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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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05MADRID393 | SPAIN'S CO2 EMISSIONS RISE TO TRIPLE ITS KYOTO [...] Environment Ministry Secretary General for Pollution and Climate Change Arturo Gonzalez Aizpiri announced February 1 that Spain's greenhouse gas emissions rose by three percent during 2004, lifting current emissions levels to 45 percent over Spain's 1990 levels. Under the Kyoto Protocol, Spai [...] | 2005-02-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SP |
05MADRID3939 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FHA RICHARD LIVINGSTON [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard Livingston, Federal Highway Administration representative, to travel to Bilbao and Madrid, November 11-20, to present a paper and participate in the 2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction, and in Madrid, to coordi [...] | 2005-11-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN TSPL OTRA SP |
05MADRID394 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - JANUARY [...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT POST [...] | 2005-02-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID3987 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DR. URI TEN BRINK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Uri Ten Brink, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),to travel to Madrid, November 20-22, to discuss progress in the processing and interpretation of the data collected during the joint Spanish-USGS research cruise last April and to write a new p [...] | 2005-11-16 13:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY OTRA ECON SENV SP |
05MADRID3988 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. NRC JANET KOTRA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Janet Kotra, Senior Project Manager, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),to travel to Barcelona, November 18-24, to represent the NRC at the 6th Annual Country Workshop of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakehold [...] | 2005-11-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP SP TECH |
05MADRID3989 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FWS ROBERT R. GABEL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS),to travel to Baeza, November 23-25, to participate as an instructor in a training course on implementation aspects of the Convention on International [...] | 2005-11-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO SP |
05MADRID3990 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC DELEGATION OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Friers, Jose Garcia, Kevin Decker, Timothy O'Brien and Jean Flowers, NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC),to travel to Madrid, Moron and Zaragoza, November 30-December 16, to meet with NASA representatives; in Zaragoza and Moron to do mai [...] | 2005-11-16 16:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
05MADRID3991 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA CHI WAN CHEN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Chi Wan Chen, Deputy Director, Office of New Drug Chemistry, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS, to travel to Barcelona, November 27-December 2, to present a paper at the European Conference on "Getting Specifications in the new [...] | 2005-11-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID3999 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. LUTZ [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Lutz Birnbaumer, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, to travel to Madrid, November 30-December 3, to meet with counterparts at the University of Alcala de Henares to discuss and consult on ongoing [...] | 2005-11-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID400 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC, DR. THOMAS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Thomas Misteli, Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona February 10-12, to present a seminar entitled "Nuclear Architecture and Disease," at the Center for Genomic Regulation. 2. Embassy understands that no [...] | 2005-02-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID4000 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FWS DR. EDGARD ESPINOZA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Edgard Espinoza, Deputy Laboratory Director, Fish and Wildlilfe Service (FWS),to travel to Baeza, December 3-10, to participate as an instructor in a training course on implementation aspects of the Convention on International Trade in En [...] | 2005-11-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO SP |
05MADRID4005 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HOWARD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE funded person Howard A. Scott, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to participate in the 4th Non-LTE Kinetic Code Comparison Workshop being held at the Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...] | 2005-11-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
05MADRID4006 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE GRAHAM M. PUGH [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Graham M. Pugh, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Dept. of Energy, to travel to Madrid, November 19-23, to address the 2nd European Hydrogen Energy Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...] | 2005-11-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KSCA OTRA TRGY SP |
05MADRID4007 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV LEONID [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE funded personnel Leonid Gurvits, Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to Seville, December 10-20, to participate in the 44th Conference on Decision and Control, and the European Control Conference 2005. 2. Embassy understands that [...] | 2005-11-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SP |
05MADRID4008 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPRTAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE funded personnel: Stephanie B. Hansen, Hyun-Kyung Chung, Richard W. Lee, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Joseph Abdallah, Christopher J. Fontes, Los Alamos National Laboratory; to travel to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, December 9-1 [...] | 2005-11-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
05MADRID401 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC EDWIN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Edwin Kilbourne, Chief Medical Officer, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, DHHS to travel to Madrid, February 15-18, to attend the WHO Scientific Committee for the Spanish Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS) meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessa [...] | 2005-02-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP CDC |
05MADRID402 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA JOHN KOUGH [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to John Kough, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA, to travel to Madrid, February 20-26, to attend an International Life Science Institute (ILSI) Sequence Similarity Analysis for Biotech Safety Assessment meeting. 2. Emb [...] | 2005-02-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY SP |
05MADRID4026 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH CULTURE [...] Summary: Ambassador's courtesy call was characterized by good atmospherics but little indication that the GOS will move significantly on the issues of concern to us. Minister Calvo started by enthusiatically describing U.S.- Spain cultural cooperation hightlights, especially the upcoming Pica [...] | 2005-11-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KPAO SCUL SP |
05MADRID403 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ELISE KOHN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Elise Kohn, Senior Investigator and Section Head, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Valencia, February 23-26 to attend the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Ovarian Cancer and give a presentation on "Ovarian Cancer in the [...] | 2005-02-03 13:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID4036 | Nomination for January IPR Enforcement Academy at [...] Per reftel, Embassy nominates Alfonso de Miguel Yanes, Captain of the Guardia Civil. 2. Name: Alfonso Last name: de Miguel Position: Chief Commander of the First Section of Investigation in the Telematics Crimes Group of the Central Operative Unit of the Judicial Police, Directorate Ge [...] | 2005-11-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SPSTATE PASS USPTO MICHEL SMITH |
05MADRID4039 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC IANNELLO, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christopher Iannello, Wayne Martin, Steven Luciano, and Alvaro Diaz, NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC),to travel to Zaragoza and Moron, November 30, December 14, for contingency landing site repairs and maintenance. 2. Embassy understands [...] | 2005-11-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
05MADRID4117 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF DR. MARIO ROTEA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mario Rotea, Program Director, Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems, National Science Foundation, to travel to Seville, December 12-15, to attend an editorial board meeting of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IE [...] | 2005-11-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA OTRA SP NSF |
05MADRID4250 | SPAIN/IRAQ: MFA STATEMENT ON ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SP |
05MADRID433 | BASQUE LEADER CALLS EARLY ELECTIONS AFTER [...] On February 1, the Spanish National Parliament decisively rejected Plan Ibarretxe, the Basque proposal for reform of the GOS-Basque autonomy statute. (See reftel). After a marathon debate, the Basque proposal was voted down 313 to 29. The Socialists, Popular Party and other national partie [...] | 2005-02-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PTER SP |
05MADRID4353 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR LINKS TO TERRORISM. 3. NAME: [...] | 2005-12-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL ABDALLAH FETHI |
05MADRID453 | CHARGE MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TOURISM [...] Summary: Charge reviewed outstanding trade issues with Spain's number two trade official, Pedro Mejia Gomez, on 2/2/05. Charge pressed for progress on rice talks, airbus negotiations, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, and wine. Mejia urged U.S. support for Pascal Lamy's WTO candid [...] | 2005-02-07 10:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO KIPR SP |
05MADRID455 | WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SP WTO |
05MADRID457 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. IVAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Ivan Montoya, Medical Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Ciudad Real, February 22-27 to attend and serve as the keynote speaker at the XXXII Sociodrogalcohol National Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no ass [...] | 2005-02-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID458 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA ALICIA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Alicia Mozzachio and Luella Rossi, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS, to travel to Valladolid, February 18-25 to conduct a drug inspection of Crystal Pharma. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are [...] | 2005-02-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID467 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE FRENCH JUDICIAL POLICE ARRESTED THREE MEMBERS OF ETA'S POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NETWORK, WHO [...] | 2005-02-07 16:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID468 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SWISS OFFICE OF FEDERAL JUSTICE AGREED TO THE REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF MOHAMED ACHRAF, A R [...] | 2005-02-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID471 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED BELGIUM POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA "SPOKESMAN" YOUSSEF BELHADJ IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON FEB. 1, 2005. THE [...] | 2005-02-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID473 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED AND/OR ASSOCIATED [...] | 2005-02-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID474 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 3, 2005, REPORTED THE ARREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL BELOW. HE IS ACCUSED OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE PERPRETRATORS OF THE MARCH 11 ATTACKS. 3 [...] | 2005-02-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID475 | SPAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AID SUPPORTS [...] Summary. In a February 4 meeting Charge and Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation Leire Pajin SIPDIS discussed Spain's international assistance program including electoral assistance to Iraq and forgivneess of Iraqi debt. Pajin characterzed Spain's effort in responding to [...] | 2005-02-07 16:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL SP KBIO |
05MADRID477 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC DAVID GRIM [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David Grim, Branch Chief of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, to travel to Madrid, February 12-15 to attend a meeting at the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO): IOSCO Standing Committee No. 5 Meeting [...] | 2005-02-08 09:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA SP |
05MADRID484 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF GEOFFREY PRENTICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Geoffrey Prentice, Program Director in the Division of Chemical and Transport Systems, at the National Science Foundation (NSF),to travel to Barcelona, March 1-5 to participate in the Forum on Converging Technologies. 2. Embassy unders [...] | 2005-02-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SP THPY NSF |
05MADRID50 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD, DETAINED SIX MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, FOR THEIR [...] | 2005-01-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID501 | DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU PERMREPS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU WTRO |
05MADRID504 | SPAIN ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: As the world's leading producer of mercury, Spain has an economic interest in working with the U.S. on our partnership approach to mercury control. But it is not clear if Spain's economic interests will outweigh the logic of accepting an EU consensus position that perhaps moves more [...] | 2005-02-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC ETRD PREL SP |
05MADRID521 | ETA CAR BOMB DETONATES IN MADRID [...] SUMMARY: On 10 February at 0930, a car bomb exploded outside the entrance to Madrid's main convention center. The Basque separatist group ETA had called in a warning about the attack to the Basque newspaper Gara shortly before 0900 that morning. The attack followed an overnight anti-terrorism [...] | 2005-02-10 10:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL SP |
05MADRID540 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN MARIA INSAUSTI MUGIKA, ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE, ARRIVED TO BARAJAS AIRPORT, MADRID ON [...] | 2005-02-10 16:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID550 | SPAIN PREPARES FOR EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM [...] SUMMARY. On February 20, Spain will become the first EU country to put the European Constitution to a popular referendum. Because of support from both the governing Socialist party and the opposition Popular Party (PP),there is little doubt that a "yes" vote will win. Many in Spain see Sp [...] | 2005-02-11 12:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SP EUN |
05MADRID551 | SPAIN FIGHTS FAT [...] The Health Ministry unveiled February 10 Spain's first ever Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Strategy (NAOS). To respond to what she labeled Spain's obesity "pandemic," Health Minister Elena Salgado launched a largely exhortatory effort to get Spaniards to voluntarily reduce their daily inta [...] | 2005-02-11 12:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SP |
05MADRID553 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA MCGIRL AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gerald McGirl, and Sriram Subramaniam, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, to tavel to Sevilla, February 19-26 to visit Hospital Virgen del Rocio and conduct a joint audit inspection of Dr. Otero Lissen, P [...] | 2005-02-11 13:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID556 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC ROSSANNE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Rossanne Philen, Medical Director, Expi-X, EPO, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid February 14-20 to attend the 36th WHO/CISATER Scientific Committee for Toxic Oil Syndrome meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. [...] | 2005-02-11 14:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP CDC |
05MADRID568 | MEETING WITH SPAIN'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ELENA [...] Robert Manzanares, Charge d'Affaires; Stephen Hammond, Agriculture Counselor, and Carl Schonander, Economic Officer, met on February 10 with Spain's Minister of Agriculture Elena Espinosa; Secretary General for Agriculture and Food, Fernando Moraleda, and Director General for Agriculture Angel [...] | 2005-02-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SP USTR |
05MADRID57 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA EMPLOYEES ANDRE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors Andre Lamarre and Erwin Littau to travel to Madrid, January 10 to 14, to conduct inspection and maintenance on U.S. aircraft at Gestair repair station. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. P [...] | 2005-01-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SP |
05MADRID584 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF FEB. 14, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL ARRESTED ON FEB. 11, 2005 TWO SUSPECTED ETA ACTIVISTS IN BASAURI, VIZCAYA AND CAMPELLO, [...] | 2005-02-14 15:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PEREZ |
05MADRID592 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA HOWARD CANNON AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Howard Cannon and Carol Stoker from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC),to travel to Madrid and Nerva, February 26-March 6, to participate in testing and integration of instruments in Marte. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is neces [...] | 2005-02-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
05MADRID593 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/FDA STEVEN GENDEL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Steven Gendel, Biotechnology Program Lead, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA, DHHS),to travel to Mallorca, February 22-25, to attend the International Life Science Institute (ILSI) workshop on bioinformatics and give a presenta [...] | 2005-02-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID594 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE/NREL HAROLD LINK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Harold Link, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, to travel to Seville, March 12-17 to present and participate at the International Electrotechnical Commission, Technical Committee 88, Maintenance Team 12 Mee [...] | 2005-02-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
05MADRID607 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S WILLIAM LASH AND [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR ITA A/S WILLIAM LASH AND EUR DAS ERIC STEWART TO TRAVEL TO MADRID, SPAIN FEBRUARY 16 THROUGH 18, 2005. 2. WE CONFIRM HOTEL RESERVATION FROM FEBRUARY 16 UNTIL FEBRUARY 18 (2- NIGHTS) FOR MESSRS. LASH AND STEWARD AT: HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL PASEO DE LA [...] | 2005-02-15 15:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP SP |
05MADRID611 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS, REPORTED THAT ON FEB. 9, 2005, THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED SEVERAL OPERATIONS IN THE BASQUE C [...] | 2005-02-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID642 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE VLADIMIR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Vladimir Bazjanac, Staff Architect, Contractor, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Building Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to travel to Madrid, February 19-28, to lead the International Allian [...] | 2005-02-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
05MADRID644 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC ALDEN ABBOTT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission official Alden Abbott, Assistant Director for Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Competition, to travel to Madrid, February 20-23 to speak at the Spanish Competition Tribunal's Annual Symposium of Competition. 2. Emba [...] | 2005-02-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SP |
05MADRID645 | THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN SPAIN [...] SUMMARY. This message is the first of two cables discussing Spain's large and growing Muslim community that stems from Poloff's discussions with leading members of the Muslim community in Madrid. Islam has long been a force in Spanish history dating back to Moorish rule from the eighth to f [...] | 2005-02-17 17:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KPAO KISL SP |
05MADRID649 | SPAIN: GROWING PAINS IN LIBERALIZED NATURAL GAS [...] SUMMARY: Rapid growth in domestic consumption has made Spain the world's fifth largest natural gas market. Market liberalization, combined with growing demand and environmental concerns, has given rise to potential supply problems that could jeopardize Spain's energy grid. Spain is strengthe [...] | 2005-02-18 12:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PGOV SP |
05MADRID652 | VWP - UPDATE ON 10/26/05 DEADLINE - SPAIN [...] Consul General contacted Director General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Commissario for Documentary Services to transmit information in Ref A and to request an update on the information requested: 2. Name of the Project Manager for Spain Jos Santiago [...] | 2005-02-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL SP |
05MADRID653 | SPANISH DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON CANDIDACY FOR UN COMMISSION ON NA [...] (U) The following is an Embassy translation of a diplomatic note "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to inform that the Spanish Government has decided to present its candidacy for reelectio [...] | 2005-02-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OPDC SNAR SP UN |
05MADRID655 | NSDD 38: Department of Homeland Security/U.S. [...] Summary. Embassy Madrid supports the establishment of a new CSI program in Spain. This program would enhance Mission's MPP goal of prevention and response to terrorism. In order to effectively meet the duties required of CSI Spain, Embassy requires personnel and operational control changes to [...] | 2005-02-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT APER ECON EWWT ASEC PTER KMRS SP |
05MADRID659 | SPANISH DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON CANDIDACY FOR UN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) The following is an Embassy translation of a diplomatic note that we received from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15 regarding Spain's candidacy for reelection to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its comp [...] | 2005-02-22 08:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR UN OPEC |
05MADRID66 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KNOWLES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Knowles, Staff Member, and delegation to travel to Spain from January 12-13, 2005 to review programs and activities under the jurisdiction of the Military Construction Subcommittee. 2. Embassy administrative Point of Contact for this vi [...] | 2005-01-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT SP |
05MADRID666 | SPANISH VOTERS APPROVE EU CONSTITUTION [...] On February 20, Spain became the first EU nation to approve the European Constitution by popular referendum with 76.73 percent of voters in favor of the Constitution. There had been little doubt that a "yes" vote would win, and the 17.24 percent "no" vote was in line with expectations. The [...] | 2005-02-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SP EUN |
05MADRID67 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC JOHN O'BRYAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH/FIC Dr. John O'Bryan, Investigator, to travel to Madrid, January 29-February 2, to give a lecture at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Institute of Health, Unidad de Biologia Celular in Majadahonda. 2. Embassy understands that [...] | 2005-01-11 09:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID674 | SPAIN TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON SPACE DEBRIS [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points February 4 to: (1) MFA International Economic Relations Directorate Coordinator for Land, Sea and Air Issues Juan Luis de Laborde Bardan; and, (2) National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) Director for Multilateral Cooperation Alider Cragnolini. ESTHOFF o [...] | 2005-02-22 14:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SP UNPUOS UNGA |
05MADRID68 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC STEPHANIE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Stephanie London and Matthew Longnecker, Senior Investigators from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),NIH, to travel to Granada, February 1-5, to attend a workshop about "Children and the Environment." 2. [...] | 2005-01-11 10:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID681 | SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Spain's designation of financiers of terrorism follows the EU Clearinghouse standard. Spain brings entities for designation to the EU Clearinghouse and freezes assets of terrorists designated by the EU or the UN. 2. The responsible entity for ensuring that sanctions are implemented against [...] | 2005-02-22 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER SP KTFN PGOV EUN |
05MADRID688 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NEAL COPELAND, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Cancer Institute staff members, Drs. Neal Copeland; Kent Hunter, and Nancy Jenkins, to travel to Madrid, March 5-9 to attend and give individual presentations at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas, Animal Tumor Models a [...] | 2005-02-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID689 | SPAIN: THE TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING THE WHO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SP WTRO |
05MADRID696 | SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] Summary: Piracy in Spain continues to be a major problem. The new government is formulating, in concert with stakeholders, an integrated plan against piracy (ref B). Industry is skeptical but is working actively with the government to fix some legislative loopholes and to encourage more effect [...] | 2005-02-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
05MADRID7 | GOS ANNOUNCES ANTI-PIRACY PLAN [...] Minister of Culture Carmen Calvo announced on 12/29/04 key aspects of the GOS's new "Integrated Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Violating Intellectual Property". A draft of the plan has been provided to industry and other stakeholders who have until January 20 to provide [...] | 2005-01-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
05MADRID707 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEPHEN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen O'Brien, Geneticist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, March 2-5, to give a presentation on "Plagues and Adaptation: Learning the Genomic Lessons of History" at the Evolution of Biodiversity: Past and Future Mee [...] | 2005-02-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA KHIV SP |
05MADRID708 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MARK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Willenbring, Division Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, to travel to Valencia, March 2-6 to give a plenary address and co-chair a symposium focused on new developments in the treatment of alcohol depende [...] | 2005-02-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID709 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JSC) FOR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegia from the NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Bilbao, March 14-17, to attend the 21st International Conference and exhibition for the LNG event at the Bilbao Exhibition Center. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] | 2005-02-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
05MADRID71 | SPAIN RESPONSE TO SINGLE MEMBER VETO AND ITU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU |
05MADRID710 | IBERIA AIRLINES THREATENS ROUTE CANCELATIONS DUE [...] Summary. Executives at Iberia, Spain's largest airline, recently threatened to abandon certain air routes if low cost air carriers (LCACs) continue to receive public subsidies. Iberia accused the GOS of ignoring the disproportionate subsidization of LCACs and for permitting a lack of fiscal tr [...] | 2005-02-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN SP |
05MADRID712 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 18, 2004 REPORTED THE ARREST OF TWO ETA ACTIVISTS IN VALENCIA, SPAIN. AT THE TIME OF ARREST THEY WERE IN POSSESION OF TWO PISTOL [...] | 2005-02-24 16:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID718 | LATEST ACCOUNTING OF SPAIN'S MADRID DONORS' [...] Summary. Spain's government continues to appropriate and disburse money pledged at the Madrid Donors' Conference. Of the USD 160 million pledged for 2003-2004, USD 142.3 million has been appropriated, and USD 122.3 million disbursed. The GOS is working with Iraqi ministries to use the remaini [...] | 2005-02-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN IZ SP |
05MADRID727 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC OFFICIALS, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials: Thomas McGowan, Felicia Kung, David Lynch, Michael Macchiaroli, Susan Koski-Grafer, and Julie Erhardt, to travel to Madrid, February 26-March 4, to attend meetings of the International Organiz [...] | 2005-02-25 09:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA SP |
05MADRID739 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC JASON LOHN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jason Lohn from NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC),to travel to Madrid, February 28-March 7, to attend the Chiroptera Inspired Robotic Cephalod (CIRCE) 3rd workshop on Biomimetic Ultrasound. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...] | 2005-02-25 14:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA SP |
05MADRID740 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE IRA D. BLOOM [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE, Office of Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies, Ira D. Bloom, of Argonne National Laboratories to travel to Madrid, March 1-5 to meet Spanish counterparts and gather information for DOE. 2. Economic Officer Ken Forder, w [...] | 2005-02-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
05MADRID742 | SPANISH PARTICIPANT CRITICAL OF KOBE WORLD [...] ESTHOFF met with Interior Ministry, Directorate General for Civil Protection and Emergencies, International Affairs Director Juan Pedro Lahore Lacoste-Pedelaborde February 18 to ascertain Spain's thoughts regarding the January 18-22 Kobe WCDR and whether Spain planned an extra-EU contribution [...] | 2005-02-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV SP |
05MADRID743 | RACIAL HATE CRIME IN MADRID AGAINST AMERICAN [...] On the evening of February 22, following a Real Madrid Soccer game, five male and three female students, all from Columbia University but now attending Syracuse University in Madrid, were assaulted by five persons who identified themselves as "nazis" and had shaved heads. The students were e [...] | 2005-02-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC |
05MADRID751 | TEST MESSAGE FOR CX UPGRADE [...] This telegram is a test of the new CableXpress upgrade. Most of the changes are minor, yet necessary for the upcoming GITM upgrade. You should receive 2 copies of this telegram, 1 outbound comeback copy and 1 inbound from the server in Washington. This shows that the upgrade was successful. [...] | 2005-02-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA |
05MADRID752 | COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...] SUMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid on February 17. The key meetings for Boeing advocacy were sessions with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Secretary General for Foreign Trade Alfredo [...] | 2005-02-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OVIP SP |
05MADRID754 | COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...] SUMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid on February 17. The key meetings for Boeing advocacy were sessions with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Secretary General for Foreign Trade Alfredo [...] | 2005-02-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR BEXP OVIP SP |
05MADRID91 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC GARY FELSENFELD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Gary Felsenfeld, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, February 6-10, to participate in a workshop on Epigenetics and Chromatin: Transcriptional Regulation and Beyo [...] | 2005-01-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID953 | SPAIN: RAILROAD PRIVATIZATION AND HIGH SPEED [...] SUMMARY The European Commission mandated the privatization of Europe's railroad transportation network by the year 2013, impelling Spain to take its first steps in this direction. The Spanish cargo market is currently open for competition, however government restrictions make it likely that onl [...] | 2005-03-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON SP |
05MADRID961 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC GREGORY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gregory Wallace, Medical Officer, National Immunization Program, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Murcia, April 7-9, to give a presentation about "Challenges of Vaccinology for Near Future." 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...] | 2005-03-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID978 | REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 16:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA SP |
05MADRID979 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 5, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT PROVISIONALY RELEASED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ALL HIGH RANKING MEMBERS [...] | 2005-03-14 16:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL |
05MADRID981 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 6, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED BELOW FOR HIS ALLEGED COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRORIST [...] | 2005-03-15 08:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LEON |
05MADRID983 | ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE [...] Summary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met with First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, together with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Spanish Minister of Justice Lopez Aguilar a [...] | 2005-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ |
05MADRID984 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NORA VOLKOW [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH/FIC Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute of Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Cordoba, March 31-April 3, to speak at the VI Drug Addiction Symposium and accept the Sixth Castilla Award for Achievement in Psychiatry at Fundacion Castilla [...] | 2005-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP |
05MADRID985 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA JAMES PAUL FERNOW [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA employee James Paul Fernow, Principal Staff; MITRE F082; FAA Eastern Region, to travel to Madrid, March 27-April 1, to participate in the 14th Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Interoperability Working Group (IWG) which will be hel [...] | 2005-03-15 09:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SP |
05MADRID990 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON DHS LIGHTER BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER SP |
05MANAGUA2077 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF [...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...] | 2005-07-18 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON NU WTRO |
05MANAGUA2090 | NICARAGUAN AND WHTI MEETING [...] On July 15, Post contacted the Nicaraguan Ministry of Transportation, which could not confirm receipt of an invitation to the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) Meeting or the attendance of Minister Pedro Solorzano at this time. 2. The one pending bilateral transportation [...] | 2005-07-20 18:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELTN EWWT NA |
05MANAGUA2093 | USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) FY 2006 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AMENDMENT [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors [...] | 2005-07-20 19:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05MANAGUA2094 | USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors will mak [...] | 2005-07-20 19:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05MANAGUA2096 | USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors [...] | 2005-07-20 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05MANAGUA2097 | USAID/NICARAGUA CONCURRENCE CABLE ON [...] DAP extension and program adjustment for phase two of the DAP amendment. With the results and recommendations from the Food Aid Program and Policy Assessment for Nicaragua, the credit component review and the Nicaragua Title II program mid-term evaluation, the Title II Cooperating Sponsors [...] | 2005-07-20 20:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05MANAGUA2098 | NICARAGUA AND THE COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-20 22:06:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER NU UNGA |
05MANAGUA2113 | NICARAGUA ON FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] Post received a letter dated July 14, 2005, from Minister of Trade, Industry and Development (MIFIC) Azucena Castillo in response to ref a demarche. The letter informs us that Eduardo Castillo, Nicaragua's alternate WTO representative, spoke on the subject of Food Aid in the WTO Committee on [...] | 2005-07-21 22:56:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD NU WTRO |
05MANAGUA2140 | NICARAGUA UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable is submitted in response to reftel A request for information on Government of Nicaragua child labor practices for compliance with Trade and Development Act provisions. Because post submitted reports in response to similar DOL tasking cables in 2003 and 2004 (reftels B and C),and b [...] | 2005-07-26 19:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NU |
05MANAGUA2142 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED ON GON CONCERNS WITH 2005 [...] On July 15, post received diplomatic note MRE/AN/0122/07/05 from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry. The diplomatic note relates to the GON's concerns regarding the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons report (discussed in reftels). Informal translation of the diplomatic note follows. The [...] | 2005-07-26 19:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG NU |
05MANAGUA2143 | NICARAGUA INFORMED OF USG VIEWS ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 19:18:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO NU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
05MANAGUA3257 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: MANAGUA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND TRIPWIRES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NU AEMR |
05MANAMA1005 | SHURA COUNCIL PASSES FTA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA |
05MANAMA103 | BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] The following is post's Investment Climate Statement submission for 2005. 2. Begin text: INVESTMENT CLIMATE OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The government of Bahrain has a generally liberal approach to foreign investment and is eager to improve Bahrain's attractiveness to internati [...] | 2005-01-25 04:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD BA |
05MANAMA117 | MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN PRINCE TO PRESIDENT GEORGE [...] (U) On January 22, 2005, post received a facsimile letter from the Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, to President Bush. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: The Hon. George W. Bush President of the United States of [...] | 2005-01-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BA |
05MANAMA1234 | BAHRAIN: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Embassy Manama's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. A. The Labor Law for the Private Sector of 1976, as amended, establishes 14 years as the absolute minimum age for employment in Bahrain. Both national and foreign workers are covered by this law, alt [...] | 2005-08-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA |
05MANAMA1259 | CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM BAHRAIN'S DEPUTY PRIME [...] Post received a condolence letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain addressed to the Secretary of State. Subject of the letter is the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The original will follow and has been pouched by the Ministry to their emba [...] | 2005-08-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA |
05MANAMA1266 | BAHRAIN: FOOD AID AND WTO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-31 15:22:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR BA WTO AID |
05MANAMA1269 | CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO [...] Embassy received a condolence cable from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to President George W. Bush. Subject of the cable is the Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow. 2. Begin Tex [...] | 2005-09-04 12:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA |
05MANAMA1270 | CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE TO [...] Embassy received a condolence cable from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to Vice President Dick Cheney. Subject of the cable is the Hurricane Katrina disaster. No original will follow. 2. Begin T [...] | 2005-09-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA |
05MANAMA1297 | MAJOR COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR'S THANKS TO BAHRAINI [...] Major Arabic and English dailies carried a statement September 7 from the Ambassador expressing "profound gratitude" for the $5 million offer of assistance from the Government of Bahrain, as well as the many gestures of compassion, concern, and generosity shown by the Bahraini people. Englis [...] | 2005-09-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1320 | "We Are All in This Together": Solidarity Across [...] Summary: The Ambassador, in his remarks during a commemoration of September 11, honored the victims of many nations and faiths who have perished in terrorist attacks. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Egypt joined the Ambassador in calling for a united stand against the border- less threa [...] | 2005-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA1361 | Ramadan 2005 Public Diplomacy Strategy [...] Summary: Ramadan presents an opportunity to promote mutual understanding, support democratic dialogue and demonstrate respect for religious traditions in Bahrain. It is also an opportunity to show a side of America that listens and has a voice of its own in matters of faith. Programs will in [...] | 2005-09-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRF PREL BA |
05MANAMA137 | BAHRAIN'S MEDIA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS: DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Bahrain's media overwhelmingly welcomed the success of Iraq's elections with front-page coverage, banner headlines, and positive editorials on January 31. The Embassy's outreach efforts on Iraq elections paid off with a four-page elections insert on January 30 in "Al Wasat," drawing [...] | 2005-01-31 11:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OIIP KDEM KMDR KPAO BA IZ |
05MANAMA1370 | BAHRAIN: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-24 09:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL ETRD BA UNESCO |
05MANAMA1371 | BAHRAIN: TIP TIER TWO WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel action plan September 24 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that the GOB was eager to combat the trafficking problem in Bahrain and had already started to take so [...] | 2005-09-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL BA |
05MANAMA1372 | BAHRAIN: G-8 BMENA: OCTOBER 1-3 DEMOCRACY [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche September 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that MFA Undersecretary Yousif Mahmood and Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Alumran will repres [...] | 2005-09-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI BA |
05MANAMA1427 | BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO |
05MANAMA1428 | BAHRAIN: ICJ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA UNSC UNGA |
05MANAMA143 | BAHRAIN: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] Per reftel request post recommends the following Bahraini private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Abdul Ghaffar Abdul Hussein Chairman, Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions Tel. (+973) 1772-7333 Fax. (+973) 1772-9599 E-mail [...] | 2005-02-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BA WTO |
05MANAMA1430 | BAHRAIN: IPAPI SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON BA |
05MANAMA1433 | BAHRAIN SPECIAL IV PROPOSAL: "BRIDGES ACROSS FAITH [...] Summary: Embassy Manama proposes a special International Visitor program to send a delegation of five to six Bahraini religious leaders to the U.S. under the theme of "Building Bridges Across Faith and Culture." Efforts to engage regional Muslim leaders and encourage messages of tolerance, m [...] | 2005-10-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA1444 | CONGRATULATIONS FROM CROWN PRINCE TO SUPREME COURT [...] Embassy received a congratulatory message from His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force addressed to The Honourable John Roberts, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court. No original will follow. 2. Begin Text: 4th Oct [...] | 2005-10-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA |
05MANAMA1454 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] (U) In the absence of Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa, who was out of the country, Ambassador on October 8 passed ref a letter from Secretary Rice to MFA Assistant Undersecetary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa, who promised to pass the letter to the Minister upon his return. Shaikh Abd [...] | 2005-10-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM BA UNESCO |
05MANAMA1490 | WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM GETS POSITIVE REVIEWS BUT MODEST [...] The University of Bahrain hosted a symposium October 1-2 entitled "Reinforcing the Role of Arab Women in Economic Development." The symposium brought together civil society representatives from several Arab and European countries in a preparatory event for the November 11-12 Forum for the Fut [...] | 2005-10-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL BA |
05MANAMA1497 | BAHRAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] Embassy Manama TFCO is Econoff Stephen Simpson, phone: (973)1724-2986, unclassified email: SimpsonSC@state.gov, and classified email: SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov. 2. Deputy TFCO is OFAC Attache Jason Beal, phone: (973)1724-2709, unclassified email: BealJ@state.gov and classified email: BealJR@ [...] | 2005-10-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL BA |
05MANAMA1502 | URGENT UNESCO DEMARCHE/SEC. GUTIERREZ LETTER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL BA UNESCO |
05MANAMA1523 | Bahrain Broadcasting Builds Independence from [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 13. 2. Summary: The Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) has begun a major overhaul of its state-run media enterprise, and has embraced a reform strategy that has potential to enhance its independence by making major structural changes to [...] | 2005-10-19 04:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA |
05MANAMA1555 | AFGHANISTAN DESECRATION REPORTS RECEIVE LITTLE PLAY [...] In response to action request in reftel, to date these reports have received minimal local press play and no editorial comment. Embassy's judgment is to take a passive posture and refrain from comment at this time. If the need arises, we will rely on the points provided in reftel. MONRO [...] | 2005-10-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL BA |
05MANAMA1558 | Citizen-Teacher Ambassadors Reach Bahraini [...] (U) Youth empowerment and civic participation were the core messages of a three-day visit by ECA Citizen Ambassadors, nationally recognized award winning American teachers Shannon C'de Baca and Linda Plattner. The Citizen Ambassadors visited six Bahraini public schools and met with over 400 [...] | 2005-10-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OEXC SCUL KPAO BA |
05MANAMA1564 | Proposal for Cultureconnect Envoy Muslim American [...] (U) This cable contains a proposal for a Cultureconnect Envoy Visual Arts Program entitled "Muslim American Calligrapher in Bahrain." 2. (U) Begin proposal text. CULTURECONNECT ENVOY REQUEST Project Type: Visual Arts "This project meets the ACULSPEC Request Criteria" CONTACTS FOR [...] | 2005-10-24 15:59:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO BA |
05MANAMA1571 | American Imam in Bahrain Stresses Shared Values, [...] Summary: U.S. speaker Imam Yahya Hendi, in public and private appearances across Bahrain, urged religious leaders to "put differences away," and to form a clear vision of the future based on foundations of political, economic, and social justice shared by Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. [...] | 2005-10-29 04:28:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA |
05MANAMA1605 | BAHRAIN'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] This an action cable; please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Ministry of Public Health Director of Public Health Dr. Sameer Abdulla Khalfan found International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) meeting summaries (reftel) useful and consistent with the [...] | 2005-11-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL BA WHO FAO |
05MANAMA164 | BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CASE REJECTED BY [...] (SBU) The High Civil Court rejected the case of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) against the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) January 31. The BCHR filed a case against MOLSA Minister Dr. Majeed Al Alawi (currently the Minister of Labor) after he dissolved the group in S [...] | 2005-02-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM BA |
05MANAMA1663 | MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM KING HAMAD BIN ISA [...] Please pass the following message from His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa to President Bush at the earliest opportunity. Signed original to follow. 2. Begin text. Dear Mr. Bush: Thank you for your letter of 4 November, 2005 and for your decision to delegate Secreta [...] | 2005-11-04 00:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA |
05MANAMA1668 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...] | 2005-11-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1669 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...] | 2005-11-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1670 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...] | 2005-11-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1671 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...] | 2005-11-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1676 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...] | 2005-11-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
05MANAMA1677 | BAHRAIN VOLUNTARY VISITOR FY-05 "VOLUNTEERISM AND [...] SUMMARY: Zakeya Ahmed Ali, Education Specialist, Ministry of Education and Eman Yusuf Abdulkarim, High School Student, Hamad Town Girls Secondary School and Globe Student, went on a five-day VOLVIS program "Volunteerism and Youth Engagement". 2. Zakeya has come back from the trip with "mo [...] | 2005-11-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL BA |
05MANAMA1678 | GOB statements and Special Media Reaction on [...] Summary: The recent terrorist bombings in Jordan were overwhelmingly condemned in the Bahraini press, which quoted Bahraini government officials, led by King Hamad bin Isa Al- Khalifa, condemning the attacks. Editorials described the perpetrators as "not human" and highlighted the similarity [...] | 2005-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PA PREL BA |
05MANAMA1679 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUS ON [...] Summary: In contrast to the American press' focus on the November 12 Forum for the Future's failure to issue a final communiqu, characterizing it as "ending in discord" over Egypt's objection on the role of NGOs, the Bahrain and regional media highlighted the broader importance of the Forum' [...] | 2005-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV KMPI BA |
05MANAMA169 | BAHRAIN'S SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In 2002, Bahrain became a monarchy and adopted a constitution which reinstated a legislative body. The upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is appointed by the King, and the lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by the people. All men and women citizens age 21 and abov [...] | 2005-02-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL BA |
05MANAMA1714 | G/TIP INTERIM REPORT FOR BAHRAIN [...] Short-term action items delivered to the GOB in September 2005 (ref B) guide post's response to ref A. The following paragraphs cover the three items in ref A, among other items. Action item No. 1: Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coo [...] | 2005-11-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL BA HUMRIT |
05MANAMA1727 | BAHRAIN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Post's update for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) is included as follows. Electronic copies of the NTE update and the Arab League chapter update, have been provided to USTR in electronic format, per reftel instructions. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The Ki [...] | 2005-11-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN BA ECTRD |
05MANAMA1742 | Six Bahraini Guantanamo Detainees Made Media [...] Summary: The plight of six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facilities has consumed the Bahraini media for months, building tensions with a series of published reports alleging sexual humiliation and other abuses catalogued in the journal writings of one of the detainees, Juma Al [...] | 2005-11-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV BA BILAT |
05MANAMA1821 | BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON WTO DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON BA WTRO ROW |
05MANAMA1872 | BAHRAIN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief December 20 delivered Ref A demarche calling for public statements in support of Iraq's political process to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran noted that the GCC Summit, which concluded December 19 in Abu Dhabi, had issued a statement welcoming [...] | 2005-12-20 13:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO BA IZ REGION |
05MANAMA1874 | BAHRAIN: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BA ECTRD ROW |
05MANAMA1892 | BAHRAIN: REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY THROUGH [...] Summary: Cultural and sports programs have great potential to support mission goals, but the dearth of such programs and the resources available to pursue them has resulted in many missed opportunities. On numerous occasions, we face a hostile public audience to U.S. foreign policy. From a [...] | 2005-12-26 04:13:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BA OESC BILAT |
05MANAMA1919 | NEWLY-ELECTED BAHRAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND [...] In a December 28 meeting with the newly-elected Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors, the Ambassador exchanged ideas with Board Chairman Dr. Essam Abdullah Fakhro on ways to promote trade and investment opportunities under the recently ratified U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade [...] | 2005-12-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BA OFFICIALS ECTRD BILAT |
05MANAMA197 | BAHRAINI PARTICIPANTS CRITIQUE THE SMU RULE OF LAW [...] (U) On September 28, 2004 an 18-person Bahraini delegation consisting of the ministers, parliamentarians, business community, and judges embarked on a ten-day "Rule of Law" forum in Washington, New York and Dallas. The Ambassador accompanied the delegation organized by John Attanasio, Dean [...] | 2005-02-13 07:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KJUS KDEM OEXC PREL BA |
05MANAMA227 | INFORMATION MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Newly appointed Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, requested USG assistance to professionalize Bahrain Satellite Television during a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador. Dr. [...] | 2005-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECPS OIIP BA |
05MANAMA23 | USG CALL FOR DONOR SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV BA |
05MANAMA241 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE WHO'S INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD BA WTRO |
05MANAMA27 | BAHRAIN: TRACK TWO MIL-TO-MIL DIALOGUE MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL BA MEPN |
05MANAMA282 | STAFFDEL FISCHER DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Banking Committee Staffdel Fischer met with the Bahrain Minister of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Bahrain Monetary Agency Compliance Unit and the Director of Community Development at the Ministry of Social Affairs to discuss the GOB, [...] | 2005-03-01 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA |
05MANAMA294 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA CONSIDERATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO BA UNGA KSCI |
05MANAMA295 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] Pol/Econ chief February 28 delivered reftel demarche concerning implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention Article VII to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran requested additional information about the provisions of Article VII, and we directed him to the Organizat [...] | 2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD BA AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
05MANAMA296 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KWMN BA CSW |
05MANAMA297 | BAHRAIN: U.S. VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF FOR POOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID BA |
05MANAMA300 | BAHRAINI QUESTIONS ON BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] The visit of MEPI Economic Pillar Manager Sonia Franceski, Beyster Institute President Dr. Ray Smilor, Beyster Director of Business Development Kenny Pegram, and future Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (BCEE) American Executive Advisor David Mosby February 26-27 provided an oppor [...] | 2005-03-02 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMPI OTRA BA |
05MANAMA321 | BAHRAIN: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary. In 2004, Bahrain sustained a strong anti- piracy policy, seizing nearly 60,000 audiovisual products, mostly audio CDs and Video Compact Discs (VCDs). The GOB legalized its Microsoft software and is now purchasing, rather than illegally copying, additional software products. Five of [...] | 2005-03-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR BA |
05MANAMA339 | BAHRAIN: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy Manama's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that in January 2005, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) was divided into two separate ministries, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Affairs. As the Ministry of [...] | 2005-03-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA |
05MANAMA357 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK - BAHRAIN DEFENSE FORCE LICENSE [...] Reftel requested a pre-license check to determine the legitimacy of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) as a recipient of sensitive U.S.-origin technology. The BDF was listed on U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security application 05-951007 as the proposed end-user of one servo [...] | 2005-03-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC BA |
05MANAMA358 | BAHRAIN: DHS BANS LIGHTERS ON FLIGHTS TO, FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-14 10:09:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER BA |
05MANAMA37 | BAHRAIN: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] DCM, APAO, Econoff, and Poloff met with British, French, and German counterparts January 3 to discuss U.S.-EU Middle East reform efforts, per reftels. (NOTE: The EU does not have a mission in Bahrain. END NOTE). All parties presented their current initiatives and projects. We described ou [...] | 2005-01-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV BA |
05MANAMA391 | BAHRAIN: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) Embassy Manama's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) 1.A. There is no legal age of marriage in Bahrain. Recently the King announced his support for a personal status law, and the GOB and civil society organizations are discussing a law, which [...] | 2005-03-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN BA |
05MANAMA40 | BAHRAIN: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] DCM, APAO, Econoff, and Poloff met with British, French, and German counterparts January 3 to discuss U.S.-EU Middle East reform efforts, per reftels. (NOTE: The EU does not have a mission in Bahrain. END NOTE). All parties presented their current initiatives and projects. We described ou [...] | 2005-01-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV BA |
05MANAMA421 | BAHRAIN: APRIL 11-13 WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP BA WIPO |
05MANAMA491 | PARTICIPANT EVALUATION FOR RP "CURRICULUM [...] On March 26, 2005 APAO and Cultural Assistant met with Khalid Al Khaja, the Senior Specialist in Social Studies at the Ministry of Education and the point of contact for the implementation of MEPI-funded civic education programs in public Bahraini schools. Mr. Al Khaja emphasized the Minister [...] | 2005-04-03 08:26:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KMPI BA |
05MANAMA529 | ACCREDITED AMCHAM KICKS OFF ACTIVITIES [...] The newly accredited American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bahrain held its inaugural event April 6, generating positive press play on the institution itself and on the impending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Over 50 business people attended the first meeting. The Ambassador de [...] | 2005-04-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KPAO BA |
05MANAMA53 | BAHRAIN: U.S. GOALS FOR JANUARY 11 UNOCHA TSUNAMI [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL AEMR BA |
05MANAMA546 | MEPI SMALL GRANTS MANAMA REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Manama's report on FY 03 MEPI Small Grants: A. The Mother Child Early Education Program, Bahrain Red Crescent Society, $24,989: Results and impact of the program: Fifty low income mothers received training on how to teach basic skills to their pre- school children [...] | 2005-04-13 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KPAO AMGT AFIN BA |
05MANAMA563 | BAHRAIN: ASIP/USPTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA BA |
05MANAMA564 | BAHRAIN: G8 BMENA/OECD MENA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PREL BA |
05MANAMA574 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON G8-BMENA LITERACY WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA |
05MANAMA576 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON EU PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA UNESCO |
05MANAMA577 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS IN UNCHR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM BA EUN |
05MANAMA6 | BAHRAIN: WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS [...] The United States and Bahrain signed a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on September 14, 2004. Considered to be a model FTA, the agreement contains broad commitments to open services markets. Bahrain will accord substantial market access across its entire services regime, providing amon [...] | 2005-01-03 08:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BA WTO |
05MANAMA621 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARDS [...] This is an action message; please see para 2. 2. The Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 19/1/5-41677 of April 19, 2005 from the MFA covering information to be included in the GTMO Administrative Review Boards for Bahraini detainees Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Issa Al Murbati, Juma [...] | 2005-04-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PTER ASEC PREL OPDC BA |
05MANAMA674 | G-8/BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS: BUSINESS PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMPI OTRA BA |
05MANAMA679 | PARTICPANT EVALUATION FOR MRP "PERFORMING ARTS IN [...] "Traveling to the U.S. is a dream come true" for Mr. Abdulla AlKooheji, who attended the "Performing Arts in U.S. Society," IVLP March 10-31, 2005. Meeting with the Cultural Affairs Assistant, Mr. AlKooheji described the three-week trip as overwhelming because it provided a rich opportunity to [...] | 2005-05-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL BA |
05MANAMA682 | NEA PDAS CHENEY'S PRESS COVERAGE IN BAHRAIN [...] PDAS Elizabeth Cheney conducted a press roundtable during her May 10 visit to Bahrain to discuss the Forum for the Future and U.S. support for democracy in the region. Press reports on May 11 generally reflected the editorial slant of the Bahraini media with pro-government papers focusing on [...] | 2005-05-11 15:00:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL OIIP KPAO BA |
05MANAMA691 | SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ESTH HUB IN OMAN [...] Embassy Manama strongly supports the establishment of a regional Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) hub in Oman to support ESTH efforts in Bahrain and the greater Gulf region. Embassy ESTH officer is the post's sole economic/commercial officer, and has a full plate of issues [...] | 2005-05-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO BA KSCI |
05MANAMA694 | BAHRAIN: WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin told EconOff May 15 that Bahrain submitted its initial offer in the ongoing General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations March 31, 2003 and held its first round of bilateral meetings w [...] | 2005-05-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BA WTO |
05MANAMA703 | OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ITS [...] PAS Manama has widely distributed to all Bahraini media outlets all official texts and statements on this issue. On May 17, Bahrain's media provided full coverage of Newsweek's retraction of its story alleging Koran desecration at Guantanamo. Daily newspapers carried wire stories with the N [...] | 2005-05-17 11:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL OIIP KPAO BA |
05MANAMA72 | BAHRAIN: NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL BA |
05MANAMA722 | BAHRAIN: ICJ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA UNSC UNGA |
05MANAMA723 | BAHRAIN: NEGOTIATIONS AT UNESCO ON CONVENTION ON [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief May 18 delivered reftel demarche concerning UNESCO negotiations on the Convention on Cultural Diversity to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. He said he was aware of a split on this subject between the U.S. and EU and said he would discuss it with Minis [...] | 2005-05-21 13:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL BA UNESCO |
05MANAMA73 | BAHRAIN HOSTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Amnesty International (AI) and the Bahrain Social Partnership to Stop Violence Against Women hosted a women's rights conference in Bahrain January 8-9. More than 60 activists from Bahrain, other Gulf countries, and Lebanon attended. They called on their respective governments to reform [...] | 2005-01-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN BA |
05MANAMA762 | BAHRAIN NOMINATES GULF CLOSURES FOR SECRETARY'S [...] Summary: Embassy Manama nominates small-to-medium size enterprise (SME) Gulf Closures W.L.L. for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence for its exemplary work in good corporate citizenship and provision of a safe and healthy workplace. Its efforts have resulted in 100 First Aid volu [...] | 2005-05-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV BA |
05MANAMA763 | WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS [...] EmbOffs on May 25 delivered reftel demarche on the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Ministry of Finance Director General of Customs Ali Ebrahim Al Mahmeed and MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. 2. Al Mahmeed told EconOff May 30 tha [...] | 2005-05-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BA CTM |
05MANAMA799 | GATHERING SUPPORT ON UZBEKISTAN: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UZ BA |
05MANAMA838 | CROWN PRINCE ATTENDS AMBASSADOR'S BAHRAIN SCHOOL [...] Underscoring his support for the Bahrain School, the premier K-12 American-model school in Bahrain and the only DODDS (Department of Defense Dependent School) institution in the Middle East, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman attended an Ambassador-hosted reception at the residence June 8 in honor of [...] | 2005-06-13 05:59:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASCH KPAO BA |
05MANAMA882 | BAHRAIN: DEMARCHES ON DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PREL BA |
05MANAMA889 | BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR AMERICAN MUSIC ABROAD [...] Embassy Manama requests to be included in the FY 2005 American Music Abroad program. Post requests that we host one of the Latin Jazz Quartets, which we believe would resonate very well with Bahraini audiences. The following responses are keyed to questions in para 4 of reftel: 2. Desi [...] | 2005-06-22 08:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BA |
05MANAMA901 | ARREST: FOLLOW-UP IN CASE OF QADRI, MOHAMMAD AFZAL [...] This is an action request, please see para 8. On June 21, Conoffs visited Mohammad Afzal QADRI in the security office at the Bahrain International Airport. SUBJ was arrested on June 9 after switching boarding cards with Pakistani national Hamid MEHMOOD (see reftel). SUBJ was taken to court [...] | 2005-06-26 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA CASC QADRI MOHAMMAD AFZAL |
05MANAMA951 | BAHRAIN: ATTENDANCE AT SUDAN'S NATIONAL UNITY [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief July 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning attendance at Sudan's national unity government installation to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz affirmed that a representative of the Bahrai [...] | 2005-07-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BA SU IGAD |
05MANILA1549 | EMBASSY SPEAKERS' PROGRAM A BIG HIT WITH MINDANAO STATE [...] Summary. As part of the Embassy Speakers' Program, Assistant Information Officer Ruth Urry delivered two speeches to students at Mindanao State University and the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur'anic Center on March 17 in Marawi City, part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). AIO Urry spok [...] | 2005-04-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL KIRC OPRC PHUM KWMN OIIP KISL PGOV RP |
05MANILA1597 | REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST SUPPORT FOR DEA TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Action request -- DEA Manila Country Office, with support of the Mission's Law Enforcement Working Group, requests $5,000 in funding assistance from Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-W) to meet P [...] | 2005-04-06 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM MARR MASS PGOV RP |
05MANILA1700 | SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) Post on April 8 provided maritime and nonproliferation officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Bureau of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) the non-paper (reftel) on the proposed amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the [...] | 2005-04-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL RP |
05MANILA1897 | COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Two DOL-funded programs in the Philippines (as well as elsewhere in the region) are now focused on combating child labor. According to the GRP, over four million children are currently forced to work full time. Of these, 2.4 million are working in hazardous jobs such as mining, deep-sea [...] | 2005-04-27 01:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM ECON RP |
05MANILA2200 | NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN COMBATING [...] (U) Summary: The Philippines has many top quality NGOs focused on trafficking in persons (TIP) and they enjoy a close working relationship with the Philippine government. Key NGOs making contributions in prosecution (a unique feature of Philippine law permits NGOs to press forward cases as p [...] | 2005-05-13 05:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN ELAB RP |
05MANILA2294 | TIP: GRP WORKS TO STRENGTHEN PROSECUTIONS AS [...] (U) Summary: A committee of the Philippine Supreme Court is reportedly about to issue a new rule that would prohibit judges from dismissing cases based on a minor's unwillingness to testify. The rule aims to address the problem of victims recanting their testimony after being threatened or b [...] | 2005-05-19 05:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN RP |
05MANILA2555 | CHILD PRISONERS HELD IN ADULT FACILITIES IN THE [...] (U) Summary: According to official and NGO sources, approximately 1,500 children are currently incarcerated among the adult inmate population in the Philippines. NGOs strongly advocate that the GRP work to segregate children from the general prison population. The GRP says it is trying to d [...] | 2005-06-01 06:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KOCI SOCI ELAB RP |
05MANILA2730 | FIRMS PERCEIVE PERVASIVE [...] Summary: A recently released "Social Weather Station" survey indicated that Filipino business executives perceive a "very high" and "steady" level of corruption in public agencies and a "serious" level of corruption in the private sector. The survey will probably erode confidence among po [...] | 2005-06-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV BEXP KCOR RP |
05MANILA2815 | CARDINAL SIN DIES AT AGE 76 [...] (U) Retired Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in greater Manila at 6:15 AM on June 21. Cardinal Sin, 76, had been in poor health for the past several years and had been in intensive care for the past two days due to an infection related to a lon [...] | 2005-06-21 04:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS KPAO SOCI PINR RP VT |
05MANILA2821 | EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS -- LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Mission has stepped up law enforcement anti-corruption efforts. Mission played a key role in major anti-corruption cases, particularly the case against former Comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Carlos Garcia. We are now activ [...] | 2005-06-21 08:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR CVIS ECON RP |
05MANILA3167 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS SIDESTEP ISSUE OF WHETHER ARROYO [...] (U) Summary: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sidestepped the issue of whether President Arroyo should resign in their statement on the political situation on July 10. On one hand, the group stated that it did not demand her resignation, while on the other hand it [...] | 2005-07-10 11:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP |
05MANILA3415 | 2005 SOUTHEAST ASIA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, [...] Embassy Manila will host the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference (SEAROC),October 13-14. Most of the event will take place at Mission's historic chancery. Please send a front-channel cable confirming attendance, security level of participant(s),and flight details as soon as p [...] | 2005-07-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA XB RP |
05MANILA3830 | PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2005 [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: This message provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ref A). It updates information provided by Post in 2004 (per ref C) regarding child labo [...] | 2005-08-19 07:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB EAID RP ILO |
05MANILA3956 | POST-QUOTA ADAPTION OF GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...] Summary: The Philippine garment and textile industry has thus far withstood the end of the MFA quota regime, largely thanks to U.S. safeguards imposed on Chinese goods. Exports during the first half of 2005 are stable, though production is shifting toward higher-value products and natural fi [...] | 2005-08-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX EINV PREL ECON RP |
05MANILA4225 | ESG-1 INTERVENTION ON TAWI TAWI: A TEMPLATE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The August 9-10 intervention by Expeditionary Strike Group-1 (ESG-1) on Tawi Tawi represents the type of targeted, innovative civil affairs effort needed in the Philippines. We urge US Pacific Command to make these operations a regular part of future ESG and other naval deploym [...] | 2005-09-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS MCAP PTER PINS PREL EAID RP |
05MANILA4278 | AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: GAPS IN PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there have been no reported cases of avian influenza (H5N1) in the Philippines, the GRP's capacity to respond to a potential outbreak is limited by lack of resources in many areas. The GRP lacks funds for materials such as protective gear and stockpiles of Tamiflu. K [...] | 2005-09-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
05MANILA4491 | MORE COVERAGE IN PHILIPPINE PRESS OF ALLEGED [...] Anti-government, pro-opposition daily "The Philippine Daily Inquirer" printed another in a series of daily articles summarizing and analyzing purported classified US Embassy reports on the front page in its edition of September 23. Following is the full text of the article. BEGIN TEXT " [...] | 2005-09-22 08:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PINS KPAO RP |
05MANILA4600 | SLUGGISH GROWTH IN ELECTRONICS HIGHLIGHTS POWER AND [...] Philippine semiconductor and electronics exports, 70% of total exports, are growing slightly in 2005 despite the closure of a major Toshiba laptop factory in late 2004. Growth in semiconductor exports offset a decline in other electronics categories caused by Toshiba's departure. The industry [...] | 2005-09-27 06:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL ECON RP |
05MANILA4639 | Prospering from the Remittance Gusher [...] Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittances grew by 22% for the first seven months of 2005, and should approach $10 billion for the year, equal to 10% of GDP. Two-thirds of remitters from the U.S. use the banking system while others go through informal channels. Surveys show recipients apply m [...] | 2005-09-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV PGOV RP |
05MANILA4901 | EMBASSY MANILA HOSTS SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL [...] (U) Embassy Manila hosted the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference, October 13-14. Thirty-eight participants from Missions in Southeast Asia and other posts in EAP, as well as from the Department and Pentagon, participated in the two-day event. A full list of participants is inc [...] | 2005-10-16 09:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM SOCI XB XC RP |
05MANILA5067 | USTR, DOC VISIT ILLUSTRATES TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR, Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials, accompanied by econoffs, met with congressional leaders, GRP officials and U.S. business leaders to discuss general economic issues including the upcoming WTO meeting, ASEAN, IPR protec [...] | 2005-10-27 07:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR RP |
05MANILA5068 | USTR VISIT LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR JANUARY SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR, Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials, accompanied by econoffs, met with congressional leaders and GRP officials to discuss IPR protection and the upcoming Special 301 Out-of-Cycle review (OCR). The GRP is keen to get off t [...] | 2005-10-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR RP |
05MANILA5097 | MANILA BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PHILIPPINE [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Death sentences were handed down in a Philippine trial court on October 28 to three extremists for their role in the February 14, 2005, bombing of a passenger bus in Manila. Key to the prosecutors' [...] | 2005-11-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS RP |
05MANILA5291 | NEW AVIAN FLU "CZAR" WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION [...] On November 2, President Arroyo appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Domingo Panganiban as the "anti-Avian Flu Czar" supervising avian flu preparedness. Panganiban will lead the National Avian Influenza Task Force (NAITF) that coordinates inter-agency efforts to prevent and cont [...] | 2005-11-09 07:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
05MANILA5326 | PHILIPPINES/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment on the Special Watch List countries due in Congress no later than February 1. The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) has trebled the number of prosecutors at the national [...] | 2005-11-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN KCRM RP JA |
05MANILA5344 | MINDANAO TUNA INDUSTRY AT RISK [...] The tuna industry, which generates $400 million in annual revenues in Mindanao, faces a potential reduction in access to the EU market and restrictions in traditional fishing grounds. Indonesia is reluctant to extend a crucial bilateral fishing agreement beyond December 3. Tuna producers ar [...] | 2005-11-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO |
05MANILA5373 | TRAINING PHILIPPINE POLICE ON TIP [...] (U) Summary. In a Mission-sponsored workshop on Trafficking in Persons (TIP),participants from the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Women and Children's Concern Division (WCCD) learned about the seriousness of the global issue as well as application of key Philippine TIP legislation. Loc [...] | 2005-11-16 10:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC KCRM RP |
05MANILA5393 | TEXT MESSAGE RUMORS SHOW RISING PUBLIC CONCERN [...] This is an information message. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. The Philippines remains free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI),but recent text message rumors of HPAI cases in the Philippines show rising public awareness and concern over avian flu. The GRP faces increasing chall [...] | 2005-11-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
05MANILA5457 | USGS PREPARES WORK PLAN FOR SURVEY OF MINERALS [...] In meetings in Manila with the GRP's senior geologists, a team of experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) drafted a work plan for the first phase of a mineral resources assessment of the Philippines. Phase one involves gathering existing data in digital format for release to the publi [...] | 2005-11-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN SENV EINV ECON BEXP RP |
05MANILA5458 | AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] This cable responds to questions in Ref A. Post previously reported on avian influenza preparedness (ref E),the GRP's limited surveillance capacity (ref D),the appointment of an Anti-Avian Flu Czar (ref C) and rising public concern in the Philippines over Avian Flu (ref B). --------- SUM [...] | 2005-11-22 09:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL RP |
05MANILA5604 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) This message is in response to reftel requesting descriptions of any planned Human Rights Day (December 10) activities by local individuals and groups or embassy personnel. 2. (U) Post is commemorating Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week (December 4-10) with a number of human righ [...] | 2005-12-01 10:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER KPAO |
05MANILA5647 | COURT-MARTIAL FINDS GENERAL GARCIA GUILTY [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 2, a general court martial board sentenced retired Major General Carlos Garcia to dishonorable dismissal, forfeiture of military retirement benefits, and two years of hard labor at a military prison. The military court found Garcia, a former military comptroll [...] | 2005-12-02 09:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP |
05MANILA5794 | EMBASSY MANILA MARKS HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK WITH ONLINE [...] (U) Summary: On December 12, Mission hosted an online discussion to mark Human Rights Week, with participation from the GRP's Commission on Human Rights and a local human rights NGO. Participants in the chat reviewed U.S. advocacy of human rights and democracy, and the human rights situation [...] | 2005-12-13 06:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO RP |
05MANILA5861 | HUMAN RIGHTS/LABOR: USG-FUNDED ANTI-CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: Focusing on key human rights and labor items, poloff and pol LES visited Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Province in the Central Philippines, December 13-14. A USDOL-funded anti-child labor project in the area is proceeding well. Conditions at a local shelter run by the GRP [...] | 2005-12-16 06:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO RP |
05MANILA5864 | Avian Flu-Related Trade Restrictions on Poultry [...] This cable confirms delivery of ref A talking points to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It also provides information requested in ref A on poultry market trends and GRP import restrictions. The GRP appears to follow guidelines of the World O [...] | 2005-12-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
05MANILA5929 | INDONESIA ALLOWS ONE-YEAR TRANSITION TO REFLAG [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO |
05MANILA5950 | PHILIPPINES: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Post's 2005 narrative update of the Philippine portion of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report is provided below. The information is keyed to specific reftel requests. 2. (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, [...] | 2005-12-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS RP |
05MANILA5983 | TELECOM UPDATE: GRP ENCOURAGES INTERNET TELEPHONY [...] The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued recent rulings lowering entry barriers to encourage the development of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The decisions should reduce international rates but will have less impact on lucrative cellular services, which have ecl [...] | 2005-12-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ETRD ECIN RP APEC |
05MANILA6039 | TIP: TWO MORE TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO LIFE [...] (U) Summary: On December 27, a court in Metro Manila sentenced a husband and wife to life imprisonment for peddling victims -- including some minors -- into sexual servitude. A top GRP prosecutor (and former IVP grantee) spearheaded the government's legal team that netted the convictions. [...] | 2005-12-29 09:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP |
05MAPUTO1010 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT [...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...] | 2005-08-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF |
05MAPUTO1030 | MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM |
05MAPUTO106 | Mozambique: Request for FY 2005 ESF funding [...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for FY2005 to fund efforts to combat official corruption by promoting integrity and transparency within the public sector and to improve the investment climate by making the regulatory framework for resolving labor disputes more investment-friendly. Anti- cor [...] | 2005-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MZ KCOR ELAB ESF |
05MAPUTO1061 | MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON MZ |
05MAPUTO1062 | MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...] | 2005-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC |
05MAPUTO1086 | MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor (Convention 182). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically [...] | 2005-08-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ USAID |
05MAPUTO1101 | MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA FOOD AID [...] Although Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, its government has been successful in encouraging economic growth, attracting foreign investment and revitalizing several industries destroyed by the 16-year civil war. In spite of the recent growth, Mozambique still mai [...] | 2005-08-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID MZ ETRD |
05MAPUTO1112 | MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S [...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...] | 2005-08-29 15:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PINR KPAO MZ |
05MAPUTO114 | ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Overview of Request: Post is requesting ESF funding through G/TIP in the amount of $177,728 for a research and capacity building program. This project will have two key components: a) strengthening civil society efforts to combat trafficking in persons and b) identifying trafficking patterns i [...] | 2005-01-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ ESF |
05MAPUTO1140 | MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-02 06:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA |
05MAPUTO115 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC |
05MAPUTO1171 | MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...] | 2005-09-13 05:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR MZ EAID WTO |
05MAPUTO122 | CHISSANO PRAISES U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE TIES [...] On January 21, all official media, including radio and television, carried President Chissano's upbeat comments about the state of U.S.-Mozambican relations. Chissano spoke with reporters on January 19 at the Foreign Ministry, during a ceremony in his honor. The official daily Noticias (circul [...] | 2005-01-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO125 | MOZAMBIQUE: INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-26 08:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV MZ |
05MAPUTO1313 | MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006 [...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...] | 2005-10-07 10:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO1314 | MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT OF U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 11:29:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNGA |
05MAPUTO1315 | MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE ON WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) On October 6, Emboff discussed Mozambique's stance on WTO service negotiations with Ministry of Industry and Commerce National Director Luis Sitoe. Sitoe informed that Mozambique has not stated that its submission of a revised services offer is linked to negotiations of other aspects of th [...] | 2005-10-09 11:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1323 | MOZAMBICAN "IDOL" SHOW CELEBRATES NEW ORLEANS [...] SUMMARY. The United States received a huge vote of sympathy when Mozambique's most popular television entertainment program, the Fama Show, devoted a one-hour special to celebrating the spirit of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The September 26 live broadcast, base [...] | 2005-10-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO MZ |
05MAPUTO133 | MOZAMBIQUE: ACCUSED CARDOSO ASSASSIN ANIBALZINHO [...] Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, arrived in Maputo on January 22 and was taken into custody, after having been deported from Canada. In January 2003, [...] | 2005-01-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS MZ KCOR KCRM |
05MAPUTO1348 | ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE OF U.S. ARREST OF EX-USG [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO PINR ASIG CASC ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO1372 | MUSLIM IV SAYS AMERICAN ISLAM CAN TEACH MUSLIM [...] SUMMARY. The American experience subtly changes Islam for the better by erasing many of the schisms that plague Muslims elsewhere, according to returning International Visitor and Islamic Council member Bayano Valy. Leading a roundtable discussion at PAS based on his recent participation in th [...] | 2005-10-24 05:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OIIP KPAO KISL SCUL MZ |
05MAPUTO1395 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. BROOKE WILLIAMS [...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Ms. Brooke Williams, Econ/Poloff, to visit Johannesburg and Gaborone over the period October 10 - November 4, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Williams' travel is to attend the USDA Trade and Investment conference in Johannesburg and conduct consultations [...] | 2005-10-26 05:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV MZ |
05MAPUTO1404 | MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...] | 2005-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ |
05MAPUTO1408 | MOZAMBIQUE: MURDER OF DIRECTOR OF MAPUTO CENTRAL [...] On October 21 the Director of Maputo Central Prison, Jorge Microsse, was fatally shot in the Pequenos Libombos area of Boane district, about 40 kilometers outside Maputo city. According to press reports, Microsse was approached in his car by four armed men at approximately 1730 hrs as he stoppe [...] | 2005-10-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR KCRM MZ PGOV PHUM |
05MAPUTO1410 | MOZAMBIQUE - CHINESE FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN MAPUTO [...] On October 26 Mozambican authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel in Maputo's port, after it was found to be carrying an illegal catch of four tons of shark and tuna, according to press reports. The vessel, Da Yuan Yu 309, had docked at the port due to engine trouble. Mozambican authoriti [...] | 2005-10-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KCRM PREL CH MZ |
05MAPUTO1427 | AMERICAN IMAM CHALLENGES IMAGE OF A BUSH HOSTILE TO [...] SUMMARY. American Imam Darryl Wainwright's description of a President Bush not hostile to Islam was one paper's headline in an otherwise low-key whirlwind Ramadan visit to Maputo. Wainwright - a salesman by background -- portrayed American Muslims as mainstream and drawing from the well of com [...] | 2005-11-02 05:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KISL OIIP KPAO MZ |
05MAPUTO1449 | PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...] | 2005-11-04 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PO MZ |
05MAPUTO1463 | GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) MEETING ON [...] AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER (PM) LUISA DIOGO AND INCLUDED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALCINDA ANTONIO DE ABREU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RES [...] | 2005-11-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL SENV MA |
05MAPUTO1521 | MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...] | 2005-11-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ |
05MAPUTO1522 | MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA MZ |
05MAPUTO1528 | MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...] | 2005-11-21 07:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1532 | MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MZ |
05MAPUTO1548 | MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ |
05MAPUTO1562 | MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-02 10:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ |
05MAPUTO1569 | MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RETRIAL BEGINS; DEFENDANT [...] The retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, began on December 1 in the Maputo City court. Anibalzinho was previously tried in absentia and, in Jan [...] | 2005-12-06 12:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCOR PREL PHUM MZ |
05MAPUTO1586 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCOR KCRIM MZ |
05MAPUTO159 | THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] On February 1 Ambassador La Lime and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Leonardo Santos Simao signed the Protocol of Exchange for the instruments of ratification of the US-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty. The US-Mozambique BIT, formally known as the "Treaty Concernin [...] | 2005-02-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON BEXP MZ BIT |
05MAPUTO1594 | MOZAMBIQUE: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. Bank of Mozambique Denies Forced Conversion Rumors 3. Mozambique Moving Towards Tax Process Reform 4-5 [...] | 2005-12-13 05:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1609 | MOZAMBIQUE: POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 09:34:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL |
05MAPUTO161 | MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA NAMES NEARLY ALL OF [...] During the evening of February 3, one day after President Guebuza's inauguration (reftel),his office issued a press release giving the names of incoming ministers for nearly all of his cabinet (the individuals for three cabinet positions were not announced: Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Scie [...] | 2005-02-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO1610 | MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO: THE RUN UP TO HONG KONG [...] Per reftels, Embassy Maputo delivered demarches to appropriate level Mozambican officials regarding the U.S. Doha proposal. In addition, post placed under Ambassador La Lime's name an op-ed piece on Doha, which ran in local dailies and fax news sheets the week of December 5. The piece was fo [...] | 2005-12-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KPAO MZ WTO |
05MAPUTO1646 | PROCUREMENT REGULATION APPROVED WITH PREFERENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On December 13, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited procurement regulation, which is the result of work since 2002 by GRM officials, the donor community and the private sector. The approved language embodies compromises between many conflicting interests and is view [...] | 2005-12-22 11:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO165 | 2005 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND BUDGET REQUEST [...] Post appreciates receiving FY2004 DHRF funding in the amount of $76,000, an increase from $70,000 in FY2003. These funds have enabled the Embassy to engage a broader range of Mozambican civil society in our efforts to help consolidate democratization and improve human rights performance. For F [...] | 2005-02-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EAID DHRF |
05MAPUTO1650 | MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS [...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...] | 2005-12-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ |
05MAPUTO1651 | MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] On December 17, Deputy Econ/Pol Chief delivered reftel talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira gave no substantive response. 2. The Mozambican media ran a few short "gene [...] | 2005-12-23 06:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MZ |
05MAPUTO1658 | MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV MZ |
05MAPUTO170 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] Summary: Mozambique has made progress in strengthening its democratic institutions, but the country remains vulnerable to corruption and human rights safeguards are weak. In December 2004 Mozambique held its third general (presidential and legislative) election, as President Joaquim Chissano, [...] | 2005-02-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MZ DHRF |
05MAPUTO193 | MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) INTERIM REPORT ON [...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the present status of the 12 proposals that were awarded SSH funds for FY 2004 totaling USD 57,350. All projects are active. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ Project - SSH-04-656-001 - Water Well and Cistern Grantee - Associacao [...] | 2005-02-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
05MAPUTO2 | TRAFFICKING OF BANGLADESHI CITIZENS IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: In early December, 34 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Mozambican police under charges of illegal immigration after having flown into the country from the Comoros Islands on a chartered airplane. Mozambican newspapers reported that the Bangladeshis were on their way to [...] | 2005-01-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD MZ |
05MAPUTO201 | 2005 FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE - NOTHING LIKE THE [...] Summary. Repeated heavy rains inundated central and northern Mozambique in December 2004 and January 2005, provoking floods in late January along the Zambezi river, and raising water levels at the Cahora Bassa Dam to a potentially dangerous level. Many people living along the Zambezi were evac [...] | 2005-02-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR MZ |
05MAPUTO219 | FORMER INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN THE NEW MOZAMBICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-17 10:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL PGOV MZ |
05MAPUTO23 | BLUE LANTERN OFFICER - MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KSEP MZ ETCC |
05MAPUTO230 | NOMINATION FOR POLITICAL LES/FSNS TRAINING [...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Pervious Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: Cynthia Brown, Econ/Pol Officer, [...] | 2005-02-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN MZ PGOV |
05MAPUTO262 | MOZAMBIQUE CONTACTS: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel request, Post recommends the following Mozambican private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Sergio Chitara Executive Director, Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA) Tel. (+258)-1-311-734/5 Fax. ( [...] | 2005-02-27 08:35:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD KTDB MZ OPIC USTR WTO |
05MAPUTO275 | INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique made limited progress in expanding trade and investment under AGOA during 2004, but has potential to expand AGOA-related exports next year, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. There were AGOA success stories in 2004, such as Indian Ocean [...] | 2005-03-01 10:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO305 | 2005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...] | 2005-03-04 09:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD |
05MAPUTO308 | U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS [...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...] | 2005-03-07 09:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
05MAPUTO345 | 2005 AGOA FORUM INPUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO354 | CHILD MARRIAGE IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique's new Family Law, which entered into force in October 2004, sets the minimum age for civil marriage at 21 for those who marry without their parents' consent. Parental consent is compulsory for civil marriage for persons aged 18 through 20. With parental consent and under exceptional [...] | 2005-03-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN MZ |
05MAPUTO360 | MZ - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION COMPLETED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-18 09:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
05MAPUTO365 | RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANDREW PETKUN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-21 08:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO WZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
05MAPUTO378 | MOZAMBIQUE: GATHERING SUPPORT FOR AN [...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's new government is increasingly serious about addressing the issue of trafficking in women and children. At a trafficking in persons luncheon held at the Ambassador's residence on March 16, representatives of key government agencies and local non-governmental organizat [...] | 2005-03-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ |
05MAPUTO438 | MOZAMBIQUE - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
05MAPUTO439 | RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANTHONY CARROLL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO MZ ETRD |
05MAPUTO455 | ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - MZ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-08 10:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA |
05MAPUTO463 | EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO CRITICIZES COVERAGE OF [...] The international page of the April 11 edition of the official daily Noticias (circulation 80,000) carried an unattributed story headlined, "U.S. Media Coverage Harmful to Africa - according to Chissano." An informal translation follows: 2. Begin translation: North American media coverage o [...] | 2005-04-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC MZ |
05MAPUTO467 | SECURITY SURVEY OF MARRATANE REFUGEE CAMP - [...] As requested per reftel, a site security survey of the Marratane Refugee Camp in Mozambique was conducted on 12 April 2005. The following information outlines the findings of the survey. A. Interview Site The Marratane Refugee Camp is located approximately 15 km outside of Nampula city. Trav [...] | 2005-04-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC GV IT KE MO PREF |
05MAPUTO475 | MOZAMBIQUE -- LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] On April 13, in response to reftel A, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points from reftel B to Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). IACM is the regulatory body for the airline industry in Mozambique, housed within the Ministry of Transportation. Mr [...] | 2005-04-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER MZ EURN |
05MAPUTO476 | MOZAMBIQUE - PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF [...] On April 15, Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira, Head of UN Affairs in the Department of International Organizations at Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu would not be attending the April 28-30 Community of [...] | 2005-04-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO478 | MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: EC PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MZ UNESCO UN |
05MAPUTO510 | MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO [...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...] | 2005-04-21 04:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PGOV SMIG MZ |
05MAPUTO516 | MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION [...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...] | 2005-04-22 06:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO537 | SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES [...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...] | 2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF |
05MAPUTO538 | WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
05MAPUTO545 | MOZAMBIQUE: REQUEST FOR 2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] Summary. Post requests $20,000 for vocational training of refugees at the Marratane Refugee Camp in Nampula, northern Mozambique. The project will be carried out by World Relief, a NGO that has assisted refugees in Mozambique since 1998. With Ambassador's Fund assistance, World Relief would co [...] | 2005-04-29 09:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF MZ |
05MAPUTO552 | MOZAMBIQUE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TIFA WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON MZ TIFA |
05MAPUTO566 | EMBASSY MAPUTO SMALL PROJECTS FUND FOR [...] The following is response to Action Request (Ref A). 2.-- Project Title: Transit and Reintegration Assistance for Mozambican Women and Children Repatriated from South Africa -- Amount of Funding: 12,000 U.S. dollars -- Implementing Organization: FECIV - Institute for Civic Education -- Exp [...] | 2005-05-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCRM KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO603 | POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS [...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...] | 2005-05-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA |
05MAPUTO612 | MOZAMBIQUE: ICJ DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | MZ UNSC UNGA |
05MAPUTO647 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3 [...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...] | 2005-05-25 04:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ |
05MAPUTO655 | MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...] | 2005-05-26 11:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO |
05MAPUTO656 | CC MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL [...] On May 24 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated that the GRM would consider support for further reductions if it could be assured that cuts would not negatively impact assistance programs. Caifaz stated he would share [...] | 2005-05-26 11:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB MZ ILO |
05MAPUTO682 | MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...] | 2005-06-01 05:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS |
05MAPUTO73 | COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...] | 2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO74 | DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...] | 2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA |
05MAPUTO746 | MAPUTO EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED [...] On May 31, 2005, at approximately 1845, one AmEmb Maputo AmCit Diplomat and one FSN, were assaulted at gunpoint one block from the US Mission Public Affairs Office building and half a block from a local police station. The incident occurred when AmCit had given the FSN a ride home. After they [...] | 2005-06-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
05MAPUTO75 | Mozambique's FY05 BFIF Proposal [...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 30,223 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY05. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following three projects for FY05: --------------------------------------------- Project 1: Mozambique Entrepreneurship Forum ---------- [...] | 2005-01-13 04:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF |
05MAPUTO765 | MOZAMBIQUE: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO MZ UNESCO KSCI |
05MAPUTO791 | WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS - MOZAMBIQUE VIEWS [...] On June 23 Emboff spoke with Danilo Nala, Director for Internal Control at the Mozambique Customs Office (this is generally regarded as one of the top three positions at Customs.) Nala said that Mozambique has sent a three-member delegation to the Brussels conference, headed by the Director Ge [...] | 2005-06-24 05:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD MZ CTM |
05MAPUTO829 | BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS OBJECT TO DEDICATED MCC [...] (U) On June 30, the Dutch Ambassador and the Finnish Charge, the incoming and outgoing heads of the Group of 17 donors who provide budget support to the Mozambican government (GRM),called on Charge to deliver a letter expressing concern over the GRM's decision to set up a unit in the Planning [...] | 2005-07-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON MZ MCC |
05MAPUTO831 | MOZAMBIQUE CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF [...] On the weekend of June 25, Mozambique commemorated 30 years of independence from Portugal. In events attended by numerous foreign dignitaries and diplomats, President Guebuza reiterated his campaign promise to fight absolute poverty, crime and corruption. Recognizing the challenges that Mozamb [...] | 2005-07-05 13:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL MZ |
05MAPUTO833 | DEMONSTRATION FOR SUPPORT AGAINST POVERTY IN AFRICA [...] A demonstration was held in downtown Maputo on Saturday, July 2, 2005 to show support for efforts to fights poverty in Africa. 2. On Thursday, June 30, 2005, an unidentified man was interviewed on STV, a local television station. The man stated he was organizing a demonstration to be held a [...] | 2005-07-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO834 | MANY CONTRACT GUARD FORCE MEMBERS GO ON STRIKE IN [...] SUMMARY. On July 5, 2005, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut held a strike. Roving bands of striking guards and laid-off workers numbering approximately 20-25 each were going to each post to persuade the guards, either by force or intimidation, to abando [...] | 2005-07-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO836 | AMBASSADOR VISITS MATOLA MUSLIM SCHOOL [...] On June 16 the Matola Muslim School (Massjid Hamza) warmly welcomed its first visit by an American ambassador. Following up on his participation in last November's Iftar hosted by the Ambassador, the school's director and the most important Imam in Mozambique, Sheik Aminudine Muhammed, gave a [...] | 2005-07-06 05:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PINR PTER KISL MZ |
05MAPUTO846 | UPDATE ON STRIKING LOCAL GUARD FORCE MEMBERS [...] SUMMARY: As reported in Ref A, on July 5, 2005, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut held a strike. The strike has continued on July 6 and RSO expects the strike to continue for the next several days. The number of roving bands of striking guards and laid- [...] | 2005-07-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO850 | SECOND EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO GUARD STRIKE [...] Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 7, 2005, its second meeting in two days, to discuss local guard force members striking. Information from Refs A and C was shared with the EAC. The RSO gave a brief update on the latest known information concerning the strike which has ente [...] | 2005-07-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO860 | STRIKING GUARDS AGREE TO RETURN TO WORK [...] SUMMARY. As reported in Refs A through C, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut have been striking since July 5. As stated in Ref D, the EAC met again on July 8 both to discuss the latest guard strike situation and to discuss the London bombings and the Emb [...] | 2005-07-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO868 | FINAL EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO END OF GUARDS [...] Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 11, 2005, its fourth and final meeting since the many local guards began striking on July 5, 2005. As stated in Ref A, the guard union and Wackenhut signed an agreement which stated the guards would return to work and that the two entities [...] | 2005-07-11 16:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MZ |
05MAPUTO89 | FY05 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING REQUEST - [...] Post requests USD 65,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund in FY05. 2. Mozambique has experienced rapid economic growth for the past decade, registering an 8-10% increase in GDP per year. Further, the country's lead political parties, Frelimo and Renamo, on opposite sides during a [...] | 2005-01-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MZ SSH |
05MAPUTO925 | MAPUTO - ADDITION OF DIGITS TO ALL LANDLINE PHONE [...] As of 01 August 2005 TDM (Telecommunications de Mozambique) has announced a new land line telephone dialing structure. This change has been introduced in order for Mozambique to be in compliance with SADC standards. These standards require 8 digits for all telephone numbers. This change affect [...] | 2005-07-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA KRIM MZ |
05MAPUTO931 | MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC |
05MAPUTO942 | MOZAMBIQUE: ATTENDANCE AT SUMMIT AND 60TH UNGA - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA |
05MAPUTO98 | MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES [...] Econ/Poloff contacted Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Health, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA),regarding Mozambique's action on procedures for granting research, collection, and export permits for access to genetic resources, as requested by reftel. The following is based o [...] | 2005-01-19 12:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO MZ |
05MAPUTO990 | DEBRIEF OF MOZAMBIQUE'S PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] On August 11, 2005, AmEmb Maputo RSO staff met with the six Mozambican participants of the ATA/INL Police Executive Role in Combating Terrorism Course held July 25-29, 2005. All six of the participants were extremely enthusiastic about the course and were eager to attend the follow-on LEED cour [...] | 2005-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
05MARSEILLE102 | MARSEILLE SPARED URBAN UNREST DURING RECENT RIOTS: WHY? [...] Summary: Multiethnic and multiracial Marseille, home to about 200,000 Muslims, and one of the poorest cities in France, was largely spared the unrest that shook France in November. Why? Precisely because Marseille is a poor, multi-racial city, where the poor live in the center of town an [...] | 2005-11-29 11:15:00 | Consulate Marseille | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON FR |
05MARSEILLE103 | A NEW ERA FOR MONACO? [...] Prince Albert II of Monaco was officially enthroned on November 17 and the several days of festivities that followed coincided with Monaco's National day. Prince Albert assumed royal powers upon his father's death in April and was sworn in as Monaco's head of state on July 12. The solemn in [...] | 2005-11-30 13:22:00 | Consulate Marseille | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON MN |
05MASERU160 | DEMARCHE ON COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM LT UNHCR |
05MASERU182 | BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC [...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...] | 2005-04-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC |
05MASERU186 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [...] SUMMARY. The Commissioner of Police Mrs. 'Malejaka Evelyn Letooane paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on Wednesday April 7, 2005. Their discussion focused on the current security situation and public safety in Lesotho.The Ambassador expressed concerns about recent attacks on expatriate re [...] | 2005-04-12 13:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL LT |
05MASERU198 | LESOTHO'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] On April 14, Charge a.i. delivered the talking points in ref to MFA Deputy Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela. The DPS said that Lesotho will be represented in Santiago by its Ambassador to the U.S., Molelekeng Rapolaki, and Ms. M. Ranooe, Counselor -- Division of Europe and the Americas, MF [...] | 2005-04-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL LT |
05MASERU205 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LESOTHO [...] The Ambassador declares that a humanitarian disaster exists in Lesotho due to the continuing shortage of food. In essence, the conditions that created a humanitarian disaster starting in 2002 (ref E) and continuing in 2003-2004 (REF D) remain in effect: the drought continues and the situation [...] | 2005-04-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL LT |
05MASERU213 | LCN STAKEHOLDER REVIEW CONFERENCE - 13 TO 15 APRIL 2005 [...] SUMMARY. This is one of a series of messages on Lesotho's upcoming elections. The Lesotho Council of Non-governmental Organizations (LCN) organized an April 13-15 stakeholder review conference on the forthcoming local government elections. This was yet another initiative by LCN to enhance [...] | 2005-04-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
05MASERU214 | LESOTHO FACES UP TO ITS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Lesotho and the country's private sector held a three-day World Bank-sponsored Private Sector Development Forum from April 6-8, 2005 to identify and map out modalities for eliminating infrastructure, training, administrative and legal impediments to private sector g [...] | 2005-04-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LT AGOA |
05MASERU215 | POSITIONS DON'T CHANGE [...] This is one of a series of messages on Lesotho's upcoming elections. The tripartite meeting between the Government of Lesotho, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and 24 political parties took place on April 26 at the Convention Center. The convocation was facilitated by the diplomati [...] | 2005-04-26 15:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
05MASERU220 | OPPOSITION WILL NOT ENDORSE OR IMPEDE LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] The major opposition political parties have been holding a series of meetings regarding the imminent local government elections. On April 28, forty-eight hours before the polling, the leaders of eleven opposition parties held a final press conference to state that they would not "bless" these [...] | 2005-04-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
05MASERU224 | UN OBTAINS MASERU SECURITY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LT UN |
05MASERU237 | I.V. NOMINATION MRP WOMEN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-04 16:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL LT ECON |
05MASERU244 | FINAL RESULTS OF THE APRIL 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS [...] The final results of the local government elections held on April 30 have been released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The voter turnout was only 30%; participation by young voters seems to have been very limited. The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is reported [...] | 2005-05-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
05MASERU255 | EXPEDITED CLOSURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HIGH COMMISSION IN [...] The British High Commission has officially advised the Government of Lesotho of its intent to close the High Commission for business on May 31. Final closure is expected by August, 5 months in advance of the previously announced December date. We had been advised unofficially by the United K [...] | 2005-05-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UK LT |
05MASERU34 | LESOTHO ATTENDANCE AT AU SUMMIT [...] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole informed post January 20 that Lesotho's delegation to the AU Summit in Abuja, Nigeria would be as follows: Deputy Prime Minister Archibald Lesao Lehohla, Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Monyane Moleleki, MFA Deputy Principal [...] | 2005-01-20 14:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SF |
05MASERU394 | SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSAL RE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Charge met August 2 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki to deliver talking points in ref regarding the USG position on creation of a Human Rights Council. Charge noted, in particular, the flexibility of the USG on issues of the Council's size, mandate, and membership criteri [...] | 2005-08-02 09:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LT UNGA UNHCR |
05MASERU400 | LESOTHO LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] SUMMARY. Human Trafficking in Lesotho is not as high profile as it is in other countries and the problem appears to be relatively small in comparison to the situation in some other countries in the region. There is a concern among some Basotho, however, particularly those who work with women [...] | 2005-08-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM LT |
05MASERU404 | DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION RE: GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] Post notes that the conflict in Iraq and associated issues receive very little coverage in the media in Lesotho. The few media reports on these topics have not been critical of the USG. 2. Similarly, GOL representatives and other interlocutors rarely discuss such issues formally or informa [...] | 2005-08-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL LT |
05MASERU408 | ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF [...] Post has confirmed that the Lesotho Commissioner of Police will attend the 112th IACP Conference in Miami, Florida 24 to 28 September, 2005. Information requested in ref follows: NAME : Ms. 'Malejaka Evelyn LETOOANE RANK : Commissioner (equivalent to the rank of Li [...] | 2005-08-08 10:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LT SOCI |
05MASERU418 | GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS LESOTHO; WANTS INCREASED USG [...] SUMMARY. Chief of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Randall Tobias, visited Maseru on July 22 to observe HIV/AIDS programs supported by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Centers for [...] | 2005-08-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO PREL LT HIV |
05MASERU424 | CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Charge a.i. met August 17 with Stanley Damane, Director of the National Environment Secretariat in the Ministry of tourism, Environment, and Culture, to deliver the points and non-paper in ref. (Appropriate officials in the Ministry of Agriculture have not been available.) 2. Damane said [...] | 2005-08-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON LT |
05MASERU429 | LONG-AWAITED CREATION OF THE NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION [...] The Parliament of Lesotho unanimously passed the bill establishing the National AIDS Commission (NAC) on June 29, 2005. The legislation was subsequently given the Royal Ascent by the King, thereby transforming it into law on July 26 , 2005. The NAC Act will come into effect on its official pro [...] | 2005-08-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI KHIV LT HIV |
05MASERU531 | DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO [...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...] | 2005-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO |
05MASERU534 | HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS LT UNGA |
05MASERU545 | UN CEREMONIES UNDERSCORE U.S. GOALS [...] Lesotho headquarters of the United Nations kicked off its celebration of the UN ceremony with a program at the Maseru Convention Center. During the commemorative event, specific U.S. objectives such as poverty alleviation, Millennium Challenge goals and the war against HIV/AIDS were recognize [...] | 2005-10-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI KHIV OPRC SCUL LT UNGA |
05MASERU567 | LESOTHO: DEMOCRACY ACTIVITIES / SUCCESS STORIES [...] The Ambassador and DCM played important roles in counseling both the ruling and opposition parties during the country's first post-independence local elections, speaking at open forums, donor consultations, press conferences and in private meetings on the importance of free and fair elections [...] | 2005-11-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI KDEM EAID LT |
05MASERU571 | DONOR MEETING: MINISTER OF FINANCE'S PLAN FOR POVERTY [...] SUMMARY. At a recent meeting with donor and diplomatic community representatives, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Tim Thahane outlined his approach to boosting economic development and reducing poverty in Lesotho. The Minister advocated allocating more resources to productive secto [...] | 2005-11-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL LT MCC |
05MASERU578 | DEMARCHE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] On November 8 CAI met with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to deliver and discuss talking points in ref. Pitso Makosholo, Chief, Division of Europe and the Americas, also attended. 2. Charge prefaced his presentation of the points by noting Lesotho's participation in the AU P [...] | 2005-11-09 07:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LT UNHCR |
05MEXICO6479 | FELIPE CALDERON WINS PAN PRIMARY [...] Summary: Former Energy Secretary Felipe Calderon won PAN,s third regional primary election on Sunday, October 23 with 58 percent of the vote, and avoided a run-off election by winning just over 50 percent of the cumulative vote. Both former Interior Secretary Santiago Creel, once thought to b [...] | 2005-10-24 21:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MX |
05MILAN532 | US speaker Prof. Bruce Chassy. Program in [...] As part of a PA Milan U.S. Speaker Program, Prof. Bruce Chassy, Executive Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center, at the University of Illinois had a very intense five-day agenda, September 19-24, in Northern Italy - which included Milan, Venice, Treviso and Trieste - addressing divers [...] | 2005-11-23 13:26:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO ECON IT FAO |
05MINSK1013 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ Authorities Annul Two Weekly Papers' Registration 2. On August 22, Minsk authorities deregistered Denpress (i.e. the company that produces the independent we [...] | 2005-08-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1040 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 31, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliamentarians Extremely Critical of USG Response to Hurricane Katrina On September 1, Chairman of the Commission for [...] | 2005-09-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1052 | Lukashenko Continues His Slander Campaign [...] Summary: President Lukashenko continues to slander the U.S. and the Belarusian opposition via the state- controlled media on a daily basis. In recent speeches he has accused the U.S. and the West of trying to destabilize Belarus using the country's ethnic Poles as pawns and training revoluti [...] | 2005-09-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1086 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET TO BE IN EARLY SUMMER [...] Summary: The chair of the Central Election Committee (CEC) announced on August 30 that the 2006 presidential election would be held no later than July 20. The chair of the CEC explained the basic rules for an election campaign while not trying to hide her pro-Lukashenko attitude. She predic [...] | 2005-09-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
05MINSK1090 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 7, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Belarusian Trafficker Extradited from Spain On September 2, Spanish police arrested and extradited a Belarusian woman suspected of involvement in an inte [...] | 2005-09-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1129 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 14, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Opposition Congress Secures Location, But Wants More Following Lukashenko's instruction to Minsk city officials to assist the opposition 10+ coalition [...] | 2005-09-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1145 | Trade with Russia Falls under New VAT Rules [...] Summary: In January Belarus and Russia switched the way VAT on bilateral trade is paid. President Lukashenko and other GOB officials constantly state this change benefited Belarus, and bilateral trade has increased. However, the GOB's own statistics show a 8.9 percent drop in commerce with Be [...] | 2005-09-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
05MINSK1146 | Who's Taking over Djem Bank? [...] Summary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus admitted it misused the law to take control of the bank. It then revoked a number of Djem's licenses, demanding the bank return USD 16.5 million it loaned abroad to Belar [...] | 2005-09-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO |
05MINSK1163 | Bombing in Vitebsk [...] At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus. Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition. There were no fatalities and no Americ [...] | 2005-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO |
05MINSK1169 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 23, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. GOB Customs Service "Stays Outside Politics" On September 16, the State Customs Committee announced that the GOB has not ordered the Belarusian customs [...] | 2005-09-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1199 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 30, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Hail to Luka Youth! President Lukashenko signed a presidential edict on September 24 restoring the Soviet era name, Lenin Komsomol of Belarus, to the [...] | 2005-09-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1231 | New IISEPS Poll: Lukashenko Will Win, [...] Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on September 30. Similar to other polls, IISEPS confirmed that Lukashenko enjoys a large lead over his opposition and is trusted by the majority. However, many of the respondents indicated it was ti [...] | 2005-10-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
05MINSK1235 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Fines, Fines and More Fines On September 30, a Belarusian court ordered the nation wide independent weekly newspaper BDG Delovaya Gazeta to pay BYR 50 m [...] | 2005-10-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1262 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church Fined Again On October 7, a Minsk court fined New Life Church administrator Vasily Yurevich BYR 4,350,000 [USD 2,000] for organizing ill [...] | 2005-10-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1274 | No UNESCO Demarche [...] Post believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more ammunition for its anti-U.S. propaganda campaign. Post does not expect the GOB to support the U.S. position. 2. On October 13, Belarusian state television featured a short [...] | 2005-10-18 07:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO |
05MINSK1289 | NSG-India Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP BO |
05MINSK1291 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Approximately 100,000 Belarusians Unite in Solidarity Campaign On October 16, the "Free Belarus" Coalition, including Nikita Sasim, journalist Irina Kha [...] | 2005-10-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1312 | Belarus Unlikely to Help Pakistan with Mi-17 Parts [...] On October 27, Emboffs delivered reftel information to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS). Deputy MChS Minister Boris Baringolts said it was doubtful Belarus could supply the needed parts as his ministry had difficulty keeping its own h [...] | 2005-10-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PK PREF NATO MASS BO |
05MINSK1330 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Authorities Cancel Youth Forum, Youth Leaders Detained On October 22, authorities prevented a meeting of 85 leaders of youth organization from all the r [...] | 2005-10-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1348 | FREEDMON TO TRAVEL FREELY IN THEORY ONLY [...] Summary: In the past month, the GOB has taken a series of steps - including detentions at airports and borders, seizures at customs, travel bans, and refusals to issue exit travel permits - to prevent opposition leaders and activists from traveling abroad freely. The GOB's actions indicate a [...] | 2005-11-03 07:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
05MINSK1381 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 10, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Den Newspaper Sees Its Final Day On November 4, the Minsk City Economic Court upheld the decision to annul Denpress' registration for failure to operate [...] | 2005-11-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1393 | Minsk Obstinate on WTO [...] At a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing" Belarus' WTO membership. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich, who led the Belarusian delegation at the October 24 informal consultations in Geneva (ref B),told the p [...] | 2005-11-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
05MINSK1404 | GOB: "We're Peaceful, Friendly" [...] Summary and comment: In recent weeks Belarusian state owned television has aired several hostile and tendentious "news" programs accusing U.S. diplomats of espionage, orchestrating the political opposition, and trying to destabilize Belarus. State owned newspapers have carried similar stories [...] | 2005-11-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
05MINSK1406 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 18, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. State Distribution Lists Cuts Eleven Independent Newspapers On November 15, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta removed six more inde [...] | 2005-11-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1425 | GOB Forum Warns Against Investing in Belarus [...] Summary: On November 17 Econoff and Econasst attended an investment conference in Mogilev, eastern Belarus, hosted by local authorities. In traditional fashion, about half the speakers called for foreign and domestic investment to Mogilev. However, the rest of the speakers presented reasons n [...] | 2005-11-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV BO |
05MINSK1432 | Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from [...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...] | 2005-11-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO |
05MINSK1433 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church's Building is NOT a Cow Barn On November 17, the New Life Church filed its third application for registration at the address of the forme [...] | 2005-11-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1444 | Human Rights Day 2005 Plans [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
05MINSK1445 | Belarus: Energy Round-up [...] Summary: Post provides a number of energy topics of interest that were not otherwise reported. Natural gas issues will be reported separately. Included are: --Belarus Buys Russian Electricity, Not Ukrainian --Belarus Offers to Process, Rather than Ship, Kazakh Crude --GOB Wants More Russia [...] | 2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD BO |
05MINSK1458 | Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...] | 2005-12-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
05MINSK1462 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Stricter Laws on Discrediting Belarus On December 25, the lower house of PQliament overwhelmingly approved the first reading of amendments to Belarus' cr [...] | 2005-12-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1464 | LUKASHENKO STANDS ON HIS SOAPBOX FOR RUSSIAN [...] Summary: President Lukashenko spoke at a November 23 press conference with approximately 100 visiting Russian reporters from provincial media outlets. With his characteristically bizarre statements, Lukashenko criticized the Russians for stalling the creation of the union state, not helping B [...] | 2005-12-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1485 | GOB Seeks Meeting with U.S. Delegation During WTO [...] Following up on Ambassador's November 21 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich (reftel),the MFA on December 8 delivered a letter to Ambassador requesting the Embassy's assistance in arranging a meeting with a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the December 13-18 WTO M [...] | 2005-12-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
05MINSK1487 | INCSR Part I from Belarus [...] I. Summary. Belarus continues to grow in importance as a transit country for drugs. Local drug use and drug-related crime rates continue to increase. Belarus does not produce drugs for export, though it may be a source of precursor chemicals. With the help of other nations and organizations, B [...] | 2005-12-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
05MINSK1498 | Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration [...] Summary: While speaking to investment forum participants in Mogilev on November 17 (reftel),Trade Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Minsk Evgeniy Novozhilov explained why he believed economic integration of Belarus and Russia, as envisaged in the union state, has been slow. He blamed Belaru [...] | 2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BO |
05MINSK1518 | Belarus: MTCR Info Passed [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO |
05MINSK1524 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. --------- Elections --------- 2. "Ambassador's Residence is Opposition's Meetinghouse" - State TV On December 17, Post held its annual children's holiday party for U.S. Embassy staff at Ambassad [...] | 2005-12-21 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1547 | Women's Issues Working Group Launches Networking [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. On November 30, DCM hosted a reception for twenty Belarusian women leaders from all spheres in society Q political, civil, and business - to provide prominent and active women from all regions in Belarus with an opportunity to network and share i [...] | 2005-12-29 07:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
05MINSK1549 | Russia Gives the Gift of Cheap Gas [...] Summary: At a time when Gazprom is abrogating its supply contracts with other countries and raising gas prices for the recently democratic (Ukraine, Georgia),Belarus remains on the Gazprom gravy train for another year. On December 27, Gazprom and Beltransgaz (Belarus' domestic gas monopoly) s [...] | 2005-12-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD PGOV BO |
05MINSK1558 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ No Protection from Triple Jeopardy in Belarus 2. On December 20, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) overturned its own previous ruling and decided that the Belarusian Helsinki [...] | 2005-12-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK1561 | Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30) [...] This is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------- The Candidates -------------- All Eight Potential Candidates Registered, Now it Gets Hard 2. The Central Election [...] | 2005-12-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
05MINSK757 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Restricted Political Parties On June 29, the Belarusian Parliament amended a law further restricting political parties by [...] | 2005-07-13 05:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK790 | Lukashenko Tightens Control over Donations [...] Summary: On July 1 President Lukashenko issued edict 300, "On the Provision and Use of Donations." The document puts legal bounds on who can provide and receive donations in Belarus and for what purposes. It further restricts the provision of material support to any opposition political and pu [...] | 2005-07-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
05MINSK792 | Roma Update: Belarus [...] Summary: On July 5, the DCM met with Belarusian Roma leader Oleg Kozlovskiy. Kozlovskiy requested a meeting with the Embassy in order to share recent developments within the Roma community, while also reiterating continued concerns and problems. Belarusian authorities generally ignore the Ro [...] | 2005-07-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BO |
05MINSK793 | Lukashenko Has No Friends Or Money [...] Summary: Famous Russian journalist Oleg Poptsov recently interviewed President Lukashenko on the Russian TV channel "Tsentr". Poptsov, previously known for his pro-democratic stance, surprisingly agreed with Lukashenko on most topics and portrayed Lukashenko as an honorable president. Lukas [...] | 2005-07-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK794 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- Â [...] | 2005-07-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK810 | Polling Shows Street Name Fury [...] Summary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President Aleksandr Lukashenko, down 0.1 percent since April. The opposition candidate posing the greatest threat to Lukashenko, UCP leader Anatoli Lebedko, would receive 1.0 percent of the v [...] | 2005-07-22 10:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
05MINSK825 | NGO SAFETY NET SEVERED [...] Summary: On July 1, President Lukashenko signed edict 302, which significantly tightens the creation and limits the activities of funds, i.e. non-profit organizations without membership established for the advancement of social, cultural, educational and other purposes. Before the edict was sig [...] | 2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
05MINSK826 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Students to Serve State On July 19, the Gomel Regional Soviet adopted a 2005- 2007 program to engage youths in ideology, [...] | 2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK851 | THE BANKING SECTOR, BELARUSIAN STYLE [...] Summary: The banking system in Belarus is characterized by its underdevelopment, lack of foreign competition, and constant government interference. The Belarusian economy still relies primarily on cash as a settlement instrument. Cash outside the banking sector is the preferred method of paym [...] | 2005-07-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
05MINSK859 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 27, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. No Election Observation On July 21, Secretary of the Central Elections Commission Nikolai Lozovik stated the Belarus does [...] | 2005-07-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK939 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 03, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Statkevich Begins Sentence On July 29, opposition politician Nikolai Statkevich arrived in Baranovichi to serve his two-year restricted freedom sentence [...] | 2005-08-12 05:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MINSK941 | BANDAZHEVSKY RELEASED [...] Summary: Chernobyl researcher and doctor of radiology Yuri Bandazhevsky was released on August 5 after serving six years of chimia (supervised labor in a rural area),but he will remain on probation for another five months. Many viewed Bandazhevsky's trial and eight- year sentence for briber [...] | 2005-08-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
05MINSK951 | President Signs TIP Edict [...] Summary: On August 8 President Lukashenko signed the edict `On Preventing the Effects of TIP', which defines the status of trafficking victims and mandates measures to provide protection and medical care and to guarantee social security to these victims. The edict is another important step by [...] | 2005-08-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
05MINSK984 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 17, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Kyoto Protocol On August 15, Belarus joined the Kyoto Protocol. At the upcoming November meeting of participating countrie [...] | 2005-08-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
05MONTREAL110 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MEET SIX-HOUR DELAY AT [...] Summary. On Sunday, January 30, 2005, fifteen busloads of U.S. high school students were delayed for six hours at the St. Bernard-Lacolle (Lacolle) port of entry (POE) into Canada. The students were headed for a ski weekend at Mt. Tremblant. The tour organizer believes his group was trapped [...] | 2005-02-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS CASC ECON CA |
05MONTREAL123 | U.S-Canadian Law Enforcement Partnership [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-04 15:09:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PINS SOCI CA |
05MONTREAL167 | CAPE TOWN TREATY IMPLEMENTATION [...] SUMMARY: The Third Preparatory Commission meeting at ICAO in Montreal to facilitate establishment of new international aircraft finance registry made important progress. The Prep Com approved a contract with the registrar nominated by Ireland and selected by the Second Prep Com meeting, as [...] | 2005-02-14 12:44:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD AORC CA ICAO |
05MONTREAL221 | AMBASSADOR CELLUCCI'S FAREWELL VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-24 12:34:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CA |
05MONTREAL323 | CANADA DOWNGRADES ACCEPTANCE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO [...] Summary and action request. The Government of Canada has instituted an "administrative change" in its "acceptance" of diplomats representing their governments to ICAO. The category of acceptance (permission to remain in Canada) stamped in diplomatic passports has been downgraded from "diplo [...] | 2005-03-15 12:22:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP AORC EAIR CA ICAO |
05MONTREAL420 | INTERPOL SECGEN NOBLE'S MONTREAL VISIT; [...] Summary. CONGEN Montreal FSN Investigator and DHS/ICE Agent represented post at the March 31 conference luncheon hosted by Conseil des Relations International de Montreal (CORIM) in honor of Interpol Secretary General (SG) Ronald K. Noble. In remarks on the conference theme "Threats to Inte [...] | 2005-04-05 15:59:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SOCI PTER ASEC CA |
05MONTREAL437 | RESPONSE FROM ICAO'S CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE AND [...] US Acting Representative Frank Price met with the Canadian representative to ICAO, Ambassador Alain Dupuis, on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 to relay USG concerns with the Canadian Government's decision to change the status of ICAO representatives from "diplomatic" to "international" (reftel a). [...] | 2005-04-08 12:44:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KREC ODIP AORC EAIR CA ICAO |
05MONTREAL744 | MONTREAL MUSLIMS APPRECIATE DIALOGUE WITH [...] Summary. On June 2, Consulate staff (Consul General (CG),Public Affairs Officer (PAO),Consular Section Chief and FSN Public Affairs Assistant) met with ten representatives of various Muslim organizations and constituencies in Montreal, including the Algerian Cultural Center, the Islamic Co [...] | 2005-06-09 20:21:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL PHUM ASEC SOCI CA |
05MONTREAL776 | Welcome to the Montreal International Conference on Haiti [...] Post welcomes Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Roger Noriega and delegation to the Montreal International Conference on Haiti. 2. Control Officer Neill Krost will meet and assist Ambassador Noriega at the airport. His contact numbers in Montreal are: (514) 90 [...] | 2005-06-15 21:02:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV PINR CA |
05MUMBAI124 | INDIA TO EXTEND DUAL CITIZENSHIP TO MOST FORMER CITIZENS [...] (U) In a January 7 speech in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the GOI would extend Indian citizenship to all Indians who left the country after 1950 and had been naturalized in another country. Until recently, Indians lost their citizenship if they were naturalized elsewhere. Singh [...] | 2005-01-11 13:24:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IN GOI |
05MUMBAI2319 | SEX TRAFFICKING IN MADHYA PRADESH [...] (U) Development professionals in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) told Consul General and EconOff that the northwest corner of the state served as a steady source for sex workers, due to the existence of so-called "prostitute castes" in several villages. While these interlocutors [...] | 2005-12-13 04:42:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD SOCI ASEC PREF ELAB PREL IN |
05MUMBAI2427 | PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS [...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...] | 2005-12-30 05:00:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN |
05MUSCAT1002 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RICE'S VISIT TO THE REGION [...] The privately owned Arabic-language daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on June 21 under the headline "Rice's Tour And Lessons Of Democracy": "Secretary Rice said that her country made a mistake when it sought to achieve stability in the Middle East at the expense of democratization, and [...] | 2005-06-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1014 | MEDIA REACTION: FOREIGN RELATIONS, BRUSSELS, IRAQ, AND [...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on June 22 entitled "Distinguished Models Of Relations With Brothers And Friends": "Three recent models typify Oman's brotherly and friendly foreign relations. The first model is the 14th Session of the Oman/UAE Suprem [...] | 2005-06-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP PREL SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT1030 | OMAN ONLINE: SHOOTINGS, SCIENCE, AND STATESMEN [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-06-29 17:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI TSPL KCRM MU |
05MUSCAT1043 | MEDIA REACTION: THE OIC, CONCERTS, AND LABOR LAWS [...] The privately owned Arabic-language daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on June 29 entitled "Marginalization Is The Cause Of Misunderstandings": "The recently concluded meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Yemen was a useful forum to address common interests and con [...] | 2005-07-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP ELAB EAID MU |
05MUSCAT1061 | OMAN ONLINE: DISARMAMENT, DISCONTENT, AND DISSENSION [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-07-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1066 | TFUK01: OMAN CONDEMNS LONDON TERROR ATTACK [...] Oman News Agency (ONA) and all major Omani print and broadcast media reported July 8 a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denouncing the July 7 terror attacks in London. The text of the ONA report is as follows: (Begin text) An official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry yeste [...] | 2005-07-08 09:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC PTER MU |
05MUSCAT1067 | OMAN DENOUNCES MURDER OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-08 09:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC MU IZ |
05MUSCAT1089 | MEDIA REACTION: SUDAN, WAR, FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "Sudan on the Right Path": "After an interminable period of conflict, Sudan finally took a step forward when it decided to push ahead with a national compromise. This compromise serves as a lesson on how to [...] | 2005-07-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1092 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON [...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "The Search For Solutions To Violence": "Wars do not solve the phenomena of terrorism and violence. The solution requires a serious effort to understand terrorism's roots and causes. British PM Ton [...] | 2005-07-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP PTER PREL MU |
05MUSCAT11 | MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM TRIAL, ISRAEL, AND THE [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on December 30 under the title "You Too": "The United States is not insisting on the death penalty as punishment for the crimes against humanity perpetrated by Saddam Hussein. Yet Iraqi judges intend on prosecuting him to the f [...] | 2005-01-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1103 | OMAN ONLINE: IEDs, INTERFERENCE, AND IMMIGRATION [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-07-13 11:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT112 | OMAN: COMMENTS ON U.S. MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES [...] Per reftel instructions, this cable outlines the Embassy's assessment of market access priorities for U.S. service suppliers in Oman. 2. U.S. Market Access Priority by Sector (ranked from 1 to 5, with 1 as the highest priority and 5 as the lowest) and by informal ranking of relative market [...] | 2005-01-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV BEXP MU |
05MUSCAT1123 | INTO THE LION'S DEN: ADDRESSING THE COMMAND AND [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered his annual address to the Omani Command and Staff College on July 13, followed by an intense question and answer session. Fielding questions on a broad range of topics, including the war in Iraq, the legal status of Guantanamo detainees, the Palestinian-Israeli pea [...] | 2005-07-18 03:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KDEM KMPI KPAO XF MU |
05MUSCAT113 | OMAN ONLINE: AMENDING LAWS REGULATING FOREIGN WORKERS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...] | 2005-01-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1136 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL/PALESTINE; INFLUENCE AND [...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an editorial on July 15 under the headline "The Palestinian Conflict And Urgent Questions": "We are now witnessing an elected Palestinian political authority making successful decisions to peacefully fulfill the goals of its people. Howeve [...] | 2005-07-19 06:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP XF MU |
05MUSCAT1153 | OMANI OPINION MAKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST RELIGIOUS [...] Following the recent wave of violence in Iraq, including Omani denunciations of the terror attack in London and murder of the Egyptian ambassador-designate in Baghdad (ref B),there have been further statements by the government and press aimed at turning people away from extremist, violent re [...] | 2005-07-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PTER PGOV PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1154 | NEW JOURNAL TACKLES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION [...] "Our Daughters: Circumcision and Concealment" was the cover story in the inaugural issue of "Futoon" family magazine. The hardhitting article described the four types of surgical procedures in detail and recounted personal stories of how the procedure harmed the lives of four Omani women. T [...] | 2005-07-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI PHUM MU |
05MUSCAT1157 | OMAN ONLINE: MORE PARDONS, LESS PAPERS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-07-21 06:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1169 | OMAN DENOUNCES EGYPT TERROR ATTACK [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC EG MU |
05MUSCAT1171 | BIN ALAWI UPBEAT ON DEFEATING TERRORISM [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi extensively devoted his July 23 Renaissance Day remarks, typically used to review the ministry's achievements in the preceding year, to the international problem of terrorism. Speaking to Radio Oman's "Festival Nights" program from his r [...] | 2005-07-24 09:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC XF MU |
05MUSCAT1183 | MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH AND THE ROOTS OF TERROR [...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an op-ed piece by Mohammed Naji Amayrah on July 24 under the headline "The Sharm El-Sheikh Explosions And The Search For Actual Causes": "The explosions in Sharm El-Sheikh killed more than 80 people, most of whom were Egyptians. In the face [...] | 2005-07-26 09:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1184 | OMAN ONLINE: TERROR AND TANCREDO [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-07-27 03:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1191 | OPPENHEIMER OPTIMISM ON OMANI TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of Oppenheimer and Fitch Ratings on July 27 to discuss the "Blue City" tourism project and other economic developments in Oman. Potential linkages with Boston University and Oppenheimer of North America also surfaced during the meeting. E [...] | 2005-07-27 19:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT1214 | MEDIA REACTION: SHARM SUMMIT EXPECTATIONS [...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an editorial on July 31 entitled "By Protecting Egypt We Protect Ourselves": "Although the coming summit is an Egyptian summit made for Egypt, it is also created for the whole Arab world and for the protection of humanity... This summit is [...] | 2005-08-02 06:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1237 | CAMEL JOCKEY AGE LIMITS INCREASED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ETRD ELAB PREL KOCI SCUL MU UNICEF |
05MUSCAT1243 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, SUDAN, AND REFORM IN THE ARAB [...] Issa Al-Zedjali, editor in chief of Arabic daily "Al- Shabibah," wrote an editorial on August 7 under the headline "Americans Begin Losing Control in Iraq": "The Iraqi crisis is getting worse day by day, and there is no let up in sight. The commander of the American forces in Iraq has acknow [...] | 2005-08-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU |
05MUSCAT125 | MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: DISASTERS, DISTRUST, AND [...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on January 23 entitled, "Disasters Get Smaller Except in Iraq and Palestine": "It is said that disasters seem smaller with the passage of time, but it is more likely that our hopes grow larger to erase the pain caused by disa [...] | 2005-01-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1272 | MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" featured an editorial on August 10 entitled "Issues Blocking Efforts for Drafting Iraqi Constitution": "There are many difficult issues and complicated questions facing the drafting committee of the new Iraqi constitution. Conflicting political pow [...] | 2005-08-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU |
05MUSCAT1278 | OMAN ONLINE: TAYBAH, TERROR, AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-08-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1289 | CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1291 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA [...] Essa bin Mohammed al-Zedjali, owner of the Arabic daily "al- Shabibah," penned an op-ed piece in the August 21 issue (which was translated and reprinted in its sister English-language daily "Times of Oman") entitled "Sharon Replaces Gaza With West Bank": "The dismantling of the settlements in [...] | 2005-08-22 07:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1305 | OMAN ONLINE: REPORTING EVACUATIONS AND VACUOUS REPORTING [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-08-24 14:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1321 | MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, THE WEST, AND IRAQ [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" featured an editorial on August 29 entitled "The Other Side Of Gaza Disengagement": "The world has now started to realize Sharon's real intentions after disengaging from Gaza. He immediately began building a discrimination wall around Jerusalem in [...] | 2005-08-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU |
05MUSCAT1341 | OMAN ONLINE: PREAMBLES, PLANES, AND PRAYERS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-09-05 05:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1356 | MEDIA REACTION: HURRICANE KATRINA, PALESTINE [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "The Moment Of Truth" on September 3: "The entire world sympathized with the victims of Hurricane Katrina, despite the differences of political opinion that exist between the U.S. and the rest of the world. However, [...] | 2005-09-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1360 | OMAN ONLINE: HURRICANES AND HIGH REGARD [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-09-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1381 | MEDIA REACTION: 9/11, ISRAEL, AND UNITED NATIONS REFORM [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Silence Followed By A Question" on September 12: "The whole world mourns the victims of 9/11 in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. However, after a respectful minute of silence, the world will want to raise qu [...] | 2005-09-13 05:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1397 | OMAN ONLINE: BLOTS, BROADCASTS, AND BOATS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-09-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1413 | MEDIA REACTION: THE NEED TO DEFINE TERRORISM [...] On September 18, privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" featured an editorial entitled "Oman's Call To Define Terrorism": "Demanding a clear definition of terrorism, and differentiating between terrorism and legal resistance, was the main demand made by the Sultanate in its speech at the UN [...] | 2005-09-19 12:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT142 | ELECTIONS ESTABLISH OMAN'S FIRST WORKERS' [...] Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor William Clatanoff recently met with officials at the Oman Ministry of Manpower and the Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry to discuss trade and labor- related issues. While talks focused on Oman's first elected workers' repr [...] | 2005-01-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1437 | OMAN ONLINE: LOW-SPEED INTERNET, UN SPEECH, AND CHARITY [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-09-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1442 | THE INN CROWD [...] (U) Summary: A sprawling new Muscat resort complex slated for a soft-opening in November shoulders high expectations for raising Oman's international profile as a tourist and conference center destination, adding jobs to the economy, and alleviating a winter shortage of hotel rooms and confer [...] | 2005-09-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR MU |
05MUSCAT1444 | MEDIA REACTION: VARIOUS VIEWS OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE [...] On September 23, the privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Who Will Protect The Palestinians From Sharon's Threats?": "The gap continues to widen between Palestinian and Israeli behavior. Israel insists on the methods of violence, forced arrests, and destr [...] | 2005-09-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1481 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, THE SUPERPOWERS, AND PALESTINE [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Could the Tug Of War Succeed In Politics?" on October 1: "The tug of war between the West and the Islamic Republic of Iran over Tehran's nuclear program seems dangerous, but it might actually be a successful policy. [...] | 2005-10-04 05:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KPAL NOTAG IS |
05MUSCAT1482 | OMAN ONLINE: STORMS, WEAPONS, ALIENS, AND DIPLOMATS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-04 05:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT149 | OMAN ONLINE: DOLLARS AND DISTORTIONS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...] | 2005-01-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1499 | OMAN ONLINE: FREE TRADE (AND FREE TAYBAH!) [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT150 | FTA PREPARATION: MEPI-FUNDED SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE [...] (SBU/NF) A recent MEPI-funded seminar in Muscat on Trade in Services attracted over 75 participants from a dozen Omani government agencies as well as the private sector. The highly interactive two-day event revealed several areas of concern leading up to the March opening of free trade agreem [...] | 2005-01-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP KMPI EFIN EINV ECON PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1512 | MEDIA REACTION: NOBEL PRIZE, IRAN, MIDDLE EAST [...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on October 9 entitled "Has Alfred Nobel's Mission Been Achieved?": "Granting the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Dr. Mohammed al-Baradei, is in itself a noble message. However, we [...] | 2005-10-10 12:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1524 | OMAN ONLINE: DEMOCRACY AND IRRESPONSIBILITY [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective [...] | 2005-10-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1525 | ALL JAZZED UP IN OMAN [...] From September 24-27, the Mike del Ferro Trio, plus vocalist Adrienne West, conducted a highly successful series of performances and workshops in Muscat. Under the auspices of the "American Voices" program, the group introduced jazz, swing, and blues to a wide range of Oman's citizens, and eve [...] | 2005-10-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC MU |
05MUSCAT1540 | OMAN SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) As requested in several demarches, the Omani government gave strong public encouragement for the Iraqi constitutional referendum process in the days leading up to the October 15 balloting. Editorials have hailed the referendum as a historic opportunity to secure future Iraqi stability, [...] | 2005-10-15 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC IZ MU |
05MUSCAT1549 | MEDIA REACTION: REFERENDUM IN IRAQ [...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic daily, ran an editorial on October 17 entitled "After The Iraqi Constitution": "An unofficial announcement suggests that sixty-six percent of the Iraqi people have approved a constitutional referendum, despite overwhelming opposition from Sunni Arabs. If ( [...] | 2005-10-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU |
05MUSCAT1565 | OMAN READY TO SIGN MEGAPORTS/CSI DOP [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi informed the Ambassador on October 17 that the Omani government is ready to sign the Department of Homeland Security's Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the Department of Energy's Megaports Initiative combined Declaration of Princ [...] | 2005-10-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM MNUC PREL KSTC KNNP MU |
05MUSCAT1577 | OMAN ONLINE: CONSTITUTIONS, COLONIALISM, AND CACOPHONY [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2005-10-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI KISL MU |
05MUSCAT1588 | MEDIA REACTION: MEHLIS REPORT, ARAB LEAGUE, AND SYRIA [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" ran an editorial on October 23 entitled "About The Mehlis Report": "The Mehlis report was well-received in Lebanon, but it would have been better for Mr. Mehlis to provide us with a comprehensive report, supported by substantial evidence and buttre [...] | 2005-10-25 04:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1589 | OMAN MEDIA PLAY: U.S. SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-25 04:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1597 | OMAN'S RESPONSE TO WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL [...] Per reftel request for information on Oman's compliance with new regulations governing wood packaging material, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed its response through diplomatic correspondence dated October 24, 2005. 2. Begin informal translation of the operative paragraphs: "The [...] | 2005-10-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD MU ESTH |
05MUSCAT1606 | INDIAN OVERSTAYERS OFFERED EASY OUT [...] The Indian Embassy has announced that it has struck a deal with the Omani Ministry of Manpower to facilitate the exit of all Indian nationals currently in Oman on expired employment visas. The move comes as a welcome reprieve to thousands of unemployed Indians incapable of paying overstay fi [...] | 2005-10-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU |
05MUSCAT1608 | OMAN ONLINE: HOT TOPICS FROM AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, AND [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2005-10-26 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1634 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/SYRIA AND ISRAEL/PALESTINE [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" ran an editorial on October 31 entitled "Will The Iraq Scenario Be Repeated?": "Perhaps the fears of Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister are justified regarding a UN Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force against Damascus, particularly in [...] | 2005-11-01 04:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT164 | A DAY AT THE (CAMEL) RACES [...] (SBU/NF) In contrast to the high-stakes commercial camel racing popular elsewhere in the Gulf, camel racing in Oman is a decidedly more humble, traditional event primarily practiced by rural Bedouin tribes. PolOff recently attended a typical race in Oman's dusty Sharqiyah region, observing h [...] | 2005-01-31 02:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SCUL PGOV ELAB MU |
05MUSCAT1643 | OMAN ONLINE: ELECTRIFYING THE SULTANATE [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2005-11-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1703 | MEDIA REACTION: AMMAN BOMBINGS, ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS, AND [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" featured an editorial on November 11 under the headline "Terrorism Strikes Again" [Note: as reported reftel, the Omani government issued a strong condemnation of the terrorist bombings on November 9. End note.]: "Terrorism has struck again - this tim [...] | 2005-11-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT1746 | OMAN ONLINE: BARBARIANS, BAD SHOWS, BIG BROTHER, AND [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2005-11-22 20:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT1871 | OMAN ONLINE: SUICIDE, SHEIKAHS, AND STRIKES [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2005-12-15 17:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT194 | OMAN ONLINE: OMANI DETAINEES AND IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majara" -- are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor [...] | 2005-02-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT206 | MUSCAT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL [...] Arabic and English language print media in Oman gave extensive coverage to President Bush's State Of The Union Address, particularly the sections of the speech relating to Iraq and the Middle East Peace Process. Most coverage focused on his warnings to Iran and Syria. Many articles were critic [...] | 2005-02-07 05:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP PREL MU |
05MUSCAT209 | CAMEL RACING, FROM TOP DOWN TO BOTTOM UP [...] (SBU/NF) During a February 3 camel race organized by prominent Omanis and Emiratis, the Ambassador heard directly from the senior royal family member heading Oman's Camel Federation on why abuses of camel jockeys that reportedly take place in the UAE are absent in Oman. The official cited tha [...] | 2005-02-08 04:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SCUL PGOV ELAB MU |
05MUSCAT212 | CHANCE FOR PEACE AND A GENERAL'S CALLOUS COMMENTS [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 7 under the title, "Abu Mazen's Historic Opportunity": "There is a `historic opportunity' to resolve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas created this opportunity when he succeeded [...] | 2005-02-08 09:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT227 | OMAN ONLINE: PRAISE FOR HM, CRITICISM FOR THE FESTIVAL [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-02-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT233 | OMAN: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORK OUTREACH ON SECTORAL INITIATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | MU NOTAG |
05MUSCAT25 | OMAN DELIVERS TSUNAMI AID TO SRI LANKA [...] As reported in reftel B, the government of Oman has offered to facilitate the delivery of private contributions to tsunami victims in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. On January 4, the first Omani flights carrying relief supplies left the Sultanate for Colombo. The flights, with more to follow in t [...] | 2005-01-05 09:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV PREL CE MU |
05MUSCAT271 | OPPORTUNITY FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, THE SECRETARY'S [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 12 entitled, "The Necessity of Ending Confrontation": "Israel and Palestine have agreed -- yet again -- to end violent confrontations between their respective citizens. Similar commitments to peace have been swept a [...] | 2005-02-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT272 | OMAN - CARTAGENA PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION STATUS UPDATE [...] During a January meeting with the U.S. Agricultural Trade Officer, Oman's Director General (DG) of Specifications and Measurements at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry reconfirmed that Oman remains in the process of developing bio-safety standards to comply with its Cartagena Protocol obligat [...] | 2005-02-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO MU ESTH |
05MUSCAT28 | OMAN ONLINE: CHATROOM CREDIBILITY, CLASS CHOICES [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...] | 2005-01-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT281 | OMAN ONLINE: CALL TO BOYCOTT US GOODS AND ANOTHER [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-02-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI ETRD MU |
05MUSCAT294 | IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, LEBANON, AND IRAQI STREET NAMES [...] On February 20, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial entitled, "Distribution of Roles": "In recent statements, the American administration denied the accusation that they are going to use military force against Iran in an effort to stop what they term `military nuc [...] | 2005-02-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT306 | TELECOMS MOVEMENT IN OMAN [...] In the ref B digital video conference between USTR and Omani government telecommunications officials, Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (TRA) pledged that the award of an operating license to a competing mobile phone operator was "imminent." On February 19, Sultan Qaboos promulgated [...] | 2005-02-23 03:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KPRV ETRD MU |
05MUSCAT322 | OMAN SEEKS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE CANDIDATE TO LAW OF [...] This is an action request for OES/OA - please see para 3. 2. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a circular to resident diplomatic missions on February 16 requesting support for its candidate to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The salient portions of the [...] | 2005-02-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TPHY PREL PINR MU |
05MUSCAT328 | OMAN ONLINE: NO INTERMINGLING OF GIRLS AND BOYS; [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-02-27 11:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT355 | FIRST ANNIVERSARY FOR AMERICAN CORNERS IN OMAN [...] NEA's first American Corner, hosted by Muscat's Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS),recently celebrated its first anniversary. The Ambassador addressed students and faculty of MCBS on the role of the Corner in providing accurate and authoritative information about the United States [...] | 2005-03-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT368 | OMAN ONLINE: U.S. BEHIND ARRESTS; HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT375 | CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AT MUSCAT FESTIVAL [...] Embassy Muscat recently co-sponsored a month-long "Children's Art Workshop" at the Muscat Festival, attracting over 4,200 children and adults whose enthusiasm for this unique program augurs well for it becoming a permanent feature of the annual festival. Forging new ties with Muscat Municipa [...] | 2005-03-05 09:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM PREL SOCI SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT398 | AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS, AN ARAB SUMMIT AND THE ISRAELI- [...] On March 5, the Privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial by Atif Abul Jawad, an Egyptian journalist entitled "The Sad Joke": "The 2004 Human Rights Report published by the U.S. Department of State is an expos on the status of human rights world wide. However, one of the u [...] | 2005-03-08 05:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT402 | FEMALE CIRCUMCISION IN OMAN [...] According to a survey conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization in conjunction with the Ministry of Health (MOH),almost 80 percent of young Omani males and females believe that female circumcision (aka female genital mutilation, or FGM) is "nec [...] | 2005-03-08 06:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI PHUM MU |
05MUSCAT406 | WMD AWARENESS COURSE FEEDBACK [...] The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program sponsored a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Awareness workshop held in Muscat from February 26 to March  [...] | 2005-03-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KSTC ETTC PARM PREL MU |
05MUSCAT413 | CHILD MARRIAGE: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT428 | OMAN ONLINE: THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND THE FTA [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT444 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: FULL OF PRAISE FOR FTA [...] On March 12, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "Welcoming the FTA Negotiations": "Concluding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States will eventually reduce the competitive pressure on Omani merchants to [...] | 2005-03-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT450 | MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN POLICY YESTERDAY AND TODAY, [...] On March 13, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial by Sa'ud al-Ansi, former Chief of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, entitled "America, The Past And The Present" that reads as follows: "U.S. policy toward the Arab World is really a numb [...] | 2005-03-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT466 | OMAN ONLINE: FEMALE PRAYER LEADER, ACTIVE EMBASSY GRIST [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-16 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT471 | MUSCAT BOOK FAIR: SALES DOWN, LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary: Embassy Muscat exhibited 85 American titles at the Muscat International Book Fair. We sold a total of 120 Arabic-language books, down from previous years. We plan to substantially increase the number of English titles we offer next year. End summary. --------------------------- [...] | 2005-03-19 02:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP TSPL MU |
05MUSCAT489 | OMAN ONLINE: DOHA BOMBING AND VERDICT IN ATTEMPTED [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT490 | MEDIA REACTION: SHARON AND PALESTINIAN COMMITMENTS, [...] On March 19, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Sharon's Dilemma is Growing": "The Palestinian commitment to stop attacks against Israel -- provided Israel stops its hostile actions against the Palestinians -- has put real pressure on Sh [...] | 2005-03-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT495 | SPECIAL OMAN ONLINE: A/USTR NOVELLI DEMYSTIFIES FTA [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-26 07:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT522 | MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT, ISRAELI MACHINATIONS, AND [...] On March 25, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial entitled "The Positive Algerian Summit": "Despite the absence of public enthusiasm for the Arab summit, its outcome was positive. The summit made any peace initiative contingent upon Israel's withdrawal from Arab t [...] | 2005-03-30 03:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT532 | OMAN ONLINE: DEFENDING ARRESTEES, TRUSTING THE [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-03-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT536 | EDUCATION FAIR PROMOTES STUDY IN U.S. [...] Summary: Embassy Muscat and U.S. Educational Group organized an educational fair to correct misperceptions about pursuing higher education in the United States and to inform Omani students of the high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that U.S. universities provide. Fourteen U.S. u [...] | 2005-04-02 05:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO PREL MU |
05MUSCAT56 | MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: TSUNAMI, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 6 entitled "Media Compassion And The Tsunami Crisis": "We should note the outstanding coverage that the Western media gave to the tsunami crisis. It was more than just a headline. They offered 24-hour coverage of the [...] | 2005-01-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT560 | MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE ARABS, LOSS [...] On April 2, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "The Third Sorrow": "We have healed from our first wound which was Iraq, we are still smarting from the situation in Darfur, but now it seems a third wound is being inflicted on us Arabs as a collective. This [...] | 2005-04-06 06:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT561 | AMERICAN CORNERS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] Embassy Muscat facilitated videoconferences (DVCs) on African-American literature at two American Corners to commemorate Black History Month. Dr. Dan T. Carter, a professor at the University of South Carolina, spoke on the "U.S. Civil Rights Movement," and poet and novelist Natasha Tretheway [...] | 2005-04-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT562 | DVC - ELECTIONS KEY TO POSITIVE CHANGE IN IRAQ [...] Embassy Muscat held a digital videoconference with Dr. Phebe Marr, Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, on the impact of the Iraqi elections on the future of Iraq. Dr. Marr acknowledgopined that the elections were flawed and that sectarian issues played a prominent role in [...] | 2005-04-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL IZ MU |
05MUSCAT567 | OMAN ONLINE: SEEKING JOBS AND DEFENDING ARRESTEES [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-04-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT568 | BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS IN AMERICA AND [...] The Omani participants in the 2004 MEPI-funded "Business Internship Program (BIP) for Young Middle Eastern Women" were guests of honor at a recent dinner celebrating International Women's Day. Three of the four BIP participants shared the highlights of the program with the other guests, inclu [...] | 2005-04-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM KWMN MU |
05MUSCAT59 | ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI AID [...] As reported in ref B, the government of Oman has offered to facilitate the delivery of private contributions to tsunami victims in the Indian Ocean region. Since an initial SIPDIS shipment of 41 tons of aid, the government of Oman has committed to shipping over 300 tons of relief supplies. [...] | 2005-01-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL AEMR CE ID MU |
05MUSCAT597 | MEDIA REACTION: SETTLEMENT EXPANSION IN PALESTINE, HATE [...] On April 7, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Sharon's Projects to Where?" "Despite the Palestinian leadership's insistence that Sharon withdraw from the Gaza strip, it appears that he will once again ignore their requests and go against his previously c [...] | 2005-04-12 02:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT618 | OMAN ONLINE: TOURISM IN OMAN AND SECRECY IN TRIAL OF [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-04-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT619 | OMAN: FOLLOW UP ON LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER MU |
05MUSCAT643 | MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, A NEW ROAD [...] On April 15, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "The Iraqi Government's Huge Task": "The soon to be announced Iraqi government has a huge mission before it. It must bring security and stability to Iraq, as well as revive the Iraqi soul and strengthen the sens [...] | 2005-04-19 02:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ XF MU |
05MUSCAT67 | OMAN ONLINE: KUWAITI PARLIAMENT VS. OMANI MAJLIS AL- [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...] | 2005-01-13 07:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT675 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN INGENUITY IMPRESSES OMANIS [...] Embassy Muscat brought a New York-based historical exhibition entitled "Black Inventions: Made in the USA," to Oman for its international debut, first in Salalah and then in Muscat. The collection of original artifacts and replicas of items invented by African-Americans reminded audiences of [...] | 2005-04-25 05:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT676 | OMAN ONLINE: ARRESTEE TRIAL AND AL-HURRAH INTERVIEW WITH [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-04-25 06:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SOCI SCUL MU |
05MUSCAT68 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR OMAN [...] Following is the text of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for the Sultanate of Oman. 2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum, which accounted for about 66.9 percent of government revenue by October of FY 2004. Oman's proven recoverable oil reserves are e [...] | 2005-01-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KTDB MU |
05MUSCAT690 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI DUPLICITY AND AMERICAN DEMAND [...] On April 21, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "A Strange Position": "The duplicity of the American position toward Israel hurts the prospects of peace in the region. While it is true that America has called for Israel to stop building new settlements, i [...] | 2005-04-27 04:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT697 | SPECIAL OMAN ONLINE: A/S HARTY RESPONDS TO AL-SABLAH [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-04-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SOCI PREL MU |
05MUSCAT698 | OMAN ONLINE: DEBATING THE TRIAL [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-04-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT715 | OMANI IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS: LURCHING FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: The Omani government stepped up its IPR enforcement efforts in April with the confiscation of tens of thousands of pirated DVDs and CDs in one of Muscat's commercial districts. This crackdown comes as part of an ongoing effort to curb piracy in the Sultanate, according to Ministr [...] | 2005-05-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PGOV MU |
05MUSCAT717 | MEDIA REACTION: PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SECURING THE [...] On April 26, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "Peace in the Middle East": "As a powerful country, the United States has a moral and legal responsibility to seek the best possible solutions for regional political problems and pressures. When people are su [...] | 2005-05-03 02:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT743 | OMAN ONLINE: VERDICTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-05-04 15:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI PGOV MU |
05MUSCAT764 | OMAN ONLINE: SHINAS SHOOTING, EQUALITY, AND ARRESTS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-05-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT766 | OMAN APPOINTS -- NOT ELECTS -- ILO DELEGATION [...] In an unexpected turn of events on May 4, the Minister of Manpower retreated from promised committee-wide elections and instead personally appointed a National Committee to represent Omani labor interests at the International Labor Organization (ILO) Conference in June. Disappointed, workers [...] | 2005-05-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KMPI PREL ECON PHUM PGOV MU |
05MUSCAT767 | MEDIA REACTION: ABU GHRAIB SENTENCES, REGIONAL [...] On May 7, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Rewards for the Abu Ghraib Scandals": "The trials of the American military officers involved in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal passed almost unnoticed by the Arabs, as if nothing had ever happened. The paltry p [...] | 2005-05-14 02:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT770 | OMAN ONLINE: SHINAS SHOOTING, EQUALITY, AND ARRESTS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-05-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT777 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ALLEGATIONS OF QUKRAN [...] The three major Arabic-language dailies in Oman - the government-owned "Oman" and the privately-owned "Al Watan" and "al-Shabiba" - all carried reports of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. Front-page coverage of the allegations appeared in the Thursday [...] | 2005-05-15 02:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT795 | MEDIA REACTION: DESECRATIONS, OPERATIONS, MACHINATIONS [...] Two pieces on the alleged Quran desecration at Guantanamo Bay appeared on the editorial page of the privately-owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" on May 15. The first, entitled "Quran Desecration and al-Aqsa," was written by Lebanese columnist Zuhair Majid: "It is a season of desecration for all [...] | 2005-05-17 05:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT802 | OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION [...] The Embassy e-mailed copies of the May 16 Washington File to all six major daily newspapers in the Sultanate, and hand- delivered the article entitled "Newsweek Report of Quran's Desecration Called Erroneous (Pentagon says report is wrong, magazine expresses regret)" to the editors of each news [...] | 2005-05-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP KISL MU |
05MUSCAT819 | OMAN ONLINE: THE QURAN, THE COLLEGE, AND THE COPS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...] | 2005-05-21 02:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT833 | OMAN WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY OF JUDGE TO LAW OF SEA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TPHY PREL MU |
05MUSCAT842 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY, MEDIA MISTAKES, AND IRAQ [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial on May 17 entitled "The Limits of Democracy": "The trend among most societies nowadays is to concentrate on the large-scale spread of democracy. Public participation, freedom of thought and expression, and the preservation of indi [...] | 2005-05-24 04:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT852 | OMAN ONLINE: WISHING FOR REFORM; MOANING ABOUT MINISTER; [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-05-25 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT866 | MEDIA REACTION: LAURA BUSH, ABU MAZEN, AND FREEDOM [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an article by Dr. Ali Abdulkarim bin Ali bin Jawad on May 25 entitled "Laura Bush's New Title?": "Laura Bush's speech, in which she called on the people of the Middle East to cooperate for a brighter future, was notable for its positive and re [...] | 2005-05-30 09:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT888 | OMAN ONLINE: FIERY WORDS FOR THE GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-06-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI EIND PGOV IZ MU |
05MUSCAT909 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINE, MAJLIS AL-SHURA, IRAQ [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" ran an editorial on June 4 under the headline "The Need To Tidy Up The Palestinian House": "Despite Abu Mazen's efforts to tidy up the Palestinian house -- especially its security apparatus -- it seems that there are still some Palestinians intent on [...] | 2005-06-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT926 | OMAN ONLINE: FLOWERS, SPEECHES, AND BOOKS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-06-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
05MUSCAT929 | DR. EDWARD GRAHAM: A WISE INVESTMENT FOR OMAN [...] PA Muscat organized a one-hour digital videoconference (DVC) with Dr. Edward Graham, Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics, on June 7, 2005 at the Embassy. Revolving around the topic of foreign direct investment (FDI),and optimally timed to take advantage of the anticipate [...] | 2005-06-10 10:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT950 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRAISE FOR THE PARDONS [...] Summary: All of Oman's major daily newspapers carried front- page coverage of the June 9 decree by Sultan Qaboos pardoning the thirty-one Ibadhi Muslims convicted last month of belonging to a secret organization and seeking to overthrow the state. The SIPDIS newspapers universally lauded th [...] | 2005-06-13 01:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP KISL PGOV PINS MU |
05MUSCAT961 | MEDIA REACTION: AMERICA'S IMAGE, G-8 DEBT RELIEF, AND [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an op-ed by Abdullah al-Iyan on June 13 entitled "Why Ask The Question?": "After September 11, 2001, many American thinkers and writers asked the question: `Why do they hate us?' The answer lies in stories like the Quran desecration at Guant [...] | 2005-06-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT962 | EMBASSY DONATES 280 WHEELCHAIRS TO OMAN [...] On June 13, the Ambassador presided over a well-publicized ceremony to donate 280 wheelchairs to Helping Hands, a local charitable organization. The ceremony was the culmination of an offer made by the Department one year ago. End summary. ------------------ Getting It Rolling ------------ [...] | 2005-06-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI EAID PREL MU |
05MUSCAT972 | OMAN ONLINE: MERCY AND MISSILES [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] | 2005-06-18 02:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL SOCI MNUC IR MU |
05MUSCAT98 | MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: POST ELECTION PALESTINE, IRAQI [...] Government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 15 under the title, "After the Palestinian Election": "Now that the Palestinians have democratically elected Mr. Abbas as their leader, the hard part will begin. Mr. Abbas in his new role as President must now carry the w [...] | 2005-01-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT987 | COMMERCE MINISTER TOUTS FTA IN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE [...] Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan addressed a roundtable forum on June 18 that was hosted by the Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publications and Advertising in which he urged the Omani private sector to take advantage of the opportunities to be presented by the U.S. [...] | 2005-06-19 11:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL OPRC MU |
05MUSCAT988 | MEDIA REACTION: RICE'S VISIT, DOHA SUMMIT [...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic-language daily, published an editorial on June 20 under the headline "Rice's Visit And The Importance Of The Peace Process": "Secretary Rice's visit to the region is important not only for moving the peace process forward, but also for further developing U [...] | 2005-06-21 02:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP MU |
05MUSCAT993 | EMBASSY MUSCAT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE [...] Embassy Muscat formally launched its new website at a well- attended ceremony on June 18. After remarks from the Ambassador, the Embassy's webmaster conducted a guided tour of the site. This new Internet presence significantly upgrades our informational outreach capabilities. End summary. [...] | 2005-06-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO MU |
05NAIROBI1488 | Kenya Telecom Reform: A Good Story Gone Bad? [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of stagnation under a government-mandated monopoly, Kenya's telecom and ICT sectors looked set to grow rapidly in 2005 following the adoption late in 2004 of bold reforms aimed at opening the market to all comers. These prospects are now in doubt, however, followi [...] | 2005-04-10 21:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON KCOR KE |
05NAIROBI2167 | TERRORISM TRIALS: MAGISTRATE ORDERS DEFENSE TO [...] (U) In a minor victory for the Global War on Terrorism, the presiding magistrate for the conspiracy trial against suspected al Qaida terrorists responsible for the November 2002 twin terrorist attacks in Mombasa and Kikambala ruled May 25th that the prosecution had presented enough evidence [...] | 2005-05-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PHUM PGOV KISL KE |
05NAIROBI2471 | WHERE KENYA FITS INTO G-8 DEBT RELIEF PROPOSAL [...] Summary: News that the new G-8 debt forgiveness plan excludes Kenya as a recipient has been met with public dismay. Complaints about unfairness and concerns about a heavy external debt burden appear misplaced, however. The numbers indicate Kenya's existing stock of external debt is in fact [...] | 2005-06-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV KE |
05NAIROBI2747 | SOMALIA -- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION PLANNING [...] (SBU) The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) issued a statement July 5 (reported reftel) indicating renewed international community (IC) support for reconciliation among members of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The SRSG proposed to the IC members of the Coo [...] | 2005-07-06 14:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SO KE UNSC |
05NAIROBI3169 | A/S NEWMAN AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MEET SPLM [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 3, A/S Newman and Special Representative Winter traveled to New Site, South Sudan, to offer their condolences over the death of John Garang and to meet with new SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir. Kiir briefed Newman and Winter on the sequence of events surrounding Garang's death [...] | 2005-08-04 13:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINS EAIR SU KE |
05NAIROBI3188 | Kenya's Energy Future [...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...] | 2005-08-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR |
05NAIROBI3189 | KENYA WILL SEEK PERMANENT SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KE UNSC |
05NAIROBI3620 | SOMALIA -- SPECIAL SELF-HELP AND DEMOCRACY, HUMAN [...] The Regional Financial Management Center (USAID/Nairobi) has received budget allowance cables for $58,000 to fund the Somalia Self-Help (SSH) Program, and $30,000 to fund the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) Program, for FY 2005. 2. Mission has over the past several years been unable t [...] | 2005-09-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM SO KE |
05NAIROBI3643 | KENYA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have set 21 November as the date for the national referendum on the proposed new constitution. With a date in sight, both sides of the debate are gearing up their campaigns, even while the election officials warn both sides about campaigning and conducting [...] | 2005-09-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
05NAIROBI3826 | KENYA RESPONSE - TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...] In response to ref A),Embassy Nairobi offers the following baseline data on Kenya's textile and apparel production and employment. Total Kenyan industrial production in calendar year 2004 was USD 5.616 billion. Total textile and apparel production was USD 304.21 million in year 2004 and US [...] | 2005-09-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD KE AGOA |
05NAIROBI3944 | SUDANESE REFUGEES IN KAKUMA: MORE ARRIVING, FEW [...] SUMMARY. Sudanese refugees are not excited by the prospect of returning to Sudan; in fact, as many as 6,000 new Sudanese refugees have arrived in Kakuma refugee camp since January. Theft of roofing material on vacant former Somali Bantu dwellings led to their destruction by the weather. END SU [...] | 2005-09-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF SU KE |
05NAIROBI3983 | SAFE SKIES; FEEDBACK FROM KENYANS ON FAA TRAINING [...] Summary: Five managers and one technician from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) whom FAA sent to training courses in August praised the classes and said they would strive to use the information to improve management, both of security and more widely w [...] | 2005-09-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID KE |
05NAIROBI4165 | DROUGHT PERSISTS IN KENYA'S MAKUENI [...] Rainfall amounts below historical averages continue to negatively affect residents in several Divisions of the Makueni District, Kenya. The lack of rain and ground water has impacted local livelihoods, public health and been responsible for a significant out migration. Poor management and [...] | 2005-10-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
05NAIROBI4328 | Nairobi Embassy Bombing Victims Maintain Protest [...] (U) On July 12, 14 victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy bombing began a live-in protest at the "August 7 Memorial Park," located at the site of the former US Embassy in downtown Nairobi. Though the protestors are basically peaceful, their presence inhibits the park from being used for its or [...] | 2005-10-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE PHUM PGOV PINS KPAO PREL |
05NAIROBI4343 | ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] On October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from David Nalo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Kenya's position paper was drafted by the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI); text [...] | 2005-10-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR KE WTO |
05NAIROBI4552 | ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya, charged with conducting the November 21 national referendum on the proposed new constitution, is making ready for polling day, including adopting new technology which will permit the ECK to broadcast voting results near simultaneously. While d [...] | 2005-11-02 01:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE |
05NAIROBI4554 | KENYA RESPONSE ON RATIFICATION OF THE CAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 04:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA |
05NAIROBI4817 | International Maritime Organization Demarche re [...] U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Diana Kiambuthi, First Secretary, International Organizations and Conferences Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kiambuthi indicated that Kenya has been approached by other nations seeking support for their candidacies for the IMO council [...] | 2005-11-18 06:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA KE |
05NAIROBI4835 | KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM LARGELY [...] SUMMARY: In Kenya's first constitutional referendum the polls will close soon, after a mostly peaceful exercise. There have been a number of minor irregularities credibly reported or seen by international observers, as well as allegations not yet proved or disproved. There have been other p [...] | 2005-11-22 04:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV KE |
05NAIROBI4838 | KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ORANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki acknowledged the defeat of the proposed new constitution at mid- afternoon November 22, with the "no" vote decisively ahead in Kenya's constitutional referendum. "No" supporters had already been celebrating their not-yet- official victory. The Electoral Commis [...] | 2005-11-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV KE |
05NAIROBI5018 | EARTHQUAKE TREMORS GENERATE FEAR BUT LITTLE ELSE [...] (SBU) Late in the day on December 5, Reuters and other media sources reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 3:19 pm local time at a point 975 kilometers from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Few felt the tremors at the Embassy compound in the north [...] | 2005-12-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT AEMR CASC KSAF KE |
05NAIROBI5074 | UNICEF APPEAL FOR NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS [...] Results of an October UNICEF nutritional assessment revealed emergency levels of malnutrition amongst 45,000 pastoralist children in three districts of eastern Kenya. The lack of rainfall and its effect on pastoralist livelihoods is cited as contributing to the malnutrition, however, the sur [...] | 2005-12-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR ETRD |
05NAIROBI5094 | KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE |
05NAIROBI5126 | KENYA EMOP RESOURCES. WHEAT SWAP WITH [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of drought victims in the southeastern and coastal lowlands, as well as among pastoralists in Northeast Kenya, while also supporting Kenya's oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP/DCHA appro [...] | 2005-12-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR |
05NAIROBI5132 | KENYA: FY 2005 AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND [...] Summary: The 16 FY-05 projects (with a total budget of $92,000) supported most recently through Kenya's Ambassador's Self-Help Fund have begun their funded activities. A summary of Kenya's Self-Help program and progress to date are contained herein. End summary. OVERVIEW -------- 2. [...] | 2005-12-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KE |
05NAIROBI5171 | Transport Ministry Seeks Cooperation on Somalia [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Ikiara told the DCM December 7 that Kenya seeks SIPDIS an international response to piracy off the Somali coast, and may call a meeting of concerned nations to coordinate. Ikiara will chair an interagency meeting next week to deter [...] | 2005-12-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAIR PTER PGOV MASS KE |
05NAIROBI5247 | MALNUTRITION IN KENYA?S TANA RIVER DISTRICT [...] Chronic food insecurity and drought in several communities of Kenya?s northern Tana River District are responsible for high levels of malnutrition, particularly amongst children under five years and pregnant women. A UNICEF nutritional assessment conducted in October found malnutrition rates [...] | 2005-12-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR SOCI |
05NAIROBI5276 | CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITION IN KENYA MAKE [...] In recent days, the Kenyan press has been dominated by alarmist stories of the country?s worsening famine situation in certain regions. Photographs of starving children and adults, as well as dead and dying livestock, along with headlines such as, ?Starvation at Christmas,? have raised the c [...] | 2005-12-29 01:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
05NAIROBI5317 | REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Embassy Nairobi places a high value on cultural and sports programs and looks forward to working with ECA to enhancing cultural and sports exchanges throughout Kenya. The following are replies to questions posed in reftel 2. Last year we used cultural and sports programs to promote ou [...] | 2005-12-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KE |
05NAIROBI666 | KENYA: USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AF KE AGOA |
05NASSAU1071 | CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS CLOSE MEETING [...] Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),meeting as COFCOR (Council for Foreign and Community Relations),concluded a series of meetings in Freeport, Grand Bahama, on June 4 (reftel). In their discussions, the ministers focused on relations with third countries (the U.S., Can [...] | 2005-06-06 16:58:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD BF CARICOM |
05NASSAU1088 | PROFILE OF HAITIAN COMMUNITIES IN ABACO [...] An estimated 40-60,000 legal and illegal Haitians live in The Bahamas among a total population of roughly 305,000. Most Bahamians view cheap Haitian labor as a necessary evil but balk at what they see as the erosion of Bahamian culture as well as the health care and education costs associated [...] | 2005-06-08 19:12:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV HA BF |
05NASSAU1156 | 2005 COUNTERNARCOTICS CERTIFICATION [...] In accordance with Reftel request, Post submits the following report card on The Bahamas' counter narcotics performance during 2005: 1) The USG asked the GCOB to complete its National Anti-Drug Plan. -- During the Joint Task Force meeting, on December 13, 2005, the Ministry of Foreign A [...] | 2005-06-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM BF OPBAT |
05NASSAU1173 | MIGRANT DEPORTATIONS DOUBLE IN FIRST HALF OF 2005 [...] Minister of Labor and Immigration Vincent Peet reported during the House of Assembly's budget debate in June that Bahamian authorities had apprehended and repatriated 2165 illegal migrants between January 1, 2005, and June 15, 2005. The number of repatriations more than doubled from the same [...] | 2005-06-23 17:17:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREL EFIN BF |
05NASSAU158 | BAHAMAS: MIGRANT INTERDICTION STATISTICS FOR 2004 [...] The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force cooperatively worked to interdict over 5,000 illegal migrants in the waters in and around The Bahamas in 2004. The two largest nationality groups interdicted were Haitians (the overwhelming majority with just under 4800) and Cubans (les [...] | 2005-01-24 20:47:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PHUM HA CU BF |
05NASSAU1799 | Bahamas Gets Serious about Tourist Safety [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to better protect tourists, the Bahamian Government organized a major, high-level conference to establish a public/private advisory board on visitor safety. Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF),the meeting included frank talk about [...] | 2005-10-17 19:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC PGOV BF |
05NASSAU1827 | CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...] | 2005-10-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF |
05NASSAU1834 | LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION PROVIDES REMEDY FOR [...] Summary. American Citizen Tamara Merson sued the Bahamian Government in 1987 for civil rights abuses arising from wrongful imprisonment. In an October 13, 2005 decision, the Privy Council, The Bahamas' highest court, held that a person may seek damages for breach of constitutional rights. P [...] | 2005-10-25 11:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CASC KJUS BF |
05NASSAU1847 | POSSIBLE SMUGGLING OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS OF MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Information was passed on October 27, 2005 to RSO John V. Kane by DEA Country Attachi (CA) Kevin Stanfill that DEA recently recruited a Confidential Informant (CI) in the Bahamas who is a boat captain by SIPDIS trade. The CI returned from the United States in September 2005 to the Ba [...] | 2005-10-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
05NDJAMENA1015 | CHAD INQUIRES ABOUT G8 DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) The following message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance is very concerned that, despite oil revenues, Chad is facing intense financial pressures and needs to be considered for G8 debt relief proposals. In a recent mee [...] | 2005-06-27 06:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1077 | ERODING PRESS FREEDOMS IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Press freedoms continue to erode in Chad. Of particular concern is the recent arrest of three journalists from the independent press. Two are now free, but remain under threat of further prosecution, while a third is still in custody. Independent media, including newspapers [...] | 2005-07-09 09:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD |
05NDJAMENA1133 | LIFTING TERM LIMITS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, Chad's Constitutional Council nullified the public referendum results of over 3,007 voting precincts, but confirmed the overall vote in favor of removing presidential term limits. The rejection of the votes in one-third of the districts and the overseas votes puts [...] | 2005-07-15 09:03:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
05NDJAMENA115 | CHAD: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary: Chad continues to be a strong partner in the global war against terrorism. Chad was not covered in the 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Post responses are keyed to reftel paragraph 15. A. The Government of Chad continues to take significant actions to support the globa [...] | 2005-01-25 09:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU PTER |
05NDJAMENA1165 | PRESS FREEDOM AND THE BATTLE OF THE SPEECHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Chad has continued to harrass and imprison journalists, despite pressure from the United States, and outcry from the local and international press and groups like Reporters Without Borders. Two journalists have been sentenced to three months and three years [...] | 2005-07-22 12:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD |
05NDJAMENA1227 | TCC DISPUTE GOES ON [...] The following cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the suspension on June 23 by the National Courts of the case brought against Esso-subcontractor TCC by the company's former employees, plaintiffs organized demonstrations on Esso fac [...] | 2005-08-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1228 | CHAD,S MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEVELOPS PLAN TO [...] This message contained information that is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. SIPDIS 2. This message is being retransmitted due to technical errors on two previous occasions. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Finance has developed, in consultation with the Wor [...] | 2005-08-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1259 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING FOR CHADIAN [...] A search of Embassy biographic, human rights, consular, and law enforcement files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for Anti-Terrorism Training (ATA) training as of this date. 2. The following group of Chadian police and [...] | 2005-08-16 08:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA1350 | 2005 FOOD CRISIS IN THE SAHEL SPARES CHAD [...] Summary. While a massive food aid and disaster relief program is being implemented in neighboring Niger, and OFDA disaster assessment teams gauge the seriousness of reported shortages in Mali and Burkina Faso, the consensus among on-ground observers of the situation in Chad is that Chad is no [...] | 2005-09-01 17:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PREL SOCI CD WFP |
05NDJAMENA1367 | CHAD: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The Chadian Government continues to move ahead on its commitments against child labor. Its efforts are hampered by a lack of capacity and resources. The most significant development during this period is the completion of a survey of child domestic workers in N'Djamena. Per A, [...] | 2005-09-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CD USAID |
05NDJAMENA1395 | CHAD: IMF-WORLD BANK MISSION PRESENTS POSITIVE [...] SUMMARY: The latest IMF-World Bank Mission has presented a fairly positive assessment of Chad's economic prospects, but has also noted the need for progress in non-oil sectors, particularly cotton, agriculture and livestock, and telecommunications. While the country received a passing grade [...] | 2005-09-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA140 | SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] The Government's human rights record remains poor. Security forces committed extrajudicial killings and continued to intimidate the public. The judiciary remained subject to executive interference. Violence and societal discrimination against women were common. The independent press occasi [...] | 2005-01-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
05NDJAMENA1414 | FOUR JOURNALISTS STILL IN PRISON; A FIFTH MENACED [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Chadian journalists remain in prison in N'D after being denied bail in a hearing on Thursday, September 15th. A f had been in prison since early July, was granted temporary release on week. A fifth journalist, arrested and then quickly released, is stil charges and trial. [...] | 2005-09-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD |
05NDJAMENA1421 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individual nominated for English Language and Undergraduate Pilot training as of this date. 2. Hassan Emmanuel Abdoul DJANGBEI. DOB: October 17, 1976 WALL [...] | 2005-09-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA1481 | CHAD: THREE JOURNALISTS RELEASED; RADIO DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The final three jailed journalists have been released. The director of Radio Brakoss, a private radio station in southern Chad, has been arrested, and may be expelled. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Three journalists who had been arrested on charges including defamation, incitin [...] | 2005-09-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREF CD |
05NDJAMENA1500 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CHAD [...] Post recommends that Chad continue to be deemed compliant with AGOA eligibility requirements. The government continues to support the Revenue Management Process, and is taking measures to improve the human rights situation, reform the military, and curb corruption. The country also continues [...] | 2005-10-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM CD AGOA USTR |
05NDJAMENA1521 | ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...] | 2005-10-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1522 | ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...] | 2005-10-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1552 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND (HRDF): STATUS [...] Summary: Two HRDF grants totaling $50,000 were obligated in March 2005 and are in the process of implementation. Both are meeting their objectives to strengthen freedom of speech in Chad by providing material and programmatic support to private radio stations. End summary. 2. Grant S-CD30 [...] | 2005-10-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM CD |
05NDJAMENA1556 | MITIGATING THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT IN CHAD [...] Summary. Wildlife biologist, Michael Fay, and a group of eight NGOs/foundations will soon undertake an ambitious effort to develop a long-term conservation plan to preserve Chad's wildlife populations. Program manager Jean-Marc Froment from the group, African Parks Conservation, accompanied b [...] | 2005-10-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CD |
05NDJAMENA1561 | CHAD: PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary: Chad does not have an effective animal health surveillance system and will be relying on donor support and international organizations to identify and respond to any potential outbreak of avian influenza. Lake Chad and its tributaries attract large numbers of migrating birds (in par [...] | 2005-10-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CD |
05NDJAMENA1589 | ARS VIDEO LOAN LIBRARY - 2006 EDITION [...] PAS N'DJAMENA WOULD LIKE TO SUSCRIBE TO THE SUBJECT VIDEO PROGRAM. SHIP THE VIDEOS ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. JANUARY 2006 - 138: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - 195: KING IN NEW YORK - 199: LIMELIGHT - 306: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND FEBRUARY - 101: AMISTAD - 541: BOYCOTT [...] | 2005-10-27 08:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
05NDJAMENA1596 | LOCAL HOLIDAY CLOSURE - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
05NDJAMENA1606 | TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CONSULAR SECTION [...] Due to an unavoidable staffing gap, Amembassy Ndjamena will temporarily close its consular section to the public from October 28 to November 13, 2005. 2. Should there be an emergency visa case, post would be grateful for AmEmbassy Paris' assistance. (Chadians traveling to the U.S. genera [...] | 2005-10-31 13:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CD |
05NDJAMENA1616 | REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI [...] Summary. PRM/AFR and P/E Officer visited Bahai, Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, and border areas of Bamina and Tine from October 17-19. The security situation was calm at the time of the visit, although fighting in Sudan around October 21 resulted in nine suspected combatants crossing the border [...] | 2005-11-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
05NDJAMENA1624 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REFUGEES: PRM VISITS CAMPS IN [...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange (Deputy Director of the Africa Office) and Neil Ahlsten (Chad/Darfur Program Officer) traveled to southern Chad from October 10-15 to visit the refugee camps in Amboko and Yaroungou. The visit was prompted by the arrival of an estimated 10,700 new refugees from th [...] | 2005-11-02 16:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU CZ |
05NDJAMENA1635 | RAMADAN ACTIVITIES 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: To celebrate Ramadan this year, Embassy N'Djamena organized a talk by Dr. Abderrahmane Almahy, rector of King Faisal University. The talk was followed by End Summary --------------- MUSLIM OUTREACH --------------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by the PAO, [...] | 2005-11-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD |
05NDJAMENA1636 | RAMADAN ACTIVITIES 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: To celebrate Ramadan this year, Embassy N'Djamena organized a talk by Dr. Abderrahmane Almahy, rector of King Faisal University, on October 25th. The talk was followed by an Iftar dinner hosted by the Ambassador at his residence. For the final day of Ramadan, PAO traveled [...] | 2005-11-07 13:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD |
05NDJAMENA1691 | CHAD: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGET/MILITARY SPENDING [...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following information concerning the transparency of military spending in Chad. 2. Audit process of military expenditures: A formal auditing process is conducted annually by the Budget Office within the Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the [...] | 2005-11-28 10:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CD |
05NDJAMENA1693 | CALL UP MSG FOR FORCES TO TRAIN AND EQUIP FOREIGN FORCES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR LIB |
05NDJAMENA1708 | USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] A USG team found that six aid organizations implementing OFDA-funded projects in eastern Chad have gotten off to a good start with funding provided late in the fiscal year. Their work is welcomed by local authorities and individual Chadians, will help ease conditions in an arid and undevelop [...] | 2005-12-06 17:49:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID |
05NDJAMENA1741 | USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 16:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID |
05NDJAMENA1748 | CHAD: AU TO ESTABLISH OFFICE [...] Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, the new head of the AU Liaison Office in N'djamena, paid a call on the Ambassador December 7, 2005 to introduce himself and explain his mission in Chad. His mandate will be to coordinate between the AU and the Government of Chad (GOC) and with "all partners." He was [...] | 2005-12-09 10:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CD |
05NDJAMENA1753 | CHAD: MOVING SLOWLY ON AI PREPAREDNESS [...] Summary: Chad is slowly gearing up to official recognition of the threat of avian influenza. The government has prohibited the entry of live poultry into areas at risk and strengthened the government's existing veterinary surveillance system. Wild birds are expected in the Lake Chad area f [...] | 2005-12-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ECON EAGR CD |
05NDJAMENA1755 | USAID FOOD SECTOR SPECIALIST VISITS EASTERN [...] As reported septel, the USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) food sector specialist visited eastern Chad from November 16 to 29 to monitor emergency food assistance activities of U.N. World Food Program (WFP). Representatives from WFP, food distribution partners, and humanitarian organizations acc [...] | 2005-12-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI CD SU USAID |
05NDJAMENA1757 | USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] Approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently live in reasonable but delicate harmony with their Chadian hosts in an arid and undeveloped environment. Potential problems revolve around use of natural resources, jealousy and political developments in Sudan and Chad. UNHCR and its partners [...] | 2005-12-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID |
05NDJAMENA1758 | USAID FOOD SECTOR SPECIALIST VISITS EASTERN [...] From November 16 to 29, the USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) food sector specialist traveled to eastern Chad for the second time in 2005 to monitor USAID- sponsored food aid operations carried out by the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) and partners. This is the first of two assessment cables re [...] | 2005-12-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI CD SU USAID |
05NDJAMENA1819 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF CHAD TO PRESIDENT [...] Embassy received by hand a letter from President Idriss Deby for President George W. Bush on December 21. Text of the letter follows (post translation). 2. Begin Text: 20 December 2005 Mr. President: As you know, my country, Chad, is hosting more than 300,000 Sudanes [...] | 2005-12-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CD SD |
05NDJAMENA1851 | CHAD: OIL REVENUE LAW UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Chad (GOC) has formally invited a World Bank team to come to Chad to discuss the Government's proposed amendments to the Oil Revenue Law and strengthening of the Public Finance System. Some donors have expressed concern that continued disagreement between the [...] | 2005-12-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV |
05NDJAMENA1875 | CHAD ASSEMBLY AMENDS OIL LAW;BILL AWAITS [...] SUMMARY: Following a four-hour delay, the Government of Chad-proposed legislation to amend the existing Revenue Management Law passed resoundingly in the National Assembly on December 29. The legislation now goes to the desk of the Head of State for promulgation (ratification). The rapid de [...] | 2005-12-29 18:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV |
05NDJAMENA1878 | SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM (698-9901): FY 2005 [...] Summary: Special Self-Help (SSH) program budget allowance for FY 2005 of $77,000 was transmitted to Post August 10 by USAID accounting station in Bamako and was fully obligated September 26 with the signing of seven Individual Activity Agreements (IAAs) during a ceremony at the Embassy. The c [...] | 2005-12-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CD |
05NDJAMENA20 | AMBASSADOR'S FY 2005 DISASTER DECLARATION: IMPACT [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 8. 2. Disaster Determination. Under Section 062, Volume 2 of the Foreign Affairs Manual, I hereby determine that the Republic of Chad is suffering from a disaster which exceeds the host country's ability to provide an adequate response, that the ho [...] | 2005-01-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF CD SU |
05NDJAMENA28 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REFUGEES: DON'T FORGET US! [...] Summary. Central African refugees told Ambassador Wall not to forget their plight during his visit to Amboko Camp in Gore on December 14. Amboko, in southern Chad near the border with Central African Republic, has been open since June 2003 and hosts 13,800 refugees who fled political unrest [...] | 2005-01-10 06:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM CD SU CT |
05NDJAMENA281 | ICRC OPERATIONS IN CHAD [...] Summary. In addition to ICRC's traditional activities in Chad (e.g. detention visits and international humanitarian law dissemination),ICRC is playing a key role in eastern Chad in assisting refugee populations and local communities. ICRC's work with refugees specifically focuses on family [...] | 2005-02-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU |
05NDJAMENA282 | REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM/USAID VISIT TO TREGUINE, [...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange and USAID/FFP (DART) Suzanne Poland traveled to the Adre region of Eastern Chad from February 16-18 to visit the refugee camps of Treguine, Bredjing, and Farchana and to meet with staff from UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, Chadian Red Cross, MSF, Secadev, CORD, and CARE. Camp po [...] | 2005-02-23 10:21:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU USAID |
05NDJAMENA283 | REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI [...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...] | 2005-02-23 10:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU |
05NDJAMENA306 | 2005 AGOA REPORT FOR CHAD [...] Summary: Post submits the following for the 2005 AGOA Report to the President. End Summary. 2. Status: AGOA Eligible. 3. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2004, Chad,s GDP was $4.6 billion and per capita income was $536. Petroleum now dominates Chadian exports to the United States. The [...] | 2005-02-28 22:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV PHUM CD |
05NDJAMENA390 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for IMET training as of this date. 2. Mahamat Ousame Abdoulaye, Youssouf Louang Azi, Takoulngar M'Bainaye, Dadje Margata, Idriss Djid [...] | 2005-03-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA391 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the embassy are: Abakar Ousmane Adoum, Guere [...] | 2005-03-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA392 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MINE ASSISTANCE TRAINING [...] A seach of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals selected for Mine Assistance training as of this date. 2. The Embassy vetted the following individuals: Abakar Mahamat, Zenaba Jean, Hassan Brak [...] | 2005-03-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA491 | RECOMMENDATIONS TO MITIGATE FOOD INSECURITY [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 8. 2. Summary. The presence in eastern Chad of more than 200,000 Sudanese refugees from the Darfur crisis has negatively affected the livelihoods and food security of the host population. In addition there has been meager, untimely rainfall durin [...] | 2005-04-01 07:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF CD SU |
05NDJAMENA499 | HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS IN [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the Embassy are: Ali Hamid Youssouf, Chaibo Ha [...] | 2005-04-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
05NDJAMENA623 | CHAD'S PARTICIPATION IN 2005 AGOA FORUM [...] The Ambassador delivered points by letter from REFTEL on 2005 AGOA forum to Minister of Commerce Routouang Yoma Golom. On April 6, he met with the Minister to discuss the points. He emphasized the importance of Chadian participation this year, given the growing importance of its economy for [...] | 2005-04-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD |
05NDJAMENA653 | MINISTER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES COTTON ISSUES [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador April 6, the Minister of Commerce discussed plans for an early-May meeting in N'djamena among Cotton-4 trade ministers to prepare a unified strategy for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Minister reiterated the GOC's appeal for elim [...] | 2005-04-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD CD WTO |
05NDJAMENA814 | REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND [...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...] | 2005-05-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU |
05NDJAMENA834 | REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART I) [...] Summary: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration officers Margaret McKelvey (Director of the Africa Office) and Hazel Reitz (Chad Program Officer and UNHCR liaison officer) visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of progress of protection and assistance efforts for Da [...] | 2005-05-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU |
05NDJAMENA877 | WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND POACHING PATTERNS IN CHAD [...] Begin Summary. Recent evidence of wildlife traf-ficking in Chad two distinct fronts: Gulf State Arab hunters/falconers engaging in sp in northern Chad and Sudanese poachers complicit with poor Chadian hu south-central regions. The combined toll of these activities on Chad remaining mammal po [...] | 2005-06-01 14:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID CD |
05NDJAMENA886 | TOUGH TIMES FOR CHADIAN EXPORTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Oil is spurring international investment interest in Chad and the interest of Chadian businesses in exporting overseas. However, Chadian businesses in non-oil sectors are facing a number of difficulties. Language barriers, infrastructure problems, and high operating costs a [...] | 2005-06-03 11:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET CD |
05NDJAMENA902 | LIFTING TERM LIMITS: LOW TURN-OUT FOR PUBLIC [...] Summary: Low voter turn-out characterized the public referendum on constitutional amendments, including one that removes presidential term limits, on June 6. The low turn-out is the result of several factors, including apathy, the declaration of a public holiday, and opposition calls for a b [...] | 2005-06-07 18:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
05NEWDELHI1074 | INDIA EXPRESSES QUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR A TSUNAMI [...] Mission presented reftel points on the formation of a tsunami coordination group to the MEA which, on February 10, SIPDIS responded with a non-paper (the text of which is in paragraph two) in support of such a group, provided its approach is multilateral, and focused on organizing a donor c [...] | 2005-02-10 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID EFIN CE IN |
05NEWDELHI1230 | IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...] | 2005-02-16 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP |
05NEWDELHI1379 | MEA PAPER ON EXBS [...] In response to the DCM's discussion with Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar on February 14, the Ministry of External Affairs' Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division provided Embassy with a non-paper on EXBS on Wednesday, February 16. Following is the text of the n [...] | 2005-02-23 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM KOMC ETRD ECON IN US |
05NEWDELHI2048 | SARAN LAUDS SECRETARY'S "LANDMARK" VISIT [...] (U) In the GOI's first public comments on Secretary Rice's just-concluded visit to New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called it "landmark" and evidence of the US-India strategic partnership. Speaking at a small CSIS-sponsored gathering of senior foreign policy experts on March 17, Saran [...] | 2005-03-17 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG MASS KNNP KDEM IN US |
05NEWDELHI2604 | TERRORIST ATTACK ON SYMBOL OF KASHMIR BUS [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The April 6 fidayeen (suicide) attack in Srinagar (Ref A) was targeted at the most significant Indo-Pak CBM in years, the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus, which is scheduled to travel April 7 for the first time in 58 years between Indian and Pakistani [...] | 2005-04-06 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PK IN |
05NEWDELHI3607 | INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE [...] MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Naveen Srivastava confirmed to PolMilOff press reports that India completed its test of the Prithvi medium-range, surface-to-surface missile on May 12. Srivastava notified PolCouns of the test on May 11 (Reftel). 2. Cit [...] | 2005-05-12 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP MOPS IN |
05NEWDELHI3971 | DEMARCHE ON ILO BUDGET DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ELAB IN |
05NEWDELHI4052 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-31 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL IN UNESCO |
05NEWDELHI4760 | INDIAN PANCHAYATIS GIVE GLOWING REPORT ON [...] The New Delhi-based Institute for Social Sciences (ISS) on June 16 hosted Pakistani High Commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan for the formal release of the trip report detailing the two-week tour of Pakistan that ISS organized for 33 elected Indian local government representatives. The delegation of [...] | 2005-06-22 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IN PK INDO PAK |
05NEWDELHI5115 | INDIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE EXBS PROGRAM: "TRAIN THE [...] (SBU) MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Nutan Kapoor gave PolMilOff a brief overview of an internal GOI assessment of recent EXBS events on July 5. According to Kapoor, MEA surveyed GOI officials that participated in EXBS events in the past year and found that while [...] | 2005-07-05 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETTC KNNP PARM IN GOI |
05NEWDELHI5402 | FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT: INDIA, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-14 06:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ECON ETRD PGOV IN |
05NEWDELHI5521 | INDIAN WOMEN CONTINUE TO FACE OBSTACLES IN POLITICS [...] Summary: Despite an impressive list of accomplishments, including several current Chief Ministerships and presidency of the Congress party, Indian women continue to face cultural and practical barriers to their participation in politics. Female political leaders insist that greater women's par [...] | 2005-07-18 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KWMN PINR SOCI IN AF BG PK |
05NEWDELHI5957 | TENTATIVE INDIAN ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA [...] MEA UN Political Director Pankaj Sharma told Poloff that the Indian delegation to the September UNGA High-Level Event in New York has not yet been finalized, as the composition will be the prerogative of the Prime Minister. However, he informed us that previous delegations have included the [...] | 2005-08-02 06:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP IN UNGA GOI |
05NEWDELHI6080 | DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-05 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IN BT UNGA |
05NEWDELHI6295 | POST FLOOD DISEASE WAVE IN MUMBAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mumbai is facing a wave of post flood infectious diseases. Newspaper reports have put the death toll at 66 for Mumbai and suburbs. Most of the deaths have been attributed to leptospirosis and dengue. Maharashtra health authorities believe that while the incidence is high, the dise [...] | 2005-08-12 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA IN |
05NEWDELHI6410 | BHUTANESE HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP IN BT UNGA |
05NEWDELHI6721 | INDIA NOT LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN TRACKER WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) India will likely not participate in the Tracker Automated Export Control System workshop in Oxford, UK, in October because the GOI is developing its own export control software, MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff. The GOI is aware o [...] | 2005-09-01 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KNNP ETTC IN GOI |
05NEWDELHI6737 | INDIAN MUSLIMS REJECT EXTREMISM VIA FATWAS [...] (U) Summary: The recent controversy surrounding a fatwa from the Darul-Uloom Deoband seminary demonstrates the unique ability of India's Muslim community to reign in signs of extremism to maintain a moderate Islam identity. During Panchayat (local) elections in Uttar Pradesh, three muftis f [...] | 2005-09-01 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF PINR PHUM PTER IN IR |
05NEWDELHI6803 | NEW DELHI 2005 POLITICAL REPORTING OFFICERS' [...] (U) As previewed in recent e-mails to addressee posts, Embassy New Delhi is pleased to host the second annual Political Reporting Officers' Conference, September 29, 2005 in New Delhi. The event, for which we hope to attract participation from both India constituent posts and India's neighbors [...] | 2005-09-02 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV APER ASEC ECON ETRD IN ABUD AMGT US |
05NEWDELHI6810 | KING OF BHUTAN OFFERS CONDOLENCES FOR HURRICANE [...] The Bhutanese Ambassador to New Delhi has passed the following message from King Wangchuck of Bhutan to the President: 2. Begin text. Your Excellency, I was deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage to properties caused by Hurricane Katrina in the St [...] | 2005-09-05 14:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BT IN |
05NEWDELHI7135 | INDIA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, POST SPOKE TO MINISTRY OF LABOR OFFICIALS, NGOS, AND TRADE UNIONISTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 7. A. LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: -- INDIA HAS NOT YET RATIFIED ILO CONVENTION 182. ALTHOUGH THE GOI INITIATED THE PROCESS [...] | 2005-09-14 06:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV KCRM ETRD IN |
05NEWDELHI750 | Bio-Terrorism Tabletop and Bio-Security [...] Summary: On January 7, 2005, OES/DAS Morin met with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials to present US - India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on a bio-terrorism tabletop exercise and [...] | 2005-01-31 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER KNNP PREL PGOV TPHY TRGY KSCA IN |
05NEWDELHI7556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNFC COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION [...] PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche seeking support for the US resolution on compliance in the UNGA First Committee to MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor on September 27. Kapoor had no substantive comment. 2. EmbOffs also delivered the demarche to M [...] | 2005-09-28 07:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL IN UNGA |
05NEWDELHI7874 | BAGLIHAR DAM: NEUTRAL EXPERT VISITS SITE, WILL [...] (U) Summary: World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert Dr. Raymond Lafitte today completed his tour and consultations on the controversial Baglihar Dam; he gave the GOI a preliminary read-out and will file a comprehensive report by October 21. The process, under the auspices of the World Bank-broker [...] | 2005-10-07 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG IN PK INDO PAK |
05NEWDELHI7910 | TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 11, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update on salient events in India since the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: "The Hindu" of Oct. 11 reports 927 are dead in Indian Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The J&K government doesn't expect the death toll to go above 1100 because only 180 more are considered [...] | 2005-10-11 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN |
05NEWDELHI7984 | TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] (U) The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Ja [...] | 2005-10-14 09:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN |
05NEWDELHI7992 | TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Jammu an [...] | 2005-10-14 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN |
05NEWDELHI8140 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE DISASTER AND NEEDS [...] Following a 7.4 earthquake that struck the Kashmir region on October 8, a Regional Advisor from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and a Disaster Management Specialist from USAID/Delhi deployed to the affected region in northern India October 12-16 to conduct a rapid needs assessmen [...] | 2005-10-20 08:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | NONE |
05NEWDELHI8185 | CONTAINER INSPECTION IN MUMBAI INDIA [...] ICE Attach Dozier explained that the radiation alert on the container in Colombo, Sri Lanka currently located in Mumbai, India was allegedly caused by neutron radiation from the container as registered by the equipment installed by mega-port (Department of Energy) personne [...] | 2005-10-21 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KNNP PARM ENRG IN |
05NEWDELHI8810 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE MONITORING VISIT [...] A Regional Advisor from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and a representative from USAID/Delhi conducted a post-earthquake visit to Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir from 15-16 November in order to monitor program progress of USAID/OFDA-funded partners. Due to security concerns [...] | 2005-11-21 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN NOTAG |
05NEWDELHI9078 | RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION REQUEST ON DALITS [...] (U) This cable is a response to Reftel A requesting information regarding the treatment of Dalits in India. Please read Reftels B and C in conjunction with this cable for a thorough picture of the issue. The following is posts response to Paragraph 6 questions: 2. (U) Question 1: How is th [...] | 2005-12-01 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL KDEM ELAB IN |
05NEWDELHI9088 | TIP TIDBITS - CHILD LABOR, FEMALE FETICIDE, CHILD [...] (U) The following describes a variety of news reports and GOI actions on child labor, female feticide and child marriage that we have been following over the past few weeks. LARGEST RAID IN DELHI HISTORY ---------------------------- 2. (U) On November 21, "The Hindu" reported in their mo [...] | 2005-12-02 05:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SOCI OTRA PREL SMIG BG |
05NEWDELHI9204 | BHUTAN: LARGELY LACKING WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) In response to Reftel, post spoke to Bhutanese Ministry of Labor, Education, Employment and Works and Human Settlement officials and NGOs to answer questions posed in paragraph seven. We assess that while 45,000 children may at times work, the worst forms of child labor are largely absent [...] | 2005-12-06 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV KCRM ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BT |
05NEWDELHI9335 | PM SINGH AFFIRMS INDIAN NUCLEAR SEPARATION PLAN AT [...] Speaking to the press December 11 while en route to Kuala Lumpur for the East Asian Summit, Indian PM Singh told journalists India is working quickly to meet commitments it made in the July 18, 2005 nuclear agreement with the United States. Specifically, the PM said plans for separating India [...] | 2005-12-12 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PGOV ENRG MNUC IN |
05NEWDELHI9393 | URGENT REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DELHI [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for NEA/SA/EX and HR/RMA. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Summary: Embassy New Delhi respectfully requests that the DRI position (10504002 vice Nair) in our Political Section be immediately re-established and filled for 2006- 2008. Our workload has skyrocketed as US- [...] | 2005-12-14 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KDEM BT IN US |
05NEWDELHI9407 | STRANGLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE: LEFT SEEKS TO [...] (U) Summary: At a time of declining union membership, the information technology (IT) sector's high growth, potential to employ large numbers, and lack of unions has attracted the attention of India's Communist labor federation, which sees it as an untapped area to recruit new members. This [...] | 2005-12-14 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB OTRA PGOV IN |
05NEWDELHI9485 | INDIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Post's submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism: Begin text: India remains an important and vigorous ally in the global war on terror. India's law enforcement, paramilitary and armed forces neutralized over 1,500 terrorists in 2005, according to a leading indepen [...] | 2005-12-16 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO MASS PGOV PHUM |
05NEWDELHI9513 | EXTRADITION: INDIA: KULBIR SINGH BARAPIND: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: This message will address as many of the Ref A questions as Post is able to answer. Confirming or refuting specific allegations of torture is extremely difficult by the very nature of the usual secrecy surrounding torture. Barapind's claims of torture include a litany of many [...] | 2005-12-19 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN GOI |
05NEWDELHI9820 | BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...] | 2005-12-30 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS |
05OTTAWA1020 | VEHICLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: [...] AS ANTICIPATED (REFTEL),ON APRIL 5 THE GOC AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NINETEEN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES ANNOUNCED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) UNDER WHICH THE COMPANIES PLEDGE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW CARS. THE TARGET IS TO CUT EMISSIONS FROM THE CANADIAN VEHICLE FLEET BY [...] | 2005-04-06 20:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CA |
05OTTAWA1021 | Canada reacts to invasion of (not on) bicycles [...] In January, CITT informed the Embassy that it had received a complaint from the Canadian Bicycle Manufacturers Association (CBMA) requesting that CITT "initiate a global safeguard inquiry into the importation of bicycles, assembled and unassembled, with a wheel diameter greater than 15 inches. [...] | 2005-04-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA CITT NAFTA |
05OTTAWA1079 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON THE CONGO BASIN FOREST [...] Demarche requested in reftel was made to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). While Canadian officials were unable to respond on substance at the time of the demarche, they subsequently provided the following comments on the U.S. position. 2. Text of Canadian Response W [...] | 2005-04-11 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL CA CIDA |
05OTTAWA1123 | DEMARCHE ON LIGHTER BAN [...] (U) As discussed with TSA in reftelcons, the Government of Canada (GOC) is still seeking to find the regulatory means to implement the ban on lighters on U.S.-bound aircraft. The GOC is considering the issue of whether a policy change such as the addition of lighters to the list of prohibited [...] | 2005-04-14 17:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER CA |
05OTTAWA1125 | CANADA UNVEILS CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY: [...] ON APRIL 13 CANADA ANNOUNCED ITS LONG-AWAITED STRATEGY TO MEET ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL. MOST PLAYERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CANADA'S KYOTO TARGET (EMISSIONS SIX PERCENT BELOW 1990 LEVELS BY 2012) IS NO LONGER ATTAINABLE, IF IT EVER WAS. THE NEED [...] | 2005-04-14 18:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CA |
05OTTAWA1128 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FOURTH GLOBAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche discussing the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV) to Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on April 8. Tellier thanked us for the points, said that FAC was tracking the [...] | 2005-04-14 19:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL PINR KFRD SOCI CVIS CA GF IV FAC |
05OTTAWA1142 | VISIT TO OTTAWA OF CHAIRMAN OF U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: Admiral James D. Watkins (ret.),former Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, visited Ottawa April 12 to brief senior Canadian officials on the Commission's final report. GOC officials reviewed the status of Cana [...] | 2005-04-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS PGOV CA |
05OTTAWA1168 | Canadian Reaction to GOC's Proposed Copyright Law Amendments [...] (U) Summary: On March 24th, GOC released its highly anticipated response to the 2002 Heritage Committee report on the need for copyright reform. Many Canadian observers had hoped that the GOC's recent announcement would adequately address remaining IPR questions, but the government's goals f [...] | 2005-04-18 18:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
05OTTAWA1175 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the upcoming April 28-30 Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago to Jessica Blitt, Policy Advisor in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on April 13. Blitt said that FAC was still considering [...] | 2005-04-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL CA |
05OTTAWA1197 | Canada and China conclude expanded air transport [...] On April 19 Canada's Transport Minister Jean Lapierre and International Trade Minister Jim Peterson announced the conclusion of a new and expanded bilateral air transport agreement with the People's Republic of China. The new entitlements include possibilities for all-cargo and code- sharing [...] | 2005-04-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECIN EINV CA CH |
05OTTAWA1199 | SPP Institution Building: Regulatory Cooperation [...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables discussing the background and possible future course of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (Ref A). Summary: As SPP working groups move through the first phase of reaching out to stakeholders and identifying key issues, we recommend that [...] | 2005-04-20 14:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA |
05OTTAWA1201 | SPP: Can-Am Business Council shares views on next [...] Summary: Members of the Canadian-American Business Council (CABC),a Washington DC based industry advocacy group, outlined for the Charg their principal concerns that they think need to be addressed by the SPP. The CABC underscored the pressing need to quickly build appropriate infrastructur [...] | 2005-04-20 17:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN CA |
05OTTAWA1205 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNRWA EMERGENCY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning an appeal for countries to make contributions to the 2005 Emergency Appeal for UNRWA to Sam Hanson, Deputy Coordinator, Middle East Peace Process Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on April 12. Hanson stated that the Government of Canada had just [...] | 2005-04-20 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KPAL PREL CA EUN CIDA |
05OTTAWA1217 | EVALUATION FOR A DVC ON THE U.S. NATIONAL [...] DESCRIPTION: Anne E. Stone, President, the Stone Group (Political Consultants) and Craig Charney, President, Charney Research gave a one hour, one country (Embassy and four constituent posts) DVC on the subject: "U.S. National Election: the results are in - A look back at the campaign and a [...] | 2005-04-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP CA OBSP |
05OTTAWA1246 | CANADA: CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR [...] Post received the following note (original/fax) from Foreign Affairs Canada: QUOTE NO LIA-0057 Foreign Affairs Canada presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform the Embassy that the Government of Canada has the honour to presen [...] | 2005-04-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CA OAS |
05OTTAWA1256 | PACIFIC SALMON TREATY AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-26 17:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KTIA CA |
05OTTAWA1274 | Malone nomination for IRC directors conference, May [...] Post wishes to nominate PA Ottawa IRC Director Kyle Malone to attend the IRC Directors Conference for Caribbean, Central America, Canada and Venezuela from 05/16/2005 through 05/20/2005. 2. Ms. Malone will be arriving Continental 1950 at 1250 hours on May 16, 2005 and departing on May 20 a [...] | 2005-04-27 18:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP |
05OTTAWA1315 | SPP: Canadian Chemical producers like SPP, see it [...] Summary: Representatives of the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) are supportive of the SPP and suggested that enduring institutional links between government agencies will be a major factor in increasing continental commerce in the chemical sector. They identified the Four Corner [...] | 2005-05-02 17:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN CA |
05OTTAWA1374 | Members of Transport Committee appear hostile to [...] On May 4 Canada's Commissioner of Competition, Sheridan Scott, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport as part of that Committee's on-going examination into the liberalization of civil aviation in Canada. Emboff was surprised at the extent to which MPs on the committee [...] | 2005-05-06 18:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA1384 | CANADA: MISSION PERSPECTIVE ON SPP SECURITY GOALS [...] SUMMARY: Mission Canada appreciates the opportunity to comment on the interagency effort under way to identify a coherent and forward looking security road map for North America. We must continue to search for security weaknesses and identify areas where our three countries can strengthen ou [...] | 2005-05-06 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA ECON ETRD MX PGOV PREL EWWT SMIG SNAR SOCI |
05OTTAWA1385 | SPP IN CANADA: THE PROSPERITY AGENDA [...] Summary: Following are Mission's general comments on the areas covered in the SPP declaration. Mission Canada recommends that Washington agencies focus on the following overarching elements for progress in SPP: -- a permanent dialogue between the two executive bodies charged with regulato [...] | 2005-05-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EFIN CA |
05OTTAWA1403 | Canada announces airport rent reductions with 5-year [...] On May 9 Canada's Minister of Transport, Jean Lapierre, announced a new rent policy for federally owned airports. The new policy is expected to result in close to C$8 billion in rent relief for Canada's airport authorities over the life of the airport leases, which are typically for 60 years. [...] | 2005-05-10 18:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA1488 | RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF QURAN DESECRATION AT [...] Canadian media treatment: National media in Canada carried stories beginning May 11 of rioting in Kabul that resulted from the Newsweek report. Canadian media have followed the story with scrupulously "straight" reporting, primarily from international wire services and U.S. media, prominentl [...] | 2005-05-17 19:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL |
05OTTAWA1500 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICJ ELECTIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, discussing the nomination of Thomas Buergenthal for appointment to the International Court of Justice, to Michel Tessier, Coordinator for Elections at the UN Division of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 4. Tessier thanked us for the demarche, and mention [...] | 2005-05-18 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA UNSC UNGA |
05OTTAWA1503 | CANADA-U.S. EXCHANGE ALUMNI CONFERENCE, APRIL 8-9, [...] SUMMARY: In the first national conference of Canada- U.S. exchange alumni, a sense of common purpose and responsibility for contributing to the shape of the North American community emerged from a day and a half of lectures, discussions, and informal networking at Vancouver's Simon Fraser U [...] | 2005-05-19 11:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA US |
05OTTAWA1504 | FY 2006 International Visitor Leadership Program [...] SUMMARY: This cable transmits the Mission's FY 2006 International Visitor Leadership Program slate. END SUMMARY. 2. The Mission Canada International Visitor Committee, composed of principal officers of Canada's seven constituent posts and Embassy Minister-Counselors for political, eco [...] | 2005-05-19 11:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1522 | NEW FOCUS FOR CANADA'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: Canada is focusing its official development assistance (ODA) dollara and will be weaning 130 countries from its bilateral aid programs. The April 19 International Policy Statement (IPS) confirms that Canada, will concentrate its development assistance dollars on countries that can u [...] | 2005-05-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV SENV CA |
05OTTAWA1523 | CANADIAN CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF REQUEST FOR MEU [...] USDAO OTTAWA RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM GENERAL R.J. HILLIER TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL J.C. HULY. TEXT FOLLOWS: FROM: CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF NATIONAL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS OTTAWA, ONTARIO 10 MAY 2005 TO: LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAN C. HULY DEPUTY COMMANDANT HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARIN [...] | 2005-05-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM |
05OTTAWA1540 | CANADA'S BORDER CAUCUS PREPARING TO COMMENT ON [...] (U) On May 18, 2005, Emboffs met with Conservative Member of Parliament Russ Hiebert, chief organizer of Canada's multiparty Border Caucus, whose 37 members are from ridings (districts) adjacent to the U.S. border. Parliament's Border Caucus was formed in 2004 and had its inaugural meeting in [...] | 2005-05-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL CA |
05OTTAWA1550 | DEMARCHING INVITEES TO THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request, see para. 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel points to Ann Flanagan-Whalen, Deputy Director for the Middle East Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Ms. Flanagan-Whalen said FAC has not yet received the EU invite and was pleased to get the detail which we provided. Sh [...] | 2005-05-25 11:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ EG JA ASEC PREL UN FAC |
05OTTAWA1579 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP on International Crime Issues - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 11:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1580 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP on International Crime Issues - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1581 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Derek Brown [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1582 | FY 2006 IVLP, ITT on U.S. Policymaking Process [...] The post proposes a two-person project, subject to availability of nominees once approved and invited, that would acquaint two first-term Members of the Canadian Parliament to the policy-making process in the United States. Through discussions with federal, state and local government leader [...] | 2005-05-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1583 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - David Neufeld [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 11:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1584 | FY 2006 IVLP, ITT Ground Transportation Safety and [...] Post proposes a two-person IVLP project on Ground Transportation Safety and Planning in the U.S. This project would better acquaint two players involved in supporting Canada-U.S. trade via truck to overall U.S. security policies, U.S. border security concerns, regulation and implementation, [...] | 2005-05-27 11:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1585 | FY 2006 IVLP, ITT Ground Transportation Safety and [...] Post proposes a two-person IVLP project on Ground Transportation Safety and Planning in the U.S. This project would better acquaint two players involved in supporting Canada-U.S. trade via truck to overall U.S. security policies, U.S. border security concerns, regulation and implementation, [...] | 2005-05-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1588 | FY 2006 IVLP, ITT on U.S. Public Policy Issues and [...] Mission Canada proposes a two-person International Visitor Leadership Program which would acquaint two accomplished broadcast journalists in Halifax and Winnipeg with major public policy debates in the U.S. and how they are covered in the broadcast media. Through meetings with federal execu [...] | 2005-05-27 11:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1589 | Nomination for FY 2006 IVLP EU RP on FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1627 | USG PROPOSED UN COPUOS STSC SPACE DEBRIS [...] ESTH Counselor discussed proposed guidelines transmitted in reftel with Doug Altworth of the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada. Altworth said that the Canadian Government is still reviewing the proposed guidelines and has not yet had consultations with industry con [...] | 2005-06-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC UNGA |
05OTTAWA1628 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Nomination - Marie-France [...] Post is pleased to nominate Ms. Marie-France Charbonneau, Political Attache of the Bloc Qubcois Cabinet, for a 21-day individual project. EVDB nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated process [...] | 2005-06-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1629 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Nomination - Marie-France [...] Post is pleased to nominate Ms. Marie-France Charbonneau, Political Attache of the Bloc Qubcois Cabinet, for a 21-day individual project. Ms. Charbonneau has full country team approval. EVDB nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in [...] | 2005-06-01 16:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1634 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel with Jessica Blitt, Senior Policy Advisor at Foreign Affairs Canada, on June 1. Blitt indicated that she was in contact with the GoC's UN mission in New York, but that no decision had been made on whether Canada would co-sign the proposed letter to the UNSYG on the [...] | 2005-06-01 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CA UN |
05OTTAWA1636 | CORRECTION: FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 18:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1641 | FY 2006 Proposed IVLP ITT "Infrastructure [...] The post proposes a two-person IVLP project focused on the political, financial, environmental, and social aspects of infrastructure development in urban areas and at key U.S. border crossings. One nominee is a public sector manager, the other a business association leader. The program woul [...] | 2005-06-02 19:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1642 | FY 2006 Proposed IVLP ITT "Infrastructure [...] The post proposes a two-person IVLP project focused on the political, financial, environmental, and social aspects of infrastructure development in urban areas and at key U.S. border crossings. One nominee is a public sector manager, the other a business association leader. The program woul [...] | 2005-06-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1643 | FY 2006 IVLP EU RP on Current Social, Political and [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1644 | FY 2006 ITT on Multiculturalism in the U.S. [...] The post is pleased to propose a two-person IVLP project that would acquaint two Canadian leaders of multicultural communities with U.S. ideals and practice in celebrating the diversity of our society. Themes might include immigration policy and integration of new immigrants; business devel [...] | 2005-06-02 19:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1646 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Letia Cousins [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 19:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1647 | FY 2006 IVLP EU RP Combating International Crime - [...] Post is pleased to nominate Joe Couto, Director of Government Relations, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, for subject project. EVDB-formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automat [...] | 2005-06-02 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1653 | FY 2006 IVLP EU RP on Trade and Economic Issues - [...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Barry McNamar, Assistant Director for Development, The Fraser Institute, Calgary for subject project. Mr. McNamar has full country team approval. Post looks forward to advice on acceptance of Mr. McNamar into this project. EVDB nomination follows. 2. S [...] | 2005-06-02 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1658 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Carmen Moore [...] Post nominates Carmen Moore, Chief of Protocol, Government of the Northwest Territories, as an alternate Canadian candidate for a 21-day individual project in FY2006. EVDB nomination follows. Ms. Moore has full country team approval. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : [...] | 2005-06-02 20:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1664 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Allan Scholz [...] Post nominates Allan Scholz, President, A.N. Scholz and Associates, Calgary as an alternate candidate for a 21-day individual or ITT project on U.S. water policy and management. Mr. Scholz has full country team approval. EVDB nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NO [...] | 2005-06-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1668 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Peter Gregg [...] Post is pleased to nominate Peter Gregg, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Hydro One, Toronto for a 21-day individual project on U.S. Energy Policy and Security. Mr. Gregg has full country team approval. EVDB- formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE D [...] | 2005-06-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1669 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Peter Gregg [...] Post is pleased to nominate Peter Gregg, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Hydro One, Toronto for a 21-day individual project on U.S. Energy Policy and Security. Mr. Gregg has full country team approval. EVDB- formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE D [...] | 2005-06-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1670 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP on U.S. Foreign Policy and [...] Post nominates Baraladei Daniel Igali, President, Igali Foundation Inc., Vancouver, for subject project, pending availability of funds. (Mr. Igali is currently a high alternate for Canada funding). EVDB-formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : Th [...] | 2005-06-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1672 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP on Substance Abuse, Education, [...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Robert Daniel Small (he goes by Dan Small),Non-profit Manager and Program Developer, Portland Hotel Society Community Services Society, Vancouver for subject project or for an individual program on Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention. EVDB-fo [...] | 2005-06-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1673 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP on Substance Abuse, Education, [...] Post is pleased to nominate Zarina Mulla, Social Planner, City of Vancouver Drug Policy Program for the subject MRP or an individual program on Drug Abuse Prevention, Education and Treatment, pending availability of FY2006 funding. EVDB-formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORM [...] | 2005-06-03 16:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1675 | NSDD 38 - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE [...] I concur with the proposal set forth in reftel to abolish the NASA USDH International Space Station Technical Liaison position in Saint-Hubert, Canada. Per reftel, the NASA FSN position remains in order to support regularly scheduled TDY travel to Canada by NASA officials. 2. According t [...] | 2005-06-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE ABLD ASEC KMRS KSPR AMG |
05OTTAWA1701 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Ahmed Mahidjiba [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1708 | CANADIAN BALLAST WATER REGULATION [...] ESTH Counselor conveyed demarche contained in reftel to Foreign Affairs Canada on May 31, with follow-up copies to Environment Canada and Transport Canada. Counselor and ESTH Specialist met on June 6 with Transport Canada (TC) officials responsible for Ballast Water regulations: Director Gener [...] | 2005-06-06 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO CA |
05OTTAWA1773 | OTTAWA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 18:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC |
05OTTAWA1801 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CHALLENGING OTHER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-14 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR CA |
05OTTAWA1803 | HEALTH MINISTER ON INTERNET PHARMACIES: TAKE TWO [...] Summary: At yesterday's meeting of the House Committee on Health, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh stated that he did not wish to destroy the internet pharmacy industry, but that he was committed to addressing potential drug shortages in Canada and the underlying "ethical questions" of doctors [...] | 2005-06-14 21:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SOCI CA |
05OTTAWA1811 | OTTAWA: REVISION TO 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] The following information has been received from Robert Curtis, claimant G. His letter (below),requesting assistance in returning to Canada, is accompanied by two copies of a FOIA request (para 2). Post is forwarding the original to WHA/CAN for transmittal to the FOIA office and other offic [...] | 2005-06-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC EFIN KIDE PGOV CA OPIC FOI |
05OTTAWA1819 | DEVILS LAKE, ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WEIGHS IN [...] Summary: In a press conference on June 14 the House of Commons Environment Committee called on the federal government to act decisively and exhaust "all diplomatic and/or legal options" to stop the Devils Lake outlet from commencing operation until it has been reviewed by the IJC. The Committe [...] | 2005-06-15 20:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PBTS CA |
05OTTAWA1828 | ACTION REQUEST: DRAFT CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 22:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PREL PGOV EIND |
05OTTAWA1832 | Canadian company predicts damage to U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, Charge, and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, POL and ECON staff met with executives of a Canadian commercial communications satellite operations and consulting company, Telesat, for a presentation on the impact of U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR [...] | 2005-06-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC BEXP TSPA CA |
05OTTAWA1845 | FY 2006 IVLP ITT "Infrastructure Development and [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1860 | SCENESETTER: Your Visit to Alberta, Canada [...] I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and House Agriculture Committee members and staff to Canada. I am sure that your visit will be productive and will help us advance the agenda on two of our biggest bilateral bilateral economic issues. The Canadian Political Scene 2. [...] | 2005-06-21 12:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN EAGR PREL CA |
05OTTAWA1861 | FY 2006 IVLP ITT "U.S. Public Policy Issues and the [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1888 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Yolande James [...] Post nominates Yolande James, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for a 21-day Individual project. EVDB nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...] | 2005-06-22 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA1917 | LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR [...] Fees paid by telecommunications carriers in Canada are based on the cost of the regulators' telecommunications-related activities, multiplied by the carrier's share of industry operating revenue (see Telecommunications Fees Regulations, SOR/95-157). Telecoms firms have not complained to us abo [...] | 2005-06-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD CA |
05OTTAWA1930 | CANADA: THE CANADA-EU SUMMIT [...] (U) Robert Clark, Director of the EU Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),provided a debrief on the results of the June 19 Canada-EU summit, held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a resort town in southern Ontario. Clark characterized the one-day summit as extremely successful, with the GoC please [...] | 2005-06-24 20:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR ASEC EAID ECON EU CA |
05OTTAWA2070 | OTTAWA: OECD DEMARCHE ON WORKING PARTY FOR [...] Amembassy Ottawa Econ section made the demarche requested in reftel to Wendy Clark of Foreign Affairs Canada's Economic Policy division on July 5, 2005, following up on previous telephone conversations with Ms. Clark about the Working Party for Governance Reform. Ms. Clark provided the follo [...] | 2005-07-08 18:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD AMGT OECD |
05OTTAWA2105 | FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: GORD STEEVES; JANUARY 30 - [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Gord Steeves. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: For Mr. Steeves to learn about the efficient operation of [...] | 2005-07-12 19:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL CA |
05OTTAWA2106 | FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: LUCI GRECHEN; FEBRUARY 7-25, [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Luci Grechen. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual Understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: -- Learning about the U.S. federal system of government - [...] | 2005-07-12 19:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL CA IV |
05OTTAWA2107 | FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: KERRY MCQUARRIE SMITH; JANUARY [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Kerry McQuarrie Smith. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: Learning about the U.S. federal system of govern [...] | 2005-07-12 19:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL CA IV |
05OTTAWA2108 | TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO CANADA: "MOST [...] For official use only. Not for Internet distribution. 2. Summary: Treasury Secretary Snow's July 7-9 visit to Calgary highlighted the strong positive relationship between the US and Canada and focused on cooperation in the energy sector. Canadian Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale hosted a [...] | 2005-07-12 19:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG EAGR EAID ETRD CA NI |
05OTTAWA2112 | U.S. EMBASSY OTTAWA RECEIVED DIP NOTE #JLAB-0107 [...] On July 11, 2005 the U.S. Embassy Ottawa received DipNote #JLAB-0107 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada. The original is being sent to WHA/CAN. 2. Begin text of note: The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade presents its compliments to the Embassy of [...] | 2005-07-12 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA MX |
05OTTAWA2127 | PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION (PSC) [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-14 12:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD EFIS |
05OTTAWA2352 | BOMBARDIER AND THE WORLD AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES GAME [...] This report outlines a significant part of the backdrop to the WTO's current aircraft subsidies case: Canadian- based Bombardier Aerospace and the market for 100-seat- and-up "regional jets" - airliners at the small end of the product ranges offered by Boeing and Airbus. 2. Bombardier anno [...] | 2005-08-04 18:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV CA |
05OTTAWA2368 | CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLOSING THE GAP [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to Nadia Ahmad, Foreign Affairs Canada Policy Advisor for Afghanistan, and Econoff delivered them to Jonathan Lane, Desk Officer at CIDA. We were told that Canada is fully supportive of making the elections work and will do whatever it can to ensure [...] | 2005-08-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CA AF EAID |
05OTTAWA237 | POSSIBLE POISON PEN, ANOTHER ONE? [...] (sbu) ON JANUARY 21, 2005, US CONSULATE MONTREAL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS OSMAN TATLICILAR, KIMYA YUK.MUH, KISLA CAD. 2 GENC HAN, SIT. NO:115/40, RAMI-ISTANBUL, TURKEY. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS FULL TEXT OF THE TYPE WRITTEN, ONE PAGE LETTER DATED 22 DECEMBER [...] | 2005-01-25 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC |
05OTTAWA2410 | CANADA'S NEW TRANSPORTATION SECURITY STRATEGY [...] Summary: Transport Minister Jean Lapierre announced an expanded Transportation Security Strategy that will assess how Canada's transportation industry and the threat environment are likely to evolve. When completed, the TSS will allow the GOC to better assess threats and will guide decision [...] | 2005-08-09 20:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EWWT CA ETRN |
05OTTAWA2429 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO APPEAL TO DONORS TO ASSIST [...] Canada recently announced C$15 (about US$ 12) in new projects to support Haiti. Minister for International Cooperation Aileen Carroll announced C$5 million (about US$ 4 million) to fund new job creation. The GOC will also commit C$5 million to rehabilitate Haiti's electrical system, in coor [...] | 2005-08-11 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN HA CA |
05OTTAWA243 | TFXO01: ROUNDUP ON CANADIAN TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE [...] The increase in GOC tsunami assistance to C$425 million (US$340 million),from an initial C$1 million on December 26, reflects the overwhelming response of the Canadian public. The GOC has allocated C$36 million (about US$30 million) of the total to the UN Flash Appeal and C$265 million (over [...] | 2005-01-26 11:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PGOV CASC CA |
05OTTAWA2459 | OTTAWA'S PARTICIPATION AT DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] Although Ottawa's new Human Rights officer, Lisa Wishman, is not yet at post, she has been contacted and is interested in attending the conference. 2. She will arrive from Ottawa on September 25 and depart the morning of September 28. She will make her own hotel reservations. 2. Pos [...] | 2005-08-15 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM CA |
05OTTAWA2462 | RENEWAL OF ISAF MANDATE: CANADA ON SAME PAGE BUT [...] (C) Polmiloff met with Director of North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations Division (IDR) Director Barbara Martin and staff on August 11 to discuss renewal of ISAF,s mandate. Though Canada has not started to examine the matter in detail (NOTE: summer cottage season is [...] | 2005-08-16 13:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL CA NATO UNSC |
05OTTAWA2620 | SUBSCRIPTION RADIO: HERITAGE MINISTER BACKS DEMAND [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla reportedly will ask her Cabinet colleagues to review the recent regulatory decision to license the extension into Canada of two U.S-based satellite radio services. The regulatory decision was two years in the making, and a re [...] | 2005-09-01 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD CA |
05OTTAWA2658 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE, OTTAWA: STRATEGIC APPROACH TO [...] Summary: Econ officers met with officials from Environment Canada, International Trade Canada (ITCan),and Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC); at the meeting, all officials made it clear that Canada will be guided in the SAICM process by Environment Canada. The Canadians suggested that a voluntar [...] | 2005-09-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON |
05OTTAWA2672 | FY 2006 DVC REQUEST on U.S. Intelligence Reform, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP CA |
05OTTAWA2700 | CANADA'S GLOBAL SAFEGUARD INQUIRY INTO BICYCLES [...] The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has published its final report determining that imports of bicycles are a principal cause of "serious injury" to Canadian bicycle manufacturers. CITT has recommended a surtax on assembled or unassembled bicycles with a wheel diameter greater t [...] | 2005-09-08 20:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
05OTTAWA2764 | COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA AND EUR [...] (U) POL M/C made a strong pitch to secure Canadian Political Director Jim Wright for the September 16 Meeting on Columbia. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts made it impossible for him to be in New York on Friday. 2. (U) Canada, however, remains very interested in the future of Columbia a [...] | 2005-09-14 19:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CO OPDC PREL PTER PGOV UNGA ON |
05OTTAWA2785 | CLOUDSAT CANADA, AUTHORIZATION FOR SIGNING THE [...] Summary: Charge John Dickson signed the CloudSat Agreement with Dr. Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA),in Montreal on September 14, 2005. The U.S. original of the agreement is being sent to L/T by pouch. During the luncheon following the signing ceremony, Garneau rais [...] | 2005-09-15 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KTIA PREL TSPA ETTC |
05OTTAWA2805 | FY 2006 IVLP MRP ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA2815 | Mission Canada 90-Day Goal Tracker Application - [...] Mission Canada is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative, locally developed, web-enabled application to track Mission 90-Day goals and progress. 2. The 90-Day Goal Tracker application provides Department and Mission managers with a snapshot of current Mission Canada goals, a grap [...] | 2005-09-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AADP PREL |
05OTTAWA2827 | Public Health Emergency Governance in Canada [...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role, the federal [...] | 2005-09-20 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05OTTAWA2846 | FY 2006 EU RP TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - [...] For Ava Smith: Barry McNamar has advised post that he is unable to travel on subject project. Post appreciates efforts on his behalf and regrets cancellation. 2. For Essie Wilkes-Scott: Post wishes to convert Mr. McNamar to individual status and requests a 21-day program during the F [...] | 2005-09-22 15:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA2847 | FY 2006 ITT ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA2848 | FY 2006 ITT ON CURRENT SOCIAL, ECONOIC AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA2857 | CANADA: COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF MRES FOR POSSIBLE [...] Bauly Specialty Foods Vendor: Le Baron Manufacturer: Bauly Specialty Foods Mr. Len Bauly 7620 Anaka Drive Missassauga, Ontario, Canada L4T 3H7 1-800-351-FOOD (3663) phone 905-677-9734 fax info@bauly.com or lebauly@yahoo.com http://www.bauly.com Price per unit, ( [...] | 2005-09-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT CA |
05OTTAWA289 | CANADA: IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING COMMENCES [...] Canada is one of 14 countries designated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to host polling sites for Iraqi citizens to participate in the January 30th election of a transitional National Assembly. As the 3-day window (January 28-30) for out-of-country voting opens at five [...] | 2005-01-28 21:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ CA |
05OTTAWA2928 | CANADA INTERESTED IN COOPERATING ON DARFUR WOMEN'S [...] (U) As requested in reftel, poloff met with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) and the Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA) on 23 September to discuss U.S. initiatives to counter violence against women in Darfur, and to solicit Canada's support for such initiatives. Canadia [...] | 2005-09-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL EAID SU CA |
05OTTAWA2934 | NASA Deployment of RB-57 aircraft [...] Transit of Canadian airspace and overnight stop in Goose Bay by the NASA aircraft enroute to the UK and return, can proceed without GoC diplomatic approval (Ref A). The aircraft will not/not be collecting data/conducting research in Canadian airspace, the Government of Canada therefore does not [...] | 2005-09-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL OTRA CA |
05OTTAWA2936 | NOTIONAL AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 20:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA |
05OTTAWA2938 | ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA [...] (U) Poloff delivered points in reftel to Jeanette Sautner, Legal Officer in the Human Rights and Economic Law Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on September 29. Sautner acknowledged previous receipt of the diplomatic note containing Judge Buergenthal's C.V. 2. (U) Sautner indicated [...] | 2005-09-29 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA UNSC UNGA |
05OTTAWA2976 | CANADA TO HOST HEALTH MINISTERS MEETING ON AVIAN [...] Summary: As part of the continuing international response to the threat of avian and pandemic influenza, the Canadian Government will host a meeting of health ministers from more than 30 countries and international organizations in Ottawa, October 24/25. The purpose of the meeting is to enco [...] | 2005-10-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA WHO FAO OIE |
05OTTAWA3021 | OTTAWA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] Post has enjoyed strong support from Washington counterparts and excellent cooperation with the GOC in countering terrorist financing. We will continue to report on developments and strengthen bilateral coordination. In 2006, Canada will assume the chair of the Financial Action Task Force ( [...] | 2005-10-07 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA |
05OTTAWA3069 | Hurricane Katrina and Canadian Response; Lessons [...] Summary: Operational linkages between DHS and Canada's Public Safety Ministry (PSEPC) worked reasonably well as Canada responded to provide relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But, to make those connections even more effective, Canada would like to have a DHS Liaison Officer stationed at [...] | 2005-10-13 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PGOV PREL PINS CA |
05OTTAWA3092 | Canada Nominees for "U.S. National Security [...] Summary: Mission Canada is pleased to nominate two strong candidates, selected from among the Embassy and seven consulates in Canada, for the subject U.S. Studies Institute. Both play significant roles in educating future leaders of Canada and stimulating public debate in Canada on securit [...] | 2005-10-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA3103 | SPP: FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP [...] Introduction and Summary: Treasury DAS for International Monetary and Financial Policy Mark Sobel led the U.S. delegation to the first Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) Working Group meeting and the 11th NAFTA Financial Services Committee meeting near Ottawa on October 4, 2005. The [...] | 2005-10-17 20:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD ECON PREL CA MX |
05OTTAWA3105 | (2004) REQUEST FOR CANADIAN MARITIME PATROL [...] Post received the following response to reftel B request via diplomatic note dated 11 October 2005: BEGIN TEXT: Note no. IDR0485 The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the Embassy's demarch [...] | 2005-10-17 22:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL CA |
05OTTAWA3106 | Canada Nominees for "U.S. National Security [...] Summary: Mission Canada is pleased to nominate two strong candidates, selected from among the Embassy and seven consulates in Canada, for the subject U.S. Studies Institute. Both play significant roles in educating future leaders of Canada and stimulating public debate in Canada on securit [...] | 2005-10-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA3114 | OTTAWA OUTREACH EVENT ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa's October 14th outreach event on WTO and Geographical Indications (GI) was hosted by FAS and Econ and attended by officials from International Trade Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, Industry Canada, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The Canadian [...] | 2005-10-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EAGR ECON ETRD WTO |
05OTTAWA3123 | LETTER FROM MP DAVID KILGOUR TO SECSTATE URGING [...] Embassy has received a letter from MP David Kilgour addressed to the Secretary regarding NATO involvement in Darfur. Mr. Kilgour is an independent MP who has been a champion of human rights and humanitarian issues going back to international efforts on behalf of Soviet Jewry in the 1970,s. K [...] | 2005-10-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA PREL SU PARM MOPS |
05OTTAWA3170 | PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: TRANSPORTING TENTS FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA PK EAID PREF PREL SENV |
05OTTAWA3198 | CANADA: APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAKISTAN [...] The GOC is contemplating an additional pledge at Geneva but the amount is not yet confirmed. They asked if post has information on the amount the US plans to announce. The Canadian delegation to the October 26 conference in Geneva will be led by their Ambassador, Paul Meyers, or his alterna [...] | 2005-10-25 19:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL PK CA |
05OTTAWA3247 | NMFS CHIEF HOGARTH SEEKING ICCAT CHAIRMANSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 20:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA SENV AORC CA |
05OTTAWA3285 | Airlines confident of seeing complete Open Skies in [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - For Internal USG use only 2. (SBU) Summary: Conversations with the President of the Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC),and separately with Air Canada officials reveal that the Canadian civair industry is confident that Canada and the United States will [...] | 2005-11-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
05OTTAWA329 | CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE [...] Foreign Affairs Canada, Director for International Crime, Evelyn Puxley told poloff on February 2 that the Government of Canada is in full agreement with the US on the importance of CICTE's role in strengthening hemispheric political will to combat terrorism and enhance OAS member states' cou [...] | 2005-02-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE |
05OTTAWA3300 | OTTAWA PLANS TO HOST LANDMINE EVENT IN MARCH 2006 [...] Embassy Ottawa plans to organize an event in March 2006, in lieu of this Fall. As in 2003 and 2004, the likely venue would be the Ambassador's residence and we would invite a range of government and non-government interlocutors. ConGen-Toronto is also considering organizing an event during t [...] | 2005-11-04 21:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KHDP KSEP PHUM PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP CA |
05OTTAWA3309 | FY 2006 VOLUNTARY VISITOR: LILLIAN THOMSON [...] SUMMARY. Post proposes a six-day funded Voluntary Visitor program for Lillian Thomson, Winnipeg City Councillor and Secretary of Urban Aboriginal Opportunities, focused on U.S. approaches to Native American Affairs and urban indigenous populations at the federal, state and local levels. Pr [...] | 2005-11-07 17:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA3335 | CANADA'S VOTING PRIORITIES FOR UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) On 8 November, poloff delivered points in reftel with Wendy Drukier, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (U) The Canadian positions on each of these resolutions remains unchanged from those discussed at the semi- [...] | 2005-11-08 21:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CA UNGA UNHRC |
05OTTAWA3348 | PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR UK-HOSTED MEETING OF THE [...] (U) Post delivered ref points to Sebastien Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism in the International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT) of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). While Canada will not/not be submitting any proposals for the December 12 BTEX meeting in London, Beaulieu thanked [...] | 2005-11-09 20:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER TBIO PINS EAGR |
05OTTAWA3380 | OTTAWA PROGRAMS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 EVENT [...] (U) Post plans to observe Human Rights Day with an educational outreach program to fourth grade students at which Ambassador Wilkins will read a picture book entitled "If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks" by Faith Ringgold. The Ambassador will also educate the students about Elean [...] | 2005-11-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER CA |
05OTTAWA3399 | GOC PAVES ROAD TO WINTER ELECTION BY PROMISING [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: On November 14 the GOC's annual Economic Update to Parliament took on new life as the Liberal Party's campaign platform. In an hour-long presentation to the House Finance Committee, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale recapped Canada's strong fiscal condition and promised [...] | 2005-11-15 19:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CA |
05OTTAWA3442 | FY 2006 Voluntary Visitor Gerard Bourdeau [...] SUMMARY. Post proposes a ten-day funded Voluntary Visitor program for Gerard (Gerry) Bourdeau, Deputy Minister for International and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Province of Alberta. The proposed project support MPP goals of Secure and Stable Markets (energy security, environmental pr [...] | 2005-11-21 14:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
05OTTAWA3445 | SPP LEADS TO REVIVAL OF MORIBUND BORDER [...] (U) Officials of Transport Canada (TC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) met November 15-16, 2005, in Ottawa to revitalize the Emergency Preparedness Committee on Civil Transportation (EPCCT),a group which held its last meeting in September 2002. This initial meeting after a long hi [...] | 2005-11-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EWWT EAIR ASEC CA |
05OTTAWA3448 | Avian Influenza Report 1: Low Pathogenic Virus [...] Summary: Avian influenza virus detected on November 18 in a domesticated duck from a farm in British Columbia has been confirmed as a low pathogenic H5 North American strain. An estimated 67,000 ducks and other fowl from the farm and surrounding area will be euthanized. A national wild bird [...] | 2005-11-21 20:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05OTTAWA3454 | CANADA'S DELEGATION TO THE DECEMBER 4-5 KABUL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 21:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON KPWR PGOV AF CA |
05OTTAWA3482 | Canada's Pandemic Influenza Plans [...] Summary: Canada has a national pandemic flu plan dating from early 2004; an updated version is expected in December 2005. Preparing for an influenza pandemic is a top priority for the government of Canada. Canada is working with many partners, including the United States, to enhance global cap [...] | 2005-11-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI CA WHO KSTH |
05OTTAWA3483 | GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY [...] (U) Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) notified post transportation officer on November 23 that Canada will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to Category A of the IMO Council. 2. (U) FAC indicated that Canada would similarly appreciate U.S. support for Canada's candidacy. Note: Canad [...] | 2005-11-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA CA IMO |
05OTTAWA3505 | MACKENZIE PIPELINE PROJECT MOVES TOWARD HEARINGS [...] (U) As anticipated (reftel),though with a week's delay, on November 23 Exxon-controlled Imperial Oil Resources informed Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) that the proponents of the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline project are ready to proceed to public hearings. 2. (U) The NEB will [...] | 2005-11-25 21:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV CA |
05OTTAWA3507 | OSCE SCALES OF CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] (U) Reftel demarche was delivered on November 21 to Isabelle Poupart, Deputy Director for NATO and OSCE at Foreign Affairs Canada. In a follow-up coversation on November 22, Poupart said that Canada was aware of USG's position, that negotiations in Vienna were ongoing and continuous, and that [...] | 2005-11-28 12:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ABUD AFIN CA OSCE |
05OTTAWA3519 | CANADIAN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL TRADE MINISTERS [...] Canadian International Trade Minister Jim Peterson and several provincial counterparts (including those representing Canada's four most populous provinces) met in Ottawa on November 22 and spoke to reporters afterward. Peterson stressed the GOC's continued hope for an "ambitious outcome" fro [...] | 2005-11-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO |
05OTTAWA352 | Air Canada adds/alters flights to avoid U.S. Transit [...] Air Canada is adding to and altering flights schedules to accommodate travelers seeking to avoid transit of the United States. Air Canada is explicitly touting new non- stop Asian flights as providing "the added convenience of avoiding U.S. transit visa requirements." Air Canada says the inc [...] | 2005-02-04 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD CA |
05OTTAWA3577 | CANADA'S ECONOMY STRONG AS ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] Canada's economy continued to accelerate in the third quarter of 2005, rising 3.6% on a real annualized basis (versus 3.4% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the first). While Canada's currency and stock markets have recently appreciated in line with energy prices, media reports tended to overs [...] | 2005-12-02 21:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV CA |
05OTTAWA3579 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-02 21:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | BO PGOV PREL |
05OTTAWA3586 | WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: INDUSTRIES PUBLICLY [...] Reftel reported a joint press availability at which trade ministers from the GOC and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec vowed to defend Canada's agricultural "supply management" system at the WTO. In subsequent days, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion supporting supply manageme [...] | 2005-12-05 16:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO |
05OTTAWA3588 | CANADA FORMALIZES ITS OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH [...] (U) On November 25, Canada ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in support of its long-standing opposition to the death penalty. The treaty requires that parties abolish the death penalty within their respective jurisdictions. Th [...] | 2005-12-05 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI CA UNGA |
05OTTAWA3608 | CANADA ON MDA: EXPECT A YES VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ CA ICRC |
05OTTAWA3636 | INCSR PART I - CANADA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 21:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CA |
05OTTAWA3649 | CANADIAN STUDENTS PRAISE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROGRAM [...] On December 8, Ambassador David H. Wilkins hosted 55 fourth grade students from the Glen Ogilvie Elementary School in Gloucester, their teachers and a dozen chaperones at the Embassy in Ottawa to observe the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. The hi [...] | 2005-12-13 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO CA ID |
05OTTAWA3671 | CANADA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Canada is strengthening measures to reduce its vulnerability to money laundering and terrorist financing. Financial institutions remain susceptible to transactions involving international narcotics proceeds, including significant amounts of funds in U.S. currency derived from illegal drug sal [...] | 2005-12-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA |
05OTTAWA3696 | DEMOCRACY IN ACTION -- PURPLE FINGERS ACROSS CANADA [...] (U) Summary. In contrast to sealed borders and security curfews in Iraq to protect Iraqi voters, Iraqis resident in Canada overcame only bitter temperatures in their efforts to make their political will known on December 13, 14 and 15. Approximately 8,700 of the 15,000 to 20,000 eligible vote [...] | 2005-12-16 20:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO CA IZ JO |
05OTTAWA3698 | CANADA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Unclassified entire text. GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in 2005 in partnering with the United States and other like-minded states to support the international fight against terror. With a 5,200 mile undefended border, Canada is one [...] | 2005-12-16 21:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CA KCRM KHLS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KPAO |
05OTTAWA3699 | UPDATE TO INCSR PART II: ADDITIONAL DATA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-19 17:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA |
05OTTAWA3726 | TRILATERAL REGULATORY COOPERATION MEETING UNDER [...] On December 9, Canadian, Mexican and U.S. officials met in Ottawa to discuss possibilities for regulatory cooperation under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). The Canadians, who had proposed and organized the meeting, seem enthusiastic about the prospects for eng [...] | 2005-12-21 20:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV CA MX SIPDIS |
05OTTAWA3735 | FY 2006 IVLP Individual Patrick Gilles [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 19:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05OTTAWA3747 | WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: CANADIAN REACTIONS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canadian players' reactions to the outcome of this month's WTO Hong Kong ministerial were generally positive, as the declaration keeps alive the promise of greater market access for Canada's competitive sectors such as livestock and grain, while not appearing to threaten [...] | 2005-12-23 17:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO |
05OTTAWA382 | CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Economic relations with China were a key focus of Prime Minister Paul Martin's January tour of South and East Asia (which also touched on tsunami relief and a range of political issues - see ref A). China displaced Japan in the past decade as Canada's largest trading p [...] | 2005-02-08 17:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL CVIS KFRD CH CA |
05OTTAWA394 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP [...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Environment Canada (EC) and Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). Nancy Hamzawi, Director, International Affairs, EC, told us that Canada looks at the US proposal for partnerships on mercury very favorably, but is unable at this time to give any [...] | 2005-02-08 21:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC ETRD PREL CA |
05OTTAWA418 | SMART REGULATION IN CANADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR [...] (U) Following the September 2004 report on Smart Regulation (www.smartregulation.gc.ca),the Privy Council Office's group for Implementation Strategy for Smart Regulation is gearing up to put principle into practice. PCO plans to propose a number of new initiatives to improve the quality and [...] | 2005-02-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN ETRD |
05OTTAWA434 | EVALUATION OF DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP CA OBSP |
05OTTAWA435 | COPUOS - Canadian reaction to USG approach on Space [...] ESTH Counselor and Specialist met on February 9 with Danielle Ayotte, Director and Dave Church, Senior International Advisor, with the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada (ITCan) to discuss the USG approach outlined in reftel. We had provided the USG draft guidelines [...] | 2005-02-11 16:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA UNPUOS UNGA |
05OTTAWA481 | AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT INAUGURAL MEETING OF [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Cellucci addressed the first meeting of Parliament's new Border Caucus on February 8, 2005. The Ambassador affirmed our determination to keep the border functioning, while sounding a note of caution about the potential effects of marijuana liberalization in Canada a [...] | 2005-02-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETRD PREL CA |
05OTTAWA486 | CANADA, DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXTERNAL EVALUATION - [...] (U) Econoffs spoke with Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) Senior Policy Advisor for UN Specialized Agencies regarding funding for the external evaluation of FAO. FAC reports that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has earmarked C$25,000 (roughly US$20,000) as an initial contrib [...] | 2005-02-16 18:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR EAGR AORC |
05OTTAWA505 | COPUOS: USG APPROACH FOR CONSIDERATION OF SPACE [...] ESTH Counselor spoke on 2/17/05 with the Science and Technology Division of International Trade Canada for further Canadian reaction (ref A) to the demarche requested in ref B. David Church, Deputy Director of the office provided the following points that had been agreed on an interagency basi [...] | 2005-02-17 19:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA UNGA UNCOPUOS |
05OTTAWA523 | CANADA: LABOR MINISTERS MEETING - LONDON, MARCH [...] Canada intends for Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Lucienne Robillard, to lead the GoC delegation to the March 10-11 G-8 Labor Ministers' Meeting in London. Robillard was assigned this Ministerial role in mid-January. In addition she is also President of the Queen's Privy [...] | 2005-02-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB CA |
05OTTAWA525 | CANADA SEEKS REGULATORY PRESCRIPTION FOR INTERNET [...] (U) Summary: Health Canada Minister Ujjal Dosanjh's response to reimportation of drugs from Canada to the United States has been increasingly negative in the past months. In the wake of the U.S. task force report, Health Canada seems poised to act in order to limit or prohibit drug sales fr [...] | 2005-02-18 17:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SOCI CA |
05OTTAWA541 | OTTAWA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-18 21:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
05OTTAWA569 | American Fellow Diane MacLaren, Program Evaluation [...] Summary: Diane MacLaren, Senior Manager with the Canadian Treasury Board Secretariat, participated in the new American Fellow Exchange Program September 15-December 15, 2004. (The American Fellow Exchange Program was announced at the Quebec Summit of the Americas in April, 2001). In a deb [...] | 2005-02-23 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL OEXC CA |
05OTTAWA587 | Proposed law would ban trans-fats in Canada [...] A law proposed by Canada's social democratic party, the NDP, would amend Canada's Food and Drug Act to prohibit content of more than 2 grams of trans-fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat in foodstuffs. This proposed law, would take Canada down the same path as Denmark, which in March 2003, [...] | 2005-02-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO CA NDP |
05OTTAWA696 | MICHAEL IGNATIEFF OFFERS VISION FOR LIBERAL PARTY, [...] Summary: Harvard-based Canadian Michael Ignatieff offered a compelling case as the Liberal Party,s keynote speaker for why the Liberals are the most successful party in Canada and can be expected to remain so well into the new century. He attributes the Party,s success to a national (as oppose [...] | 2005-03-04 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PGOV PREL PINR CA |
05OTTAWA754 | FY 2005 EVALUATION: DVC with Robert Dixon and [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP CA |
05OTTAWA755 | Discount Airline Jetsgo founders, strands passengers [...] Passengers at Canadian airports expecting to board Jetsgo aircraft on Friday, March 11 were surprised to find no staff at ticket counters, and no Jetsgo flights operating. There has been no official announcement, but it is expected that Jetsgo will seek bankruptcy protection later today. [...] | 2005-03-11 15:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD CA |
05OTTAWA800 | TAKING STOCK OF U.S.-CANADIAN RELATIONS -- AN END [...] My core message as I depart Ottawa is that our relationship with Canada has changed fundamentally in the last four years, and we as a government need to catch up with this new reality. Canada is the front line of our efforts to protect the U.S. homeland. There is no priority in the hemisphe [...] | 2005-03-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON OPRC PREL CA |
05OTTAWA822 | AUTO AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT: [...] The GOC and the provincial government of Ontario will contribute hundreds of millions of dollars toward investments announced recently in central Canada's auto plants. The federal, Quebec and Ontario governments are also offering large new incentives to the aerospace industry. This marks a s [...] | 2005-03-18 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV CA |
05OTTAWA824 | CANADA'S AUTO SECTOR - [...] WHILE THE GOC WORKS TO ENGAGE THE U.S. TOWARD FORMING A POST-KYOTO STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE, IT HAS YET TO IMPLEMENT A CREDIBLE PROGRAM FOR MEETING ITS KYOTO TARGETS BY 2012. MEASURES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES ARE MEANT TO BE A KEY FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM, [...] | 2005-03-18 19:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CA |
05OTTAWA831 | NOT GUILTY: CANADA'S AIR INDIA BOMBING VERDICT [...] Summary: A British Columbia provincial court acquitted on March 16, terrorism suspects, Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik of conspiracy and murder charges resulting from their alleged role in the bombing of two Air India planes in 1985. The case is the largest incident of mass mur [...] | 2005-03-18 20:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KCRM PGOV PREL CA |
05OTTAWA914 | FOREIGN PRESS CENTER REPORTING TOUR ON U.S. [...] PD OTTAWA NOMINATES ONE PRINT JOURNALIST FOR THE APRIL 24-30, 2005 FPC PROGRAM U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. REQUESTED DATA FOR THE JOURNALIST FOLLOWS: (A). MANON CORNELLIER, DOB: 04/26/1960, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. PASSPORT NUMBER IS JL958935, ISSUED IN CANADA (B [...] | 2005-03-29 20:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC CA |
05OTTAWA940 | Canadian Customs Officers argue to create Border [...] Summary. According to the President of Canada's Customs and Excise Union, Canada needs an armed "Border Patrol" to make the border between official ports of entry (POEs) less porous. The President of the Union appeared on March 22 before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Just [...] | 2005-03-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN ASEC CA PTBS CBSA CEUDA RCMP IBET |
05OTTAWA952 | CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN MILITARY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning support for Liberian military reform to Louis Hamel, Director of the West/Central Africa Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Simon Snoxell, FAC Desk Officer for Liberia, on March 23. Snoxell subsequently advised poloff on March 31 that Lib [...] | 2005-03-31 19:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MARR MASS PREL CA |
05PANAMA1042 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURTON [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Representative Dan Burton (R- IN),House International Relations Committee (HIRC),Western Hemisphere Chairman, who will lead a delegation to Panama during June 4-6, 2005. Embassy also welcomes the following participants of the congressional delegation: Members: Re [...] | 2005-05-09 22:35:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OVIP PM |
05PANAMA1102 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country Clearance is granted to Department of Labor Consultant Kjell Enge, from Juarez and Associates, for travel to Panama June 1-5, 2005. 2. Purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and conduct workshops with USDOL grantees on project performance monitoring issues concerni [...] | 2005-05-17 17:11:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB OTRA AFIN PM NU |
05PANAMA1138 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN [...] Country Clearance is granted to Inter-American Foundation Director of Corporate Programs Walter Allan Price, for travel to Panama May 25-27, 2005. 2. Purpose of this visit is to meet with business leaders to offer them information on the REDEAMERICA Initiative, which involves companies and [...] | 2005-05-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ECON OTRA PM |
05PANAMA1139 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN [...] Country Clearance is granted to Inter-American Foundation Representative John Matthew Reed, for travel to Panama May 27-June 10, 2005. 2. Purpose of travel is to visit potential grantees to pre- screen possible new projects, and to visit current grantees for project monitoring. 3. As pe [...] | 2005-05-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ECON OTRA PM |
05PANAMA1438 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARRY PONTING AND ALEX [...] Country Clearance is granted to Harry Ponting and Alex Yates, for travel to Panama during July 13-16, 2005. 2. Purpose of this visit is to assist Embassy implementation of the classified web publishing initiative known as Net- Centric Diplomacy (NCD). 3. As per reftel, hotel reservations [...] | 2005-07-07 15:03:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF PGOV PINR OTRA PM |
05PANAMA1445 | JULY 4 MESSAGE FROM PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] ON MONDAY, JULY 4, EMBASSY PANAMA RECEIVED ORIGINAL NOTE DGPCE NO. 794/2005 TRANSMITTING A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MARTIN TORRIJOS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON A NEW CELEBRATION OF THE U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY. EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF TEXT FOLLOWS: BEGIN TEXT. PLEASE ACCEPT [...] | 2005-07-07 17:35:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP OPDC PM POL SPECIALIST |
05PANAMA1446 | JULY 4 MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN [...] ON MONDAY, JULY 4, EMBASSY PANAMA RECEIVED ORIGINAL NOTE DGPCE NO. 795/2005 TRANSMITTING A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER SAMUEL LEWIS NAVARRO TO SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON A NEW CELEBRATION OF THE U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY. EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF TEXT FOLLOWS [...] | 2005-07-07 17:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP OPDC PM POL SPECIALIST |
05PANAMA1463 | PANAMA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT CANDIDACY TO POSTAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request (see para 3). 2. (U) On July 6, Embassy received a dip note from the MFA's Bureau of International Organizations requesting USG support for Panama's candidacy to the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal at elections to ta [...] | 2005-07-11 21:24:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PM PUAS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PANAMA1492 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN [...] Country Clearance is granted to Inter-American Foundation Representative Wilbur Thurston Wright for travel to Panama July 20-22, 2005. 2. Purpose of travel is to visit site for possible 2006 conference. 3. As per IAF e-mail request, Embassy assistance is not required. 4. Embassy poi [...] | 2005-07-13 22:19:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AMGT APER ECON OTRA PM |
05PANAMA1526 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy confirmed the bona fides of Armunex with Panama's corporate registry. Armunex is an abbreviation for Armas, Municiones, and Explosivos and is part of the company Grupo Seguridad Especial (GSE). GSE also operates a security company (Vigilancia Especial) with 250 secur [...] | 2005-07-18 21:33:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA1606 | PANAMA RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1540 DEMARCHE [...] (U) On June 20, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to MFA International Organizations (IO) Director Javier Bonagas. MFA IO responded with the following note verbale on July 27, 2005. (Begin unofficial translation) "Republic of Panama, Ministry of Foreign Relations [...] | 2005-07-29 21:56:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PANAMA1779 | TORRIJOS CONFIDANT: JUDICIAL REFORM "NOT A [...] (SBU) In an August 3 meeting with PolOffs, Institutional Protection Service (SPI, the Presidential body guard) Chief Leonel Solis, and close confidant of President Martin Torrijos, described the current national dialogue on social security as "going nowhere" and reform of Panama's judicial s [...] | 2005-08-29 19:23:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA1802 | PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS [...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...] | 2005-09-01 15:00:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA202 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PANAMA DESK OFFICER [...] Embassy grants country clearance and welcomes Panama Desk Officer Thomas Pierce, who will visit Panama during January 31-February 4, 2005 for in-country orientation. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is Political Officer Karen Covert, telephones: office (507) 207-7131, residence ( [...] | 2005-01-27 22:41:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA PM |
05PANAMA210 | PANAMA PRESIDENT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND HIS FAMILY [...] THE GOP HAS REQUESTED COURTESIES OF PORT AND PROTECTION FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS AND SIX FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING FIRST LADY VIVIAN TORRIJOS, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN EARLY FEBRUARY ON A PRIVATE VISIT. ITINERARY FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS FOLLOWS: 02/05 DEPART PANAMA VI [...] | 2005-01-28 18:11:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PM OVIP TORRIJOS MARTIN POL SPECIALIST |
05PANAMA2139 | NO EVIDENCE OF "WHIPSAWING" BY PANAMANIAN TELCOMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel points to Jose Galan, Director President of Panama's Public Utilities Regulatory Agency (Ente Regulador) on October 14th. Galan confirmed that circuit blockages by Panamanian telecommunications companies to place price pressure on i [...] | 2005-10-24 18:26:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD PGOV PREL XM PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2246 | PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: QUOTES ON FREEDOM AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 22:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PANAMA2258 | PANAMA - 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.50 billion in 2004, a decrease of $43 million from $1.55 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $1.8 billion, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $316 million, up 4.8 percent. P [...] | 2005-11-17 20:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2260 | CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT [...] Per ref A, post has emailed the below text to USTR for inclusion in the Sixth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). As noted ref B, the CBERA and Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act have boosted Panama's exports to the U.S., particularly [...] | 2005-11-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2289 | PANAMA'S CANDIDACY FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) On November 15, Embassy Panama received GOP Diplomatic Note DGOCI/DGca/897/05, dated November 1, 2005, by which the Ministry of Foreign Relations informs the USG that the Government of Panama has decided to submit their candidacy for [...] | 2005-11-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV PM UNDP POL SPECIALIST |
05PANAMA2311 | PANAMA'S READINESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC FLU [...] Summary: the GOP has nearly completed a National Avian Influenza (AI) Plan that details the institutions responsible for preparedness/communication, surveillance/detection, and response/containment. The GOP's inter-agency effort is led by the Ministry of Health and includes support from the P [...] | 2005-11-25 21:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAID EAGR ECON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2342 | GOP AT ODDS WITH PETROLEUM INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EIND EPET ETRD PM ENIV ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2371 | DIALOGUE FINDS CONSENSUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) According to Second Vice President Ruben Arosemena, Panama's National Dialogue on Social Security (Caja de Seguridad Social - "CSS") achieved consensus on reforms aimed at restoring t [...] | 2005-12-07 19:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2373 | DIALOGUE FINDS CONSENSUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) According to Second Vice President Ruben Arosemena, Panama's National Dialogue on Social Security (Caja de Seguridad Social - "CSS") achieved consensus on reforms aimed at restoring t [...] | 2005-12-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2375 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 19:41:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PM NAS |
05PANAMA2416 | PANAMA'S CANDIDATE FOR A POSITION WITHIN THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) On November 15, Embassy Panama received GOP Diplomatic Note DGOCI/DGca/896/05, dated November 2, 2005, by which the Ministry of Foreign Relations informs the USG that the Government of Panama has decided to submit Guillermo Castro He [...] | 2005-12-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV PM UNDP POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PANAMA2417 | 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Panama continues to be a strong partner with the U.S. in the global war on terrorism. The Panama Canal is the country's most important economic asset. Any act of terrorism that closes off the Canal could severely impact Panama's economy, the U.S., and other countries in the [...] | 2005-12-14 19:04:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA2457 | PANAMA FACES UNCERTAIN ENERGY FUTURE [...] SUMMARY (SBU). Major electricity generators estimate that Panama's demand for electricity will exceed supply by 2009. In the absence of investment in additional generating capacity, Panama could face energy shortages. Only plants using higher cost gas-generated electricity could be brought o [...] | 2005-12-19 22:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET ETRD PM ENIV ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
05PANAMA2470 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-23 16:22:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN KCRM PTER PM OTHER AGENCIES |
05PANAMA337 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDOL/ILAB [...] Embassy grants country clearance and welcomes USDOL/ILAB Gary Russell, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Relations (OFR),and contractor Rodolfo Piza, Project Director, USDOL funded Cumple y Gana Project, who will visit Panama during February 16-17, 2005 to participate in the project kickoff. [...] | 2005-02-15 20:04:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID OTRA PM |
05PANAMA371 | EMBASSY PANAMA WELCOMES CODEL TAYLOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS),member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC),who will visit Panama during February 20-22, 2005. Embassy also welcomes HASC Cousel Henry J. Schweiter, and DOD escorts Col. Chris Perkins and Ltc. Mike Legg, U.S. Special Operations Command [...] | 2005-02-18 17:27:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN HO CS PM |
05PANAMA436 | PANAMA LAUNCHES DOL-FUNDED LABOR TRADE CAPACITY [...] (U) With a Panama-US FTA Agreement still in limbo after the 8th negotiating round, on February 17 Panama's Labor Ministry launched Panama's participation in the DOL-funded labor trade capacity building project called "Cumple y Gana" (Comply and Win). The four-year project includes the CAFTA [...] | 2005-02-25 20:43:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID ELAB ETRD PGOV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA475 | EMBASSY PANAMA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO OPDAT [...] Country Clearance is granted to Assistant United States Attorney Rosa Rodriguez-Mera, DHS Senior Special Agent Raul Aguilar, Attorney/Victim Witness Specialist Ana Isabel Vallejo, and OPDAT Program Analyst Jessica Alpert, who will arrive in Panama on March 6, 2005 and depart on/about March 12 [...] | 2005-02-28 22:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | APER KCRM PM |
05PANAMA495 | PANAMA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-07 21:17:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
05PANAMA680 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RENZI [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ),member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI),who will visit Panama during April 1-3, 2005. Embassy also welcomes committee professional staff member Mr. Robert Myhill and former HPSCI staffer Brant Bassett. 2. Emba [...] | 2005-03-24 17:03:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX PM |
05PANAMA688 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LT COL VINCENT C SMITH [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Lt. Col. Vincent C. Smtih, USAF, as the Escort Officer for Codel Renzi, which will visit Panama during April 1-3, 2005. 2. Embassy Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Karen Covert, telephones: office (507) 207-7131, residence (507) 225-2850, cell (50 [...] | 2005-03-28 19:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX PM |
05PANAMA702 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAIGH REPRESENTATIVE [...] Embassy grants country clearance for Ms. Jacqueline Klaver, Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Section, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH),United States Geological Survey, who will visit Panama during April 4-8, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to represent the [...] | 2005-03-29 22:28:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CS OTRA SOCI PM PAIGH |
05PANAMA914 | PANAMA'S IMPENDING SOCIAL SECURITY REFORMS: A [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment. Actuarially bankrupt, Panama's Social Security System (CSS),which provides pensions and medical benefits to the majority of Panamanians, continues to operate through the use of its re [...] | 2005-04-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05PANAMA984 | PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Ambassador Sichan Siv, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),and USUN Coordinating Ambassador for the UN General Assembly, who will visit Panama during May 12-13, 2005. 2. Embassy Control Officer for the visit is Political [...] | 2005-05-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ASEC ECON PM UNGA |
05PARAMARIBO647 | PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Surinamese President Ronald Venetiaan marked the start of the new parliamentary year with his constitutionally required "State of the Republic" speech on October 3, which includes a presentation of the country's budget for the coming year. Successfully past the election period, the ne [...] | 2005-10-05 19:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL NS |
05PARAMARIBO679 | REQUEST TO SUPPORT U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD NS WTRO |
05PARAMARIBO687 | TOWARD A MORE OBJECTIVE VIEW OF THE CHAVEZ [...] On the same day that the leading paper carried a front page story praising a Cuban-Venezuelan program providing eye treatment to impoverished Surinamers, another paper carried an article noting that Chavez' traditional supporters are beginning to turn against him. The opinion piece written by [...] | 2005-10-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NS PKAO |
05PARAMARIBO688 | WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR NS WTO |
05PARAMARIBO690 | PRESS REPORT ON DESECRATION OF HUMAN REMAINS BY [...] Local press has carried AP reports of alleged desecration of human remains in Afghanistan. There has to date been no comment, but in Suriname pundits and editorialists are often slow to pick up story. 2. Ambassador used points in reftel in letters to leaders of two largest Muslim organiza [...] | 2005-10-21 19:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL NS PKAO |
05PARAMARIBO698 | SURINAME - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 19:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KSUM NS |
05PARAMARIBO699 | DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS STAND ALONE [...] Per reftel, on October 26 post delivered points to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Trade and Industry, and the Minister of Labor, Technological Development and Environment. The Ministers' provided no initial reaction 2. Post will report any further comments from the Govern [...] | 2005-10-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KSUM NS |
05PARAMARIBO700 | JAPAN CLOSING ITS EMBASSY IN SURINAME [...] Japanese Embassy Charge Katsuhiko Hosaka called on DCM October 26 to convey that Japan was closing its Embassy in Paramaribo (and in neighboring Georgetown, Guyana) as part of a general exercise to consolidate and rationalize Japanese diplomatic representation worldwide. This ends a Japanese [...] | 2005-10-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SN JA |
05PARAMARIBO713 | REPORTED DECISION TO CLOSE USDAO PARAMARIBO [...] Although this Embassy has received no official indication of the Defense Department's intent to close the DAO, personnel of DAO have been advised informally of changes in TODs designed to effect the closure of the office NLT the end of June, 2006. It is alleged that a decision to close was ta [...] | 2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL MARR |
05PARAMARIBO714 | SURINAME - WHA ECONOMIC OFFICERS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAID NS |
05PARAMARIBO715 | SURINAME - WHA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS AMGT NS |
05PARAMARIBO721 | SOFA WITH SURINAME IN FORCE [...] On November 1, the Embassy received a diplomatic note dated October 20 from Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming acceptance of the text of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) proposed in the Embassy's note of April 11, 2005. The SOFA was approved by Suriname's Parliament on June 2 [...] | 2005-11-04 18:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS |
05PARAMARIBO746 | INTER-AMERICAN CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP PGOV PREL NS OAS |
05PARAMARIBO755 | MDA: RESPONSE TO SWISS [...] DCM has discussed the forthcoming Swiss-organized conference in Geneva on December 5-6 on the Third Additional Protocol to create a new "red crystal" emblem with the Surinamese Foreign Ministry. The Government of Suriname remains disposed to support the approval of the Third Protocol, and ha [...] | 2005-11-22 16:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL ICRC |
05PARAMARIBO756 | DEMARCHE ON IMO CANDIDACY - SURINAME [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 18:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NS IMO |
05PARAMARIBO774 | BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO NS |
05PARAMARIBO778 | USPTO JANUARY 2006 ACADEMY ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 17:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR NS |
05PARAMARIBO788 | PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S OUTLOOK SPEECH ECHOES [...] Summary: President Ronald Venetiaan's annual "government outlook" speech before Suriname's National Assembly articulated his administration's plans and policies for the next five years. The President projected that his government's economic policies will bring about significant growth over th [...] | 2005-12-06 16:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NS |
05PARAMARIBO791 | MDA: SURINAME NOT REPRESENTED AT GENEVA MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 18:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL ICRC |
05PARAMARIBO810 | SURINAME'S FOREIGN CURRENCY RATING IMPROVES, BUT [...] (U) The credit-rating agency Standard and Poor's recently improved the outlook on Suriname's foreign currency rating from stable to positive. The agency affirmed the outlook on local currency as stable and assigned 'B-' and 'B' ratings on long term foreign and long term local currency, respec [...] | 2005-12-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV NS |
05PARAMARIBO815 | BOLIVIA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NS BO |
05PARAMARIBO838 | SURINAME: RESPONSE ON USDA DEBT [...] Post is in receipt of reftel. Post will suggest to the Debt Management Office that it contact Mr. Erickson directly to discuss a possible repayment schedule. Presumably, Erickson has already responded to letter of May 13, 2005 from Debt Management Office to advise them that no terms are avail [...] | 2005-12-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS |
05PARAMARIBO843 | SURINAME ILL-PREPARED ON EVE OF CSME [...] In a special meeting on Saturday December 17, Suriname's Council of Ministers voted to remove all remaining legal restrictions to Suriname joining the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). This came exactly two weeks before the December 31 deadline set by CARICOM members five years ago t [...] | 2005-12-29 18:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PBTS PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG TBIO SENV NS |
05PARIS1004 | KYOTO: FRENCH MEDIA REACT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] Summary. The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, which takes effect today, dominates headlines in the French print press, and is the focus of a number of special reports, supplements and editorials. Embassy Paris offers this analysis of the principal themes in the coverage over the last t [...] | 2005-02-16 18:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ENRG KPAO FR |
05PARIS1008 | INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY [...] Summary: The International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Steering Committee (SC) convened in Paris, France from January 26 to 28, 2005. The IPHE SC was co- chaired by Assistant Secretary of Energy David Garman and Assistant Secretary of Transportation Emil Frankel. All IPHE m [...] | 2005-02-17 11:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON FR |
05PARIS1011 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON - SYRIA U.S. [...] LEBANON - SYRIA 2. U.S. DIPLOMACY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO THE LEBANESE PEOPLE'S ANGER TOWARD SYRIA AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF RAFIK HARIRI: "ANTI-SYRIAN ANGER" (LE FIGARO); "ANTI-SYRIAN REVOLT" (LIBERATION); "ANGER RISING IN BEIRUT AGAINST SYRIA" [...] | 2005-02-17 12:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1032 | UNESCO SCIENCE SECTOR LAUNCHES CAPACITY [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: SINCE THE U.S. RE-ENTRY, USDEL HAS ENCOURAGED UNESCO TO ASSUME A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROMOTING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THIS STRATEGY HAS MET WITH SUCCESS. IN A LETTER TO AMBASSADOR OLIVER, UNESCO NATURAL SCIENCES SECTOR DIRECTOR ERDELEN ANNOU [...] | 2005-02-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA OPDC PHSA PBTS IHO KSI UNESCO |
05PARIS1050 | GDP INCREASED 2.3 PERCENT IN 2004; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY. According to the latest flash estimate, French GDP increased a relatively high 2.8 percent (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2004, which means France posted a decent 2.3 percent growth rate for 2004. Domestic demand revived, contributing to significant import growth. [...] | 2005-02-18 11:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS1053 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON - SYRIA, PRESIDENT [...] LEBANON - SYRIA 2. PRESIDENT BUSH IN EUROPE (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT-PAGES IN THE FRENCH PRESS TODAY DEAL WITH A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS FROM THE RECORD PROFITS OF FRENCH COMPANIES, NAMELY OIL GIANT TOTAL THAT HAS SURPASSED ITS ALL-TIME RECORD, TO THE MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR THE [...] | 2005-02-18 11:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1054 | FRANCE: NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS WTO, [...] This is an action request. See Para 6. 2.(U) Summery: France's new Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau told Ambassador he would welcome a visit to France by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. During a call by Ambassador Feb 17, Bussereau said he hoped to visit the United State [...] | 2005-02-18 11:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO FR |
05PARIS1065 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. RWANDA 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. AID TO AFRICA 7. CAMEROON Â [...] | 2005-02-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS1081 | NEWBORN FRENCH RESEARCH AGENCY AND ITS PAINFUL [...] Summary. France advanced its science agenda with the establishment of a National Research Agency (ANR, ref A) which held its first meeting on February 15. This new, NSF-style, "agency of means" is part of the government's ambitious effort to renovate France's research organization and boost [...] | 2005-02-18 17:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL EFIN KSCA TPHY FR KBIO |
05PARIS1086 | OECD/NEA MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT [...] A meeting of the Contributing Parties was held at OECD Headquarters prior to the full Committee meeting chaired by Patrick Reyners, Head of Legal Affairs, NEA. Swedish Committee representative Nystrom, was re- elected as the Committee co-chairperson representing the donor Parties. All Parties [...] | 2005-02-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA TRGY FR TECH RU |
05PARIS1094 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS114 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL RELIEF [...] JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL RELIEF SUMMIT 2. MIDDLE EAST - PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS 3. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE CARRIES AN OP-ED BY SECRETARY POWELL TITLED "DEVELOPMENT AID TO POOR COUNTRIES: A MORAL OBLIGATION." THE ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE, THE J [...] | 2005-01-07 11:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1143 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH IN EUROPE THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS116 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Phone rates in France may soon be going up (para 2) -- French Telecom Regulator Board Gets New Member (para 3) -- Videophone s [...] | 2005-01-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS1168 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - BUSH-PUTIN MEETING IN [...] BUSH-PUTIN MEETING IN BRATISLAVA 2. CHINA ARMS EMBARGO (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: WITH NEWS OF ANOTHER HOUSING SCANDAL CONCERNING FINANCE MINISTER HERVE GAYMARD RECENTLY BREAKING, HEADLINES TODAY AFFIRM THAT "GAYMARD IS IN A STORM" (RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO) AND "THE GAYMARD CASE PUTS [...] | 2005-02-24 11:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1209 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-25 11:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1219 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CENTRAFRIQUE 5. SUDAN Â [...] | 2005-02-25 14:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS1229 | TOGO/FRANCE: UPDATE ON CHARLES DEBBASCH AND MFA [...] (U) This message reports (para 2) developments in the case of Charles Debbasch (reftel) and (para 3) MFA statements on Togo since the February 14 statement reported reftel. 2. (SBU) DEBBASCH CASE: According to a February 24 AFP report, the criminal case against Debbasch (a longtime adv [...] | 2005-02-25 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR TO FR |
05PARIS1230 | FINANCE MINISTER TURNS IN RESIGNATION [...] SUMMARY. Intense and unabating media coverage of Finance Minister Herve Gaymard's extravagance in his choice of taxpayer provided housing, and his lying about his financial situation, has prompted him to turn in his resignation on February 25. Despite his efforts to focus attention on GOF ec [...] | 2005-02-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS1231 | FINANCE MINISTER VISION FOR GOF MACRO-ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY. Just before turning in his resignation (septel),Finance Minister Herve Gaymard announced the details of GOF macro-economic policy in the run-up to presidential elections in 2007. He planned a series of fiscal incentives and reforms aimed at restoring confidence, boosting economic g [...] | 2005-02-25 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS1232 | FRANCE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH REVISED TERMS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-25 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY FR IAEA |
05PARIS1238 | FRANCE ISSUES 50-YEAR GOVERNMENT BONDS [...] SUMMARY. France has introduced a new financial instrument on the debt markets: 50-year Government bonds. Faced with an aging population and pension reforms, France tapped the bond market to take advantage of low long-term interest rates and robust demand. The issuance, which has been a succe [...] | 2005-02-25 18:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS1244 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE - PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] EUROPE - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO EUROPE AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS 2. MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF STORIES, WHICH INCLUDE DOMESTIC SOCIAL ISSUES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL AFFAIRS, ARE FEATURED ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGES. INSIDE, SEVERAL ARTICLES ARE DEVOTED TO [...] | 2005-02-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1283 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-01 11:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1309 | PUBLIC AFFAIRS PERSPECTIVES IN THE WAKE OF THE [...] Summary: French opinion leaders across the political spectrum commented at length on every stop of the President's trip to Europe. As with the visit of Secretary Rice, several, sometimes conflicting, themes emerged. Even long-standing critics of recent U.S. policy heralded the visit and P [...] | 2005-03-01 17:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP FR |
05PARIS1310 | Haiti Reconstruction: Paris Preparatory Meeting for [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 24, representatives of State, Treasury and USAID attended a French-hosted preparatory meeting in Paris in preparation for the ministerial conference on Haiti reconstruction to be held on March 18, 2005, in Cayenne, French Guiana. The French presented the Cayenne Co [...] | 2005-03-01 18:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID HA FR |
05PARIS133 | TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE - FRENCH WILL ASSIGN A LIAISON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 18:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR FR |
05PARIS1344 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - FRENCH HOSTAGE - [...] IRAQ - FRENCH HOSTAGE - VIDEOTAPE 2. MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON - SYRIA - GREATER MIDDLE EAST 3. U.S. - EU AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO FLORENCE AUBENAS, THE FRENCH LIBERATION JOURNALIST HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAQ. YESTERD [...] | 2005-03-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS137 | 2004: FRENCH MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] SUMMARY: France enjoyed a moderately good year in 2004 in terms of macroeconomic performance, advances in economic policy, and economic stability. Job growth remains the economy's major weakness, but modest GDP growth did help the government to maintain fiscal restraint and the private sect [...] | 2005-01-07 18:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS1398 | FRANCE SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT [...] (U) France is a destination country for trafficked persons, mainly women trafficked for prostitution from Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, and to a lesser extent Albania) and Africa (Nigera, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon). France's national Central Office for the Repression of Trafficking in Pe [...] | 2005-03-03 16:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR RO |
05PARIS1412 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON AND SYRIA - ISRAEL [...] LEBANON AND SYRIA 2. ISRAEL AND PALESTINE 3. IRAQ - FORMATION OF A NEW GOVERNMENT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ISSUES SURROUNDING FRENCH HOSTAGE FLORENCE AUBENAS HELD IN IRAQ AND PRIME MINISTER RAFFARIN'S DECISION TO KEEP PARLIAMENT MEMBER DIDIER JULIA FROM NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HOSTA [...] | 2005-03-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1413 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. BURUNDI 7. SUDAN 8. ZIMBABWE Â [...] | 2005-03-04 11:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS1432 | FRANCE: ANNUAL SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOM TRADE [...] On January 26, EconOff and visiting USTR telecom trade specialist Ken Schagrin met with GOF Industry Ministry (DIGITIP) officials as well as Telecom Regulatory Authority (ART) officials to discuss concerns raised in response to the reftel Federal Register Notice published on November 24, 2004. [...] | 2005-03-04 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR WTO |
05PARIS1456 | FRENCH BUDGET DEFICIT AT 3.7-3.8 PERCENT OF GDP IN [...] SUMMARY. The 2004 overall budget deficit for France is reported to be 3.7% of GDP. The deterioration over the expected 3.6% deficit is mainly due to a rise in social security expenditures, notably health insurance. France's public debt amounted to 65.6% of GDP in 2004, also exceeding the 60 [...] | 2005-03-07 12:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS1466 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - LIBERATION OF GIULIANA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-07 14:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |