 2005 Joint Statement, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens told Chinese scholars January 17. Resolving the DPRK nuclear issue is an urgent priority for Beijing, the scho [...]
2007-01-19 11:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING473PRC/ASAT: AFM HE SAYS "TEST" POSES NO THREAT; NO PLANS FOR FURTHER TESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-22 07:12:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
07BEIJING5039(S) LIMMT INVESTIGATION
[...] (S) On July 25, in his capacity as Charge d'Affaires a.i., Dan Piccuta met with MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan to urge him to share the results of China's investigations into the LIMMT (Dalian FTZ) Economic and Trade Organization's commercial activity [...]
2007-08-02 07:04:00Embassy BeijingSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCR KSCA IR CH
07BEIJING5237(S) AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHINA ON ITS RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador urged China to support the approval of a new UNSC Resolution to "keep the pressure on Iran" during a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minster Cui Tiankai at the Foreign Ministry August 9. Drawing upon reftel A and previous demarches regarding arms shipments to Iran, [...]
2007-08-10 00:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA CH IR
07BEIJING5269(S) CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE AND CEASE LIMMT'S
[...] (S) Following up on the Ambassador's August 9 demarche to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai in which the Ambassador specifically noted the proliferation activities of the Chinese company LIMMT/Sunny Dalian (ref B),Poloff met with MFA Arms Control Missile Division Deputy Director Yu Dunha [...]
2007-08-10 11:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR CH KSCA MTCR
07BEIJING531CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Ref A message concerning the delivery of a false end-user certificate by a Pakistan missile entity to a Chinese supplier and attempts by Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group to procure steel plates in China to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Th [...]
2007-01-24 10:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE PK IR CH
07BEIJING5360BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE: SMALL GROUP
[...] (S) Summary: In a small group meeting concluding bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, ISN PDAS McNerney outlined a U.S. proposal to work cooperatively to end proliferation by specific sanctioned Chinese companies with a view toward eventually removing sanctions on companies that demons [...]
2007-08-15 09:29:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR CH
07BEIJING5361CHINESE PROVIDE CASE BRIEFINGS AND CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: In an afternoon session of bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan touted China's actions on nonproliferation enforcement and criticized U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms and our "wide-scope" interpretation [...]
2007-08-15 10:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC IZ IR IS LE KN CH
07BEIJING5504[PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D372172: TIANJIN QIANGYING
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL A requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) end-use visit to determine the reliability of TIANJIN QIANGYING MACHINE ELECTRON TECHNICAL RESEARCH CO. LTD ("TIANJIN QIA [...]
2007-08-20 22:54:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP ETTC ETRD CH
07BEIJING6044FM YANG: TAIWAN'S CHEN SHUI-BIAN TO DECLARE
[...] (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called in the Ambassador September 14 to report that according to Chinese intelligence information, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will formally declare that Taiwan is a sovereign independent state at a large rally in Taiwan on Saturday, 15 September [...]
2007-09-14 10:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR CH TW
07BEIJING6156CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) Poloff conveyed reftel points concerning efforts by Pakistan to acquire missile-related equipment from Chinese firms to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on September 19. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff that Beijing's policy on missile expor [...]
2007-09-19 11:27:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
07BEIJING6199(S) CHINA URGED TO RECALL MISSILE-RELATED STEEL EN
[...] (S) Poloff delivered retel message concerning China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation's efforts to supply Syria's Mechanical Construction Factory with missile-usable specialty steel to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on Se [...]
2007-09-20 10:12:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KS SY
07BEIJING6640NORINCO VP EAGERLY ACCEPTS MEETING PROPOSAL
[...] (S) Summary. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) Vice President He Xiaodong eagerly accepted reftel invitation to meet in Washington the week of 29 October - 2 November. VP He understands the meeting is only for NORINCO executives and not for outside consultants. VP He stated that as [...]
2007-10-12 09:34:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL CH ETTC PARM
07BEIJING6848CORRECTED COPY (PASS LINE ADDED) - (S) CHINA
[...] (S) The Ambassador raised reftel demarche on the possible transit of military-related goods from the DPRK to a UN sanctioned entity in Iran through Beijing with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei (other subjects from that meeting reported septels) October 25. AFM He said China takes its nonp [...]
2007-10-25 11:18:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT KN CH
07BEIJING6957POST FOLLOWS UP ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) Poloff delivered ref A message informing China of an imminent shipment of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran via a Beijing-bound Iran Air flight to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 3. 2. (S) Recalling Post' [...]
2007-11-03 05:30:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL CH KN IR
07BEIJING7063POST RAISES ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION MATTER
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Part II of ref B message, concerning an ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran, to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 9. (Note: According to the MFA, Director G [...]
2007-11-09 10:15:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7086CHARGE URGES VFM ZHANG YESUI TO INVESTIGATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 10:33:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7174MFA RESPONDS TO U.S. INFORMATION ON ONGOING
[...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue responded on November 20 to the U.S. message (Ref C) concerning the ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff he was instructed to [...]
2007-11-20 09:53:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7273PRC DENIAL OF USS KITTY HAWK PORT VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: In response to our queries as to the reason for the recent PRC denial of port visit permission to the USS Kitty Hawk, officially the Chinese have been unwilling to say anything more than the United States "already understands" the reason. A Taiwan Affairs Office official, while c [...]
2007-11-29 09:52:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMARR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING7371TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH CHINESE
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met Chinese financial regulators and bank leaders on November 13 to warn China of the increasing risk posed by Iran to the Chinese financial system, as European banks curtail their relationships with Iranian entities. U/S Levey detailed the t [...]
2007-12-06 06:38:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH ECON EFIN IR
07BEIJING7375TREASURY U/S QUESTIONS VFM ZHANG YESUI ON PRC
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on November 13 to encourage the Chinese to do more in furtherance of international efforts to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. U/S Levey outlined the threat posed to the integrity of the i [...]
2007-12-06 08:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH IR PREL ETTC EFIN PARM
07BEIJING749PRC ACADEMICS ON NORTH KOREA
[...] (S) In three recent conversations on North Korea, Chinese counterparts were consistent in their frustration with the DPRK and their contempt for Kim Jong-Il. One scholar dismissed recent rumors that Kim had been detained by the North Korean military but hinted that the DPRK leader may be suff [...]
2007-01-31 11:03:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP CH KN
07BEIJING7498EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU
[...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...]
2007-12-14 09:47:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN
07BEIJING7499EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]
2007-12-14 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING752CHINESE SCHOLARS COMMENT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST
[...] (S) Conversations with several Beijing scholars revealed that none were aware of China's January 11 anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test beforehand and were only able to speculate after the fact about its significance. President Hu Jintao would have known about the test in advance, though the [...]
2007-01-31 12:32:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MARR PGOV CH
07BEIRUT1SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON HIZBALLAH VISIT, BERRI
[...] (S) Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja, meeting with Ambassador Feltman on 12/30, said that Hizballah members Na'im Qassim and Mohammed Fneish would not have been reassured by their 12/27 audience with King Abdullah. Abdullah rebuffed their attempts to encourage a Saudi-Syrian dialogue, insist [...]
2007-01-03 06:57:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1005LEBANON: RIZK ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL "HOMEWORK,"
[...] (S) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Ambassador in a 7/5 meeting that he and PM Siniora had agreed that, at the beginning of next week, Siniora will send to the UN the candidates for judges and deputy prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Rizk would like us to whisper qui [...]
2007-07-06 13:20:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER KCRM LE SY
07BEIRUT1035EXAMINING LAF PERFORMANCE AND NEEDS, POST NAHAR
[...] (S) During their 6/26 meeting in Paris, Prime Minister Siniora and Secretary Rice discussed the possibility of a further U.S. military assessment team to examine the training, equipment, and ammunition needs of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). We have been working with our Lebanese contacts [...]
2007-07-12 15:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PARM LE
07BEIRUT107LEBANON: GERMAN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT LEBANESE
[...] (C) The German Embassy DCM has provided us with an overview of German support for enhancing Lebanese government control over points of entry by air, sea, and land. She described activities launched after the adoption of UNSCR 1701 in August 2006, and which include customs assistance at Beir [...]
2007-01-19 17:12:00Embassy BeirutSECRETMOPS PTER LE GM SY
07BEIRUT109LEBANON: AOUN CORNERED, CORRUPTED, OLD FRIENDS SAY
[...] (S) Two longtime Michel Aoun supporters, one also a close friend of Walid Jumblatt, described Aoun as "cornered" in his standoff against the government of Prime Minister Siniora. While a reconciliation with Jumblatt could help resolve the political crisis, Aoun's son-in-law Gebran Bassil has s [...]
2007-01-22 08:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1090HAMADEH ON FRENCH CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) Minister of Communications Marwan Hamadeh, just back from an extended stay in France, told the Ambassador in a 7/23 coffee that he was "unsettled" by a meeting he had last week with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whom Hamadeh describes as a "friend of 30 years." Before talking [...]
2007-07-24 05:24:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT110SCENESETTER FOR PARIS III
[...] (S) On the surface (and this is what we recommend emphasizing in our public messages),the January 25 Paris III conference is about Lebanon's proposed reform program and the financial assistance Lebanon needs to get through 2007 and move toward more sustainable debt levels. Lebanese from ac [...]
2007-01-22 10:51:00Embassy BeirutSECRETEFIN PREL EAID PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1102LEBANON: POST APPROVES SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 09:21:00Embassy BeirutSECRETLE PARM PM PTER
07BEIRUT1149LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Summary: On July 30, the Ambassador and Special Assistant met with former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss upcoming parliamentary by elections and the prospects of various presidential candidates. Mikati, who has traditionally been linked to President al-Assad of Syria, made commen [...]
2007-07-30 14:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1175OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (S) Outgoing French Ambassador Bernard Emie, meeting with Ambassador Feltman on 8/4, insisted that his 60-minute farewell call on President Emile Lahoud was done for protocol purposes only. Lahoud took the occasion to praise what he claimed was a return to French even-handedness and hinted [...]
2007-08-06 05:21:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1209IRAN AND AOUN: THINKING ALIKE, ACCORDING TO
[...] (S) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk, his presidential aspirant's heart beating faster than ever, told the Ambassador over an 8/8 lunch that he was delighted to receive Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Rida Chibani two days earlier. Chibani, who boycotts the Siniora cabinet in solidarity with Hiz [...]
2007-08-09 07:46:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1249MARONITE PATRIARCH FOR COMPROMISE PRESIDENT;
[...] (S) In a 8/14 meeting with the Ambassador focused on Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir said that he opposes amending Lebanon's constitution -- a position that, if heeded by the MPs, would rule out LAF Commander Michel Sleiman's front-running presidential bid. [...]
2007-08-15 14:36:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1250BERRI ON PRESIDENCY, NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT,
[...] (S) In a 8/15 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, quoting diplomatic traffic from the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, lashed out against the USG for opposing amendments to Lebanon's constitution. If for example the Lebanese want LAF Commander Sleiman as their next p [...]
2007-08-15 15:58:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1252LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING
[...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]
2007-08-16 13:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT1254LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING
[...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]
2007-08-16 14:44:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT126MURR CLAIMS LAF COMMANDER'S COWARDICE WORKED TO
[...] (S) In a meeting with the Ambassador on 1/24, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr acknowledged that Saudi-Iranian ties and a generalized fear of sustained violence helped persuade the March 8-Aounist opposition to suspend its road-blocking demonstrations after only one day. [...]
2007-01-24 17:10:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PARM LE SY
07BEIRUT133SAUDI AMBASSADOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAN-SAUDI TALKS ON
[...] (S) While acknowledging that he did not yet have a full read-out of Saudi-Iranian contacts, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told Ambassador Feltman in a 1/25 meeting that he was "very pessimistic" about developments in Lebanon. He noted that he was leaving an hour later to fly t [...]
2007-01-25 15:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT1335LEBANON: CENTCOM COMMANDER VISITS WITH LEBANESE
[...] (S) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander United States Central Command met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Lieutenant General Michel Sleiman and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr on 8/29 in Beirut, Lebanon at the Ministry of Defense. During these introductory meet [...]
2007-08-31 04:05:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1336LEBANON: CENTCOM COMMANDER VISITS WITH PRIME
[...] (S) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander United States Central Command met with Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora on 8/29 in Beirut, Lebanon. During this introductory meeting, ADM Fallon and PM Siniora discussed recent fighting against terrorists in the Nahr Al Bared refugee camp, Palestinian i [...]
2007-08-31 04:05:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1346WITH NAHR AL-BARID IN LAF HANDS, DEFMIN MURR
[...] (S) On 9/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr called the Ambassador to report that the wife of Fatah al-Islam (FAI) leader Shakr al-Absi had positively identified the body of her husband, apparently killed on the last day of fighting on 9/2 in the Nahr al-Barid camp. Whil [...]
2007-09-03 09:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PARM LE SY QA
07BEIRUT1379LEBANESE ANALYZE SAAD HARIRI'S INTENTIONS
[...] (S) In a one-on-one conversation on the margins of a larger session (reftel),former Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the Ambassador that, in two recent meetings, MP Saad Hariri complained that USG backing of Fouad Siniora was coming at Saad's expense. Hariri and his stepmother Nazek were t [...]
2007-09-10 05:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1383LEBANON: FRENCH POSITION IS WORRYING
[...] (S) The analysis in Embassy Paris' excellent reporting (reftel being the most recent) on what appears to be a dismaying shift in France's Lebanon policy corresponds with the Lebanese impression of French views. (As we will report separately, the Egyptians may also be moving in this directio [...]
2007-09-10 15:57:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV LE FR SY IR
07BEIRUT1420LEBANON: PM WILL RECONSIDER INTERNATIONAL BORDER
[...] (S/NF) During a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora said that he had not been given a copy of the Spanish proposal for an EU border mission. Worried about Syria's ability to manipulate the negotiations in its own favor, the PM agreed that the GOL should be given an [...]
2007-09-16 08:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL IS LE SY
07BEIRUT1421LEBANON: FRENCH CHARGE BRIEFS ON KOUCHNER VISIT,
[...] (S) In a 9/14 meeting with the Ambassador, French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant was at pains and obviously under instructions to play up the French-U.S. shared vision on Lebanon and to downplay any differences. He said that, while France hopes for a consensus president, France, like the U. [...]
2007-09-16 08:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1424LEBANON: CONSIDERING THE SO-CALLED CONSENSUS
[...] (S) As we have reported, March 14 leaders say that Nassib Lahoud is their first choice for president, with Boutros Harb the fall-back; March 8 leaders at least tactically suggest Michel Aoun is their only candidate. At the same time there is considerable talk by both sides about finding a c [...]
2007-09-16 12:37:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1435SAMIR GEAGEA ON AOUN'S ARMS, PRESIDENCY
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting on 9/17, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea complained to the Ambassador that the LAF is looking the other way as Michel Aoun, Hizballah, Suleiman Franjieh, and other pro-Syrians establish plans for an armed takeover of Lebanon. He claimed credible information ab [...]
2007-09-18 12:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1439UN ENVOY ON HIZBALLAH'S 'OPENNESS' REGARDING
[...] (S) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen, meeting with the Ambassador on 9/18, claimed to have detected a new openness by Hizballah regarding Lebanon's presidential elections when he met with his "usual contact" (known to be Wafiq Safa, Hizballah's security chief) earlier that day [...]
2007-09-19 07:12:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1456LEBANON: PHALANGE LEADER SAYS MARCH 14 WILL FIGHT
[...] (C) In a September 20 condolence call on Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel following the September 19 assassination of March 14 Phalange MP Antoine Ghanem, the former President said March 14 will continue to fight back politically, despite the "apocalypse of Sin el-Fil". Gemayel stressed the [...]
2007-09-21 14:04:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1457LEBANON: MURR REBUFFS REQUEST THAT LAF ACT
[...] (S) In a 9/20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr agreed that March 8 forces and their allies were better armed, equipped, and trained than the March 14 bloc, should street violence break out. He concurred that Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh and, to [...]
2007-09-23 07:50:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPARM PTER KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1458LEBANON: HARB, MURR ACCUSE ROBERT GHANEM OF BEING
[...] (S) As Lebanese muse about possible compromise presidential candidates, the name of West Biqa' MP Robert Ghanem -- an on-again/off-again affiliate (but not founding) member of March 14 -- comes up with increasing frequency. UN envoy Geir Pedersen was encouraged that Hizballah seemed open to [...]
2007-09-23 07:51:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1465DUELING WITH LEBANON'S ARMY COMMANDER ON SECURITY
[...] (S) In a 9/24 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman downplayed the risk of street violence. While Christian leaders allied with Hizballah like Suleiman Franjieh and Michel Aoun were actively arming their followers, Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces r [...]
2007-09-24 13:29:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1485LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI CLAIMS LAF COMMANDER
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 9/25, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati -- once and perhaps still close to Syria's Asad family -- stated his belief that LAF Commander General Michel Sleiman remains Syria's top choice for the presidency. Because of Hizballah's need to codd [...]
2007-09-26 13:54:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1492LEBANON: CESAREAN SECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) A key Phalange party member sees the election of a March 14 candidate as Lebanon's next president as the only way to put a definitive end to Syrian influence, which extends throughout Lebanon's security apparatus. Assassinations of March 14 MPs will continue, he predicted, but the Septembe [...]
2007-09-27 12:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1535LEBANON: WORRIES ABOUT RED LINES ON UNSCR 1559
[...] (S) Four well-informed Embassy contacts -- Walid Jumblatt, Nassib Lahoud, Boutros Harb, and journalist Sarkis Naom -- all argued in separate meetings with the Ambassador that pro-Syrian forces in Lebanon are using upcoming presidential elections to bury UNSCR 1559. They (and we) see this as [...]
2007-10-02 16:43:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1547LEBANON: MURR BACKS GHANEM AS PRESIDENT, URGES
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 10/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr urged that the USG, in meetings with MP Saad Hariri in Washington, encourage a consensus president. The costs of a March 14-elected president are too high for Lebanon to bear, Murr [...]
2007-10-04 08:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1554LEBANON: PATRIARCH SFEIR ON PRESIDENTIAL NAMES
[...] (S) In a brief one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador about upcoming presidential elections, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir ventured into the "name game." Nassib Lahoud is the best candidate, and Boutros Harb is "very good." But, as March 8 will not accept them, they, like Michel Aoun (unac [...]
2007-10-04 15:11:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1599SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S DEFENSE EDELMAN
[...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman: Welcome back to Lebanon. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Lebanon. You come during a critical period of the presidential election season. Parliament elects the president and is supposed to [...]
2007-10-11 15:21:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
07BEIRUT16FINANCE MINISTER AZOUR'S WISHFUL THINKING FOR
[...] (S) In a January 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Jihad Azour was less alarmist than Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh (reftel) regarding Lebanon's financial situation in 2007. But, like Salameh, Azour counted on a successful Paris III conference as the essential element i [...]
2007-01-03 15:08:00Embassy BeirutSECRETECON EFIN EAID PREL LE
07BEIRUT1603LEBANON: PRO-SYRIANS SEE ADVANTAGES TO
[...] (S) Selim Jeressaiti, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's legal advisor, reported that LAF Commander Michel Sleiman remains the presidential candidate of choice for Hizballah and Syria. While expressing his own hope that a genuine consensus candidate would emerge instead, Jeressaiti argued th [...]
2007-10-12 13:06:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1626LEBANON: SLEIMAN DISAPPOINTS IN MEETING WITH USDP
[...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric S. Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Mark T. Kimmitt, a defensive Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Sleiman bristled at USG offers to participate in after action reviews wit [...]
2007-10-18 07:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1641LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN POSTURES AS
[...] (S) Over an extended one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on 10/18, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman (whose dinner invitation, we believe, stemmed from recognition of the abysmal impression he made on Under Secretary of Defense Edelman two days earlier, reftel) SIPDIS [...]
2007-10-22 04:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PARM LE SY
07BEIRUT1642LEBANON: INCREASINGLY HOSTILE RHETORIC WORRIES
[...] (S) Some Lebanese contacts -- including relatively neutral figures like LAF Commander Michel Sleiman -- have connected a number of recent statements by Syrian and pro-Syrian figures to arrive at alarming conclusions. Believing that Lebanon is entering a particularly dangerous period, they wo [...]
2007-10-22 04:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1647LEBANON: SCENARIOS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 12:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1648LEBANON: OPPOSING THE "STATUS QUO" DELAY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 13:12:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1656LEBANON: GEAGEA SUSPECTS A EUROPEAN PUSH FOR
[...] (C) Following the French, Spanish, and Italian Foreign Ministers' visit to Lebanon, head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea believes the three FMs, possibly along with the Canadians, Australians, and Germans, are quietly pushing for General Michel Sleiman to be the next president, and he is c [...]
2007-10-23 07:06:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1660LEBANON: MINDEF MURR OUTLINES STRATEGIC VISION FOR
[...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Kimmitt, a confident MinDef Murr SIPDIS outlined his views on Nahr al-Barid, border security operations, and his strategic vision for transformati [...]
2007-10-23 14:24:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1699LEBANON: SINIORA ADVOCATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
[...] (C) In a 10/29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora recommended simultaneous pursuit of two options regarding presidential elections. First, he urged continued push for an absolute majority ("half plus one") election, despite the fact that March 14 might not be able to p [...]
2007-10-30 13:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1712ON LEBANON'S PRESIDENCY, NAJIB MIKATI SAYS SAUDIS
[...] (S) In a 10/31 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati (once and perhaps still close to the Syrian regime) mused that Damascus has two preferred options for Lebanon's presidential elections: first, extending the status quo (with Emile Lahoud remaining in Baabda Palace [...]
2007-11-01 13:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1714LEBANON: HARIRI BLOC WOULD ACCEPT PATRIARCH'S
[...] (C) Parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri's cousin and Chief of Staff Nader recently delivered assurances on behalf of Saad to the Patriarch that his bloc would vote for any candidate selected by the Patriarch in order to avoid a presidential vacuum. Nader was skeptical, however, whether [...]
2007-11-01 14:04:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1723LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER, HIS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 10/30, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman said that the LAF would try to "freeze" the situation on the ground, taking action against whichever side of Lebanon's cavernous political divide -- March 8-Aoun or March 14 -- woul [...]
2007-11-05 04:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1724LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR OPPOSED TO "HALF PLUS
[...] (C) Describing Hizballah as "evil," Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja said that Syria and Hizballah want to postpone presidential elections indefinitely. But a March 14-provoked absolute majority ("half plus one") election would also be destructive for Lebanon, he argued, and Saudi Arabia op [...]
2007-11-05 04:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1749LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI UNHAPPY WITH THE FRENCH AND
[...] (S) Saad Hariri -- billionaire, Parliamentary majority leader, and prime minister-in-waiting -- is annoyed. In a 11/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Hariri claimed to have been betrayed by the French. Whereas he had carefully worked out an option for selecting presidential candidates that wou [...]
2007-11-08 07:35:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1750LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER: STILL MUM ON NEXT
[...] (S) UNIIIC Commissioner Brammertz's next report to the UN Security Council is unlikely to provide any anxiously-awaited conclusions. However, recent results from forensic studies, combined with a promising new line of investigation involving telecommunications, could help make the connection b [...]
2007-11-08 11:44:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1752LEBANON: PATRIARCH SFEIR OPPOSED TO GIVING NAMES
[...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir told the Ambassador on 11/08 that he is opposed to the French request that he provide a list of five acceptable presidential candidates for Saad Hariri and Nabih Berri to consider. First, he explained, he would offend all other Maronites if he would pick only fi [...]
2007-11-08 14:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT176RIZK CLAIMS FRENCH, HARIRI BACKING FOR PRESIDENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 07:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETFR KDEM KINL LE PGOV PREL SY
07BEIRUT1786LEBANON: BERRI STILL OPTIMISTIC ON PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Parliament Speaker Berri, suggesting he had not yet seen the Patriarch's list of presidential candidates, nevertheless was optimistic that he and majority leader Saad Hariri would be able to reach a consensus. If, however, they are not able to agree on a candidate, Berri rejected the fall [...]
2007-11-15 16:25:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1792LEBANON: AOUN REPRISING SPOILER ROLE, FRENCH
[...] (S) If successful, the French initiative to solve Lebanon's presidential crisis will lead to a compromise president not wholly satisfactory to either the March 8 or March 14 political blocs. While far from ideal, that is probably the best solution possible, given domestic, regional, and int [...]
2007-11-16 13:27:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1793LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR, JUMBLATT, HARIRI
[...] (S) In back-to-back meetings on 11/16 with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja, Druse leader Walid Jumblatt, and Ghattas Hariri (advisor to Saad Hariri and passing a message from Hariri) all noted that they are expecting violence to begin on Tuesday, November 20. Jumblatt claime [...]
2007-11-16 13:34:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL ASEC PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1800PRESIDENT'S LAWYER INSISTS LAHOUD WILL LEAVE
[...] Summary: (S) President Emile Lahoud's legal advisor Selim Jerissaiti insisted that Lahoud plans to leave the presidential palace at the end of his mandate on November 24 and will do so without taking what Jerrissaiti admitted would be the unconstitutional step of appointing a second governmen [...]
2007-11-19 08:02:00Embassy BeirutSECRETIS LE PARM PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1807LEBANON: GOL ATTENDING ANNAPOLIS; WILL DECIDE ON
[...] (S) On November 19, the Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and PolOff, alerted Acting Foreign Minister Tareq Mitri to the imminent issuance of Annapolis invitations. Mitri responded that Lebanon will be sending a delegation, but that the current political situation in Lebanon makes the GOL unable [...]
2007-11-19 15:36:00Embassy BeirutSECRETAMGT CVIS IS KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV LE
07BEIRUT1818LEBANON: AOUN PREDICTS VIOLENCE IF NO PRESIDENT IS
[...] (C) Despite persistent rumors that he has made a deal over an abbreviated presidential term for Michel Edde, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun continues to reject any candidate on the Patriarch's list of seven other than himself. His only fall-back is an interim cabinet (which we pre [...]
2007-11-20 14:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1820LEBANON'S PRESIDENCY: GHANEM, EDDE, SALAMEH STILL
[...] (S) Despite French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Special Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran shuttling among the major political players, the French initiative to solve Lebanon's presidential election crisis is faltering. Only three names from the Patriarch's original list of seven potential [...]
2007-11-20 16:50:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1826LEBANON: ANNAPOLIS INVITATION DELIVERED;
[...] (S) The DCM and PolOff presented reftel A invitation and talking points to Acting Foreign Minister Tareq Mitri on November 21. Since we first raised the issue with Mitri on November 19 (reftel B),Prime Minister Fouad Siniora had sought the agreement of resigned yet in-office Foreign Minister [...]
2007-11-21 16:03:00Embassy BeirutSECRETAMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS LE
07BEIRUT1831LEBANON'S PRESIDENCY: MICHEL EDDE'S VICTORY
[...] (S) As of 11/21, Syria's allies continue to push hard for Michel Edde to be Lebanon's next president. Hizballah's Wafiq Safa predicted confidently to UN envoy Geir Pedersen that Saad Hariri, the strongest hold out against Edde, would eventually succumb to the pressure. Suleiman Franjieh tol [...]
2007-11-21 17:03:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV KDEM PTER PREL LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1854LEBANON: HARIRI UNVEILS "PLAN B": SLEIMAN FOR
[...] (S) Majority leader Saad Hariri, disgusted with the failed French initiative, resigned to the fact that March 14 is unable to elect one of its own candidates, and convinced the Syrians' real objective was a political void, now concludes that Syria has won. He does not believe PM Siniora's gov [...]
2007-11-24 18:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1860LEBANON: OPTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENCY
[...] (S) Summary: March 14's Muslim leaders, convinced that international support (i.e., pressure on Syria) is not sufficient to guarantee the election and survival of a March 14 president, are now bent on pursuing an option that, until a few weeks ago, was an anathema to them: LAF Commander Mi [...]
2007-11-26 13:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1877LEBANON: WHY IS MARCH 14 READY TO CRY 'UNCLE' ON
[...] (S) After we have been preaching unity to our March 14 and GOL contacts over the past few days, the message is taking hold: there is a March 14 leadership meeting tonight, and we detect a convergence of views among the major March 14 players. Yet, perversely, the unity points in the directi [...]
2007-11-27 15:54:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1884LEBANON: EVALUATING MICHEL SLEIMAN
[...] (S) Reftel notes the reasons why March 14 leaders, after having courageously stood up against compromise with Hizballah and Syria for more than a year and despite three assassinations, are now moving forward with a plan to elect Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman as Lebanon's nex [...]
2007-11-28 08:06:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1899LEBANON: TRYING TO MAKE A SLEIMAN PRESIDENCY WORK
[...] (S) Despite the backing of Saad Hariri, Fouad Siniora, Walid Jumblatt, and -- less enthusiastically -- Samir Geagea, Michel Sleiman does not yet have his six-year lease on the Baabda Presidential Palace locked in. Just as Hariri et al. had hoped, March 14's backing of Sleiman caught Hizballa [...]
2007-11-30 12:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1916LEBANON: INCREASING THE HEAT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S) The pro-Syrian March 8-Aoun forces have much to gain, and March 14 forces much to lose, from the ongoing delay in filling Lebanon's presidential vacuum. Tactically, March 14 has more bargaining power on selecting the prime minister and cabinet if the normal constitutional processes are [...]
2007-12-04 14:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT193LEBANON: MINISTER DECRIES OPPOSITION COUP
[...] (S) According to Minister Nayla Mouawad, March 14 leaders feared an opposition coup d'etat, possibly with military connivance, during the week of the January 25 Paris III donor conference. Opposition leaders' statements and actions during the January 23 demonstrations appeared to bear out the [...]
2007-02-05 16:24:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1942LEBANON: HARIRI DETERMINED TO BE PM
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting at the end of a larger session (reftel),MP Saad Hariri told the Ambassador that he was determined to be Prime Minister in the cabinet to be formed after presidential elections. He said that, while in Saudi Arabia a few days earlier, he had a "heart-to-heart" tal [...]
2007-12-11 14:37:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY SA JO
07BEIRUT1959LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER ASKS A/S WELCH TO DELAY
[...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman told visiting NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch December 16 that the investigation into the December 12 assassination of General Francois al-Hajj was focusing on Islamic extremists suspected of trying to undermine the army. Palestinian [...]
2007-12-16 13:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1968LEBANON: NEA A/S WELCH'S DECEMBER 15 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) In a December 15 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr alluded to his strong belief that Hizballah and Syria had the most reason to assassinate General Francois Hajj. Murr also said he had positive leads to identify Hajj's [...]
2007-12-17 17:00:00Embassy BeirutSECRETOVIP MASS MOPS PARM PGOV PREL SY LE
07BEIRUT197IS SAAD HARIRI SURRENDERING TO HIZBALLAH'S DEMANDS?
[...] (S) In 2/6 meetings with the Ambassador, March 14 and GOL figures expressed deep foreboding about a rumored offer that Saudi Arabia and Saad Hariri were on the verge of accepting from Iran, Syria, and Hizballah to solve Lebanon's political crisis. According to rumors, March 14 -- by accepti [...]
2007-02-06 15:35:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV PTER LE SY SA IR
07BEIRUT199LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE TO SEEK LEBANESE DIALOGUE,
[...] (S) Hisham Youssef, Deputy to Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, is visiting Lebanon to test the SIPDIS waters before Moussa resumes his mediation of Lebanon's political crisis. Moussa, in his continuing engagement with Lebanon, hopes to build confidence with the Lebanese opposition [...]
2007-02-06 15:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT2OPTIONS FOR THE TRIBUNAL
[...] (S) As the Christmas-New Year and 'Eid al-Adha holidays come to an end, the Lebanese seem no closer to completing the approval process for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. None of the options available to the GOL guarantee success; most ideas are unrealistic. Within GOL circles, there is g [...]
2007-01-03 07:10:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL KCRM LE SY
07BEIRUT204SAUDI AMBASSADOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC REGARDING
[...] (S) In a 2/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja expressed cautious optimism that a solution to Lebanon's political crisis was starting to come together and could even be achieved quickly. While the proposed deal is similar to what we discussed yesterday in reftel [...]
2007-02-07 16:13:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SA IR
07BEIRUT214LEBANON: BORDER CLASH OVER IED REMOVAL
[...] (C) According to the Embassy's contacts in Lebanon, there is a tense quiet across the shared border after last night's exchange of fire between Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) units. The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) preliminary report of the inc [...]
2007-02-08 16:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETLE MARR PGOV PREL
07BEIRUT220LEBANON: AOUNIST MP EXPLAINS THE GENERAL
[...] (S) FPM MP Ibrahim Kanaan shared with us his views on party leader Michel Aoun, attempting to explain (while analyzing for himself) Aoun's motivations in collaborating with pro-Syrian political leaders and movements. Kanaan shared with us that the OrangeTV venture was flagging as a reflection [...]
2007-02-09 16:45:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT227MIKATI SAYS SINIORA NOW AS MUCH SYRIA'S PROBLEM AS
[...] (S) Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati (please protect) told the Ambassador in a 2/12 meeting that his brother Taha had recently visited Damascus. Acknowledging how peculiar it is for the GOL to negotiate the Special Tribunal with those likely to be tried, Taha told Najib that the Syrians ar [...]
2007-02-12 16:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT228LEBANON: TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-12 16:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT237LEBANON: MARCH 14 RESPONDS TO BOMBINGS AND WEAPONS
[...] (S) In response to the morning's bus bombings, Communications Minister Hamadeh told us on February 13 that the March 14 group planned to stiffen its line on the tribunal and forge ahead with plans for a robust turnout on the two-year commemoration of Rafiq Hariri's assassination. The bombings [...]
2007-02-13 17:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT24LEBANON: EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR BELIEVES NASRALLAH
[...] (S) The Ambassador and Polchief called on Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Hussein Derar January 3 to request a readout of Derar's December 29 meeting with Hassan Nasrallah, the first meeting of any Egyptian Ambassador with the Hizballah leader, and the latest on the Amr Moussa initiative. Der [...]
2007-01-04 17:05:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT250MINDEF MURR ON BUS BOMBING, HIZBALLAH WEAPONS,
[...] (S) In a 2/14 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA office director Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr stated that the 2/13 double commuter bus bombing was a sinister message aimed at him. The buses originated in his home village, an [...]
2007-02-15 14:38:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER MASS PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT291LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR WALID JUMBLATT'S
[...] (S) In his upcoming visit to Washington, Walid Jumblatt will focus on obtaining USG support for the establishment of the international tribunal and for confronting Syrian and Lebanese opposition pressure on the government. He will be interested in discussing with Washington leaders possible o [...]
2007-02-23 13:38:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT320LEBANON: UN MISSION TO LEBANON AND ISRAEL ON
[...] (C) UN Senior Advisor Michael Williams visited Beirut February 27-March 1 to prepare a report to the SYG on implementation of UNSCR 1701. Williams remarks on his preceding visit to Israel were mostly negative. He was concerned at Israel's refusal to accept the visit of a UN cartographer to [...]
2007-03-01 17:12:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER MARR LE SY SI
07BEIRUT382IN ROUND THREE, HARIRI PITCHES BERRI ON 24-MEMBER
[...] (S) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and MP Saad Hariri met for the third time late on 3/12 in an attempt to forge a political compromise between the March 8 and March 14 movements. Hariri advisor Ghattas Khoury, who attended the talks, told us that, with no breakthrough on either the Special [...]
2007-03-13 16:51:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT39UPDATE ON TRIBUNAL: DOCUMENTS SIGNED, GOL
[...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador on 1/6, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk confirmed that MOJ Omar Natour signed the two English-language documents related to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: the tribunal's statute and the agreement on its establishment between the UN and GOL. MOJ deli [...]
2007-01-08 12:36:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KCRM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT405JUMBLATT FRETS THAT SYRIA IS PAINTING HIM AS PKK
[...] (S) Over a 3/16 lunch otherwise dominated by discussion of Lebanon's domestic developments, Druse leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that he was deeply worried that Syria was implicating him with PKK terrorism. Former Syrian VP Abdulhalim Khaddam, who met with Jumblatt earlier that w [...]
2007-03-19 08:24:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER LE TU IZ
07BEIRUT42SINIORA PINS GOL SURVIVAL ON GENEROUS PARIS III
[...] (S) In a 90-minute meeting with the Ambassador on 1/8, PM Fouad Siniora -- in crisis mode and interrupted frequently by security officers working to counter Tuesday's anticipated opposition escalation -- said that Lebanon's political and financial stability depends on a successful Paris III [...]
2007-01-08 17:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL EFIN EAID ECON LE
07BEIRUT529LEBANON: STOPPING PKK TRAVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 15:03:00Embassy BeirutSECRETKDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT569ELIAS MURR CLAIMS LAHOUD PREPARED TO APPOINT ISSAM
[...] (S) In a 4/23 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr added his voice to the rumors that Lebanese President Emile Lahoud plans to appoint a competing cabinet to reinforce the position that the Siniora cabinet is null and void. In Murr's version (wh [...]
2007-04-24 13:26:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT587PEDERSEN BRIEFS ON UNSYG BAN'S TRIP TO DAMASCUS
[...] (C) In a 4/25 meeting with the Ambassador, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen said that, in terms of the Lebanon agenda, the Syrians -- as could have been predicted, he acknowledged -- offered "nothing" in UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon's meetings in Damascus the previous day. While adopti [...]
2007-04-25 15:22:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT588LEBANON: BYBLOS BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (S) On April 25 Econoff and Econ Specialist met with Dr. Francois Bassile, Chairman of Byblos Bank SAL. Dr. Bassile responded to reftel demarche questions as follows. 2. (S) Bassile said Byblos Bank does not transact any business with or on behalf of Bank Saderat. They do have some relati [...]
2007-04-25 15:27:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER UNSC EFIN KTFN LE
07BEIRUT60LEBANON: JUMBLATT SEES HIZBALLAH AS THREAT TO
[...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt described arms smuggling from Syria to Hizballah as an elusive problem, and deemed the LAF incapable of taking on an anti-smuggling role while also protecting the GOL against demonstrators in the capital. Talk of divisions among March 8 coalition partners, or of [...]
2007-01-11 08:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT655NABIH BERRI SEEKS USG HELP TO DERAIL LAHOUD-SYRIAN
[...] (S) Describing President Emile Lahoud as a "bastard," Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri used a 5/9 meeting with the Ambassador to seek USG help in derailing what Berri suspects is a diabolical Syrian-inspired plot Lahoud plans to implement to destroy Lebanon's parliament. (Yes, gentle reader, [...]
2007-05-09 17:27:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT66WHERE ARE THE DEMONSTRATORS?
[...] (S) Curiously, the much ballyhooed "anti-Paris III" labor protests that the March 8-Aoun opposition promised -- from Michel Aoun's front yard -- would shake the foundations of the Siniora government this week have fizzled. After two days of lackluster turn-out, the General Labor Confederatio [...]
2007-01-12 16:29:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT665PATRIARCH SFEIR UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT VATICAN
[...] (C) In a 5/10 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir downplayed the possibility of a special Vatican envoy helping to solve Lebanon's political crisis. A Vatican envoy, Sfeir said, would be perceived as coming to unite the Christians in advance of presidential elections. As t [...]
2007-05-11 17:20:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT673SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S 5/15-17/07 VISIT TO
[...] (S) David: You last visited Lebanon in August 2006. Then, as now, Lebanon was in deep crisis. Yet the impact of today's crisis -- when Syria's allies seek to paralyze and make irrelevant the cabinet of Fouad Siniora and then install a pro-Syrian president in autumn -- stands in sharp contras [...]
2007-05-15 08:25:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT732ELIAS MURR, APPRECIATIVE OF USG HELP, PUSHES FOR
[...] (C) Back in Beirut after another medical procedure in Switzerland, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr called the Ambassador today (5/23) with two messages. First, Murr noted that he had been fully briefed by LAF Commander Michel Sleiman and other officers on the planned US [...]
2007-05-23 14:21:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PARM MOPS PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT743DEFMIN MURR SAYS DECISIVE BATTLE WITH FATAH
[...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a 5/24 meeting that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will initiate a major assault on Nahr al-Barid camp in about 4-5 days, the time needed to assemble troops and ammunition and clear the camp of as many civilians [...]
2007-05-25 11:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PARM MOPS PTER PREF LE SY
07BEIRUT746MURR ON NASRALLAH SPEECH: HARMFUL, BUT GOL/LAF
[...] (S) In a 5/26 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr attacked as "unacceptable" Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's televised speech the previous evening. While according to Murr Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman also [...]
2007-05-28 05:23:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL MOPS PREF MASS LE SY
07BEIRUT747PM SINIORA RESOLUTE ON NAHR AL-BARID, MAKES FINAL
[...] (S) In a one-on-one 5/28 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora speculated that the political will to "finish" Fatah al-Islam (FAI) had increased, not decreased, in the aftermath of Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's 5/25 televised address. SIPDIS He [...]
2007-05-28 17:12:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL PARM MASS MOPS LE SY
07BEIRUT754LEBANON: EAC SETS TRIPWIRE OF ARMY ENTRY INTO
[...] (S) On May 29, DCM chaired a full session of the Embassy Beirut EAC. Principal subjects included the increasing frequency of credible threat information against western and Lebanese government interests, tensions arising from the standoff at the Nahr el-Barad Palestinian refugee camp, and a [...]
2007-05-29 12:02:00Embassy BeirutSECRETASEC CASC PTER LE
07BEIRUT784POST-TRIBUNAL POLITICAL INITIATIVES: WHICH IS THE
[...] (S) With the passage of UNSCR 1757 on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the international community handed a significant victory to the March 14 and GOL leaders. While figures such as Saad Hariri have strained to project a spirit of magnanimity toward Hizballah and its allies in the afterma [...]
2007-06-02 13:39:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT785DEFMIN MURR ON NAHR AL-BARID FIGHT
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on the evening of June 2, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr, while describing that day's house-to-house combat in Nahr al-Barid as "tough," forcefully rejected the worry of some Lebanese politicians that the LAF had, on the s [...]
2007-06-03 07:39:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL MASS MOPS LE SY
07BEIRUT789LEBANON: ECONOMY MINISTERS UPBEAT ON FINANCES,
[...] (C) Ministers Azour and Haddad met the Ambassador on June 1 ahead of a ministerial meeting scheduled to give political affirmation to the LAF's military operations in Nahr al-Barid. Haddad described his determination to use economic policy to address extremism. Azour reassured us that the GO [...]
2007-06-04 08:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT794HADDAD, AZOUR CONVINCED SYRIA WANTS RIAD SALAMEH
[...] (S) After shooing out their staff members and Embassy notetaker after a lengthy meeting on economic and financial matters (reftel),Minister of Finance Jihad Azour and Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad told the Ambassador on 6/1 that they were deeply concerned about the "charm offens [...]
2007-06-04 16:25:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT830LEBANESE DEFMIN CONFIDENT ON NAHR AL-BARID FIGHT
[...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr told Ambassador and DCM on 6/8 that GOL forces are committed to completing the operation at Nahar al-Barid against Fatah al-Islam insurgents; he estimated the LAF needs three to five more days. In recent fierce fighting, the LAF had ki [...]
2007-06-10 08:33:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL MOPS PTER MASS LE SY
07BEIRUT899APPALLINGLY BAD EXAMPLE OF UNAUTHORIZED PERSONAL
[...] (U) We urge all recipients of this message to remind all employees that Embassy Beirut is a partially unaccompanied post. All USG employees from all agencies, as well as their families and members of households, are subject to reftel guidance on travel to Beirut. Unless advised differently [...]
2007-06-20 13:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETAMGT ASEC APER LE
07BEIRUT94WAITING FOR HIZBALLAH: SAUDI AMBASSADOR CLAIMS
[...] (S) Summary: In a 1/18 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja said that he has received approvals from Parliament Speaker Berri and MP Saad Hariri for the broad outlines of a political deal to resolve Lebanon's political crisis. Hizballah has not yet responded to his [...]
2007-01-18 14:20:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT952LAHOUD'S SECOND CABINET SCENARIO: EVEN IF HE'S
[...] (C) Rumors about if and when President Emile Lahoud will unilaterally form a second cabinet continue to dominate political talk in Lebanon. There are some indications that Lahoud might move far more quickly than expected to take this step to undermine Siniora's cabinet. Elias Murr, citing h [...]
2007-06-27 16:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT96LEBANON: BANKS DENY RELATIONS WITH IRAN, HIZBALLAH
[...] (S) Pol-EconOff delivered reftel demarche to senior officials at six banks, per reftel request. The officials denied any current relations with Iran- or Hizballah-related entities, and reasoned that there is neither a market nor a political basis for such relationships. The officials told us [...]
2007-01-18 16:38:00Embassy BeirutSECRETETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL LE
07BEIRUT967LEBANON: FBI DIRECTOR EXPLORES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (S) FBI Director Mueller on June 26 met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr, Minister of Interior Hassan Sabaa, Head of the Internal Security Forces Ashraf Rifi, Minister of Justice Charles Rizk, and Chief Prosecutor Jean Fahd to offer FBI assistance to Lebanon's securit [...]
2007-06-29 09:01:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
07BELGRADE1065 VISAS DONKEY CORRUPTION 212 (F) SRM (MISKOVIC, Miroslav)
[...] (s) Summary: Miroslav Miskovic, dpob: 5 July 1945, Serbia, is the richest man in Serbia and, according to the most recent Forbes ranking, one of the richest in the world, with over $1 billion in wealth. He dominates banking, insurance, and consumer goods in Serbia after obtaining massive we [...]
2007-07-27 15:59:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETCVIS KCOR KCRM ASEC PGOV PREL ECON KFRD SR
07BELGRADE1451FOLLOW UP ON SERBIAN FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY
[...] (S) Serbia's Director of Arms Control at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told poloff, October 5, that, since April, the Government of Serbia had discovered no information regarding a potential sale of multispectral camouflage netting to Syria by a Serbian firm. Separate discussions with Mile [...]
2007-10-24 21:04:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY SR CG
07BELGRADE1626BELGRADE EAC OF DECEMBER 5, 2007
[...] (S) POST EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) CONVENED TO REVIEW POST'S CURRENT SECURITY POSTURE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA, AS A DECISION ON THE FUTURE STATUS OF KOSOVO APPROACHES. 2. (S) MEMBERS OF POST'S EAC: DCM, USAID, DAO, FCS, ECON CON, CLO, GPRO, POL AND RSO MET TO [...]
2007-12-07 15:15:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETASEC
07BELGRADE310 A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO SERBIA YIELDS FEW SURPRISES
[...] (C) Ambassador Fried used his March 5-6 visit to Belgrade to focus Serbia's leadership and youth on the country's long-term future as a Euro-Atlantic partner. The A/S encouraged both Tadic and Kostunica to take strong measures to give Serbia a European future regardless of the Kosovo outcome. [...]
2007-03-08 08:04:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM SR
07BELGRADE372ARRESTS OF WAHABBIS IN SOUTHWEST SERBIA
[...] (U) This is an action request for DS/DSS/ATA; see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Four men were arrested near Sijenica, in the Muslim-majority Sandzak region of Serbia March 16, at what authorities allege is a terrorist training camp for a group that was plotting to attack moderate Sandzak Mufti Muam [...]
2007-03-19 16:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPTER KISL PREL SR
07BELGRADE526DEMARCHE ON SERBIAN FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY
[...] (s) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Mladjan Mijovic, Acting Director of the office of arms control in the MFA on April 19. Mijovic said he understood fully the seriousness of the request, and promised to immediately circulate the information and request an investigation into the matter. [...]
2007-04-20 12:05:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC
07BELGRADE776KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: GOS EXPECTS RUSSIAN VETO BUT
[...] (U) With Serbia's government back online, President Tadic and Prime Minister Kostunica are devoting their attention to the UN Security Council's next steps regarding Kosovo. This cable summarizes the week's notable events regarding Serbia and Kosovo and (in paragraph 8) provides post's analysis [...]
2007-06-01 16:29:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KBTS KPAO YI SR
07BELGRADE797DETAILS, IMPACT OF TOLIMIR ARREST
[...] (s) Summary: A recent meeting with Serbia's Action Plan coordinator revealed that Tolimir was in fact arrested in Belgrade. The circumstances of the arrest point mostly to internal political motivations vice a sea change in ICTY policy. Nevertheless, the result was positive, and proved the [...]
2007-06-06 13:09:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETICTY PGOV PREL SR
07BERLIN1000(S) SHIELD S59A-05: GERMAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed to Global Affairs officer May 10 a German Government request concerning ref B demarche. Kauke said the German Federal Office of Customs Investigations (ZKA) [...]
2007-05-16 15:30:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC GM IR AE
07BERLIN1072(S) INTERIM GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRAN'S EFFORTS TO
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided on May 18 to Global Affairs officer an interim response concerning the German Government's investigation into ref B information that Iran's Saipa Heavy Dies Manufacturing Company (SAIPA) planned to procure machine tool control e [...]
2007-05-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR
07BERLIN1073(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT FIRM REPORTEDLY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke May 18. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the procurement of machine tools by the Iran Heavy Die Manufacturing (SAIPA) from the German firm Heinisch Werkzeugmaschinen [...]
2007-05-25 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN1079(S) SHIELD S04C-07: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she will pass the information concerning the German firm Zirbus Technology's interest in selling a freeze dryer to the Iranian firm Cinnagen to the German fede [...]
2007-05-29 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN1085(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she is unacquainted with the Chinese firm Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation Company (STBPI),but she is aware of Iran's Doostan Interna [...]
2007-05-30 10:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR CH
07BERLIN1090(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered demarche contained in ref to Markus Klinger, Deputy Director of the German MFA's Export Control Division, and Ina Schuett, desk officer, May 23. Klinger agreed to pass the information concerning Mahaco's brokering of a shipment of pressure transmitters fr [...]
2007-05-31 09:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
07BERLIN1102(S) MESSAGE ON DPRK'S NEW FINANCIAL NODE FOR
[...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph 5. 2. (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche in separate meetings May 29 to officials in the German Ministries of Economics and Foreign Affairs. Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director of the Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and L [...]
2007-06-01 11:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL KNNP KNAR PARM GM
07BERLIN1137(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT GERMAN FIRM POSSIBLY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said it is worrisome that German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is seeking to circumvent German export controls to deliver environmental test chambers to Iran's Ra [...]
2007-06-06 15:22:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN1138(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN BALLISTIC
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said he will pass the information to the German federal inter-agency export group about efforts by Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) to procure dual-use e [...]
2007-06-06 15:57:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE
07BERLIN1159(S) GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING BUNDESBANK'S
[...] (S) EMIN deployed the demarche points in ref with Michael Witter, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, June 7. He and Global Affairs Officer met with Witter and MFA Director for Financial Policy Ingo Karsten June 8 to follow-up on the previous day's discussion. 2. (S) Witter s [...]
2007-06-08 16:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM IR GM
07BERLIN1312GERMAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING DELIVERY OF
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper in response to the USG non-paper contained in ref A to Global Affairs officer June 19. Kauke said this case was difficult because the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co shipp [...]
2007-07-03 15:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW LN IR
07BERLIN1341(S) GERMAN QUERY ON ALLOWING EXPORT OF HIGH-SPEED
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper to Global Affairs officer June 19. The non-paper requests USG input into a licensing decision by the German Federal E [...]
2007-07-06 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC ETTC PARM PREL IS GM
07BERLIN1342(S) GERMANY RESPONDS TO USG NOTIFICATION OF
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper to Global Affairs officer June 19. The German non-paper responds to ref B demarche, which alerted the German Government to attempts by the Swedish firm Mahaco to procure German-pro [...]
2007-07-06 16:50:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
07BERLIN1395GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT A PROBLEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1438EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (S) Post leadership continues to raise our concerns to the Government of Germany about Iran's failure to comply with its international nuclear nonproliferation and UNSCR-mandated obligations regularly. The Ambassador has discussed issues noted in reftel with the highest levels of German gover [...]
2007-07-23 15:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1452(S) NIAG 7053: GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN FIRM
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer July 19 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Kauke said the German Government investigated the information contained in ref B concerning an attempt by the Iranian firm Tajhiz Novin Tous [...]
2007-07-25 15:01:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM
07BERLIN1453GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING POTENTIAL EXPORT OF
[...] (U) This is an action item -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog met Global Affairs officer July 23 and passed the following German-language non-paper. Herzog explained that German export control authorities sought USG input for an [...]
2007-07-25 15:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC ETTC MTCRE PARM TNGD GM CH
07BERLIN1486(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI - INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A nonpaper and demarche July 31 to Finance Ministry Deputy Director General Rolf Wenzel and MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Thomas Goebel. Global Affairs officer also relayed ref A request for information on Bank [...]
2007-07-31 15:52:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1521(S) GERMANY INVESTIGATING EFFORTS BY A GERMAN FIRM
[...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog said the German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is already under German government scrutiny for its previous dealings with Iranian entities involved in procure [...]
2007-08-08 13:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM HR IR
07BERLIN1522RESPONSE TO QUERY ON EXPORT OF LII AND PLIF
[...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A response to the German query contained in ref B to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog thanked us for the U.S. input and said he would pass it to the German federal interagency export control group for revi [...]
2007-08-08 13:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM CH
07BERLIN1571MESSAGE ON ONGOING PROLIFERATION FINANCE
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs August 16 and to the Ministry of Economics and Technology August 17. Claudia Schuett, desk officer in the MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division, Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director [...]
2007-08-17 13:45:00Embassy BerlinSECRETIR KNAR KNNP PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN1669(S) INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI ENTITY SEEKING GERMAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ulrike Wolf August 28 concerning the attempt by the Pakistan firm Intertrade to procure technical assistance from the German firm Deckel Maho Gildemeister (DMG). Wolf said she would pass the infor [...]
2007-09-05 13:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM PK
07BERLIN1733(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL EXPORT TO IRAN
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Volker Herzog provided a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs Officer on September 10. The German nonpaper responds to the US nonpaper of 31 May 2007 outlined in Ref concerning the possible export of test equipment from a German firm via UAE to [...]
2007-09-13 09:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL GM IR AE
07BERLIN1770(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO SHIPMENT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and accompanying photos September 19 to MFA Deputy Office Director for Export Controls on Non-Conventional Dual Use Goods Markus Klinger and MFA Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Klinger said he recognized the time-sensitive nature of our request [...]
2007-09-19 13:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KNNP GM SY
07BERLIN1776INFORMATION DELIVERED ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche September 18 to MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett and Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Ernst Roeder-Messell. Schuett and Roeder-Messell undertook to pass the information to relevan [...]
2007-09-20 09:53:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC EFIN IR BA GM
07BERLIN1784(S) GERMAN RESPONSE CONCERNING EXPORT OF WELDING
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker delivered a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs officer September 19. The nonpaper responds to ref B demarche informing German authorities that the German firm Trumpf GmbH & Co., working with Ireland's Mac Aviation Group, [...]
2007-09-20 15:30:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR EI
07BERLIN1851GERMAN EXPORT CONTROL LIST REVISIONS PROHIBIT
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker informed Global Affairs Officer October 5 that the German Government has updated its national export control list in an effort to prevent Iran from acquiring non-listed radar surveillance equipment that might enhance Iran's mili [...]
2007-10-05 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PREL PARM MCAP GM IR
07BERLIN1932(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 09:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE
07BERLIN2062BANK MELLI ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE A TURKISH BANK TO
[...] (S) Emboffs delivered reftel nonpaper during the week of November 5 to MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel, MFA Nonproliferation Division Director Hellmut Hoffman, MFA International Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett, and Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Division Director Ursina [...]
2007-11-14 09:50:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN KNNP MNUC IR TU GM
07BERLIN2103(S) GERMANY WILL GRANT LICENSE FOR EXPORT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 4) announcing the German Government's intention to grant a license for the export to Israel [...]
2007-11-21 12:23:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM IS
07BERLIN2106(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP - GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs Officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 3) requesting additional information on a U.S. Australia Group denial (AG/Jun03/Den/USA/57) [...]
2007-11-21 14:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW CH GM
07BERLIN211GERMAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON VENEZUELAN ARMS
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester January 29. Freigang and Troester appreciated the information and encouraged the USG to share with the German Government specific [...]
2007-02-02 11:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREF MARR PHUM MASS PARM PTER SNAR VE GM
07BERLIN2153(S) NIAG 7183 - POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE BY GERMAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche December 3 to MFA Export Control Division Deputy Director Markus Klinger and MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker. Export Control Division Director Goetz Lingenthal joined the meeting later at Klinger's request. Ref A repor [...]
2007-12-03 12:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KNNP PREL PARM GM IR
07BERLIN2159GERMANY/IRAN - U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL EU
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery met with German Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach in Berlin December 3 to request German support for additional EU autonomous measures against Iran in advance of a third UN Security Council resolution. Pfaffenbach reported that Ch [...]
2007-12-04 11:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2161(S) GERMAN RESPONSE - IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker delivered a German-language nonpaper December 3 in response to ref B information indicating that Iran's Doostan International Company, acting on behalf of Iran's Sabalan Company, was seeking a toxic gas detection system manufact [...]
2007-12-04 15:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR CH
07BERLIN2162(S) GERMAN RESPONSE - IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM'S
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (S) In a December 3 meeting with Global Affairs officer, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided an interim response to ref B demarche, which reported that an agent for Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industria [...]
2007-12-04 15:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE
07BERLIN2163(S) GERMANY CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE GERMAN FIRM'S
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Director Goetz Lingenthal provided Global Affairs Officer November 28 with an update into German Government efforts to to prevent the German firm ICS Schneider Messetechnik from exporting environmental test and temperature shock chambers to Iran's missile [...]
2007-12-04 15:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN2192IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2216(S) CONTINUED EFFORTS BY A GERMAN FIRM TO PROVIDE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 14:08:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
07BERLIN2217(S) SHIELD S04C-07 - GERMAN FIRM DENIES HAVING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 14:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN2218(S) SHIELD S15A-06 - SYRIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 15:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PARM ETTC SY GM
07BERLIN2222IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORKS PUT GERMAN EXPORT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Recent German and international media reports have focused on Iran's extensive efforts to procure nuclear- and missile-related dual-use technology in Germany. Although some press accounts have asserted that Iran has been able to exploit weaknesses in Germany's export control regim [...]
2007-12-19 15:54:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PARM PREL KJUS KSCA KNNP MNUC PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN254GERMAN MPS NOTE IRANIAN UNITY ON NUCLEAR ISSUE,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Two delegations of German parliamentarians recently visited Iran on fact-finding missions, encountering broad-based support for the Iranian nuclear program and ignorance about the exact details of the international community's position on an Iranian civil nuclear program. O [...]
2007-02-08 10:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL GM IR
07BERLIN277DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt met with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) February 8 as part of his discussions with senior German officials. Discussing TFTP/SWIFT, Schaeuble re-affirmed that the big issue is the need to balance our responsibilities to protect pe [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR
07BERLIN318GERMANY TO LOOK INTO POTENTIAL SALE OF GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 16:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM
07BERLIN354GERMAN FIRM DECLINES SELLING PRINTING PRESS TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 16:36:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL KHIV GM
07BERLIN361(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRAN'S EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 16:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR
07BERLIN409GERMAN FIRM ALERTED TO TAIWAN FIRM'S FALSE END-USE
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer met Global Affairs officer February 23 and passed the following German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning the Taiwan firm Hartford's use of a false end-user certificate to divert German-produced CNC controllers to the [...]
2007-02-28 16:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW EG
07BERLIN484GERMAN GOVERNMENT ALERTED TO USG CONCERNS OVER
[...] (S) Summary: DCM as Charge as well as senior Embassy staff again raised the need for German government action to preclude the possible printing press sale to North Korea by the German firm Drent Goebel, as requested in refs. MFA State Secretary Silberberg, Chancellery Deputy National Securi [...]
2007-03-09 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL KH GM
07BERLIN493DEMARCHE TO GERMANY ON ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 16:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KJUS ASEC GM AR IR LE
07BERLIN533(S) GERMAN QUERY CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper to Global Affairs Officer March 12. The nonpaper requests USG input for a German export licensing decision concerning the delivery of vib [...]
2007-03-16 17:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC ETTC PARM PREL IS GM
07BERLIN561(S) RESULTS OF GERMAN INVESTIGATION OF IRAN'S
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke met Global Affairs officer March 12 and passed a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B and D demarches requesting German authorities to investigate attempts by the Chinese firm Bellamax to procure WMD-related items for I [...]
2007-03-20 15:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN58DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SYRIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche January 9 to Ursina Krumpholz, office director of the Economic Ministry's Foreign Trade Law Division, and her deputy, Ernst Roeder-Messell, and, in a separate meeting, to Andreas Kauke in the MFA's Export Control Division. Krumpholz thanked us [...]
2007-01-10 16:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL KNNP PARM SY ETTC GM
07BERLIN600(S) SHIELD S59A-05: GERMAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke March 20. He said he will convey the information to the German inter-agency export control group for investigation and report the results back to the USG. 2. (S) Kauke found [...]
2007-03-23 16:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC GM IR AE
07BERLIN672UPDATE ON GERMAN MEASURES TO HALT BANK SEPAH
[...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor met March 30 with Karl Wendling, Deputy Director General in the German Economic Ministry's Directorate for Foreign Trade Law and Export Control, to review measures Germany has taken to halt banking activity by Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International (Ref A). Wendl [...]
2007-03-30 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
07BERLIN763(S) NIAG 7053: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke April 13. Kauke thanked us for the information and said he will pass it to the German federal inter-agency export control group for investigation. He said the provision of the nuc [...]
2007-04-13 15:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM
07BERLIN813APRIL 18 MEETINGS PROVIDE VALUABLE CLARIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P) visited Berlin April 18 to respond to a long list of detailed questions from German technical experts and analysts regarding U.S. MD plans in Europe. The delegati [...]
2007-04-20 15:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR MASS MOPS NATO PREL GM RS
07BERLIN864TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING:
[...] (S) Global Affairs Off delivered ref demarche to Mathias Sonn, MFA Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation, who said he agrees completely with the idea of German and joint approaches to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE along the lines of reftel. Given the military [...]
2007-04-27 18:04:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF PK GM ZU ZP
07BERLIN912TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING:
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) As previewed ref B, Pol-Mil Chief followed up on the demarche concerning Taliban financing (ref A) with Eckhart Blaurock, the Afghanistan action officer in the MFA's NATO Office May 3. Blaurock indicated that he had discussed [...]
2007-05-04 16:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF GM PK ZU ZP
07BERLIN963GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING POTENTIAL SALE OF
[...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs Officer delivered ref demarche to Michael Findeisen, the German Finance Ministry's Director of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Division, May 11. Findeisen stated there is no/no likelihood of Drent Goebel beginning production at this p [...]
2007-05-11 17:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KSAC MNUC PARM PREL GM KH
07BERLIN995(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) --
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...]
2007-05-16 15:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC
07BERLIN996AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 4. Klinger said the German Government was already considering presentations to make at the Australia Group (AG) Information Exchange sessions during the June 4-7 AG Plenary in [...]
2007-05-16 15:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL CBW GM
07BERLIN998(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) --
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 9. Klinger said the U.S. approach to the Small Group before presenting the proposals to all MTCR Partners is a good practice. He said he will discuss the proposals with his [...]
2007-05-16 15:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK SC
07BERLIN999(S) SHIELD S14A-06: GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed a request from the German Government concerning ref A and ref D to Global Affairs officer May 10. Ref D informed the German Government that the XXXXXXXXXXXX sh [...]
2007-05-16 15:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PARM PREL CBW GM IR GR
07BERN1104SWISS MFA REPORTEDLY STILL REVIEWING FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Swiss MFA Desk Officer for Iraq Laila Sheikh told poloff November 28 that the MFA has not reached a final decision as to whether to close the Swiss Liaison Office in Baghdad (ref B). She explained that the matter is still under review, but that security and cost issues are making [...]
2007-11-28 14:47:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BERN1119SWISS REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered the message in reftel on December 4 to MFA Middle East Affairs Division Chief Livia Leu (Note: Ambassador Leu represented State Secretary Ambuehl, who was unexpectedly called to a meeting with FM Calmy-Rey. End Note). Leu expressed the Swiss government's appreciation [...]
2007-12-05 10:58:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP IR SZ
07BERN881FM CALMY-REY "TAKES NOTE" OF USG CONCERNS \
[...] (S) Per instructions in reftel A, CDA met FM Calmy-Rey on \ the evening of September 7 to discuss USG concerns regarding \ the handling of the Iran case at the September 10-14 IAEA \ Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (reftels C/D). As requested \ in ref B, CDA also took the opportunity to raise USG [...]
2007-09-11 09:44:00Embassy BernSECRETMNUC KNNP ETTC IR SZ
07BISHKEK332GKNB CHAIRMAN SUTALINOV CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) At the March 21 Novrooz celebration, GKNB Chairman Sutalinov approached Ambassador to register his concerns that the April demonstrations could turn violent and to enlist Ambassador's support to moderate the actions of the opposition. He also expressed hope that the U.S.-Kyrgyz bilatera [...]
2007-03-26 09:45:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPREL PGOV PINR MARR KG
07BISHKEK584(S) KYRGYZ PM ATAMBAYEV ALLEGES HE WAS POISONED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 17, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Atambayev, who claimed he was poisoned on May 11. He fingered a number of possible culprits, but former PM Kulov was at the top of the list. Atambayev had visibly lost weight, was slurring his words and did not have his usual energ [...]
2007-05-17 12:29:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BOGOTA1109ELN NARCO ACTIVITIES INCREASINGLY APPARENT
[...] (S) There is growing evidence of ELN fronts' narcotics trafficking activities, and credible indications the ELN's Central Command (COCE) permits and benefits financially from the drug trade. Testimony from demobilized ELN fighters says some ELN fronts adre deeply involved in narco activities. [...]
2007-02-15 15:08:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPTER SNAR KCRM PHUM PGOV CO
07BOGOTA2117INTEL LEAK TO L.A. TIMES: LOCAL FALLOUT IN BOGOTA
[...] (S) GOC and COLMIL reaction to publication of the leaked intelligence report in the L.A. Times has been generally measured, with no indication that U.S. contributions to COLMIL operational activities will be affected. Generals Montoya and Padilla, named in the report as being likely paramilit [...]
2007-03-30 17:05:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA297COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q4'06
[...] (S) Greater COLMIL assertiveness kept the FARC on a broadly defensive footing. Still, the FARC opportunistically struck vulnerable COLMIL units in Meta and Catatumbo and attacked police in strategic coca growing areas previously dominated by paramilitaries. The ELN continued to decline, mak [...]
2007-01-16 19:59:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA3096COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q1'07
[...] (C) The most prominent FARC attacks in the first quarter were urban bombings in Valle, Cauca, and Huila departments, with the group mostly on the defensive or quiet elsewhere. While ELN leadership continued talks with the GOC in Havana, the group conducted few attacks and sustained heavy losse [...]
2007-05-04 16:39:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA311COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE ESCAPES FARC CAPTORS DURING
[...] (S) Former GOC Minister and six-year hostage Fernando Araujo escaped from his FARC guards during a COLMIL assault to rescue him and take down a FARC leader. The December 31 operation coincided with partying among the guerrillas, who failed to hear approaching helicopters. Araujo supplied val [...]
2007-01-17 13:29:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPREL PGOV MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA3276DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 15:57:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPARM PGOV PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA3288GOC REJECTS EFFORT BY SENATOR PETRO'S FAMILY TO
[...] (C) Justice and Interior Minister Carlos Holguin rejected May 9 the effort by some family members of Senator Gustavo Petro to decline GOC protection measures, saying the GOC's obligation to protect the family was "irrevocable." Petro's parents and brothers made the request after police detaine [...]
2007-05-10 17:24:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV CO
07BOGOTA5449FARC REPORTEDLY WANTS TO MEET U.S. OFFICIALS TO
[...] (S) Newly promoted director of the Office of Police Intelligence (DIPOL) Colonel Ramirez Calle met with Embassy Legat on July 24. Ramirez told Legat that DIPOL had intercepted FARC communications indicating that the FARC would like a face-to-face meeting between one of their spokespersons, [...]
2007-07-27 11:40:00Embassy BogotaSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA606JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH VICE
[...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with CJCS General Peter Pace on January 19, Vice President Francisco Santos urged continued U.S. Congressional support for the fight against FARC terrorists. Santos said the GOC supported spraying but also sought new strategies. He cautioned that Ecuador's President [...]
2007-01-29 18:07:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA6881GOC REITERATES RULES OF THE GAME FOR CHAVEZ AND
[...] (S) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo said he and President Uribe repeatedly told Venezuelan President Chavez the GOC will not consider a demilitarized zone as part of a deal for a "humanitarian exchange" with the FARC. The FARC does not want to meet with Chavez in Venezuela (preferring [...]
2007-09-19 22:47:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR CO
07BOGOTA7453COLOMBIAN HIGH-VALUE TARGET OPERATIONS BEARING
[...] (S) The Colombian military's successful operation against FARC 16th Front commander and leading narcotrafficker Tomas Medina Caracas aka "Negro Acacio" shows that the Colombians--with substantial U.S. support--have advanced in intelligence, strike accuracy, mission planning and deployment, op [...]
2007-10-18 15:17:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BRASILIA1242SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...]
2007-07-02 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETECON PGOV EFIN BR
07BRASILIA2132IRAN-RUSSIA-VENEZUELA TRIANGLE THREATENS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are involved in an open and growing collaboration with a common purpose to make more arms available to radical populist governments and spread anti-American ideology in the region, according to the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations and National [...]
2007-11-13 14:41:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL MASS BR VE XR RS IR
07BRASILIA2262BRAZIL: UNWILLING TO ENDORSE ARGENTINE CLAIMS ON
[...] (S) Summary: With its abstention on the vote to confirm issuance of international capture notices for five Iranian nationals and one Lebanese suspected of involvement in the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires at the Interpol General Assembly session on November 7 the Government of Brazil has [...]
2007-12-12 14:06:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL BR AR
07BRASILIA277BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 30 DINNER WITH
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador hosted a dinner for Brazilian Minister for Institutional Security, General Armando Felix on January 30. Felix was accompanied by his newly appointed deputy, Major General Ruben Peixoto Alexandre. Political Counselor and Regional Affairs Officer were in attendance. The [...]
2007-02-15 16:40:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR
07BRATISLAVA153VISITING IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S MESSAGE FOR THE U.S.
[...] (S) FM Kubis asked AMB to meet early morning March 14 to pass along the results of his discussions with visiting Iranian FM Mottaki March 13, including a message that he said Mottaki had conveyed for the U.S. (see para 3). Kubis made clear throughout our conversation that he did not think FM [...]
2007-03-14 16:40:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL IR LO
07BRATISLAVA492TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 14:40:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL LO
07BRATISLAVA648UPDATE ON NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT PRIBENIK, SLOVAKIA REF: A. 06 STATE 163201 B. BRATISLAVA 00630 Classified By: Lawrence R. Silverman, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1 .4(b) and (d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 14:29:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETASEC PARM PREL PTER MNUC KCRM KNNP HU UP LOG
07BUCHAREST104RFG: MUNAF'S CASE IN UNHCR; ROMANIA SEEKS US VIEWS
[...] (SBU) This is a request for Action. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) MFA State Secretary Adrian Vierita asked to meet with DCM and Acting Polcouns on January 30 to discuss a complaint filed with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on behalf of dual Iraqi/US citizen Mohammad Munaf, who wa [...]
2007-02-01 15:13:00Embassy BucharestSECRETCASC KJUS MARR PGOV PREL UNHCR IZ RO
07BUCHAREST238ROMANIA STOPS MILSPEC LIQUID-OXYGEN GAS CONVERTERS
[...] (S) On February 27, Gicu Pop from the National Agency for Export Control (ANCEX) alerted Polmiloff to the disposition of five U.S.-origin, Liquid-Oxygen Gas Converter capsules en route to Iran, but held by Romanian Customs Authorities at Otopeni Airport. The Customs officials notified ANCEX w [...]
2007-03-01 16:01:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPINR PREL PARM ETTC KOMC IR RO
07BUCHAREST779ROMANIA: ON SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarche on July 3 to MFA Director for Middle East and Africa Affairs, Daniel Tanase. Tanase was receptive and eager to work with U.S. and other allies to approach Damascus directly. Tanase would like Romania to send a small delegation from Bucharest to Damascus in [...]
2007-07-05 15:26:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ RO
07BUDAPEST1114DELIVERY OF NONPAPER FOR INFORMATION ON ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 07:01:00Embassy BudapestSECRETEFIN IR KNNP PARM HU
07BUDAPEST1140HUNGARY MUST FIND ITS VOICE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (S) Summary: In an extensive one-on-one conversation with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried July 10, Prime Minister Gyurcsany recognized the strategic challenge posed by Russia, reaffirmed his commitment to playing a more active role to promote a common EU policy on Russia and energy security, and [...]
2007-07-13 13:22:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ECON ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1158NOT NO ... BUT NOT NOW: EMBASSY VIEWS RE REQUESTED
[...] (S) Septel reports on the formal requests from GoH officials for meetings between POTUS and PM Gyurcsany and between Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Goncz, which we understand have also been raised directly by the Hungarian Embassy in Washington. 2. (S) Post is mindful of the extraord [...]
2007-07-17 12:48:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM OVIP HU
07BUDAPEST1190"AND PUTIN SMILED": HUNGARIAN READ-OUT ON THE
[...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, briefed Ambassador Foley on the July 19 Finno-Ugric Summit in Saransk, Russia, privately acknowledging the negative optics of the event but making every effort to downplay the discussion of political is [...]
2007-07-24 08:23:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ENRG KDEM PHUM RU HU
07BUDAPEST1350HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY DRIFTING TO THE EAST
[...] SUMMARY: In over a month since PM Gyurcsany's pledge to demonstrate his commitment to the Transatlantic relationship, the GoH's actions continue to give us cause for concern regarding a drift to the east in its policy. Gyurcsany's recent travel to Russia and Ukraine -- in both cases featurin [...]
2007-08-17 14:27:00Embassy BudapestSECRETENRG ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1793HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1795HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1879TRIANGULATION UNDER FIRE: A STEP BACK TOWARD THE
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) A number of recent steps indicate continued efforts by the GoH to chart a course between Washington and Moscow. These latest steps include moves back toward the East in what will likely be a continuing series of [...]
2007-11-23 08:46:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1910HUNGARIANS BRIEFED ON IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:27:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM HU
07BUDAPEST275IRANIAN AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE IN BUDAPEST
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 8 for action request. 2. (U) MFA Deputy Director for Asia (DAS Equivalent) Miklos Lengyel contacted Political Counselor to discuss a range of issues February 26 (other issues septel). 3. (S) Lengyel informed us that the Iranian governmen [...]
2007-02-26 15:58:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL HU IR
07BUDAPEST320GOH HOPES IRAN WILL CHANGE ITS PLANS RE
[...] (S) DCM met with Senior State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Dr. Marta Fekszi March 2 to deliver reftel guidance in response to the GoH's recent approach re a potential Iranian ambassadorial conference in Budapest. 2. (S) Dr. Fekszi expressed her appreciation for our rapid [...]
2007-03-02 15:40:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL HU IR
07BUDAPEST359IRAN CANCELS PROPOSED AMBASSADORS CONFERENCE IN
[...] (S) Senior State Secretary (Deputy Secretary- equivalent) Dr. Marta Fekszi called DCM March 9 to advise him that the proposed Iranian Ambassadors conference in Budapest has been cancelled. 2. (S) Fekszi had been in touch with the Iranian Ambassador in Budapest per her reftel commitment. [...]
2007-03-09 09:24:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL IR HU
07BUDAPEST521PROTESTING TOO MUCH?: PM GYURCSANY ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany showed a rare display of temper - but no substantive surprises - in discussing energy security and missile defense with Ambassador Foley April 5. ENERGY SECURITY: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 2. (S) Ambassador Foley reviewed the questions and concerns rai [...]
2007-04-05 14:38:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST570FROM VICTIMHOOD TO VULNERABILITY: GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany met with Ambassador Foley for a one-on-one discussion April 16 to follow up on their recent exchange re energy security. 2. (S) Gyurcsany noted that he had been personally upset by the previous discussion and by the continuing focus on energy security in the p [...]
2007-04-17 07:57:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST647HUNGARY ALREADY CONTRIBUTING FULL RESOURCES IN
[...] (C) Per reftel the Government of Hungary (GOH) is currently contributing maximum resources to ongoing missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. On 25 April, Minister of Defense Szekeres reaffirmed GOH contributions to NTM-I in high-level Pentagon meetings with SECDEF, CJCS and at State with D, notin [...]
2007-04-26 15:16:00Embassy BudapestSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER HU
07BUDAPEST790HUNGARY STILL CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT AUSTRALIA
[...] (S) The MFA is "still considering who will represent the Government of Hungary" at the upcoming Australia Group (AG) plenary meeting in Paris. The GoH is "well aware of the meeting" but due to "staffing gaps and transfers" the Department of Security and Non-proliferation Policy still does n [...]
2007-05-16 14:37:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST844DEMARCHE ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel remarks in separate meetings with MFA Iran Desk Officer Istvan Nyitrai and MFA Traveling Ambassador for the Andean Region Pal Varga-Koritar. While remarking that the current state of relations with Iran and Venezuela is "troubling," Mr. Nyitrai believes the sign [...]
2007-05-25 08:58:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER
07BUDAPEST986OPENING DOORS AND OPENING EYES: PM GYURCSANY ON
[...] (S) Summary: PM Gyurcsany and his wife, Dr. Klara Dobrev, joined Ambassador Foley for lunch June 17. Discussion focused on Russia policy, with a tense, reticent and often defensive Gyurcsany expressing his desire "not to get caught in the middle" of the declining US-Russia relationship. He [...]
2007-06-18 12:18:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV PINR RU HU ENRG
07BUENOSAIRES1813ARGENTINA: TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (S) Econoff conveyed the pre-notification demarche on the USG designation to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee of five Saudi individuals (Ref A) on September 10 to Jose Ignacio Tobella, Acting Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella reiterated his office's no [...]
2007-09-11 19:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1990ARGENTINE PREPARATIONS FOR NOV. 5-8 INTERPOL
[...] (S) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 4 with the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss the GOA's preparations for the November 5-8 Interpol General Assembly meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Gonzalez explained that on October 3 the MFA sent an ALDAC to its diplomatic mi [...]
2007-10-04 20:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1991ARGENTINE PREPARATIONS FOR NOV. 5-8 INTERPOL
[...] PLEASE DISREGARD BUENOS AIRES 1990 WITH THE SAME SUBJECT LINE, SENT BY ERROR. POST WILL RECALL OOB OCTOBER 5. 2. (S) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 4 with the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss the GOA's preparations for the November 5-8 Interpol General Ass [...]
2007-10-04 21:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2222AMIA: MFA READOUT FROM MARRAKECH AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (S) Summary: GOA is very pleased with the results of the November 7 Interpol General Assembly vote in Marrakech and credits its success to its close coordination with, and the efforts of, the USG. The GOA has seen no "diffusion" notice from Iran regarding the GOI's stated intention to seek in [...]
2007-11-15 21:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL AR IR
07BUJUMBURA479ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN BUJUMBURA,
[...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to posts attention via phone contact to the ARSO, XXXXXXXXXXXX on the mornin [...]
2007-06-27 16:23:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETKCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY
07BUJUMBURA515ADDENDUM TO ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING IN BURUNDI
[...] (C/NF) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftels that it has received additional information regarding the incident of nuclear smuggling reported in Bujumbura cable 479 dated 06/27/2007. XXXXXXXXXXXX and I have met on XXXXXXXXXXXX additional occasions since that initia [...]
2007-07-17 14:48:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETKCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER ASEC BY
07CAIRO1258SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO SHARM EL
[...] (C) PM Maliki,s April 22-24 visit to Cairo marked an important warming in Egyptian-Iraqi relations, despite deep and lingering mutual suspicions. Mubarak, PM Nazif, and other officials warmly received Maliki, reassured him of Egypt's support, and set a positive tone for the May 3-4 discussion [...]
2007-04-29 16:29:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV EFIN ECON IZ EG
07CAIRO1362EGYPT: SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM COMMENTS ON HIS
[...] (S) Subsequent to inflammatory, anti-GOE statements made by self-styled labor activist Ali Al-Badry at an Ibn Khaldun Center symposium on April 24 (reftel),and acting on Embassy Cairo concerns about Al-Badry's bona fides, ECPO MinCouns and Poloff met on May 8 with Egyptian-American democracy [...]
2007-05-09 14:49:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM ELAB EAID EG
07CAIRO1766SCENE SETTER FOR AFRICOM CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) Mr. Henry, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Cairo for AFRICOM consultations with Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials. A series of difficult, but unrelated issues have brought the mil-to-mil relationship to a sensitive juncture, and your primary interlocutor, Assistant Ministe [...]
2007-06-11 07:05:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KPAL KMFO EAID EG IS IR SU IZ
07CAIRO1856SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM - EGYPT'S ROLE
[...] (S) In support of the Iraqi Scientist Redirection Program, Post recently secured initial visa approval for two Iraqi scientists, Dr. Anton Al-Banna and Dr. Al-Abbasi Obaid, to do one year fellowships at NAMRU-3, the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo. Securing these visas required exte [...]
2007-06-18 10:06:00Embassy CairoSECRETPARM PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER TBIO EG
07CAIRO2280SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 31 VISIT OF SECRETARIES
[...] (C) The Egyptians welcome the joint visit of the Secretaries of State and Defense as a clear signal of mutual SIPDIS recognition of shared strategic interests, despite recent highly publicized bilateral tensions. President Mubarak and ministers Aboul Gheit, Tantawi, and Soliman, expect the [...]
2007-07-24 17:01:00Embassy CairoSECRETECON EFIN KPAL MARR PGOV PREL SU EG IS IZ IR
07CAIRO2670EGYPTIANS REACT SHARPLY TO ESF REDUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Egyptian's strong reaction to diminished ESF levels reflects concern about political play on the new Israeli military assistance package. They are now trying for face-saving consultations. Ambassador Nabil Fahmy has been instructed to bring new ideas in de [...]
2007-08-29 14:55:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL EAID ECON PGOV EG IS
07CAIRO3103MFA ADVISOR ON EGYPTIAN JUDGE FOR SELECTION
[...] (S) MFA Cabinet Advisor Nazih el Neggary told Poloff Oct 22 that retired Egyptian judge Amin Mahdi had agreed to serve on the UN selection panel for judges to the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon. However, Mahdi did not want to serve on the tribunal itself, for fear of having to carry out pun [...]
2007-10-22 15:31:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV LE PTER EG
07CAIRO3126SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CROCKER’S VISIT TO CAIROClassified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION STUART JONES. REASONS: 1.4 (B) and (D)
[...] (S) Welcome to Cairo. 2. (S) Cairo-Baghdad Relations: The Egyptian leadership wants assurances that the USG will not withdraw from Iraq precipitously. The Egyptians were also taken aback by Senate resolution on sectarian division, which got broad press play here. The GOE has played a constructive [...]
2007-10-25 08:47:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV EG IQ
07CAIRO3155SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN PISTOLE
[...] (S) The Egyptians, and I, will warmly welcome you to Cairo. Despite strains in the relationship over the past several months, our partnership in law enforcement and mutual security affairs remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation [...]
2007-10-30 05:00:00Embassy CairoSECRETPTER PREL PHUM KJUS
07CAIRO3209EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABOU GHEIT ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 09:03:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL IZ LE
07CAIRO3262DAS DANIN/DASD KIMMITT DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY
[...] (S) NEA DAS Robert Danin and DASD Mark Kimmitt discussed enhancing both Egypt's counter smuggling efforts and Egyptian-Israeli border security cooperation with Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi on November 8. Tantawi said he would be open to trilateral discussions on border security [...]
2007-11-14 16:46:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO3348FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF STATE
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging November 4 meeting, State Security Investigative Service (SSIS) head Hassan Abdul Rahman and visiting FBI Deputy Director John Pistole discussed increased fingerprint sharing, the GOE's views on the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian concerns about terrorist returnees from [...]
2007-11-28 09:30:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER KJUS ECPS IZ EG
07CAIRO3400GOE WORRIED ABOUT MORE HAJJ PILGRIMS THROUGH
[...] (C) Summary. Egyptian MFA and MOD contacts confirmed to us today that approximately 500 Palestinians entered Egypt from Gaza on December 3. The GOE maintains that only Palestinians holding valid Saudi Arabian Hajj visas were allowed to enter, and that these travelers have been bused to the [...]
2007-12-04 17:00:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO3503REPAIRING EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI COMMUNICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 11:51:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER PHUM KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO3528EGYPTIAN MOD MEETING WITH ISRAELI POL/MIL DIRECTOR
[...] (S) Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy MG Mohamed Al Assar told us that December 16 discussions in Cairo with Israel's Pol/Mil Director MG Amos Gilad had been brief and tense. Al Assar said he used the meeting to complain to Gilad about Israel's efforts to influence the outcome of dis [...]
2007-12-23 14:42:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PTER PHUM KPAL EG IS
07CAIRO482COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF INCREMENT 10 OF EGYPT'S
[...] (U) Description: Egypt has requested the acquisition of an additional 125 co-produced M1A1 tanks (Letter of Request 06/MC/019). This tenth increment of M1A1 tanks will raise Egypt's total M1A1 tank inventory to 1005. 2. (U) Justification for the M1A1 increment: Upgrading its tank fleet wi [...]
2007-02-22 11:34:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL MARR MASS MCAP EG
07CAIRO974XXXXXXXXXXXX MP ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with poloff, XXXXXXXXXXXX parliamentarian XXXXXXXXXXXX discussed presidential son Gamal Mubarak's possible succession of his father, and opined that Gamal increasingly views Minister of Defense Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and EGIS head Omar Suleiman as a threat to hi [...]
2007-04-04 17:17:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EG
07CANBERRA1580ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED
[...] (S) Argentina Embassy Counselor Carlos Chiappe told Polcouns on October 26 that he didn't anticipate "any problem" at the Marrakech INTERPOL General Assembly on the question of Australian support on the question of red notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing. In declini [...]
2007-10-26 08:06:00Embassy CanberraSECRETAR AS IR PREL PTER
07CANBERRA1651AUSTRALIA: INTERIM RESPONSE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST
[...] (S) Poloff provided Ref A responses to Australia's questions on the Iraqi WMD Scientist Relocation Plan (Ref B),along with notification that we would be seeking Australia's acceptance of a specific case, to Gerry McGuire, Director of the Counter-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Af [...]
2007-11-19 09:46:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL PREF AS
07CARACAS1241CONOCOPHILLIPS CLOSE TO EXITING VENEZUELA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) has been unable to reach agreement with the BRV on the terms for migrating its share of two strategic associations (Petrozuata and Hamaca) and a profit sharing agreement (Corocoro) to a PDVSA-controlled joint venture. Principal sticking points are compensation [...]
2007-06-22 15:51:00Embassy CaracasSECRETEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS444LIKELY CHAVEZ RANTS IN ARGENTINA AND BOLIVIA
[...] (S) Summary. President Chavez announced February 28 that he will visit Argentina and Bolivia starting on March 9-10, the same time that the President is visiting Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia. Chavez is publicly criticizing the President's upcoming visit to Latin America and is helping organi [...]
2007-03-02 18:41:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPREL ETRD VE AR
07CARACAS489MPPFA ANNOUNCES LOYAL AMBASSADORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs (MPPFA) announced a series of new ambassadorial assignments for Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Central America, and the Caribbean in February. Following the December election, Chavez has moved quickly to place close an [...]
2007-03-07 11:29:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PINR PREL VE
07CHIANGMAI46SHAN MILITIA LEADER REACHES OUT TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Leaders of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) have invited Consulate General staff and other members of the international community in northern Thailand to visit Shan villages on the Thai-Burma border, seeking to draw attention to huma [...]
2007-03-13 01:25:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREL PHUM SNAR TH BM
07CHIANGMAI66BORDER FIGHTING HEATS UP AFTER KNU SPLIT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Shaken by a recent split in its ranks, the Karen National Union (KNU) took more battering this week, as soldiers allied with former KNU 7th Brigade Commander Htain Maung joined State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) forces in an atta [...]
2007-04-10 09:57:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREL PINS TH BM
07CHIANGMAI92NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE FLOW INTO THAILAND SURGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ever-increasing North Korean refugee flow into Thailand is disrupting the RTG's ability to handle the wave of those seeking to use Thailand as a conduit to resettlement in a third country. Many sources believe the new RTG plan to process resettlement cases with Republic of Kore [...]
2007-05-18 08:32:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREF PGOV PREL PHUM TH KN CH
07COLOMBO1055SRI LANKA: LITTLE PROGRESS ON COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (C) On July 26, Acting DCM and Econ Chief called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sarala Fernando to follow up on earlier demarches (refs E and F) urging Sri Lanka to comply with UNSCR 1747. EmbOffs specifically emphasized the requirement to [...]
2007-07-31 06:16:00Embassy ColomboSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC EFIN IR CE
07COLOMBO1182SRI LANKA PROMISES RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1737 AND 1747
[...] (S) Ambassador on August 24 sent a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama outlining US concerns about Sri Lanka's lack of compliance with UN Security Council Resolutions 1737 and 1747. Ambassador noted in the letter that Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon maintains a correspondent [...]
2007-08-29 12:11:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1259SRI LANKAN NAVY SINKS THREE LARGE LTTE SHIPS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On September 12, Ambassador and Defense Attache Oxley met with Sri Lanka Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda to discuss the navy's recent operational successes, including sinking three large Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) weapons supply ships (referred to by the media [...]
2007-09-12 12:29:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1284BUILDING A SOUTH ASIA COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Chiefs of Mission and other Embassy representatives from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan met under the auspices of the Regional Security Initiative (RSI) in Colombo on September 7 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with the Coordinator for Counterte [...]
2007-09-17 11:13:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1400MALDIVES: BOMBING INVESTIGATION YIELDING RESULTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian police have made impressive progress on investigating the bombing in Male' on September 29 (reftel). All remaining suspects in the incident are Maldivian. The site of the bombing has been reopened to the public following the completion of the crime scene investig [...]
2007-10-10 09:26:00Embassy ColomboSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1408SRI LANKA: RUMORS ABOUND ABOUT KARUNA'S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On October 8, the Hindustan Times reported that pro-government paramilitary Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) military commander Chandrakanthan, more commonly known as Pillaiyan, ousted the group's founder Karuna Amman from the party's Executive Committee over "financia [...]
2007-10-11 11:38:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1506SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN REF: A. SECSTATE 149648 B. COLOMBO 1439 C. COLOMBO 1307 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRETEFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COLOMBO1640CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ON THE WAY
[...] (S) Summary: In a series of short conversations with Ambassador on December 6 during a trip to his home town of Tangalle, President Rajapaksa expressed confidence his government would win the third and final budget vote on December 14, but was less clear on the way forward after that. Rajapa [...]
2007-12-07 11:32:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PGOV CE
07COLOMBO168SRI LANKA: NAVY CLAIMS IT AVERTS TAMIL TIGER
[...] (S) Summary: Government of Sri Lanka military sources described to DATT on January 27 an attempted Tamil Tiger (LTTE) attack on the Colombo Port that morning in which the Navy destroyed three suspected "Sea Tiger" vessels, two of them suicide boats, disguised as fishing craft. Local weekend [...]
2007-01-29 12:40:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO249SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]
2007-02-09 09:06:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO254SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]
2007-02-09 10:14:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO255SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]
2007-02-09 10:14:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO264SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ROUNDS UP ALLEGED SINHALESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, three Sinhalese members of the Railway Services Trade Union disappeared. Three days after the abduction, Defense Spokesman Rambukwella announced that the Army had arrested the three men on allegations that they had links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L [...]
2007-02-12 13:12:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO337SRI LANKA:EX-FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Ex-Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera at his residence on February 26, at Samaraweera's request. Samaraweera reported that following his petition to the Human Rights Commission on Friday regarding his personal security, a senior official from the Ministe [...]
2007-02-28 12:17:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO342LTTE HEAD REGRETS ARTILLERY FIRE ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 28, Ambassador Blake received a faxed letter (full text para 2) dated February 27, 2007, from S.P. Tamilselvan, Head of the Political Division, LTTE, apologizing for the February 27 artillery attack on the delegation in which the Ambassador was traveling to Battical [...]
2007-03-01 08:42:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER ASEC PREL CE
07COLOMBO591SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]
2007-04-19 12:53:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO593SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]
2007-04-19 13:05:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO708SRI LANKA: KARUNA FACTION FRACTURES; EPDP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 08:38:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO709SRI LANKA: KARUNA FACTION FRACTURES; EPDP
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Karuna faction is experiencing a split between its political wing and its military wing. Some observers speculate this will result in Karuna leaving Sri Lanka again. Some Karuna members have requested asylum, fearing retribution from the breakaway faction led by Karuna's [...]
2007-05-16 08:47:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO728SRI LANKA: GSL COMPLICITY IN PARAMILITARY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Allegations of government complicity in crimes committed by organized paramilitary groups have mounted in the last year. Paramilitaries such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-breakaway Karuna group and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) have helped the Government of Sr [...]
2007-05-18 09:22:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO733SRI LANKA: ATTEMPTS AT TMVP RECONCILIATION FAIL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On May 18, PolOff met Kanagasabai "Mahesh" Prabhakaran, the Head of the Peace Secretariat of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP or "Karuna group") and "Pathmini" Devananda, also known as Sivageetha Prabhakaran, the TMVP Political Secretary. The two described the cause of [...]
2007-05-21 10:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KVPR CE
07COLOMBO746SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSON DEVELOPS EYEWITNESS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a May 21 meeting, U.S.-funded International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Assistant David Savage told PolOff that a witness to the January 2006 killing of 5 youths in Trincomalee approached the United Kingdom's Eminent Person (EP) Sir Nigel Rodley in the UK wi [...]
2007-05-23 12:19:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPHUM PGOV PTER MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO820SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT STAYS ORDER EXPELLING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 8 the Sri Lanka Supreme Court stayed the removal of non-Colombo based Tamils temporarily residing in Colombo lodges and hostels (ref A). The Court ruled in favor of a Fundamental Rights Application filed by the NGO Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Military spokesm [...]
2007-06-08 10:20:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO830SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS SIPHON OFF PART OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In late May PolOff met the XXXXXXXXXXXX described the LTTE's complete control of all activities that take place in Tiger-controlled territory, including forced conscription and the use of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) to extract money from XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX also [...]
2007-06-12 03:23:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPTER PHUM MOPS PGOV CE
07COLOMBO842FOREIGN MINISTER FOLLOWS UP WITH AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (S) Summary: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting the evening of June 13th to discuss his requests to Secretary Gates at their recent meeting in Singapore for enhanced US-Sri Lankan maritime surveillance cooperation, UAVs, and enhanced i [...]
2007-06-14 09:18:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL MASS PHUM CE
07COLOMBO844SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR ARREST OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: United National Party (UNP) Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, citing the same grounds used by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) to arrest Tiran Alles (ref A),has called for the arrest of the President's brother Basil Rajapaksa and other members of the President's [...]
2007-06-14 10:36:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO861SRI LANKA: ABDUCTIONS PLAGUE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Muslim businessmen have been subjected to abductions for the first time in recent weeks, marking a new and disturbing trend. Following numerous complaints from Muslim community groups, Ambassador called on Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem (strictly protect),who st [...]
2007-06-19 05:44:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO868SRI LANKA: EMBASSY SUPPORTS SECTION 1206 POPOSAL
[...] (S) Post hereby indicates its support for roviding the CENTRIX Communication package ($56,00) and Aircraft Command and Control Integrationpackage ($4.5 million) to the Government of Sri anka under Section 1206 of the National Defense uthorization Act for fiscal year 2007. BLAKE [...]
2007-06-19 13:01:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO88SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW
[...] (S) On January 10, Ambassador and Pol Chief met Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (ref a). Ambassador noted that SIPDIS the U.S. and Sri Lanka wanted to work with each other and with India on interdiction of arms shipments to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (ref b). He said the U [...]
2007-01-16 13:45:00Embassy ColomboSECRETMARR MOPS PTER PREL PGOV CE
07COLOMBO959SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has recently made several announcements about its efforts to eliminate abductions in Sri Lanka. On July 4 Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella announced the arrest of 10 suspected abductors in the GSL's efforts to eliminate abductions-for-ra [...]
2007-07-06 07:35:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07CONAKRY1023DIVISIVE STRATEGIES AMIDST RUMBLINGS OF POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumblings of political discontent have become increasingly audible in recent weeks throughout Guinea, spurring a spate of demonstrations, meetings, and public debate. These various events serve as a backdrop to troublesome political maneuverings, slanderous rumors, and potentia [...]
2007-09-10 15:48:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1061LACK OF ELECTIONS PROGRESS - STALL TACTICS?
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The international donor community is becoming increasingly frustrated with the Government of Guinea,s (GOG) lack of progress on elections, raising questions as to whether political will actually exists. Within the government, several different elements appear to be intentionally [...]
2007-09-21 13:35:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PREL ASEC GV
07CONAKRY160PLAUSIBLE REPORTS OF FOREMR ULIMO/LURD MILITIA
[...] (S) Post has been working to verify persistent rumors in Conakry that former ULIMO and/or LURD fighters have been recruited by Conte confidante Aicha Conneh, widow of LURD leader Sekou Conneh, to combat direct threats to Conte and his regime. Poloff spoke with Marguerite Guilavogui (strictl [...]
2007-02-09 12:47:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS GV
07CONAKRY277 NEW GUINEAN PRIME MINISTER MUST STRIKE THE RIGHT
[...] (C) On March 2, the Ambassador met for the first time with newly appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate. He said the U.S. will be as supportive as possible, if the new government is broad based and if it represents a distinct break with the corruption and cronyism of the past. He encourag [...]
2007-03-05 13:09:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PINS PREL GV
07DAKAR1027OPPOSITION BOYCOTT THREATENS LEGITIMACY OF
[...] (C) Alleging gerrymandering, Senegal,s leading opposition parties have formed an alliance to boycott the June 3 parliamentary election. President Wade, whom the opposition also accuses of manipulating electoral rolls, continues to dismiss calls to postpone for a third time. The press is rif [...]
2007-05-10 18:22:00Embassy DakarSECRETPGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL SG
07DAKAR1144SENEGAL-GAMBIAN RELATIONS REMAIN TENSE
[...] (S) Relations between Senegal and Gambia remain tense said Momar Gueye, Director of Asian and African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gueye cited the Gambian government,s continued belief that Senegal had a hand in a failed March 2006 coup plot against President Jammeh, rumors of [...]
2007-05-24 16:32:00Embassy DakarSECRETPREL PINS MARR PTER GA IR SG
07DAKAR124C-AL6-01934: GUINEA-BISSAU RESEMBLES A NARCO-STATE
[...] (C) The narcotics situation in Guinea-Bissau probably now exceeds the government's ability to control without significant outside encouragement and support. Guinea-Bissau's most powerful public security units, including the military and sections of the police, have been co-opted by drug traffickers [...]
2007-01-17 11:31:00Embassy DakarSECRETSNAR PINS PINR PGOV PU
07DAKAR1400LUNCH WITH ARAB AMBASSADORS TO SENEGAL
[...] (C) On June 18, 2007, the Ambassador hosted a lunch with Arab Ambassadors. The frank discussion focused on democracy in the Middle East, terrorism and its root causes, Islamic parties, methodologies to win elections, the Palestinian question, and water issues as a potential spark for conflict [...]
2007-07-03 12:08:00Embassy DakarSECRETPREL PTER KDEM KISL KPAL PINR SOCI SG
07DAKAR1435TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-TURKISH RELATIONS
[...] (S) During Embassy,s Dakar Fourth of July celebrations, PolOff had a candid discussion with Turkish Ambassador Yalcin Kayaerensoy (strictly protect) on the Turkish people,s continued anger over the capture of its soldiers in July 2003, Turkey,s upcoming July 22 election, the rise of nationali [...]
2007-07-09 17:03:00Embassy DakarSECRETPREL KDEM KISL PINR PTER SOCI SG TU
07DAKAR2211IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (S) In November 5 meeting Charge informed Barthelemy Dias, the new leader of the Socialist Party's youth movement and perennial presidential thorn in the side, that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that because of Dias's American citizenship the GOS believes [...]
2007-11-14 14:34:00Embassy DakarSECRETPGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM CASC SG
07DAKAR608COUNTER-NARCOTICS STRATEGY FOR GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (S) Embassy, press and intelligence reporting over the past year have highlighted the growing problem of drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau (see refs). The international community watched and took no significant action as the GOGB lost sovereignty to drug traffickers. Now Guinea-Bissau is a h [...]
2007-03-16 12:08:00Embassy DakarSECRETSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL EAIR PU
07DAKAR777TSCTP/RSI CONFERENCE: LESS COUNTERTERRORISM, MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: To succeed in the medium- and long-term against terrorism in the Trans-Sahara region, the USG must help countries address fundamental social, economic, and political problems that undermine their stability, concluded Ambassadors at the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ( [...]
2007-04-10 11:51:00Embassy DakarSECRETPTER EAID MASS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI SG
07DAMASCUS1184WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ON NATIONAL COUNCIL RECEIVED
[...] (S) Summary: A quick survey of human rights and opposition contacts yielded mostly positive reactions to the December 14 White House statement on the creation of the National Council. National Council Secretariat Riad Seif, who had earlier requested such support, warned the night before the [...]
2007-12-16 16:07:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1193DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007
[...] (C) Summary: Since the development of Post,s 2005 democratic reform strategy there has been a substantial and on-going government crackdown on what little democratic reform had been taking place. Many of the democratic reformers and human rights advocates who were key Embassy contacts in 20 [...]
2007-12-23 13:52:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS162SUNNI RELIGIOUS LEADER INSISTS SARG TRYING TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MID-FEBRUARY CONVERSATION WITH A/DCM, DAYS BEFORE BASHAR AL-ASAD'S MOST RECENT TRIP TO TEHRAN, PROMINENT SUNNI SHEIKH SALAH KUFTARO CRITICIZED THE ASAD REGIME FOR TRYING TO SUPPRESS SUNNI CRITICISM OF IRANIAN-LED "SHIA-IZATION" ACTIVITIES IN SYRIA. WHILE PROVIDING FEW SPEC [...]
2007-02-20 14:10:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPGOV KISL PREL SOCI SY IR
07DAMASCUS193SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICY ANALYST ASSESSES SARG
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-regime foreign policy analyst Imad Shueibi told A/DCM February 24 that the SARG did not view a dialogue with the U.S. restricted to the issue of Iraqi refugees without the return of an Ambassador as sufficiently broad-based or high-level to persuade the regime to re-engage. [...]
2007-02-28 15:45:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV SY IZ IR LE
07DAMASCUS269TREASURY TEAM’S DAMASCUS CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury representatives recently visited Post to discuss options for using financial sanctions to apply pressure to the Syrian regime. We discussed: -- Treasury's requirements for finalizing the pending designations of Mohammad Sulayman and Ali Mamluk, and Treasury's information re [...]
2007-03-15 15:41:00Embassy DamascusSECRETEFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
07DAMASCUS807SYRIA'S APPROACH TO LEBANON: CORE INTERESTS AT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Syrian government watched Lebanon's August 5 Metn by-elections unfold in studied silence intended to signal the SARG's detachment from events across the border. The SARG's silence reflected both the regime's perception that its allies in Lebanon are gaining ground and the lim [...]
2007-08-09 04:25:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL SY LE PTER PGOV
07DAMASCUS836SARG REPORTS ON BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS DURING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Syrian Interior Ministry hosted the Border Security Working Group (BSWG) of Iraqi Neighbors in Damascus August 8-9 (Reftel). Although official Syrian commentary during the two-day meeting was limited, Syria's Interior Minister Bassam Abdel Majid provided opening remarks and M [...]
2007-08-16 05:15:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPINS PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS950ASSESSING SARG VULNERABILITIES
[...] (S) The Syrian Accountability Act and other sanctions have had an adverse impact on the SARG, but not to a degree that has modified Syrian behavior on our key issues of concern. Nearly three years after most sanctions were implemented, this cable reflects the Embassy,s assessment of both SARG [...]
2007-09-18 16:53:00Embassy DamascusSECRETETRD EFIN PTER SY
07DARESSALAAM101TANZANIA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] (S) Post supports the FY 2007 proposal entitled, Improvements and Theater Maritime Safety and Security Information System Network. The proposed initiative aims to strengthen Tanzania's coastal security which is a key tactic under the Embassy's MPP anti-terrorism strategy. RETZER [...]
2007-01-22 13:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPARM PM PPA PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1236"CREDIBLE VOICE" REJECTING VIOLENCE IN TANZANIA
[...] (S) Per reftel, Post submits the name of Sheikh Musa Kundecha as a person of great credibility and influence in the Muslim community of Tanzania who offers an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) Sheikh Musa Kundecha is a charismatic, populist leader working to improve the lives [...]
2007-09-06 13:37:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETKPAO TZ
07DARESSALAAM388TANZANIA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 14:22:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPARM TZ DJ ET YM TU PM PPA MASS
07DARESSALAAM660TANZANIA: START OF ACOTA TRAINING DELAYED UNTIL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. As suspected, the Kikwete administration is facing civilian-military tensions: Tanzania's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is hindering the President and Minister of Defence's decision to take the next step in the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) progr [...]
2007-05-04 10:03:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL PGOV PARM TZ
07DARESSALAAM814PISCES AND THE IMPERATIVE OF TANZANIA'S BORDER
[...] (S) SUMMARY. This is an action request (see para 7). It would be a major mistake to cut off funding for Tanzania's Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES),which serves as an important border management tool for both Tanzania and the U.S. In a country with por [...]
2007-06-07 11:40:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINS PBTS PINR SNAR KFRD TZ XW
07DARESSALAAM892TANZANIA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 13:36:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETTZ AG AL CD CE CN DJ EG ER ET EZ HE ID
07DHAKA1176SENIOR ARMY OFFICER BRIEFS EMBASSY ON HASINA ARREST
[...] (C) Summary: A senior military official told the Charge d'Affaires a.i. that Hasina was charged with one charge of extortion on July 16, 2007 and other charges would follow. He predicted that Khaleda Zia will soon be arrested and the ban on politics would be lifted after her arrest. He insiste [...]
2007-07-19 08:37:00Embassy DhakaSECRETKDEM PHUM PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA119ARRESTS OF ALLEGED JMB TERRORISTS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) On January 14-18, the paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) mounted new raids leading to the arrest of Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) operatives, this time at several locations near Dhaka based both on information developed from previous arrests (reftels) and on new information. [...]
2007-01-22 09:54:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KISL KCRM PHUM BG
07DHAKA1837BANGLADESH CHIEF ADVISOR STRESSES CARETAKER
[...] (C) Summary: During an hour long one on one meeting, on the eve of Cyclone Sidr's arrival November 15, Fakhruddin Ahmed( Bangladesh,s Chief Advisor explained his goals for the caretaker government and asked for inturoational support for the massive reforms underway. Frank and open, he came a [...]
2007-11-25 11:45:00Embassy DhakaSECRETKDEM PGOV PHUM PINR BG
07DHAKA1843BANGLADESHI MEDIA FEELING HEAT FROM CARETAKER
[...] (C) Summary: Bangladeshi media are under pressure. The Caretaker Government and especially the military apply pressure -- usually discreetly but sometimes not -- to limit coverage that is critical or provokes opposition to their policies. In recent months, authorities have shut down an all- [...]
2007-11-26 10:27:00Embassy DhakaSECRETBG KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
07DHAKA237MEETING WITH HOME SECRETARY KARIM
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting the Charge d'Affaires a.i. and the Home Secretary discussed USG concerns over recent changes in Bangladesh's visa regime for visitors, U.S.- GOB counterterrorism cooperation, the recent wave of anti-corruption arrests, allegations of police torture, the s [...]
2007-02-12 02:33:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM BG
07DHAKA283BANGLADESHIS STILL UPBEAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUT
[...] (S) Summary. Bangladeshis remain highly supportive of their government's reformist agenda, but the success of its anti-corruption drive is critical -- if the drive falters, so does the rationale for delaying elections and hobbling political parties. Government hints of an election in late 200 [...]
2007-02-20 10:12:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEN BG
07DHAKA311ARMY CHIEF ENVISIONS ELECTIONS IN 18-24 MONTHS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 05:53:00Embassy DhakaSECRETMARR PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA422BANGLADESH: SANCTIONS FOR PURCHASING CONTROLLED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 09:12:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR BG
07DHAKA44RAB ARRESTS 2 MORE JMB MEMBERS, SEIZES EXPLOSIVES
[...] (U) Television news carried reports today (January 10) of a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raid at 0400 local time that two men were arrested and explosives seized near the diplomatic area. This follows other recent arrests of JMB members on December 29 and January 7. (reftel) 2. (S) The t [...]
2007-01-10 09:54:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KISL BG
07DHAKA541BANGLADESH TO ACT AGAINST BANK SEPAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 09:00:00Embassy DhakaSECRETEFIN KNNP IR BG PARM
07DHAKA576THREE MONTHS LATER: DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH
[...] (C) As the Fakhruddin Ahmed government hits its 90-day mark, the future of Bangladesh's democracy remains uncertain. Elections, the government now admits, are at least 18 months away, both big political parties are reeling from government pressure, the army chief has called for radical const [...]
2007-04-10 04:01:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV KDEM PHUM MARR BG
07DHAKA655SHAMSHER CHOWDHURY OFF-MESSAGE: MFA CORRECTS
[...] (S) Summary: MFA Director General Islam confirmed that the MFA directed Ambassador Chowdhury to personally ask the airlines not to permit Hasina to board any aircraft but only to inform the U.S. of his actions, admitting he exceeded his instructions in requesting USG assistance. Separately, A [...]
2007-04-19 11:06:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPHUM PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA758BANGLADESH: REQUEST FOR DETAILS AND
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Ms. Abida Islam, Director, America and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (S) On May 9, Ms. Islam reported to Econoff that Bangladesh Bank (the central bank),through its Deputy Secretary Ruhi Rahman, (8802) 955-4940, issued [...]
2007-05-09 06:57:00Embassy DhakaSECRETKNNP EFIN PARM BG
07DHAKA80MORE JMB ARRESTS AND SEIZURES
[...] (SBU) Local media report that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) used confessions from Hasan Ali (alias Hridoy) and Shoeb (alias Jahir Nuruzzaman or Zahir Nuruzzaman),who were arrested January 10 (ref B),to raid another Jamaatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) house on January 12 in Karatia Bazar [...]
2007-01-16 09:58:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KISL BG
07DHAKA819TERRORISM UPDATE IN BANGLADESH
[...] (S) Summary: Although there has been no major terrorist incident in Bangladesh since December 2005, the steady stream of alleged militant arrests since December 2006, the seizure of bomb-making material across the country, and the May 1 "cracker" bombs at three city railroad stations indicate [...]
2007-05-20 09:20:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
07DJIBOUTI425EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (RSI),
[...] (S) Summary: East African regional ambassadors and interagency representatives agreed to institutionalize the East African RSI by requesting dedicated, line-item FY09 regional funding for East Africa, along the lines of the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorist Partnership. In this second RSI (th [...]
2007-04-10 13:38:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DJIBOUTI465DJIBOUTI BACKS SOMALI RECONCILIATION, OPPOSES
[...] (S) Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Foreign Minister, called in Ambassador on Saturday to voice concern over violence in Mogadishu. He reiterated that the Government of Djibouti (GODJ) opposes attacks on the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),supports the reconciliation process, and ba [...]
2007-04-23 12:41:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL IGAD SO DJ
07DOHA1042PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progress in Iraq and asked his assessment of building on this progress with the help of Arab states. HBJ said Qatar was a friend of the U.S. and wanted us to succe [...]
2007-11-05 10:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV MASS IZ QA
07DOHA11SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. The Government of Qatar remains a key ally of the U.S. in the war on terror and supports a significant U.S. military presence in the country. Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, took power from his father in 1995 and embarked on [...]
2007-01-03 13:44:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL AMGT PGOV ASEC CMGT QA
07DOHA1172SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 18 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] (S) In November, Qatar's Amir told the Commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Fallon, that he wants the Qatari leadership to seek ways to deepen its military partnership with the U.S. at all levels. While a desirable goal given the considerable equities we have in our relationship with Qatar, the Amir' [...]
2007-12-12 14:19:00Embassy DohaSECRETMASS MARR PREL QA
07DOHA206QATARI MFA DOES NOT WANT NATO/ISAF TO BECOME A
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Qatari Deputy Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamad al-Rumaihi told Ambassador and DCM February 25 that U.S. personnel supporting the NATO/ISAF Afghanistan mission out of Al-Udeid Air Base are covered by the bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement. He nevertheless complained tha [...]
2007-02-25 14:57:00Embassy DohaSECRETMARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF
07DOHA335INFORMATION EXCHANGE: QATARI BORDER DATABASES AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THIS CABLE PROVIDES DETAILS OF QATAR'S USE OF IMMIGRATION DATABASES AND BIOMETRICS SYSTEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AT QATAR'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN ARRIVING AND DEPARTING PASSENGERS FOR PREVIOUS PASSENGER RECORDS AND FRAUDULENT, LOST OR STOLEN TRAVEL DOCU [...]
2007-03-29 13:34:00Embassy DohaSECRETPGOV ASEC PTER KVPR CVIS PINR KHLS QA
07DOHA511SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]
2007-05-18 12:52:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]
2007-06-01 10:05:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA581QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24
[...] (C) Summary. State/DOD Gulf Security Dialogue delegation met with Qatari MFA, MOD, and MOI officials May 24 in Doha. The Qataris acknowledged the importance of maintaining ambiguity on whether there might be a military attack in response to Iranian plans to develop a nuclear weapon. Noting per [...]
2007-06-03 08:25:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR KNNP EPET IR ASEC IZ SU LE QA
07DOHA710SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]
2007-07-05 16:25:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA871(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]
2007-08-31 10:23:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL QA
07DUBAI355DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-03 11:14:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IZ AE
07DUBAI363MOHAMMAD GERGAWI DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ AND ISRAEL WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I, CN) met with Mohammad Gergawi, UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, on May 29. Gergawi, also a close advisor to UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),described education as a primary weapon again [...]
2007-06-07 13:23:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IS IZ SY AE
07DUBAI629ACRIMONIOUS BEGINNING FOR NEW DUBAI GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) Summary. The much-anticipated opening of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC) shelter (the first official government-sponsored shelter for abused women and children in the UAE) and its merger with the unofficial City of Hope (CoH) shelter has been marred by acrimonious accu [...]
2007-11-15 13:08:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PHUM KCRM ELAB CASC AE
07DUSHANBE1385 TAJIKISTAN - ANOTHER RUMOR OF REVOLT
[...] (C) Summary: A former member of Parliament says that he is organizing a revolt. We doubt he has the means to make this happen, but rumors of uprisings and/or invasions from Uzbekistan have cropped up repeatedly over the past year. The Government of Tajikistan may try to profit from these rumo [...]
2007-09-27 04:57:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPREL PGOV PTER TI
07DUSHANBE1420 TAJIK PRESIDENT FIRES SENIOR ANTI-NARCOTICS OFFICER TO
[...] (S) Summary: President Rahmon has fired a senior anti-narcotics officer who pressed for prosecution of a distant relative and Major from the State Committee for National Security (i.e. the KGB) who were arrested while transporting heroin in a government vehicle. XXXXXXXXXXXX End Summary. 2. (S) [...]
2007-10-04 15:52:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPREL PGOV SNAR TI
07DUSHANBE1516SETTING THE SCENE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S 1
[...] (C) Executive Summary. Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to your upcoming visit to Tajikistan. Besides the opening of the bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan in August, little has changed since your introductory meeting with President Rahmon in June. As this is your second visit, you will [...]
2007-10-19 13:36:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPREL PGOV MASS MCAP OVIP TI AF
07DUSHANBE1752DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] (S) PolOff delivered a demarche regarding Robert Levinson on December 14 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Foreign Ministry,s Department of European and American Affairs. He said he would forward the information on Levinson to his colleagues at the Department of Asian and African Affairs, w [...]
2007-12-14 12:09:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETCASC KDEM KISL KJUS KPRP PGOV PREL
07DUSHANBE337TAJIK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref demarches regarding the Iranian government's non-compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Chief of the American Countries Branch, Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nasredinov replied that the Tajik government op [...]
2007-03-09 04:59:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETKNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IR TI
07FREETOWN443SIERRA LEONE: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 17:23:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPARM KNNP SL
07FREETOWN65SIERRA LEONE: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL
[...] (S) Embassy Freetown concurs with reftel FY07 program proposal "Improvements and Theater Maritime Safety and Security Information System Network" for $12.51M. HULL [...]
2007-01-26 14:16:00Embassy FreetownSECRETAL MK UP SL
07GENEVA2421DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF CHINESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 13:58:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKIRF KISL PHUM PREF PREL
07GENEVA2431SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF
[...] (S) Per ref a, PolCouns demarched Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) Secretariat staffers Safir Syed (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak) and Michael Wiener (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion/Belief Asma Jahangir) on October 30. Syed and Weiner, [...]
2007-10-30 16:46:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKIRF KISL PREF PREL PHUM
07GEORGETOWN607GOVERNMENT THREATENED BY ANOTHER DRUG SCANDAL;
[...] (C) The GoG is threatened with yet another narco-trafficking scandal. An anonymous letter to the Commissioner of Police threatens to release audio and video surveillance recordings that link government and PPP figures to cocaine trafficking unless the Commissioner removes a corrupt senior pol [...]
2007-06-19 16:36:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL MARR PINR KCRM KCOR GY
07HAMBURG62TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT SPEAKS WITH GERMAN FINANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The main focus of Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt's and German Finance Minister Peter Steinbrueck's October 16 meeting in Hamburg was the creation of "guidelines" or "best practices" for Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). Both Steinbrueck and Kimmitt agreed that the discussio [...]
2007-10-23 16:52:00Consulate HamburgSECRETEFIN ECON ETRD GR
07HANOI1563DISSIDENT ATTORNEY LE QUOC QUAN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (S) In an August 24 meeting with PolOffs, dissident Attorney Le Quoc Quan discussed the current dominance of conservatives in the Vietnamese government and the struggles for pro-reformists. Among those in the pro-reform camp, according to Quan, are Vietnam's two new Deputy Prime Ministers. Q [...]
2007-08-31 15:56:00Embassy HanoiSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HARARE269MDC UNDER SIEGE: ABDUCTIONS, ARRESTS, GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Assailants believed to be government agents have abducted and beaten at least nine opposition supporters since March 3. Additionally, the police reported 35 opposition activists were in custody following a series of raids, including on MDC headquarters March 28. Human rights lawyers said [...]
2007-03-30 11:47:00Embassy HarareSECRETPHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE868SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...]
2007-09-21 10:25:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE883SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE938INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) This cable responds to Reftel. 2. (S) Questions and Responses. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? The GOZ does not have a master watchlist or any central repository of [...]
2007-10-17 13:49:00Embassy HarareSECRETKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS ZI
07HAVANA1113PASTORS FOR PEACE SERVE AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENTS THREATS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER
[...] (C) On November 23, 2007 at the first ever meeting of USINT's American citizen wardens (SEPTEL to follow),a fifth year medical student at Havana's Latin American Medical School reported that he and the other students receiving scholarships from Pastors for Peace were warned against contact with US [...]
2007-11-30 17:07:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETCASC CU KDEM PHUM SCUL
07HAVANA609CUBA'S MASSIVE MOBILIZATION CAPACITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its limited resources, the GOC has proven that, when it wants to, it can successfully mobilize people and assets. This cable describes some examples of this and provides a window into the existing organizational infrastructures and capabilities. It is an open question ho [...]
2007-06-26 15:24:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HELSINKI321FINLAND'S NEW GOVERNMENT: TURNING A PROMISING NEW
[...] (C) Finland's new center-right government is eager to reverse the malaise that often typified US-Finnish relations after 2003, and from the Foreign Minister on down a palpable shift in tone is already evident. Trans-Atlanticists have replaced notorious US-skeptics at the MFA, the MOD and elsew [...]
2007-05-04 13:21:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MOPS MARR EUN FI
07HELSINKI801FINLAND: COMBATING PKK TERRORISM IN EUROPE
[...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Counterterrorism Coordinator Pekka Oinonen Oct. 29. Oinonen welcomed our views as a follow-up to recent PKK-related demarches and said that Finland )- as a longtime friend of Turkey )- was following developments with great concern. He we [...]
2007-10-30 09:41:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KTFN EUN TU IZ FI
07HILLAH101BABIL GOVERNOR DISCUSSES RECONSTRUCTION, SADR MEETING,
[...] (C) Summary: On July 5, Babil Governor Salem Saleh Mahdi Al-Muslimawi discussed his security and reconstruction with Third Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General (DCG),MNF-I Strategic Effects Deputy Commander Brigadier General and PRT representatives at the Regional Embassy Office in Bab [...]
2007-07-10 13:44:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PTER ECON IZ IR
07HILLAH12EYES ON THE SECURITY PRIZE, BABIL GOVERNOR PUTS HIS BEST
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary and comment: In a meeting with Babil PRT that proved more of a two-way exchange than previous ones, the Babil governor requested stronger U.S. support for reconstruction projects, spoke somewhat favorably of cooperation with the Coalition in m [...]
2007-01-20 15:12:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDEM IR IZ
07HILLAH130NAJAF GOVERNOR: MARJA'IYYA CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a September 22 meeting with PRT and CF, the Governor of Najaf noted that the reports AMB Crocker and General Petraeus recently submitted to Congress failed to acknowledge the contribution of the marja'iyya to the peace and stability of I [...]
2007-09-27 07:29:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL ECON IZ
07HILLAH131NAJAF GOVERNOR: MARJA'IYYA CONTRIBUTING TO PEACE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. This is a retransmission of HILLAH 130. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During a September 22 meeting with PRT and CF, the Governor of Najaf noted that the reports AMB Crocker and General Petraeus recently submitted to Congress failed to acknowledge the contribution [...]
2007-09-29 11:08:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL ECON IZ
07HILLAH133GOVERNOR DISCUSSES KARBALA APPROACHING PIC AND ANBAR TALKS;
[...] (C) Summary: PRTOffs traveled to Karbala on October 1 to meet with Governor Aqeel, Karbala Provincial Council (PC) Chair Al'al-Yasiry, and the PC Reconstruction Committee. Governor Aqeel noted that the Prime Minister has now confirmed that Karbala will become a Province under Iraqi control (P [...]
2007-10-06 07:18:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV IZ MARR EAID
07HILLAH142KARBALA GEARING UP FOR PIC; CONTINUING SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: BG Cardon (3ID D-CGS),Karbala PRT Leader, PRTOffs and the local MiTT Team met with Karbala Governor Aqeel October 16 in the 8th IA Division compound in Husseiniya to discuss planning for the upcoming PIC (Provincial Iraqi Control) [...]
2007-10-20 13:31:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL IZ
07HILLAH144NAJAF TOURISM COMMITTEE PLANS JANUARY CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On October 23, PRTOffs met with the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) Tourism Conference preparatory committee. The Committee is a sophisticated group under the leader of PC and hawza member Sheik Fayid Kudhum al Shmerti. The Committee members noted that the tourism industry of Najaf is made up [...]
2007-10-29 12:08:00REO HillahSECRETPREL PGOV EAIR ECON IR IZ
07HILLAH154INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT HUSSEIN ALI AL-SHALAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Influential sheik and COR member Al-Shalan sees South Central as crucial to Iraq's future. Security situation improving. He fears a weakened Sadr militia will increase influence of Badrists, who "have an agenda beyond Iraq's borders." He believes that Islamists are incapable [...]
2007-11-13 13:54:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL MARR IZ
07HILLAH157KARBALA ENGINEERS MEETING; IP CHIEF GRUMBLES ABOUT MOI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRT Karbala met with Karbala PC Chair and key PC members to continue discussion of cooperation between USACE (Corps of Engineers) and Karbala Provincial Engineers on Projects. PRT urged Karbala PRDC to work expeditiously to complete ESF project packages. IP Chief BG Ra'ad expr [...]
2007-11-16 12:22:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL IZ EAID
07HILLAH167IMPROVED SECURITY IN QADISIYAH BODES WELL FOR POSSIBLE PRT
[...] (U) This is a joint DS-PRT Diwaniyah cable. 2. (C) Summary: Iraqi general offers upbeat assessment on the improved security climate in Diwaniyah. MND CS Commander concurs but is concerned that Diwaniyah's Governor remains an obstacle to progress. MND CS Commander and 8th IAD General [...]
2007-12-08 11:33:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL MARR IZ
07HILLAH48BABIL'S FAINT-HEARTED GOVERNOR
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary and comment: The governor of Babil, reeling under the triple impact of a revolt in the provincial council (and the loss of his closest ally there),a public whispering campaign against him and an increasingly assertive Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM),sudd [...]
2007-03-28 17:53:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07HILLAH55NAJAF AND DIWANIYAH PROVINICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf/Diwaniyah cable. Mark G. Davison, Leader. SUMMARY 2. (S) Local sources have provided some details regarding an April 11 raid on the main office of the Sadrist movement in Diwaniyah during the ongoing security operation. Local journalists are reportedly compl [...]
2007-04-13 09:26:00REO HillahSECRETPREL PGOV MARR IZ
07HILLAH6BABIL PROVINCIAL ELECTION SHAPSHOT: CHASING A SHADOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption, stagnation and not wanting to repeat the mistakes of two years ago figure among the reasons Babil citizens would like to see elections take place sooner rather than later. An extended delay in scheduling them could plunge more potential voters into cynical abstention [...]
2007-01-10 09:04:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV SOCI KDEM IZ
07HILLAH69CLEVER TACTICS, FLAWED ETHICS IN HILLAH MAYOR ELECTION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As anticipated in ref A, the Hillah District Council (DC) met on April 21 to choose a new mayor. The surprise winner by one vote - his own - was DC member Sabah Al-Fatlawi, after a campaign allegedly marred by bribery and other improprieties. [...]
2007-05-02 14:09:00REO HillahSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL IZ IR
07HILLAH86IRANIAN-SUPPORTED GROUP SAID TARGETING SISTANI AIDES, WOULD
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (S) Summary: A civil society activist with strong religious credentials recently warned PRT leader that an Iranian-controlled group called Asa'ib Al-Haq, based in Diwaniya, is serving as a tool in Iran's efforts to take control of the hawza, the Shi'a relig [...]
2007-06-07 04:37:00REO HillahSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KISL IZ IR
07HILLAH96CORRECTED COPY: KARBALA: GOVERNOR PUTS HIS HEART INTO THE
[...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Hillah 00000095 (wrong classification) a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala classified cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 27, Karbala Governor Aqeel Mahmood al-Khazali met with 3ID Deputy Commanding General (DCG) and PRT representatives at the Regional [...]
2007-06-30 08:50:00REO HillahSECRETASEC PGOV PTER PINR IZ
07HONGKONG1334FALUN GONG'S VIRTUAL SKELETON
[...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftel, the Falun Gong (FLG) movement has virtually no organizational structure, coordinated policy, or central financing; rather, it is a very loose association of practitioners who communicate through emails and regularly-held meetings. Given FLG's virtual struc [...]
2007-05-17 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPHUM PINR PGOV CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1447HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY INVESTIGATES PRC
[...] (S) Summary: Democratic Party (DP) legislator James To (strictly protect),who is chair of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) Security Panel, warned us in early February 2007 that infiltrators from Beijing had successfully penetrated the DP and put it in a "dangerous position" (ref). [...]
2007-05-30 08:24:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
07IRANRPODUBAI18IRAN ESCALATING TENSIONS TO DISTRACT FROM DOMESTIC WOES?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 11:30:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV ECON MARR IR
07IRANRPODUBAI19IRAN: SOCIAL FACTORS INCREASING HIV RATES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 12:21:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PHUM SOCI PGOV TBIO
07IRANRPODUBAI22IRANIAN ECONOMIST SAYS BOTH AHMADI-NEJAD AND THE ECONOMY ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 14:19:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON PGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI23REFORMIST MP ON POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 06:05:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI24IRAN OIL OFFICIAL SHOPS AROUND FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 10:48:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETEINV EPET ENGR PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI25IRANIAN MP COMMENTS ON POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-22 05:21:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PREL PGOV
07IRANRPODUBAI27IRAN: HANDING DRUG CONTROL TO THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 16:05:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV PINR SNAR PREL
07IRANRPODUBAI37IRAN TAKES THE HEAT FOR RAISING GAS PRICES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 13:58:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV ECON EPET IR
07IRANRPODUBAI39SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 15:24:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV IR OREP
07IRANRPODUBAI41IRAN: MAKING ITSELF UNATTRACTIVE TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 09:23:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIN EINV PTER IR
07IRANRPODUBAI45PROFESSOR DISCUSSES DETAINED AMERICANS, NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 14:56:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV PREL KNNP KPLS
07IRANRPODUBAI49"WELL-CONNECTED" IRANIANS GIVE DIFFERING VIEWS OF POWER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 12:20:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PREL PGOV KNNP
07IRANRPODUBAI5IRAN-UAE: TWO-WAY INVESTMENT (C-TN7-00045)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 06:08:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI53DISSIDENT CLERIC PREVENTED FROM LEAVING IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 09:23:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL IR PHUM SCUL
07IRANRPODUBAI6BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW ON IRAN'S TIGHTER BANKING SECTOR AND IRGC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 13:50:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI68FINANCIAL ANALYST SAID CAPITAL STILL FLOWING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 15:11:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL ECON IR EFIN
07IRANRPODUBAI71COALITION-BUILDING FOR IRANIAN ELECTIONS: PART ONE-
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 14:39:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV
07IRANRPODUBAI72NOBEL LAUREATE EBADI DISCUSSES HER VIEWS WITH IRPO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 13:57:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PHUM PREL PGOV KNNP
07ISLAMABAD1021PAK SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE HIGH-LEVEL TALIBAN
[...] (U) Local newspapers reported on March 2 that Pakistani security forces had captured high-ranking Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, along with up to five others, on February 26 in Quetta. An anonymous Pakistani official said that two of those captured with Obaidullah "could be" Amir Kha [...]
2007-03-03 08:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD1417UPCOMING BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 11:20:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL IN AF
07ISLAMABAD1631CODEL LOWEY MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 12:44:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETASEC PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1781SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (S/NF) On April 20, Post delivered reftel points to Kamran Akhtar, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Cell. Akhtar noted that although Arif Durrani - the referenced individual being sanctioned under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act - is a Pakistani citizen, the Pa [...]
2007-04-20 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE
07ISLAMABAD2067MUSHARRAF'S CHANGED POLITICAL SITUATION: LESS
[...] (S) Two months in, observers, including some of President Musharraf's main supporters and advisors, believe that the Chief Justice controversy has inflicted political harm on the President. Musharraf's political position is now more fragile. We continue to agree with the prevailing informe [...]
2007-05-08 19:24:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETASEC PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD2107FOREIGN SECRETARY AND TURKISH AMBASSADOR REFLECT
[...] (S) Summary. Charge d'Affaires met with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan May 7 and Turkisk Ambassador Engin Soysal SIPDIS May 8 to hear their reflections on the April 29-30 Pakistan-Afghanistan-Turkey trilateral in Ankara. Both Khan and Soysal were in Ankara for the meetings -- Khan as [...]
2007-05-10 12:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK AF
07ISLAMABAD2252PAKISTAN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 ASSET FREEZE AGAINST
[...] (S) The External Finance Division of Pakistan's Finance Ministry detailed to Econ the country's procedures for implementing the asset freeze provisions of UNSCR 1747. The MFA is the entity that receives updates from the UN on additions to the 1747 designee list and then has this information p [...]
2007-05-18 13:08:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM IR DA SW PK
07ISLAMABAD2316SCENESETTER: CHAIRMAN JCS GENERAL PACE MEETING
[...] (C//NF) Embassy Islamabad welcomes your meeting with Chief of Joint Staff General Ehsan Ul Haq of the Pakistan Army. Your meeting comes at an important time in U.S.-Pakistan relations: Politicians, opinion makers, and the press are paying close attention to what Pakistanis view as unfair pu [...]
2007-05-23 11:44:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PK AF IN
07ISLAMABAD2401UPDATE ON MUSHARRAF'S POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Frequently Asked Questions about President Musharraf's current political problems. 2. (C) Q: Is Musharraf in as much trouble as some Western journalists indicate? A: No, but he is not as strong politically as he was four or five months ago. 2007 is an election year in Pakistan, and the P [...]
2007-05-31 13:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PK PREL PINS
07ISLAMABAD2493MOVING FORWARD ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKNNP PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD2520PAKISTAN'S ACTION ON BANK SEPAH
[...] (U) Classified By: Economic Counselor Mary Townswick for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On June 4 Econoff and Poloff spoke with Kamran Akhtar, Director, Disarmament Cell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning Pakistan's action in reference to Bank Sepah's (BS) and Bank Sepah Internation [...]
2007-06-06 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKNNP EFIN IR PK
07ISLAMABAD2525POINTS DELIVERED TO SENIOR OFFICIALS
[...] (S) On June 6, Charge delivered reftel points to President Musharraf's Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General Akhtar Iqbal, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for the Americas Shahid Kamal. The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered the [...]
2007-06-06 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PGOV
07ISLAMABAD256MUSHARRAF TELLS BOUCHER ABOUT PAKISTAN’S PLANS FOR
[...] (S) Summary and introduction: In his January 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf spoke of irritants in Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan's tactical adjustments to enhance security i [...]
2007-01-17 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEAID MOPS PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD2574FEDERAL RAILWAYS MINISTER DEFENDS MEDIA CRACKDOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 13:13:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD2654SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S JUNE 15-17 VISIT
[...] (C) We look forward to your arrival in Pakistan. As always, your discussions with senior officials will strengthen joint U.S.-Pakistan efforts in the War on Terror. You may also have the opportunity to encourage your military counterparts to support democratization and the protection of huma [...]
2007-06-14 12:06:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV AF IN PK
07ISLAMABAD2799PRIME MINISTER STRESSES NEED FOR STABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with SIPDIS Prime Minister (PM) Aziz on June 16. The PM stressed the importance of a stable Afghanistan and expressed concern about Afghan drug production. He reiterated Pakistan,s com [...]
2007-06-23 07:25:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL PTER SNAR
07ISLAMABAD3236DEMARCHE ON AL RASHID TRUST DELIVERED TO GOP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 10:20:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETECON EFIN EINV KTFN PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD3534MUSHARRAF AND SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSS WAR ON
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Durbin called on President Musharraf August 7 to discuss Pakistan's role in the war on terror, the state of Islamic extremism in Pakistan, relations with the U.S., and education in Pakistan, particularly in religious schools. Senator Durbin recognized Pakistan had been A [...]
2007-08-13 07:01:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PK
07ISLAMABAD4008REASSURING PAKISTAN ON THE F-16 SALE
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Secretary last week, President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz and Foreign Secretary Khan told us the U.S. had violated the F-16 SIPDIS agreement with Pakistan. A series of misunderstandings and delays, including important ones on our part, has promp [...]
2007-09-17 12:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD430PAKISTAN OFFICIALLY PROTESTS JANUARY 22 ISAF
[...] (S) Summary: On January 23, the Foreign Ministry convened the Ambassador to protest the January 22 death of a Frontier Corps soldier and the wounding of two others during the bombing of a militant target in Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The Ambassador expressed regret for the loss [...]
2007-01-23 12:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF MOPS PK PNAT PREL
07ISLAMABAD4495KARACHI BOMB BLASTS - THE DAY AFTER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-20 12:22:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER PINR PK ASEC CASC
07ISLAMABAD5283PAKISTAN: ATTEMPTED INTERCEPTS OF COALITION
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On D...SUBJECT: PAKISTAN: ATTEMPTED INTERCEPTS OF COALITION AIRCRAFT Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d) Â [...]
2007-12-14 10:14:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD695MFA RESPONDS REGARDING ALLEGED PAKISTANI
[...] (S) On February 2, MFA (Disarmament Cell) Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar advised PolCouns of MFA actions following post's December 11, 2006 demarche regarding information that a Pakistani firm, Westbridge Smc-Pvt. Limited, may have purchased nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) suits from [...]
2007-02-12 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PARM ETTC IR
07ISTANBUL346FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DAVUTOGLU'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Iraq Coordinator David Satterfield met with Prime Minister Erdogan,s senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, April 21, 2007, to discuss U.S. and Turkish policy toward Iraq and related issues. Ambassador Oguz Celikkol, special representative [...]
2007-04-24 15:54:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PREL TU IZ XF
07ISTANBUL624STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY/GUREVICH DISCUSS ELECTIONS, VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. In separate July 7 meetings, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) Senior Staff Members Alan Makovsky and Gene Gurevich discussed the July 22 parliamentary elections, the possibility of a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq, and the effects of a possible U.S. Arm [...]
2007-07-13 06:24:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL868ISTANBUL OFFICE CALLS UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment. EUR/SE desk officer Danielle Garbe met recently with TESEV President Can Paker, former Special Envoy General Edip Baser and academician Kemal Kirisci to hear views on Turkey's domestic politics, its foreign relations and the bureaucracy's view of the fight against t [...]
2007-09-25 14:24:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PREL TU IR IZ
07JAKARTA1223PROGRESS IN THE MUNIR CASE
[...] (C) Summary. The Indonesian police have intensified their investigation into the murder of Indonesian human rights leader Munir, making new arrests and reopening the case against the Garuda airlines pilot already acquitted. It is headed by the recently appointed chief of the Internal Invest [...]
2007-05-01 07:18:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1279JAKARTA REQUESTS DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 2. 2. (S) The Indonesian National Police (INP) has provided us with information on four Indonesian counterterrorism rewards candidates who helped INP CT units track down top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives Azahari, Jabir, and Abdul Hadi. Our rewards workin [...]
2007-05-07 06:04:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA144TERRORIST FINANCE - VIEWS ON RIHS DESIGNATION, USG
[...] (S) Summary: Given our recent experience with the designation of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) Indonesia branch, and Indonesia's new status on the UNSC, it is difficult to predict how the GOI would react to a proposed Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) designat [...]
2007-01-18 03:14:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1620INDONESIAN POLICE TAKE DOWN KEY JI OPERATORS
[...] (S) Summary. On-going Indonesian National Police (INP) counterterrorism operations in Central Java since Saturday, June 9, have netted the senior-most Indonesian terrorists arrested in the last several years. Among those arrested were Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Ustad Syahroni (aka Mbah aka N [...]
2007-06-11 12:15:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA163NEW MUNIR CASE EVIDENCE GIVES WIDOW HOPE
[...] (S) Summary: Suciwati, widow of murdered human rights activist Munir, asked the Ambassador January 18 about press reports that the FBI was examining cell phones connected to the Munir case to extract information. Ambassador Pascoe confirmed the FBI had indeed extracted information from the [...]
2007-01-19 08:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1673DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF
[...] (U) We met once again with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on June 8 to underscore continued U.S. concerns raised in reftel C and to request an update on the Indonesian government's investigation of [...]
2007-06-18 07:45:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PARM ETTC ID
07JAKARTA1770INDONESIA: CT REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (S) On June 11, Post received the counterterrorism rewards payments requested in Ref A from the Department of Defense (DOD) rewards program at U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) for four Indonesian civilian rewards candidates. On June 20, senior Indonesian National Police (INP) CT investigators in [...]
2007-06-27 11:28:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS KCRM KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1919SPEAKER CALLS OFF THE DOGS IN UNSCR IRAN VOTE
[...] (S) In a hopeful sign for President Yudhoyono in his three-month pitched battle with the House of Representatives (DPR) over Indonesia's support for UNSCR 1747, DPR Speaker Laksono has reportedly decided to let the interpellation matter drop. The Speaker's party, Golkar, which controls the la [...]
2007-07-13 07:37:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA2040TERRORIST FINANCE - DUJANA, PATEK DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: National Police and Foreign Ministry officials told us they had no objections to a UN 1267 designation for Abu Dujana and Umar Patek. Foreign Ministry officials gave the familiar line that they would not support the designation, but would not stand in the way of the U.S. and did [...]
2007-07-27 10:02:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2122MUNIR CASE: ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES APPEAL BASED ON
[...] (S) Summary. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has requested a case review of the December 2006 acquittal of Pollycarpus in the September 2004 murder of human rights leader Munir. While this appeal is unusual, the appeal cites case precedent as well as "the principal of justice," accordin [...]
2007-08-06 11:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2463TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATIONS
[...] (S) In response to demarche delivered on September 6, 2007, Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would probably not place a hold on the designations of five Saudi individuals named in reftel. But he said the final decision wo [...]
2007-09-06 09:39:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN PTER PGOV EFIN UNSC ID
07JAKARTA2473REQUEST FOR DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request: Please see para 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the Indonesian National Police (INP) captured two top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives, Abu Dujana and Zarkasih (information on both is contained in para 5). Mission's rewards working group has review [...]
2007-09-07 07:45:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA250INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 00:06:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA253INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] (S) Summary. The Foreign Ministry has announced that Hassan Wirajuda plans to meet with exiled Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al in Damascus in February, during his visit to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Wirajuda and President Yudhoyono (SBY) previously received Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar [...]
2007-01-31 07:15:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2549INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-09-13 06:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA281DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF
[...] (S) We presented the demarche with the full information provided reftel to Ramadansyah Hasan in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on February 1. We noted that our instructions referred to reports of intended sale [...]
2007-02-02 02:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PARM ETTC ID IR
07JAKARTA2900TERRORIST FINANCE - SEVEN IRAQI INDIVIDUALS
[...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on October 10, 2007, to Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Indonesia would not place a hold on the designation of the Iraqi individual (Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, the leader of the Iraqi Wing of the Sy [...]
2007-10-15 08:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2924A CABINET OF ONE -- INDONESIA'S FIRST LADY EXPANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: According to contacts, Indonesia's First Lady has expanded her influence within the Palace and emerged as the President's undisputed top advisor. Kristiani Herawati's ascendance has apparently come at the expense of other key advisors. The First Lady has allegedly leveraged he [...]
2007-10-17 10:54:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2948VICE PRESIDENT KALLA'S UNCERTAIN POLITICAL FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: With the 2009 presidential race heating up, the most intriguing political wild card at this stage is VP Kalla. He enjoys a reputation for dynamism, chairs Indonesia's largest political party, and--given his sometimes tricky relationship with SBY--would seemingly have motivation [...]
2007-10-22 05:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3027PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S POLITICAL PROSPECTS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As President Yudhoyono (SBY) moves into the fourth year of his five-year term, his political prospects are strong. His poll numbers remain robust and he can take comfort in knowing that no compelling challengers have emerged yet to contest the 2009 election. Nonetheless, there [...]
2007-10-30 06:47:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3096GOLKAR -- INDONESIA'S LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's largest political party--Golkar--will soon hold its leadership conference. The annual meeting will take place against the backdrop of the looming 2009 national elections. The party will use the meeting to discuss the possibility of a Kalla presidential bid. Though [...]
2007-11-07 08:59:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3107EX-GOVERNOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOW TO GAIN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ex-Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso made a big splash when he announced he was running for president (the election is in 2009). The former general--who has been actively barnstorming--has thus far failed to make a dent in the polls. Even in the byzantine world of Indonesian politics, [...]
2007-11-08 08:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3162JAKARTA - DS/ATA AND SPECIAL DETACHMENT 88
[...] (U) Begin Summary. Post appreciated the visit of DS/ATA Director Steve Brunette and DS/ATA Desk Officer Steve Hargrove. In addition to signing the Memorandum of Intent between the Embassy and the Indonesian National Police (INP),the visit provided useful ideas on improving the already suc [...]
2007-11-15 04:40:00Embassy JakartaSECRETASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3225IRAN -- FLURRY OF INDONESIAN TRAVEL TO TEHRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono reportedly intends to travel to Tehran in December, apparently in lieu of Vice President Kalla's canceled Iran visit. Parliamentary Speaker Laksono is currently in Tehran under the auspices of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). Parliamentarian Ade Nasut [...]
2007-11-21 10:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3263TERRORIST TRIALS -- NEW FUNDING NEEDED FOR COURT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Over the past two years, a locally contracted Court Monitor has provided valuable information on the trials of Indonesia's most dangerous terrorists. With current funding nearly exhausted, Mission seeks new Department funding to continue this productive relationship. Supported b [...]
2007-11-28 06:09:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA406MORE ACTIVITY IN INDONESIA ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary. The Middle East continues to be a hot topic in Indonesia, both within the government and civil society. On the Israel-Palestine conflict, the GOI has condemned Israel's excavations at the base of the al-Aqsa mosque. The GOI has also congratulated the Palestinian Authority for ag [...]
2007-02-15 01:42:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL KISL ID
07JAKARTA474AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) During a Feb. 16 farewell call on President Yudhoyono (SBY),Amb. Pascoe raised conditions in Papua and explained U.S. plans to help build capacity there. SBY said the national cabinet and the two provincial governors have agreed on a development strategy. SBY endorsed the provision of [...]
2007-02-22 07:46:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV ABLD PHUM ID
07JAKARTA906JAKARTA: EAC MEETING, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on March 29, 2007, to discuss the issues of airline safety in Indonesia and the recent arrest of 8 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members in East Java. The CG and ECONCOUNS discussed a recent media release by the Indonesian Dire [...]
2007-03-29 06:26:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER CASC AEMR ASEC PGOV EAIR ID
07JAKARTA972HEAT STILL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO FOLLOWING IRAN
[...] (C) A number of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from across party lines, including the Speaker himself, continued their vocal assault on Indonesia's decision to vote for UNSCR 1747. Despite the heated rhetoric and highly public critique of the administration's decision [...]
2007-04-04 10:41:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JEDDAH392SAUDIS UNSURPRISED BY SHARIF'S RETURN; CONCERNED WITH MAINTAINING STABILITY IN PAKISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Fraker's September 11 meeting with Prince Muqrin, Head of the General Intelligence Presidency, Muqrin reiterated the SAG's commitment to accepting Sharif while in exile but added that Sharif had not heeded Saad Al-Hariri's warning not to return to Pakistan. (NOTE: A [...]
2007-09-12 06:31:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SA
07JEDDAH485I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME
[...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...]
2007-11-24 15:26:00Consulate JeddahSECRETSOCI SCUL KWMN SA
07JEDDAH512ABHA 2030: ASIR DEPUTY GOV DISCUSSES REFORMS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: While in Abha to open the American Culture and Commerce Festival organized by Consulate General Jeddah, the CG met with the Deputy Governor (DG) of Asir to discuss the status of ongoing reforms in the province. These reforms, collectively known as "Abha 2030," include modernizing [...]
2007-12-15 18:27:00Consulate JeddahSECRETECON EIND ELAB SCUL SOCI
07JEDDAH519INSIDE PRINCE KHALED'S DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 16 meeting with the CG, prominent Jeddah businessman Loay Bougary (strictly protect) described Prince Khaled's development plans for Mecca Province, and gave a detailed account of the consultative cabinet of experts which the prince organized to advise on these [...]
2007-12-29 15:15:00Consulate JeddahSECRETECON PGOV SA SCUL SOCI
07JERUSALEM1189FCC SUSPENDS FATAH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NUG
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Fatah Central Committee (FCC) decided on June 12 to "suspend" Fatah's participation in the national unity government (NUG). Fatah leaders report that some FCCs members urged that Fatah withdraw from the government completely, but that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) [...]
2007-06-13 14:22:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1201JOINT PLO-EC AND FCC MEETING OFFERS BOLD POLITICAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A joint PLO-EC/FCC meeting on June 14 recommended to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that he break the political partnership with HAMAS and dismiss the current government. Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire between HAMAS and Fatah delegations in Gaza continue. Abu [...]
2007-06-14 14:38:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1230ABBAS DISMISSES GOVERNMENT AND WILL FORM EMERGENCY
[...] (S) On the evening of June 14, PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) signed decrees dismissing the national unity government (NUG),declaring a state of emergency, and creating the legal basis to form an emergency government. On June 15, Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr announced that Salam F [...]
2007-06-15 12:53:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1267FATAH LEADERS PINNING THE BLAME AND TAKING NEXT
[...] (S) Summary: Fatah leaders are seeking to isolate HAMAS following the swearing-in of the new government under PM Salam Fayyad. Marwan Barghuti issued a statement from jail to endorse PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)'s decision to dismiss the national unity government (NUG) and form a n [...]
2007-06-19 15:58:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1441JULY 11 PLC MEETING FAILS TO REACH A QUORUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) did not reach a quorum for the July 11 meeting called by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),because of a boycott by HAMAS legislators. Contacts in Abbas' office say he is considering next steps. End Summary. PLC FAILS TO REACH [...]
2007-07-11 15:05:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1487PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WANTS STATUS QUO ON GAZA
[...] (S) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Salam Fayyad informed Consul General on July 17 that they do not support at this time increasing throughput at Gaza crossings beyond humanitarian assistance and commercial food shipments. Abu Mazen [...]
2007-07-18 14:10:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON ETRD KPAL PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM151PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON
[...] (S) Summary: The Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) is now emphasizing actions against money laundering over countering terrorist financing because of the current political situation in the PA. It continues to draft anti-money laundering legislation that will put into law many of the same [...]
2007-01-26 07:18:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEFIN PGOV PTER KTFN KWBG IS IZ
07JERUSALEM1525HAMAS MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME EXPLAINED
[...] (S) Summary. Hamas has gained access to considerable funds through money laundering schemes, according to Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) Deputy Governor Jihad al-Wazir. Imported goods are paid for from accounts outside Gaza or even with cash at point of origin. The Gaza recipient pa [...]
2007-07-23 16:36:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON EFIN KFTN KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1689PA SECURITY FORCES ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN SOME "B
[...] (C) Following Palestinian and Israeli press reports that the IDF has permitted Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) to operate in Area B, National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Diab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) confirmed to PolOff August 14 that the IDF has allowed uniformed Palest [...]
2007-08-15 11:09:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV KWBG PINS IS
07JERUSALEM1719(S) FAYYAD ASKS U/S LEVEY FOR HELP WITH QATAR AND
[...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Under Secretary of Treasury Stuart Levey that Qatar was ""willfully bad"" on issue related to financing of terrorist organizations, including HAMAS. He said the PA was ready to move on terror financing legislation, but w [...]
2007-08-17 07:56:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEFIN ECON KWBG PTER OVIP
07JERUSALEM1806CONTINUED ROAD WORK AT E-1; WATER AND SEWAGE
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed August 24 that construction work continues in the E-1 area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, and that the parking lot of the police station building is near complete. The route of the road changed slightly leading to the police station since ConGen last visit [...]
2007-08-27 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM1831PM FAYYAD AND CODEL ACKERMAN: SECURITY,
[...] (S) Summary. On August 29, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Ackerman that the August 28 meeting between PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and GoI PM Ehud Olmert was "positive, but general." He said that another meeting should be held soon to prepare for the November internationa [...]
2007-08-30 12:26:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM189GAZA NSF CHIEF: CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING, BUT
[...] (S) Summary. Gaza National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Jamal Kayyad told Poloff on January 30 that a Fatah-Hamas ceasefire is holding. However, he believes it will eventually collapse as it is not comprehensive in scope and does not address underlying Fatah-Hamas political disputes. [...]
2007-01-30 16:05:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL KWBG PINS IS KPAL PTER PINR
07JERUSALEM203980-90 GAZANS, INCLUDING HAMAS OFFICIALS AND OTHER
[...] (SBU) 80-90 Palestinians, most members of Hamas, entered Gaza from Egypt early September 30, according to contacts in the Office of the President and Arabic-language press. Local media, citing witnesses and Hamas officials, report that the group included former PA Interior Minister Hani Talib [...]
2007-10-01 13:12:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PTER
07JERUSALEM2114ABBAS ORDERS DISSOLUTION OF FORCE 17
[...] (S) PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander Thiab Mustafa Ali told PolSpec October 7 that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) instructed security chiefs to integrate Force 17 members into the Presidential Guard (PG) and NSF. BG Ali said the timeline for Force 17 integration/dissolution [...]
2007-10-10 17:24:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2155PA RELEASES 30-40 HAMAS MEMBERS FOR EID, BUT
[...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released 30-40 Hamas-affiliated prisoners October 9-11 for Eid al-Fitr, according to Palestinian press and PA security contacts. According to security contacts, the prisoners released are minor figures associated with Hamas charities and other NGOs, and Ha [...]
2007-10-18 15:50:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PTER PINS IS PGOV
07JERUSALEM2171FAYYAD PREPARING FOR DONORS' CONFERENCE; ACTS TO
[...] (S) Summary. Meeting with the Consul General in Ramallah on October 18, PM Salam Fayyad said the PA is preparing a comprehensive development plan, covering all key sectors, in advance of the December Donors' Conference in Paris. He said he wants the Conference organizers to coordinate fully [...]
2007-10-19 16:49:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PREL IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2184FAYYAD RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF "REVOLVING DOOR"
[...] (S) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad provided the Consul General (in October 19-22 calls) a detailed chronology of PA actions concerning suspects in an alleged assassination plot against Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Fayyad confirmed that the suspects are now in PA custody. He said PA procedures on s [...]
2007-10-22 16:43:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG IS PGOV PTER PREL
07JERUSALEM2208DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE WEST BANK AND
[...] (SBU) Post continues to exert diplomatic and programmatic efforts to support peace between Israelis and Palestinians and the creation of an independent Palestinian state. There have been significant developments in the West Bank and Gaza since the Department approved post,s strategy in Augus [...]
2007-10-25 15:11:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS KDEM KMPI ECON KPAO
07JERUSALEM2276NABLUS FATAH OFFICIALS SKETCH INTERNAL AND
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 24 meetng, Senior Fatah officials from Nablus, Taysir Nasser Allah and Hussein Hawari, told NEA/PI Owen Kirby about efforts to provide services to Fatah supporters in Nablus. They said the population includes many families of prisoners and "martyrs," which Fatah end [...]
2007-11-02 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PGOV KMPI PREL KDEM KPAO
07JERUSALEM2318NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 6: PASF SURROUNDS BALATA CAMP, ARRESTS 11 SUSPECTS, BUT IDF COMPLICATES PASF EFFORTS REF: JERUSALEM 2293
[...] (S) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Thiab Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and other Palestinian security contacts say NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions around Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. The NSF have surrounded Balata refugee camp in an effor [...]
2007-11-06 15:33:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM2554PASF DECEMBER 11 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON NABLUS
[...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) commanders told USSC LTG Dayton December 11 that the security campaign in Nablus is a success, but sustained law and order in Nablus requires the IDF to relax its control over the city. They said PA courts refuse to detain individual [...]
2007-12-13 12:30:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2597PASF DECEMBER 17 UPDATE TO LTG DAYTON ON BETHLEHEM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 15:29:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM46SEVERAL CENTRAL WEST BANK CHECKPOINTS REMOVED OR
[...] (S) Summary. Following discussion on easing movement restrictions inside the West Bank between PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, Poloff surveyed the changes in Palestinian access/movement in the Nablus/Salfit/Ramallah area on January 5. The changes do not all [...]
2007-01-08 16:57:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL KWBG PBTS KPAL PINR IS
07JERUSALEM687FATAH REFORM IN GAZA: INTERNAL DIVISIONS THREATEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 10, senior Fatah activist Ahmad Hillis organized a conference attended by 1,700 Fatah members in Gaza City. While the conference's theme, "Our Message," was intended to energize grassroots Fatah activists around Fatah's public message and political program, the speake [...]
2007-04-16 13:47:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETKWBG PGOV KPAL IS PREL
07KABUL1049ANAP EXPANSION IN EAST AND CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-31 12:29:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1074GOA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
[...] (C/REL GOA) At a meeting on detainee transfer issues on April 1, deputy polmilcouns and polmiloff informed Malik Quraishi (Director of Policy and Oversight),Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director),and Abdullah Popal (Director of Internal Policy) in Afghanistan's Office of the National [...]
2007-04-03 11:04:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL1078AFGHAN NATIONAL DETENTION FACILITY OPENS MARCH 25;
[...] (SBU) This is an Action request. Please see paragraph 9. --------------------------------------- ANDF March 25 Opening, Press Reaction --------------------------------------- 2. (S/NF) The Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) in the Pol-e-Charkhi prison compound was opened formally [...]
2007-04-03 12:59:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1091FIRST 12 DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO AFGHAN NATIONAL
[...] (S/REL GOA) CSTC-A Detainee Operations has confirmed that the first 12 Afghan detainees were transferred on April 2 from Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan Government custody at the Afghan National Detention Facility. Reuters carried a report today on the transfer citing the [...]
2007-04-03 13:33:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL1238STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: DEFENSE MINISTER WARDAK ON
[...] (S) In a separate meeting with members of the Strategic Partnership delegation, Minister of Defense Wardak stressed the importance to Afghanistan of its partnership with the United States, and praised U.S. forces for the "marvelous job" they are doing in Afghanistan. He noted in particular the [...]
2007-04-14 08:22:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MASS NATO AF
07KABUL1327FM SPANTA'S VISIT TO IRAN: CONCERNS AMIDST
[...] (C) During wide-ranging meetings in Iran April 10-12, Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta deflected Iranian pressure for an agreement on water rights surrounding the Harirud River and Salma Dam project, pressed Iran to stop supporting the National Front, and declined (again) an Iranian offer to con [...]
2007-04-18 11:06:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR
07KABUL1353GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN EFFORTS TO UPDATE UNSCR
[...] (S) On April 19, 2007, POLOFF and CSTC-A Plans and Operations Officer (Pol-Mil Affairs) delivered reftel to Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials Mohd Zia Salehi, Director of the Situation Room and Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor, and Abdul Malik Quraishi, Direct [...]
2007-04-22 06:22:00Embassy KabulSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC FR UK AF
07KABUL1720AMBASSADOR LOOKS AT SECURITY, POLICE, POPPY IN
[...] (C) (SUMMARY) During a May 13 visit to Mazar-i-Sharif and meeting with Balkh Governor Atta, the Ambassador offered congratulations for a dramatic reduction in poppy production, announced a planned increase in assistance to the province, and urged more progress on combating local warlords. T [...]
2007-05-23 10:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETPINR PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL1724STEPPED UP IRANIAN INFLUENCE REACHES FOREIGN
[...] (S) Over the past several months, Iran has taken a series of steps to expand and deepen its influence in Afghanistan. Afghan contacts point to the creation of the National Front and the National Unity Council, the discovery of Iranian weapons in Afghanistan, Iran's control of media outlets a [...]
2007-05-23 13:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF IR
07KABUL1745KIDNAPPED AFGHAN DEMINING NGO WORKER RELEASED - TALIBAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul learned of the safe release on May 17 of Esmatullah Mir Ahmadullah, an Afghan ambulance driver for an Afghan demining NGO, the Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA). Ahmadullah reportedly was kidnapped by Taliban operatives in Gardez on May 14. The Taliban reportedly kept [...]
2007-05-24 14:09:00Embassy KabulSECRETKHDP MASS ASEC AF
07KABUL1820SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES VISIT TO
[...] (S) Your June 3-4 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President Karzai facing challenges both domestically and from his neighbors. Domestic discontent is to a considerable degree a reflection of unmet expectations. The population expected the fall of the Taliban and arrival of the int [...]
2007-06-02 11:33:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR
07KABUL1971PRT URUZGAN - THE FIGHT FOR CHORA
[...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...]
2007-06-19 07:00:00Embassy KabulSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
07KABUL19835 NGO VEHICLES STOLEN BY ARMED INTRUDERS IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul learned June 18 of the theft of five vehicles belonging to the Afghan demining NGO Mine Detection Center (MDC) on June 13 when 20 "heavily armed" individuals reportedly broke into MDC's Kandahar compound. The perpetrators also stole an unspecified quantity of MDC uniforms [...]
2007-06-20 08:37:00Embassy KabulSECRETASEC KHDP MASS AF
07KABUL2063TALIBAN SEIZE 17 DEMINERS AND 3 VEHICLES IN GHAZNI
[...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: Alleged Taliban fighters under Mullah Safiullah took 17 Afghan NGO deminers hostage on June 23 and seized 3 of their vehicles. This is the second attack on Afghan demining NGOs in as many weeks involving armed groups capturing vehicles. The Taliban kidnappers reportedl [...]
2007-06-26 12:42:00Embassy KabulSECRETASEC KHDP MASS AF
07KABUL2137PAG TO DISCUSS COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE SOUTH
[...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: At a June 28 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting chaired by Afghan NSA Rassoul, COMISAF GEN McNeill urged the GoA and international community to do more to address the growing narcotics problem in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wood proposed that the PAG meet in three weeks to di [...]
2007-07-05 14:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PTER MOPS NATO AF
07KABUL231GOA APPROVES RELEASE OF TWO GUANTANAMO BAY
[...] (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A has advised Government of Afghanistan (GOA) approval for February release via PTS of two Afghan detainees in Guantanamo Bay: US9AF-000987DP Haji GHALIB and US9AF-001037DP Nazar GUL. 2. (S/REL GOA) CSTCA-A advises that the GOA does not concur with release of two other de [...]
2007-01-23 11:59:00Embassy KabulSECRETPTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF
07KABUL2334PRT HERAT: IRAN AS A MULTI-FACETED ACTOR IN HERAT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's strategic and economic interests in western Afghanistan, and particularly in Herat, are expressed in a mix of traditional (mostly soft) and non-traditional (harder-edged) engagements. While Iran's sponsorship of official and unofficial crossborder delegations and aid/develo [...]
2007-07-19 12:14:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IR AF
07KABUL2402AFGHAN CIVIL ORDER POLICE UNDERMINED BY POOR MOI
[...] (SBU) The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) are being trained by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in close coordination with Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to provide a force capable of responding to urban unrest, civil disorder and national emergencies, whil [...]
2007-07-27 04:01:00Embassy KabulSECRETMASS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL2506PRT SHARANA: PAKTIKA PROVINCE SIX MONTH ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Despite an active pro-Coalition governor, weak government and a 60 percent increase in insurgent attacks continue to hamper progress in Paktika, a province of 800,000 people on the Pakistan border. The provincial government is well-meaning but weak, and almost all development in the provi [...]
2007-08-03 05:35:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PTER ASEC MARR EAID AF
07KABUL2723PRT MEHTARLAM: LAGHMAN PROVINCE SIX MONTH
[...] (C) Governance capacity improved in Laghman province, which also saw progress in reconstruction during the last six months. Taliban and HiG insurgents continued low-level operations in remote areas, but IEDs were the main threat to ISAF and IROA forces. Afghan security force training is on t [...]
2007-08-15 06:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL2968SCENE-SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S
[...] (C) We welcome your first visit as Deputy Secretary to Afghanistan, which comes at an opportune time to advance our effort to establish a self-sustaining multi-channel dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The inauguration in Jalalabad of a discreet communications channel between the nat [...]
2007-09-05 14:43:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV MARR PREL SNAR PTER ECON EAIDCIN AF
07KABUL3765SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY EDELMAN'S NOVEMBER
[...] (S) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Your visit, coming near the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress and to prepare the ground for major challenges in 2008. With 2008 being the last full year before the next Afghan president [...]
2007-11-06 08:32:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3768THIRD TRANSFER OF AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO
[...] (S/REL IROA) On November 4, eight Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on October 29 of the (then pending) transfer. On November 5, Emboffs met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the [...]
2007-11-06 11:59:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL3960IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 20:53:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
07KABUL3973SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' DECEMBER 3-5 VISIT
[...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit, coming at the end of this year,s fighting season, is an opportunity to assess 2007,s military, political and development progress. ISAF was the clear winner this year on the battlefield, which has pushed the enemy to resort increasingly to asymmetric attacks. [...]
2007-12-02 08:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
07KABUL4112TRANSFER OF 13 AFGHANS FROM GUANTANAMO TO AFGHAN
[...] (S) On 13 December, 13 Afghans were transferred from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF); IRoA officials were notified verbally on November 14 of the (then pending) transfer. On December 10, Emboff met with Zia Mohammed Salehi, Director of the Situation [...]
2007-12-16 14:15:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PGOV PINS PREL PTER AF
07KABUL427CORRUPT HEAD OF CORRUPTION COUNCIL WASIFI
[...] (S) The Ambassador raised with President Karzai February 6 the unsuitability of former governor Wasifi as head of the Corruption Council. Karzai well knows that Wasifi was convicted of drug-dealing in the US and accused of corruption when he was governor of Farah. Karzai seemed mildly surpri [...]
2007-02-08 06:35:00Embassy KabulSECRETKCOR KJUS PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL510REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING DETERMINATION ON ANA
[...] (SBU) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post seeks Department's assistance in concluding Leahy (DoD) vetting for the Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel selected to participate in DoD-funded training to create a guard unit for the Afghan National Detention Facility (AND [...]
2007-02-14 12:43:00Embassy KabulSECRETPHUM PINR PTER AF
07KABUL558DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: READOUT FROM FEBRUARY
[...] (S) Summary: Afghan legal experts are still preparing the GoA's response to our request for a written description of the legal framework that the GoA would apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and Guantanomo (GTMO) to GoA custody at the Afghan Nati [...]
2007-02-19 14:14:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL579PRT ASADABAD: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (C) Kunar,s security improved significantly in 2006 except in the isolated border areas. Ongoing road construction will help consolidate security gains, and will enable economic growth. Better and larger police forces will be necessary to keep Kunar,s security and economic trends positive in [...]
2007-02-21 11:31:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PTER ECON EAID MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL581SOUTHERN GOVERNORS OUTLINE MAJOR SECURITY
[...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: During a February 6 introductory meeting in Kandahar with COMISAF, the governors of Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul pressed for increasing police salaries and getting more police officers into the Southern provinces to provide leadership to new recruits. ANA 205th Corps Co [...]
2007-02-21 13:15:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PTER EAID NATO MARR AF
07KABUL621APHSCT TOWNSEND'S FEBRUARY 8 MEETING WITH COMISAF
[...] (S) Summary: General McNeill emphasized that ISAF will maintain the initiative, and that the "spring offensive will be mine." He said that, from a military perspective, he does not like the current situation in Musa Qala (reftel). However, he said that he is prepared to leave things as they [...]
2007-02-26 09:03:00Embassy KabulSECRETNATO MOPS MARR PREL PINS AF
07KABUL652DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PROVIDES PART ONE
[...] (S) As promised (reftel A),on February 19 the GOA provided a written description of the legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and later possibly from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to GOA custody at the Afghan National Detention Fac [...]
2007-02-27 13:43:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL68DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA REPRESENTATIVES
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy National Security Adviser Engineer Ibrahim Speenzada convened GOA representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Interior, Justice, and the National Directorate of Security on January 2 to discuss the legal basis for detention and prosecution of any detainees transferred [...]
2007-01-07 11:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL696EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...]
2007-03-04 06:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETCASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF
07KABUL722GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER
[...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]
2007-03-04 13:37:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL758GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER
[...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...]
2007-03-05 15:25:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF
07KABUL791NOTIFICATION: TWO AFGHAN DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request: Please pass paragraph two information to appropriate Department of Defense colleagues to begin the transfer process: 2. (S) COL Humdard of the Afghan Ministry of Interior advised CSTC-A Detainee Operations on March 5 that he approves release of the following [...]
2007-03-07 13:48:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC PTER MARR AF
07KABUL804SCENE SETTER: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Your March 13-14 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by an Afghan government eager to host the Second U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Dialogue meeting. As some Afghans begin to fear international support may be slipping, the GOA sees the Strategic Partnership as a key vehicle to r [...]
2007-03-08 16:35:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL805SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]
2007-03-08 17:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL806DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PART TWO RESPONSE
[...] (S) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) Expecting to receive the remainder of the GOA response on the detainee legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) to Afghan custody at the Afghan National Detention Facil [...]
2007-03-09 12:36:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL94PAKISTAN PM AZZIZ VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim characterized the January 4 visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Azziz as a "good trip." There had not been agreement on substance, but Azziz and Karzai held frank and open discussions on a range of bilateral issues. Foreign Minister S [...]
2007-01-10 06:04:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL956DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: REVIEW BOARD MEETS
[...] (S) Summary: The GOA has been informed that the first transfer of 13 detainees to the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) is scheduled for March 25, when the facility will be formally opened; the actual transfer will occur on April 2. Post passed evidentiary files for the first transfer [...]
2007-03-25 03:47:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KAMPALA1449UGANDA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES LRA, CONGO, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on September 5 to discuss current developments in the negotiations with the Lord,s Resistance Army (LRA),developments in eastern Congo, and stabilizing Somalia. President Museveni, similarly to [...]
2007-09-14 09:01:00Embassy KampalaSECRETPGOV PREL UG SU CG SO
07KAMPALA1848UGANDA MAY BE OPEN TO MANPADS STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has considered reftel Horn of Africa MANPADS Acquisition Engagement and Plan of Action Strategy for Uganda. Mechanisms proposed to help the GOU address counter-proliferation and destruction are feasible and timely. Post is confident that the GOU would welcome greater USG involv [...]
2007-12-06 12:56:00Embassy KampalaSECRETMARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL UG
07KATHMANDU1307NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF RULES OUT COUP
[...] (S) On July 2, during the Ambassador's farewell call on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal, the COAS revealed that he had had three visitors from King Gyanendra in recent days who had urged him to "move" to "save the country." He told the Ambassador that he had rejected the request [...]
2007-07-06 08:36:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV MARR NP
07KATHMANDU732THE KING AND THE MAOISTS: FROM FOE TO FRIEND TO FOE
[...] (SBU) An article by a former senior Maoist turned dissident that appeared in mid-January 2007 in one of Nepal's leading newsweeklies casts light on the somewhat bewildering turns that have characterized the relationship between King Gyanendra and Maoist chief Prachanda. Maoist dissident Rabin [...]
2007-04-09 12:31:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER PINR IN NP
07KHARTOUM1053SLA/M REP ALLEGES IMPENDING ATTACKS
[...] (S) Mahboub Idris Abdulrasool, chairman for the North Darfur Security Arrangements Committee and a member of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi, informed S/CRS Poloff on June 24 that National Congress Party (NCP) functionary Ismail Abdalla Barghouth had convened a recent meeting at his [...]
2007-07-03 14:26:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1133DARFUR: MINAWI DESCRIBES SAUDI TRIP, PREVIEWS TRIP
[...] (S) Buoyant after his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi described his visit to Jeddah--which had included a rare 40-minute private meeting with King Abdullah and promises of financial support for the SLM--as " [...]
2007-07-22 15:26:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR SU SA UN AU
07KHARTOUM1303SLM AWAITS SAUDI RESPONSE TO AID REQUEST
[...] (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi is awaiting a response from the Saudi Arabian government to his request for financial assistance to maintain the loyalty of his forces, integrate SLM fighters into the civilian population, and treat t [...]
2007-08-20 10:50:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV EAID SU SA
07KHARTOUM1436TRACK TO LIBYA TALKS FRAUGHT WITH HURDLES
[...] (S) While the announcement of UN/AU-brokered negotiations between Sudan and Darfur's rebels is a very positive step toward ending the conflict, five hurdles obstruct the track to talks in Libya at the end of October: disunity within the rebel factions; ongoing hostilities on the ground; the Fur [...]
2007-09-11 16:12:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US LY
07KHARTOUM1438SUDAN - IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM
[...] (S) Embassy Khartoum has identified a few &credible voices8 in Sudan,s Muslim community. The following information was requested in reftel: 2. (S) NAME: Tigani Hassan Al-Amin, chairman of the Center of Faith Research Center. INFLUENCE: Al-Amin is known for his open-mindedness. His influe [...]
2007-09-12 09:06:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KISL PINR SU
07KHARTOUM1846MINAWI PRESSES QATAR FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Please see action request para. 4. 2. (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi traveled to Doha November 21 to 25 as part of a broader effort to solicit political and financial support from Arab capitals for his beleaguered movement [...]
2007-11-26 05:53:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV SU QA
07KHARTOUM202UPDATE ON AL-WATAN THREAT
[...] (C) On February 7, an article in a local newspaper in Khartoum reported that a group of masked men visited Al-Watan, an independent Arabic daily newspaper, claiming that they were responsible for sending terrorist threats to both the UN and the U.S. diplomatic mission in Khartoum. One of the [...]
2007-02-11 16:36:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM214TERRORIST FINANCE: POST-VETTING OF HUMAN APPEAL
[...] (S) ORCA reports that it has no information on Human Appeal International's (HAI) activities in Sudan. However, HAI, which is based in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, has strong ties to HAMAS and has raised funds on its behalf. HAI is also believed to have a close relationship with the Internat [...]
2007-02-13 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON SU
07KHARTOUM614SUDAN: POST ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT OF RETURNED
[...] (S) Embassy Khartoum does not believe there to be a credible basis to suspect the mistreatment of previously transferred Sudanese GTMO detainees by the Sudanese authorities and believes that the GOS has demonstrated sufficient resolve and effectiveness to justify consideration of additional tr [...]
2007-04-19 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PHUM PTER KAWK SU
07KHARTOUM643POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF SLA/M SOLDIERS BY AMIS TROOPS
[...] (S) Post draws Department attention to the information report referenced above, supported by photographic evidence, which suggests that three Sudan Liberation Army Minawi (SLA/M) soldiers may have been executed by Senegalese troops in retaliation for the deaths of five of their own. The incid [...]
2007-04-24 15:53:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
07KHARTOUM763LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
[...] (C) Recent comments by the Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) underscore the disconnect between the political and military arms of the AU and the incoherent leadership that continues to weaken the mission. In an introductory meeting with S/CRS Poloff in El Fasher, Maj [...]
2007-05-15 14:16:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL KPKO SU AU UN
07KHARTOUM780AMIS READY FOR HONORABLE EXIT
[...] (S) A senior African Union official told Poloff on May 17 that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) needs a viable exit strategy to turn the peace-keeping mission in Darfur over to the United Nations. At a weekend "brainstorming retreat" in Port Sudan for AU staff a few days earlier, they [...]
2007-05-18 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO AU UN SU EG
07KHARTOUM939OFFER TO SELL RADIOACTIVE URANIUM
[...] (Secret) On May 31, 2007, ARSO Bleu Lawless was contacted by a Sudanese-American, identified as Abuobaida A. Mohed, who claimed to have access to radioactive uranium. During a subsequent interview conducted by ARSO Lawless and SIMO representatives, Mohed claimed that his uncle, who is a Sudane [...]
2007-06-14 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER
07KINGSTON1470JAMAICA: MEET THE KEY CABINET MINISTERS OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 16:25:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPGOV PREL JM XL
07KINGSTON1626JAMAICA/BAHAMAS: ARGENTINA IS APPROACHING HOST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 20:59:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPTER ASCEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR JM XL
07KINGSTON1813JAMAICA: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TOP PRIORITY IS
[...] (C) Summary: One of Commissioner Lewin's first official acts on December 17, the day he took office, was to approve the proposed Anti-Corruption Strategy Paper, presented by the new Anti-Corruption Division Chief. In a meeting with NAS Director on December 19 (Reftel),and again in his inau [...]
2007-12-31 18:40:00Embassy KingstonSECRETSNAR PREL AA
07KINSHASA688BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: NTUMI - DEER HUNTER OR THE
[...] (C) Following his June 8 "walk in the woods" in Kinkala with CNR President Frederic Bintsamou (Pasteur Ntumi),in the presence of BBC journalist James James, (reported reftel A),DCM was contacted by CNR National Secretary Joseph Mbizi to discuss his party's anticipated participation in the J [...]
2007-06-20 13:07:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PINR PHUM PGOV CF
07KINSHASA796RADIATION LEVELS AT THE LUISWISHI MINE
[...] (S) On 18 May 2007, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines and Property for Katanga Province, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, ordered ministry officials to form a commission to investigate radiation levels at the Luiswishi Mine. A nine person commission was formed, which went to Luis [...]
2007-07-11 10:47:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA CG EMIN
07KINSHASA797RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF URANIUM TRAFFICKING IN THE
[...] (S) Several sources have recently stated that the Malta Forest Company is mining and exporting uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, Malta Forest does this by mining the uranified rock while mining copper and cobalt, then exporting the uranified ore and circumve [...]
2007-07-11 11:13:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA798MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WANTS TO
[...] (S) As previously noted, extensive deposits of uranium exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the price of uranium (U308) has risen on the international market from $15 a pound in 2004, to $135 a pound in 2007. The DRC is thus sitting on an significant reserve of unexploited wea [...]
2007-07-11 11:41:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KUALALUMPUR1059SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF 13TH AIR FORCE
[...] (C) Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one [...]
2007-06-20 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1198IRAN SANCTIONS: URGING MALAYSIA TO PRIORITIZE
[...] (S) DCM and polchief met on July 23 with Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta and focused the discussion on the importance of countries maintaining pressure on Iran to comply with its nonproliferation obligations, including through implementation of UNSCR sanctions (r [...]
2007-07-25 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1225MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-07-31 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1234MILF PEACE TALKS: OTHMAN SEEKS RESTRAINT AFTER
[...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak used his recent travel to the Philippines to urge both the GRP and MILF to avoid resuming hostilities in the wake of the July 10 killings and mutilation of Filipino marines in Bas [...]
2007-08-02 08:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-08-23 09:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1400PM'S AIDE SAYS TERENGGANU RIOT WILL SCARE AWAY
[...] (C) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, during a September 12 meeting with polchief, denied his involvement in the September 8 Terengganu riot and instead alleged opposition parties had planned the violence in order to boost public sympathy for [...]
2007-09-14 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1478EMBASSY MEETING WITH ISNA-SANCTIONED TARGET
[...] (S/REL MALAYSIA) Polchief and econoff met with U.S. ISNA-sanctioned Malaysian firm Target Airfreight on September 26, in a meeting set up by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry. Target executives confirmed they shipped helicopter parts to Iran on March 31, 2004, at the request of an Indonesian firm [...]
2007-10-02 05:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR153ANWAR IBRAHIM ATTACKS NAJIB, SEES LIMITED
[...] (S) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, speaking with polchief January 18, amplified his recent attacks on Deputy Prime Minister Najib, alleging official cover-up of Najib's connection with the Altantuya murder case and Najib's involvement in corrupt military procurements. Anwar (pro [...]
2007-01-24 11:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-11-27 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR184SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took the helm. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. [...]
2007-01-31 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR263HONORARY CONSUL NOTES MALAYSIA AS SAFE HAVEN FOR
[...] (S) The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Malaysian businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),described Thai Malay separatist use of Malaysian territory as a safe haven and insurgents' views of the conflict during a February 5 meeting with polchief. Eskay, who was a leading Ma [...]
2007-02-13 08:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR318MALAYSIANS ON BORDER CONCERNED, BUT NOT ALARMED
[...] (S) Malaysian politicians and police officials in northern border states, in meetings with polchief February 5-9, expressed concern but not alarm over continued violence in Thailand's ethnic Malay south. Interlocutors viewed the violence in Thailand as having little or no spill-over effect i [...]
2007-02-21 07:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR44NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST TARGET AIRFREIGHT
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel notification of USG sanctions against Target Airfreight of Malaysia and A/DCM held conversations on January 8 with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for the Multilateral Political Affairs Division, Shahrul Ikram, and the Americas Division, as well as the Dep [...]
2007-01-08 09:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE MNUC ETTC MY
07KUALALUMPUR447FIGHTING, NOT TALKING - SOUTH THAI MILITANTS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN DIALOGUE, SAY FORMER MEDIATORS
[...] (S) Southern Thai militants recently asserted they will pursue more violence and reject talks, according to two Malaysian mediators from the defunct Mahathir peace process. The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),joined by retired head of the Malaysian [...]
2007-03-08 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR496PHILIPPINES/MILF: OTHMAN CONTINUES SHUTTLE
[...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak told polchief March 14 he remained focused on shuttle diplomacy, although he also expressed serious concern over March 5-7 fighting in Mindanao. His efforts between the MILF and [...]
2007-03-15 09:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR651SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Keating: Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, [...]
2007-04-11 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR867PM ABDULLAH'S AIDE ON ANWAR, ELECTIONS AND NAJIB
[...] (S) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, argued in a May 15 meeting with polchief that opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim's strategy of addressing national issues in the recent Ijok by-election backfired as voters demonstrated that they care most about l [...]
2007-05-16 11:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR900MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF INCLUSION OF MALAYSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 00:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AE MY
07KUALALUMPUR902PROSECUTING TERRORISTS IN MALAYSIA: LOOKING BEYOND
[...] (S) Assisting Malaysia to develop the capacity to successfully investigate and prosecute terrorists would support key U.S. law enforcement and political objectives in this strategic Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has used an intelligence approach and the Internal Security Act (ISA),inclu [...]
2007-05-22 02:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR924SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL PACE,
[...] (C) General Pace: Welcome to Malaysia. During your meetings here with the Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials, we recommend in your discussions you: -- Applaud Malaysia's success in the reduction of piracy attacks in the Straits of Malacca and inquire what are the next steps Ma [...]
2007-05-24 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUWAIT1348SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER 24
[...] (S/NF) Your visit is timely as it comes on the heels of the highly successful SECDEF visit of 1 August. We are requesting meetings for you with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah, Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense M [...]
2007-09-06 11:03:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV MARR IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT1399NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU DEPUTY COMMENTS ON IRAQ,
[...] (SBU) On August 27, Charg paid a courtesy call on Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Deputy Director Shaykh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah. On September 5, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo also met with SIPDIS Shaykh Thamer and later provided a briefing of hi [...]
2007-09-16 10:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU PM PINR
07KUWAIT1405KUWAIT CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 05:48:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETKNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1407GOK CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 10:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETKNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1429AMIR: IRAN SHOULD COOPERATE WITH IAEA; IRAN AMB
[...] (U) On September 19, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah urged neighboring Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was quoted as saying, "We believe in the importance of reaching a peaceful so [...]
2007-09-20 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU KPAO PM
07KUWAIT1457US CENTCOM COMMANDER FALLON MEETS WITH AMIR AND
[...] (S) Summary. On September 24, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander, Admiral William J. Fallon discussed the issues of Iraq, Iran, and Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees with the Amir of Kuwait, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Armed Forces Chief of Staff. The Governme [...]
2007-10-01 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETIR IZ KU MARR PGOV PM PREL
07KUWAIT1475GOK TO REFUSE YELLOWCAKE TRANSIT THROUGH KUWAIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETKNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1479REPATRIATING KUWAITI DOCUMENTS TO THE GOK
[...] (S) On October 2, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to discuss the repatriation of Kuwaiti government documents recovered in Iraq by the Coalition (see background below). Charge and the U/S decided on a course of action that calls fo [...]
2007-10-06 06:28:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ MASS
07KUWAIT1509UPDATED KUWAIT DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY
[...] (U) Introduction: Kuwait proudly identifies itself as the region's oldest functioning democracy. Kuwaitis across the spectrum express continuing loyalty to the constitution, which establishes an elected National Assembly and separate executive, legislative, judicial branches. Respect for bas [...]
2007-10-11 15:30:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PREL KPAO KMPI KDEM ECON AMGT XF KU
07KUWAIT1540GOK'S OFFICIAL REFUSAL TO TRANSIT YELLOWCAKE
[...] (S) On 16 October, Post received the below diplomatic note from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming the GOK's refusal of the USG request (ref A) to transport Iraqi yellowcake through Kuwait. 2. (S) Begin Text of informal translation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas [...]
2007-10-21 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETKNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1651DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CONCERNS REGARDING GOK
[...] (S) On November 20, Charge presented reftel points to Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah. 2. (S) Jarallah reacted with surprise and incredulity to the reftel point that Sa'd Al-Azmi had taken up residence in Yemen. He stated that he shared USG c [...]
2007-11-21 08:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KU
07KUWAIT1669SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, we look forward to your December 2-3 visit to Kuwait. We have scheduled a dinner meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem. A former Finance Minister and Chairman of the Kuwait Investment Authority, the U.S.-educated Dr. Al-Ebraheem is a tr [...]
2007-11-27 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETECON KU PREL
07KUWAIT1684KUWAIT PRACTICES-INFORMATION COLLECTION,
[...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 133931 follows. Watchlisting ------------ 2. (SBU) - The GOK maintains watchlists. The number of records is unknown. - The Kuwait Immigration Service of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Kuwait State Security (KSS) maintain li [...]
2007-11-29 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU KVPR PTER PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS
07KUWAIT1697DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETKNNP MNUC IR PARM KU
07KUWAIT1741SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 11-12
[...] (C) Mr. President, your January 11-12 visit to Kuwait offers a timely opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable cooperation of a key regional ally, and also to press the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to do more on issues of vital interest to the United States - especially Iraq and counterterroris [...]
2007-12-17 23:35:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV ECON KCIP OVIP KU IZ IS EAID KPAO
07KUWAIT319TWO GUANTANAMO RETURNEES ACQUITTED
[...] (U) The Kuwait Criminal Court on March 3 acquitted two former Guantanamo detainees of terror related charges. Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari and Omar Rajab Amin, who were transfered from Guantanamo to Kuwait in September, 2006, were found not guilty of intent to commit hostile actions against the f [...]
2007-03-04 14:17:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT991AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR URGES NEW ENVOY TO
[...] (C) During a June 26 courtesy call with Ambassador LeBaron, new Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Abdul Rahim Karimi sought U.S. assistance in facilitating stronger ties between Afghanistan and Kuwait. Karimi said the Kuwaiti leadership had not forgotten that Afghan President Karzai had not attend [...]
2007-06-26 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEAID ECON EFIN KU PREL PTER
07KYIV1064(S) UKRAINE/MTCR: TRAINING TO CHINA FOURTH ACADEMY
[...] (S) We relayed reftel points May 4 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos. Although we were prepared with if-asked guidance to respond to possible arguments that MTCR was not intended to impede space development or that the RD-120 preparation [...]
2007-05-07 14:34:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC TSPA CH UP
07KYIV1104UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (S) Ukrainian MFA provided the written response May 9 of the Ukrainian government position previewed ref A to the U.S. request for a mixture of 500 Igla-1 and 1,000 Igla MANPADS missiles for countermeasures development (ref C). In a nutshell, the reply states that such MANPADS missiles are st [...]
2007-05-10 13:10:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV1108UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR DIA DIRECTOR LTG MAPLES
[...] (S/REL UP) General Maples: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv at a time of political turmoil as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resolving contradictions in a newly-amended constitution [...]
2007-05-10 14:45:00Embassy KyivSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS UP
07KYIV125UKRAINE: SCUD INVENTORY UPDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) During a January 17 meeting, Deputy Defense Minister Tereshchenko expressed optimism to visiting EUR/PRA Director Anita Friedt, PM/WRA Deputy Director Steven Costner, and DOD and Embassy Kyiv representatives that the Ukrainian government wo [...]
2007-01-19 09:03:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP
07KYIV126UKRAINE: BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2 (S) Summary: We delivered draft agenda contained ref A to MFA Director Belashov January 17. His specific comments on the agenda contained below in para 4. Belashov also complained that USG suspicions about possible transfer cases were often ba [...]
2007-01-19 09:03:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC PHSA PINR CA UK PL UP
07KYIV1299UKRAINE: MANPADS FOR DESTRUCTION AND
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Tereshchenko told visiting PM/WRA Deputy Director Steven Costner May 16 that the Ukrainian offer to provide 2,101 Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) missiles and 582 gripstocks (ref E) for the NATO PfP Trust Fund destruction project had been made in [...]
2007-05-25 14:45:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV1561UKRAINE: SCUD INVENTORY FINALLY PROVIDED
[...] (S) During the U.S.-Ukraine Non-Proliferation Working Group meeting June 27, Volodymyr Popovych, special advisor to Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Tereshchenko, grinning broadly, handed over the SCUD missile and component inventory long requested by the U.S. (note: see ref A from 2005. The [...]
2007-06-27 12:04:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP
07KYIV163UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION AND THE NATO PFP
[...] (S) Summary: As a result of a January 17 meeting with Deputy Defense Minister Tereshchenko on the proposals regarding man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) contained ref A, PM/WRA will work with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) to develop an amendment to the NATO/PfP Trust F [...]
2007-01-22 12:57:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV1704UKRAINE: ELIMINATION OF SCUD MISSILES
[...] (C) We delivered ref A response July 13 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov and Counselor Oleksandr Bondarenko. Belashov directed Bondarenko to pass the information immediately to Deputy Minister of Defense Tereshchenko. Belashov also [...]
2007-07-13 13:17:00Embassy KyivSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL UP
07KYIV1973UKRAINE: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (S) As requested, on August 9, 2007, PolCouns delivered talking points contained ref A to Vasyl Pokotilov, Acting Director of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation, and asked for full details on the cooperation between the Ukrainian National Sp [...]
2007-08-10 13:34:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP NI
07KYIV210UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (S) On January 29, Ambassador, accompanied by DATT and poloff, passed ref A non-paper to Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko. Hrytsenko said he was frankly relieved the U.S. had elected to pursue an approach that involved some level of compensation to the Ukrainian government to transfer MANPA [...]
2007-01-29 15:08:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV2490UKRAINE: U.S. FEEDBACK ON SLV ENGINE COOPERATION
[...] (S) We relayed ref A points September 27, on both the planned cooperation with the Indian Space Research Organization and a possible batch mixer sale to India's Cyano Chemisive Systems, to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos. Belokolos thank [...]
2007-09-28 10:48:00Embassy KyivSECRETPARM ETTC MTCRE TSPA PREL IN UP
07KYIV2491(S) UKRAINE/MTCR/NSG: CENTRIFUGAL CHARGING PUMPS
[...] (S) On September 27, MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos provided us with a non-paper regarding delivery to China of centrifugal charging pumps to China from the Ukrainian company, Sumy Frunze Machine Building Scientific Production Associatio [...]
2007-09-28 10:49:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC TSPA PK CH UP
07KYIV2928(S) UKRAINE: ARSENAL DESIGN BUREAU AND CHINESE
[...] (S) We relayed reftel information November 30 regarding Ukrainian Arsenal Design Bureau's potential business with the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices and with affiliates of the China Sanjiang Space Group to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor [...]
2007-11-30 11:48:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC CH UP
07KYIV751UKRAINE: MOD SAYS NO MANPADS FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) Summary: During a March 28 meeting with Ukrspetsexport and Ministry of Defense representatives, an MOD official said that in response to the U.S. request for additional MANPADS to be used for counter measures development, other than the de [...]
2007-03-30 12:35:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV758(S) UKRAINE: YUZHNOYE LIQUID FUEL ROCKET
[...] (S) We relayed reftel points March 30 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov regarding U.S. concerns about Ukrainian Yuzhnoye company's cooperation with Chinese 11 Institute on development of the RD-120 liquid-fuel rocket engine. Counselor [...]
2007-03-30 15:00:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL MTCRE CH UP
07KYIV971UKRAINE: SCUD INVENTORY REQUEST DELIVERED
[...] (S) We delivered ref A points renewing our request for a SCUD missile inventory March 30 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov. Belashov noted the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense had the responsibility for providing the inventory and was w [...]
2007-04-24 14:01:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP
07LAGOS112OBASANJO ADVISOR'S GLOOMY ASSESSMENT OF THE
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with the Consul General, Special Presidential Advisor and former Minister of State for Defense Lawal Batagarawa gave a gloomy assessment of electoral politics and the presidential race. Batagarawa predicted generalized unrest in the North should People's [...]
2007-02-14 09:17:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS175UTOMI: OBASANJO MUST STEP DOWN
[...] (C) Summary: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) debacle may provide the National Assembly the impeachment fodder necessary to ensure President Obasanjo departs the presidency, said Patrick Utomi, presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The threat of Ec [...]
2007-03-12 15:00:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS191DELTA FLASH POINTS: INCREASING VOLATILITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 conversation with the Consul General, Financial Derivatives Managing Director Bismarck Rewane described Niger Delta that had an increasing number of unstable flash points. Ijaw militant groups were proliferating and each offshoot was becoming more unruly and unpre [...]
2007-03-15 10:19:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS290EFCC CHAIR ARGUES FOR REPLACING "OLD GUARD"
[...] (S) Summary: In an April 19 conversation with the Consul General, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ribadu (STRICTLY PROTECT) declared this eection represented a contest between new reformist politicians and the old guard. Claiming electoral excesses were committed by al [...]
2007-04-26 11:09:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS343BABANGIDA CONFIDANT FORESEES POST-INAUGURATION
[...] (S) Summary: In an April 28 conversation with the Consul General, Professor Ukande Damachi, confidant to former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida, said Babangida and many other former general officers allied to him were furious at the manner the Independent National Electoral Commission [...]
2007-05-15 14:20:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS363ATTACK ON VP-ELECT'S HOUSE MARKS THIRD ATTACK IN
[...] (C) Vice President-elect Governor Goodluck Jonathan's country residence in Bayelsa State was attacked early morning on May 16. According to press reports, militants approached the house by boat, fired shots and detonated dynamite, purportedly killing one policeman. Jonathan left Yenagoa imm [...]
2007-05-21 16:28:00Consulate LagosSECRETASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS409VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT GOODLUCK JONATHAN BIO
[...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's studied loyalty to his predecessor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, his humility, and his comparative honesty (by Nigerian standards) are reportedly reasons President Obasanjo chose him as Umaru Yar'Adua's vice presidential running mate. Jonatha [...]
2007-06-01 13:28:00Consulate LagosSECRETPGOV PINR PREL NI
07LAGOS64NIGER DELTA:"STATE OF INSURRECTION" PART II
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 21 conversation with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary Godknows Igali stressed that the activity of militant groups in the Niger Delta was approximating a "state of insurrection." Amending previous estimates of aggregate militant strength, Igali asserted [...]
2007-02-02 07:57:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAHORE671ROUND-UPS UNDERWAY IN PUNJAB
[...] (S) Summary: Normalcy still prevails in Lahore and throughout the Punjab in the wake of the suspension of the constitution. Reports are surfacing, however, that the police are conducting sweeps against key opponents of the government. Punjabi opposition leaders, lawyers and civil society eleme [...]
2007-11-04 15:59:00Consulate LahoreSECRETPGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE715PML-N WILL NOT BOYCOTT ELECTIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: According to a close confidant of Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) does not/not intend to boycott elections but will continue publicly and privately to threaten to do so in order to extract concessions from the government by insisting on the selection of a new [...]
2007-11-26 14:37:00Consulate LahoreSECRETPGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE733IT'S OFFICIAL--THE PML-N WILL COMPETE IN ELECTIONS
[...] (S) On December 9 in Lahore the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced it will participate in upcoming elections in the wake of the failure of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) to reach a consensus on whether or not to boycott the upcoming legislative elections. According to R [...]
2007-12-10 14:43:00Consulate LahoreSECRETPGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAPAZ1281CUBA STEPS UP ITS MISSION IN BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Summary: Overt Cuban presence in Bolivia consists primarily of medical assistance and literacy programs. There are an estimated 2,000 Cuban medical personnel in Bolivia, of which 1,200 claim to be doctors. Cuba has funded 11 opthamology centers in Bolivia, and the Cuban Government recent [...]
2007-05-09 10:20:00Embassy La PazSECRETECON PGOV PREL BL CU
07LAPAZ1347BOLIVIAN AND VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANIES PLAN
[...] (S) The GOB issued a decree on May 13 enabling state oil company YPFB to form partnerships to explore 21 areas for natural gas and oil. Following the decree issuance, Bolivian officials announced that YPFB is discussing the formation of a joint exploration company with Venezuela's PDVSA. Reft [...]
2007-05-15 19:06:00Embassy La PazSECRETECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL IR VE BL
07LAPAZ3119WILL BOLIVIA'S MILITARY OBEY EVO?
[...] (S) Summary. In conversations with EmbOffs, top military leadership in La Paz defended their decision to accommodate Constituent Assembly sessions at a military school, a move that prompted Sucre's violent November 23-24 demonstrations. They also stress they did not create the Sucre problem, d [...]
2007-11-28 22:57:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PINR PREL BL
07LAPAZ3153VENEZUELA-BOLIVIA: HOW MUCH FIRE BEHIND THE SMOKE?
[...] (C) Summary. A common cry among opposition circles is that Hugo Chavez is pulling Evo's strings, particularly as Morales forcefully pushes forward to adopt a new constitution that would provide for indefinite reelection. Evo for his part does nothing to hide his admiration for Chavez; on the c [...]
2007-11-30 23:14:00Embassy La PazSECRETPGOV PREL PINR VE CU BL
07LAPAZ3197NIE FEEDBACK: BOLIVIA ON IRAN"S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 22:37:00Embassy La PazSECRETKNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL BL
07LAPAZ3262MILITARY STANDDOWN MORE LIKELY THAN HEAVY HAND
[...] (S) Summary: Over the past couple of days statements from military leaders have taken a conciliatory tone and moved away from the confrontational rhetoric from Armed Forces Commander General Wilfredo Vargas. Vargas relayed a message to the Ambassador that his troops would only intervene in " [...]
2007-12-14 23:21:00Embassy La PazSECRETASEC PREL PGOV PINL VN CU BL
07LIBREVILLE449GABON CONFIRMS WILLINGNESS TO HOST AFRICOM ELEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 16:54:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETMARR PREL GB
07LIBREVILLE480GABON: ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 13:51:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR GB
07LIMA3782FOLLOW-UP REPORTING ON PERUVIAN MILITARY
[...] (S/NF) Post appreciates the feedback offered by Washington analysts in ref A and offers the following responses to questions raised regarding the status of Plan VRAE. (Ref A questions regarding internal political and congressional matters will be answered septel.) 2. (C) Has the Peruvian [...]
2007-12-07 16:46:00Embassy LimaSECRETPINR MOPS PGOV PINS PE
07LIMA487PERU: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TAKE BACK ITS TERRITORY
[...] (S) Summary: The Garcia government has developed a comprehensive plan that, successfully implemented, could end the continuing threat to Peru's peace and security represented by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso -- SL) remnants while blunting the FARC and narcotraffickers. The four-part plan fo [...]
2007-02-20 22:45:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
07LISBON1812SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20
[...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]
2007-07-11 18:30:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON2307SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17
[...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...]
2007-09-07 16:09:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON2720AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...]
2007-10-25 15:24:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PTER PO
07LJUBLJANA155SLOVENIA SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO IRANIAN FM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki touched down in Ljubljana for a one day visit on March 14, meeting with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and President Janez Drnovsek for conversations touching on bilateral issues but focusing on the Iranian [...]
2007-03-15 14:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA188SLOVENIA: MEDIA RESPONSE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenian media coverage of U.S. missile defense plans in Poland and Czech Republic has been generally restrained, with numerous straightforward, factual articles, but, as is typical, a handful of acerbic anti-American commentaries from Slovenia's skeptical intellectual elite. A [...]
2007-03-28 09:51:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETKPAO MARR PREL NATO PGOV MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA439SLOVENE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IN CRISIS
[...] (U) Summary. The Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) has come under close scrutiny recently by a Government of Slovenia (GOS) task force specially formed to investigate alleged irregularities in SOVA's performance. What was intended to be a confidential investigation was leaked to [...]
2007-07-05 13:25:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA544SLOVENE PM VOICES CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO DURING COM
[...] (S) During COM's farewell call with Prime Minister Janez Jansa August 17, Jansa expressed concern that we have missed the best opportunity to resolve the Kosovo issue and warned that a solution is needed soon to prevent violence. He called the U.S. the "main hope," and blamed some European [...]
2007-08-23 13:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL PGOV EINV CASC PHUM PARM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA581SLOVENIA: TERRORIST FINANCE - PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief shared reftel's points with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Americas Division on a close hold basis. The MFA appreciated our pre-notification; however, they indicated that it was very doubtful that any of these individuals were active in Slovenia. COLEMAN [...]
2007-09-06 05:20:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA SI
07LJUBLJANA683SLOVENIA: ALIGNED WITH EU POLICY ON COMBATTING PKK
[...] (S) In an October 26 meeting with Ambassador Andrej Grasseli of the MFA's Department for Southeastern Europe and Turkey, A/DCM drew upon reftel's points to raise U.S. concerns about the rise in PKK attacks and the need for concrete actions to stop this terrorist threat. After condemning the P [...]
2007-10-26 15:34:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA741SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NIE ON IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (S) On December 4, EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and key judgments of the U.S. National Intelligence Evaluation (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program to MFA COMEM and COMAG Working Groups Chair and Minister Plenipotentiary Miljan Majhen. Majhen stated that Slovenia's position on Iran's nuc [...]
2007-12-04 17:10:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETKNNP MNUC IR PARM SI
07LJUBLJANA79SLOVENES TALK CLUSTER MUNITIONS, MANPADS, PSI, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Security Policy Director Stanislav Vidovic told PM/WRA Director Richard Kidd on February 6 that Slovenia is willing to hear the USG position on cluster munitions, ready to follow up on MANPADS discussions, eager to test its abilities with a May PSI exercise, and solidly in su [...]
2007-02-13 13:40:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPARM PINR PREL MARR MASS SI
07LOME774TOGO: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
[...] On October 31, RSO delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Koudouovoh Teko Mawuli, the Deputy Director of the Togolese National Police and the Togolese delegate to the Interpol conference. Mawuli stated that he was not aware of the issue and that Togo would vote responsibly on any terrorism issue. DI [...]
2007-11-02 16:12:00Embassy LomeSECRETIR PTER TO
07LONDON104ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER EO 13382:
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The UK views the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah under Executive Order 13382 as a "significant ratcheting up of pressure on Iran" and supports our view that the designation is consistent with the language of UNSCR 1737. The UK would appreciate information on how the designatio [...]
2007-01-10 15:34:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP KN PARM EFIN FR GE IT UK
07LONDON2785UK SUPPORTS BARRING NORTH KOREAN AQUISITION OF
[...] (S) On July 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche apprising the British government of North Korean efforts to acquire the machinery and equipment to produce fraudulent U.S. currency. Foreign Office officials Kim Clarke, head of the Korea division, and Korea desk officer Kathy Heal were apprec [...]
2007-07-19 15:04:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07LONDON2965(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI INVOLVEMENT IN PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Demarche and non-paper were delivered July 31, 2007 to Patrick Guthrie, Head of Financial Sanctions Unit, HM Treasury (HMT) by Econoff. Guthrie said HMT would promptly consider and respond to the material and our request for UK information on Bank Melli that could be shared with [...]
2007-08-02 06:25:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON2984(S) TERRORIST FINANCE:UK SUPPORTS USG SUBMISSION
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 31, 2007 to Clive Hughes, Desk Officer Multilateral and Strategic Allies Section Counter Terrorism Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Hughes said the UK favors co-sponsoring U.S. submissions to the UN 1518 a [...]
2007-08-03 06:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN FI IZ JO KTFN PREL PTER SA UK UNSC
07LONDON2994(S) BANK MELLI NON-PAPER CONVEYED TO FCO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 14:25:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON3228BRITISH AGREE TO COSPONSOR TO 1518 COMMITTEE, BUT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (S) The British are seeking Ministerial approval to co-sponsor to the 1518 Committee names 2-7 in State 104666, according to Sarah Bennett and James Smith of the Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department, Foreign and Commonwea [...]
2007-08-20 17:35:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3283(S) BRITISH QUESTION TWO NAMES ON PROPOSED 1518
[...] (S) Two of the names on Ref E's proposed listings to the UN's 1518 Committee "might be promising" participants in the Iraq Reconciliation process, according to the FCO's James Smith, Desk Officer Iraq Directorate, and Sarah Bennett, Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department. The [...]
2007-08-24 15:24:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3362IRAN DEPFORMIN WILL VISIT LONDON TO PITCH
[...] (S) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Iran,s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili will visit London Friday September 7 to push Iran,s recent agreement with the IAEA as Iran,s preferred means of addressing the nuclear issue, but th [...]
2007-09-04 16:07:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3522IRANIAN ARMS FLOWS TO AFGHANISTAN: HOW THE UK
[...] (S) Summary: To most effectively pressure Iran, and discourage the flow of lethal aid from Iran to insurgents in Afghanistan, the UK plans to pass its newest evidence of such flows to the Karzai governments and to Tehran before such evidence becomes public, according to the FCO. There is HMG [...]
2007-09-13 16:39:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PINS AF IR UK
07LONDON3679IRAN'S BANK MARKAZI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK
[...] (S) Embassy on September 24 delivered ref demarche on the opening of a Bank Markazi account at Bank Saderat UK to HM Treasury and to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 2. (S) According to FCO Iran Multilateral Team leader Will Gelling, HMG agrees that, even in the absence of a specific U [...]
2007-09-25 09:53:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP MNUC IR BO FR IT UK
07LONDON3766BRITISH AGREE TO CO-SPONSOR ALL 1518 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 16:20:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON6TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Embassy delivered reftel prenotification to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 22. On January 3, Rod Mackenna of the FCO's Counter Terrorism Policy Department notified us that the UK will support a UN 1267 designat [...]
2007-01-03 15:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU UK
07LUXEMBOURG213SHIELD S04C-07: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 15:08:00Embassy LuxembourgSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR LU
07MADRID1114SPAIN: FOLLOW-UP ON DEMARCHE CONCERNING SPANISH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 07:24:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AU SP
07MADRID1178SPAIN ON SCO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 07:19:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO SP AF
07MADRID1202SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-19 10:56:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF
07MADRID1251SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-22 15:58:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF LE
07MADRID130SPAIN TO STOP SPANISH FIRM MAQUINARIA'S SALES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 10:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP
07MADRID1326FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN SUPPORTS GROUP
[...] (S) The DCM met with Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar July 5 to discuss the issue of foreign fighters transiting Arab nations to join the Al Qaeda insurgency in Iraq. The DCM stressed that the majority of foreign fighters were working with Al Qaeda, that Al Qaeda is responsible for [...]
2007-07-05 14:45:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SY SP IZ
07MADRID1328FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN'S NSA SUPPORTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 07:17:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SP SY IZ
07MADRID1337SPAIN NOTIFIED OF USAFE REORG AND MANPOWER
[...] (S) Per reftel instructions, Post notified the GOS of US Air Force Europe's plans to eliminate the 38th Combat Support Wing and reduce 31 USAFE positions at Moron air base by the end of FY09. Post delivered the notification through the US-Spain Permanent Committee (PC),which is established un [...]
2007-07-09 07:13:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID1361SPAIN: MFA WILL LOOK AT FOREIGN FIGHTERS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Terrorism Miguel Garcia-Herraiz on July 11 to share talking points on a potential Spanish demarche to Arab governments on stemming the flow of foreign fighters i [...]
2007-07-13 06:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ SP
07MADRID1709TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION TO SPAIN OF
[...] (S) On August 30, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ivo Pascual Herrera, desk officer within MFA's Terrorism Sub-Directorate. Pascual told EconOff that his office would notify Post next week on Spain's position as well as on any information GOS may have regarding the referenced individuals. [...]
2007-08-31 16:22:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC SP
07MADRID1840DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 08:44:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN KPAO SP
07MADRID2018SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2035COUNTER-TERRORISM: DCM'S OCTOBER 25 CONVERSATION
[...] (S) DCM met October 25 with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho and congratulated him on the Guardia Civil's October 23 arrest in Burgos of six suspected Islamic terrorists from the self-proclaimed "al-Ansar" group. The six are accused of fund raising, recruiting terrorists [...]
2007-10-25 16:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2047IDENTIFYING TOOLS FOR POSSIBLE USE AGAINST IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) This message is keyed to reftel A's para. 5. 2. (S/NF) The Bank of Spain regulates banks. The Executive Service of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Offenses (SEPBLAC) is the Spanish government entity that focuses on preventing and investigating mone [...]
2007-10-29 17:14:00Embassy MadridSECRETKNNP IR PREL PARM EFIN ETTC SP
07MADRID578SPAIN ON VIOLATIONS OF UNSCR 1701 ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S) Poloff delivered REF A points to MFA Middle East Desk Officer Sergio Carranza on 3/23, sharing the points that were marked as releaseable to the Government of Spain. Carranza inquired as to the reliability of the information, noting that Spain was highly sensitive to information of this na [...]
2007-03-29 13:55:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL PTER UNSC LB SP
07MADRID672SPANISH EX-DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR REFLECTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Francisco Torrente, a retired admiral who stepped down in January as MOD Secretary General for Policy, told DCM during a private lunch on March 26 that Spain would staff the NATO-ISAF headquarters in Kabul beginning in summer 2008, after national elections. He acknowledged that th [...]
2007-04-11 16:41:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID73SPAIN INFORMED ABOUT SPECIALTY STEELS SOUGHT BY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 18:33:00Embassy MadridSECRETETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SP
07MADRID95FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOS ON SPANISH FIRM'S
[...] (S) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points January 12 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, strongly urging Spain to address U.S. concerns regarding the sale by the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. of computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machines to Iran. Sanchez [...]
2007-01-18 15:28:00Embassy MadridSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP
07MANAGUA1273NICARAGUA'S IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Given President Daniel Ortega's close relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the restoration of diplomatic ties with Iran, and the visit of President Ahmedinejad to Nicaragua, the Embassy has not formally engaged the Nicaraguans on the Venezuelan-Iranian alliance (Ref [...]
2007-05-16 21:06:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR NU
07MANAGUA1817UNSC IRAN SANCTIONS: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN NICARAGUA
[...] (S) On July 26, per reftel instructions we met with Foreign Ministry Director General for the Americas Orlando Gomez and urged that Nicaragua not continue business as usual with Iran. We also highlighted Nicaragua's requirements under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, especially the prohibitions under [...]
2007-07-30 17:12:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR NU
07MANAGUA2043NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION IN UNISON: FACT OR FICTION?
[...] (C) On September 4, leaders from the two main liberal opposition parties in Nicaragua, the Liberal Alliance of Nicaragua (ALN) and the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) announced that they had signed an agreement to pursue a common legislative agenda. A few days later, on September 7, both [...]
2007-09-07 00:38:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR NU
07MANAGUA2110ALN PUSHING THE LIBERAL UNITY ENVELOPE
[...] (C) The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance party (ALN) is pushing its fellow opposition Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) to prove that its true intentions are to cooperate against the Sandinista regime of President Ortega. As reported reftel, The ALN and PLC have signed agreements covering both a [...]
2007-09-13 22:40:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL KCOR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2185SILENCING CRITICS: ATTACKING THE OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (S) The anti-democratic forces of the Ortega government combined with the corrupt powerbroker Arnoldo Aleman are mounting a politically motivated attack against the leader of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) Eduardo Montealegre. The Comptroller General's office has accused Montealegre of [...]
2007-09-24 22:20:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV ECON EFIN RELAM KDEM KCOR NU
07MANAGUA2246REAL OPPOSITION, OR AN END TO CHECKS AND BALANCES?
[...] (C) Some members of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) appear to be on the verge of joining forces with the pro-democracy Liberal Alliance of Nicaragua (ALN) party, headed by Eduardo Montealegre, despite that fact that under its leader, former President and convicted felon Arnoldo Aleman, [...]
2007-10-03 23:14:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2544NICARAGUA: IRANIANS AND LIBYANS WELCOME -- NO
[...] (C) According to a November 28 circular memo sent to all airlines operating out of Managua's international airport, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) now will allow all Libyan and Iranian passport holders (diplomatic, official and regular) to enter Nicaragua without visas. The GON states that [...]
2007-12-08 00:59:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETCVIS IR LY NU PREL PTER VE
07MANAGUA392NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on February 2, new Minister of Government Ana Isabel Morales Mazun told the Ambassador that the government intends to honor agreements established by the previous administration and to strengthen the relationship with the United States. The Ambassador querie [...]
2007-02-12 12:55:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA996ALN LOOKS TO FOREIGN DONORS, SMALL AND MEDIUM
[...] (S) Summary: According to ALN National Assembly caucus leader Maria Eugenia Sequeira, Managua's Taiwanese business community is now cognizant of the threat Ortega poses to its future. Taiwanese businessmen recently promised to support the party without imposing a pre-condition of broad Libera [...]
2007-04-20 17:20:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAMA1012AHMEDINEJAD TO VISIT BAHRAIN IN LATE NOVEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 12:15:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL IR BA
07MANAMA1045AHMEDINEJAD VISIT TO BAHRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:53:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL KNNP IAEA EPET IR BA
07MANAMA1119MOTTAKI VISIT TO BAHRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 13:50:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL KNNP EPET IR BA
07MANAMA130IRANIAN AMBASSADOR SEES DOWNTURN IN
[...] (S) An Arab Ambassador in Bahrain provided the Ambassador with a readout of departing Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Farazmand's farewell call during which Farazmand frankly acknowledged that he was happy to leave Bahrain at this time because of the difficulty of representing the current Iranian [...]
2007-02-12 10:12:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PINR IR BA REGION
07MANAMA157CROWN PRINCE REPORTS POSSIBLE IRANIAN ENRICHMENT
[...] (S) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 19, during a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Bahrain Mohammed Farazmand had told him a day earlier during a farewell call that he expected Iran to announce soon a [...]
2007-02-20 08:42:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR KNNP PTER MNUC BA REGION
07MANAMA184SCENESETTER FOR MARCH VISITS OF BAHRAINI CROWN
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa will both visit Washington in early March. Shaikh Khalid will arrive first for meetings beginning on March 1 and he plans to remain in the Washington area for more than a week until the [...]
2007-02-27 11:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA257SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND,
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we warmly welcome your March 22-23 and 27-28 visits to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has [...]
2007-03-19 14:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS MASS BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA306BAHRAIN: USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief April 2 delivered Ref A demarche concerning implementation of UNSCR 1747 to MFA First Secretary for International Organization Affairs Salah Al SIPDIS Malki. Al Malki was surprised to learn that Bank Sepah has a relationship with Future Bank. He said he would immediatel [...]
2007-04-02 14:28:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL EFIN KNNP PARM BA IR REGION
07MANAMA328PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA
[...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...]
2007-04-09 05:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA343MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ,
[...] (S) Minister of Defense General Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa told Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway April 5, that he had received intelligence about an Iranian submarine that had entered Saudi waters recently, but when the information was passed to the Saudis, they did not act on it. [...]
2007-04-15 05:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV MASS MCAP BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA406BAHRAIN: NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
[...] (S) In response to Ref B request, post evaluates that Bahrain has no will or ability to contribute military resources to coalition operations in Iraq. Bahrain deployed troops and assets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, but these were to defend Kuwait and Bahrain and were not se [...]
2007-05-02 14:37:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MASS MOPS BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA429BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE FOR BANK
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 7 delivered reftel demarche concerning implementation of the asset freeze for Bank Sepah to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, emphasizing in particular Bank Sepah's self-reported relationship with Bahra [...]
2007-05-10 14:03:00Embassy ManamaSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM BA IR ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA446SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your May 28 visit to Bahrain. Your visit will offer an excellent opportunity to follow up on the March visit to Washington of Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, demonstrate our interest in and commitment to strengthening our cooper [...]
2007-05-17 09:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA519BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL SADR OUTREACH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 13:47:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA560BAHRAIN: IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM
[...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief June 17 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Iraqi WMD scientist redirection program to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that Bahrain would like to help and he pledged to brief more senior levels of the ministry on the program. However, [...]
2007-06-17 14:07:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER PINS PARM PREL PREF BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA619BAHRAIN: SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF
[...] (S) The Ambassador July 3 delivered reftel demarche concerning regional support to stop the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nezar Al Baharna. Al Baharna said that the MFA had not heard of any specific cases of Bahraini citizens traveling to Syria [...]
2007-07-03 11:14:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA620BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 11:14:00Embassy ManamaSECRETEFIN PREL KNNP PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA669FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS
[...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...]
2007-07-19 06:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA706KING HAMAD'S HEALTH
[...] (S) Asked about rumors regarding King Hamad's health (reftel),the Crown Prince told the Ambassador July 25 that King Hamad had a "mass" removed (apparently from his face) but that he is "fine." He said that he talks to the King every day. Acknowledging that rumors were still circulating in [...]
2007-07-25 09:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PINR BA
07MANAMA714BAHRAIN: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Ambassador July 25 urged Central Bank Governor Al Miraj to continue his vigilance regarding Bahrain's involvement with Iranian financial institutions. Al Miraj said he remained committed to pres [...]
2007-07-26 14:35:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA747AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (S) The Ambassador July 31 cautioned Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Miraj and Ahli United Bank (AUB) CEO El-Labban regarding the inherent risks associated with Iranian banking relationships. The Ambassador also noted that Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey intends to visit Bahrain i [...]
2007-08-02 13:32:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA802TREASURY U/S LEVEY CAUTIONS BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey and Policy Advisor Kristen Hecht met August 8 with Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Al Miraj to emphasize U.S. concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop means to evade the financial sanctions imposed under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. U/S Levey cauti [...]
2007-08-22 14:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA882KING HAMAD AND AMIR OF QATAR AGREE ON GAS TALKS;
[...] (S) On instructions from King Hamad, Bahrain,s National Security Advisor Ahmed Khalifa al Khalifa summoned the Ambassador to provide an update on Bahrain,s efforts to strike a gas deal with Qatar. Ahmed Khalifa told us that the Amir of Qatar and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim had flown to M [...]
2007-09-17 14:03:00Embassy ManamaSECRETENRG PGOV PINR PREL BA
07MANAMA897UPDATE ON KING HAMAD'S HEALTH
[...] (S) Summary: King Hamad may have left Bahrain for further medical treatment abroad. The Jordanian Ambassador reiterates other sources' reports that the King has appeared well, but tired in recent days. End summary. 2. (S) Jordan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Hussein Majali, told the Ambassa [...]
2007-09-24 14:28:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPGOV PINR JO BA
07MANAMA913MORE SUNNI POLITICIANS RALLYING TO EXTREMIST
[...] (U) Local media reported the September 30 release of three more of the Sunni extremists whom the Bahraini authorities have been rounding up since early August. A member of parliament for the Salafist Asala bloc, Hamoud Khalil Muhannadi, sought to claim credit for the releases. He said the go [...]
2007-10-02 08:20:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV BA
07MANILA1017STRENGTHENING THE CASE AGAINST THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN
[...] (S/REL AUS/UK) Summary. USG cooperation has helped strengthen the Philippine initiative to seek a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement with the UN 1267 Committee. The Philippines intends to consult Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and Indonesia about co-sponsorship, along with the U.S. T [...]
2007-03-29 09:07:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA UK RP
07MANILA1301PHILIPPINES SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR 1267 LISTING
[...] (S/REL AUS/JA/UK) Summary. Philippine officials informally briefed representatives from U.S., Australian, Japanese, and British Embassies on April 23 seeking a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement and some of its key members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee and to explore possible co-sp [...]
2007-04-23 09:39:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA MY
07MANILA2858PHILIPPINES RESPONSE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC
[...] (S) As requested (reftel),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and reaffirmed the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions 1737 and 1747. Post stressed the urgency of the Philippines submitting an implementation report to the UNSC Iran S [...]
2007-08-22 10:06:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP
07MANILA2926TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche and background paper to Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council Compliance and Investigation Head Richard Funk on August 29. Funk agreed to relay the information to other members of the Council and inform us of any responses. KENNEY [...]
2007-08-29 05:32:00Embassy ManilaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL RP
07MANILA3577PHILIPPINES TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S POSITION AT
[...] (S) Maria Aguinaldo, Director of the Social Development Issues Division for the Office of United Nations and International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),informed poloff October 31 that the Philippine government would send a delegation of five to seven representativ [...]
2007-10-31 09:14:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPREL IR PTER ASEC PGOV KJUS RP
07MANILA3615PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON M/V GOLDEN NORI PIRACY
[...] (S) As relayed to Department via ref B telcon, poloff on November 2 delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs reftel C points regarding the actions of U.S. naval vessels that responded to the Panamanian tanker M/V Golden Nori's call for assistance off the coast of Somalia. The DFA was u [...]
2007-11-07 08:38:00Embassy ManilaSECRETEWWT IMO KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PM PREL RP SO
07MANILA3676MUSLIM INSURGENT CHAIRMAN, MALAYSIAN FACILITATOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the first ever official USG meeting with the leader of the Muslim insurgent organization engaged in peace talks with the government, Chairman Murad asked DCM if the U.S. would consider a more formal role in supporting the implementation of an eventual peace agreement with the [...]
2007-11-15 09:54:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS RP
07MANILA3693SECURITY FORCES TAKE OUT TERRORISTS SUSPECTED IN
[...] (S) Summary: Acting swiftly on information from internal and external sources, Philippine security forces raided an Abu Sayyaf terrorist safe house in Metro Manila November 15 and killed or captured six individuals suspected in the bomb assassination of Congressman and local warlord of the s [...]
2007-11-16 08:31:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3707PHILIPPINE RSM 1267 NOMINATION
[...] (S) Summary: Philippine National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Cesar Garcia told emboffs at a November 16 meeting that the Philippines had submitted three months ago its nomination package to the United Nations 1267 Committee to designate the Rajah Solaiman Movemen [...]
2007-11-19 08:29:00Embassy ManilaSECRETEFIN ETTC PTER UNSC RP
07MANILA781TERRORISM FINANCE: PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT READY TO
[...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY. The Philippine government is ready to move soon on listing the Rajah Solaiman Movement and a selected number of its members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency has prepared a sepa [...]
2007-03-09 08:25:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN RP
07MANILA952PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE IN MINDANAO
[...] (S) Summary: Presidential Peace Process Advisor Dureza told Charge that he welcomed increased Embassy engagement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),local and national leaders in support of the peace process. Separately, chief government negotiator Afable said the Cabinet would co [...]
2007-03-23 06:49:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPREL PINS KISL RP
07MAPUTO26MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]
2007-01-08 13:02:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO29MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]
2007-01-08 14:14:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO31MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 15:25:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO49SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 07:58:00Embassy MaputoSECRETMASS PARM MZ
07MASERU107PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS
[...] (S) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-Health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref B),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission Chair (IEC) Thoahlane. With this attack [...]
2007-03-01 15:30:00Embassy MaseruSECRETASEC PGOV PTER LT
07MASERU351LESOTHO: EAC CONSIDERS JULY 4 POSTURE, RECENT ATTACKS ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires convened an EAC meeting on June 15 to assess security policies and potential threats associated with the Embassy's planned official July 4 reception. The EAC also reviewed the mission's general security posture in light of recent attacks on the properties of GOL [...]
2007-06-15 10:14:00Embassy MaseruSECRETASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU64FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONCURS WITH U.S. ON SEVERAL ISSUES;
[...] (S) On February 7 ( and over the course of the past 3 weeks) Ambassador raised key U.S. policy issues with Foreign Minister Moleleki. We also discussed the issues facing the February 17 general elections. On the new U.S. Africa Military Command, Moleleki was in complete agreement with the U [...]
2007-02-08 15:40:00Embassy MaseruSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR KNNP EFIN LT
07MEXICO1466APPROVAL FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM
[...] (U) This is an approval message. 2. (S) Ambassador approves MIST concept under USSOCOM Trans-regional PSYOP (TRP) Execution authority and Rewards Information Program (RIP),and executed through the USNORTHCOM Information Operations (J39) for planning, coordination, product development, prod [...]
2007-03-23 21:03:00Embassy MexicoSECRETMARR MOPS PTER OPRC MX
07MEXICO380GOM BACKING OFF PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN FIGHTER
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarche the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about a possible Mexican Navy purchase of Russian fighter aircraft with (in separate conversations) Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan, Presidential Counselor Juan Camilo Mourino, Foreign Minister Patricia E [...]
2007-01-25 19:25:00Embassy MexicoSECRETPREL MASS MARR ENRG MX RS
07MINSK200DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 14:42:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK311DELIVERED JCIC-07-001, 002, 003
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 14:35:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK452DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-004
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 15:47:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK743SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW
[...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]
2007-08-29 10:15:00Embassy MinskSECRETENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO
07MINSK850VENEZUELA ARMS SHIPMENTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] (S) On October 2, Ambassador delivered points from reftel to Valentin Rybakov, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Lukashenko. Rybakov noted the points, and responded only by asking if the U.S. Government expresses such concerns to other governments as well, mentioning Russia in particular, o [...]
2007-10-05 16:31:00Embassy MinskSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC RS VE BO
07MINSK905SUPREME COURT DENIES VYASNA REGISTRATION APPEAL
[...] (U) The Supreme Court denied the registration appeal of Human Rights NGO Vyasna October 26. The NGO had been appealing an earlier decision by the Justice Ministry to deny its registration due to supposed errors in its application. The group is a successor to an organization that the Supreme C [...]
2007-10-26 15:07:00Embassy MinskSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR BO
07MONROVIA1181DEMARCHE: POSSIBLE AFRICOM SITE
[...] (S) As instructed in reftel, Ambassador contacted President Sirleaf on October 5 to confirm whether or not Liberia is still interested in being considered as a possible host country for AFRICOM. President Sirleaf confirmed without any hesitation that Liberia remains enthusiastically intereste [...]
2007-10-05 16:53:00Embassy MonroviaSECRETMARR PREL LI
07MONROVIA238LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff also gave Fahnbulleh a copy of Embassy Conakry's press statement (See Reftel B). Fahnbulleh said he would advise the Minister of Foreig [...]
2007-02-21 15:44:00Embassy MonroviaSECRETPGOV PREL LI GV
07MONTERREY334UNPRESCEDENTED ESCALATION OF NARCO-VIOLENCE IN MONTERREY
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Monterrey has experienced an unprecedented escalation of narco-related violence with the assassination of six police officers in five separate incidents over the course of one week. On March 20 and 21, the dead bodies of two unidentified men were found with notes attached to t [...]
2007-03-23 21:14:00Consulate MonterreySECRETSNAR PGOV PTER ASEC MX
07MONTERREY67ELEVEN IRAQIS WITH FALSE PASSPORTS DETAINED IN MEXICO
[...] (SBU) On January 20, eleven Iraqi nationals attempted to gain entry into Mexico at Monterrey International Airport. They arrived in Monterrey on AeroMexico flight 22, a direct flight from Madrid. The group consisted of nine Iraqi men, one Iraqi woman, and one minor Iraqi child. From their h [...]
2007-01-25 19:08:00Consulate MonterreySECRETPGOV PINS PHUM PINR INTERPOL MX IZ CY TU PL SP
07MONTEVIDEO1020URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S) A/DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela, Director General of the Secretariat and the third most senior offical at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 3. Cancela took the NIE seriously and over the course of a detailed discussion commented that the GO [...]
2007-12-05 19:23:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PARM UY IR
07MONTEVIDEO287EX-GUERRILLA'S INVOLVEMENT IN US BUSINESS DEAL
[...] (C) This telegram contains an action request for the Department in paragraphs 1 and 6. 2. (S) Summary: It has recently come to our attention that a promising counter-trade deal between the GOU and U.S. firm General Electric (GE) includes the key participation of a nefarious former Tupamaro guerri [...]
2007-03-20 19:34:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPTER PREL ETRD ASEC UY
07MONTEVIDEO414URUGUAY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ COALITION
[...] (S) Embassy privately discussed reftel issue with senior GOU civilian and military officials. Officials said that Uruguay is generally very much interested in UN peacekeeping operations, but will not consider military or other contributions to the Iraq Coalition because of domestic and regiona [...]
2007-04-30 19:46:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER
07MONTEVIDEO445URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA
[...] (S) On May 8, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Acting Director General for Political Affairs Gerardo Prato. Prato was keenly attentive to all of the general, political, military, economic and social points presented. He lamented that a paper copy of the demarche could not be left [...]
2007-05-09 14:16:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER PINS VE IR UY
07MONTEVIDEO735AMMUNITION TRANSFER FROM VENEZUELA RAISES
[...] (S) Summary: The Uruguayan media has raised questions about the purpose and origin of a shipment of Venezuelan ammunition to Uruguay. The issue centers around an attempt by the Uruguayan Ambassador to Venezuela to have a UY naval vessel pick up two hundred kilograms of "materials" from Venezu [...]
2007-08-09 17:53:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPGOV PREL PARM PINS PTER KCRM UY
07MONTEVIDEO964PULP MILL DISPUTE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - VAZQUEZ
[...] (C) Summary: On November 8, President Vazquez gave the order to allow the Botnia pulp mill plant to commence operations. The order came during the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. During the summit, on November 7, Vazquez met with the Spanish facilitator Juan Antonio Yanez Barnuev [...]
2007-11-09 19:50:00Embassy MontevideoSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY
07MOSCOW1001U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (C) Summary. On January 29 in Moscow, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak co-chaired a meeting on the Strategic Security Dialogue. They discussed a range of issues, including: -- Joint Ini [...]
2007-03-09 15:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1002U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (SBU) DFM Kislyak asked whether U/S Joseph had anything new on the issue of the denial of Russia's membership in the Australia Group. U/S Joseph said he did not. 2. (SBU) DFM Kislyak used this occasion to complain that the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was requiring that cont [...]
2007-03-09 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1005RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORTS TO BROKER SALE OF
[...] (S) On March 9, we discussed reftel information with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Petlyakov said he was unaware of any arms broker named Arkadiy Vinogradov or efforts t [...]
2007-03-09 16:36:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA RS SY
07MOSCOW1026FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA ON ARMS COOPERATION
[...] (S) Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs, told us March 9 that he would raise Ref B information within the GOR's interagency community and get back to us on Russian arms cooperati [...]
2007-03-12 13:00:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PARM ETTC RS SY SU IR
07MOSCOW104NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS APPROACH UNHCR
[...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us January 12 that XXXXXXXXXXXX was aware of seven North Korean asylum seekers in Moscow. XXXXXXXXXXXX said XXXXXXXXXXXX had passed this information during a January 10 meeting with XXXXXXXXXXXX. The seven are laborers who had been working in a timber camp in the Russian [...]
2007-01-12 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW1501MFA ON RESETTLEMENT OF NORTH KOREANS
[...] (S) Chief of the MFA's Migration Section Aleksandr Chuplygin told us April 4 that in principle MFA had no objection to resettlement to the U.S. of the six North Koreans that UNHCR has referred (reftels). Chuplygin underscored that the resettlement should be done discreetly and that any publi [...]
2007-04-04 15:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW2316RUSSIA: MFA CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY BURMA NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Rosatom's May 15 announcement of an agreement to build a research nuclear reactor in Burma caught the Russian MFA by surprise. Rosatom, however, claimed no one should have been surprised by the signing of an agreement that had simply been waiting for a Burmese response for two y [...]
2007-05-18 10:51:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP PREL RS
07MOSCOW2733IRAN: INFORMATION ON MISSING AMCIT PASSED TO MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 08:37:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL KISL KJUS PTER RS
07MOSCOW2755IRAN: IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 14:45:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PARM ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2985USE OF RUSSIAN HELOS IN DARFUR RAISED WITH MFA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The DCM and other Embassy officers have raised new evidence of the reported use of Russian helicopters in Darfur with mutliple MFA officials June 13-19. MFA officials questioned the veracity of our information, but they agreed to look into US concerns, including end-use checks [...]
2007-06-20 11:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR ETTC PREL PARM RS SU
07MOSCOW3025RUSSIA INFORMED OF US POLICY ON LETHAL MILITARY
[...] (S) We briefed Sergey Vershinen, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East and North Africa Department, on reftel policy on exports of lethal military equipment to Libya, and we followed up June 19 with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Arms Technology and Transfer Policy office in the MF [...]
2007-06-21 13:35:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL ETTC RS LY
07MOSCOW3030CFE: POINTS ON UPCOMING US INSPECTION IN RUSSIA
[...] (S) Drawing on reftel points, we notified Aleksey Ivanov, Deputy Director of the political-military section in the Foreign Ministry's North America Department, and Anton Mazur in the Conventional Arms Section of the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs of the upcoming US CFE inspec [...]
2007-06-22 02:46:00Embassy MoscowSECRETOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU RO SP NATO
07MOSCOW3541ANNEXES ON POST-START TRANSPARENCY MEASURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 13:28:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKACT KTIA PARM RS START KREL
07MOSCOW3901RUSSIA'S FINANCE MINISTRY ON IRAQ DEBT AND AUGUST
[...] (S) Deputy Finance Minister Storchak confirmed on August 8 with the Embassy that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahrastani will visit Moscow on August 9 to discuss "commercial cooperation" between the two countries. Storchak said FinMin Kudrin and officials in the Presidential Administration have pressed [...]
2007-08-09 12:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETECON EINV ETRD EFIN IZ RS
07MOSCOW391APPROACHING RUSSIA ABOUT SUSPECTED AIR DEFENSE SITE
[...] (S/NF) PolMinCouns made reftel demarche January 31 to Andrey Kelin, Director of the MFA Fourth CIS Directorate. Kelin denied knowledge of the issue, but said he would look into it. He added as a barb that both Azerbaijan and Armenia are concerned about the potential for U.S. air strikes again [...]
2007-01-31 11:01:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL MARR MASS AM AJ RS
07MOSCOW402RUSSIANS DEFEND ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN, SYRIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Visiting Moscow January 18-19, EUR/PRA Director Anita Friedt told Foreign Ministry officials that increased Russian transparency on arms transfers to sensitive countries could lessen the possibility of sanctions under U.S. law. Washington was willing to work with the Russian si [...]
2007-01-31 14:22:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM MCAP PREL ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4410TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:53:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKTFN PTER ETTC PREL RS
07MOSCOW4584RUSSIAN RESPONSE ON UAVS TO SYRIA AND
[...] (S) Russian MFA Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs (DVBR) passed us a non-paper September 12 (faxed to EUR/RUS, informal translation in paragraph 3) in response to ref a and b demarches on the possible sale of UAVs to Syria and nanotechnology cooperation with Iran. DVBR officer Alexand [...]
2007-09-18 10:03:00Embassy MoscowSECRETETTC IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL RS SY
07MOSCOW4897RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak staked out familiar positions on missile defense, arguing that U.S. insistence on radar and interceptor facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland meant the 2 2 delegations would "talk past each other" and accusing the U [...]
2007-10-05 09:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV PARM EAID MASS ETTC RU SY IR IZ
07MOSCOW5008NONPAPER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S START FORMAT 81
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 03:26:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM KACT KREL START JCIC US BO KZ RS UP
07MOSCOW5047MTCR NONPAPERS PASSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 07:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL RS TSPA
07MOSCOW5057RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER
[...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]
2007-10-18 13:27:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5059RUSSIA-US MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER
[...] (S) Summary. In extensive discussions in Moscow October 10, U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak discussed the U.S. plans to place a missile defense system (MD) in Easter [...]
2007-10-18 13:43:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5106CORRECTED COPY: RUSSIA-U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) Septel reports on the U.S. presentation of a Joint Regional Missile Defense Architecture during missile defense (MD) talks in Moscow October 10. Following is the U.S. and Russian delegations' assessment of the MD technical experts' visit to the Qabala radar on September 18, threat assess [...]
2007-10-23 08:01:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR PARM PREL KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5154ADDRESSING RUSSIAN ARMS SALES
[...] (C) Summary: FM Lavrov's disinterest in establishing an expert level dialogue on arms sales begs the question of how best to address our concerns over Russia's arms export policy. Russian officials are deeply cynical about our motives in seeking to curtail Russian arms exports to countries of conce [...]
2007-10-26 02:25:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL ECON MARR MASS PARM PINR PINS RS
07MOSCOW5265INFORMATION REGARDING PLANNED U.S. MODIFICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 14:48:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM KACT START JCIC US RS BO KZ UP
07MOSCOW564RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN DYSPEPSIA: EAT TOMATOES AND GET
[...] (C) Russian press articles and Embassy Baku's interlocutors have played up deteriorating Russian-Azerbaijani relations. They cite Gazprom's increase in the price of gas deliveries to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's refusal to send crude oil via the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline; and the Russian ban on [...]
2007-02-08 12:42:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL ETRD PREF AJ AM GG RS
07MOSCOW584UNHCR COMPLETES INTERVIEWS OF NORTH KOREANS
[...] (S) UNHCR has completed its interviews of the North Koreans asylum seekers that arrived in Moscow in January and is finalizing its assessments of their cases (reftel). UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Gang Li said that all of them had indicated they had wanted to be resettled to the United Sta [...]
2007-02-09 11:17:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREF PREL PHUM PGOV RS KN
07MOSCOW78ISKANDER-E MISSILE FOR LIBYA: RUSSIA HEDGES ON
[...] (S) On January 11 we conveyed to the MFA U.S interest (ref) in a technical experts meeting in Moscow before January 29 to discuss issues relating to Libya's possible purchase of the Iskander-E missile. Sergey Petlyakov, Chief of the Arms Technology and Transfer Division of the Foreign Ministr [...]
2007-01-11 14:56:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL MCAP KNNP LY UK RS
07MOSCOW825RUSSIAN MFA CITES DIP NOTE ON SMUGGLED HEU SAMPLE
[...] (S) As instructed by REF A, we met February 26 with Mikhail Kondratenkov, of the MFA's Department of Disarmament and Security Affairs (DVBR),and asked him to clarify Moscow's purported request to the Georgian Government for an additional sample of the HEU that was seized in Georgia in Februa [...]
2007-02-27 15:10:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP MNUC ENRG PARM ASEC
07MUSCAT1027DRAFT MOU ON GAS PRODUCTION WEIGHTED TOWARD IRAN
[...] (S) Embassy has obtained a draft working copy (used by an Iranian delegation visiting Muscat) of the May 14, 2007, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the Oman Oil Company (OOC),which outlines the scope of bilateral cooperation on natural gas. [...]
2007-11-07 12:23:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL ECON EPET IR MU
07MUSCAT1098JUSTIFICATION FOR ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM
[...] (C) The Embassy Muscat Country Team continues to strongly support and recommend approval of the request for ATACMS for the Royal Army of Oman (RAO). Based on concerns raised during ENDP process, Embassy Muscat has discussed this subject further with Omani officials -- who remain intent on acq [...]
2007-12-05 11:35:00Embassy MuscatSECRETMARR MASS MOPS MU
07MUSCAT1126THE ROYAL GUESSING GAME: THE NEXT GENERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The question of the royal succession is an exquisitely sensitive one in Oman. When the topic arises as to who might follow Sultan Qaboos, a common reaction is a conversation-ending "may he live forever." The Sultanate has historically lacked a crown prince system like many of i [...]
2007-12-15 07:12:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPINR PREL MU
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