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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08JERUSALEM243 | PA SECURITY SAYS HAMAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIMONA [...] (S) PA police chief Kamal al-Shaykh and Hazem Attallah (PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary) told PolOff on February 6-7 that Hamas was responsible for the February 4 suicide bombing in Dimona and that the blast is part of a Hamas strategy to sow instability and undermine peace efforts. Att [...] | 2008-02-08 12:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PTER IS PINS |
08JERUSALEM549 | HAZIM ATTALLAH APPOINTED PA POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) Hazim Attallah (formerly PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary and a security advisor in the Office of the SIPDIS President) was appointed PA police chief effective March 24, replacing MG Faysal "Kamal" al-Shaykh. As part of the appointment, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) promoted h [...] | 2008-03-28 07:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS PINR PGOV IS |
08JERUSALEM744 | PALESTINIAN PLANS FOR EARLY MAY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. According to PA National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab Mustafa Ali (Abu al-Fatah) and Joint Security Committee (JSC) chief BG Samir Makhzumi Qaysi, the PA has completed logistical preparations for a 400-man deployment to Jenin and plans to start security operations in [...] | 2008-05-01 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
08JERUSALEM86 | MOI AL-YAHYA POSITIVE ABOUT PASF EFFORTS, BUT [...] (S) Summary: In a January 15 meeting, MoI Abd al-Razaq al-Yahya told USSC LTG Dayton that the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) had significantly enhanced law and order in the West Bank based on their doctrine of securing Palestinian areas without confronting the IDF. He said the [...] | 2008-01-16 14:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PINS IS PGOV PTER |
08KABUL1454 | IROA NOTIFIED OF SUICIDE ATTACK BY FORMER [...] (S) Per reftel, on June 5, PolMilOffs informed Isaq Aloko (IRoA Detainee Commission Director) and Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director in Afghanistan,s Office of the National Security Council) that the USG has determined that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee participated in a coordinate [...] | 2008-06-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
08KABUL2473 | WILLIAMSON-HODGKINSON: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 6-7, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs Sandra Hodgkinson led a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the way forward for a number of remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). End sum [...] | 2008-09-12 10:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER |
08KABUL2681 | THE VITAL LINK - KHOST-GARDEZ ROAD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The rugged terrain of the Khost-Gardez (K-G) Pass, and its legacy as a mujahedin stronghold along the southeast approach to Kabul, have been challenges to the completion of an efficient and safe road in the area. Complex geography, tribal networks, and insurgent interference have also hi [...] | 2008-10-01 09:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
08KABUL2729 | FEELING IGNORED BY KABUL, PANJSHIRIS PULL INWARD [...] (S) Despite having achieved unrivaled success in governance and security, Panjshiris appear to be turning increasingly away from Kabul as they see little attention paid to their valley by those in the national government, including other prominent Panjshiris. Evidence of this can be heard in [...] | 2008-10-08 10:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
08KABUL2839 | ISAF AND PAKISTAN MILITARY AGREE TO BEGIN PLANNING [...] (S) Summary: At a Border Security Subcommittee Meeting (BSSM) on October 18, Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps, ISAF, Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Border Police (ABP) commanders agreed to begin planning coordinated offensive operations designed to deny safe haven to insurgents on ei [...] | 2008-10-25 09:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | MOPS PREL PGOV AF PK PTER |
08KABUL2972 | HEZB-E-ISLAMI ON VOTER REGISTRATION, IRAN CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan is continuing to organize a nation-wide political movement and distance itself from its origins as a mujahideen military force under the leadership of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The party has organized members in half of the country's provinces, but recent [...] | 2008-11-11 02:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PTER AF IR |
08KABUL2981 | ZARAR LEAVES MIXED LEGACY AT MOI; ATMAR GETS OFF [...] (C) Summary. In the cabinet reshuffle of October 11, President Karzai replaced Minister of Interior Moqbal Zarar with Minister of Education Mohammad Hanif Atmar. While Zarar was a willing partner with the U.S. and succeeded in making (largely unacknowledged) initial organizational changes and [...] | 2008-11-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | AFIN PGOV PREL PTER |
08KABUL3013 | KARZAI BUOYANT AFTER INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE SESSION; [...] (S) Although light in substance, Karzai was pleased with his 11/13 trilateral meeting with King Abdullah and President Zardari, on the margins of the Saudi-sponsored Interfaith Dialogue at UNGA. Karzai welcomed King Abdullah,s concern about the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and his [...] | 2008-11-18 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER AF |
08KABUL3176 | SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 10-11, 2008 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit to Afghanistan. The overall state of the security situation here is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in success by Coalition and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) do not grab the headlines that a spectac [...] | 2008-12-09 03:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER AFIN |
08KABUL323 | PRT LAGHMAN: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS PREVENT [...] (S) Summary. Neighborhood watch programs proved successful in countering a spike in the use of IEDs in Laghman province. IED attacks rose sharply in Laghman province in 2007, resulting in a six-fold increase in casualties to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). Insurgents used better equi [...] | 2008-02-07 13:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL MOPS AF |
08KABUL324 | SUCCESSFUL WINTER COIN OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The rigorous winter in southeastern Afghanistan is traditionally a period of relative inactivity in the conflict with insurgents. However, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Coalition Forces (CF) in the RC-East Task Force Fury area of operations are conducting several op [...] | 2008-02-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL MOPS AF |
08KAMPALA410 | UGANDAN OFFICIALS NOT SURPRISED BY KONY'S MOVEMENT [...] (S) Summary: Ugandan Government officials state that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony's movement into Central African Republic (CAR) came as no surprise. They have been pointing to LRA movements on the ground, away from the direction of the Rikwangba assembly site, as evidence [...] | 2008-03-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG |
08KAMPALA483 | NORTHERN UGANDA: LRA PEACE PROCESS UNCERTAINTIES [...] (S) Summary: Potential changes in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) negotiating team could delay or jeopardize the signing of the Final Peace Agreement (FPA),currently set for April 10 and 14. Splits along ethnic and regional lines within the LRA delegation are now out in the open. Several [...] | 2008-04-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU CG |
08KARACHI357 | KARACHI - STATE BANK RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 06:42:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL PTER PK |
08KARACHI497 | SINDH - KARACHI TRANSPORTERS STRIKE EXPOSES [...] (S) Noor Khan Niazi, newly elected President of the Karachi Goods Transport Ittehad (KGTI),told EconOff on August 26 that his union had reached an agreement with the GOP and called off a long-haul truckers strike that had threatened to stall USG goods shipments to Afghanistan (reftel A). A [...] | 2008-08-27 08:54:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | PGOV ELAB ELTN ETRD PTER PK |
08KATHMANDU83 | NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA EXPANDS CABINET [...] (C) On January 10, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala expanded his cabinet by eight ministers drawn from the Nepali Congress Party (NC),the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),and the Maoists. Koirala appointed his controversial daughter Sujata as Minister Without Portfolio. [...] | 2008-01-18 12:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR NP |
08KATHMANDU845 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL'S STANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KATHMANDU846 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL'S STANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KATHMANDU848 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL UNLIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KHARTOUM101 | MINAWI OUTLINES OBJECTIVES FOR U.S. TRIP, BRIEFS [...] (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) Minni Minawi is enthusiastic about a visit to Washington in the near future and has requested that the trip focus on four themes: concrete support for the military wing of the SLM and broadening the persp [...] | 2008-01-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV SU CD LY |
08KHARTOUM1052 | UN PREPARES FOR THE WORST IN DARFUR [...] (S/NF) The UN is preparing for the worst in Darfur and has drawn up evacuation plans for all of UNAMID, should that be required based on the actions Khartoum takes in response to the ICC indictments. Special assistants to JSR Adada and SRSG Qazi told polchief July 12 that JSR Adada and FC Agwa [...] | 2008-07-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM1558 | CHADIAN REBEL REVEALS GOS SUPPORT, RELATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 20, Abaker Tolli, a UFDD Khartoum-based representative told poloffs that Sudanese Intelligence summoned the leadership of all major Chadian rebel movements to Khartoum, threatening that the rebels must choose a single leader or the GoS will stop their material support [...] | 2008-10-21 13:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM1594 | GOS BLOCKS U.S. TRIP TO DARFUR AND FLIRTS WITH A [...] (SBU) On September 29, the Sudanese MFA finally informed CDA Fernandez that the GoS would not allow an embassy trip to Nyala and a joint UNAMID-USG trip to East Jebel Marra, Darfur scheduled for September 30. This denial came after a week of submitting three dipnotes, high-level discussions b [...] | 2008-10-30 05:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM299 | U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY VISITS DARFUR, PRESSES FOR [...] (C) U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Richard Williamson met with UNAMID political and military leadership in El Fasher to emphasize the importance that President Bush places on resolving the crisis in Darfur and the administration's willingness to commit significant additional financial and pol [...] | 2008-03-02 09:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM362 | SUDAN WELL-EQUIPPED AND READY TO SUPPORT THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoS told USG officials on 4-5 March that it is well-equipped and prepared to support the transfer of further Guantanamo (GTMO) detainees to Sudan, to include those individuals who are of higher threat to national security than those previously transferred. The National Intelli [...] | 2008-03-11 12:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PHUM PINR PTER PREL SU |
08KHARTOUM427 | USG ELECTIONS STRATEGY IN SUDAN [...] (C) Free and fair elections in Sudan are a top foreign policy objective for the USG, and it is therefore critical early on to define a policy framework and begin planning in earnest now for the 2009 Sudanese elections. Despite the constant demands for our attention from Darfur and the North-S [...] | 2008-03-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM645 | TRANSFER OF THREE DETAINEES TO SUDAN [...] (S) CDA Fernandez briefed MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on April 27 of the contents of reftel A. RAO briefed Sudanese Intelligence (NISS) at the same time. DLO has provided flight information to appropriate MOD authorities and to MFA in a diplomatic note (without specifying the nature of [...] | 2008-04-27 09:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI SU |
08KHARTOUM98 | SUDAN'S TOP BUSINESSMAN SAYS HE'S FED UP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 22 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Sudan's leading businessman, Osama Daoud Latif, appeared unusually frustrated with the Sudanese Government, concluding that "a lot of people feel it is time for this government to go." Daoud described the governing regime as internally [...] | 2008-01-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU |
08KIGALI533 | RWANDAN OFFICIALS ON EASTERN CONGO [...] (S) Summary. Rwandan officials in meetings with CODEL Payne staffers and Charge disputed recruitment at refugee camps in Rwanda by the wife of Laurent Nkunda, but admitted recruitment by other operatives takes place. These officials also dismissed the recent RUD-URUNANA surrender as a sham, [...] | 2008-08-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR RW |
08KIGALI856 | DEMARCHES ON UNESCO, IRAN, SOMALIA, KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral and Bilateral Relations Director Kato Ninyetegeka on December 15. On the UNESCO candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Kosni (ref B),Ninyetegeka reacted immediately to the information on Kosni' [...] | 2008-12-16 16:44:00 | Embassy Kigali | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNESCO PHUM KPKO PARM RW |
08KINGSTON244 | JAMAICA: WITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL PARTY? [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...] | 2008-03-19 14:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON245 | CORRECTED JAMAICA: WHITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...] | 2008-03-19 18:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON351 | (C) IN ITS FIRST THREE MONTHS THE NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first three months, the new Anti-Corruption Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force has arrested 27 officers and two civilians for corruption, a 100% increase over last year,s moribund performance by the Branch,s predecessor organization. The new Branch Chief, Justin F [...] | 2008-04-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | SNAR PREL JM |
08KINGSTON477 | (C) UPDATE TO REQUEST FOR INL SUPPORT OF JCF [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to reception of Ref. A, INL/LP requested additional detail on the nature and cost of the proposed long-term detail of two U.S. officers to the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Anti Corruption Division. In addition, based on advice of INL/LP, Post has also recalibrated the [...] | 2008-05-27 18:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | SNAR PREL JM |
08KINGSTON483 | (C) UPDATE TO REQUEST FOR INL SUPPORT OF JCF [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to reception of Ref. A, INL/LP requested additional detail on the nature and cost of the proposed long-term detail of two U.S. officers to the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Anti Corruption Division. In addition, based on advice of INL/LP, Post has also recalibrated the [...] | 2008-05-27 21:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | SNAR PREL JM |
08KINGSTON606 | (C) JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO REQEST FOR POST INPUT TO [...] (S) The Inter-agency working group reviewed reftel and believes it to be a very thorough reporting directive. None of the reporting agencies identified in reftel had concerns about their ability to fulfill the directive's key subject areas as much of the information sought is collected during [...] | 2008-07-09 21:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PINR PKPRP KCRM SNAR PTER JM |
08KINGSTON647 | JAMAICA: LOOMING STRUGGLE FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 12:03:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM |
08KINGSTON95 | (S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...] | 2008-01-30 17:50:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM |
08KINGSTON97 | (S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 19:57:00 | Embassy Kingston | SECRET | PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM |
08KINSHASA1002 | SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL [...] (S) Summary: National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe told AF Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley and PolCouns November 6 that the GDRC had already started on a multi-step process designed to lead to the resumption of full diplomatic relations between the DRC and Rwanda within [...] | 2008-11-13 06:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
08KINSHASA1025 | KABILA PICKS DIDIER ETUMBA, A REGIONAL OUTSIDER, [...] (U) On November 17, President Kabila named Didier Etumba Longila as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, replacing Dieudonne Kayembe. Concurrently, Etumba was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. Although an army officer, Etumba had been serving as Navy Chief of Staff, as well [...] | 2008-11-19 07:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PGOV PREL CG |
08KINSHASA1112 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING TERMINATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 17:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PARM PREL CG IR XA |
08KINSHASA469 | DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute special information programs and training in coordination with appropriate Embassy sections, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),and the UN Observer [...] | 2008-05-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL KPAO |
08KINSHASA784 | ITCR EFFORTS TO LOCATE RWANDAN FUGITIVES [...] (S) Summary: ICTR Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow told the Ambassador on September 9 that the ICTR has located 5 suspected Rwandan "genocidaires" on Congolese territory. The ICTR is attempting to engage MONUC and the GDRC to step up efforts to apprehend the fugitives. The GDRC, while willin [...] | 2008-09-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ICTR CG |
08KOLONIA103 | (S) MOBIL REJECTS FSM PETROLEUM CORPORATION PROPOSAL FOR [...] (S) Summary. In a veil of secrecy, a nascent national petroleum corporation for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has begun to purchase fuel storage tanks from Mobil in all four FSM states. Purchase of the fuel terminals should be complete by the end of July. The President of Mobil [...] | 2008-07-16 03:49:00 | Embassy Kolonia | SECRET | ECON PGOV PREL FM CH |
08KUALALUMPUR1001 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S. [...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia! Your visit comes at an opportune time as the Embassy is ramping up engagement on law enforcement and rule of law priorities. Clearly, you will also travel at a moment of serious concern in the U.S. and Asia about the threat of global recession, [...] | 2008-11-12 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS ECON KJUS KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR1114 | PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA) [...] (S) Summary: The Malaysian government's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial and is central to the GOM's intelligence-driven CT effort, has come under increasing political pressure over the past three months. The GOM's employment of the ISA in Sep [...] | 2008-12-23 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM |
08KUALALUMPUR256 | UMNO VOICES NAJIB TAKE-OVER; ANWAR TO CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) Division-level leaders from Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party in three states, including the key UMNO stronghold of Johor, are increasingly voicing support for Abdullah to step down in the wake of the March 8 election set-back, with some party officials backing Deputy Prime Minister Naj [...] | 2008-04-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR265 | ANWAR'S OFFICIAL RETURN - CELEBRATION AND [...] (S) Anwar Ibrahim and his People's Justice Party (PKR) celebrated the expiration of the ban on Anwar holding formal political office at an April 14 rally in Kuala Lumpur, an event intended to maintain the opposition leader's political momentum. Police intervened to stop the "illegal gathering [...] | 2008-04-15 11:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR340 | MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7 [...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...] | 2008-05-02 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR364 | MALAYSIA ON EDGE OR STABILIZING? DAS MARCIEL'S MAY [...] (S) Senior Malaysian government officials and opposition politicians discussed Prime Minister Abdullah's struggle to remain in power and prospects for the strengthened opposition during EAP DAS Marciel's May 5-7 visit to Kuala Lumpur, while DAS Marciel also addressed the Burma crisis and his A [...] | 2008-05-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MARR ECON KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR366 | : SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO [...] (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 [...] | 2008-05-12 00:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR367 | SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (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 [...] | 2008-05-12 05:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR392 | AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA, [...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...] | 2008-05-15 09:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY |
08KUALALUMPUR436 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...] | 2008-05-28 08:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR447 | NAJIB AIDE: ABDULLAH SHOULD MAKE WAY SOON FOR [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Najib's political secretary, Fatmi Che Salleh (protect throughout),suggested in a May 29 meeting with us that Prime Minister Abdullah should make way for a Najib ticket with UMNO Vice President Muhyiddin by announcing as soon as possible that he (Abdullah) [...] | 2008-05-30 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR504 | S/CT PDAS FEIERSTEIN MEETS SENIOR MALAYSIAN [...] (C) Summary: S/CT PDAS Jerry Feierstein visited Kuala Lumpur June 6-7 and met with the head of the Malaysia's National Security Council, Muhammad Hatta, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Home Ministry, Ahmad Fuad. Discussion of counterterrorism covered de-radicalization efforts, improvi [...] | 2008-06-16 05:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV MY |
08KUALALUMPUR665 | UMNO-PAS TALKS PROVOKE CONTROVERSY [...] (S) Prime Minister Abdullah's July 20 revelation of secret meetings between his ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) beginning shortly after the March 2008 general election sent shock waves through both political coalitions and unsettled PAS itsel [...] | 2008-07-30 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR833 | PM ABDULLAH SET BACK BY UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi failed to quell dissent or gain consensus support for his 2010 transition plan during a very heated September 18 UMNO Supreme Council meeting, which featured calls for Abdullah to step down led by UMNO VP Muhyiddin Yassin. Following the meeting, Muhyiddin a [...] | 2008-09-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR84 | GOM POLL SHOWS DECLINE IN PM ABDULLAH'S POPULARITY [...] (S) Summary: A secretive government poll revealed a 30 percent drop in Prime Minister Abdullah's approval rating since 2004, according to a retired senior intelligence official and current advisor to the Prime Minister. This matches recent findings by a private survey. With unpopular econo [...] | 2008-02-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM MY |
08KUALALUMPUR884 | GLOBAL HAWK, MALAYSIA AND NONPROLIFERATION GOALS [...] (S) Summary: The potential U.S. sale of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Singapore via a possible exception or unilateral reclassification within the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) would -- absent MTCR consensus -- negatively affect our engagement in Malaysia on the [...] | 2008-10-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS MY |
08KUALALUMPUR94 | EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...] | 2008-02-14 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY |
08KUWAIT1008 | IRANIAN DISSIDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Iranian cleric and rights activist Shaykh Ahmed Eidan Neisi (protect),in one of his periodic visits to Kuwait, told Poloff that he had information on the whereabouts of missing Israeli pilot Ron Arad that he was willing to share in exchange for money. He claimed that Arad is still alive [...] | 2008-09-25 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PINR PHUM PTER IR KU |
08KUWAIT1009 | KUWAIT: DEFMIN TELLS PRESS GOK HAS OBJECTED TO [...] (U) On September 22, Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reported that the Minister of Defense (and Acting PM) Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al Sabah had "notified" the United States of Kuwaiti concerns about an arms deal between the U.S. and Iraq. Embassy has not, however, received any expression of object [...] | 2008-09-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL EINV MASS KU |
08KUWAIT1053 | REQUEST FOR M113 APC TRANSFER MAY HAVE TO COME [...] (S) In respective October 6 and 7 demarches, the Ambassador raised reftel points requesting the GOK consider providing U.S.-origin M113 APCs, on an urgent basis, to the Government of Yemen with MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah and POLCOUNS raised the same points with Hamad Al Mashan of M [...] | 2008-10-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KU |
08KUWAIT1135 | KUWAIT AND NATO CONDUCT FIRST GULF JOINT EXERCISE [...] (S) Kuwaiti National Security Bureau (NSB) and military services successfully concluded six days of training that culminated in an exercise involving boarding, air defense, and gunnery drills on November 09 with NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). In 2004, Kuwait became the first [...] | 2008-11-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MOPS KU |
08KUWAIT1143 | GOK NOT LIKELY TO SHARE M113 APC WITH YEMEN [...] (S) In response to ref A query on the feasibility and availability of transfering M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) currently in Kuwait to Yemen via a Third Party Transfer, Post learned via Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMCK) that the GOK has a total of 123 M113s as follows: - [...] | 2008-11-18 04:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV MAS KU |
08KUWAIT1187 | (C) KUWAIT'S DEMOCRATIC JALOPY - STILL CHUGGING [...] (S) Summary: Kuwait's developing democracy is undergoing yet another of the transitional wheezing attacks that seem to grip it every several years, but it is nowhere near death. Like the 70's)era Chevrolet Impalas that continue to ply Kuwait's choked freeways, alongside European sports cars a [...] | 2008-12-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KW |
08KUWAIT1199 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 07:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY KU |
08KUWAIT148 | AMIR TO PETRAEUS ON IRAQ, SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) On February 4, GEN Petraeus met separately with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah; Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah; and Chief of Staff LTG Fahad Al-Amir. The Amir commented on the positive impact of the surge in Iraq, but again criticized the CPA's dissolution of the Iraqi milita [...] | 2008-02-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PBTS KU |
08KUWAIT155 | EXTREMIST REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (C-CT8-00002) - [...] (S) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) does not currently have a rehabilitation program for jihadists or extremists. This analysis is based on post's conversations with the Ministry of Interior Kuwait State Security (KSS),the National Security Bureau (NSB),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal [...] | 2008-02-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PINR KISL PGOV PINS PTER SOCI KU |
08KUWAIT159 | TWO MORE FORMER GTMO DETAINEES ACQUITTED [...] (S) On February 6, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, acquitted former Guantanamo detainees Omar Rajib Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari of all terror-related charges. With this ruling, the Court of Cassation has now acquitted seven of the eight former detainees released to Kuwa [...] | 2008-02-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL KDRG PTER PGOV KU |
08KUWAIT283 | (C) TERROR FINANCE: GOK SLOW TO FREEZE ASSETS OF [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Despite assurances by senior officials from the Kuwaiti MFA and National Security Bureau, the head of AML/CTF at the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said he has not received any instructions from the GOK and therefore has not taken any action to freeze the accounts of the [...] | 2008-03-12 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER |
08KUWAIT286 | GOK DIPNOTE DETAILING TRAVEL PLANS TO GTMO [...] (S) On March 9, post received diplomatic note 20080342 from MFA's Follow-Up and Coordination office detailing the travel plans on March 13 of four Kuwait Security Service (KSS) officials to Washington and Guantanamo Detention Facility. The GOK previously informed Post of the names of the fou [...] | 2008-03-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDRG KU |
08KUWAIT410 | INFORMATION ON SOURCE OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN [...] (S) Summary: The Kuwaiti Cabinet's mass resignation and the Amir's subsequent dissolution of Parliament represent the widely expected culmination of a contentious and dysfunctional relationship between the GOK and Parliament going back several years. In the short term, the dissolution provide [...] | 2008-04-15 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON KU |
08KUWAIT471 | AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...] | 2008-05-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR |
08KUWAIT48 | GOK PROVIDES NEW ASSURANCE ON GTMO ON EVE OF POTUS [...] (S/NF) The Kuwaiti message in para 3, delivered to Embassy Kuwait after-hours on the evening before President Bush's January 11 arrival, is a last-second GOK attempt to define a positive basis for discussion of the GTMO detainee question. It constitutes both an official response to the U.S. dem [...] | 2008-01-10 20:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDRG PTER KU |
08KUWAIT509 | 5/4/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: In a warm and welcoming introductory call, the Amir's eldest son and Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Shaykh Nasser, acknowledged embarrassment and a bit of GoK confusion over the former Kuwaiti GTMO detainee's reported terror attack in Mosul, and outlined an optimistic economic visi [...] | 2008-05-11 05:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KU |
08KUWAIT536 | INTERIOR MINISTER SEIZED WITH ELECTIONS; LOOKING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PTER PINS KDEM KU |
08KUWAIT557 | S/CT DAILEY OFFERS CT COOPERATION; KSS DESCRIBES [...] (S) In separate meetings May 12 with Kuwait State Security (KSS) and MFA officials, on May 12, S/CT Dailey briefed on the USG paradigm of counterterrorism (CT) efforts and urged speedy and transparent information and intelligence exchanges and tighter border controls. S/CT Dailey also urged [...] | 2008-05-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
08KUWAIT656 | KUWAITI FM ON IRAQ SFA, TERRORISM, BASHAR AL-ASSAD [...] Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed in a June 8 meeting with Ambassador raised concerns that the expiration of Chapter 7 authorities and the negotiation of new SFA/SOFA arrangements between Kuwait and the U.S. could affect Kuwaiti equities on borders, POWs, compensation, and other issues. [...] | 2008-06-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER EINV IZ SY |
08KUWAIT665 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...] | 2008-06-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR |
08KUWAIT694 | KSS TO WAINSTEIN: KUWAIT CT LEGISLATION INADEQUATE [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein, in a June 11 meeting with Kuwait State Security (KSS) Director Muhaylan, conveyed the President's appeal for increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation and information sharing among partners [...] | 2008-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
08KUWAIT696 | NSB ACKNOWLEDGES INCREASED AL QAEDA ACTIVITY AND [...] (S) Summary: Kenneth Wainstein, President Bush's Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism (APHSCT),met with the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),Ahmed Al-Fahd on 11 June. The principals discussed the recent increase in Al-Qaeda-related activity in Kuwait, ongoin [...] | 2008-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU |
08KUWAIT701 | APHSCT WAINSTEIN MEETS WITH KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein accompanied by AMB Jones met on June 11 with Kuwaiti Prime Minister (PM) Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah. APHSCT Wainstein shared a letter from Presid [...] | 2008-06-19 03:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN SY PINS |
08KUWAIT936 | (S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...] | 2008-09-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU |
08KUWAIT982 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR INFORMS MFA U/S OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 05:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER KU |
08KYIV146 | UKRAINE: CHINESE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR EXPERTS AND [...] (S - REL UP) We met January 22 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos to provide reftel information regarding the possibility that four individuals from China's Fourth Academy, which develops and manufactures solid rocket motors for Chinese [...] | 2008-01-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE PINR CH UP |
08KYIV1891 | HIJACKING OF CARGO SHIP FAINA: INITIAL UKRAINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-27 19:10:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO RS LG BH UP |
08KYIV2185 | START TREATY: JCIC-DIP-08-007: SATISFYING ARTICLE [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note on October 30 to Ambassador Oleksandr Nykonenko, Director of the Arms Control and Military and Technical Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nykonenko agreed that the November Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) [...] | 2008-11-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM KACT START JCIC UP |
08KYIV2414 | UKRAINE: FIRTASH MAKES HIS CASE TO THE USG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 07:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL POL UP |
08KYIV706 | UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE [...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...] | 2008-04-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP |
08KYIV962 | UKRAINE: YUZHNOYE AND ISRO PROPOSED ROCKET [...] (S) We drew on ref A points during a May 21 meeting with MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Valeriy Kravchenko to urge Ukraine to provide detailed information to the MTCR Partners via the MTCR Point of Contact in Paris on the proposed Yuzhnoye-ISRO rocket coooperation. At the same ti [...] | 2008-05-21 15:40:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA PREL MTCRE IN UP |
08LAHORE261 | REQUEST FOR FIRE INSPECTION TEAM ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Post requests OBO/OM/FIR send a team of cleared Americans to inspect and repair Post's malfunctioning System 3 Fire Alarm. 2. (S) Over the past two months Post has experienced a series of problems of increasing severity with the System 3 Fire Alarm, the panel for which is located in t [...] | 2008-09-04 10:18:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | ABLD ACOA |
08LAHORE316 | SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TELLS PAKISTANI OPINION-MAKERS PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-09 07:52:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | PREL PTER PK AF IN |
08LAHORE326 | PUNJAB SHUTS DOWN JUD ADMINISTRATION BUT KEEPS SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: The Punjab provincial government has taken steps to shut down JUD offices and take over the administrative functioning of ten schools and 18 dispensaries while ensuring that people continued to receive necessary services. Provincial authorities related that they could easily handl [...] | 2008-12-20 08:50:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PK IN |
08LAPAZ1358 | LUGO VISIT: TRAVELS WITH EVO [...] (S) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales was once again forced to change his domestic travel plans because of opposition protests June 13 and 14. Since April, Morales and other senior officials have been blocked frequently from opposition strongholds despite increased rhetoric from securit [...] | 2008-06-16 22:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PA BL |
08LAPAZ150 | BOLIVIA: POOR PROGNOSIS FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) President Evo Morales and opposition prefects publicly maintain a relatively optimistic outlook on talks to reach a national accord; but, both sides appear privately to be advancing more cynical agendas. A national accord would require Morales and the opposition to agree to a funding me [...] | 2008-01-23 16:07:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET | PGOV PREL BL |
08LAPAZ2055 | LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...] | 2008-09-22 21:38:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR |
08LAPAZ483 | WOULD BOLIVIAN MILITARY GO ALONG WITH A CRACKDOWN? [...] (S) Summary: Although Post believes the Bolivian military would still balk at participating in a crackdown on the opposition in the Media Luna departments as we assessed in November 2007 (reftel d),some changes since then make the probability greater. First, the current senior military leade [...] | 2008-03-04 21:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | SECRET | BL ECON MARR PGOV PREL |
08LILONGWE719 | MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ENCOURAGING AFRICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | SECRET | PARM PREL IR MI |
08LIMA196 | "SHINING PATH": WHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY? [...] (C) Summary: The terrorist organization "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso or SL) is currently comprised of two distinct groups, according to analysts. One consists largely of long-time SL members and "true believers" in the Maoist ideology who are reportedly working within civic organizations a [...] | 2008-02-01 17:42:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE |
08LISBON1808 | ALLEGATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SMUGGLING - PORTUGAL [...] (S) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning this report was relayed via [...] | 2008-07-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER |
08LISBON678 | FM AMADO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS LAJES AIR BASE, [...] (S) The Ambassador told FM Amado on March 19 that Lajes Air Base is important but not crucial to the United States, so it made sense to think about possible new missions that would make the base more attractive. They agreed to move forward with military-to-military exploration of a new train [...] | 2008-03-19 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO IR |
08LJUBLJANA27 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC SI |
08LONDON103 | (S) IRAN: UK READOUT ON EL BARADEI'S LONDON [...] (S) Summary. IAEA Head Mohammed El Baradei raised no new points during his January 7 meetings in London with Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials, ahead of El SIPDIS Baradei's visit later this week to Tehran. Per ref, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told London Ir [...] | 2008-01-10 17:41:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK |
08LONDON129 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO CO-SPONSOR LET-4 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 15:15:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UK |
08LONDON130 | TERRORIST FINANCE: UK AGREES TO UN DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) The UK agrees to support U.S. designation of Badran Turki Hishan Al Mazidih and members of his network, the five individuals in Ref A, according to Giles Cutler, 1267 Committee expert, International Organizations Department, Foreign Office. However, they have not yet decided whether to co [...] | 2008-01-15 15:18:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC IZ SY UK |
08LONDON1327 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 16:59:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL UK |
08LONDON1396 | IRAN: EU BANK MELLI DESIGNATION PUSHED TO MID/LATE [...] (S) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) working level contacts on May 19 told Embassy London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that, although the EU has agreed politically to designate Bank Melli, the EU has pushed the expected designation date, previously set for May 19 (ref),back to mid- or late [...] | 2008-05-19 16:21:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER EU IR UK |
08LONDON1452 | IRAN: FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS UK TO LEAD FINANCIAL [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Milliband is "very aware" of the centrality of financial measures, both multilateral and bilateral, to the creation of effective pressure on Tehran, and has told the FCO that HMG will be "at the forefront" of international financial efforts against Iran and will push its EU pa [...] | 2008-05-23 13:58:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | ECON ETTC KNNP PARM PGOV PHUM PREL IR PK UK |
08LONDON1577 | HOME SECRETARY SELLS THE COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 14:10:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PK UK |
08LONDON1620 | USUN AMB KHALILZAD REVIEWS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Khalilzad told UK national security advisor McDonald that he was realistic about the difficulties of completing a SOFA and strategic framework agreement with Iraq by July, but saw some progress on the ground. In Afghanistan, he believed the SGSR needed to fill key slots and [...] | 2008-06-12 16:40:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF IZ IR |
08LONDON1643 | UK AND UGANDA: NEXT STEPS ON THE LRA [...] (S) The UK Government has adopted a "harder edge" policy to "isolate and marginalize" the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the face of LRA leader Kony's continued refusal to sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA),according to FCO Northern Uganda Desk Officer Sheena Lavery. With the Juba Peace P [...] | 2008-06-17 15:37:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC SU UG UK |
08LONDON1761 | CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 14:28:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK |
08LONDON1876 | UK WELCOMES U.S. MESSAGE ON VIGILANCE OF IRISL CARGOES; BACKS TOUGHER EU ACTION REF: A. STATE 69339 [...] (S) The UK Government welcomed the U.S. message urging increased vigilance of ships and cargoes belonging to Iran Air Cargo and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and is advising relevant companies in the UK-based shipping industry of the need for due diligence when engaged with ei [...] | 2008-07-16 16:37:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN UK |
08LONDON1887 | PAKISTAN: UK SEES KASHMIR SOLUTION AS KEY TO [...] (S) Summary. The UK sees resolving Kashmir as central to changing the dynamic in Pakistan's long-term security cooperation with the West, according to FCO contacts. Improving relations between Pakistan and India through a solution to Kashmir will allow the Pakistani Army to reduce its focus on Ind [...] | 2008-07-18 16:15:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PTER PBTS PINS IN PK UK |
08LONDON1901 | SYRIAN IAEA BOARD CANDIDACY: U.K. AGREES WITH [...] (S) HMG concurs with the U.S. assessment of Syria's candidacy to the IAEA Board of Directors and will do what it can to support Kazakhstan's candidacy, FCO Counter Proliferation Officer George Sherriff told poloff on July 21. Sherriff said that his counterparts in Vienna "agree on (the USG) course [...] | 2008-07-21 15:47:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | IAEA PREL KZ SY UK AROC KNNP |
08LONDON2080 | KENYA/CT: UK RECONSIDERS CT TRAINING PROGRAM FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS Classified By: Political Counselor Richard Mills, reasons 1.4 (b/d). [...] (S) Following a July 30 Human Rights Watch report and brief UK media interest alleging human rights violations by the Kenyan military, HMG is "reconsidering" its counter-terrorism (CT) training to 20 Para, a parachute regiment in the Kenyan army, FCO CT Officer Lydia Strachan and Kenya Desk Officer [...] | 2008-08-08 12:20:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PINR XW KE UK |
08LONDON3062 | PAKISTAN: LYALL GRANT AND BOUCHER AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher and Foreign Office Political Director Lyall Grant agreed on the need for Pakistan, and especially General Kayani, to close down Lashkar e Taiba operations and move on to reform of the intelligence service. Lyall Grant observed there would be less political [...] | 2008-12-08 16:51:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN PK CH UK |
08LONDON71 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CONSULTATION ON UPCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 16:56:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL |
08LONDON75 | UK ALSO KEEN FOR ANSWERS ON CHINESE ASAT TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 11:41:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH UK |
08LONDON989 | REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION [...] (S) London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel demarche April 3 to Foreign and Commercial Office Iran Coordination Group Sanctions Implementation Officer Neil Kernohan. Poloff explained absolute need of U.S. financial institutions for identifier information for 1803 implementation to be e [...] | 2008-04-07 14:43:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL MNUC PTER KTFN IR UK |
08LUXEMBOURG213 | VISAS VIPER: LUXEMBOURG VIPER REPORT AND [...] (U) Post convened its monthly Visas Viper Committee on 16 July 2008. One submission was presented to and approved by the committee. 2. (S) Name: ABO KHALIL, Adam DOB: 20 July 1980 POB: Rafah, Palestine Nationality: Israeli Father: ABO KHALIL, Taher Mother: NEGA, Shady Possible Al [...] | 2008-08-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | SECRET | CMGT CVIS KVPR ASEC PTER PING LU |
08MADRID1008 | REPSOL CONFIRMS NO PLANS WITH IRAN AND INDICATES [...] (S) Ambassador Aguirre met September 17 with Repsol General Counsel and Secretary to the Board Luis Suarez de Lezo. During the discussion, Suarez de Lezo advised the Ambassador that, after Repsol had allowed to expire its option on its block in Iran's South Pars field (reftels),it had no remaining [...] | 2008-09-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR |
08MADRID1016 | SPANISH MFA RECEIVES NON-PAPER RE CHINESE [...] (S) On September 22 PolOff delivered the talking points and non-paper from REFTEL to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, and Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. As the non-paper is classified, neither GOS offici [...] | 2008-09-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH SP UK |
08MADRID104 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 18:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL IZ SY SP |
08MADRID1064 | DEMARCHES ON UNSCR RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-08 12:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EWWT EUN PREL MNUC |
08MADRID1214 | CALLS FOR REFORM OF SPAIN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM LAWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's counter-terrorism (CT) laws were designed with the domestic terrorist group ETA - Basque Fatherland and Liberty - in mind, but a number of recent rulings and actions by the Spanish judiciary and law enforcement forces in recent weeks have brought into focus Spain's need to [...] | 2008-11-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP |
08MADRID1231 | SPAIN: ASSESSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RECENT ETA [...] (C) SUMMARY: French police and Spanish Guardia Civil (GC) paramilitary forces conducted a joint raid in Cauterets, France early on the morning of November 17 in which they arrested ETA members Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina (aka "Txeroki" in Basque or "Cherokee" in English) and Leire Lopez Zu [...] | 2008-11-24 17:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR |
08MADRID1304 | SPAIN: REACTION TO PLAN RE CONTINGENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on December 10 delivered REFTEL A non-paper to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. The Spaniard opined that he considered the USG proposal -- to make the implementation of the I [...] | 2008-12-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SY IAEA TRGY SP |
08MADRID280 | SPANISH REACTION TO ANTI-ISLAM VIDEO (C-DI8-00223) [...] (S) Question A: Spanish security and intelligence services are currently on high alert in advance of the March 9 national elections. The March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid occurred just days before the last national elections, and Spanish officials are concerned about the possibility of [...] | 2008-03-07 17:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PINR KISL SP |
08MADRID294 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, met with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Camacho March 6. Camacho outlined the GOS' views of the threat from Islamic terrorism and emphasized the importance of exchanging information. He suggested the creation of a task for [...] | 2008-03-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN KTFN SP IR |
08MADRID366 | NON-PAPERS DELIVERED REGARDING UNSCR 1803 AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 11:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR SP |
08MADRID48 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LET-4 [...] (S) On January 16, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Laura Martinez, Area Specialist within MFA's Directorate of Counter-Terrorism. Econoff advised Martinez of U.S. plans to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the "LET 4" operatives to the list of terrorist entities. Martinez [...] | 2008-01-17 17:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SP |
08MADRID517 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SPAIN ON UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on May 8 to MFA's Directorate of Counter Terrorism area specialist Laura Martinez. Martinez expressed appreciation for the information and advance notice concerning the proposed UNSCR 1267 listing of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). She co [...] | 2008-05-09 16:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL KU |
08MADRID522 | SPAIN/COUNTERTERRORISM - CHARGE'S MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (S) The Charge, accompanied by EconOff, met with Gregorio Martinez, Chief of Staff to Interior Minister Rubalcaba, on May 9. Charge stressed the need for better inter-agency cooperation in Spain in the fight against terrorism. Responding to the Charge's expressions of concern regarding the front-pa [...] | 2008-05-12 06:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN KTFN SP PTER |
08MADRID526 | MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS BARAKAT [...] (S) Late on Friday, May 9, Ministry of Interior Chief of Staff Gregorio Martinez called the Charge about the April 28 El Pais story that suggested that Barakat Yarkas had financed terrorist cells from jail. The Charge had discussed the issue in person with Martinez the morning of May 9 (ref A) [...] | 2008-05-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN SP |
08MADRID643 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION DELIVERED TO [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel pre-notification on June 6 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate of Counter-Terrorism officer Ivo Pascual. Pascual expressed appreciation for the information and advance notice concerning the USG's intention to submit to the UNSCR 1267 committee a list of [...] | 2008-06-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | AINR ECON EFIN PINR PREL PTER SP KTFN PK |
08MADRID979 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO BUY SPANISH-MADE MILLING MACHINE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
08MADRID988 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEFS SPANISH MFA ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. September 11, S/I Ambassador Satterfield briefed Deputy Foreign Minister Lossada on developments in Iraq. He urged the Spanish to reinforce our call for increased regional support for Iraq and to encourage those countries that have already sent diplomatic representation and/or p [...] | 2008-09-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MOPS PREL IZ SP |
08MANAMA117 | BAHRAIN WILL FORMALLY REQUEST QATAR TO EXECUTE LEGAL JUDGMENT AGAINST KHALIFA AL SUBAIE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA |
08MANAMA127 | U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON TERRORISM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION FINANCE REF: 07 MANAMA 1089 MANAMA 00000127 001.6 OF 002 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli, reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA138 | REISSUE - U/S LEVEY ENGAGES GOB OFFICIALS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 16:15:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA |
08MANAMA147 | U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH BAHRAIN ON NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION AND NUCLEAR TERRORISM INITIATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ENRG KNNP PREL PARM ECON IAEA BA |
08MANAMA235 | SCENESETTER FOR CNO VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS IR BA |
08MANAMA252 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE’S VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] (S) Madame Secretary, Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you back to Bahrain. This is just about as good a bilateral relationship as we have anywhere: Bahrain's leaders share our strategic vision for the region and they see their national interest as tied to ours. 2. (S) King Hamad and Sheikh [...] | 2008-04-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP BA |
08MANAMA299 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 DESIGNATION OF THREE INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 13:00:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN PREL BA |
08MANAMA470 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN AND GULF SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR IR BA |
08MANAMA485 | BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING KAZAKH CANDIDACY FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 12:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY BA |
08MANAMA496 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO BAHRAINClassified By: Charge d’Affaires a.i. Christopher Henzel for reasons 1. 4 (b) and (d) [...] (S) General Petraeus, Embassy Manama and the Bahraini leadership look forward to welcoming you back to Bahrain. Following on Secretary Rice's dinner in Abu Dhabi with GCC-plus 3 officials July 21, and at a time when many in the Gulf are speculating about the trajectory of the tensions over Iran's n [...] | 2008-07-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR IZ BA |
08MANAMA528 | BAHRAIN’S RELATIONS WITH IRANREF: A. 07 MANAMA 1045 B. 07 MANAMA 1070 C. 07 MANAMA 1016 D. MANAMA 22 E. MANAMA 220 F. MANAMA 430 G. MANAMA 442 [...] (C) Summary: The Sunni ruling family of tiny, Shi'a-majority Bahrain have long recognized that they needed outsiders -- first the British, then the United States -- to protect them from predatory neighbors, Iran foremost among them. Both Shahs and Ayatollahs have asserted claims to sovereignty over [...] | 2008-08-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KNNP PTER EFIN IR BA |
08MANAMA536 | THE SHI'A CLERICAL HIERARCHY IN BAHRAIN REF: A. 04 MANAMA 378 B. 06 MANAMA 710 C. 06 MANAMA 1728 D. MANAMA 253 E. MANAMA 420 F. MANAMA 510 G. MANAMA 528 Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PINR KISL IR IZ LE BA |
08MANAMA541 | GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO BAHRAINREF: MANAMA 510Classified By: CDA CHRISTOPHER HENZEL FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad said PM Maliki was &welcome8 to visit Bahrain. He accused Syria and Hizballah of helping train Bahraini extremists. He described Iranian diplomatic pressure and expressed gratitude for the continued U.S. military presence. Hussein, Bahraini Navy Deputy Commander Brig Gen Moh [...] | 2008-08-13 09:25:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL IZ SY LE IR BA |
08MANAMA577 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR IR IZ BA |
08MANAMA592 | A FIELD GUIDE TO BAHRAINI POLITICAL PARTIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV ELAB KDEM PINR PTER LE IR BA |
08MANAMA727 | FM ON IRAQ STATUS OF FORCES AND HIS VISIT TO [...] (S) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifah was receptive to reftel demarche, and told CDA and poloff October 22 that Bahrain would "lean on" its contacts in PM Maliki's government, and also Speaker of Parliament Mashadani, in support of the Strategic Framework/Status of Forces Ag [...] | 2008-10-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | MARR PREL IZ BA |
08MANAMA734 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON LARIJANI VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Bahrain's Foreign Minister saw Larijani's visit as part of Iran's double game of pressure and engagement with Gulf states. Larijani said Iran was concerned about allegedly new American military activity. End summary. 2. (S) CDA, accompanied by poloff, called on Foreign Min [...] | 2008-10-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MOPS IR BA |
08MANAMA765 | KING HAMAD ON IRAN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RUSSIA, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad confirmed that Iran expressed concern to Bahrain about U.S. naval "weapons systems." Bahrain plans to continue pushing its proposal for a new regional organization that includes Israel. The King was suspicious of China, apologetic about his upcoming visit to Russia, and warm [...] | 2008-11-12 13:49:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR IR RS CH IN BA |
08MANAMA99 | BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD ON SYRIA, LEBANON AND THE [...] (S) Summary: Bahrain's King Hamad told the Ambassador that Syria was working to have anyone but Siniora represent Lebanon at the Arab League Summit; Qatar was proposing Bouez as a compromise choice for President, and Abu Mazen bemoaned Arab in-fighting. End Summary. 2. (S) During an hour-long aud [...] | 2008-02-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER SY SA LE QA BA |
08MANILA207 | TERRORISM FINANCE MANILA UPDATE JANUARY 2008 [...] (S) Legatt and Econ officers met with Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Vicente Aquino on January 25 to discuss terror finance issues raised in ref A related to Rajah Solaiman Movement listing by the UN 1267 Committee, and to deliver the talking points and bac [...] | 2008-01-25 08:49:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | RP KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC |
08MANILA2523 | YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH GENERAL YANO AT CHOD [...] (S) Admiral Keating, in advance of your meeting with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Alexander Yano at the Chiefs of Defense conference, I wanted to give you a quick update on the situation in the Philippines and some key areas where I believe the strong relationsh [...] | 2008-11-06 09:19:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP |
08MANILA505 | PHILIPPINES WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA ACTIVITY [...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarches to Acting Executive Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) on February 27 and February 28 regarding International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments of Iran's activ [...] | 2008-02-28 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC |
08MANILA899 | PHILIPPINE ANTITERROR SUCCESSES CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine authorities, with U.S. assistance, arrested or killed eight significant terrorists since January. These operations demonstrated enhanced synergies between security and intelligence forces, increased sophistication, and effective avoidance of collateral damage. In r [...] | 2008-04-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PTER MOPS PINS KJUS RP |
08MASERU165 | MASERU EAC DISCUSSES 4TH OF JULY SECURITY POSTURE [...] (SBU) Charge convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 3 to review post's security posture with respect to the upcoming July 4th holiday (reftel). Participants included MCC, PEPFAR (representing CDC, USAID),CONS, Peace Corps, IMO, and A/MO. 2. (SBU) Currently, U.S. Mission Mase [...] | 2008-06-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC PGOV CASC LT |
08MEXICO1487 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF FBI DEPUTY [...] (U) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for a variet [...] | 2008-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO614 | MEXICO-IRAN RELATIONS: A LOT OF TALK BUT NOT MUCH [...] (C) More than a year after a dynamic new Iranian Ambassador hit the ground running in Mexico, bilateral relations between the two countries have yet to move beyond the symbolic. Economic ties remain limited and soft-power projections by Iran in Mexico have had little public impact. Mexican off [...] | 2008-02-29 22:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | ENRG MX PARM PEMEX PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
08MINSK102 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: BELARUS [...] (C) Post believes three objects in Belarus meet the definition of critical infrastructure (ref A): the Druzhba oil pipeline, the gas pipelines, and the Sosniy nuclear research facility. The USG actively engages Belarus to improve security at Sosniy. End summary. Druzhba Oil Pipeline ---- [...] | 2008-02-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | ASEC ECON PTER PREL BO |
08MONTEVIDEO186 | WEAPONS AUGMENTATION AT POST [...] (SNF) RSO met with COM and DCM. Post has no objections to M-4 augmentation at our post. DSS ROE and/or MSG policies, whichever are more stringent, will be rigorously adhered to and deadly force, alcohol use, storage, transport, etc. will be addressed. Post has a suitable alarmed vault, wh [...] | 2008-04-08 19:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC |
08MONTEVIDEO213 | AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO PHYSICAL SECURITY DEFICIENCIES AND FAST-TRACKING PROPOSED SECURITY UPGRADE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Embassy Montevideo is extremely concerned about the continued slippage in the start date for the embassy security upgrade projects first proposed and approved in 1999 and now delayed until 2013. The Ambassador is unable to meet his manda [...] | 2008-04-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC ABLD PTER UY |
08MONTEVIDEO422 | PRESS ALLEGES "CIA" TIES WITH URUGUAYAN-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) On July 24, the leftist weekly Brecha published an investigative article asserting that former Uruguayan police photographer, Nelson Bardesio Marzoa, was now living in Argentina and had entered the country in June 2006 with a U.S. passport. The article asserts that Bardesio was abducted [...] | 2008-07-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PREL CASC AR UY |
08MONTEVIDEO663 | EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In reaction to the terrorist attacks in India, AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, ARSO, RAOL, ODC, POL, and MGMT. 2. (S/NF) The EAC has no reason to believe this threat extends to South America. EAC will continue to remain [...] | 2008-11-28 13:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
08MONTEVIDEO696 | EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In preparation for the upcoming holiday season AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, PAO, POL, and MGMT. 2. (S/NF) The EAC has no reason to believe there is a terrorist threat to soft targets in Uruguay. EAC will continue to [...] | 2008-12-12 16:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
08MOSCOW1444 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR RS |
08MOSCOW1445 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS REQUEST FOR UNSCR 1267 LISTING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR RS |
08MOSCOW1460 | NEUTRON GENERATOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS |
08MOSCOW1502 | DEMARCHE ON SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE DELIVERY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC RS SY |
08MOSCOW1503 | INSIDE THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR MILITARY-TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) explained how their organization coordinates Russian military-technical cooperation with over 20 GOR entities and works with 84 countries. The FSVTS manages RosOboronExport (ROE),issues expor [...] | 2008-05-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL RS MASS |
08MOSCOW1570 | RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN AIDE-MEMOIRE REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 03:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
08MOSCOW1645 | JCIC-DIP-08-003 PASSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 10:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM KACT START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
08MOSCOW1647 | SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 11:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1725 | MOLINK PROPOSAL PASSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR PARM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW1875 | SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...] | 2008-07-03 08:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS |
08MOSCOW1971 | GENERAL GUIDANCE ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL |
08MOSCOW2048 | U.S.-RUSSIA COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: [...] (C) Summary. At the June 19-20 meeting of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG),both sides agreed to exchange a list of follow-up items (reftel A). This cable presents Post's contributions to Washington's thinking on CTWG next steps. Post and MFA officials discussed th [...] | 2008-07-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV AF RS |
08MOSCOW2055 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 17 MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK: [...] (S) Summary. During a 1 1/2 hour meeting July 17, the Ambassador and DFM Sergey Kislyak reviewed key issues in the relationship and agreed on the need to emphasize the positive areas of cooperation, as the Sochi Strategic Declaration had done. The Ambassador told Kislyak we expected a decisio [...] | 2008-07-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM NATO GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW2095 | RUSSIA COMMENTS ON IAEA BOG MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC RS |
08MOSCOW2098 | (S) LUKOIL'S ALEKPEROV PRAISES COOPERATION WITH [...] (S) In a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, and Ambassador Steven Mann, Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov welcomed greater U.S.-Russian business cooperation, praising his company's successful partnership with ConocoPhillips as a model for others. He said Central [...] | 2008-07-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2179 | RUSSIA: NO CONTRACT YET ON ZIMBABWEAN BANK NOTES [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche July 28 to MFA Zimbabwe desk Andrei Stolyarov. He said that at this time he was not aware of any request by the GOZ to obtain bank note paper from the Russian State Mint, and would take into account US concerns if the GOZ did approach Russia on this issue. He [...] | 2008-07-29 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV SADC ASEC EFIN ECON ZI RS |
08MOSCOW2239 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN ROLE IN ENERGY [...] (C) On August 1 PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA First Asia Department Second Secretary Dmitriy Kulkin, a Russian delegation member at Six-Party meetings. Kulkin emphasized that Russia continues to support the "action for action" principle outlined by the Six-Party Talks Economy and E [...] | 2008-08-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EAID ENRG KNNP PARM PREL RS KN JA CH KS |
08MOSCOW2380 | DEMARCHE ON TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR EAID PREL PHUM PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2759 | RUSSIA -- BRINGING SECHIN INTO FOCUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2835 | RUSSIA'S VIEW ON GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] (S) On September 22, DCM and ESToff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Iranian or Syrian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Oleg Rozhkov. Rozhkov said that this [...] | 2008-09-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC AF SY IR KZ RS |
08MOSCOW3078 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS [...] (S) In the absence of MFA North America Director Igor Neverov, we conveyed ref A demarche to MFA North America Deputy Director Oleg Burmistrov on October 17. Burmistrov offered little substantive comment, except to acknowledge our previous demarches on the issue stretching back to November 2 [...] | 2008-10-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
08MOSCOW3098 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN FIRM SELLING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 10:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MRCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS PK CH |
08MOSCOW3135 | JCIC-DIP-08-007 DELIVERED: SATISFYING START TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT PARM JCIC |
08MOSCOW3211 | DIP NOTE PASSED: U.S-PROPOSED AGREEMENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 13:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ |
08MOSCOW3352 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH DFM RYABKOV: [...] (S) Summary. DFM Ryabkov November 12 reiterated FM Lavrov's message to U/S Burns and the Ambassador that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations, and Medvedev's state of the union address had not been intended as a deliberate slap at President [...] | 2008-11-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM |
08MOSCOW341 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW361 | TERRORIST FINANCE: RUSSIA TO SUPPORT DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EFIN ECON RS IZ SY |
08MOSCOW364 | JCIC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM KACT START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
08MOSCOW3720 | RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. DRAFT START TREATY [...] (S) In the course of U.S. and Russian security discussions in Moscow December 15 (septel),DFM Ryabkov handed Acting U/S Rood a seven-page non-paper in Russian with a summary of Moscow's response, which the U.S. could consider as "an authoritative reply" to the U.S. draft text provided on Oct [...] | 2008-12-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV KACT PARM MARR RS |
08MOSCOW3766 | DEMARCHE: AVOIDING GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM [...] (S) We delivered points per reftel para. 16 to Gazprom's Director of Foreign Relations, Ivan Zolotov and the Senior Economic Advisor to the MFA's North America Desk, Vyacheslav Moshkalo. Both reported that as of 12/30, negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were underway to resolve the debt [...] | 2008-12-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW396 | INSIDE ROSOBORONEXPORT [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, officials at RosoboronExport (ROE),the Russian government's monopoly arms exporter, made it clear how little control the company has over decisions regarding Russia's military sales. Most of the decisions affecting the company, including what products and to which [...] | 2008-02-14 07:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RS MASS |
08MOSCOW52 | DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN UPGRADES TO IRANIAN KVADRAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM IR RS |
08MOSCOW586 | DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN KVADRAT UPGRADES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-01 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EETC IR PARM PREL PTER RS |
08MOSCOW591 | RUSSIAN COMMENTS ON USG VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT AND [...] (S) On February 27 we delivered reftel non-paper (Ref B) regarding U.S. views of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments of Iran's activities to Alexander Trifimov of the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. 2. (S) Trifimov contended that Iran had been relati [...] | 2008-03-03 07:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA UNGA PREL IR RS |
08MOSCOW797 | TRANSFER OF HEU SAMPLE TO RUSSIA [...] (S) On March 24, we delivered to MFA reftel paper on logistics surrounding the transfer from the U.S. to Russia of the ten-gram HEU sample seized in Georgia in 2006. Mikhail Kondratenkov of the MFA Security and Disarmament told us he found it "a very interesting document." He expressed reli [...] | 2008-03-24 12:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KNNP ASEC ENRG PTER MNUC AU GG RS |
08MOSCOW867 | GOR NOTIFIED OF MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 06:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA RU FR AU KS UK |
08MOSCOW912 | (C) LUKOIL TELLS AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD IRAQ CAN'T [...] (S) Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov told Ambassador Satterfield April 2nd that production sharing agreements (PSAs) are a prerequisite to multi-billion investments needed to modernize Iraq's oil infrastructure and develop fields. Alekperov indicated that Lukoil may still be willing to work in [...] | 2008-04-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MUSCAT156 | IRANIAN PUSH TO RAISE PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL [...] (S) As evidenced by a series of recent visits, media interviews and a first-time commercial exposition, Iran appears to be making a concerted effort to raise its profile, and currently very limited business presence, in Oman. While Omani interest in Iranian gas could expand cooperation betw [...] | 2008-02-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL ECON IR MU |
08MUSCAT181 | OMANI VIEWS ON LATEST IAEA BRIEFING ON IRAN [...] (S) On March 2, the Ambassador conveyed U.S. views on the IAEA Secretariat's February 25 briefing on Iran, as described reftel, to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. The Ambassador also left reftel non-paper with the Minister. Bin Alawi listened closely, but did not ad [...] | 2008-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR MU |
08MUSCAT273 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Schwartz: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested meetings with Air Vice Marshal Yahya [...] | 2008-04-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON |
08MUSCAT431 | ADDRESSING OUR TIER 3 TIP DISPUTE WITH OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The dispute over the Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report stems from the government's refusal to accept that there may be a trafficking problem in Oman, as well as its extreme sensitivity to its public image. Oman's threatened reappraisal of "all [...] | 2008-06-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MOPS MU |
08MUSCAT432 | ADDRESSING OUR TIER 3 TIP DISPUTE WITH OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The dispute over the Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report stems from the government's refusal to accept that there may be a trafficking problem in Oman, as well as its extreme sensitivity to its public image. Oman's threatened reappraisal of "all [...] | 2008-06-14 02:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MOPS MU |
08MUSCAT729 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty [...] | 2008-10-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON ENRG ETRD KNNP KPAL KTIP SMIG |
08MUSCAT797 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...] | 2008-11-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK |
08MUSCAT853 | CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) U.S. CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus and the Ambassador met for an unprecedented three hours on November 30 with Sultan Qaboos at Beit al Baraka palace outside Muscat. In a wide-ranging discussion of regional issues, the Sultan acknowledged progress in Iraq and expressed a degree [...] | 2008-12-17 06:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PARM PBTS PHSA PREL PTER PK IR IZ YM MU |
08NAIROBI1013 | Scenesetter for Somalia President Yusuf Visit [...] (C) SUMMARY. Changed circumstances with respect to Somalia provide an important opportunity to achieve relative stability and move forward toward a democratic transition in 2009. There is a new Prime Minister who is committed to achieving reconciliation; a divergence between violent extremists [...] | 2008-04-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI1129 | Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...] | 2008-04-29 14:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO |
08NAIROBI1506 | DEMARCHE REPLY: SEEKING CO-SPONSORSHIP FOR UNSCR [...] (S) On June 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations and Conferences Ambassador Kinyanjui told Acting PolCouns that he had relayed reftel request to the Office of the President, but it would take some time for him to receive a reply. He requested that we che [...] | 2008-06-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM KE SO |
08NAIROBI1612 | Somalia - TFG Will Co-Sponsor UNSCR Listing of al-Shabaab [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO |
08NAIROBI1642 | Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...] | 2008-07-03 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO |
08NAIROBI1886 | SOMALIA - UNEASINESS AT PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of telephone calls from President Yusuf, reinforced by multifarious other reports and rumors July 31, suggest a shaken Villa Somalia unnerved by and uncertain of Ethiopian intentions. The ongoing rift between Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, with the latter [...] | 2008-08-01 12:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI2021 | SOMALIA - PIRACY SPIKES, COALITION NAVIES BEGIN [...] (S/REL CMFC) Summary: U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has assigned an international task force of warships to patrol the Gulf of Aden after five commercial vessels were attacked off Somalia's coast since August 19, resulting in three hijackings within the last 24 hours. NAVCENT w [...] | 2008-08-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI2057 | Somaliland: Revised Travel Request for US Mission Officers - [...] (S) This is a revised country clearance request for travel to Hargeisa, Somaliland (Ref A and B). Per Ref C, the Department approved the travel for August 7. Post requests clearance for US Mission officers to travel to Hargeisa, Somaliland on September 9. The travel and security plan remain a [...] | 2008-09-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO |
08NAIROBI2277 | NOTIFICATION OF AFFECTED STATES: HIJACKING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA KE |
08NAIROBI2285 | SOMALIA - REQUESTING DEPARTMENT SUPPORT FOR [...] (S/NF) Reftel describes Embassy officers' successful visit earlier this month to Hargeisa, in the Somaliland region of Somalia. Post believes it is important to continue careful, well-planned travel to northern Somalia to advance our political and development agenda. We therefore request De [...] | 2008-10-02 09:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA AMGT ASEC PREL PTER SO |
08NAIROBI2596 | SOMALIA - PIRACY CONTINUES AS INTERNATIONALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 10:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | EWWT PGOV PREL SO UP |
08NAIROBI2612 | SOMALIA - SUPERTANKER HIJACKED; BRITS TURN 8 [...] (S) Summary: On November 15, Somali pirates hijacked their largest ship yet, the crude oil supertanker Sirius Star, and have anchored it off Hobyo, Somalia, a known Indian Ocean pirate base. So far this year, Somalia pirates have captured and ransomed 38 ships. Separately, on November 18 [...] | 2008-11-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI2755 | SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB GAINS BUT BATTLES CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite partnering with the moderate Islamist Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) to create a unity government, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has been unable to influence security on the ground. TFG control in Somalia is limited to pockets of Mog [...] | 2008-12-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SOCI MOPS MARR SO ET |
08NAIROBI473 | Somalia -- Travel Request [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 10. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Office Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lisa R. Schade, Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Offi [...] | 2008-02-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO |
08NAIROBI544 | Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised version of reftel with additional personnel, new dates, more detailed travel information, and a revised and expanded security plan. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 24 for action reques [...] | 2008-02-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO |
08NAIROBI574 | KENYA: BEHIND A CALM FACADE, HARDLINERS PREPARE FOR MORE VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Kenya has been tense but remarkably calm since the end of January, thanks in large part to the progress being made in the Kofi Annan-mediated peace talks and the visit of the Secretary. Tensions remain very high, however, and behind this calm facade lurks the potential for more fer [...] | 2008-02-27 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI609 | Somalia -- Reconciliation at the Top [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum spent February 27 in Baidoa primarily in an effort to bridge the schism between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein (Ref A),but also to iron out concerns on the bilateral GOE-TFG relationship. Tactics for accomplishing greate [...] | 2008-03-01 11:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL ET SO |
08NAIROBI621 | Somalia - Inquiries on Air Strike Reports [...] (S) Post has received several inquiries from media outlets and other diplomatic missions regarding reports of air strikes in Dhoble, Somalia on night of March 2 or early morning March 3. Most press reports cite local residents allegations that "missiles" were launched by a U.S. plane. Press r [...] | 2008-03-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI734 | Somalia -- Conversation with TFG President Yusuf [...] (S) Summary: President Yusuf confirmed that he had endorsed the draft TFG Reconciliation Strategy prepared by the Prime Minister and Cabinet during meeting with Special Envoy March 10. He asked again for our support to assist the TFG to accomplish the tasks stipulated in the Transitional Fede [...] | 2008-03-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI906 | MT. ELGON: MILITANT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: In the early morning hours of March 30, police arrested the 80-year-old traditional spiritual leader for the Soy subclan, Jason Psongoywo, in Eldoret. Psongoywo is reportedly one of the top leaders of the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),the Mt. Elgon-based militant group agains [...] | 2008-04-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | MOPS PHUM ASEC KE |
08NDJAMENA126 | CHADIAN INSIDER CONFIRMS RIFT WITH JEM, UNITY [...] (C) A rift has emerged between the Chadian Government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a businessman with close ties to President Deby and a prominent SLA/Unity commander, told Poloff. Verifying previous reports that SLA/Unity's leadership has ceased its infighting and coalesced a [...] | 2008-03-31 17:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | PREL PGOV UN AU CD |
08NDJAMENA157 | Chad: Blue Lantern, Pre-license end-use check [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has been informed that the articles listed on this application have not been exported to Chad. End Summary 2. (S/NF) In answer to questions posed by the Department in ref b, post has been unable to determine if the Chadian MOD has ever/ever received any U.S.- origin op [...] | 2008-04-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | SECRET | ETTC KOMC CD |
08NEWDELHI1218 | MEA AMERICAS DIVISION ASSURES DASD CLAD MIL-MIL [...] (S) Summary. In a private meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Clad, Ministry of External Affairs SIPDIS (MEA) Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar: -- assured DASD Clad that the military-to-military relationship was a top priority of her ministry; -- warned that the ""reopening"" o [...] | 2008-05-05 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IN |
08NEWDELHI126 | LET'S FIX IRRITANTS THAT PLAGUE THIS PARTNERSHIP, [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that a range of bilateral problems has started to make people question the strategic partnership that both sides seek, and wonder why the USG has encountered such difficulty when it has done so much to try to bring India into the g [...] | 2008-01-14 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL AMGT KREC OFDP ODIP IN |
08NEWDELHI1351 | AMBASSADOR PUSHES INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FOR [...] (S) Summary. During a May 14 meeting with Defense Minister AK Antony, Ambassador: -- advocated for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in the VVIP helicopter competition and for Honeywell to be able to compete its F125IN engine for the Jaguar engine upgrade; -- handed over a draft Memorandum of Understan [...] | 2008-05-16 10:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI1606 | UAE AMBASSADOR TO INDIA (DESIGNEE-TO-BE FOR IRAQ?) [...] (S) In response to reftel, Post has obtained the following information on United Arab Emirates Ambassador to India (and, according to reftel, likely to be named Ambassador to Iraq). Post has had only limited contact with Ambassador Al Shehhi in the past, and will seek further information as app [...] | 2008-06-11 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ AE IN |
08NEWDELHI1957 | INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES TALKS [...] (SBU) The Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director for Pakistan Affairs and the Political Counselor at the Pakistani High Commission told us in separate conversations on the afternoon of July 14 that the July 18 Confidence Building Measures (CBM) talks in Islamabad are still on, and that th [...] | 2008-07-15 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1972 | POLITICAL BARGAINING CONTINUES PRIOR TO KEY VOTE IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1999 | INDIA ADVISES KAZAKHSTAN MUST CLARIFY MESA STATUS [...] (S) Kazakhstan should submit a formal request to India as chair of the IAEA Middle East/South Asia Group (MESA) to be considered a member of that group, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Ama [...] | 2008-07-21 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC |
08NEWDELHI2175 | SCO SUMMIT DEMARCHE: INDIA SEES ITSELF MERELY AS [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, PolMilOff delivered talking points to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Americas Division Director Vani Rao and Eurasia Director Sandeep Arya. On August 8 Arya replied that the Indian government noted our points and shared our broader goals, particular [...] | 2008-08-08 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AFIN IN |
08NEWDELHI2557 | INDIA QUIETLY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN FOR IAEA BOARD [...] (S) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered ref A demarche on September 22 to Ministry of External Affairs director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) G. Dharmendra (protect). Dharmendra said that Kazakhstan's outsider status in the IAEA's Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Group was [...] | 2008-09-22 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC |
08NEWDELHI2671 | U.S. TREASURY AND GOI DISCUSS PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9-11, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Finance and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien met with GOI and banking officials in Delhi and Mumbai to discuss the following: (a) international efforts to counter the illicit financial and commercial activities of Iran [...] | 2008-10-07 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KTFN ECON EFIN PREL PINR PTER IR IN |
08NEWDELHI2672 | INDIA AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 13:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC ECON ETRD KNNP PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2830 | REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...] | 2008-10-31 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2838 | AMBASSADOR URGES NSA NARAYANAN TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador sought to bolster U.S.-Indian counter-terrorism cooperation in a November 3 meeting with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan. Pointing to the string of terrorist attacks in India this past year, the Ambassador said that they were intensifying and increasingl [...] | 2008-11-04 08:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PGOV IN |
08NEWDELHI2996 | BARC DIRECTOR BRIEFS NRC DELEGATION, PROVIDES TOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 21 November, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Director Dr. Srikumar Banerjee and several senior members of the BARC staff briefed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Klein and delegation on activities at BARC, and provided a tour of the Dhruva reactor, Engineering [...] | 2008-11-25 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | BEXP ENRG ETTC IN KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TSPL |
08NEWDELHI3037 | NSA NARAYANAN TELLS AMBASSADOR INDIA HAS NO INTENTION OF ACTING MILITARILY AGAINST PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 06:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3091 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TELLS AMBASSADOR "NEVER [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on December 8 to discuss the Secretary's trip to the region (Menon was out of the country during on December 4) and to follow up on the latest developments in Indo-Pak relations. Referring to the reaction to the M [...] | 2008-12-08 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PROV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3156 | INDIAN AND BRITISH PM'S DISCUSS TERROR [...] (C) Summary: One day before U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the necessity of cooperation between India and Pakistan, two Indian air force jets flew into the Lahore and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir sectors, violating Pakistani territory on [...] | 2008-12-15 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PK UK IN |
08NEWDELHI3158 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY: [...] (C) Summary. In a December 12 meeting between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee, the Deputy Secretary provided Mukherjee with a readout of his meetings with Pakistani officials and urged India to consider the Pakistani proposal to send a high-level delegation [...] | 2008-12-15 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3165 | PM SINGH TELLS CODEL KERRY RE PAKISTAN: ENOUGH IS [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senator Kerry in a December 15 meeting that India had exercised tremendous restraint in responding to the Mumbai terror attacks but that India had reached its limit. He called on the U.S. to make clear to Pakistan that it must take ser [...] | 2008-12-16 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER SENV AF PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3166 | INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TELLS SENATOR [...] (C) Summary. In a December 14 meeting with Indian National Security Adviser MK Narayanan, Senator John Kerry: -- urged Narayanan to consider which Pakistani actions could be considered as sincere confidence building measures in responding to the Mumbai terrorist attacks, cautioning agains [...] | 2008-12-16 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3268 | INDIAN HOME MINISTER CHIDABARAM ON INVESTIGATION OF MUMBAI ATTACKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 15:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | CJAN IN PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI760 | INDIA CONTINUES TO PURSUE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 10:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI878 | SHIELD S01-08: GOI REQUIRES FURTHER INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN and SCA. Please see para 3. 2. (S) PolOffs delivered reftel points March 19 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade. Gill responded that the Gover [...] | 2008-03-26 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR IN |
08NIAMEY1160 | NIAMEY EAC - UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE OF UN [...] (S) The EAC discussed the unexplained disappearance of UN Special Envoy Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay, and their unidentified local driver. Fowler and Guay are both Canadian nationals. The EAC met twice on December 15 to discuss this; first, as an initial report, and second, t [...] | 2008-12-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG |
08NIAMEY1162 | (S) NIGER: ENCOURAGING AFRICAN STATES TO TERMINATE [...] (S) DCM presented subject demarche to MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on December 15, with talking points in non-papers in both French and English. Sec Gen Dan Maradi understood the issue clearly, and confirmed that Niger did not have defense cooperation arrangements with Iran, and [...] | 2008-12-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL IR NG |
08NIAMEY1183 | (SBU) NIGER: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SENDS SPECIAL [...] (S) Summary. The Government of Canada (GOC) dispatched its Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for La Francophonie Jacques Bilodeau to the Republic of Niger (RON) for two days of consultations with Government of Niger (GON) officials on the disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowle [...] | 2008-12-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL NG CA XY |
08NICOSIA293 | EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS SECOND EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: At 1630 hrs local on May 9, Ambassador Schlicher held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to assess the latest developments concerning the Beirut crisis and review progress on Embassy Nicosia contingency planning. The meeting was a follow-up to the initial EAC meeting con [...] | 2008-05-09 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU |
08NICOSIA294 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 10 [...] (S) Summary: At 1100 hrs local on May 10, Ambassador Schlicher convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the latest developments concerning the Lebanon crisis, follow up on yesterday's EAC meetings (reftel A and B),and discuss the mobilization of services necessary to sup [...] | 2008-05-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY |
08NICOSIA668 | CYPRIOTS STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA, AT LEAST [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Polchief on August 14 delivered Georgia-related points to MFA Acting Political Director George Kasoulides. Referring to accounts of continued Russian military activity in and around Gori, the MFA diplomat lamented that hard, confirmed accounts were difficult to obta [...] | 2008-08-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE |
08NOUAKCHOTT113 | MAURITANIAN AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY A SUSPECT IN [...] (SBU) On February 25 the Public Prosecutor officially accused one Al Khadim Ould Semane of participating in the February 1 attack on the Israeli embassy. Semane is a known activist for Al Qaeda who escaped from Nouakchott central prison in 2005 and fled the country immediately afterward. The [...] | 2008-02-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC CASC MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT414 | SIT REP 4: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Nouakchott was calm overnight and activity was reduced in town but relatively normal. Post has received reports are that General Aziz moved from BASEP headquarters to the Presidency yesterday evening. He has not been seen in public since the coup took place. The perimeter established by [...] | 2008-08-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR MOPS MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT639 | EXPANDING MINING OPERATIONS THREATENED BY THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: EconOff recently visited SNIM's iron ore mining operations in northern Mauritania. After many years of low prices for iron ore, higher prices in recent years have led SNIM to develop new projects to increase production. SNIM has two projects that it is developing on its own as w [...] | 2008-11-03 10:27:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PTER EMIN MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT739 | RISK OF ETHNIC-BASED ARMED RESISTANCE? [...] (C) Charge met December 15 with the pro-Abdallahi senator of Mbout in Gorgol Province, Youssouf Tijani Sylla, who renewed his October warning (REFTEL) that Afro-Mauritanians were prepared to take up arms against the coup. Sylla, who is half White Moor and half Sonnike who presents himself as [...] | 2008-12-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC MR |
08OSLO343 | (C) NORWAY "UNCOMFORTABLE" WITH CO-SPONSORING [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to MFA officials, Norway will not co-sponsor UN 1267 designation of Al-Shabaab due to a fear that it will be perceived as an attempt by the Norwegian executive branch of government to influence the judiciary. Despite this decision, there seemed to be some enthusiasm with [...] | 2008-06-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG NO |
08OSLO377 | NORWAY CONTINUES ITS SUBSTANTIAL AID TO THE HORN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Norway shares our concern about the crisis in the horn of Africa, and is currently the third largest donor in Somalia. Norway does not have the naval materiel or manpower to escort WFP ships around the horn, and claims not to have good access to information [...] | 2008-07-03 13:58:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO NO |
08OSLO398 | NORWAY: RUSSIAN PRESENCE IN SVALBARD WATERS [...] (S) Summary: Russian claims that Russian warships have been sent to patrol Svalbard waters to protect fisheries do not appear to reflect reality. At present there is no indication that any Russian warship is currently patrolling near Svalbard. Russian warships have passed through Svalbard wat [...] | 2008-07-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL NO |
08OSLO483 | NORWAY CAUTIOUS ON UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE IRAN [...] (S) Poloff met with Erling Skjoensberg, senior advisor in the MFA department for disarmament and nonproliferation, who, along with Kaare Aas (current Ambassador to Afghanistan, but former security policy department head) will make decisions regarding reftel's subject matter for the GON. 2. [...] | 2008-08-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL |
08OSLO549 | (S) NORWAY REBUFFS USG ON IRISL FREIGHT FORWARDER [...] (S) In responding to reftel points, XXXXXXXXXXXX, after discussing Norway´s overall compliance with all UN Iran sanctions, stated that there is "no legal foundation" under Norwegian law to give any kind of mandatory order to companies not on the UN Security Council lists associated with resoluti [...] | 2008-10-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL NO |
08OSLO611 | OSLO - UPDATE ON FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN |
08OTTAWA1245 | CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...] | 2008-09-19 17:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA |
08OTTAWA1247 | CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. ON MESA CANDIDATE FOR [...] (S) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament Craig Weichel assured pol/miloff on September 19 that Canada and the U.S. are fully "in step" with respect to Afghanistan's bid for the Middle East South Asia (MESA) seat on the IAEA Board [...] | 2008-09-19 18:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM MNUC IAEA AF SY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1303 | (S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (S/RelCan) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Phillip Baines raised U.S.-India safeguards on October 3, asking whether the United States intends to broaden its bilateral safegua [...] | 2008-10-06 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC CA |
08OTTAWA1392 | (S) CANADIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. REPLY ON UAE REMOTE [...] (S/Rel Can) On October 29, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Thomas Gillon expressed appreciation for reftel response regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates. Gillon remarked [...] | 2008-10-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC CA |
08OTTAWA1421 | CANADA FULLY SUPPORTS AND HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED [...] (S) Summary. Robert Sample, Senior Project Leader, Financial Crimes, Finance Canada, said that Canada's current regulations regarding financial institutions' (FI's) transactions with Iranian entities are in line with USG and FATF recommendations and are quite onerous on Canadian institutions. [...] | 2008-11-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN CA |
08OTTAWA1569 | CANADA SEEKS INFORMATION ON INDIAN SEA SPARROW SALE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Canada requests releasable intelligence assessments and policy analysis by U.S. agencies on the proposed sale of Sea Sparrow missiles by the U.S. to India. Canadian naval forces rely exclusively on this missile, and are seeking [...] | 2008-12-18 19:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL MASS MOPS ETTC MCAP IN CA |
08OTTAWA187 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-06 19:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | IZ KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CA |
08OTTAWA36 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CA |
08OTTAWA39 | CANADIAN SUPPORT ON ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on January 8, Director General for East Asia Gordon Houlden of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Canada had raised the January 2007 anti-satellite test numerous times with the Chinese, both in Beijing an [...] | 2008-01-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH CA |
08OTTAWA633 | CANADA AND UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 20:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | CA EFIN KTFN KU PINR PREL PTER |
08OTTAWA685 | ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials welcomed PM DAS Frank Ruggiero to Ottawa on May 9 to discuss Canada's export control systems. The visit was meant to build U.S. confidence in Canada's will and ability to execute the May and June 2007 U.S.-Canada Exchange of Letters (EOLs) that guide the imple [...] | 2008-05-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA |
08OTTAWA756 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CANADA'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK CA |
08OTTAWA907 | CANADA UPDATES 1267 COMMITTEE ON ABDELRAZIK [...] (S) Acting Senior Coordinator for International Crime and Terrorism Evelyn Puxley at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade informed PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada had advised the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee that Canada was now providing limited in-kind assista [...] | 2008-07-07 19:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS CA |
08OTTAWA978 | (S) IAEA BOG: CANADA WILL URGE KAZAKHSTAN TO SEEK [...] (S/Rel CAN) On July 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza agreed to reftel request, confirming Canada would move swiftly to urge Kazakhstan to run for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors. If Kazakhstan decides to [...] | 2008-07-18 22:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM IAEA AORC SY KZ CA |
08OUAGADOUGOU268 | Burkina Faso: French DCM on Compaore's [...] (S) Key Points: The French DCM told us April 8 that: -- Burkina Faso President Compaore was recently operated on for cataracts in Paris. -- Compaore is probably in good health, but may have contracted HIV/AIDS after years of sexual promiscuity. -- Compaore has better relations with S [...] | 2008-04-09 11:59:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR EAGR UV |
08PANAMA419 | GOP COOPERATES ON UN 1267 SANCTION COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 19:54:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL PM |
08PANAMA485 | TERRORISM FINANCE: RECENT PRE-NOTIFICATIONS AND [...] (S) Econoff delivered ref points and background information for the three reftels on June 10 to Delia Villamonte, Director General of International Organizations and Conferences. Leoncio Hernandez, the Foreign Ministry's Director of the Department of Analysis Against Terrorist Activity, was un [...] | 2008-06-12 17:51:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PGOV KTFN UNSC PM |
08PARAMARIBO259 | PARAMARIBO SECURITY PLANNING FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (S) Paramaribo Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened June 11, 2008, to review Post's security plans for its Independence Day celebrations on July 4 and July 5. 2. (S) EAC discussed current threat environment and has detected no current intelligence to indicate a heightened threat level. [...] | 2008-06-17 20:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | ASEC NS PTER CASC |
08PARAMARIBO38 | JCET TORCON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME [...] (S) The Republic of Suriname has issued written concurrence for the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) scheduled to occur between March and September of 2008. 2. (S) Units identified to participate in this JCET are the Arrest Team and Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) from the Ministry of Just [...] | 2008-02-01 16:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS |
08PARIS1086 | USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...] | 2008-06-09 07:52:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR |
08PARIS1100 | FRANCE AGREES WITH USG APPROACH ON RWANDAN FDLR [...] (S) MFA Great Lakes desk officer Laurent Chevallier on June 9 told AF/C Director Wycoff that France agreed with the USG approach to Rwandan FDLR sanctions as expressed reftel (other aspects of the discussion reported separately). Chevallier said that seven of the eight names on the U.S. list [...] | 2008-06-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC XA FR |
08PARIS1101 | AL-SHABAAB: FRANCE OPEN TO SANCTIONS BUT NEEDS TO [...] (S) MFA Somalia Desk Officer Thierry Caboche on June 10 said, in response to reftel, that France would study further our case for imposing UN sanctions on the al-Shabaab organization based in Somalia. (NOTE: DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal our normal interlocutor on such an issue, is out of t [...] | 2008-06-11 06:04:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG FR |
08PARIS1131 | PREVENTING ASSET FLIGHT FROM BANK MELLI IN THE EU3 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETTC PARM PTER FR |
08PARIS1291 | FRANCE SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL MEASURES ON IRISL CARGO [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 7 to Martin Briens, Office Director for Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation at the MFA. Briens was highly supportive of the U.S. approach, noting that France had been behind the original listing of the two Iranian companies in UNSC [...] | 2008-07-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN FR |
08PARIS1333 | COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...] | 2008-07-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR |
08PARIS1627 | NO SUBSTANTIVE FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 17:31:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN ECON PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP FR SY IR |
08PARIS163 | TWO-MONTH TARGET TO PRIORITIZE FRENCH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary. French military and civilian authorities are "feeling the pressure" to step up France's military engagement in Afghanistan and are actively reviewing options that they plan to announce at the NATO summit in Bucharest. In addition to planning associated with President Sarkozy's [...] | 2008-01-30 14:58:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MOPS NATO FR AF |
08PARIS1650 | TREASURY D/S KIMMITT, FRENCH NSA LEVITTE ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: On August 29 President Sarkozy,s Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte and Deputy Advisor for Security Affairs Francois Richier outlined for Treasury D/S Robert Kimmitt GOF thinking on &quick, effective and sharp8 next steps on Iran. The GOF would present its ideas more fully in [...] | 2008-08-30 12:48:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ECON EFIN FR PREL RS IR |
08PARIS1703 | ELYSEE READOUT OF SARKOZY'S SEPTEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: During his September 3-4 visit to Damascus,President Sarkozy told Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that in order to establish a relationship of trust with France, Syria would need to honor its commitments and respect certain principles (e.g., Lebanon's sovereignty and the International [...] | 2008-09-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR LE UNSC PREL |
08PARIS1707 | IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PREL MOPS IZ |
08PARIS1709 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 17:14:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08PARIS1855 | MARCH 14 SHOOTS ITSELF IN FOOT DURING ELYSEE VISIT [...] (S) Summary: A March 14th delegation led by Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh that met October 2 with senior French officials may have done more harm than good, at least so far as relations with the Elysee are concerned. "What world are they living in?" Boris Boillon, Counselor for Middle East Affairs at [...] | 2008-10-08 10:11:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PREL PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY |
08PARIS2055 | MFA PREVIEWS PART OF FM KOUCHNER'S MESSAGE WITH [...] (C) Summary: During his November 11 visit to Washington, FM Kouchner will share the long-awaited EU paper on the Trans-Atlantic Partnership, MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille told EUR PDAS Marcie Ries November 7. Specifically, Kouchner, whose intended audience is President-elect Obama and hi [...] | 2008-11-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PREL |
08PARIS2134 | P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...] | 2008-11-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR |
08PARIS2212 | FRENCH SAY SYRIA DELIVERING ON ALL FRONTS [...] (S) Summary: "We think Syria is delivering on the key dossier," French Presidency Advisor for the Middle East Boris Boillon said December 5, as he recapped his November 30 visit to Damascus with Presidency Secretary General Claude Gueant and NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte. In contrast to his col [...] | 2008-12-05 18:18:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV PREL FR |
08PARIS2253 | MAURITANIA/FRANCE: POLITICAL PROCESS AT AN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF advisor at the French Presidency, said on December 10 that the political process in Mauritania was blocked, with neither Aziz, President Abdallahi, nor opposition leader Amed Ould Daddah willing to compromise to reach a solution. Serman said that internal GOF [...] | 2008-12-11 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR KDEM MR FR |
08PARIS2272 | FRENCH REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV PREL FR |
08PARIS245 | P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...] | 2008-02-12 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU |
08PARIS305 | GOF: U.S. PUSHING FOR "TOO MUCH, TOO SOON" ON [...] (S) Summary. In two meetings on February 14, one with Philippe Carre, the Director of Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA and the second with Philippe Errera, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner, the French expressed disappointment that an agreement that they understood had been rea [...] | 2008-02-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | MARR MOPS NATO PREL FR EZ PL |
08PARIS383 | FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST [...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...] | 2008-03-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK |
08PARIS628 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (S) Summary: The French generally reacted favorably to reftel message on Western Sahara in meetings we held with the French Presidency and the MFA April 1 and 2. The key first priority seems to be engaging UNSYG Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum and other key Secretariat officials to encourag [...] | 2008-04-04 14:16:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PREF MARR UNSC FR MO AG |
08PARIS735 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...] | 2008-04-17 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR |
08PARIS750 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...] | 2008-04-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW |
08PARIS77 | USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...] | 2008-01-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR |
08PARIS811 | FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...] | 2008-04-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG |
08PARIS859 | SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 15 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with a seven-member JEM delegation from the UK, France, Chad, Egypt, and Darfur in Paris on April 15 as part of a three-track approach to making progress in Sudan: 1) engagement with the government of Sudan (GOS) on improving U.S./ [...] | 2008-05-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PHUM MARR MOPS PINS UNSC SU FR |
08PARIS948 | FRENCH FULLY SUPPORT ARAB LEAGUE AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) We made reftel points to the French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge May 16 and passed relevant parts of press guidance and extracts from the May 15 Department press briefing to DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille and others in his "Lebanon cell." Auge, who noted [...] | 2008-05-16 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IR |
08PARIS957 | YOUR JUNE 14-16 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) Mr. President, you will arrive in France as Nicolas Sarkozy begins the second year of a five-year term as President. You will meet a Sarkozy chastened by the experience of a first year marked by a sharp drop in his political stock at home, but during which he nevertheless reclaimed French leade [...] | 2008-05-19 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ECON FINR KPAL NATO OVIP PGOF PREL PTER SENV |
08PARTO22804 | (S) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 3:15 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG Edward A. Rice, Jr., C [...] | 2008-02-28 11:35:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PARM MARR JA |
08PARTO22806 | (U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Working [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 8:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Pol/Mil Chief Raymond Gree [...] | 2008-02-28 16:34:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EINV SENV ECON |
08PARTO22807 | (U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008, Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 6:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser, III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Paul Hersey, Interpreter [...] | 2008-02-28 19:12:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ECON MOPS PHUM |
08PARTO80808 | (U) Secretary Rice's July 26, 2008, Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) July 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; Auckland, New Zealand. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador McCormick A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG William Fraser, JCS DAS Sco [...] | 2008-08-08 00:42:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ETRD PGOV ECON |
08PESHAWAR372 | FATA SECRETARIAT ON BEATING AN INSURGENCY [...] (C) National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for South Asia, Peter Lavoy, his team, and Peshawar PO met with senior personnel from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' (FATA) Secretariat on June 17. The officials believe that security forces in the FATA are unable to confront an "insurgency," a [...] | 2008-06-25 14:02:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF |
08PESHAWAR477 | SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN KURRAM TO FACE PAKISTAN MILITARY [...] (C) Violence in Kurram Agency has claimed over 700 lives since early August when the latest wave of sectarian fighting escalated. Over 1300 have been killed in the last 17 months of sporadic clashes. The Sunni have historically had a slight upper hand in fighting, first in the April 2007 vio [...] | 2008-09-29 09:24:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER MOPS PGOV PK |
08PESHAWAR508 | POST CONVENES EAC MEETING FOLLOWING KILLING OF USAID [...] (C) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 11:00 (local) and at 15:00 (local) on November 12, following an attack on USAID contractor, AmCit, Stephen Vance, killing him and his Pakistani driver. Vance was Chief of Party (head) of USAID Contractor Community Housing Foundation In [...] | 2008-11-12 14:04:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PTER ASEC CASC MOPS PK |
08PESHAWAR511 | POST CONVENES EAC MEETING [...] (S) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 10:30 (local) on November 14 in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel and a request from local security authorities to limit Consulate movements. PO, RSO, RAO, and DEA attended the meeting. See pa [...] | 2008-11-14 13:16:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | ASEC PTER MOPS PK |
08PESHAWAR517 | POST CONVENES EAC MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19, 2008 [...] (S) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 13:00 (local) on November 19 to review specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel that developed late November 18. PO, RSO, RAO, and Special Forces element attended the meeting. See para 7 for Washington actio [...] | 2008-11-19 14:03:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | ASEC PTER MOPS AMGT PK |
08PHNOMPENH381 | PHNOM PENH RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (S) Summary: This is a response to Ref A requesting a summary of Post's outreach and activities to support, seek out and meet with activists for democracy and those who demand human rights. There are no known major dissidents from other countries living in Cambodia, however the Embassy has [...] | 2008-05-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | SECRET | PHUM PREL |
08PHNOMPENH664 | PREAH VIHEAR: LESS TENSION; MORE CONCERN [...] (S) During a farewell lunch for the Ambassador with the Prime Minister's son, Hun Manet, the latter raised concerns about the ongoing Preah Vihear controversy. Manet, who was graduated from West Point and who now is heading Cambodia's counter-terrorism assault force, wondered whether Cambodia [...] | 2008-08-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF UNGA CB |
08PRAGUE256 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO NIAG 8023 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IR EZ |
08PRAGUE36 | CZECH REPUBLIC DECLINES REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY [...] (S) Econoff met with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Unit Pavel Klucky January 22 for response to the December 11 demarche requesting temporary storage of Iraqi uranium in the Czech Republic (Refs A & B). Despite wide inter-agency support for th [...] | 2008-01-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ENRG EZ |
08PRAGUE689 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM EZ |
08PRAGUE722 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL TRGY EZ NR IR |
08PRAGUE739 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO LEVERAGING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 12:17:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN EZ |
08PRETORIA1122 | (S) IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] (S) DepPolCouns presented Ref A points to DFA Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink on 27 May. Combrink expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to act on it "immediately". He agreed to provide informal feedback to DepPolCouns, if at all [...] | 2008-05-27 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1618 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1625 | SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said the South African Government (SAG) is "well aware" of its obligations regarding Iranian attempts to procure new stocks of uranium. Speaking [...] | 2008-07-25 11:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF |
08PRETORIA1900 | IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL: SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (S) Summary: South African authorities notified us that, based on reftel advisory, South African firm Columbus Stainless (pty) Ltd. had withdrawn from an agent-arranged transaction with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Columbus also assured the SAG that it would take additional measures [...] | 2008-08-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | IR MTCRE PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2649 | AN INTIMATE VIEW INTO THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT [...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit discussed the challenges of job security, pleasing new policymakers, and crafting effective policies in a meeting with Poloff on December 4. Deputy Director General of Policy Coordination and Advisory Services for the Presidency Vusi Gu [...] | 2008-12-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2650 | STRONG INDICATION OF MBEKI INVOLVEMENT IN COPE [...] (S//NF) Former President Thabo Mbeki reportedly had a hand in drafting a six-page policy document for the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) and has influence in how COPE is drafting a foreign policy vision, according to prominent University of South Africa professor Dirk Kotze. Kotze [...] | 2008-12-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2653 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08PRETORIA2773 | PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT DEALS WITH FUTURE, PAST [...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit are working on a host of projects that offer insight into the clash of ideas the South African Government is currently dealing with. The President's Policy Unit, which is the most prestigious and important decision-making body for the g [...] | 2008-12-31 08:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA38 | MDC'S BENNETT HOPEFUL ON ANC CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MDC is hopeful that the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President will lead to changes in South Africa's policy toward Zimbabwe, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently met with South African Community Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, a [...] | 2008-01-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PREL SF ZI |
08QUITO228 | ECUADORIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS, FARC CAPTURES, FOL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ecuador's Fourth Division Army Commander Narvaez confirmed on March 4 that he had modestly increased border zone deployments but was operating fairly normally, and that the Division's primary mission was still to pursue the FARC. Five suspected FARC insurgents were captured near [...] | 2008-03-07 22:35:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER EC CO MX SP |
08QUITO251 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 12, President Correa made clear that he wanted to continue working with the United States, including in Ecuador's northern border region. He again vehemently denied an inappropriate relationship with the FARC, saying that would not be in his [...] | 2008-03-13 18:38:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE |
08QUITO327 | AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO CORREA'S HARSH CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) President Rafael Correa, in an April 4 television interview in Loja and again in his April 5 weekly radio address, stated that the GOE would take severe measures to address what he termed Ecuador's intelligence services' failure to provide him complete, timely and accurate information. [...] | 2008-04-08 19:23:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO434 | WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LENIN MORENO? [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Lenin Moreno has failed to carve out a significant policy role during the first 18 months of the Correa administration, and recent ill-health has further limited Moreno's role within the GOE. He remains popular with the public, but does not appear to have aspirat [...] | 2008-05-15 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PGOV EC |
08RABAT148 | MOROCCO SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION AGAINST OSLO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 19:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MOPS PARM PREL MO |
08RABAT178 | GOM PROVIDES A/S WELCH WITH A MORE COHERENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mohamed Yassine Mansouri gave NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and his party a lengthy, comprehensive briefing on the Belliraj terrorist network. Mansouri explained the network,s alleged revolutionary aims [...] | 2008-02-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PTER ASEC PINS PINR MO |
08RABAT194 | NEA A/S WELCH AND DIRECTOR GENERAL MANSOURI REVIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 25, Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mohamed Yassine Mansouri (the Moroccan equivalent of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and his party had a cordial and frank two-hour exchange on regional i [...] | 2008-03-03 11:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PINS OVIP MO |
08RABAT289 | TOURISM: ENGINE TO PROGRESS [...] Summary: In 2007, Morocco posted its highest tourist numbers on record, attracting 7.4 million visitors, a 13 percent increase over 2006. Morocco is on track to achieve its goal of 10 million visitors by 2010, in line with the target of its Vision 2010 program for the sector. In addition to [...] | 2008-04-04 16:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | ELTN EINV ELAB EAIR MO |
08RABAT414 | MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...] | 2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO |
08RABAT416 | MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...] | 2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO |
08RABAT469 | GOM REACHES OUT TO ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: A senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us the Government of Morocco (GOM) has quietly reached out to the Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. On May 16, the Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane (strictly protect) told us the Minister of [...] | 2008-05-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ZI SF MO |
08RABAT489 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO [...] (C) Summary: General Ward, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Since your last visit in February 2007, our governments have become even closer. Continuing close military-to-military cooperation, with a flourishing training/exercise program, was highlighted by Morocco,s agreeme [...] | 2008-05-23 18:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | OVIP WARD WILLIAM MARR PREL PTER MO |
08RABAT495 | MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Mission has followed up with appropriate Moroccan officials regarding the flow of foreign fighters (FF) to Iraq (Ref A) and determined that the Moroccan security services are actively engaged in preventing FF from leaving the country. Morocco is well aware that the USG c [...] | 2008-05-30 13:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PTER EAIR PREL MO |
08RABAT512 | MOROCCAN RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is very much an African country. Its foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan African countries, like its worldwide foreign policy, is dominated by a single issue: promoting its sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara issue, in parallel with the broader rivalry bet [...] | 2008-06-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL EAID PREF KPKO XA MO |
08RABAT727 | MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...] | 2008-08-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO |
08RABAT850 | LEGAL ADVISOR'S DISCUSSION WITH MOROCCAN [...] (C) Summary: Legal Advisor John Bellinger met with Moroccan intelligence chief Mohamed Yasinne Mansouri in Rabat on September 7 to discuss issues related to the repatriation of prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO). Bellinger praised Morocco's cooperation on GTMO repatriations. Man [...] | 2008-09-10 12:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM PHSA PREL PTER MO |
08RABAT907 | MOROCCO UNDECIDED ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE [...] (C) Poloff attempted to persuade Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane to support Afghanistan as the candidate of choice to fill the vacancy in the IAEA Board of Governors. Farhane stated that Morocco has not yet taken an official position o [...] | 2008-09-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC MO |
08RABAT940 | MOROCCO: MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ALGERIA, SAHARA [...] (S) Summary: During an unexpectedly wide-ranging pre-UNGA discussion, MFA International Security Chief Karim Halim (strictly protect) complained about "bumps" in the normally good security cooperation between Morocco and Algeria. Halim griped that the current level of USG military assistance [...] | 2008-09-30 17:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PBTS MARR NATO AG WI MO |
08RABAT985 | REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (S) PolOff discussed reftel points with MFA Chief of International Security Karim Halim on October 14. Halim had questions related to the terms of the transfer and said that such a decision had to be made in coordination with the Moroccan military. Halim stated that Morocco does not have a [...] | 2008-10-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR YE EG MO |
08RANGOON145 | BURMA: 88 GENERATION MOBILIZES FOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) The 88 Generation Students (88GS) are mobilizing pro-democracy activists throughout Burma for a "vote no" campaign in the regime's upcoming constitutional referendum. During a recent trip to five of Burma's seven divisions, 88 Generation leaders met with NLD members, monks, and political [...] | 2008-02-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON181 | BURMA: SUPPORTING STRATEGIES FOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (S/NF) Burma's pro-democracy opposition continues to struggle to organize a coordinated effort to respond to the upcoming constitutional referendum. We expect the regime will continue its severe restrictions on free speech and association, making it impossible for the opposition to carry out [...] | 2008-03-07 09:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOVQL PHUM BM PGOV |
08RANGOON234 | BURMA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION REVEALED AMIDST ABUSES [...] (C) We have obtained what appears to be Burmese-language version of the regime's draft constitution. The draft essentially restated the National Convention's 104 basic principles but also granted immunity to the SPDC and ensured the status quo until the new parliament is convened. On March [...] | 2008-03-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON254 | DIVERGENT VIEWS ABOUT BURMA'S REFERENDUM [...] (C) While many members of Burma's pro-democracy opposition have decided to "vote no" in the upcoming constitutional referendum, other members often referred to as the "Third Force", are urging the public to vote "yes" as an attempt to compromise with the military. The NLD has begun an educat [...] | 2008-04-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON284 | BURMA: "VOTE NO" CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation continued their vote "no" campaign during the April water festival, and are working now to organize local "watch groups" throughout Burma to volunteer to observe vote counts at local precincts. The regime may have already complicated this plan as papers released t [...] | 2008-04-24 10:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON648 | ASSK MEETS LAWYER FOR FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her personal lawyer August 8 for the first time in over five years. According to her lawyer, ASSK appeared physically and mentally healthy during the two-hour meeting, during which she focused exclusively on the legal case concerning her detent [...] | 2008-08-11 08:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON749 | BURMESE CIVILIAN OFFERS TO SELL PURPORTED URANIUM [...] (S//REL to USA, ACGU) Per Ref A, Post is alerting the Department and Washington agencies that on XXXXXXXXXXXX after USDAO Rangoon received guidance from DIA, a Burmese civilian met with members of USDAO Rangoon and offered to sell Uranium-238. The individual had initially contacted the USDAO eight [...] | 2008-09-23 08:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR BM |
08RANGOON901 | BURMA: VISIT OF DPRK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong-il reportedly met with the SPDC's number four official, Lt. General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Foreign Minister Nyan Win, and others during his November 6-10 visit to Burma, signing an agreement on visas and discussing trade, economic, and [...] | 2008-11-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | MARR MCAP PGOV PREF PREL PARM KN KS BM |
08RIGA38 | LATVIAN PLANS IN IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE EUROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) Latvian leaders believe that they have made their contribution to Iraq with their [...] | 2008-01-16 15:48:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PINR MARR PREL MOPS EAID NATO EUN IZ LG |
08RIGA542 | LATVIA BRIEFED ON CHANGE IN IRAQ COALITION [...] (S) Ambassador Larson briefed President Zatlers on ref A points September 9. The Ambassador stressed our great appreciation for Latvia's contribution in Iraq over the years but noted positive developments in security had allowed this change. The President was pleased to be informed of this u [...] | 2008-09-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | MOPS MARR PREL IZ LG |
08RIGA586 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS: LATVIA UNDERSTANDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 08:09:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PARM IAEA MNUC LG |
08RIGA635 | LATVIA CANNOT ACCEPT PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KWAK KISL KPAO LG |
08RIGA88 | AMBASSADOR LARSON'S COURTESY CALL WITH LATVIAN [...] (C) Summary. On February 14, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for introductory discussions on a range of issues. They discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo, Visa Waiver, and the Latvian economy. End Summary 2. (C) Ambassador Larson paid his courtesy call on Prime Minis [...] | 2008-02-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PREL PGOV CVIS ECON NATO RS LG |
08RIGA89 | LATVIAN PASSPORT SCANDAL CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Recent meetings between Post, the GOL MFA and the Latvian security police (LSP) have yielded more specific information on developments in the passport scandal (ref. a). The LSP cautioned that the final numbers of cases, and all specific information on identities, is not complete, a [...] | 2008-02-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | CVIS KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL LG |
08RIYADH102 | SARKOZY IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visited Saudi Arabia on January 13-14 to make clear that Saudi Arabia is now "at the top" of the French Middle East policy list. Pres. Sarkozy met with Saudi King Abdullah, addressed the Shura council and spoke briefly with Saudi business leaders. [...] | 2008-01-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | FR PGOV PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH1069 | DHAHRAN EAC - 9 JULY 2008 [...] (S) On 9 July 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened a core Emergency Action Committee to discuss the recent attack against the US Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey. In attendance were the CG, RSO, and POLOFF, and an RAO representative was consulted. 2. (S) The EAC reviewed the curre [...] | 2008-07-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC PTER AMGT CASC SA |
08RIYADH1077 | UPDATED PERSONAL INFO ON SAUDI KING [...] (S/NF) A western physician whose professional duties include frequently consulting with members of the Saudi Royal family shared with DCM on July 11 personal information gleaned from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's personal medical file, including King Abdullah's true age and curre [...] | 2008-07-13 06:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | CIA INRA INRO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1078 | THE VISIT OF THE MNF-I COMMANDER TO THE KINGDOM OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Commander David Petraeus met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the primary cabinet officials responsible for the national security of Saudi Arabia. The meetings were frank yet quite cordial and appeared to establish Petraeus as an off [...] | 2008-07-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PINS PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH108 | PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-27 07:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KNNP PK SA |
08RIYADH111 | MOI FEEDBACK ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (S) The Saudi Government has made a decision to expand the relationship between the USG and and Ministry of Interior (MOI) with regards to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP),building on the existing Joint Working Group relationship. This will involve the USG working with many, probab [...] | 2008-01-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
08RIYADH1114 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORK PROGRESSES IN RIYADH [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar. 2. (S) During a July 8 visit to Riyadh, DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar met with Ministry of Interior representatives Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Co-Chair Dr. Saud A-Semari and Dr. Khalid Al-Ageel [...] | 2008-07-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
08RIYADH1134 | SAUDIS ON IRAN REF UPCOMING NAM FM MEETING [...] (S) On July 21, Pol Counselor delivered demarche on the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for Tehran from July 27-30 (Reftel A) to Saudi MFA Deputy Director for Western Affairs Department Mojahid Ali Alwahbi. 2. (S) Alwahbi informed us that Saudi Minist [...] | 2008-07-22 05:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | MNUC PGOV PREL SA TRGY KNNP IR |
08RIYADH1137 | SAUDI ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Saudi government has so far contributed over half a billion USD in 2008 to support the Palestinian Authority (PA). The SAG acknowledges the strategic importance of keeping the PA funded to prevent Hamas from gaining full control of the Palestinian territories. The Saudis, as [...] | 2008-07-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON IR IS KWPA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH1153 | SAUDIS SUPPORT KAZAKHSTAN OVER SYRIA FOR IAEA [...] (S) Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Saleh Al-Kuhaimi on July 27. Al-Kuhaimi fully concurred that Syria is an unqualified candidate for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors, outlining a long list of w [...] | 2008-07-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNNP KZ SA SY |
08RIYADH1155 | SAUDIS WILL ENGAGE EUROPE OVER SYRIA [...] (S) Pol Counselor delivered Reftel A demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Saleh Al-Kuhaimi on July 27. Al-Kuhaimi stated the SAG is engaged with the EU and all major European governments. He fully agreed that Syria has long been a sour [...] | 2008-07-28 07:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EUN PGOV PREL SA SY |
08RIYADH1162 | DEPORTATION OF CHRISTIANS IN TAIF [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 26 and 27, 16 Indian Christians were notified that they have been ordered for immediate deportation. They were reportedly told by their sponsors, who were told "not by the police, but thobe-claded secret agents from Makkah Governate." There is currently no evidence of a [...] | 2008-07-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KIRF PHUM PGOV SA |
08RIYADH1175 | SAUDI OIL ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN PROCEEDING SLOWLY [...] (S) Recent conversations with the Assistant Minister of Petroleum, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, and the Pakistani Embassy point to one conclusion: the Saudi offer to assist Pakistan by deferring crude oil payments is proceeding slowly. With King Abdullah, Petroleum Minister Naimi, [...] | 2008-07-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET PREL PK SA |
08RIYADH1190 | SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...] | 2008-08-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI |
08RIYADH1211 | DEMARCHE TO THE SAUDIS ON POTENTIAL DEPORTATION OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: Early on the morning of August 6, the Charge' d'Affaires contacted Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel al-Jubeir and MOI Major General Dr. Sa'd al-Jabry regarding the case of fourteen Indian Christians in Taif who are awaiting deportation (reftel A). The Charge' explained the poten [...] | 2008-08-06 14:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KIRF PGOV PHUM SA |
08RIYADH1218 | SAUDI ASSISTANT MINISTER OF INTERIOR: INDIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 15:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SA |
08RIYADH1230 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI: NEXT [...] (S) SUMMARY. The enormous Saudi energy facilities located in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, which provide approximately 12 percent of global oil supply, remain highly vulnerable to external attack. Even partial disruption of these production facilities would have an immediate impact on oil s [...] | 2008-08-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1232 | SAUDI OFFICIAL DISCUSSES MAURITANIA COUP, AID [...] (S) SUMMARY. A Saudi MFA official, who is responsible for Arab League issues, confirms that the SAG condemns the Mauritania coup. While he did not have firm information on possible impact to the Saudi aid package for Mauritania, he did leave open the possibility that aid could be withheld. EN [...] | 2008-08-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR SA |
08RIYADH1245 | TOPICS FOR ABDULLAH/MUBARAK MEETING: EGYPTIAN DCM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 13, at Egyptian request, Pol Counselor met with Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa. Essa expressed grave concerns over continued Iranian nuclear ambitions, noting that this topic would be an agenda item in the upcoming meeting between Saudi King Abdullah and President Mub [...] | 2008-08-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA |
08RIYADH1268 | KACST PRESIDENT ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para nine. 2. (S) SUMMARY: POL/ECON counselor met with President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Dr. Mohamed Al-Suwaiyel on August 12 following the announcement that the Saudi Council of Ministers approved bringing into f [...] | 2008-08-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM ENRG SA |
08RIYADH1270 | SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...] | 2008-08-19 04:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV |
08RIYADH1272 | READOUT OF ABDULLAH-MUBARAK MEETING BY EGYPTIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa provided a readout of the Saudi King Abdullah-Egyptian President Mubarak meeting held in Cairo on Aug. 15. Essa again relayed the message that Egypt asks to have side discussions on Iran during the next 6 2 1 meetings, as well being kept infor [...] | 2008-08-20 04:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA |
08RIYADH1280 | SAUDIS AGREE TO MID EAST QUINT POLICY PLANNING [...] (S) CG Jeddah and Riyadh Pol Counselor delivered Reftel demarche to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Aug. 20. The Prince was completely receptive to the establishment of the proposed policy planning dialogue, adding he was "grateful to be invited." 2. (S) Regarding Iraq's pa [...] | 2008-08-21 11:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EG IZ JO PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH1298 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: The USG's first assessment for Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil facility was completed on August 19. It was a success in that it established the basis for our working relationship under the auspices of the Joint Commission on Infrastructure and Border Security Protection (CIP). Follow [...] | 2008-08-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL KCIP ENRG EPET PGOV PTER ASEC SA |
08RIYADH133 | RIYADH EAC - 27 JANUARY 2008 [...] (S) On Sunday, January 27, the Charge d'Affaires convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture. Present were the ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, POL, LEGAT, MSG, DAO, CLO, MGT, and RSO. BPM and RSO reported no new specific and/or credi [...] | 2008-01-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH1380 | OVERSEAS OFFICE FURNITURE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Please provide the following office furnishings to the American Embassy: Ref Job 604-974. 2. (U) Total commodity cost: $9221.94 USD 3. (U) A/LM Shared Services fee: $92.22 USD 4. (S) Total estimated transportation cost: $13,000 USD; Please use secure shipping procedures. 5. ( [...] | 2008-09-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ABLD AMGT KSLG |
08RIYADH1408 | MOVING FORWARD ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by CENTCOM J5 met Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementing the Critical Infrastructure and Border Protection (CIP) program designed to safeguard Saudi Arabia's oil production and wa [...] | 2008-09-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET LE MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
08RIYADH141 | KING ABDULLAH TO LEBANESE FM: SAG MIGHT BOYCOTT [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to the Lebanese DCM Ziad Itani, King Abdullah supports the current Lebanese government and its push for immediate presidential elections. The King reportedly told PM Siniora during his January 25 visit that if the Syrian government prevents Lebanese elections, neither [...] | 2008-02-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR LE SA |
08RIYADH1453 | THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S) On September 18, 2008, the Joint Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (JCCIP) was born with the first transfer of funds from the Government of Saudi Arabia to a U.S. Treasury account established to fund the program. This transfer established the program envisioned by Secretary [...] | 2008-09-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL |
08RIYADH153 | SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...] | 2008-02-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH |
08RIYADH154 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SAUDI ARABIA WILL DONATE, LOOKS [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL A; he also carefully read Secretary Rice's note verbale to the Undersecretary. [...] | 2008-02-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY SA |
08RIYADH1543 | SAUDIS CONFIRM AFGHAN MEDIATION EFFORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PINS PREL PTER |
08RIYADH1568 | SAUDI TERROR COURTS BEGIN TRIALS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Riyadh General Court began the long-planned prosecution of detained terrorist suspects charged with attacks inside the Kingdom, including bombings of residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003. This follows the King's approval of the appointment of ten judges to ov [...] | 2008-10-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1573 | RIYADH EAC - 19 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 19, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a regularly scheduled meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The RSO and BPM said that threat reporting levels remained consistent and that no new, specific threats to U.S. interests were received [...] | 2008-10-22 04:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1579 | UPDATED SAUDI VIEWS ON JCCIP IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementation of the Joint Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP). MBN reiterated the urgency posed by the [...] | 2008-10-22 08:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL |
08RIYADH1615 | CONTROLLING THE MESSAGE: THE SAG PUSHES RELIGIOUS [...] (S) (Summary) The Ramadan season in Saudi Arabia saw prominent media coverage of controversial religious opinions that focused attention on the harsh and unyielding interpretations of Islam that have for so long permeated the thinking of the country's religious establishment. Over the past few [...] | 2008-10-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1616 | U/S EDELMAN,S OCTOBER 17-18, 2008 DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (S) Summary. During October 18 meetings in Riyadh at the General Intelligence Presidency and the Ministry of the Interior, U/S Edelman appealed for Saudi assistance for Lebanon and Yemen, encouraged Saudi Arabia to support a regional Gulf missile defense architecture, and discussed Saudi media [...] | 2008-10-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PARM PREL SA LE YM |
08RIYADH1617 | EP GOVERNOR OFFERS HIS SUPPORT TO THE CONSULATE [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, Consul General Kenny made a familiarization call on the Governor of the Eastern Province, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Prince Mohammed stressed the Saudi Arabian Government,s (SAG) commitment to combating terrorism and providing the appropri [...] | 2008-10-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH1619 | SAG AGREES TO USG STEPS TO PROTECT OIL FACILITIES [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. The Joint Commssion on Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP) initiative in Saudi Arabia made significant progress this week. On October 27, a Department of Energy delegation led by DOE DAS Wm. Bryan, with Am [...] | 2008-10-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL |
08RIYADH1620 | NO INDICATION SAG HAS CHANGED POLICY ON TAIF [...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Saudi Assistant Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN),Charge Rundell raised the issue of the Taif Christians (ref A). MBN reiterated previous assurances that the deportation orders in question had been rescinded. Nevertheless, [...] | 2008-10-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08RIYADH1648 | SAG FORMALLY REQUESTS OPM-FSF [...] (S) On Nov. 1, the Saudi Ministry of Interior presented to AmEmbassy Riyadh a formal Letter of Request (LOR) addressed to U.S. Central Command requesting the USG the establish the Office of Program Management - Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) to train and equip Saudi forces to protect Saudi [...] | 2008-11-03 07:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL |
08RIYADH1659 | SAUDI ARABIA: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S) On behalf of the US Mission to Saudi Arabia, I welcome you back to the Kingdom. As you are aware, your visit coincides with King Abdullah,s trip to the United States, thus the King and several senior ministers will not be in country. Your schedule includes meetings with Crown Prince Sultan [...] | 2008-11-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL SA |
08RIYADH1692 | SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 11:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP |
08RIYADH1699 | GEN PETRAEUS IN SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY. CENTCOM CG GEN Petraeus met with Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense and Aviation Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Interior Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Asst. Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdulaziz (KBS) to discuss regional [...] | 2008-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP |
08RIYADH1708 | SAUDIZATION REQUIREMENTS HAMPER BUSINESS [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Dhahran Consul General Kenny, Abdulrahman Ali al-Turki, a leading business person in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia, candidly spoke out against a government quota system that requires a percentage of a company's workforce to consist of Saudi nationals. [...] | 2008-11-17 15:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ELAB KWMN PGOV SA SOCI |
08RIYADH1757 | SAUDI SUCCESSION: WHAT HAPPENS IF CROWN PRINCE [...] (C) CROWN PRINCE ILL?: In an unusually candid notice, the Saudi Government announced November 23 that Crown Prince Sultan flew to the U.S. for medical tests. He was accompanied by his son, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, and his full brother, Riyadh Governor Prince Salman and a large retinue of pri [...] | 2008-11-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH1838 | DHAHRAN EAC FOR HOLIDAY SECURITY PLANNING 2008 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 21, 2008, Consul General (CG) convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review post security posture in response to the dissemination of REFTEL A. The EAC was comprised of CG, DHS, MSG, CONS, PAO, RAO and A/RSO. 2. (S/NF) The EAC discussed the i [...] | 2008-12-23 06:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CASC PTER SA AMGT |
08RIYADH286 | RIYADH EAC - 17 FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, February 17, the Ambassador convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture and to review existing reverse tripwires for the return of adult family members. BPM and RSO reported no new specific an [...] | 2008-02-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA |
08RIYADH365 | SAUDI LEADERSHIP KEENLY INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL [...] (S) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney led an 8-person delegation to Riyadh, February 26-27, to consult with senior Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) officials about possible U.S. engagement with the Kingdom on civilian nuclear [...] | 2008-03-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP KGIC KNNP SA PREL IR PINR PGOV |
08RIYADH37 | SARKOZY INTENDS TO OFFER SAUDI ARABIA PEACEFUL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. French President Nicholas Sarkozy will arrive in Saudi Arabia January 15 and depart the next day. French Embassy contacts have confirmed that Sarkozy will discuss the transfer of peaceful nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia and may present a formal offer to be signed during the [...] | 2008-01-08 05:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | OVIP PREL PINR FR SA |
08RIYADH42 | AL-FAQIH ORGANIZES DAMMAM PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2007, immediately following the end of Friday prayer, an estimated 150 to 200 people protested outside of the al-Forqan mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, chanting the slogans "God is great" and "Death to the al-Saud." Organized via broadcasts on the al-Islah radio [...] | 2008-01-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SA |
08RIYADH446 | UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Ambassador Fraker and ADCM Rundell met with HRH Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Nayif on 11 March to discuss funding Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) activities of the Joint Working Group (JWG),in light of the Vice President's upcoming vis [...] | 2008-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SAO |
08RIYADH578 | SAUDIS - NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION - NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and A/PolCouns, met April 6 with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to discuss, inter alia, Saudi attitudes toward the draft Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Nuclear Energy (MOU),the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) [...] | 2008-04-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH582 | SAUDI FM ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered demarches on greater support for the current Government of Iraq (Reftel B) and for support against terrorism (Reftel C) to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on April 6. Saud was receptive to the request for greater support of the Nouri al-Maliki governme [...] | 2008-04-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PNAT PTER PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH639 | SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON KING'S THINKING REGARDING [...] (S) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with the Charge' d'Affaires, Saudi Ambassador to the United States and Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir reaffirmed King Abdullah's strong interest in announcing or concluding agreements on visa reciprocity, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP),and nuclear c [...] | 2008-04-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | CVIS ECON ENRG IAEA KNNP PARM PINR PREL SA |
08RIYADH649 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH AND SENIOR PRINCES ON SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, General Presidency of Intelligence Chief Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz, and Interior Minister Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz during their Apri [...] | 2008-04-20 08:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL MOPS SA IR |
08RIYADH66 | SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER: FLOTUS VISIT HELPED END [...] (S) In a December 2007 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal commented that Saudi Arabia was "meaningfully impacted by First Lady Laura Bush's visit" to the Kingdom in October 2007 and that her actions went a long way in affecting the "attitude of women [...] | 2008-01-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV SA SOCI TBIO |
08RIYADH7 | SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at a meeting at the Foreign Ministry January 2. Commenting on the current situation in Pakistan, Prince Saud voiced strong sup [...] | 2008-01-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | CIA KGCC PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH708 | SAUDIS ON ASSISTING IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq and Economic Minister-Counselor Ambassador Charles Ries and a delegation from Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I, and NEA-I visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 28-30 to discuss channeling $500 million of SAG funding for humanitarian assistan [...] | 2008-05-01 11:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | CIA ECON EFIN IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR |
08RIYADH713 | SENIOR SAG OFFICIAL ORDERED THE RELEASE OF 16 [...] (S) The Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission met with Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) Mohammed bin Naif on April 29, 2008 to discuss the case of the 16 Indian Christians arrested in Ta'if. (reftel) Bin Naif said that the decision to arrest the Indians did not come from MOI in Riyadh or eve [...] | 2008-05-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KIRF PHUM PGOV SA |
08RIYADH720 | TORTURE NOT AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S) Saudi Arabia in the past four years has made progress in the the context of human rights. Despite the alleged incidents of torture mentioned in the 2007 Human Rights Report, torture is not systematically practiced within the Kingdom. This is confirmed by DOS Embassy staff, and by Riyadh [...] | 2008-05-05 06:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH767 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEF TO SAUDIS ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, along with MNF-I and Embassy Baghdad representatives, and Washington analysts, briefed three senior Saudi Arabian Governemnet (SAG) officials on May 6 and 10: Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Chief [...] | 2008-05-14 09:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IZ LE MASS MCAP OVP PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
08RIYADH768 | LEBANON: SAG FM SAYS UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE NEEDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield and an MNF-I/Embassy Baghdad team met with SAG Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on May 10. While Iraq was the main topic discussed, Saud brought up events taking place in Beirut and emphasized the need for a "security response" to Hizballah,s "mil [...] | 2008-05-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | IR IS IZ LE MASS MCAP MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR |
08RIYADH80 | SAUDIS OFFER TO ASSIST ON KOSOVO [...] (S) SUMMARY. In delivery of reftel demarche on Kosovo independence, the SAG expressed a possible willingness to engage the Russians and/or other governments to ensure a peaceful outcome should Kosovo unilaterally declare independence. Post requests guidance from the Department on what action [...] | 2008-01-21 08:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PNAT PREL SA YI EU UN UNMIK |
08RIYADH853 | STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...] | 2008-06-01 15:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
08RIYADH942 | SAUDI ARABIA: EDUCATION MINISTRY PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary: Both Education Minister Abdullah Al Obeid and Deputy Minister for Educational Development Dr. Naif Alromi have pledged to continue reforming Saudi textbooks, and pledged specifically to continue removing intolerant language. In meetings taking place over the past three months [...] | 2008-06-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KPAO PHUM PREL SA SCUL |
08RIYADH986 | RUSSIAN ARMS SALE TO SAUDI - DELAYED [...] (S) In a routine diplomatic reception on June 18 hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh which included diplomatic representatives from various Embassies, Acting Pol Counselor inquired with Russian Political Counselor Alexander Bagdatiev on the status of the Russian weapons sale to Saudi Arabi [...] | 2008-06-24 05:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CIA ECON EU INRA MASS MCAP MOPS NATO |
08ROME1286 | ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO RESETTLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO IT |
08ROME1530 | MOVING FORWARD ON COORDINATED NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 12 meeting in Rome of the "likeminded group" that focused on the implementation of national measures on Iran usefully brought Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea into the group (previously limited to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Unite [...] | 2008-12-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1541 | REQUEST FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR VATICAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy Vatican requests the Department to explore designing and funding a crisis management tabletop exercise with the Vatican security services. The purpose of the exercise is twofold: first, to enhance the Vatican's abili [...] | 2008-12-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PTER ASEC VT |
08ROME197 | ITALIAN THOUGHTS ON TRADE WITH IRAN IN THE RUN-UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) During a February 8 meeting, Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in multilateral export control regimes, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, told Econoff the GOI has stopped issuing [...] | 2008-02-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PREL PARM IR IT |
08ROME298 | ITALY: TERZI RECEIVED BANK MELLI POINTS IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EUN KNNP PARM IR IT |
08ROME34 | ITALY RECEPTIVE TO CHINA ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] (S) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on January 7 and to East Asia Office Director Giuseppe Mistretta on January 10. Separately, Scioff delivered the demarche to MFA Director for Energy, Space, High Techn [...] | 2008-01-10 18:35:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR TSPA CH IT |
08ROME629 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME630 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME683 | (S) GOI TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT OF MACHINE TOOL TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On May 29, Econoff delivered to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Ref A non-paper on the export of an Italian compu [...] | 2008-05-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08ROME697 | (S) ITALY: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SHIPMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 15:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL |
08ROME725 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME752 | (S) POSSIBLE EXPORT OF ITALIAN HELICOPTER PARTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian authorities deny that controlled helicopter parts may have been shipped from Italy to Iran, but weaknesses in Italy's export control regime make their denials unconvincing. Post recommends resumption of U.S.-Italy export control consultations. End summary. 2. (S) O [...] | 2008-06-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL |
08ROME774 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME, JUNE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Rome presents a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a number of important security issues in the wake of the successful meetings between the President and PM Berlusconi on June 12. In particular, the positive atmosphere generated by the visit should contribu [...] | 2008-06-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA |
08ROME778 | ITALY: UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST FOR AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KCRM PTER ASEC PREL PGOV |
08ROME828 | ITALY WELCOMES NASA-CNSA TALKS, STRATEGIC SPACE [...] (U) SCICOUNS delivered reftel non-paper to Giovanni Manfredi, Director for Energy, Space, High Technology and Aerospace and Defense Programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 27, 2008. Manfredi,s successor, Counselor Roberto Liotto, also attended the meeting. Due to reorganizat [...] | 2008-07-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL TSPA TPHY TSPL KSCA CH IT |
08ROME887 | ITALY: IAEA BOG MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC IT |
08ROME910 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IR IT MTCRE PARM PREL |
08RPODUBAI34 | IRAN COMPLAINS OF BURDEN OF AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 14:40:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV PHUM PREF AF |
08RPODUBAI46 | MAJLES APPROVES AHMADINEJAD'S NEW CABINET NOMINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 14:22:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV |
08RPODUBAI47 | IRANIAN MERCHANT CLASS PREFERS POLITICAL STATUS QUO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 06:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | ECON PGOV PREL IR |
08RPODUBAI49 | [SOURCE REMOVED] OUTLINES IRC’S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (S) Summary and Background: IRPO officer met with [SOURCE REMOVED] on October 15 and 20, 2008 to discuss [DETAILS REMOVED] his knowledge [DETAILS REMOVED] Iran's Ministy of Information and Security (MOIS) and the Islamic Revolutionary Gua [...] | 2008-10-23 09:20:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
08RPODUBAI51 | IRAN'S HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD MEDIA MINEFIELD - AN [...] (S) Summary: Hassan Fahs [strictly protect], former Al-Arabiyya bureau chief in Tehran, and Mazen Hayek, the Group Director of Marketing of Middle East Broadcasting Center, Al-Arabiyya's parent company, both attribute Fahs' recent expulsion from Iran to political motivations. Fahs repeatedly [...] | 2008-10-28 08:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PINR PROP PREL ECPS IR |
08RPODUBAI53 | RETIRED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ON US ELECTION, IMPROVING US [...] (S) IRPO Director met on November 6 with Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo (retired),who was in Dubai applying for a visa to attend the NYU Center for Dialogues Iran Conference in early December. Ambassador Khoshroo's scheduled presentation will address opportunities for US-Iran cooperation. Kho [...] | 2008-11-10 10:08:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
08SANAA1053 | YEMEN'S BIG BROTHER: WHAT HAS SAUDI ARABIA DONE [...] (U) AMEMBASSY Riyadh and AMCONGEN Jeddah have cleared this cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Yemen has a long history of relations with Saudi Arabia based primarily on their 1500 km shared border, which has led to extensive social, religious and business ties. Yemenis perceive the relationship as he [...] | 2008-06-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS SA YM |
08SANAA1165 | AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...] | 2008-07-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINS YM |
08SANAA122 | YEMENI GUN BAN HOLDS BUT ATTITUDES REMAIN UNCHANGED [...] (U) Yemen's historic gun ban is holding five months after it was announced. Though violence continues in Yemen reports suggest there has been some reduction in gun related crimes. Lasting change will only be successful if attitudes about weapons change and people become aware of its dangers. E [...] | 2008-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV YM |
08SANAA154 | ROYG PAINTS ROSY PICTURE FOR VISITING STAFFDEL [...] (U) As part of a recently negotiated MOU on Parliamentary exchange, the ROYG hosted a delegation of Congressional staffers from January 20-26. The staffdel was provided access to the cream of the ROYG's power structure. Three topics arose as central issues of the visit: Yemen's need for more [...] | 2008-01-28 12:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL OTRA YM |
08SANAA1881 | DAILEY DELIVERS STRONG CT MESSAGE TO ROYG OFFICIALS [...] (U) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey met on December 16 and 17 with ranking ROYG security officials. Assuring them that counterterrorism (CT) will continue to be a priority for the new U.S. Administration, he pressed his interlocutors for progress on effective CT legislation and [...] | 2008-11-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
08SANAA1900 | CREATING INCENTIVES FOR YEMEN'S CT ENGAGEMENT [...] (S) Embassy Sana'a wishes to express its appreciation for the collective efforts of the Washington inter-agency process that have identified both supply and financing sources for the M-113 armored personnel carriers requested by President Saleh. The purpose of this message is to ensure that th [...] | 2008-11-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
08SANAA1901 | SALEM HAMDAN IN YEMENI GOVERNMENT CUSTODY [...] (S) At approximately 03:54 local time on November 26, 2008, Colonel Gilberto Villahermosa, Senior Defense Representative and Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for Guantanamo detainee Salem Ahmed Salem Hamdan (ISN US [...] | 2008-11-26 10:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER YM |
08SANAA1947 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 29, during his first visit to Yemen, General David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, met with President Ali Abdullah Saleh and senior ROYG officials for frank and open discussions. Discussions focused on security issues, including counter-terrorism, pi [...] | 2008-12-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP PHSA PINS PTER MOPS OTRA YM |
08SANAA195 | SALEH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL [...] (U) Shortly after returning from his trip to Spain and Belgium, and only a few months after his regular annual physical in Germany, President Saleh was admitted to a Yemeni hospital. 2. (U) The Defense Ministry-funded 26Sep Net reported on February second that President Saleh had flown fro [...] | 2008-02-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINR YM |
08SANAA1991 | IN LIGHT OF NEW SECURITY THREATS, ROYG PROMISES TO [...] (S) During a December 13 meeting at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI),the Ambassador broached recent security concerns with Minister of Interior Rashad al-Masri. The Minister assured the Ambassador that the ROYG was taking all threats against Western interests, including the U.S. Embassy an [...] | 2008-12-15 07:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER ASEC PINS MOPS YM |
08SANAA2026 | SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...] | 2008-12-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM |
08SANAA208 | APPROACH TO AIRLINES ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS - YEMENIA [...] (U) PolOff presented reftel PowerPoint to Capt. Abdul Kalek Al-kadi, chairman of Yemenia Airways, on February 2. The captain assured PolOff of all cooperation possible in this area. 2. (S) Al-kadi prefaced the meeting by saying that the ROYG and Yemenia Airways were already taking steps to [...] | 2008-02-06 10:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | EAIR ECON PTER YM |
08SANAA366 | WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 3: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within Yemen. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the third in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influences Sa [...] | 2008-03-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINR YM |
08SANAA407 | YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel),posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...] | 2008-03-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL YM |
08SANAA67 | SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...] | 2008-01-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINS PGOV YM |
08SANAA835 | ROYG QUESTIONED ON YEMENI DELEGATION MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM |
08SANAA86 | GPC MP CRITICIZES ROYG HANDLING OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) On January 13 a prominent member of Yemen's ruling party criticized his government's handling of demonstrations in Aden specifically and southern discontent in general. Earlier in the day, media reported that two Yemenis had died and 17 were injured in fighting that broke out during a demo [...] | 2008-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL YM |
08SANAA91 | THREE BELGIANS KILLED IN ATTACK IN HADRAMOUT [...] (C) At approximately 2:30 PM local time, January 18 in Wadi Dowan in the governorate of Hadramout a four-car convoy carrying Belgian tourists was attacked by armed men. PSO in Makulla reported that two or three of the Belgian tourists were killed, as was one Yemeni driver. One tourist and one [...] | 2008-01-18 16:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL YM |
08SANJOSE259 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOMALIA - DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) On April 1 we notified Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the MFA of the USG decision to designate Al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. We provided Cordero with the identifiers for Al-Sha [...] | 2008-04-04 20:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA CS |
08SANSALVADOR42 | DEPARTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON SACA AND THE ELECTION [...] (C) On January 14, outgoing Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco "Pancho" Lainez told the Ambassador that he planned to leave his post, as required by the Salvadoran Constitution, in order to seek the ARENA party's nomination for President. He said he planned to officially announce his resig [...] | 2008-01-15 21:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR700 | EL SALVADOR: COUNTRY CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. government should extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living in the United States. El Salvador has still not finished reconstructing infrastructure damaged by the two severe earthquakes which struck the country in 2001. [...] | 2008-06-12 22:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | EAID ES PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
08SANTIAGO118 | NEW INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS HELP ON INDIGENOUS [...] (S) Interior Minister Perez Yoma told the Ambassador February 6 that he is concerned about the potential radicalization of Chile's indigenous population, including funding from foreign terrorist groups and/or Venezuela. The GOC would like to draw on U.S. experience in addressing indigenous issues. [...] | 2008-02-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI CI |
08SANTIAGO453 | SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE REVIEWS NEXT STEPS TO [...] (C) Southern Cone COMs, meeting in Santiago April 25-26, and joined by ranking SOUTHCOM, WHA, and OES representatives discussed a wide range of regional issues, including security, economic and envionmental challenges, as well as reviewed consular, immigration and public diplomacy best practi [...] | 2008-05-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | SECRET | ECON EINV ENRG FARC IR MARR PGOV PREL PTER |
08SANTODOMINGO58 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...] | 2008-01-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | MARR PTER DR |
08SANTODOMINGO59 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...] | 2008-01-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | MARR PTER DR |
08SARAJEVO1572 | BOSNIA: FOREIGNERS AFFAIRS SERVICE DETAINS IMAD [...] (S) On October 6 the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) and Federation police arrested Syrian born foreign fighter Imad Al-Hussein (better known as Abu Hamza al-Suri) and brought him to the FAS immigration center near Sarajevo. Initial reports indicate that Al-Hussein's detention occurred withou [...] | 2008-10-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK |
08SARAJEVO466 | BOSNIA - DEMINING DIRECTOR PROVIDES LIST OF [...] (S) At his request, we met with Dusan Gavran, the Director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC) on March 3. (Note: BHMAC is the lead government organization overseeing demining activities. End Note) Gavran told us that he believed there was "now an opportunity" to remove all [...] | 2008-03-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | MASS PREL MOPS PGOV PINR KAWC BK SI |
08SARAJEVO596 | BOSNIA - MANPADS OUTREACH [...] (S) Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Sarajevo from March 19-21 to discuss with Bosnian and international law enforcement and security officials the possibility of remaining unsecured MANPADS in Bosnia. Ambassador Bloomfield stressed that if a blac [...] | 2008-04-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PARM EAIR MCAP MARR BK |
08SECTION01F03BEIRUT1568 | LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS A/S HOOK HE MET NASRALLAH [...] (S) Majority Leader Saad Hariri stressed to Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Brian Hook the importance of building Lebanese state institutions and improving the Lebanese economy to counter Hizballah's influence. He said the calmer political situation followi [...] | 2008-11-03 14:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER UNSC ECON LE SY |
08SEOUL1078 | ROK NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT RESCHEDULED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 06:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
08SEOUL1182 | (S) ROKG INVESTIGATION RESULTS: THAILAND TO IRAN [...] (S) On June 12, in response to reftel demarche, Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed poloff that the ROK played no role in the shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) from Thailand to Iran According to [...] | 2008-06-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TH KS TC XB XC XE |
08SEOUL1207 | SEOUL RESPONSE/ACTION REQUEST: IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On June 17, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Acting Division Director Lee Sang-soo thanked Econoff for the two demarches (in Refs C&D) outlining Bank Mellat's recent proliferation act [...] | 2008-06-17 04:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER KS IS UK CH HK |
08SEOUL1253 | NO DECISION TO EXTEND ROK DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ; NO [...] (S) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, Kim Hyon-du, Deputy, ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division, told poloff that the ROKG has not yet determined the type of post-UNSCR 1790 legal structure that would be required for ROK participation in Iraq beyond 2008 because it has not yet decided wheth [...] | 2008-06-24 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MASS PREL KS IZ |
08SEOUL1454 | SEOUL RESPONSE/ACTION REQUEST: CENTRAL BANK OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On July 23, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Deputy Division Director Lee Sang-soo thanked Econoff for the reftel demarche expressing USG concerns about the Central Bank of Iran's (Ba [...] | 2008-07-23 02:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR KS EFIN |
08SEOUL1746 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (S) Acting EconCouns met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials on September 02 to urge their government's help in preventing the delivery of additional ROK-built vessels to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. Sang Soo Lee of the Disarmament and Nonprliferation Divisio [...] | 2008-09-04 05:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR IR CH KS |
08SEOUL1830 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 6. 2. (S) Deputy Econ Couns returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade September 11 to receive initial ROKG response to Ref A request. Sung-hwan Lee of the Middle East Division and Si-jon Song of the North America Division I [...] | 2008-09-16 05:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR IR KS |
08SEOUL1884 | 6PT: ROKG READOUT ON SEPTEMBER 19 ENERGY MEETING [...] (S) On September 22, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) North Korea Nuclear Negotiation Division Director Kim Gunn debriefed embassy representatives from Russia, Japan, China and the United States on the September 19 Energy and Economic Working Group (EEWG) bilateral meeting with N [...] | 2008-09-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ENRG KN KS PREL |
08SEOUL1936 | CLARIFIED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) On Tuesday, October 30, Poloff delivered ref B demarche to First Secretary Kim, Hyun-du in the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division of MOFAT. Poloff clarified the language in ref A on the USG's request for ROKG support for the expansion of the Afghan National Army. Poloff informed Kim [...] | 2008-10-02 09:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | EAID PREL KS AF |
08SEOUL1966 | ROK TO CONDUCT FLIGHT TEST OF HAESONG II UAV [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP KPAL |
08SEOUL1988 | ROKG REACTION ON IRISL ANSWERS AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) Deputy Econ Counselor met with MOFAT officials Sun-hwan Lee (Middle East Division) and Si-jon Song (North America Division) on October 6 to review Ref A IRISL demarche and to present Ref B responses to ROKG questions concerning the implications of the U.S. designation of IRISL. 2. (S) L [...] | 2008-10-09 02:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR KS |
08SEOUL2076 | (C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NON PROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 22, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division's First Secretary Jae-woo Kim. Kim was very concerned about Yolin Technology's sanction not [...] | 2008-10-22 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC |
08SEOUL2130 | ROK TO CONDUCT FLIGHT TEST OF NHK-II PIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KPAL MARR MCAP |
08SEOUL2137 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): "SBIG'S [...] (S) On October 22, poloffs delivered reftels demarches (two cleared papers, one non-paper) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division's First Secretary Jae-woo Kim. Mr. Kim will forward the items to Ms. Sung-eun Kim (MCTR) who was out of the c [...] | 2008-11-02 23:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KSCA ETTC MNUC PARM TSPA |
08SEOUL2250 | ROK TO CONDUCT FLIGHT TEST OF HAESONG II UAV [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MCAP KPAL |
08SEOUL2252 | ROKG RESPONSE TO IRAN-O-HIND DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On November 21, Deputy Econcouns and econoff met with Si-jin Song, First Secretary in MOFAT's North American Division I, and Sung-hwan Lee, Second Secretary in MOFAT's Middle East Division, to deliver demarche (Ref A). Song and Lee listened attentively and took notes on the presentation. [...] | 2008-11-21 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM IR KS PREL |
08SEOUL2388 | CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) Poloff met Young-kul Koh of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on December 10 regarding reftel. While Koh understood our concerns, he said that the ROKG did not uncover evi [...] | 2008-12-12 08:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL PK KS |
08SEOUL2396 | ROK SUSPECTS DPRK SHIP TRANSPORTS ARMS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Summary. Jae-woo Kim of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) told poloff on December 15 that the ROKG received information on December 14 that the North Korean vessel S [...] | 2008-12-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL IR KS |
08SEOUL243 | (S) ROK INVESTIGATION REVEALS ROK COMPANY DID NOT [...] (S) On December 7, poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On February 5, Kim conveyed the results of the ROKG investigation of the South Korean company Cheonun Preci [...] | 2008-02-05 04:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS KN |
08SEOUL244 | ROK UAV HAESONG-II TEST FLIGHT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 04:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | KS MARR PARM PREL |
08SEOUL291 | (S) SHIELD S08F-05: ROK COMPANIES' SALE OF [...] (S) On December 10, Poloff delivered reftel A demarche and nonpaper to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). On February 5, Kim conveyed the results of the ROKG investigation into the activities the [...] | 2008-02-13 09:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KS IR |
08SEOUL455 | NEW DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS DEFINING COMMON INTEREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador held his first official meeting on March 7 with Lee Sang-hee, the new ROK Minister of National Defense. They engaged in a one-hour discussion that focused on the strategic importance and future role of the U.S.-ROK Alliance. -- The Ambassador congratulated Minst [...] | 2008-03-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR PGOV PINS PREL KN KS |
08SEOUL55 | ROKG TO CONTINUE PRESSURE ON CHINA REGARDING ASAT [...] (S) On January 8, A/DCM delivered reftel A demarche and nonpaper to Song Young-wan, Director General of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Song thanked the A/DCM for sharing the planned demarche to China and reiterated the ROKG's concern abo [...] | 2008-01-09 07:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR KS CH |
08SEOUL592 | SCENESETTER: MARCH 26 MEETING WITH ROK FOREIGN [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the main reason for Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's March 26-27 visit to Washington is to set the stage for a successful April 18-19 summit meeting at Camp David between President Lee Myung-bak and the President. Since your meeting with FM Yu on February 25, political in [...] | 2008-03-25 05:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC KN KS OVIP |
08SEOUL650 | SEOUL RESPONSE: IRAN'S USE OF BANK MELLAT FOR [...] (S) On April 1, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-proliferation Division Director Lee Jang-kuen thanked Econoff for the detailed, comprehensive demarche/non-paper outlining Bank Mellat's proliferation activities in Seoul (reftel). He reaffirmed the ROKG's com [...] | 2008-04-01 07:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | IR KNNP PARM PREL KS |
08SEOUL849 | ROK TO CONDUCT FLIGHT TEST OF HAESONG II UAV [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR PREL KS |
08SEOUL856 | SPI 17: U.S.-ROK 17TH SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] (S) The 17th Security Policy Initiative (SPI) talks were held in Seoul on April 8, 2008. The U.S. Delegation was headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for East Asia David Sedney, with Ministry of National Defense (MND) Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy Jeon Jei-guk leadin [...] | 2008-04-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MNUC PARM PREL KS KN |
08SEOUL857 | SPI 17: U.S.-ROK 17TH SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 07:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MNUC PARM PREL KS KN |
08SHANGHAI352 | NANJING SCHOLARS UPBEAT ON CHANCES FOR CONTINUED [...] (S) Summary: Nanjing scholars express optimism that cross-Strait relations can continue to develop at a brisk pace, though cautious on the possibility of short-term steps toward political integration or a "diplomatic truce." Chinese President Hu Jintao's flexibility on Taiwan nomenclature and [...] | 2008-08-22 05:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | CH ECON PGOV PREL TW |
08SHENYANG14 | CHINA'S DPRK-BOUND FOOD AID, AG EXPORTS CONTINUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Contrary to ROK press reports, PRC food aid and agricultural exports to the DPRK have not been suspended as a result of increased export tariffs on grain and other agricultural commodities imposed by Beijing in a bid to counter domestic inflation. New export regulations and a dro [...] | 2008-01-24 02:15:00 | Consulate Shenyang | SECRET | PINR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR KN KS CH |
08SINGAPORE1021 | GOS RECEPTIVE ON NEED TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, Singapore MFA accepted in principle the need to encourage China to do more to combat proliferation and prevent the transfer of dual-use and military items to Iran. Michelle Teo-Jacob, Deputy Director of the MFA Counter Proliferation and International Secur [...] | 2008-09-19 04:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR SN |
08SINGAPORE1137 | (S) GOS AWARE OF DESIGNATION OF LOCAL FIRMS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered to MFA counterproliferation officials October 16 demarches regarding: the designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Singapore firm Asia Marine Network PTE Ltd. (Ref A); and changes to the Department of Commerce Entity List, includ [...] | 2008-10-23 07:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC KNNP PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE1172 | (S) SINGAPORE INFORMED OF EFFORTS BY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 07:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC ECON SN |
08SINGAPORE1288 | (S) EFFORTS BY A MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN FIRM TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 08:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC ECON AEC MY SN |
08SINGAPORE13 | (S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN DESTINED FOR PAKISTAN, TRANSSHIPPING SINGAPORE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-05 06:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC EWWT GM KNNP PARM PK PREL SN TU |
08SINGAPORE40 | GOS “EXPLAINS†DECISION NOT TO DETAIN [...] (S) In response to a request from the DCM for further explanation of Singapore's January 5 decision not to investigate a shipment of proliferation concern bound for Pakistan (ref A),the MFA called us in on January 11 and provided the nonpaper in paragraph 5. Deputy Director Michelle Teo-Jacob (Cou [...] | 2008-01-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC EWWT PARM PREL KNNP SN TU PK GM |
08SINGAPORE639 | (S) COOPERATION BETWEEN PAKISTANI COMPANY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC PK SN |
08SINGAPORE748 | (S) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (S) Singapore continues to do its part to monitor, interdict, and inspect suspect cargo, aircraft and vessels owned or operated by Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL),Sharon Seah, MFA Assistant Director of the Counterproliferation and International Security Bran [...] | 2008-07-03 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP SN |
08SINGAPORE834 | (S) COUNTRY TEAM SUPPORTS SALE OF GLOBAL HAWK TO [...] (S) Summary: The Embassy Singapore Country Team supports USPACOM's position endorsing the proposed sale of the Global Hawk (GH) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to Singapore and the renegotiation of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) restrictions for that [...] | 2008-08-01 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS SN |
08SINGAPORE950 | (S) GOS CONTINUES TO "WATCH" ACE PRESSUREWELD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 08:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SN |
08SKOPJE54 | MACEDONIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO IRAQ DEPLOYMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ MK |
08SKOPJE574 | MACEDONIA SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ [...] (S) CDA conveyed points in reftel para. 8 to PM Gruevski on Sept. 11, emphazing deep U.S. appreciation for the outstanding service that Macedonia's soldiers have been providing as part of coalition forces in Iraq. Gruevski asked several clarifying questions and understands that due to the imp [...] | 2008-09-12 10:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | SECRET | MOPS PREL PGOV PARM MK |
08SKOPJE600 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCT 7-8 VISIT TO MACEDONIA [...] (S) Summary: Macedonia faces an uncertain international future, quiet but deep-seated domestic divisions, and an economy still struggling to reach full potential. Their appreciation for U.S. support and friendship remains very strong. We have concerns about recent GoM steps in rule of law, r [...] | 2008-10-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | SECRET | PREL MOPS MK |
08SOFIA185 | BULGARIANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT AT [...] (S) Summary: Bulgaria is set to announce a decision to deploy an additional 50 soldiers to take over the Entry Control Point Number Four mission at Kandahar Airfield. It is keeping this decision under tight wraps for now. We expect the formal decision will be made just before the NATO Sum [...] | 2008-03-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BU |
08SOFIA27 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON SYRIAN NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-14 15:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN TU CA JA SF IN |
08SOFIA59 | BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ IN 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) Summary: Bulgaria's Parliament will soon ratify the extension of its 154-soldier mission in Iraq through April 1, 2009. Despite broad public disapproval and opposition from within the ruling Socialist Party, the ruling coalition continues, overall, to support engagement in Iraq and desi [...] | 2008-01-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BU IZ |
08SOFIA600 | BULGARIA AND RUSSIA: NEXT STEPS [...] (S) The crisis in Georgia has begun to rouse the normally reticent Bulgarian mindset and prompted some to question whether Russia's ultimate objectives will prove intolerable. Like many of our European partners, the Bulgarians will shy away from taking on Moscow in a direct or public manner, b [...] | 2008-09-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL ENRG MARR PGOV BU |
08SOFIA602 | CJCS AND SACEUR VISIT TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Admiral Mullen and General Craddock: It is a pleasure to welcome you to Bulgaria. The timing of your visit will ensure extensive discussion of the Georgia-Russia conflict, next steps in Iraq, and our bilateral security partnership. The Bulgarians will be looking to you for judgment ab [...] | 2008-09-09 16:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BU |
08SOFIA607 | BULGARIA: FM APPRECIATES IRAQ WITHDRAWAL PLAN, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador informed FM Kalfin that Bulgaria's participation in the Coalition will not be required beyond 2008. Noting that the Iraqi military will require time to assume the mission Bulgarian forces are currently [...] | 2008-09-10 15:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BU IZ |
08SOFIA98 | BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON ARREST AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 13:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN FR SI RO EZ GR |
08STATE101519 | (S) MALAYSIAN-BASED SUPPLIER TO IRAN SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that in April and again in mid-August 2008, the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal osci [...] | 2008-09-23 16:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE101860 | HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that the Hong Kong firm Jetpower Industrial Ltd. has been working to supply Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with a variety of metals, including 7000 series and 2000 serie [...] | 2008-09-23 23:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR CH HK |
08STATE103511 | NOTIFICATION OF AFFECTED STATES: HIJACKING OF BELIZE-FLAGGED [...] (SBU) This message is NIACT due to potential fast-breaking events, and urgent action is required from action addressees. 2. (U) Classified by Acting DAS James Knight, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 3. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. OBJECTIVES ---------- 4. (S/Rel to Ukrai [...] | 2008-09-27 03:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO RS LG BH UP |
08STATE104496 | DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass De [...] | 2008-09-30 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AG AS AJ BE CH CY EG RE GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT |
08STATE105029 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): NORTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "North Korea's Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...] | 2008-10-01 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS |
08STATE105067 | IRAN/SWEDEN/NUCLEAR: COLENCO POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED'S ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN ON DESIGN OF NEW LIGHT WATER REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR MNUC PARM |
08STATE105103 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iran's Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...] | 2008-10-01 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS IR |
08STATE105132 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S RECORD ON CONTROLLING MISSILE-RELATED EXPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS CH |
08STATE105349 | REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES TO YEMEN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Amman, Ankara, Cairo, Kuwait, Manama, Rabat, Riyadh, and Tunis. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (U) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials at the earliest possible opport [...] | 2008-10-02 14:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BA EG JO KU MAS MO PARM PREL SA TS TU |
08STATE105464 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): SYRIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Syria's Ballistic Missile Program and Foreign Suppliers" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Po [...] | 2008-10-02 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS |
08STATE105786 | (U) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister?s [...] (U) Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Glyn Davies, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b),(d),(h). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso?s foreign policies will remain consistent with those of Fukuda and Abe, assured Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae during back-to-back meet [...] | 2008-10-02 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL AF KS KN PK JA MARR |
08STATE105997 | CHINESE ENTITY CONTINUES EFFORTS TO SUPPLY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In July 2008, the U.S. shared with China information indicating that the Chinese firm Polytechnologies Inc. had concluded contracts in February 2008 to supply a fiber coil winding machine and integ [...] | 2008-10-03 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE106079 | TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns hosted his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, at the TSD Senior Offi [...] | 2008-10-03 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AS JA PREL |
08STATE10690 | ADDRESSING PROTECTION CONCERNS OF UIGHUR ASYLUM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Department requests the Embassy ask the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAEG) not to return Chinese Uighur Muslim Abduhalik Nazar to China without appropriate consideration of h [...] | 2008-02-01 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KIRF KISL PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE107020 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Shipping and Proliferation: Industry Operations and Their Benefits to Proliferators" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technol [...] | 2008-10-07 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS |
08STATE107113 | MALAYSIA-BASED, IRANIAN-RUN PROCUREMENT FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that a Malaysia-based entity with ties to Iran's ballistic missile program was working to procure goods manufactured by the German firm Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM) on b [...] | 2008-10-07 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR ML SN |
08STATE10746 | CHINESE COMPANY OFFERING TO SELL TAIWAN-ORIGIN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by a Chinese firm to transfer Taiwan-origin machine tools [...] | 2008-02-01 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08STATE107520 | (S) EFFORTS BY NORTH KOREA TO PROCURE CONTROLLED [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions, we have raised with Swiss officials exports of machine tools by the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines that posed potential proliferation concerns (Reftels). In response, Swiss autho [...] | 2008-10-07 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ CH KN |
08STATE108114 | SAUDI NEGOTIATIONS WITH TALIBAN AND AFGHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) In his September 30 Eid message, President Karzai said, "Since two years I have been sending letters and messages to the Saudi king, and requested him, as a world Muslim leader, to help us bring peace in Afghanistan. The preparation for nego [...] | 2008-10-08 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINS PREL PTER SA AF |
08STATE108236 | RUSSIAN FIRM SELLING INTEGRATED OPTICAL CHIPS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that since at least early 2007, the Russian firm Optolink facilitated the sale of integrated optical chips (IOCs) to the Advanced [...] | 2008-10-09 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS PK CH |
08STATE109147 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In mid September 2008, the U.S. shared with the GOJ information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronauti [...] | 2008-10-10 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR MY |
08STATE109819 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM FURNACE FROM SOUTH AFRICA (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE109924 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM RECEIVES [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In June 2008, the U.S. shared with Taiwan authorities information that the Taiwan-based company Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell testing equipment to Iran's liquid propellant miss [...] | 2008-10-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE109927 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We have previously discussed with Taiwan our concern [...] | 2008-10-14 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
08STATE109928 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKS DRILLING [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in August 2008, the Iranian company Saameh Company was seeking to procure electrical discharge machining drills from Taiwan's Joemars Machinery and Electrical Industrial Co [...] | 2008-10-14 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE110691 | ELIMINATION OF UKRAINIAN SCUD MISSILES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Background: At the July 31-August 1 U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine indicated its readiness to move forward to eliminate its SCUD missiles and related equipment. (NOTE: In 1994 the U. [...] | 2008-10-16 19:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE110756 | IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that th [...] | 2008-10-16 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
08STATE111428 | PRE NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST UAE ENTITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States will impose sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) on 22 October. There are also other firms in other countries that will be reported to Co [...] | 2008-10-20 11:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL XB ZP AE ZO |
08STATE111597 | FOLLOWING UP WITH THE PRC ON LIMMT'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE111716 | UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...] | 2008-10-20 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP |
08STATE111761 | BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...] | 2008-10-20 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EAID PREL JA KS |
08STATE111822 | (C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NON [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. [...] | 2008-10-21 12:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR |
08STATE111835 | (S) SHIPMENT OF AMMONIUM NITRATE FROM IRAN [...] (S//REL Oman) We have received information that Oman's Detonator Blasting and Contracting Company LLC purchased 400 metric tons of ammonium nitrate from the Iranian firm SAD Import and Export, a cover name used by Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO). Iran's Bank Saderat facilitated t [...] | 2008-10-21 12:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL IR MU |
08STATE111883 | IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries are included. One V [...] | 2008-10-21 13:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR VE |
08STATE112061 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): "SBIG'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "SBIG's Efforts to Procure Environmental Test Chambers: A Case Study" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regi [...] | 2008-10-21 18:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS |
08STATE112219 | (C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. T [...] | 2008-10-21 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR |
08STATE112253 | JCIC-DIP-08-007: SATISFYING START TREATY ARTICLE [...] (U) This is an action cable (See paragraph 5). 2. (U) BACKGROUND: In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article XVII of the START Treaty, no later than December 5, 2008, the United States, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine must "meet to consider" whether the START Trea [...] | 2008-10-21 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KACT START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
08STATE112700 | REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE GAMEPLAN (S) [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In August 2005, Taiwan agreed to a Gameplan on near- and long-term steps to improve its export controls and to address the most pressing aspects of the proliferation problem -- exports to the most threatenin [...] | 2008-10-22 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
08STATE112707 | RESPONSE TO BOFT ON GAMEPLAN LICENSE WA080820142628008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY |
08STATE113680 | EFFORTS BY A MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN FIRM TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in September 2008, the Malaysian firm Elite Advanced Solutions Sdn Bhd requested a price quotation for four sets of militarized servo actuators from a firm in Sing [...] | 2008-10-24 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SN MY IR |
08STATE113768 | CHINESE FIRMS CONCLUDE CONTRACT TO SUPPLY A WIND [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in December 2007, the China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation (CPMIEC) and China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) concluded a contract to supply t [...] | 2008-10-24 19:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE113885 | RESPONSE TO CANADA - REMOTE SENSING DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Embassy is requested to deliver the following text of the U.S. reply to a Canadian inquiry regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),for exploration by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of opportunities in the UAE, and to report back any Can [...] | 2008-10-24 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL |
08STATE115523 | LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO NATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 16, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its fourth warning of the serious threat posed by Iran's lack of a sufficient anti-money laundering and [...] | 2008-10-29 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP |
08STATE116100 | AUTHORIZATION FOR P-1 NORTH KOREAN REFERREAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KN KS PREF PREL |
08STATE117570 | CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...] | 2008-11-04 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC |
08STATE118099 | CHINA'S LIMMT PREPARING POSSIBLE IMMINENT DELIVERY OF GYROSCOPES AND ACCELEROMETERS TO BEIJING-BASED MODAFL REP FOR USE BY IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE118652 | SYRIA: GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS [...] (S) At a November 3 Sub PCC meeting, the interagency agreed that the United States should seek to obtain a resolution on Syria at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors meeting (November 27-28). While broad engagement with Board members should occur only after the expected report from the Direc [...] | 2008-11-07 03:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM SY IAEA |
08STATE118936 | IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING TEST EQUIPMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 17:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08STATE119006 | IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Post please see para 6. 2. (S) This message responds to questions raised by MOFAT officials in response to the October 22 notification of the imposition of sanctions on Yolin Tech, Inc, Ltd. under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) [...] | 2008-11-07 19:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KR MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE119290 | ESTABLISHING A U.S.-LIBYA POLITICAL-MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tripoli. Please see paragraph 2. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that Post engage appropriate host country officials at the earliest opportunity (November 9 if possible) to seek host country views on establishing and hos [...] | 2008-11-07 23:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | LY MOPS PARM PREL |
08STATE120694 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FORMER IRANIAN RED [...] (S) The Department is aware of Dr. Towfighi's referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the urgency with which he needs to depart the UAE. Per Post's request, PRM will expedite his USRAP processing to the extent possible by requesting expedited Security Advisory Opinion clear [...] | 2008-11-13 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP |
08STATE121011 | BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO PRAGUE: DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affair,s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls met September 8-9 with Embassy Prague, Czech Ministry of Defense (CMOD),Ministry of Trade and Industry officials (MTI) and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern en [...] | 2008-11-14 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC EZ |
08STATE121038 | BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO POLAND: DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Directorate of Defense Trade Controls in the (PM/DDTC) met September 10 and 11 with country team, Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD),and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program an [...] | 2008-11-14 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC PL |
08STATE12119 | SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...] | 2008-02-05 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH |
08STATE121325 | SAUDI BUTTER FOR LEBANESE GUNS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Department seeks Saudi assistance to deliver advanced capabilities to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in advance of Lebanon's 2009 legislative elections. The LAF has requested Cessna Caravan gunships [...] | 2008-11-14 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER PM LE SA |
08STATE121841 | SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...] | 2008-11-17 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE12185 | OIC ACCOUNT FOR GAZA [...] (C) Department read reftel with great interest and requests that post approach the OIC Secretary General to ensure that the account opened to streamline OIC member states' donations for humanitarian relief to Gaza be coordinated with the Fayyad government. The account should not undermine the [...] | 2008-02-06 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL KISL PHUM SA WBG KPAL |
08STATE122098 | URGENT ACTION NEEDED FROM UZBEKISTAN TO ADDRESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. ------------------ SUMMARY ------------------ 2. (S//NF) Washington is considering options for USG implementation of the October 16 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) call for strengthened preventive measures against Uzb [...] | 2008-11-18 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
08STATE122273 | OIL FOR FOOD GUIDANCE [...] (S) This cable is to respond to reftel request for guidance from the Department. 2. (S) The Department appreciates the Embassy's reporting on the outstanding issues with the Oil-for-Food Program (OFF). While the Department has no objection to the Government of Iraqi (GOI) proposing another [...] | 2008-11-18 16:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL UNSC ECON PGOV IZ |
08STATE122304 | SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...] | 2008-11-18 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR |
08STATE122822 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: REQUEST HIGH LEVEL UN [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN urge SYG Ban to inform the UNSC the Burmese regime has prohibited Ban from traveling to Rangoon, to stress the lack of progress on the release of political prisoners and the need to establish an inclusive dialogue, and to continue to con [...] | 2008-11-19 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08STATE123035 | AUGUST 2008 VISIT TO NORTH KOREA BY A UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In July 2008, the U.S. raised with the UAE information indicating that North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acqui [...] | 2008-11-19 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE KN |
08STATE123791 | CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM [...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006, we have raised with South Korean officials efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering to procure machine tools from the South Korean firm Sambu Ko [...] | 2008-11-21 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL PK KS |
08STATE124520 | FOLLOW-UP ON IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08STATE125123 | NEA A/S DAVID WELCH'S NOVEMBER 21 CONVERSATION [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch welcomed Abdallah Baali as the new Algerian Ambassador November 21. He spoke candidly about the shortcomings of the bilateral relationship, and offered ways that Baali could improve it -- e.g. through increasing the number of Algerians students enrolled in the U.S. and [...] | 2008-11-25 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PBTS PGOV PREL AG IR IS IZ LE MO SY WI |
08STATE125496 | JOINT DEMARCHE WITH EUROPEAN LIKEMINDED ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Government of Switzerland to prompt its implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGROU [...] | 2008-11-26 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IR |
08STATE125632 | DEMARCHE TO ITALY, SPAIN, AND QATAR REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...] | 2008-11-26 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM NATO MOPS PREL IT SP |
08STATE125713 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Teams of gunmen stormed ten locations in Mumbai, including luxury hotels, a hospital, a Jewish community center, and a restaurant. At least 100 people are reported dead, and over 240 have been injured. The Deccan Mujahidin, a previously unknown group, claimed responsibility. (Mumbai [...] | 2008-11-27 12:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE126248 | FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: In September 2008, we advised the GOJ that in July 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese comp [...] | 2008-12-01 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BM CH ETTC JA KACT KN KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE1264 | SECOND DEMARCHE FOR CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-06 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH |
08STATE12640 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 [...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena comments Chadian troops are enforcing an informal nighttime curfew as more people return to the streets. Post adds the French military is considering allowing movements off the air base and notes it no longer hears sounds of fighting. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ambassador [...] | 2008-02-07 13:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE1265 | REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-06 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH |
08STATE126516 | FOLLOW-UP ON COOPERATION BETWEEN UKRAINIAN FIRM [...] This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: Since November 2007, the U.S. has alerted the Government of Ukraine (GOU) to cooperation between the Ukrainian firm Arsenal Design Bureau and entities associated with China's Sanjiang S [...] | 2008-12-01 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC UP CH |
08STATE127522 | DEMARCHE: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Tel Aviv seek Ambassador's signature and deliver the classified letter and clarifications in paragraphs 3 and 4 to Israeli MOD Barak at the earliest possible opportun [...] | 2008-12-03 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IS MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL |
08STATE128040 | URGENT DEMARCHE TO GOA [...] (S) Department requests that Embassy Canberra demarche the Australian Government on the way forward in the GOA's negotiations with the Government of Iraq on an agreement to permit Australian forces to remain in Iraq after the expiration of the UNSCR 1790 mandate for the multinational force. P [...] | 2008-12-04 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN |
08STATE128877 | RESPONSE TO SAUDI REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL SAU) During the week of 13 October and in response to ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney's encouragement to help increase pressure on Iran to change course, Saudi MFA Undersecretar [...] | 2008-12-08 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PREL |
08STATE129978 | SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated his intention to open the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on March 1, 2009. Nearly $55M in voluntary contributions have already been collected to [...] | 2008-12-10 23:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN |
08STATE130335 | SECRETARY RICE'S DECEMBER 9, 2008 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: NEA C. David Welch for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Meeting date: December 9, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. for 30 minutes in Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Secretary Deputy A/S David Hale, NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Christine Lawson LEBANON [...] | 2008-12-11 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PGOV PREL PTER SY |
08STATE130444 | CORRECTED COPY - KIRIBATI: RESETTLEMENT OF UIGHUR DETAINEES [...] (S) In November 2008, pursuant to instructions from the Department, Post initiated discussions with the Government of Kiribati (GoK) regarding the possible resettlement in Kiribati of up to 17 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). GoK President Tong indicated a willingness to discuss th [...] | 2008-12-11 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL PHUM PINS TN KR AS NZ CH |
08STATE130457 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050092123 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blu [...] | 2008-12-11 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC GT |
08STATE130472 | ACTION REQUEST: RESPONSE TO GOR'S DIPNOTE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Department requests Ambassador pass to the Government of Russia (GOR) the results of Multi-National Force Iraq's (MNF-I) investigation into purported U.S. military involvement in a traffic accident with a Russian convoy in Baghdad. The Ambassador may draw upon these talking points: -- A [...] | 2008-12-11 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ RS |
08STATE13055 | (S) SWISS FIRM EXPORTS MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN, [...] (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180-CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin, an entity with a history of procuring items on behalf of Iran's defense industry (including the Shahid Hemmat Industr [...] | 2008-02-07 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR |
08STATE130826 | (S) NIAG 8210: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF [...] (S//REL Singapore) Available information suggests that Singapore-based firm Fortuna Aerospace Supplies and Trading may be planning to sell zeolite molecular sieve beads to the Pakistani firm G.A. Sons Pvt Ltd. G.A. Sons is a known procurement agent for Pakistan's nuclear program. Zeolite mo [...] | 2008-12-12 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC SN PK |
08STATE131277 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S DECEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried met December 8, 2008 with Turkish Undersecretary Apakan and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a two-hour discussion on European issues as part of the Shared Vision strategic dialogue. They covered U.S.-Turkish cooperation and share [...] | 2008-12-15 17:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
08STATE131705 | PAKISTANI PROCUREMENT FIRM SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that as of September 2008, the Pakistani intermediary K.M. Enterprises was seeking calibration equipment from the German firm Feinmess-Suhl on behalf of two entities closely a [...] | 2008-12-16 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC GM KSCA MTCRE PARM PK PREL |
08STATE131866 | SYRIAN TRADING ENTITY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The USG has information indicating that in May and June 2008, the Syrian trading firm Hamza Company expressed interest in purchasing computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machines f [...] | 2008-12-16 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ SY |
08STATE132055 | PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE GOS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September 2008, we shared with the Swiss government information indicating that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerla [...] | 2008-12-17 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |
08STATE133238 | OBTAINING A COMMITMENT FROM THE GOK TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-20 07:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG KR |
08STATE133419 | ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals, Embassy Tbilisi, and Embassy Chisinau are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. For full readout of the con [...] | 2008-12-22 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD |
08STATE133540 | CORRECTED COPY - ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. Department will brief Georgian and Moldovan officials in Washington [...] | 2008-12-22 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS |
08STATE133865 | UAE INTERMEDIARY USED TO DISGUISE IDENTITY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of early November 2008, the UAE-based firm Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC was working to provide Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company [...] | 2008-12-23 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE |
08STATE134229 | DEMARCHE: U.S. DRAFTED SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts urge host governments to support our redrafted United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution (in paragraph 10 below),establishing a UN peacekeeping operation in Mogadishu, Somalia and its environs. Department also requests USUN to d [...] | 2008-12-24 01:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET |
08STATE134297 | IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) We want to inform French authorities that as of mid-November 2008, a procurement official affiliated with Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program was seeking German-origin engines via the French intermediary Technical As [...] | 2008-12-24 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM |
08STATE134490 | (S) LETTER FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Deputy Secretary Negroponte. There will be no signed original. Embassy should also propose discussions with the Government of Armenia in coming weeks. Suggested dates and team composition will be provided septel. Embassy Yerevan is requested to re [...] | 2008-12-24 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS OPDC PARM PREL AM |
08STATE135048 | SHIELD S04B-08: SYRIA ARRANGING TO ACQUIRE CW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that a Syrian institution with connections to the country's chemical and biological weapons programs is attempting to acquire Australia Group-controlled glass-lined reactors, [...] | 2008-12-30 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM ETTC SY IN PREL |
08STATE135481 | DEMARCHE: MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK SUSPECT IN [...] Summary: Department appreciates Embassy's efforts to obtain Bangladeshi concurrence to share with the Government of Pakistan information obtained from the FBI debriefing of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) member who is suspected of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. While we do not leg [...] | 2008-12-31 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER BG |
08STATE14066 | (S) ADVISING THE PRC OF LIMMT'S CONTINUED [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is also [...] | 2008-02-11 18:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE15220 | (S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST CHAMBER TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 14:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE16174 | NONPAPERS FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO 25 FEBRUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that post deliver as soon as possible two nonpapers to the UAE in preparation for the Counterproliferation Task Force Meeting scheduled for February 25. --------- OBJECTI [...] | 2008-02-15 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR KNNP PREL PARM XF ZP AE |
08STATE18213 | DISCUSSING FOREIGN FIGHTERS WITH THE SYRIANS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Damascus provide the Syrian government information on foreign terrorist flows through Syria into Iraq derived from Objective Massey documents and detailed in an Intell [...] | 2008-02-22 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL SY IZ |
08STATE20685 | READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN [...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...] | 2008-02-29 04:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU |
08STATE21163 | LEBANON: SINIORA MAKES STATEMENT ON USN SHIP [...] (S) Summary: PM Fouad Siniora asked to meet with Charge Sison at the Grand Serail at 1330 on February 29 to discuss media reports concerning the presence of the USS Cole in international waters off Lebanon. Siniora neither criticized nor blessed the presence of the Cole. His focus was what [...] | 2008-02-29 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL IS SY LE |
08STATE22047 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...] | 2008-03-04 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD |
08STATE22941 | SECURING IRAQI SUPPORT TO PROPOSE AN UNSCR TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The Deputies Committee tasked State with laying the groundwork for a UN Security Council Resolution that would sanction those who threaten the peace or stability of Iraq similar to the measu [...] | 2008-03-06 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC IZ PREL PTER XF |
08STATE23763 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE XXXXXXXXXXXX GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's XXXXXXXXXXXX had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). Ward had previously bee [...] | 2008-03-07 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE24222 | IMMINENT TRANSFER OF FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: Since 2006, the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret has been working to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. Both of these machines [...] | 2008-03-07 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE24292 | INFORMATION ON BANK MELLI FOR ITALY,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The EU is expected to consider sanctions against Iran the week of March 10. On February 6, EU experts prepared a list of 19 new entities and 15 new individuals to be designated under the EU's Comm [...] | 2008-03-07 23:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EUN IT KNNP PARM |
08STATE24896 | (S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Ref B relates March 10 delivery to Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun of Ref A demarche, which describes the potentially imminent shipment by the Turkish company [...] | 2008-03-10 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE26066 | (S) PROVIDING THE GOS INFORMATION ON SWISS FIRM [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Refs C and D, since October 2005 the United States and Switzerland have been engaged in a dialogue regarding the activities of the Swiss-based entity BB Engineering - a firm that has been procuri [...] | 2008-03-12 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR SZ |
08STATE26305 | COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM AND [...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006 (REFTELS),we shared information with South Korea regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering, to procure vertical and horizontal machine [...] | 2008-03-13 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL PK KS |
08STATE2712 | KUDOS FOR JAPANESE MISSION REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington once again wish to take this opportunity to recognize the consistently outstanding reporting produced by Embassy Tokyo and the consulates in Japan. Your insightful and timely analyses really do influence the way that U.S. policy is made. We would like to call special att [...] | 2008-01-09 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EAGR EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE27996 | (S) INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/NF) Washington has information to share with Chinese authorities regarding a shipment of proliferation concern that originated in China and was seized in Dubai while en route to Iran. The cargo was seizes in November 2007 and was being transported on the &M/V Seventh Ocean8. Additionally, [...] | 2008-03-18 12:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM AE CH IR |
08STATE29096 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...] | 2008-03-20 14:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR |
08STATE29098 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF BANK MELLI, BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) This cable provides additional information for addressees to deliver along with the information in REF A. ------------------------ OBJECTIVE/ACTION RE [...] | 2008-03-20 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IR |
08STATE29344 | REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) As part of our effort to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 Chapter VII obligations, Washington is in the process of considering the designation pursuant to Executive [...] | 2008-03-20 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM IR |
08STATE29412 | (U) PROVIDING THE FRG WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Background: In June 2007 we advised German officials that as of late April 2007, an entity affiliated with the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG - Iran's leading developer of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles) was seeki [...] | 2008-03-20 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE |
08STATE29855 | UK-BASED IRANIAN BANKS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Malta's Ministry of Finance conveyed its concerns regarding attempts by two banks located in the United Kingdom, Melli Bank PLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Melli Tehran, and Persia Internatio [...] | 2008-03-21 19:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD UK MT |
08STATE30247 | INFORMATION ON IRAN,S USE OF BANK MELLAT SEOUL FOR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EINV MNUC IR |
08STATE30793 | NATO SUMMIT 2008: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR COMBAT [...] (U) Department requests Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two to Romania to provide combat air patrol during the upcoming Bucharest NATO Summit visit of President Bush. The text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (S) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Embassy of the U [...] | 2008-03-25 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO |
08STATE31941 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE NETHERLANDS ON A DUTCH [...] This is an action request. Embassy The Hague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: In February 2008, the U.S. alerted the government of the Netherlands (GON) to efforts by the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) to supply high-density military-grade [...] | 2008-03-27 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08STATE32535 | BELARUS: RESPONSE TO MINSK GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In response to Reftel, the Department has determined that a five-person embassy is not tenable in the hostile environment of Belarus. Embassy Minsk would need to be closed entirely if Belarus forces the issue and requires us to operate with five American staff. [...] | 2008-03-28 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV AMGT KHUM ODIP OFDP BO |
08STATE32719 | (S) RESPONSE TO GERMAN INQUIRY ON U.S. LICENSING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Reftel, German authorities are considering the export to China of technology used to produce carbon fiber and have requested information on USG licensing practices for such a transfer. In particular, the FRG ask [...] | 2008-03-31 13:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH ETTC GM KNNP KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
08STATE32956 | UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet engines [...] | 2008-03-31 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE33088 | DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is directed to deliver a demarche to the UN Secretariat and the French mission to the United Nations in accordance with the objectives in paragraphs 2 and 3. Embassy Paris should deliver a demarche to appropriate officials in accordance with objectives in [...] | 2008-03-31 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI FR PHUM PREF PBTS |
08STATE33089 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP TURKEY PREVENT THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: We recently alerted Turkish officials to efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan ( [...] | 2008-03-31 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE33109 | RESPONSE TO UAE MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS [...] (S) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to approach appropriate United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials regarding the four outstanding interdiction cases: YM Energy, M/V Sinotrans Qingdao, M/V Seventh Ocean and M/V Anna E and discuss the options for resolving them. Post should draw from objectives b [...] | 2008-03-31 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL XB ZO ZP AE |
08STATE34247 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS WORKING GROUP [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Request Embassy Tel Aviv pass the following at paragraph 2 as a nonpaper to appropriate officials within the Government of Israel,s Ministry of Defense. 2. (S) Begin Nonpaper: (SECRET//REL ISRAEL) The U.S. and Israel agreed at the March 20, 2008 Joint Political Mi [...] | 2008-04-02 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL |
08STATE34278 | (S) UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/Rel China, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) Posts are instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to alert them to a rescheduling of this flight from March 11 (Ref A) to April 11 and request that they continue to [...] | 2008-04-02 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN XB XG ZK ZL XD XF |
08STATE34305 | SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...] | 2008-04-03 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
08STATE34695 | UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...] | 2008-04-03 18:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP |
08STATE35673 | CHINESE FIRM SUPPLYING MISSILE-RELATED MATERIALS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that the China-based firm Shenyang Huali Economic Trading Company recently supplied to Syria consignments of steel, as well as vibration test equipment controlled by the Missile Techn [...] | 2008-04-07 14:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KN |
08STATE3581 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) As part of an agreement between the U.S. and the Government of Bulgaria (GOB),the GOB is to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (w [...] | 2008-01-11 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE35867 | (S) RESPONDING TO SWISS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In Ref A, we advised Swiss officials of information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180- CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin - an entity with a history [...] | 2008-04-07 18:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR |
08STATE35977 | (S) SHIELD S05-08: IMMINENT TRANSFER OF CW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that a shipment of 1000 metric tons of the CW precursor chemical sodium sulfide (also spelled sulphide) from China to Iran is imminent. Specifically, the Chinese company China Northern Ch [...] | 2008-04-07 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE36471 | LEBANON: JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, [...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt expressed concerns about information he had received that former UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz failed to act for the past year-and-a-half to act on a key lead discovered by Internal Security Forces Intelligence Officer Wissam Eid, who was assassinated one [...] | 2008-04-08 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE |
08STATE36712 | (U) SECURING GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists/affiliates in Pakistan pose a critical threat to Pakistan and the international community. We seek the Government of Pakistan,s commitment to support the UN [...] | 2008-04-08 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE37260 | M/V IRAN TEYFOURI: FOLLOWING UP ON SHIPMENTS OF [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to follow-up on an April 8 National Security Council meeting with Chinese DCM Xie Feng to provide additional information on the January voyage of the M/V Iran Teyfouri, press China to reconsider its decision on the proposed visit of a State experts team t [...] | 2008-04-09 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH IR |
08STATE3728 | A/S WELCH'S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM [...] (U) January 3, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Welch Amanda Johnson, NEA/MAG (notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Secretary for Americas Affairs Ahmed Fituri SIPDIS Ambassador Ali Aujali Director of Americas Affairs Mohamed al-Matri ---------- [...] | 2008-01-11 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR LY UN SU YI |
08STATE37957 | POSSIBLE RELEASE OF A.Q. KHAN [...] (C) Washington is concerned that the government of Pakistan may release A.Q. Khan. Washington requests Post to please draw from points in para 4, as appropriate, with senior government officials including the Director General of Strategic Plans Division Lt. Gen (retd) Kidwai. End summary and actio [...] | 2008-04-10 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL |
08STATE39100 | REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request: In June 2007, the USG provided information (ref A) to the PRC concerning a shipment by the China branch of Taiwan's Yuan Sheng Aluminum Manufacturing Corporation of 7075-T651 aluminum plates to Ir [...] | 2008-04-14 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL CH IR TC |
08STATE39672 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On March 10, we provided Turkey information indicating that the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret was working to supply four- and six- axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. We expressed [...] | 2008-04-15 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE39690 | (S) CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO IRAN'S MISSILE [...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since November 2006, we have discussed with PRC authorities extensive cooperation between the Chinese company Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation (STBPI) and Iran's bal [...] | 2008-04-15 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE40087 | (S) PROVIDING THE FRG CLARIFICATION ON ROLES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...] | 2008-04-16 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR |
08STATE40151 | SHIPMENTS OF STEEL MATERIALS FROM CHINESE COMPANY [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information indicating that in February 2008, the China Dandong Zhong Lian Petrochemical Limited Company was making arrangements to send two shipments of steel materials - suitable for [...] | 2008-04-16 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN KNNP CN |
08STATE40662 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING [...] (S) We followed up on this case April 17 with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General (DAS-equivalent) Ahmet Muhtar Gun and Department Head Elif Ulgen, emphasizing our strong belief that Tet Makina Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret is seeking ways to evade export controls to sell filame [...] | 2008-04-17 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KSCA PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE PK TU |
08STATE41023 | THE U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY GROUP [...] (C) The thirty-ninth meeting, and first in two years, of the U.S.-Israel Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) took place in Washington on March 20, 2008. Co-chairmen were Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Stephen D. Mull and Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...] | 2008-04-18 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL |
08STATE41343 | (S) ADVISING THE GOT OF TET MAKINA'S PREPARATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Since mid-March, we have been discussing with the Turkish government the potential transfer by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret of four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan [...] | 2008-04-18 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE41987 | PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES [...] (S) On April 21, 2008, ISN/MTR (Pam Durham, Ralph Palmiero, and James Mayes) met with Takahiro Nonaka of the Embassy of Japan to hand-over the non-papers in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. On March 6, Nonaka had requested any information on these entities that the U.S. could share. These entities [...] | 2008-04-21 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL JA |
08STATE4226 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050078642 for the export of optical sights for the 106mm recoilless gun to Chad. Post [...] | 2008-01-14 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC CD |
08STATE42958 | (S) M/V ANNE E SHIPMENT OF ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN [...] (S) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach appropriate Thailand officials to follow up regarding a shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) from Thailand to Iran via Dubai. Post is requested to ask Thai officials for permission to release information regarding the Sou [...] | 2008-04-23 18:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC TH KS TC XB XC XE |
08STATE43018 | USN ACTIVITIES IN CHINA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (U) Background: China objects to military surveys in its EEZ, and has on occasion challenged or interfered with U.S. Navy ships conducting military surveys within China's claimed EEZ. The U.S. has on several occasions objected [...] | 2008-04-23 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KTIA MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL |
08STATE43381 | REVIEW URGED ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT BANK WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have information that the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) was working, as of mid March 2008, with Iraqi shareholders to establish a joint bank in Erbil, Ir [...] | 2008-04-24 14:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR EZ KNNP PARM PTER |
08STATE43492 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK SADERAT,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States has concerns about Bank Saderat's growing presence in Greece, both in size and profit margin. The U.S. designated Bank Saderat, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, for providing sup [...] | 2008-04-24 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XG XT ZL ZS GR |
08STATE43685 | YEMENI DELEGATION MARCH 2008 VISIT TO MEET WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in early March 2008, a Yemeni delegation was planning to travel to North Korea to meet with representatives from the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) - N [...] | 2008-04-24 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM |
08STATE43800 | (S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SUSPECT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S/Rel Turkey) Post is instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to discuss North Korea's request for overflight permission of a charter Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang to Damascus. Turkish officials should be encouraged to continue to request that the aircraft [...] | 2008-04-24 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM NK SY TU |
08STATE43804 | (S) UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF POSSIBLE [...] (S/Rel Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) Posts are instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to alert them to a rescheduling of a previously discussed Air Koryo flight from April 11 (Ref A) to April 28 and request that they [...] | 2008-04-24 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM KN SY |
08STATE44438 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) [...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...] | 2008-04-28 11:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR |
08STATE44906 | SHIPMENT OF NORTH KOREAN PARTS WITH MISSILE [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to approach Chinese officials at an appropriate level regarding a cargo of North Korean electronic relays possibly trans-shipping through Chinese ports en route to Syria. Post may draw from objectives, background, and non-paper below as appropriate. - [...] | 2008-04-29 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH KN SY |
08STATE45414 | U.S.-RUSSIA STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings in Washington, D.C., on March 26-27, 2008, senior-level U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John C. Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak, respectively, discussed the draft text for [...] | 2008-04-29 20:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC MARR RS |
08STATE47627 | S) SHIPMENT OF ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, [...] (S//REL ROK) FOR SEOUL ONLY: Post is requested to approach appropriate-level ROKG officials regarding a shipment of possibly South Korean-origin anhydrous hydrogen fluoride from Thailand to Iran and request that the shipment be recalled. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talkin [...] | 2008-05-06 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TH KS TC XB XC XE |
08STATE4865 | SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 3. Please slug responses for PM, NEA and the appropriate regional bureau; also info NSC WASHDC, SECDEF WASHDC, and JOINT STAFF WASHDC. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the President and Prime Minister Maliki agreed in their November 26, 2007 Declaration of [...] | 2008-01-16 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ |
08STATE49730 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE NICKUNJ GRAPHITE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's Nickunj Eximp Enterprises had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). [...] | 2008-05-09 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR |
08STATE50301 | (S) UAE-BASED INTERMEDIARY WORKING TO SUPPLY [...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In November 2006, we provided German officials information indicating that Iran was in possession of L550E engines manufactured by the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co. - likely supplied by t [...] | 2008-05-12 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR AE |
08STATE50507 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENTITIES THAT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) On several occasions since March 2006, the U.S. has discussed with Chinese authorities attempts by Pakistan's missile program to procure ring-rolling and flow forming machines from entities in China (Reftels). [...] | 2008-05-13 15:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH PK |
08STATE51207 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK MELLI BRANCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------- 2. (S) The United States has information that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan. UNSCR 1803 named Bank Melli as a bank of particular concern and called upon all states [...] | 2008-05-14 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC GM GR IR KNNP MNUC XG XT ZL ZS |
08STATE52061 | LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Posts should draw from the background in paragraphs 5-11 when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Arab League mediation has arrested Lebanon's descent into renewed civil war. However, the calm is fragile, the Hizballah [...] | 2008-05-16 01:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL LE SY IR |
08STATE52312 | (S) REQUESTING THAT THE GOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see paragraph 5. 2. (S//REL UKRAINE) Background: Since September 2004, the United States has discussed with Ukrainian authorities information indicating that the Ukrainian firm Yuzhnoye - a company with expertise in missile and space l [...] | 2008-05-16 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP IN |
08STATE52481 | (S) NIAG 8064: IRAN SEEKS RUSSIAN-ORIGIN NEUTRON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Washington has information that a Malaysian firm with ties to Iran is seeking Russian-origin neutron generators from the All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (II) (VNIIA). Neutro [...] | 2008-05-16 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR |
08STATE52732 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports the parties agreed to form one committee to address the electoral law and another to address the formation of a national unity cabinet in the opening session. The Hizballah-led opposition has not yet agreed to address the question of Hizballah's weapons. March 1 [...] | 2008-05-17 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53081 | EFFORTS TO EVADE TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROL [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by Johann Mair to circumvent Taiwan's export controls. Specifically, in [...] | 2008-05-19 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH IR |
08STATE53293 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report the Hizballah-led opposition and government disagree on how to proceed with negotiations. Negotiators suspended discussions on the electoral law in order to focus first on electing a president, but Hizballah presented a counter proposal to negotiate on cabinet formation an [...] | 2008-05-19 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53303 | IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] This is an action request. Embassy Pretoria, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that as of mid-February 2008, Iran-based Sabalan Company was provided with technical specifications for a possible South African-origin VGT-1200-1200 high temperature vacuum f [...] | 2008-05-19 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE53815 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Media report Qatari-led mediators gave Lebanese political leaders until May 21 to respond to two proposals aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between the governing March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition. According to post, both proposals support the election [...] | 2008-05-20 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53868 | COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: EXPORT [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph three to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officia [...] | 2008-05-20 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC XB ZP ZO AE |
08STATE5439 | (S) IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY INTEREST IN PURCHASING [...] This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose: The U.S. has information indicating that as of early December 2007, Iran's primary solid-fueled ballistic missile entity, the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG),had plans to purchase a [...] | 2008-01-17 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL GM IR |
08STATE55234 | (S) POTENTIAL SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE DELIVERY TO [...] (S) Summary: Russia is planning to ship SA-24 (Igla-S) air defense equipment to Syria in late May. Despite repeated assurances to the U.S. beginning in 2005 that Russia would only provide Syria with vehicle-mounted systems, we have reason to be concerned that Russia may provide man-portable [...] | 2008-05-22 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC RS SY |
08STATE55497 | ITALIAN MACHINE TOOLS SOLD TO IRANIAN CLIENTS VIA [...] This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in Iran. Specifically, CMS Industries sold to [...] | 2008-05-23 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE5584 | FOLLOW-UP: BANK MELLI ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In November, REF A cautioned that Iran's Bank Melli has reached an agreement in principle to purchase a Turkish bank. Other recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand [...] | 2008-01-17 20:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR TU EFIN ETTC |
08STATE55858 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...] | 2008-05-23 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE55889 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...] | 2008-05-24 01:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE55964 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-25 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE56778 | AIR KORYO FLIGHT: THANKING TURKEY, CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (S//REL Recipients) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials and thank them for their cooperation regarding an Air Koryo flight that was scheduled to transit Central Asian and Turkish airspace en route from North Korea to Syria. The aircraft was [...] | 2008-05-28 13:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC |
08STATE57067 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding export activities of proliferation concern by the Taiwan-based firm She Hong Industrial Co. Ltd - also known [...] | 2008-05-28 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08STATE58327 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met February 24-27 with country team and Emirati officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in t [...] | 2008-05-30 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL AE |
08STATE59463 | READOUT FROM APRIL 29 -IRAQ AND NEIGHBOR RSI SVTC [...] (S) Summary: S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey hosted an Iraq and Neighbors Regional Strategic Initiative Secure Video Teleconference (SVTC) with U.S. Chiefs of Mission (COMs) from Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, as well as Embassy Baghdad's Political Military Minister-C [...] | 2008-06-03 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC IZ XF |
08STATE59707 | SEEKING GERMAN SUPPORT ON ENDING RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. SUMMARY 2. (C) U.S. officials have provided briefings to countries on Russian arms sales of concern and asked appropriate officials to raise these sales with Russian officials. German Chancellor Merkel is meeting with Russian Preside [...] | 2008-06-03 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR RS GM |
08STATE60442 | PREVENTING ASSET FLIGHT FROM BANK MELLI IN THE EU3 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The U.S. recently shared information with Pakistan, the EU3 and Israel that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan (REF A). We understand (REF B) [...] | 2008-06-05 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PTER FR UK GM IR |
08STATE60880 | USUN PLACE HOLD ON RWANDAN FDLR SUBMISSION AND [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN please see para 2. Embassies Brussels, London, and Paris please see para 3. 2. (S) USUN is requested to place a hold on the names submitted for listing by the Government of Rwanda in S/AC.43/2008/NOTE.13 to the UN Security Council Committee established p [...] | 2008-06-05 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC XA |
08STATE61123 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT SEOUL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The U.S. recently shared information with the ROKG on Bank Mellat Seoul's involvement in Iranian proliferation activities (REF A). The ROK's response (REF B) observed t [...] | 2008-06-06 15:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER KS IS UK |
08STATE61421 | (S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...] | 2008-06-06 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR |
08STATE62585 | DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...] | 2008-06-10 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | UNSC PREL DJ XA XW |
08STATE63693 | SHUTTING DOWN BANK SEPAH AND REVIEWING IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/REL IRAQ) Following a report in late May 2007 that Bank Sepah intended to open up a branch in Baghdad, U.S. officials approached Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abbawi [...] | 2008-06-12 21:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR IZ KNNP PARM PTER |
08STATE63929 | IRANIAN DECEPTIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We have information about Iranian deceptive financial practices that may be occurring in addressees' jurisdictions. We want to alert host governments and urge them to [...] | 2008-06-13 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK |
08STATE64254 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE PRC ON ITS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is a [...] | 2008-06-13 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR |
08STATE65447 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: POSSIBLE PAKISTAN DIVERSIONS OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Islamabad. Please see paragraph 6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S//NF) We have recently obtained sensitive information indicating that Pakistan may have engaged in activities involving the unauthorized retransfer of U.S.-origin technolo [...] | 2008-06-18 14:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC PK |
08STATE65812 | Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM [...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...] | 2008-06-18 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV |
08STATE65820 | A/S FRAZER’S JUNE 13 MEETING WITH UGANDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS UG CG LY ZI |
08STATE66078 | IRAQ YELLOWCAKE SALE TO CAMECO: USG PUBLIC [...] (S) Cameco's 550 metric tons of natural uranium purchased from Iraq will reach the port of Montreal on/about July 3. This action request seeks to ensure the Government of Canada (GOC),Cameco, and the USG have synchronized our public affairs and legislative briefing timelines and messages. End [...] | 2008-06-19 15:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CA ECON ENRG IZ OPRC |
08STATE66299 | RESPONSE TO THE RECENTLY APPROVED TUNISIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: DRL understands Embassy Tunis,s concerns with the two Global Human Rights Defenders Fund (&Defenders Fund8) cases in Tunisia. We strongly weighed your concerns when we deliberated on these cases, and in paragraph 3, we explain why we decided to approve these cases. DRL also app [...] | 2008-06-19 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PHUM PREL TS |
08STATE67220 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S INTEREST IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information indicating that in mid-December 2007, the Iranian firm Sazeh Morakab Company Ltd. provided information on two types of carbon fibers manufactured by the Japanese company Toray to an e [...] | 2008-06-23 17:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08STATE67404 | PROVIDING THE GOF WITH NEW INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007, we a [...] | 2008-06-23 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE67405 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in July 2007, a company affiliated with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) concluded a contract with the Iranian firm Taghtiran Kashan Company to purchase South African-origin [...] | 2008-06-23 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08STATE67989 | NOTIFICATION REGARDING NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] 1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: A. (S) On January 6, 2008, the State Department instructed nine posts to deliver Washington's request to allied host governments for their continued assistance in applying diplomatic pressure on China concerning the [...] | 2008-06-24 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL |
08STATE68446 | HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR MOBILITY COMMAND [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HOST NATION NOTIFICATION AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING USAFE FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A). POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RESULTS OF HOST NATION NOTIFICATION NO [...] | 2008-06-25 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
08STATE68507 | (S) PSI: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN MATERIALS [...] (S) Post is requested to approach appropriate-level Japanese officials regarding a shipment of Japanese-origin toluene di isocyanate to Syria and encourage them to investigate and recall the shipment if appropriate. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talking points/non-paper below [...] | 2008-06-25 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC JA SY |
08STATE69339 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, which imposed further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to c [...] | 2008-06-27 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AG AS AJ BE CH CY EG FR GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT |
08STATE69979 | NORTH KOREAN FIRM,S EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: We have information that as of April 2008, a North Korean weapons trading firm was working to procure a variety of electronics from Japan's Secolo Corporation for an end-user in Syria. Th [...] | 2008-06-30 15:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA SY KN |
08STATE69996 | CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN SEEKING RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that the Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) is interested in conducting business with the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) in Seoul. We are concerned that financial rela [...] | 2008-06-30 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR KS EFIN |
08STATE70009 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM ATTEMPTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: We have information that between January and March 2008, Taiwan's Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell a thermal shock chamber and associated spare parts to Iran's Shahid Hemmat Indus [...] | 2008-06-30 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE70163 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO PROCURE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In September 2007, we alerted Taiwan authorities to a shipment of four vertical machining centers by Taiwan's CNC Takang Company to Iran via an entity in the UAE (Ref A). Because this export appeared t [...] | 2008-06-30 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR IN |
08STATE70164 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based intermediary K.M. Enterprises to procure machine tools from firms in Taiwan [...] | 2008-06-30 19:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW PK |
08STATE71613 | CHINESE ENTITY TO SUPPLY PAKISTAN WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of February 2008, the Chinese firm Polytechnologies Inc. concluded contracts to supply a fiber coil winding machine and integrated optical chips to Pakistan's [...] | 2008-07-03 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE71963 | DEMARCHE: SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Demarches were made to the GON by Ambassador Allen (Ref. A),and Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss (Ref. B) insisting on a credible and open investigation into extrajudicial killings by the Nigerien military in December 2007. To date, we have not received any evidence of [...] | 2008-07-03 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR PHUM PGOV NG |
08STATE72006 | (S) INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESS IAEA FOR EARLIEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (S) Background: Department understands Indian Prime Minister Singh has privately sought his party,s backing to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval and hopes to inform President Bush at the [...] | 2008-07-03 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ENRG IN IAEA PGOV PREL KNNP |
08STATE72026 | REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Washington has information that a Chinese company with a history of procuring commodities of concern for Iran,s Ministry of Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) is preparing a shipment destined for Iran,s Defense Industries Organization (DIO) in possible contravention of United [...] | 2008-07-03 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH IR PARM PREL |
08STATE73774 | (S) M/V ANTARES I: SUCCESSFUL COMPLIANT BOARDING [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials to express our appreciation for a recent successfully concluded compliant boarding of the M/V ANTARES I. Posts may draw from objectives, background, and talking points/non-paper below, as appropriate. The vessel is Li [...] | 2008-07-09 21:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GM KN LI MNUC PARM PREL SY |
08STATE75132 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In May 2008, the U.S. provided information to the GOI that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in I [...] | 2008-07-14 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08STATE75161 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE GOF ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland (GOF) regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007 [...] | 2008-07-14 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI |
08STATE75612 | FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON THE STATUS OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Since March 2008, we have provided information to Turkey concerning efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan (Reftels) [...] | 2008-07-15 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK |
08STATE76526 | CORRECTED COPY: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR [...] (U) THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 68446 THAT CHANGES THE CLASSIFICATION OF PARAS 2-3 TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF DETAILS ON U.S. FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES TO HOST GOVERNMENTS. 2. (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HO [...] | 2008-07-16 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
08STATE79112 | (S) FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN BETWEEN DPRK [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding a planned North Korean flight to Iran of proliferation concern and encourage them to deny overflight for the aircraft or require that it land and be subjected to inspection before proceeding. Posts may draw [...] | 2008-07-23 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE79520 | ISN ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S MEETING WITH PLA LTG [...] (S) In the first-ever meeting between the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) bureau and the People,s Liberation Army (PLA) Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney met with Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng on July 14. Discus [...] | 2008-07-23 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KNNP MCAP PREL |
08STATE79656 | (S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SHIPMENT OF [...] (S/NF) In January 2008, the U.S. approached Turkish officials concerning a shipment of a Turkish-origin machine tool that was destined for Pakistan (Refs A and B). At that time, we informed the GOT that this shipment consisted of a computer numerically controlled (CNC) five-axis machining cen [...] | 2008-07-24 13:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PK PREL TU |
08STATE80081 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding additional information vis-a-vis a chartered North Korean passenger flight to Iran (REF A). It has come to our attention that a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting is scheduled to be held in Iran on 27-30 Jul [...] | 2008-07-24 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE80262 | INITIATION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL ITA) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to initiate consultations with Italy at the appropriate time and level, regarding the establishment of USA [...] | 2008-07-25 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IT MARR PREL |
08STATE80523 | UAE FIRM,S INTEREST IN CONTROLLED SWISS MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG [...] | 2008-07-25 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE81076 | COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: MAYROW [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the nonpaper in para 3 to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officials for [...] | 2008-07-28 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR AE |
08STATE81148 | LIBYAN BANK IN BAHRAIN SEEKING NEW RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington has information that Libyan bank Alubaf Arab International Bank EC is seeking new financial relationships with Iranian banks. We are concerned that this could also involve the bank's T [...] | 2008-07-28 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XA XF XI TS LY ECON |
08STATE81214 | (S) SWISS FIRM'S DISCUSSIONS WITH UAE FIRM ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In early June 2008, the UAE firm Golden Triangle Testing Equipment L.L.C. expressed interest in procuring fifty g-Mill 550 Twin machine tools from the Swiss firm Liechti Engineering AG. In [...] | 2008-07-28 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ AEC IR |
08STATE81224 | VISIT TO THE UAE BY REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH [...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In June 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korean Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acquire a visa so that its representative could travel to the United [...] | 2008-07-28 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE |
08STATE81940 | IRANIAN COMPANY'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Madrid please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2005, we provided the Government of Spain (GOS) with information indicating that the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. was involved in a number of deals in 2004 and 2005 to sell comput [...] | 2008-07-30 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR |
08STATE82014 | PROPOSAL FOR 2008 NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (S/Rel China) Embassy is requested to advise appropriate PRC officials that Washington is prepared to conduct the next round of the U.S.-China Nonproliferation Dialogue to further advance the joint agenda we agreed upon at the successful Aug [...] | 2008-07-30 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP CN PREL |
08STATE82164 | FOLLOWING UP WITH TAIWAN ON TRANS MERITS (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KN MTCRE PARM PREL TW |
08STATE82414 | CORRECTED COPY: INITIATION OF HOST NATION [...] (C//REL ITA) This is a corrected copy of State 80262. The final talking point in Para 9 has been changed to reflect that the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe will be dual, vice triple-hatted. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for requested action and paragraph 9 [...] | 2008-07-31 14:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IT MARR PREL |
08STATE83044 | ACTION REQUEST: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL GM) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to conduct Host Nation Notification (HNN) at the appropriate level regarding USAFE force [...] | 2008-08-01 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM |
08STATE83136 | P3 MEETING ON ACTION PLAN FOR IRAN [...] (S/REL UK AND FRANCE) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime Daniel Glaser on July 25 met with UK and French counterparts in Paris to discuss individual and collective P3 actions in the event Iran r [...] | 2008-08-01 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN |
08STATE83144 | EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN PROCUREMENT IN CHINA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------- 2. (S//NF) Washington is currently initiating a more focused strategy to prevent shipments of commodities of concern to Iran. We are approaching countries and asking them to inf [...] | 2008-08-01 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON KNNP PARM PTER IR CH PINR |
08STATE8422 | WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO SERBIA MANPADS TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Post is concerned that Serbia is not fulfilling its obligations to destroy man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS),as required by the 2005 bilateral agreement with the United States. In addition, the Serbia [...] | 2008-01-28 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL PTER EG SR |
08STATE84562 | (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's July 23, [...] Classified by NEA PDAS Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) July 23; 4:30pm; Washington, DC, USA. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost (D Staff) Jonathan Peccia (NEA Notetaker) Israel LTG Gabi Ashkenazi Defense [...] | 2008-08-06 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER OVIP IR IS |
08STATE84841 | IRANIAN PROLIFERATION-RELATED FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) We are increasingly concerned about financial transactions between Syrian and Iranian WMD proliferation entities and want to alert addressees to transactions that may b [...] | 2008-08-07 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR |
08STATE85598 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 10:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85639 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 04 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 13:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85663 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-10 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE85725 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE87210 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE88167 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR TAIWAN ON JOHANN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In May 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan authorities that an individual named Johann Mair was attempting to sell Taiwan-origin, computer numerically controlled (CNC) vertical machining centers to the Iranian [...] | 2008-08-15 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE88251 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian troops blew up a bridge at Kaspi, a main railroad link between Tbilisi and Gori. According to DAS Matt Bryza, this attack could destabilize the Georgian economy and complicate humanitarian assistance efforts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) Russian armored personnel ca [...] | 2008-08-16 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE89445 | U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) has agreed to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (with the exception of such t [...] | 2008-08-20 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC BU |
08STATE8993 | SECURITY ADVISORY - FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF GEERT [...] (U) Classified by Acting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Gregory B. Starr for E.O. 12958 reasons 1.4 (c) and (d). 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request for all posts. Please see paragraph six. 3. (S) The following is an information/action cable advising posts of the possibi [...] | 2008-01-29 17:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC |
08STATE90303 | CONCERNS REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHIPS TO IRISL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) We have information that Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) expected to receive three new vessels from China in July and August and one in September. We also have information tha [...] | 2008-08-21 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR KS CH |
08STATE90515 | MALAYSIAN FIRM SUPPLYING GERMAN-ORIGIN TEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a Malaysian firm has been working to acquire German-origin test chambers on behalf of Amin Ravan, an Iranian procurement agent. The Malaysian entity, T [...] | 2008-08-22 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR ML SN |
08STATE90838 | SINGAPORE FIRM DISCUSSES SUPPLY OF MTCR- [...] This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has acquired information indicating that the Singapore firm Satair Pte Ltd is working to supply U.S.-origin, export-controlled gyroscopes to the Malaysia-based entity Skylife Worldwide. Sp [...] | 2008-08-22 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KTCRE PREL SN MY |
08STATE90863 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (C) OSCE monitors patrolling east and west of Gori confirm Russian forces are heading north outside the city. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (C) Embassy Tbilisi reports Russia intends to establish demilitarized "buffer zones" extending outside the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [...] | 2008-08-22 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90905 | INFORMATION SHARING FOR UN SANCTIONS IN DRC [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN please see paras 2 and 3. Embassies Brussels, London, and Paris please see para 4. Embassy Paris please also see para 5. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (SBU) USUN is requested to share the information in paragraph 6 with the Belgian, F [...] | 2008-08-23 00:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC |
08STATE90917 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33 [...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...] | 2008-08-23 11:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91036 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) OSCE monitors confirm a potential flashpoint in the village of Akhalgori, where the Georgian MFA claims 400 South Ossetians have replaced the ethnically-Georgian mayor and police chief. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail) 2. (SBU) The Georgian MFA noted more than 100 Georgian hostages, [...] | 2008-08-24 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91052 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (U) The German Chancellor said Russia failed to honor the cease-fire and must pull out its troops immediately, adding ties with Moscow could be scaled back if the troops were not withdrawn. Merkel noted Georgia and Ukraine had the right to join NATO, although she did not expect a decision at [...] | 2008-08-25 05:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91076 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Georgian president attempted to explain what led to the armed conflict with Russia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) EAST-WEST RAILWAY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING TRAIN EXPLOSION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (SBU) The British Ambassador, after a visit to the [...] | 2008-08-25 12:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91327 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ISF TRANSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials to notify and elicit support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) Transition Plan and the associated U.S. weapons sales. State and Defense Depar [...] | 2008-08-25 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AE BA EG IS IZ JO KU QA |
08STATE91989 | (S) CANCELLATION OF DPRK-IRAN FLIGHT: THANKING [...] (S//REL Recipients) SUMMARY: On 23 July, we informed Central Asian states of a possible flight of proliferation concern transiting Central Asian airspace en route from North Korea to Iran. Because similar flights in the past have transported personnel and items of proliferation concern, we [...] | 2008-08-27 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ |
08STATE92568 | FOLLOWING-UP WITH CHINA ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: On many occasions since March 2006, U.S. has provided Chinese officials with information regarding attempts by Pakistan's missile program to procure ring-rolling and flow form [...] | 2008-08-28 16:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK |
08STATE92637 | PROVIDING BELGIUM ADDITIONAL INFO ON MALAYSIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In late July 2008, we advised Belgian officials of information indicating that as of June, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition syst [...] | 2008-08-28 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY |
08STATE92723 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Australian embassy officers recently asked ISN to provide additional information on the proliferation-related activities of Iran's Bank Melli, Bank Mellat and Bank Sade [...] | 2008-08-28 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR AS KNNP PARM PTER PINR PREL |
08STATE93558 | (S) SHIPMENT OF CHINESE ORIGIN GOODS DESTINED FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL IR CH UK AS |
08STATE93583 | PREVENTING ESTABLISHMENT OF IRANIAN JOINT BANK IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The United States has information that Iran is engaged in efforts to establish a joint bank in Indonesia between Iran's Bank Melli and an Indonesian bank. We believe on [...] | 2008-09-02 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR ID |
08STATE93765 | CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SINGAPORE'S ACE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since September 2007, the United States has alerted the government of Singapore to efforts by the Singaporean firm Ace Pressureweld and the Pakistani trading company Sahara I [...] | 2008-09-02 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SN PK |
08STATE94499 | (S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH SWEDEN ON DEALINGS BETWEEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Since 2004, we have worked closely with Swedish officials in an effort to curtail assistance to Iran by the Swedish entity Mahaco. These efforts have resulted in subjecting Mahaco's activities to increased scrutiny [...] | 2008-09-03 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA SW IR |
08STATE94723 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (C) The Department sent a demarche (REF A) to initiate discussions with key countries on the importance of implementing robustly the inspection provision of [...] | 2008-09-04 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN |
08STATE95843 | VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-08 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UK IS FR |
08STATE96555 | TTWG -- SNIPER RIFLES OFFERED TO IRAN'S MINISTRY [...] This is an Action Request - Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Summary: We have information that in mid-May 2008 the Iranian Ministry of Defense was offered 40 German-made Unique Alpine sniper rifles and associated equipment by the French company TAC International. We believe that the rifles w [...] | 2008-09-09 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC GM FR AU IR |
08STATE97027 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050121644 for the export of electronic detonators to Korea. Post is requested to complete [...] | 2008-09-10 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC KS |
08STATE97379 | UN 1267: REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO RESOLVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) In August 2004, the Libyan government nominated 74 names for addition to the UN 1267 Committee's Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, al-Qaida or th [...] | 2008-09-11 16:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER UNSC |
08STATE97389 | REVISED: VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Representatives of an Iranian underground construction company affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to visit underground equipment manufacturers in Germany an [...] | 2008-09-11 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN FR GM IR IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SZ UK |
08STATE97505 | RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST FOR ADVICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL CANADA) On July 15, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Shawn Caza, told Embassy Ottawa that he was interested in U.S. [...] | 2008-09-11 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR EFIN CA XS |
08STATE97993 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...] | 2008-09-12 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08STATE98969 | SOLICITING SUPPORT TO PUSH CHINA ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Singapore is one of the busiest transshipment points for trade between China and Iran. As such, and as a friend and partner of the United States, it is a key player in comb [...] | 2008-09-16 16:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK PINR |
08STATE98975 | URGING COALITION ALLIES TO APPROACH BEIJING ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 16:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK |
08STATE99000 | SOLICITING ALLIES, SUPPORT TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK PINR |
08STATE99002 | SOLICITING UAEG SUPPORT TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Getting China to aggressively implement United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as more effectively enforce its own export controls regarding transfers of d [...] | 2008-09-16 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PINR |
08STATE99612 | ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO EVADE JAPANESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The U.S. has information that in July 2008, North Korean's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese company New East Interna [...] | 2008-09-17 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA BM |
08STATE99667 | M/V ANTARES I: RESULTS OF COMPLIANT BOARDING [...] (S//REL Germany) On 13 June 2008, a boarding team from the USS Bulkeley boarded and searched the M/V ANTARES I, a Liberian-flagged, German-owned cargo vessel, on 13 June in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The boarding was conducted in accordance with our bilateral Proliferation Security Initi [...] | 2008-09-17 21:29:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL GM LI KN SY |
08STATE99685 | EGYPT: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF RETRANSFER, END-USE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Cairo. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVE ---------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post engage appropriate host country officials to determine the status of the Chinese proposal, discussed below, and confirm whether any subsequent [...] | 2008-09-17 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG MAS PARM PREL |
08STOCKHOLM257 | SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1803 AND ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETRD PARM PREL MNUC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM290 | SWEDEN REQUESTS HELP REGARDING SWEDISH CASUALTY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PTER SO SW |
08STOCKHOLM358 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 09:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN PINR PREL KU SW |
08STOCKHOLM362 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KFTN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA SW |
08STOCKHOLM368 | SCENE-SETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MAY 28-30 VISIT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Stockholm/Embassy Baghdad message. SWEDEN 2. (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Sweden. You are the first sitting Secretary of State to visit Stockholm since Lawrence Eagleburger in 1992. The occasion is historic: Sweden's hosting of the first post-Saddam me [...] | 2008-05-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID ECON SENV IZ SW |
08STOCKHOLM423 | IRANIANS INSPECT BELL HELICOPTERS IN SWEDEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) In early May, post received the first of three unsolicited e-mails from Arnold Sundquist, a naturalized U.S. citizen resident in Sweden and employee of Stockholm-based European Helicopter Service Sweden. The e-mails state that h [...] | 2008-06-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM489 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: IRAN AIR CARGO AND ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN EWWT ERTD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM494 | PROPOSED RESPONSE TO SWEDISH REQUEST TO RELEASE [...] (S) Embassy Stockholm recommends we postpone a response to the Swedish request for release of AESA radar for Swedish Gripens until after Norway's selection of its next fighter jet, currently slated for December 2008. In informing Sweden of this delay, we should consider offering U.S. support [...] | 2008-07-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM MOPS MARR PREL ECON PGOV SW |
08STOCKHOLM674 | SWEDISH RESPONSE:DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON EFIN ERTD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM722 | SWEDEN ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO [...] (S) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (S) Summary: The Swedish Migration Board (SMB) appears interested in learning more about Detainee 049 based on comments made in an October 27 meeting with Emboffs. A "formal" written request is more effective within the Swedish bureauc [...] | 2008-10-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
08STOCKHOLM744 | SWEDES CONTACT EUROPEAN HELICOPTER SERVICE [...] (C) Jan-Erik Lovgren, Deputy Director General of the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP),told us on November 4 that ISP has contacted European Helicopter Service (EHP) regarding the suspected transfer of three Bell 212 helicopters, originally from Israel, but currently stored in [...] | 2008-11-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM748 | HSPD-6 TEAM VISITS TO DISCUSS TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Meetings between the HSPD-6 terrorist screening information negotiation team and the Swedish MOJ and MFA reveal that the current Swedish political climate makes any formal terrorist screening information agreement highly difficult. Existing informal arrangements are working well, [...] | 2008-11-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ASEC CVIS PGOV PREL CMGT PTER SW |
08STOCKHOLM763 | SWEDISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY YET TO [...] (S) Summary: The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has not yet passed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warning issued on October 16 to Swedish financial institutions and banks. The warning calls for all countries to strengthen preventative measures to protect their financ [...] | 2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM764 | SWEDISH MFA ON IRAN, SYRIA AND IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Robert Rydberg, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboffs that: -- Sweden is fully committed to tightening any loopholes and implementing all UN sanctions on Iran. He added t [...] | 2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR IZ SY SW |
08STOCKHOLM772 | SWEDES TO TRANSFER THREE BELL HELICOPTERS TO SPAIN [...] (S) Summary: A Swedish firm in possession of three Bell 212 helicopters plans to transfer the helicopters to Spain tomorrow, November 18, without obtaining export authorization from the USG. Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products say they lack any legal basis to stop the transfer. There [...] | 2008-11-18 07:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
08STOCKHOLM778 | UPDATE - SWEDES WILL PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary: Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP) has determined that three helicopters that were to be shipped to Spain are, in fact, military equipment. Therefore, ISP will not allow them to be exported until and unless the USG approves. This information has been communicated [...] | 2008-11-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
08STOCKHOLM781 | SWEDEN ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (S) On November 20, DCM had a pull-aside, after a meeting on other issues (septel),with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on Sweden,s willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. 3. (S) Belfrage said: --Closing Guantanamo is an imp [...] | 2008-11-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
08STOCKHOLM814 | SWEDES SAY COLENCO NOT EXPORTING OR SUPPORTING [...] (S) Swedish Radiation Safety Authority Inspector Lars Hildingsson told us December 2 that he met with Lucien Teuckens, Head of Nuclear Technology at AF-Colenco Ltd., on November 13. The purpose of the visit was to review Colenco's activities with Iran, as well as its contacts with Swiss autho [...] | 2008-12-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | MNUC PARM IR SW |
08SUVA474 | FIJI: BAINIMARAMA FIRMLY IN CHARGE; NO PATH YET TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Bainimarama remains firmly in control of Fiji,s government. While he originally intended the President,s Political Dialogue Forum as a mechanism to further delay elections, the process has taken on a life of its own. While some within the Interim Government remain opposed to [...] | 2008-12-22 02:47:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PGOV PHUM FJ |
08SUVA475 | KIRIBATI CABINET AGREES TO OFFER ASYLUM TO UIGHURS [...] (S) On December 20, Embassy delivered points reftel to Kiribati Foreign Secretary Tessie Lambourne. Embassy also forwarded a cover note in conjunction with the non-paper. The Kiribati cabinet had not been privy to earlier discussions between governments. Embassy wanted to help President Tong [...] | 2008-12-22 03:00:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG FJ |
08TALLINN102 | ESTONIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE UROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) While the Government of Estonia (GOE) has maintained its strong political commitmen [...] | 2008-03-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN |
08TALLINN228 | ESTONIA/IRAQ: TIMING FOR POST-UNSCR ARRANGEMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Estonia's mandate to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom, currently predicated on UNSCR 1151, will expire at the end of 2008. The Estonian parliament will be required to vote on a recommendation from the government to extend the mandate and thereby the deployment. The Iraq m [...] | 2008-07-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN |
08TASHKENT1077 | UZBEKISTAN: PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP [...] (S) On September 18, A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Syrian or Iranian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Mamajanov. Mamajanov said that Uzbekistan will study the information properly and [...] | 2008-09-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | IAEA PARM MNUC UZ |
08TASHKENT113 | SECURITY SERVICE POWER-BROKERS LIMIT [...] (C) Summary: Reftel A discussed the keen interest of the counter-narcotics-focused Sensitive Investigative Unit in resuming active cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. However, it is still uncertain whether the Government of Uzbekistan would issue long-term visas to U.S. [...] | 2008-01-29 04:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR PINR SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT252 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: NORTH KOREA OVERFLIGHT [...] (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) arranged a meeting with poloff on February 25 to pass an official response to our recent demarche (reftel) and diplomatic notes requesting cooperation on a flight of interest between North Korea, Syria, and Iran. The response noted that the outbound [...] | 2008-02-26 12:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PARM PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT297 | C-DI8-00223: NO TENSION EXPECTED IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (S) There will not likely be any reaction in Uzbekistan to the upcoming release of an anti-Islamic film by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders (reftel). The Government of Uzbekistan is perpetually concerned about the potential threat of Islamic extremism as a destabilizing force in the countr [...] | 2008-03-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT496 | (S) UZBEKISTAN - DEMARCHE ON FLIGHT OF [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the updated information concerning the North Korean flight of proliferation concern to MFA Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on April 25. Fayzullaev said that the information would be relayed to other GOU agencies, and asked whether the Government of [...] | 2008-04-28 07:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM KZ KN SY IR UZ |
08TASHKENT531 | STRANGE AND CONTRADICTORY EVENTS: PAVING THE WAY [...] (S) Summary: Cutting oddly across the grain of recent rapprochement with the U.S. and the West, the government of Uzbekistan has taken a number of controlling measures which could simply reflect disregard for our sensibilities on reform or, more likely, portend deeper disarray and looming p [...] | 2008-05-07 11:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT623 | BOUCHER AND SENIOR UZBEKS REVIEW OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Uzbekistan May 30-June 3, stopping in Samarkand and Tashkent. In separate meetings June 2 with Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, Assistant Secretary Boucher di [...] | 2008-06-05 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL ASEC ELTN PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON |
08TASHKENT624 | KARIMOV TO BOUCHER: PROGRESS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT [...] (S) Summary. Meeting at the Presidential Palace in Tashkent on June 2, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Uzbekistan President Islom Karimov agreed that the U.S. and Uzbekistan share important interests on Afghanistan, on political, economic [...] | 2008-06-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT628 | (S) UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FLIGHT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC UZ |
08TASHKENT704 | UZBEKISTAN ICRC STAFFER ON PRISON VISITS [...] (S) Summary. As she prepares to depart Uzbekistan after several months working on ICRC prison visits, an ICRC Delegate (strictly protect) shared observations with the Ambassador regarding pressures which lead law enforcement officials to engage in torture and judicial officials to tolerate [...] | 2008-06-20 08:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
08TASHKENT713 | FRUSTRATED MFA OFFICIAL VENTS ABOUT UZBEK POWER [...] (S) Summary: At a June 20 reception at the Ambassador's residence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev expressed to poloff his deep frustration with the Uzbek government structure. He criticized Foreign Minister Norov as "weak" and noted that rank-and-file [...] | 2008-06-23 09:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT863 | (S) UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FLIGHT OF [...] (S) On July 24 poloff delivered demarche per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev, who promised to promptly pass this time-sensitive information to the appropriate authorities within the Government of Uzbekistan. BUTCHER [...] | 2008-07-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT892 | UZBEKISTAN: SCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV AFIN UZ |
08TASHKENT959 | UZBEKISTAN: KARIMOV TO ATTEND SCO SUMMIT AFTER ALL? [...] (S) On August 19, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev confirmed for Poloff that the information in reftel A demarche was delivered to the appropriate authorities in the Government of Uzbekistan, and indicated that President Karimov will in fact be attending the [...] | 2008-08-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV UZ |
08TBILISI116 | DAS BRYZA'S JANUARY 19 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN PRIME [...] (S) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza said that following Embassy Tbilisi's extensive review, the USG did not agree with opposition claims that massive fraud occurred or skewed the outcome of the January 5 presidential election, [...] | 2008-01-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG KCRM USTR GG RU |
08TBILISI1845 | GEORGIA NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT ARRIA IN EXCHANGE [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili told the Ambassador October 3 that Georgia was opposed to inviting de facto Abkhaz and South Ossetian authorities to New York for an Arria-style meeting in exchange for the renewal of UNOMIG. She also asked for United States assistance in convin [...] | 2008-10-06 10:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PREL RU GG |
08TBILISI207 | SCENESETTER FOR GEO MINDEF DAVIT KEZERASHVILI [...] (C//NF) Summary: Continued U.S. support for Georgia's NATO aspirations and mil-mil cooperation will likely dominate your meeting with Minister of Defense Kezerashvili. The development and reform of the Georgian Armed Forces into a NATO interoperable force is part of the foundation for a Geo [...] | 2008-02-08 04:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL RU GG |
08TBILISI425 | GEORGIA'S REACTION TO ANTI ISLAM VIDEO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PINR XX GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA1072 | ALL SET FOR THE KEY HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The primary elections of November 30 are a critical event in Honduras. Our Mission had been intimately involved with supporting democracy and the primary election process in Honduras for months. We have worked through our Democracy Working Group, in conjunction with the Group of [...] | 2008-11-28 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI EFIN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1091 | MISSION HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED [...] (S) EMBASSY HONDURAS FULLY ENDORSES THE FUNDING PROPOSAL IN SUPPORT OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES UNDER SECTION 1206 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA): OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP (EF) AND OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA (OEF-CCA),SUBMITTED BY SOCSOUTH. [...] | 2008-12-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1136 | HONDURAN CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, the most respected person in Honduras, reviewed the current political situation with the Ambassador during a December 11 courtesy call. Rodriguez said that he was completely surprised with the results of the primaries and the transparent way the p [...] | 2008-12-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM EFIN SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA459 | PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL ZELAYA ROSALES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF AMBASSADOR FORD REF: OFFICIAL BIOS ON FILE [...] (S) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya Rosales is a throwback to an earlier Central American era, almost a caricature of a land-owner &caudillo8 in terms of his leadership style and tone. Ever the rebellious teenager, Zelaya,s principal goal in office is to enrich himself and his [...] | 2008-05-15 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM ENRG EFIN |
08TEGUCIGALPA53 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) Embassy Honduras fully endorses the following FY08 funding proposal in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA),submitted by SOCSOUTH. 2. (S) This proposa [...] | 2008-01-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA871 | VISAS BEAR: MEZA LOPEZ, VICTOR ORLANDO, HONDURAN [...] (C) Victor Orlando Meza Lopez (DOB 02 OCT 1945),the Honduran Interior Minister, has applied for a visa to visit the US from September 20 to 25, 2008 on official business. His CLASS record shows a '28' hit dated May 25, 1993. Post records indicate that the '28' refers solely to Meza's prior [...] | 2008-09-22 18:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | CVIS HO CLOK |
08TEGUCIGALPA948 | HONDURAS CONFIRMS COMMITTMENT TO CONTROL AND [...] (S) PolCouns and Defense Attache delivered ref a demarche to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on October 15. (Note: Mejia and the Chief of Defense Romeo Vasquez Velasquez have discussed lax weapon control, including the cases cited in reftel, which they were well aware of, with various [...] | 2008-10-17 21:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | HO MASS MCAP PARM |
08TELAVIV1005 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Israel is preparing to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 8 with a characteristically Israeli mix of pride in their achievements and worry about the future. One point that unites virtually all Israelis -- except for the extreme left and right -- is [...] | 2008-05-06 17:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS IS XF |
08TELAVIV1012 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ISRAELI'S OPERATIONAL DEFENSIVE [...] (S) During the May 1 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Israeli Cluster Munitions Working Group (CMWG),Israeli MOD, IDF and MFA officials warned that the current U.S. legislative prohibition on exporting cluster munitions seriously degrades Israel's operational capabilities to defend itself. The [...] | 2008-05-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MASS MARR MCAP PTER LE SY IS |
08TELAVIV1042 | FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD RECOUNTS PRESSURE [...] (S) Summary: With the ongoing transfer of the West Bank police headquarters from Ras al-Amud (East Jerusalem) to E-1 (West Bank),there has been much speculation on whether the headquarters at E-1 was legally established (reftel). On May 13, Brigadier General (ret.) Ilan Paz, head of the Wes [...] | 2008-05-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
08TELAVIV1080 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHIN BET CHIEF FOCUSES [...] (S) In a May 13 meeting covering a range of subjects, Israeli Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet) Chief Yuval Diskin told Ambassador Jones the following: -- Israel's Arabs are materially better off than many Arabs in neighboring countries, but increasingly feel disconnected from the State, an [...] | 2008-05-22 07:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG EG IS |
08TELAVIV1705 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS |
08TELAVIV1742 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT AGAINST THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND INCREASES ITS FINANCIAL ISOLATION OF GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN IR IS KTFN KWBG |
08TELAVIV1959 | ISRAEL: SEEKING INPUT ON U.S. PLANS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials are seeking input on U.S. plans on the ground in Georgia prior to their interagency examination of a resumption of Israeli military assistance to Georgia. At the same time, Israel is reviewing -- and has approved several -- requests from Tbilisi for military assista [...] | 2008-08-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO RU GG IS |
08TELAVIV1984 | DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK'S DISCUSSIONS IN EGYPT [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak's August 23 visit to Egypt was a success, according to MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham. Barak's meetings with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi focused on reviving negotiations for the release of Corporal [...] | 2008-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EG KPAL IR IS |
08TELAVIV2030 | MFA DG ABRAMOVICH AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary. The Ambassador and MFA DG Abramovich discussed Georgia September 4. Abramovich said Israel was tracking Western reactions carefully and trying to analyze Russia's objectives. MFA and MOD are reviewing Israeli arms sales to Georgia and he expected approval soon to sell mine cle [...] | 2008-09-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MASS RU GG IS |
08TELAVIV2031 | FM ABOUL GHEIT RAISES CONCERNS OVER WEST BANK [...] (C) MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs Ahmed Hafez (please protect) briefed us September 5 on Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's August 31 meeting in Cairo with Israeli MFA DG Aharon Abramovich. Hafez described the meeting's atmosphere as ""positive,"" and stressed that the Egypt [...] | 2008-09-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV EG KPAL LE IS |
08TELAVIV2086 | ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON ISF TRANSITION PLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Pol Couns delivered reftel points separately to MOD Arab Affairs Advisor David Hacham and to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Yacov Hadas. Both Hacham and Hadas received the points with great interest, but neither had any substantive response, although Hada [...] | 2008-09-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MAAR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AEC BA EG IZ JO KU |
08TELAVIV2172 | ISRAEL: CAUTIOUS WITH GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: The GOI is continuing to take a cautious approach in its relations with Georgia. According to MFA Director for Export Controls Roey Gilad, the Israelis continue to review Georgian military assistance requests on a case-by-case basis, and have approved several defensive requests. [...] | 2008-09-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS RU GG IS |
08TELAVIV2236 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that Israel wi [...] | 2008-09-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV2238 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD DG BUCHRIS: [...] (S) Summary. During a September 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Director General Pinchas Buchris stressed the strategic importance of Israel's relations with the U.S. He said he hoped Iran's nuclear program could be stopped without the use of force, but made clear that I [...] | 2008-09-29 05:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MASS KPAL LE SY IR RU IS |
08TELAVIV2247 | U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...] | 2008-09-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN |
08TELAVIV2329 | IDF REGIONAL COMMANDERS SPEAK OUT IN PRESS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Within the span of several days, the Israeli Defense Force Regional Commanders made direct and frank comments in separate interviews to the press regarding the state-of-play in Israel's northern, central, and southern regions. On the northern border, Maj. Gen. Gadi [...] | 2008-10-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MARR PGOV MOPS MCAP IS |
08TELAVIV2447 | CASHLESS IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KPAL KTFN EFIN IS |
08TELAVIV2547 | TENSION ESCALATES ALONG GAZA BORDER [...] (S) Summary: Hostilities continue to escalate along the Gaza border despite the current ceasefire -- "tahdiyeh" -- not scheduled to expire until December 19. Following a November 4 IDF raid into the Gaza Strip to destroy a tunnel (reftel),Palestinian terror organizations have steadily barra [...] | 2008-11-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER PGOV MOPS KPAL IS |
08TELAVIV2569 | A/S DESUTTER'S COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter held consultations with GOI officials and Israeli think tanks October 30 as a part of her Compliance Diplomacy visit to the Middle East. The purpose of these consultations was to discuss t [...] | 2008-11-18 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PARM KNNP KTIA IS |
08TELAVIV2591 | US-ISRAEL CONSULTATIONS ON UN AFFAIRS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 28, Assistant Secretary Brian Hook and MFA Deputy DG for International Organizations Evyatar Manor led a bilateral consultation on United Nations Affairs with the Foreign Ministry. The discussions covered the Security Council role in the ongoing peace negotiations, Leb [...] | 2008-11-21 16:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL UNEP MOPS KPKO UN LE PA IS |
08TELAVIV2618 | NETANYAHU OUTLINES FOR AMBASSADOR LIKUD'S WAY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 20, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu confidently described his prospects to become the next Israeli prime minister and outlined his intent to form a broad, center-right coalition if his party prevails in February. Netanyah [...] | 2008-11-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAL ECON IS IR |
08TELAVIV2713 | GOI CALLS GAZA CASH CRISIS A HAMAS PLOY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
08TELAVIV2745 | CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Summary. In his December 3 meeting with Israel Defense Intelligence Director Yadlin, Representative Robert Wexler (D-Florida) referred to his previous meeting with Likud Party leader Netanyahu (reftel) and asked for Yadlin's assessment of the possibility of Israel and the Palestinian movin [...] | 2008-12-08 15:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV2760 | U/S LEVEY REASSURES GOI THAT NO MOMENTUM WILL BE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 08:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS |
08TELAVIV2783 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Livni met in Tel Aviv December 9. They discussed Israeli domestic politics, the impact of the Israeli elections on the peace process, and Iran. Livni said the Israeli electorate feels apprehensive and is looking for strong leade [...] | 2008-12-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV2789 | ISRAEL: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE [...] (S) Post received December 10 a letter from the Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak responding to reftel proposed letter on cluster munitions. The GOI reply (para 2) matches the proposed GOI response in reftel. Per reftel, post will send scanned copies of both letters via electronic mail [...] | 2008-12-12 14:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL IS |
08TELAVIV2858 | ISRAEL'S NSC SUPPORTS MINIMUM MONTHLY CASH FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 16:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
08TELAVIV2859 | ISRAEL'S NSC SUPPORTS MINIMUM MONTHLY CASH FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 16:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PTER PREL IS |
08TELAVIV2864 | PREPARING FOR AN ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION IN GAZA [...] (S) Summary. Since Hamas announced the end of the "tahdiya" truce agreement December 19, pressure has been building in Israel for the IDF to respond more aggressively to daily barrages of rockets and mortars from Gaza. The Israeli cabinet meeting December 21 was largely devoted to a lively [...] | 2008-12-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV2887 | ISRAEL: DAS HALE'S DECEMBER 17 DISCUSSION WITH BG [...] (S) Summary: NEA DAS Hale met with IDF Strategic Division Head Brigadier General Yossi Heimann on December 17. DAS Hale gave a brief update of USG discussions regarding a Third Party Mechanism (TPM) in the Palestinian territories within the context of a two-state solution, noting the USG has [...] | 2008-12-24 05:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV401 | CHINA 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH IS |
08TELAVIV592 | PRIVATE ISRAELI COMPANY COLLECTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) On March 7, Econoff received a briefing from senior executives at Hazard Threat Analysis, Ltd. (HTA),a private company specializing in internet-based counter-terrorism (CT) intelligence gathering. Founder and CEO Aviram Halevi explained that all of HTA's research is based on open source [...] | 2008-03-13 12:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PINR PTER KOGL KTFN IR IS |
08TELAVIV671 | ISRAEL BRACING FOR HIZBALLAH "RETALIATION" FOR [...] (S) Israel's security services are on high alert this weekend as March 22 will mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for Hizballah's operations chief Imad Mughniya. Israeli military and security officials are taking Hizballah leader Nasrallah's threat of an "open war" seriously, and have [...] | 2008-03-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER MOPS LE IS |
08TELAVIV731 | PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 16:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR |
08TELAVIV738 | CODEL BOEHNER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Boehner met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert March 23. They discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and Olmert's concerns about Hamas-Fatah discussions in Yemen, Vice President Cheney's visit and the Iranian nuclear threat, the possibility of Israel negotiating wi [...] | 2008-03-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER IR SY KWBG XG IS |
08TELAVIV762 | CORRECTED COPY: PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 731. Please see correction in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On 18 March, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham met with Israeli President Shimon Peres to discuss security concerns in the region. Their discussion centered on the grow [...] | 2008-04-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR |
08TELAVIV941 | U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...] | 2008-04-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ |
08THEHAGUE102 | UPDATE ON DUTCH CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR RELEASE [...] (S) Summary. Dutch government sources continue to anticipate an early March release of Geert Wilders' film on the Koran; they are confident that Wilders will give the government 24 hours notice before the film is released. The government is actively engaging key figures in the Muslim world to stres [...] | 2008-02-01 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER KISL KIRF PINR PREL PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE144 | NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTS "LIKE-MINDED" STATES IN OSLO [...] (S) The GONL appreciated reftel points in preparation for the February 18-22 Oslo Process meeting in Wellington. MFA Head of Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Matthijs Wolters told polmiloff February 15 that the Dutch subscribe to the group of 17 "like-minded" countries participating in the [...] | 2008-02-15 13:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN NL |
08THEHAGUE173 | NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFO EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
08THEHAGUE174 | NETHERLANDS: POSSIBLE EFFORTS BY DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on February 25. Noland appreciated the points, and claimed to be aware of Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech). She needed to confirm, but thought the GONL might have already issu [...] | 2008-02-25 12:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE175 | WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL [...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...] | 2008-02-25 13:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE225 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NO OBJECTIONS TO DUTCH FIRM INCO [...] (S) Per reftels, MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland told polmiloff March 6 that the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) had contacted the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on December 17, 2007, regarding the planned export of connectors to Iran [...] | 2008-03-06 13:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MRCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE271 | NIAG 6004: DUTCH RESPONSE TO TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Polmiloff raised reftel on March 14 with Dutch MFA security department officials. MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Henk Cor van der Kwast discussed reftel points on March 19, noting that the GONL appreciated the points and understood how a shipment of tritium gas to [...] | 2008-03-19 11:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE299 | DUTCH FINANCE MINISTRY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) Econoff delivered points, per refs A and B, on March 26 to Eric Ligthart, Policy Advisor Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance (MOF). Separately, Emboffs delivered ref B points to Foreign Ministry officials in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit and on the Iran desk. Ligthart's office is [...] | 2008-03-28 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE313 | NIAG 6004: DUTCH UPDATE ON TRITIUM GAS SHIPMENT [...] (S) Summary: The GONL confirmed an attempted shipment of tritium gas to Iran by a Dutch firm in December 2007. According to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland, the Dutch are continuing to investigate the incident and may pursue criminal charges against the Dutch [...] | 2008-04-03 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE397 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance regarding policy on the discussion of remediation issues in the context of the Netherlands United States Operational Group (NUSOG). Post understands from ISN/WMDT that the USG position is t [...] | 2008-05-09 16:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL |
08THEHAGUE412 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (S) On May 9, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance. Econoff shared same points May 13 with Kim de Jong, P [...] | 2008-05-15 15:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL KU |
08THEHAGUE413 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) On May 13, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khalique, and Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy with Kim de Jong, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign [...] | 2008-05-15 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL BA QA |
08THEHAGUE495 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: AL RASHID TRUST AND [...] (S) On June 9, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of alternative names being used by Al Rashid Trust and Al-Akhtbar Trust International with Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, [...] | 2008-06-09 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK NL |
08THEHAGUE521 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the week of June 9-16. Preparations for the upcoming Executive Council (EC) are proceeding apace, with the first informal consultation held on June 12 under the new EC Chairperson. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) discussed the EC agenda in some detail on Ju [...] | 2008-06-16 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE569 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR PREPARATORY MEETINGS AND THE [...] (SBU) Under the new leadership of Executive Council Chairperson, Ambassador Oksana Tomova (Slovakia),Executive Council 53 was both efficient and productive. A notable accomplishment was the approval all together of the U.S. and Russian facility agreements, verification plans and amendments [...] | 2008-07-03 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE57 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES [...] (S) Econoff shared on January 16 reftel points prenotifying the Dutch of the USG intention to seek UN 1267 Sanctions Committee designation of four LeT operatives to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance. Econoff delivered the points separately to W [...] | 2008-01-17 13:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN NL |
08THEHAGUE588 | NETHERLANDS/TRITIUM: SHIPMENT DETAILS / IAEA [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 9, Dutch MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland provided poloff with further details on the tritium gas shipment reviewed in reftels, including background on the Dutch company involved and the likely location of the tritium, and the Dutch b [...] | 2008-07-11 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE687 | NETHERLANDS: EU'S MEK DECISION (C-RE8-01539) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 08:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR NL |
08THEHAGUE777 | REQUEST TO ADD LEBANON'S ACCESSION TO THE CHEMICAL [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (S) I just learned from the Legal Advisor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that Lebanon is under great pressure from Egypt and Syria not to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention, while other Arab states, alread [...] | 2008-09-22 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL CWC LE |
08THEHAGUE801 | NETHERLANDS: AGREEMENT ON NEED TO ADDRESS CHINA'S [...] (S) The Dutch agree that getting China to aggressively implement UNSC Iran resolutions is vital. Emboffs delivered reftel points September 22 and 23 to Henk Cor van der Kwast, Head of Non-Proliferation at the Foreign Ministry, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Fi [...] | 2008-09-25 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH NL |
08THEHAGUE826 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008 [...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...] | 2008-10-02 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE900 | CWC: COORDINATION MEETING AND OPCW DESTRUCTION [...] (U) On October 13, the U.S. delegation participated in the Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by the Dutch MFA to review progress in international contributions to Russia's chemical weapons destruction program. Del also participated in the EC Chairperson's Destruction Informals meeting, at whi [...] | 2008-10-27 13:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE938 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FATF STATEMENT PREACHES TO THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch government agrees fully with U.S. concerns about Iran's lack of anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime. They are already taking action and want the U.S. to have confidence in the Netherlands' commitment and ability to address the terrorism finance threat [...] | 2008-11-07 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PREL PARM KNNP NL |
08THEHAGUE96 | (S) NETHERLANDS/TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S) Econoff shared on January 30 reftel points concerning the designation of Syria-based terrorist facilitator Badran and three members of his network with Peggy Vissers, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff delivered the points separately to Eric Ligtha [...] | 2008-02-01 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN NL |
08TIRANA775 | REQUEST FOR DOD EOD SUPPORT TO ALBANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - SEE ALSO PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8. Post requests Department assistance in securing EOD support from the Department of Defense to assist the government of Albania in its efforts to eliminate 100,000 tons of destabilized unexploded conventional munitions (DUCMs) that [...] | 2008-10-27 10:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | MARR PREL MASS AL |
08TOKYO117 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: TOKYO ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL GM IT UK AS FR RS JA |
08TOKYO1191 | PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES [...] (C) EconOff delivered demarche points (ref) to METI Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and MOFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Deputy Director Nakajima. The officials expressed the GOJ's appreciation for the prompt response to their questions. 2. (S) Tanizawa said the METI export [...] | 2008-05-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1212 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: An Oslo Process agreement that criminalizes the possession of cluster munitions (CM) and/or penalizes countries that support states that possess CM could block future peacekeeping operations (PKO) and embarrass Japan during the July G-8 Hokkaido Summit, PM Deputy Assistant Secreta [...] | 2008-05-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO1238 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL |
08TOKYO126 | JAPANESE UNABLE TO DIVERT SHIPMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EWWT PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1354 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN PREVIEWS DUBLIN MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to handling cluster munitions (CM) in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) but will likely join an expected consensus reached at the Dublin meeting of the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Masatoshi Shimbo told Embassy [...] | 2008-05-16 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO1548 | JAPAN-DPRK: "INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS" TO TAKE PLACE [...] (S) Summary: MOFA Asia DG Saiki will meet Ambassador Song Il-ho in Beijing on June 7 for an "informal exchange of views" that will focus on abductions and other issues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura and Foreign Minister Koumura announced June 6. Previewing these announcements earlier in t [...] | 2008-06-06 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA KN |
08TOKYO1555 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...] | 2008-06-08 23:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA |
08TOKYO1593 | (S/REL NATO) PROSPECTS FOR EXPANDED JAPANESE [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: Japan continues to review options for a new operation in Afghanistan to "off-set" the planned termination of its current Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) logistics effort in Kuwait/Iraq. The Japanese government remains focused on such options as dispatching C-130s for logis [...] | 2008-06-11 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA |
08TOKYO1605 | JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON ROADMAP [...] (C) Summary. Tokyo and Seoul called for Six-Party Talks (6PT) participants to develop a roadmap for DPRK denuclearization during the June 5 Japan-ROK Strategic Dialogue discussions in Tokyo. Both sides agreed on the difficulty of persuading the DPRK to submit a complete declaration. The ROK [...] | 2008-06-12 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ETRD JA KN KS |
08TOKYO1623 | (S) MOD DEFENSE POLICY BUREAU DG ON POSSIBLE [...] (S/NF) DCM spoke with Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushise Takamizawa June 13 to explore what new steps Japan could take in Afghanistan. Takamizawa said that MOD Minister Ishiba had concluded that it would not be possible to dispatch CH-47 helicopters to [...] | 2008-06-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV IZ AFIN JA |
08TOKYO1625 | JAPAN'S DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary: Japan is continuing efforts to provide disaster relief assistance to China following the earthquake in Sichuan Province in an effort to improve ties with Beijing. Japan has provided one billion yen in aid and disaster relief supplies in addition to the three emergency and medical [...] | 2008-06-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID CH JA |
08TOKYO1705 | CABINET TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS BEFORE G-8 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Key ministers will seek a consensus on a possible new mission to Afghanistan before the June 26-27 G-8 Foreign Ministerial meeting in Kyoto, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that the survey team dispatched to Afghanistan and neighbori [...] | 2008-06-20 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA |
08TOKYO1745 | ASD SHINN PRESSES JAPAN ON REALIGNMENT, PLANNING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Shinn used June 16 meetings with Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) counterparts to register strong concerns about delays in base realignment, emphasize the importance of robust bi [...] | 2008-06-25 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1748 | OSLO CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS WILL NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan believes the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) will not interfere with United States Forces in Japan's (USFJ) operations or restrict interoperability with Japan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Shimbo told the Embassy's [...] | 2008-06-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV JA NATO |
08TOKYO176 | JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO PRENOTIFICATION OF LET-4 [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the prenotification of LeT-4 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura on January 18. Deputy Financial Attache also conveyed the information to Ministry of Fina [...] | 2008-01-23 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL JA |
08TOKYO1770 | (S) PSI: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN MATERIALS [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref points to METI Export Controls Director Takao Shishikura on June 26. Shishikura told EconOff June 27 that this chemical is widely available internationally and its export is not restricted under Japanese law. 2. (S) Shishikura acknowledged USG concerns and indicat [...] | 2008-06-27 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETRD JA |
08TOKYO1780 | (S) PSI: FURTHER ON SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN [...] (S) Subsequent to the transmittal of ref B, METI Export Controls Deputy Director Takao Shishikura provided EconOff with the following nonpaper in English June 27. The METI nonpaper is marked "Confidential." Shishikura also asked that USG provide further information regarding Ehsan Alsaadi. [...] | 2008-06-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ETRD MNUC PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1806 | NORTH KOREAN FIRM'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE ELECTRONICS [...] (S) EconOff delivered points in ref July 1 to METI Export Controls Deputy Director Nobuhiro Aibe. METI Export Controls Director Takao Shishikura offered EconOff the following nonpaper in English. The METI nonpaper is marked "Confidential." 2. (S) Begin text of GOJ English nonpaper: [...] | 2008-07-01 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC JA |
08TOKYO1998 | JAPAN URGES IRAN TO "TAKE SERIOUSLY" TALKS WITH [...] (S) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae July 17 met with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi and urged him to tell Tehran that it should "take seriously" talks with E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana that will be attended by Under Secretary B [...] | 2008-07-18 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO203 | CODEL TAUSCHER MEETS WITH DEFMIN ISHIBA, TALKS [...] (S) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense was the focus of meetings between Japanese Minister of Defense Ishiba and a Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Ellen Tauscher. In light of the recent successful test of a Japanese AEGIS system aboard the Kongo, Minister Ishiba [...] | 2008-01-25 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO2097 | DASD MAHNKEN MEETINGS IN JAPAN ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning Dr. Thomas Mahnken met with Japanese counterparts from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs (MOD and MOFA),Cabinet Secretariat and the Japan Self Defense Forces Joint Staff Office (JSDF JSO) on July 17 to encourag [...] | 2008-07-31 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV JA MARR PARM PINR PREL |
08TOKYO2148 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, to a lesser extent, Central Asia are all actively on the Japanese radar screen. We are very glad you were able to reschedule your visit to Tokyo to discuss these pressing issues with your Japanese counterparts. On Afghanistan, you will find a g [...] | 2008-08-05 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP XD ZK JA |
08TOKYO2287 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA ON AFGHANISTAN, NORTH [...] (S) Japan's failure to extend its Indian Ocean refueling operations in support of OEF would be a shock to the United States and others in the coalition whose forces are in harm's way in Afghanistan, and would marginalize Japan internationally, the Ambassador told Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka [...] | 2008-08-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PINR ETRD EAID EAGR RU IN GG |
08TOKYO2366 | METI EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DUAL USE LICENSE FOR [...] (S) METI Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa delivered the following nonpaper in English August 27 and requested any USG response by September 12, the ministry's deadline to approve or deny the license request. Begin Text: We really appreciate your cooperation with us. We ha [...] | 2008-08-28 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ETTC KOMC RU JA |
08TOKYO2554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...] | 2008-09-17 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08TOKYO256 | BISTF PLENARY FOCUSES ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND [...] (S) The January 16 plenary meeting of the DAS-level U.S.-Japan Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) and preparatory Director-level meetings focused on the status of long-term milestones from the annex to the BISTF Terms of Reference (TOR) and broader Japanese government participat [...] | 2008-01-31 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA |
08TOKYO2577 | JAPAN CONSIDERING WITHDRAWING COOPERATION ON TIP [...] (U) Charge James Zumwalt met Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho for lunch on Tuesday, September, 17. Bessho was accompanied by Akihiko Nakajima, Deputy Director-General for Foreign Policy, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation, who also handles trafficking-in-persons issues fo [...] | 2008-09-18 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL JA KTIP |
08TOKYO2624 | JAPANESE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) Japan shares our concerns about Chinese violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at sanctioning Iran, but would like to study the points made in reftel non-paper before making a commitment to press China on this subject, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division [...] | 2008-09-23 09:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PARM PTER ECON EFIN IR CH JA |
08TOKYO2625 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan still expects to sign the Oslo Convention banning cluster munitions (CM) on December 3, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Asahiko Nakajima told Political-Military Affairs Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard on September 10. At the same time, [...] | 2008-09-23 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA PINR NATO |
08TOKYO2864 | USPACOM COMMANDER KEATING MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: USPACOM appreciates the Ministry of Defense's efforts leading up to the successful deployment of the USS George Washington to Japan, visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Hamada during an October 9 meeting. DefMin Hamada said the GW's arrival in Japa [...] | 2008-10-14 23:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA CH |
08TOKYO2980 | INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT CONSULTS WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Tokyo October 7, INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort consulted with counterparts from MOFA's Intelligence and Analysis Service, the Prime Minister's Cabinet and Intelligence Research Office (CIRO),the Ministry of Justice's Public Security Information Agency (PS [...] | 2008-10-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PINR PREL CH KN GG PK RS JA |
08TOKYO301 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on February 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. B [...] | 2008-02-05 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER |
08TOKYO3069 | ASO MOVES DECISIVELY TO LIMIT FALL-OUT FROM ASDF [...] (C) Summary: "To say our country was an aggressor nation in World War II is a false accusation," Air Self Defense Force Chief Toshio Tamogami concluded in a prize winning essay made public on October 31. Already a delicate time politically, the government took steps to control the fallout, a [...] | 2008-11-04 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO3120 | U.S.-JAPAN ROLES, MISSIONS AND CAPABILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The bilateral Roles, Mission and Capabilities Working Group (RMC WG),co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sedney and State Department Japan Office Director Russel, along with Deputy Director General counterparts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, m [...] | 2008-11-11 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
08TOKYO3200 | RESPONSE TO REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN GENERAL [...] (S) In response to reftel demarches delivered November 7 and 17, respectively, to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),GOJ officials acknowledged they continue to study Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pronouncements on Iran. Finance Ministry Legal Office D [...] | 2008-11-19 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC JA KTFN |
08TOKYO3215 | DPRK: JAPANESE EXPERT RECOUNTS RODONG SINMUN [...] (S) DPRK expert Hajime Izumi recently recounted for Embassy Tokyo his late October meetings with Lee Yong, Beijing Bureau Chief for North Korea's Rodong Sinmun. During their discussions, Lee stressed that it would be unacceptable for a non-Six Party participant to provide energy assistance to [...] | 2008-11-21 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KN JA |
08TOKYO3241 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (S) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department Official Mizuyo Kuwako and to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Trade Control Department Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa November 25. Both [...] | 2008-11-26 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR |
08TOKYO3478 | LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: NO FURTHER CONTRIBUTION [...] (S) Japan is a "strong supporter" of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and, during last June's G-8 Ministerial in Kyoto, pledged $1 million for the STL, MOFA 1st Middle East Division Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told Embassy Tokyo. However, at this point, Japan cannot make a new contribution o [...] | 2008-12-22 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN JA |
08TOKYO3523 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (S) Madam Secretary, Welcome to Tokyo. Prime Minister Aso and Foreign Minister Nakasone will be eager to see you to exchange views. Your press events will serve as a concrete reminder to the Japanese public of the importance of our bilateral relationship. Currently, issue #1 for Japan is the [...] | 2008-12-30 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | OVIP PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO3532 | CONSULTATIONS WITH JAPAN ON IMPLEMENTING THE OSLO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ensuring that activities of U.S. forces in Japan will not be hindered or restrained following Diet ratification of the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),MOFA Deputy Director General Nakajima told Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard during [...] | 2008-12-30 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM PINR ETTC NATO JA |
08TOKYO398 | MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S INTEREST IN ACQUIRING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 06:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO476 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...] | 2008-02-22 11:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | OVIP PREL ECON JA |
08TOKYO518 | JAPAN VIEWS AT WELLINGTON CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 05:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA MOPS PARM NATO |
08TOKYO643 | LITTLE CHANGE IN JAPAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS UNDER [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Ministry, Russian Embassy Tokyo, and Japanese academic experts see little chance Russian President-elect Dmitriy Medvedev will make significant changes in Japan-Russia relations. Outgoing President Vladimir Putin's expected central role in conducting international affairs [...] | 2008-03-11 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV JA RU |
08TOKYO675 | GOJ PROVIDES RESPONSE TO MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S [...] (SE) METI Export Controls Policy Director Tatsuo Sato and Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa called us in on March 12 to provide a non-paper in connection with the Sokia case we discussed on February 13. Sato told us the ministry had contacted Sokia, but the matter was delicate because Japan d [...] | 2008-03-13 05:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO682 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Tokyo Ghanim Al-Jumaily is concerned positive developments achieved in Iraq as a result of the surge may be wasted if progress is allowed to languish during the period before and after the U.S. presidential elections. He believes the Iraqi government is "o [...] | 2008-03-13 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ JA |
08TOKYO693 | TAIWAN CONTINGENCY: NO "AUTOMATIC" JAPANESE SUPPORT [...] (C) Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura and other senior officials underscored publicly on March 13 that a Taiwan Strait contingency will not "automatically" invoke the Japanese legislation governing rear area support for U.S. forces. These senior-level comments -- the most unequivocal to date [...] | 2008-03-14 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR CH JA |
08TOKYO721 | NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON IRAQI COUNTERPART [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Recently accredited Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi made one of his first courtesy calls on Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim Al-Jumaily on March 12. Ambassador Jumaily subsequently provided an Embassy Tokyo political officer with a readout of the meeting. Jumaily said [...] | 2008-03-18 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PINS IR IZ JA |
08TOKYO804 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN'S POLICY OF AMBIGUITY [...] (S) Summary. This cable describes Japanese policy on cluster munitions (CM) and summarizes Tokyo's participation in both the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the Oslo process. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) possess CM, and Japan has no intention of supporting a t [...] | 2008-03-24 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO840 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Section Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director-General Masahiro Kohara on March 25. Kohara thanked Meserve for notifying Japan of the error. Econoff delivered [...] | 2008-03-27 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA |