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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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05TAIPEI3822 | Great Southern Expectations for KMT Chairman Ma [...] Summary (SBU): Although Speaker of the Legislative Yuan Wang Jin-pyng's main constituency is in Kaohsiung County, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, much to the surprise of most KMT supporters, defeated Wang Jin-pyng in the KMT Chairman election in Southern Taiwan. Voters here, putting a n [...] | 2005-09-15 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3825 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH-HU MEETING [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 15 on the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao in New York Tuesday, the failure of Taiwan's U.N. bid, and the opposition parties' boycott of legislative affairs in the Legis [...] | 2005-09-15 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI383 | TAIWAN'S NEW PENSION PLAN: NEW BENEFITS AT HIGHER [...] Summary: In July 2005, Taiwan's new "Labor Pension Act" will go into effect. Once in effect, Taiwan's retirement payment system will be transformed from a lump-sum payment to an annuity system that will affect 6 million employees. Under the new Act, each employee will have a portable account [...] | 2005-01-31 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD TW |
05TAIPEI3835 | TAIWAN TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE HIGH SEAS DRIFT NET [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. Per ref A, AIT ECONOFF discussed the reported sightings of high seas driftnet vessels with Taiwan Deep Sea Fisheries Deputy Director Chen Yu-Chen. AIT left a written copy of the questions posed in ref A, as well as the pictures sent by ema [...] | 2005-09-15 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PREL PHSA TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI384 | TAIWAN PRAYER BREAKFAST DELEGATION HEAD WU LI-PEI: [...] Wu Li-pei, Senior Advisor in the Office of President Chen Shui-bian, was born in Changhua County, Taiwan, in 1934. He earned a B.A. in Economics at the National Taiwan University (1957) and, after his brother was arrested by the Nationalist Government, moved to the U.S., where he later earned [...] | 2005-01-31 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3855 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-18 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3856 | Aftermath of Thai Labor Riots: Investigations and [...] Summary. In the aftermath of the labor riots involving Thai workers on Kaohsiung city's Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) system (reftel),various civil and criminal investigations have begun, with some preliminary reports issued. Despite the fact that the laborers remain the target of a criminal inve [...] | 2005-09-19 03:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TW |
05TAIPEI3877 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 17-19 on the outcome of the German elections, and local issues such as the sighting of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine in the Taiwan Strait in July, and President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming trip to Central Ameri [...] | 2005-09-19 23:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI388 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-31 23:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI389 | TV CO-OP PROPOSALS FOR TAIWAN (2005) [...] THE FOLLOWING, IN DESCENDING ORDER OF PRIORITY, ARE TWO CO-OP PROPOSALS FROM AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN/TAIPEI AND KAOHSIUNG. PAS ASKS THAT PROJECTS BE FUNDED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PREFERENCE. PROPOSAL 1: PRESS FREEDOM AND THE FCC IN THE U.S. 2A. AIT/TAIPEI PROPOSES A TV CO-OP WI [...] | 2005-01-31 23:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3896 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S. ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 21 on Premier Frank Hsieh's administrative report before the Legislative Yuan and his argument with KMT Legislator and former Kaohsiung Mayor Wu over the city's mass rapid transit system; a scandal concerning a Tai [...] | 2005-09-21 23:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI39 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3900 | Tainan Mayoral Election Heats Up [...] The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) party announced it will nominate Chien-Lin Hui-chun to run for Tainan Mayor in the upcoming mayoral election. Chien-Lin is a Policy Advisor to the Presidential Office and Chief of TSU's party office in Tainan City. She served as Tainan City Legislative Yuan [...] | 2005-09-22 03:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI3911 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 22 on Taiwan independent Legislator Li Ao's speech delivered at Beijing University Wednesday; the death of a three-year- old boy who was left unattended in a kindergarten van; President Chen Shui-bian's transit in [...] | 2005-09-22 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3916 | National Tainan University Campus Becomes Flash [...] On September 12 Taiwan's Ministry of Education approved National Tainan University's expansion plans on the condition that the school return two thirds of its campus land that is located in the heart of the city. The Ministry intends to take the land in exchange for the monies needed by the s [...] | 2005-09-23 01:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW SCUL |
05TAIPEI3917 | TAIWAN PUBLIC OPINION WITH REGARD TO U.S. [...] Summary: U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Richard Lawless' speech at the 2005 U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference Monday, which was delivered by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Security Cooperation Operations Principal Director Edward Ross, has sparked considerable discus [...] | 2005-09-23 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3944 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage September 23 on President Chen Shui-bian's invitation to Chinese President Hu Jintao for a dialogue; the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense' report that China has built a model of Taiwan's military airport in Guangdong Pro [...] | 2005-09-23 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3961 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 24-26 on a rally in support of the U.S. arms procurement bill and a demonstration organized by the Anti-Arms Procurement Alliance that were both held on Sunday; a proposal by President Chen Shui-bian to set up a US [...] | 2005-09-26 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI3967 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage September 27 on the suicide of a well-known local psychiatrist; the controversy sparked by President Chen Shui-bian's proposed "Jung Pang" project (to set up a US$250 million fund for financing development in Central Americ [...] | 2005-09-27 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4 | "UNITED DAILY NEWS" COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT CHEN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-03 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4006 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies gave extensive coverage September 29 on alleged shady recruitment practices related to the hiring of Thai workers for the construction of the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system; an extortion scandal linked to a local TV star; and the possible dio [...] | 2005-09-29 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4024 | Survey Shows Local DPP Administrations Receive [...] "The Commonwealth" magazine published in its latest issue the results of a performance survey of Taiwan's 25 city mayors and county magistrates. The survey found that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mayors and magistrates received overall lower performance ratings than did oppositi [...] | 2005-09-30 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4029 | Economic Briefing for September 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2005: --Overview: Oil prices dampen growth --Strikes stymie Taiwan's financial reform --Avian flu alert --Cross-Strait exchanges increase --Taiwan attempts WTO consultations with China --RMB appreciation affects [...] | 2005-09-30 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4039 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations "The New Stakeholder Relationship between the United States, China and Taiwan" Wu Rei-kuo, Deputy Executive Chief of the Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation, commented in the centrist, pro-status quo "China Times" [circulation: 400,000] (9/30): ". Th [...] | 2005-09-30 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4059 | AIT/TIPO HOST SEMINAR ON STOPPING INTERNET PIRACY [...] AIT and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) jointly organized a two-day seminar for 88 judges, prosecutors, TIPO staff, and law-enforcement personnel on "Combating Internet Piracy." The seminar was funded by donations from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),the [...] | 2005-10-03 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4062 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage October 1-3 on Typhoon Longwang (that hit Taiwan Sunday); the bombings in Bali, Indonesia Saturday; Taiwan's year-end "3-in-1" elections; and President Chen's unexpected stopovers in Abu Dhabi and Bali. The pro-unification [...] | 2005-10-04 03:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4067 | AIT PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary. This cable reports on AIT's preparations to respond to a potential avian influenza (H5N1) pandemic. The basic assumption is that AIT would draw down and drastically reduce its services in the event of an outbreak. Based on reftel D, AIT will revisit our current plans, which include [...] | 2005-10-04 03:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4069 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies gave extensive coverage October 4 to local issues such as the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' integrative efforts within their separate alliances with regard to nominations for the year-end "three-in-one" elections; the follow-up probe into the alle [...] | 2005-10-04 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4090 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IN THE MID-EAST, BOMBINGS [...] Summary: Amid the extensive coverage October 5 of the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' nominations for the year-end "three-in-one" elections and some local scandals, all major Chinese-language Taipei dailies reported in their inside pages that the pan-Blue alliance blocked the U.S. arms procureme [...] | 2005-10-05 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4094 | PHRMA AND TAIWAN AGREE ON COMPUTER VALIDATION [...] Summary: AIT and the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association (PhRMA),accompanied by representatives of Japanese and European pharmaceutical associations, met with Taiwan's Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis (BFDA) to discuss pharmaceutical validation requirements. The positive tone [...] | 2005-10-05 22:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW |
05TAIPEI4107 | CHUNGHWA TELECOM PRIVATIZATION MEANS BUSINESS AS [...] Summary: the privatization of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on August 10 reduced the percentage of stock controlled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) to 48%, but will have little practical effects in the near term on company operations. The current MOTC-appointed Board of [...] | 2005-10-06 23:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ECPS TW |
05TAIPEI4128 | TAIWAN SCREENS CERTAIN AIR PASSENGERS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] In response to an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO),the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) announced on October 6 new screening requirements for Avian Influenza. Beginning October 10, all passengers on flights from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia will be as [...] | 2005-10-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4139 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage October 8-11 on: President Chen Shui-bian's "Double Ten" address; the follow-up probe into the alleged shady recruitment practices regarding the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system; Taiwan's year- end "3-in-1" elections; an [...] | 2005-10-11 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4156 | Food Supply in Southern Taiwan Faces Scrutiny [...] The food supply in Taiwan has come under increasing scrutiny following reports of more dioxin-contaminated duck and fish products (reftel A),commercially raised fish contaminated with the carcinogen, malachite green, and large additional amounts of diseased pork (reftel B). Moreover, most o [...] | 2005-10-12 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TW IND AGR |
05TAIPEI417 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, ZHAO [...] Cross-Strait Relations A) "PRC Favors ROC Status Quo" The conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" noted in an editorial (2/1): "Beijing's latest overtures to Taiwan were all drowned out in Saturday's fanfare over the first direct commercial flights between the two [...] | 2005-02-01 22:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4188 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage October 14 on President Chen Shui-bian's meeting with DPP politicians Thursday evening to discuss the party's reform plans, and Academic Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh's remarks before the Legislative Yuan with regard to Ta [...] | 2005-10-14 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4205 | TAIWAN ADDRESSES FOREIGN WORKER ABUSE [...] Summary: The Thai labor riots (ref A, B and C) have highlighted the need for changes in Taiwan's treatment of foreign workers. NGOs report that Taiwan employers are able to mistreat foreign workers because of inadequate laws. Mistreatment includes high broker fees, labor trafficking, and arbi [...] | 2005-10-17 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL |
05TAIPEI4206 | Taiwan Bans Vietnam Workers Due To High Runaway [...] Summary: Taiwan has banned foreign workers from Vietnam since January 2005. The official reason is the high percentage of Vietnamese workers that run away from their employers once they enter Taiwan. NGOs claim that, many workers flee as a means to escape abuse because the Vietnamese trade o [...] | 2005-10-17 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL |
05TAIPEI4207 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] The third quarter of 2005 saw several noteworthy developments in cross-Strait relations on the following topics: --Travel Agent Association of Taiwan to coordinate discussions on tourism. --Ministry of Economic Affairs recommended liberalization of export controls on semiconductor manufactu [...] | 2005-10-17 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EFIN ETTC PREL CH TW |
05TAIPEI4227 | MEDIA REACTION: RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] Summary: The second part of a TV interview with President Chen Shui-bian, which was aired Monday evening, carried the front-page headlines in most major Chinese-language Taipei dailies October 18. (The first part of the interview was broadcast on Sunday night.) Almost all major Taipei newspap [...] | 2005-10-18 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4235 | Alleged Vote-buying Already Rampant in the lead up [...] (U) On October 5, 2005, more than 200 prosecutors, police and investigative authorities searched the campaign offices of Soong Li-hua, an Independent candidate running for Pingtung County magistrate, as well as the residences of Soong's supporters and campaign workers. Carrying out searches [...] | 2005-10-19 06:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4272 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM/AVIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage October 20 on DPP Legislator Lin Cho-shui's proposal to trim the budget for the financial support of former presidents and vice presidents- [limiting the timeframe to 10 years of public support for former presidents, and re [...] | 2005-10-21 01:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4290 | MEDIA REACTION: RUMSFELD'S CHINA TRIP, AVIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies gave extensive coverage October 21 on the Council of Agriculture's (COA) confirmation of the first case of avian flu in Taiwan, and the follow-up probe into the alleged Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system scandal. The COA's confirmation that some [...] | 2005-10-21 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4295 | TAIWAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: This is a periodic update to our baseline report on Taiwan's efforts to combat avian flu (ref D). In recent days, Taiwan authorities discovered H5N1 avian flu virus in a shipment of birds smuggled from China. The stock market declined on avian flu concerns. Authorities conducte [...] | 2005-10-23 22:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4299 | MEDIA REACTION: AVIAN FLU, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] "As Long as Taiwan People Support in 2008 Their Own Regime and Develop [Taiwan's] Economy Wholeheartedly, China Could Never Annex Taiwan" The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" [circulation: 100,000] said in its editorial (10/24): ". Taiwan has faced a dilemma of domestic disturbance and fo [...] | 2005-10-24 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4329 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] "Former President Lee Teng-hui Spoke for 23 Million Taiwan People in the United States" The pro-independence, Taiwan's largest daily, "Liberty Times" [circulation: 600,000] editorialized (10/25): ". [F]ormer President Lee Teng-hui emphasized in Washington D.C. that Taiwan is already a sov [...] | 2005-10-25 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4330 | TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request. See para 6. 2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang),Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),requested a meeting with AIT October 24 to relay TIPO's intention to abolish the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (ACC) and to request U.S. comments. T [...] | 2005-10-25 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW |
05TAIPEI4337 | TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request. See para 6. 2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang),Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),requested a meeting with AIT October 24 to relay TIPO's intention to abolish the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (ACC) and to request U.S. comments. T [...] | 2005-10-26 01:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW |
05TAIPEI4343 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA'S OP-ED ON TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY: (U) The lead story in Taiwan dailies October 26 is passage of the National Communications Commission bill in the Legislative Yuan, the reactions from the pan-Green alliance, and the consequences of the passage of the bill. 2. (SBU) Taiwan dailies October 26 covered the issue of the [...] | 2005-10-26 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4368 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies October 27 focused on legislative amendments regarding pensions for Taiwan farmers that will be passed in the Legislative Yuan before the year- end elections (December 3),and Taiwan's reaction to Senegal's resumption of diplomatic ties with China. Taiwan's Foreign Mi [...] | 2005-10-27 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4387 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies October 28 focused on the latest development of a local scandal: local prosecutors reportedly will summon today former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan to further investigate his role in the Kaohsiung MRT scandal. 2. Editorials and Commenta [...] | 2005-10-28 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4399 | Relocation of National Tainan University further [...] Taiwan's Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng on October 23 announced at the site of the National Tainan University's future campus in Chiku, Tainan County that the university's relocation project will be started in 2006 and completed in 2014 with NT$5.7 billion from the Executive Yuan (EY). Min [...] | 2005-10-31 00:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4405 | Southern Taiwan Farmers Expect China's Fruit [...] Summary: Farmers' Association representatives in Tainan and Pingtung Counties said that China's offer of tax free importation of certain species of tropical fruit from Taiwan is largely a political ploy. They point out that Taiwan is a net importer for several of the fruits, and al [...] | 2005-11-01 02:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4413 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN-TAIWAN STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies on November 1 focused on President Chen Shui-bian's comments during a National Security Council meeting on October 31 that urged the international community to monitor the transparency of bird flu control in China. Taiwan dailies also focused on the battle between th [...] | 2005-11-01 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4415 | DEFENSE SPECIAL BUDGET: OPTIONS FOR RECONFIGURA- [...] (SBU) Summary. The Defense Procurement Special Budget is stuck in legislative limbo until at least the December 3 Taiwan local elections. Government and opposition leaders offer varying explanations about what changes are, or are not, possible. As the U.S. seeks to understand and influence [...] | 2005-11-01 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
05TAIPEI4418 | Economic Briefing for October 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in October 2005: --Economic performance in Q3 --Office Space --Capital outflow weakens NT Dollar --Renminbi exchange liberalization --PRC Tourists in Taiwan --Semiconductor facility utilization --Taiwan students consider Chi [...] | 2005-11-01 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4433 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies on November 2 continued to provide extensive coverage on the row between the Government Information Office (GIO) and a local cable station, TVBS, over whether or not the station complies with local laws governing foreign ownership of media outlets [...] | 2005-11-02 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4443 | DPP Candidates Suffer Setback [...] Recent newspaper polling indicated that southern DPP candidates have suffered a serious setback in terms of popularity after the opposition exposed a picture of former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-general Chen Che-nan gambling with former KRTC Vice Chairman Chen Min-hsien in a Korean [...] | 2005-11-02 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI445 | "TAIWAN DAILY" COMMENTARY GENTLY CRITICIZES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 05:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4457 | Southern Taiwan Labor Unions Remain Solidly in [...] Summary. Representatives of local labor unions in southern Taiwans Pingtung, Kaohsiung, and Tainan Counties said that, despite recent scandals involving senior DPP members, their membership would support DPP candidates in the coming elections. The representatives said that laborers believe t [...] | 2005-11-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4479 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN IDENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4501 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN, KOIZUMI CABINET [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taipei dailies continued November 5-7 to dig up more scandals related to the shady recruitment practices regarding the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system, coverage also focused on the year-end 3-in-1 elections, the Government Information Office's row with TV [...] | 2005-11-07 23:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4517 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, AVIAN FLU [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage November 8 on the arrest of a famous poet who threatened Premier Frank Hsieh by phone last week, local scandals, and Taiwan's financial assistance to Senegal, which severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in late October. Almost [...] | 2005-11-08 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4529 | MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their reporting November 9 on the Government Information Office's announcement Tuesday that it would fine TVBS, a local cable TV station, NT$1 million dollars for its illegal ownership structure that has violated the Satellite Broadcast L [...] | 2005-11-09 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4559 | Prosecutors make little headway preventing [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite increasing enforcement of election laws in Taiwan and the decline of traditional forms of vote buying, this practice continues to play a role the upcoming 3 in 1 elections (reftels) in southern Taiwan. While the traditional practice appears to be on the decline, in par [...] | 2005-11-14 04:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4571 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language newspapers focused their coverage November 11-14 on Taiwan's upcoming 3-in-1 elections; the Presidential Office's probe into its former Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan's misconduct; the Examination Yuan's decision to reduce pension payments to civil servan [...] | 2005-11-14 23:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI458 | TAIWAN'S PROPOSED IPR COURT CONSIDERS EXCLUDING [...] Summary: The Judicial Yuan committee charged with establishing an intellectual property court met January 20 to discuss whether to include all types of cases: administrative, civil and criminal, or to exclude criminal cases. Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) representatives made a [...] | 2005-02-03 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD TW IPR |
05TAIPEI4585 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage November 15 on the upcoming 3-in-1 elections, local scandals, and a Council of Agriculture announcement Monday that H7N3, a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu, was found in southern Taiwan. Both the centrist "China Times [...] | 2005-11-15 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4601 | MEDIA REACTION: SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN JORDAN [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taipei dailies continued to report November 16 on the upcoming 3-in-1 elections and local scandals, coverage also focused on a Reuters report which quoted the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as saying more than 50 birds imported from [...] | 2005-11-16 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4609 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH, APEC, BIRD FLU [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies gave considerable front or second page coverage on November 17 to U.S. President George W. Bush's speech delivered in Kyoto on Wednesday, in which he lauded Taiwan as a model of freedom for China. Coverage also focused on the pan-Blue legislators' move to slash the Mai [...] | 2005-11-17 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4614 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies on November 18 continued to report on local scandals, campaigns for the upcoming 3-in-1 elections, and a planned merger between two local banks to form Taiwan's largest bank, coverage also focused on the APEC meetings in Pusan and U.S. Presiden [...] | 2005-11-18 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4621 | Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...] | 2005-11-18 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4627 | Taiwan Pension Reform [...] Summary: Taiwan's Examination Yuan on November 10 cut monthly government pensions to a maximum of 85-95% of pre- retirement pay. The change cost the ruling Party little in terms of political support because most retired civil servants belong to the opposition, but they will further polarize [...] | 2005-11-20 23:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4633 | Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...] | 2005-11-21 03:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4645 | TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4652 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: The Taiwan dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage November 19-21 to the APEC summit in Pusan and U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Beijing, with a special emphasis on Bush's summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday. Coverage also focused on the campaigns [...] | 2005-11-21 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4655 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: The front-page headline story for almost all major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies November 22 was the indictment of 18 Taiwan officials, businessmen and 4 Thai laborers in the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp scandal, among who, most notably, is former Presidential Office Deputy Secretar [...] | 2005-11-22 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4684 | Televised Debate on Tainan County Magisterial Election [...] The Taiwan Think Tank held a televised debate for two magisterial candidates in Tainan County on November 19, 2005. The debate, which lasted for two and half hours at National Tainan Art University, was broadcast live by Taiwan's Public Television System. The two debater DPP candidate Su Hua [...] | 2005-11-23 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4697 | TAIWAN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $12.9 billion in 2004, a decrease of $1.3 billion from $14.2 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $21.7 billion, up 24.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $34.6 billion, up 9.6 percent. Taiwan is cu [...] | 2005-11-25 02:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KTDB TW |
05TAIPEI4739 | Taiwan Insurance Firm Ordered Closed [...] Summary: Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has ordered Kuo Hua Insurance to cease operations due to insolvency and has requested the state-owned Taiwan Insurance Institute (TII) to liquidate Kuo Hua. Outstanding claims against Kuo Hua may exhaust Taiwan's Insurance Stabilizati [...] | 2005-11-29 03:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI474 | TAIWAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) AIT Acting Deputy Director Chuck Bennett delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) talking points on February 2 to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Administrative Vice Minister and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Administrative Deputy Minister. AIT Political Section Chief James Huskey d [...] | 2005-02-03 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TW TIP |
05TAIPEI4743 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4746 | CHIAYI MAYORAL RACE HEATS UP IN LAST WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: In a mayoral race touted by the press and southern political observers as one of the most important for the DPP during the 3 in 1 elections, nervous campaigners on both sides in Chiayi City have turned to negative campaigning and vote buying to lure the 30 percent of critical [...] | 2005-11-29 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4763 | Pingtung County Magistrate Election Countdown [...] (SBU) Both sides express optimism about the December 3 election based on conflicting polls carried out by party operatives in Pingtung County's green and blue camps. While KMT officials would not reveal specific numbers, they told AIT/K KMT candidate Wang Chin-shih has maintained a [...] | 2005-11-30 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4764 | TAIWAN ISSUES TAMIFLU COMPULSORY LICENSE, BUT DOES [...] Summary: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Jack Lu announced late November 25 that Taiwan would grant the Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) a restricted license to produce Tamiflu, despite the fact that negotiations between DOH and patent-holder Roche were on- [...] | 2005-11-30 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR TW ESTH IPR |
05TAIPEI4769 | TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...] | 2005-12-01 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4774 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to give their full attention December 1 to covering the campaigns and mud-slinging for Saturday's 3-in-1 elections. All newspapers reported in their front or second pages President Chen Shui-bian's campaign remarks in I-lan city Wednesda [...] | 2005-12-01 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4779 | Economic Briefing for November 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2005: --New accounting system for national income statistics --Alternate Minimum Tax Bill --Foreign investor acquires local bank --Compulsory licensing for Tamiflu --National Communication Commission --Hong Kon [...] | 2005-12-02 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH |
05TAIPEI478 | TRAGIC DEATH WON'T LEAD TO HEALTH CARE REFORMS [...] Summary: The tragic death of a four year-old abuse victim, refused treatment in Taipei and instead transferred more than two hours away to a hospital in Taichung, has raised calls for reforms to the Taiwan health care system. The Department of Health disputes accusations that the victim's la [...] | 2005-02-03 23:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4788 | Taiwan's Tuna Association Blames Taiwan and Japan [...] Responding to reductions in Taiwan's Atlantic big-eye tuna quota adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT)on 18 November, Edward Huang, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Deep Sea Tuna Boat owners and Exporters Association (TTA),complained that the re [...] | 2005-12-02 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI479 | SUMMARY OF PREMIER FRANK HSIEH'S OP-ED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 23:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4796 | TAIWAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONFERENCE: [...] Summary: Taiwan recently hosted an international conference on combating human trafficking which included representatives from law enforcement, government, NGOs, and academia. Taiwan, downgraded from Tier 1 to Tier 2 in the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, indicated th [...] | 2005-12-05 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW TIP |
05TAIPEI4798 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S 3-IN-1 ELECTIONS, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 3-5 to Taiwan's 3-in-1 local elections Saturday, in which the KMT won a landslide victory, and the impact of the elections on the future prospects of the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps. The pro- unification [...] | 2005-12-05 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4799 | TAIWAN'S DECEMBER ELECTION: KMT SWEEPS [...] (U) Summary. The Kuomintang (KMT) scored a landslide victory in Taiwan's island-wide local elections Saturday, December 3. The opposition party won 51 percent of the vote cast to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) 42 percent, 14 out of 23 county magistrate and city mayor seats [...] | 2005-12-05 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
05TAIPEI4813 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 7 on the possible personnel reshuffle in the DPP and Cabinet and the possible merger between the KMT and the PFP in the wake of last Saturday's elections. The centrist "China Times" ran an exclusive news story on i [...] | 2005-12-07 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4815 | KAOHSIUNG KMRT SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE COLLAPSES [...] SUMMARY. Beset by scandals involving foreign labor and shady financing, Kaohsiung's Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) subway construction came to another standstill on December 5, this time due to a major cave- in at one of the construction sites. As with three previous cave-ins, this incident was [...] | 2005-12-07 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4832 | ICCAT SANCTIONS AND FISHING BOAT PROBLEMS: A VISIT [...] Summary. December 1 AIT/T Econoffs visited Council of Agriculture Deep-Sea Fisheries Director Tsay Tzu-yaw to discuss recent sanctions, upcoming meetings and the USCG request to board a Taiwan fishing vessel. Tsay said the sanctions were too severe and the Taiwan response is still pending. [...] | 2005-12-09 01:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4839 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to focus their coverage December 9 on the personnel reshuffle in the DPP and Cabinet, the planned merger between the KMT and the PFP, and other local issues. The pro- independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's biggest daily, ran a banner he [...] | 2005-12-09 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4868 | AIT DIRECTOR HOSTS DINNER FOR WCIT 2006 [...] As requested reftel, AIT Director hosted a dinner December 9, 2005, in Taipei for representatives from the World Congress on Information Technology 2006 with guests from the Taiwan authorities and information technology industry. Taiwan participants included Minister of State Lin Feng-ching, [...] | 2005-12-13 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD TW |
05TAIPEI4872 | MEDIA REACTION: WTO AND EAST ASIA SUMMIT, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 13 on local political issues such as Vice President Annette Lu's unexpected announcement Monday evening that she was resigning as acting DPP chairperson (after just five days in the position); and a meeting between [...] | 2005-12-13 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4873 | Taiwan Legislature meddles with interest rates [...] On December 6 Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) reached agreement to set a 10% cap on credit and cash card spreads, and increase monthly minimum payments to 20% of the balance from the current 3%. According to the agreement, the proposed cap was to have a "second" reading December 9 (without ev [...] | 2005-12-13 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4880 | TAIWAN: 2005 REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The American Institute in Taiwan's (AIT) submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) is as follows: TAIWAN ------ 2. (U) There were no acts of international or domestic terrorism in Taiwan in 2005. Even though Taiwan is frequently prevented from participating in inte [...] | 2005-12-14 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR EFIN KCRM TW |
05TAIPEI4882 | TAIWAN'S PLAN TO CUT HEALTH COSTS WORRIES PHRMA [...] Summary: In the first of what are promised to be regular bimonthly meetings between Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI),AIT, and local heads of U.S. pharmaceutical companies, BNHI explained in detail its current proposal to expand a pilot reimbursement cap program. Makers of [...] | 2005-12-14 23:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4883 | BLUE DOMINATES TAIWAN'S NCC COMMISSIONER'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) Review Committee held public meetings to review all 18 NCC nominees from December 9-11 and then selected 13 NCC Commissioners who will take office before the end of December. Because the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and People's First [...] | 2005-12-15 00:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4886 | Bios of Newly Elected Mayors and Magistrates - [...] In the "3 in 1 elections" (REF A),the ruling DPP won city mayor/county magistrate seats in five cities/counties in southern Taiwan - Chiayi County, Tainan County (REF C),Tainan City (REF D),Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County. The KMT won in Chiayi City (REF B) for the first time in 23 years [...] | 2005-12-15 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON TW |
05TAIPEI4899 | INPR PRESIDENT TIEN HUNG-MAO ON 1992 CONSENSUS AND [...] Summary: The centrist, pro-status quo, Chinese-language daily "China Times" [circulation: 400,000] reported Friday that Tien Hung-mao, former Foreign Minister and a long-time Taiwan independence advocate, suggested the DPP should consider accepting the 1992 Consensus in dealing with cross- Str [...] | 2005-12-16 03:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4901 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 16 on local political issues such as the planned Cabinet reshuffle and the race for DPP chairmanship in January 2006. The centrist "China Times" and pro-unification "United Daily News" each carried in their inside [...] | 2005-12-18 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4913 | MEDIA REACTION: ASEAN/EAS AFTERMATH, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued December 17-19 to report and speculate on the possible candidates for the next premier and the race of the DPP chairmanship, coverage also focused on the U.S. arms procurement bill. The centrist "China Times" ran a banner headline on [...] | 2005-12-19 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4927 | TAIWAN POLICE NAB COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] Summary: Taiwan law enforcement has had two significant counterfeit pharmaceutical cases leading to arrests and seizures in December. In the first case, Taiwan's IPR Police busted a ring selling counterfeit drugs on the internet, arresting two and seizing 5000 pills of counterfeit medicines [...] | 2005-12-20 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD TBIO SOCI TW ESTH IPR |
05TAIPEI4929 | MEDIA REACTION: WTO [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 20 on local political issues such as possible candidates for the DPP chairmanship; the suspension of Taitung County magistrate-elect for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal; and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou [...] | 2005-12-20 23:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4930 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies (12/21) focused on the unexpected passage of the U.S. arms procurement bill in the Legislative Yuan's Procedure Committee and former Chunghua County Magistrate Wong Chin- chu's decision to run for DPP Chairperson. The pro- independence "Liberty [...] | 2005-12-21 02:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4936 | MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATION DEADLINE LEAVES 25% [...] Summary: The December 20 deadline for medical device registration passed with only about 75% of medical devices currently in use in Taiwan receiving licenses. Those that have not yet received licenses are primarily in-vitro diagnostic devices. In most cases, the Department of Health (DOH) h [...] | 2005-12-21 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI495 | IPR LITIGATION IN TAIWAN: CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: A three-day seminar for Judicial Yuan employees sponsored by the AIT Public Affairs Section brought a U.S. District Court Judge, U.S Department of Justice Prosecutor, and an experienced U.S. legal advisor to discuss U.S. practice in intellectual property cases and offer advice on [...] | 2005-02-04 06:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TW IPR |
05TAIPEI4950 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies (12/22) focused on the Taipei District Court's verdict that President Chen Shui-bian must compensate former KMT Chairman Lien and PFP Chairman James Soong in the "soft coup" case with a payment of NT$1 each and issue public apologies through adve [...] | 2005-12-22 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4951 | TAIWAN'S BIO-TERRORISM DEFENSE [...] Summary. Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) held a three-day International Conference on Bio-terrorism Defense in Taipei December 6 -8, with international experts on bio- terrorism and presentations on the economics, law, medicine, public health, emergency management, epidemiology and other [...] | 2005-12-22 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4965 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-26 22:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4980 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 24-27 on moves by pan-Blue legislators to reject review of the long-stalled U.S. arms procurement bill, the meeting between KMT Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng and PFP Chairman James Soong, the passing away [...] | 2005-12-27 22:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4986 | Bios of Newly Elected Mayors and Magistrates - [...] In the "3-in-1 local elections" on December 3 (REF A),the ruling DPP won city mayor/county magistrate seats in five cities/counties in southern Taiwan - Chiayi County, Tainan County (REF C),Tainan City (REF D),Kaohsiung County, and Pingtung County. The KMT won in Chiayi City (REF B) for th [...] | 2005-12-28 06:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON TW |
05TAIPEI5 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-03 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI5032 | TAIWAN DEFENDS ITS PACIFIC TUNA QUOTA [...] On 12/27 ESTHOFF visited Council of Agriculture Deep Sea Fisheries Director Tsay Tzu-yaw for a read out of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting held at Pohnpei, Micronesia December 12-16. News reports had indicated that Taiwan eluded potential sanctions at this [...] | 2005-12-29 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI5035 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU FORGING A NEW [...] The following cable is an analysis of public opinion written by one of AIT's senior local employees in the Press Section. She wrote it based on several weeks of monitoring talk shows, newspapers and conversations among her contacts and friends. Rather than edit it into a traditional reporti [...] | 2005-12-30 00:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI51 | TFX001: Taiwan Economic Brief December 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected Taiwan economic events in December 2004. -- Taiwan becomes OECD trade committee observer -- Taiwan leads world in chip packaging and testing -- Taiwan worries about over-reliance on China -- Taiwan's 2004 and 2005 economic performance -- Taiwan aids t [...] | 2005-01-07 02:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON TW |
05TAIPEI519 | Taiwan Economic Briefing for January 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in January 2005: - Taiwan-China cross-Strait charter flights - Taiwan's banking sector performance - Taiwan's 2005 central budget - New Free Trade Zones - Domestic investment slows - TSMC Chairman on Taiwan's econom [...] | 2005-02-04 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI526 | TAIWAN: RESPONSE ON BLUE LANTERN CASE AG- [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-04 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC KSEP TW |
05TAIPEI54 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI553 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, CROSS-STRAIT [...] North Korea "[Taiwan] Must Not Overlook the Impact [Created] by Pyongyang Declaring That It Possesses Nuclear Weapons" The centrist, pro-status quo "China Times" commented in an editorial (2/14): ". Pyongyang's declaration [that it possess nuclear weapons], without doubt, indicates that [...] | 2005-02-14 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI578 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 23:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI58 | RECOGNIZING THREAT, TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid Avian Influenza since early 2004. Following the outbreak of H5N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in Taiwan in early 2004 and the outbreaks of H5N1 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in neighboring countries both last year and this year, [...] | 2005-01-07 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAGR ECON EAID TW |
05TAIPEI661 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-17 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI68 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI694 | MEDIA REACTION: Taiwan Strait Security in U.S.- [...] Summary: The Taipei dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage February 19 - 21 to a joint statement issued by the United States and Japan in Washington Saturday, reporting that the two allies had for the first time included easing tensions in the Taiwan Strait as part of their [...] | 2005-02-22 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI699 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN STRAIT SECURITY IN U.S.- [...] Summary: The focus of Tuesday's Taipei dailies shifted from the coverage of the joint statement of the U.S.-Japan Consultative Committee to local politics. On straight news coverage, only the largest Taiwan daily, the pro-independence "Liberty Times" reported on page two that Taiwan's Nationa [...] | 2005-02-22 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI712 | TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: AIT SUBMISSION [...] Summary and recommendation: After an out-of-cycle review (OCR) in November 2004, Taiwan was removed from the Special 301 Priority Watch List in January 2005 and downgraded to the Watch List in recognition of improvements to the legal regime for protection of copyright and Taiwan's strengtheni [...] | 2005-02-23 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TW IPR |
05TAIPEI72 | NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ESTH |
05TAIPEI727 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN STRAIT SECURITY IN U.S.- [...] Summary: Only the two limited circulation English- language newspapers in Taiwan continued to editorialize about the joint statement of the U.S.-Japan Consultative Committee, while almost all Taipei dailies focused their coverage on local politics. The centrist "China Times" carried on its fr [...] | 2005-02-23 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI821 | MEDIA REACTION: CHEN-SOONG MEETING AND CROSS- [...] Summary: The Taipei dailies gave considerable reporting February 25 of the meeting between President Chen Shui-bian and People First Party Chairman James Soong, which took place Thursday. The meeting was treated as a local political issue, though the 10-point joint statement issued by Chen a [...] | 2005-03-01 00:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI859 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] Summary: Four major Chinese-language dailies and two limited-circulation English-language newspapers in Taiwan reported March 2 on the "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the Year 2004," which was released by the State Department Monday. These reports, all straight news coverage ca [...] | 2005-03-02 06:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW TIP |
05TAIPEI866 | 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2004-05 trafficking-in-persons (TIP) report. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with 18 A. -------- Overview -------- 18 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or children? [...] | 2005-03-02 22:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TW TIP |
05TAIPEI872 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW TIP |
05TAIPEI874 | TAIWAN: POTENTIAL FISHERIES MEETING AND DELIVERY [...] Per reftel, AIT ESTOFF provided the talking points on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General of North American Affairs Kelly Hsieh on March 3. MOFA thanked AIT for following up on its request. 2. AIT [...] | 2005-03-03 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI88 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI936 | TAIWAN CUSTOMS MEETING NINTENDO'S CONCERNS ON EMS [...] Summary: AIT met with Taiwan Customs and representatives of Nintendo to discuss measures designed to replace the recently abolished Export Monitoring System (EMS). Nintendo, through the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Special 301 submission, had expressed concern that Taiwan Customs [...] | 2005-03-07 00:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
05TAIPEI94 | TAIWAN'S ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID EAGR ESTH |
05TAIPEI962 | Economic Briefing for February 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2005: --Cross-Strait charter flights for cargo --WTO and anti-dumping measures --Key economic indicators for January 2005 --NT dollar appreciation -- High-tech firms post huge sales growth --Boeing contr [...] | 2005-03-08 05:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
05TAIPEI988 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S "ANTI-SECESSION LAW" [...] Summary: The focus of Taipei's dailies has shifted March 8 from China's "anti-secession law" to the identification of the shooter of the pre-election shootings of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu on March 19, 2004. Extensive coverage of the March 19 shootings was provide [...] | 2005-03-08 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TBILISI2889 | GEORGIA IN RECENT SURVEYS: GOOD NEWS ON PACE OF [...] Summary: Annual surveys on media freedom, anti- corruption, poverty reduction, and the general pace of reforms show Georgia doing well compared to other post-Soviet nations but behind former Warsaw-Pact and Baltic nations whose reform experiences the GOG is eager to emulate. Georgia is a top [...] | 2005-11-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON GG |
05TBILISI2897 | DECLARATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-07 12:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
05TBILISI2937 | GEORGIAN TV CREWS COVER KATRINA IN LOUISIANNA [...] SUMMARY: Georgian media gave intensive coverage to Hurricane Katrina in prime time newscasts and lead newspaper stories. However, the coverage was based on international wire and news agency reports, such as AP and Reuters. The exceptions were Rustavi-2 and Imedi TV. Both television station [...] | 2005-11-10 03:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP |
05TBILISI3167 | WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA [...] Per reftel, Post delivered the message to the Chairman of the Georgian National Communication Commission, Dimitri Kitoshvili, on November 3. Post delivered the demarche including the talking points and background information on the U.S. position for the World Summit on the Information Society [...] | 2005-12-05 06:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC GG |
05TBILISI3171 | VIOLATIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] In response to inquiries from the Department regarding Georgian complaints of misconduct by Russian peacekeeping forces in South Ossetia, post has compiled the following list of incidents and infractions as reported by the GOG. -- September 20, 2005: Military parade in Tskhinvali. -- V [...] | 2005-12-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG RU |
05TBILISI3200 | GEORGIA'S FINANCIAL POLICE: THE IRS WITH GUNS? [...] Summary. Recent business establishment closings by the Financial Police (FP) have prompted a renewed effort by local business and NGO leaders to encourage the Georgian Government to be transparent in their tax collection and enforcement efforts. Many in the business and NGO communities conten [...] | 2005-12-08 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV KCRM GG |
05TBILISI3202 | NON-PAPER ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABKHAZIA [...] Poloff received the following non-paper on recent developments in Abkhazia from Giorgi Nikolaishvili, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The non-paper is laying out the Georgians position on Abkhazia. 2. Begin Text: After the UN Secretary General's last report on the situation [...] | 2005-12-09 03:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
05TBILISI3205 | GEORGIA/ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROSECUTION [...] Summary. The DOJ supported anti money-laundering (M/L) unit of the Georgian Prosecutor's Office scored a first ever in Georgian jurisprudence by having a witness testify at trial pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. The case charges that the president of a local bank (and vice premier of Ge [...] | 2005-12-09 03:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
05TBILISI3214 | COMMENTS ON BANK OF GEORGIA'S APPLICATION FOR OPIC [...] In response to reftel, post knows of no information about Bank of Georgia's (BOG) shareholders that would cause us not to support the project. Econoff met on December 8 with Lado Gurgenidze, BOG's CEO, to discuss the OPIC loan to expand its residential mortgage loan program. According to Gur [...] | 2005-12-09 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV GG |
05TBILISI3215 | GEORGIA'S PARTICIPATION IN WORLD BANK DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 13:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV GG |
05TBILISI3216 | S&P RATES GEORGIA AT B+ LONG TERM, B SHORT TERM [...] On December 6, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'B ' long-term and 'B' short-term sovereign credit ratings to the government of Georgia. This is Georgia's first sovereign credit rating. S&P says the ratings are "supported by the government's strong political commitment to prud [...] | 2005-12-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GG |
05TEGUCIGALPA1009 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 11, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Lobby." "The presidents of the Central American region and Dominican Republic started their tour to promote CAFTA. Their first stop was Miami, where they met with Jeb Bush." "The countries whose congr [...] | 2005-05-12 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1039 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 16, 2005 [...] On 05/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Our productive capacity and CAFTA." "A lot of people don't know about the Central American Economic Integration because it has been handled behind closed doors, the same reason why only t [...] | 2005-05-16 20:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1045 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ICJ CANDIDACY OF THOMAS [...] Post delivered reftel diplomatic note on May 11 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Judge Thomas Burgenthal for reelection to the International Court of Justice. PolOff delivered a copy of the dip note May 12 to Honduran MFA Acting Foreign Minister AMB Mario Fortin during a [...] | 2005-05-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS HO UNSC UNGA |
05TEGUCIGALPA1091 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 20, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 5/20 by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez, entitled "With or without CAFTA, Honduras lives." "The Caribbean Basin Initiative is a preliminary step in the long road towards CAFTA-DR, characterized essentially as a space for free investment, which [...] | 2005-05-20 19:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1178 | GREY SKIES OVER TEGUCIGALPA: SMOG SHUTS DOWN [...] Summary: Smoke from agricultural and forest fires, combined with clouds, haze, and air pollution, blanketed Tegucigalpa in smog for more than six weeks from late March to early May. Tegucigalpa's international airport shut down partially or completely on an almost daily basis in April due to [...] | 2005-06-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMED HO FAA DOC |
05TEGUCIGALPA1179 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 01, 2005 [...] On 06/01 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Walter Astie-Burgos, Mexican Ambassador in Honduras, entitled "CAFTA-DR's opposition." "In the last weeks, CAFTA-DR's opposition in the U.S. Congress has intensified. In a certain way history repeats itself because the [...] | 2005-06-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1180 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 31, 2005 [...] On 05/31 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Carlos Aguiluz Umana entitled "Doubts about CAFTA." "Economic globalization is an irreversible fact, but it will bring consequences to the national economy, some negative and others positive, with the hope th [...] | 2005-06-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1181 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Habencio Varela Montoya entitled "Important for Hondurans." "Brothers in pain and misery, to take decisions at the national level must be our alternative in light of the precarious economic situation in our countr [...] | 2005-06-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1185 | MEDIA REACTION ON OAS, JUNE 02, 2005 [...] On 6/02, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Where the OAS is heading." "In the OAS Secretary General election we have witnessed events that haven't happened in the past. For the first time Latin America made a proposition to the U.S. [...] | 2005-06-02 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA119 | Honduran Market Access Priorities for WTO Services [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel: Sector Priority Openness ------ -------- -------- Legal services 5 L Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services [...] | 2005-01-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD HO WTO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1203 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/06, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Another link in the Latin American Chain Broken." "Lucio's ouster from Ecuador evidences the failure of the traditional governments in Latin America and the systematic crisis is so `sharp [...] | 2005-06-06 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1204 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Grace period." "President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for CAFTA-DR's ratification as a measure to give the U.S economy and regional democracy a major boost." "Congresses in Costa Rica, Dominican Repu [...] | 2005-06-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1213 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 07, 2005 [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Abysses." "Nicaragua is facing a deep political crisis. Congress' refusal to ratify the State of Economic Emergency Decree that suspend several constitutional guarantees and the general discontent that [...] | 2005-06-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1215 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Espinal Irias entitled "Mysterious opposition to CAFTA." "Has there ever been solidarity among workers in the world?" "CAFTA-DR's approval has generated a mysterious alliance against the commercial ins [...] | 2005-06-07 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1227 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, VISA REVOCATION AND [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Another one falls." "We had already anticipated where Bolivia's chaotic situation would lead. A profound political and social crisis pushes it towards ungovernability." "Everything happens in front [...] | 2005-06-09 16:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1247 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 09, 2005 [...] On 06/09, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Funeral March" "As seen in Bolivia, once you enter a crisis it can set of a chain reaction in several directions with unpredictable results. Today this country is on the verge of a civil war because th [...] | 2005-06-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1274 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS AND BOLIVIA, JUNE 13, [...] On 6/11, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bolivia: Limits to Patience." "The fact that Bolivia will have its 3rd president in 3 years, without breaking constitutional order, demonstrates the crisis created by a political and economic model that [...] | 2005-06-14 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1290 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 16, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/16, titled "North-South." "In the North American view, Latin America is actually divided into two blocks, with different objectives and point of views concerning the continental future and also a different political conceptualizati [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1291 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, BOLIVIA AND ECUADOR, JUNE [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The fringe of risk." "We've been insisting that if we do not take care of the roots of these ungovernability crises in these countries. The hemisphere's democracy will experience serious backslidings suc [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1292 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, JUNE 15, 2005 [...] The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Compensation?" "New reports have been flooding in and reactions towards them have multiplied, bringing about an optimistic ambience that could deviate attention on fundamental problems and wrap us up in an ill [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1297 | BLOQUE POPULAR TO PRESIDENT BUSH: KEEP LUIS POSADA [...] SUMMARY: Bloque Popular, a leftist political party and alliance of social organizations, delivered a letter to post Monday, June 13, 2005, demanding that Luis Posada Carriles not be returned to Honduras and that he be extradited to Venezuela. The Bloque Popular letter, addressed to President [...] | 2005-06-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1302 | 4 ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Four Hondurans were arrested Thursday, June 9, 2005 in raids conducted by Honduran officials utilizing experience derived from INL-funded training provided to the Frontier Police Migration Unit. Nancy Rosales Martinez, her husband, mother, and sister-in-law are charged with trafficking in pe [...] | 2005-06-17 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB SMIG PREF CASC KCRM KOCI KWMN HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1309 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Melvin Martinez in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, titled "The Necessary Latin Americanism." "The greatest Latin American thinkers and statesmen clearly understood that the integration of the Latin American countries was a fundamental precondition for the develop [...] | 2005-06-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1310 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1311 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales Garcia in San Pedro Sula- based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, entitled "From Debt Relief to Development." "The verbal campaign for relieving the suffering of the poor moves forward while, at the same time, achieving the goal of the Millennium to reduce extreme [...] | 2005-06-20 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1326 | MEDIA REACTION ON G-8 DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 21, [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Politicians and Debt Forgiveness." "The debt forgiveness issue has already entered political campaigns." "The two candidates of the traditional parties have already talked about multilateral organiza [...] | 2005-06-21 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1327 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Mendingo entitled "The true external debt." "It's a good thing that our government got debt forgiveness from Paris Club and now from the G-8, composed of the most powerful nations of the world." "From what [...] | 2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1331 | MEDIA REACTION ON OAS AND NICARAGUA, JUNE 21, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/21, titled "OAS in Nicaragua." "The Secretary General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, returned to Washington from Managua without being able to do anything special to resolve the conflict between the executive and the judicial branches [...] | 2005-06-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1332 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 22, 2005 [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "External debt forgiveness." "In the last few days the country has accomplished a great triumph. The annual payments that the country had with international organizations and countries will substantiall [...] | 2005-06-22 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1343 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 23, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bad Politicians and Underdevelopment" "The partisan manipulation of institutions upon which depends the good management of political, social, and economic issues of a country is, unfortunately, a characteristic [...] | 2005-06-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1371 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 06/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Final Round." "Once Bush sent CAFTA-DR for legislative ratification the two North American chambers of Congress have 90 days to approve or reject it." "The approval requires a simple majority in both [...] | 2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1372 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 6/27 an op-ed by Mario R. Alvarado in Tegucigalpa- based moderate daily "El Heraldo," titled "Debt Forgiveness." "Putting into practice the partial and generous debt forgiveness of the heavily indebted poor countries means a sure loss of our state's businesses and our natural resources tha [...] | 2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1379 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] On 06/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Teeth." "Surely unemployment, gang growth, Pueblo-Panama Plan and immigration issues will be the main subjects of the Central American Summit and will also have the participation of the presidents of Me [...] | 2005-06-28 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1380 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Wealth Creation." "Debt forgiveness is a governmental and legislative success but has been received by some in a strange way." "It was during Carlos Roberto Reina's gove [...] | 2005-06-29 14:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1384 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 29, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rene Duron Escoto entitled "Debt Forgiveness or Condemnation." "When the agricultural workers and farmers talked about the government's debt forgiveness I warned many of them that DEBT FORGIVENESS is a CONDEMNATION and it [...] | 2005-06-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1421 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JULY 06, 2005 [...] On 07/06 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Most Important Decision of the Summit." "This Summit was similar to many others. It was more noise than anything else. The leaders agreed upon million dollar figures for investment in projects. Some [...] | 2005-07-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1423 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS AND IMF, JULY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-06 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1431 | IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL RUN IF I WANT TO: SMALL [...] SUMMARY: Some people say he is as crazy as the patients he attends to, but psychiatrist and Social Democrat Carlos Sosa Coello firmly believes he can win the Honduran presidency for his party, the Partido Innovacion y Unidad (PINU). Sosa and 2 other minor party candidates--Juan Almendares B [...] | 2005-07-08 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1432 | PROMPT RATIFICATION OF CAT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL, [...] At an event in commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Center for Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation for Victims of Torture (CPTRT) called for prompt ratification of the 2002 Optional Protocol (OP) to the Convention Against Torture. The OP mandates a [...] | 2005-07-08 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1433 | NO DOUBLE "DIP"PING: SURPRISING RESULTS FOR SOME [...] With the general election approaching in the fall, a review of the results of Honduras' February primary elections tells an interesting story about Diputados (members of Congress) seeking reelection to the National Congress. 86 current Diputados (46 from the Nationalist Party (PN) and 40 fro [...] | 2005-07-08 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1447 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 11, 2005 [...] On 07/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Successful Summit." "The shadow of the terrorist attacks in London couldn't dull the historical results of the G-8 summit in which the debt forgiveness was ratified and $50 million in aid was promised to [...] | 2005-07-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1459 | WOMEN FOR PEACE: COFADEH COORDINATOR NOMINATED FOR [...] Bertha Oliva, Coordinator General of the Committee of Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Persons in Honduras (COFADEH),has been nominated by the Project for 1000 Women for Peace in 2005 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize as part of a collective of 1000 women human rights activists. 1000 Wo [...] | 2005-07-12 22:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1470 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, ENEE AND MCC, [...] On 07/14 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Reactions on Debt Forgiveness." "Even though there is still a lot to clarify about real amounts, terms and new debts, the external debt forgiveness has brought hope again to the country and gave it the b [...] | 2005-07-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1472 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 13, 2005 [...] On 07/13 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Amilcar Santamaria, educational and diplomatic journalist, entitled "The Debt Forgiveness Party." "While the citizenry is anguished by the announcement of a new increase in transport prices and the poor begin to l [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1473 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, NICARAGUA AND [...] On 07/12 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Gaspar Vallecillo Molina entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty." "Since an important debt forgiveness has been talked about an infinity of opinions arose." "If we don't have enough to pay off the debt how are we [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1498 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 15, 2005 [...] On 07/15, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an editorial entitled "Consultation." "President Maduro has begun a consultative process to find out how the 4 billion Lempiras received through the cancellation of our multilateral debt will be used next year. It's already b [...] | 2005-07-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1499 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 18, 2005 [...] On 7/17 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Anibal Delgado entitled "Debt Forgiveness Funds." "To use debt forgiveness' freed funds correctly is a great challenge for Hondurans. Among all the accumulated problems of the last 50 years, which should be taken [...] | 2005-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1504 | RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS IN [...] A brief survey of food products available in Honduras identified the following meats and cheeses being sold under names derived from or similar to those on the geographical indicator list: 2. Meat Produced in Honduras: Delikatessen Mortadela (produced by Zamorano Agroindustrial) Morta [...] | 2005-07-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA HO WTRO |
05TEGUCIGALPA151 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/21, titled "Bush Once Again." "Even though President Bush said yesterday during his second inauguration that he will continue with his `utmost goal to end tyranny in our world,' the strong demonstrations against him and the polls [...] | 2005-01-24 12:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1513 | NEW HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS LETTER TO [...] Honduran Foreign Minister Mario Fortin, under cover of a July 11 diplomatic note, sent the Embassy a letter dated July 6 to Secretary Rice. The letter was sent by the MFA prior to the July 14 delivery of the July 12 letter from the Secretary (reftel) under cover letter from the Ambassador. [...] | 2005-07-21 17:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1521 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 21, 2005 [...] On 07/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Beginning When?" "Because some government people are taking all the credit for debt forgiveness and also have an attitude that denies past governments' recognition on the matter and blaming it for `brea [...] | 2005-07-22 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1525 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief needs to benefit the Poorest of the Poor" "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt and equivale [...] | 2005-07-26 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1535 | USITC CARRIBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The positive role that the Caribbean Basin Initiative (C [...] | 2005-07-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA154 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/22, entitled "Bush: Part II." "Last Thursday, on the second inauguration of President George W. Bush, amidst the applause of his followers and the distant protests of his repressed opponents, we saw another manifestation of the di [...] | 2005-01-24 20:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1546 | One Maquila Improves Working Conditions in [...] Summary: In a June 22 press conference, the U.S. NGO National Labor Committee's (NLC's) Director Charles Kernaghan alleged mistreatment of workers in a Honduran maquila that supplies Reebok's NBA and NFL jerseys, a charge that the GOH and Honduran businesses quickly denied, pointing to union [...] | 2005-07-27 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1553 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 27, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" entitled "At Stake." For the Bush administration, more than a commercial treaty that will have little immediate effect on the North American economy, what is at stake [in the vote on CAFTA] is the President's image in Latin American na [...] | 2005-07-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1554 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1555 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 27, 2005 [...] On 07/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar, former UNAH professor and member of AUNA (Unity for our America Association) entitled "Debt Forgiveness and the Fight against Poverty." "Only recently, and with the help of the World Bank [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1556 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1563 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief Needs to Benefit the Poorest of the Poor." "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt, equivalent [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1564 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Dr. Nicolas Odeh-Nasrala entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty Reduction." "In a television forum on the use of debt relief funds, the president of BCH (Honduran Central Bank),Gustavo Alfaro, representatives of F [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1565 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Segisfredo Infante entitled "Lack of Productivity versus FTA." "The Economic capacity of Honduras is so small that it runs the risk of appearing ridiculous when compared to the growing possibilities of an intens [...] | 2005-07-29 17:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1566 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 25, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 7/23, titled "Reforms." "Despite President Bush's renewed efforts to obtain CAFTA-DR approval the picture is still not clear and the possibility of a set-back exists for the North American president." "A similar situation seems to [...] | 2005-07-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1577 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 29, 2005 [...] On 07/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Tight." "In a tight vote, 217 vs. 215, the United States House of Representatives approved the Free Trade Agreement for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The Bush administration barely succ [...] | 2005-08-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1580 | ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF DEA AGENT [...] Summary. On July 27, 2005, at approximately 1100 hours local time, DEA Agent Timothy Markey, vacationing in Honduras, was shot and killed while visiting the Suyapa Cathedral in Tegucigalpa. Two individuals now in custody appear to be responsible for the shooting/death of Agent Markey. Local au [...] | 2005-08-01 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSAC ASEC CASC KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1593 | DEMOCRACY AND DYNASTIES: THE SAGA OF HONDURAN [...] SUMMARY: The politics of Honduras have been dominated by a group of dynasties that have controlled the politics in the country for decades. Local press coverage has recently focused on the younger potential politicians in those dynasties. There are no laws prohibiting children of current or [...] | 2005-08-01 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR PINR ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1594 | KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: RASH OF POLICE [...] According to the Honduran Government, 39 Honduran police officers have been murdered this year, five in the last week of July, some in spectacularly gruesome fashion. In some of the murder cases, captured suspects have been linked to gangs, and speculation is rampant that the vast majority of [...] | 2005-08-01 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1596 | U.S. RATIFICATION OF CAFTA PLEASES HONDURAS [...] A jubilant President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation live the evening of Wednesday, July 27, immediately following the U.S. House of Representatives ratification of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Maduro, flanked by Minister of Trade and Commerce Irving Guerrero, emphasi [...] | 2005-08-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1598 | Dayana Martinez: Disabled Garifuna Advocate Seeks [...] Summary: Blind, black, and female, Dayana Martinez, a Garifuna, hopes to be given an opportunity to represent the marginalized groups of Honduras. Campaigning for a seat in the November 27 congressional elections, Ms. Martinez promises to fight for children's rights and to bring forth legisl [...] | 2005-08-02 22:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON PINR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1602 | BIRDSTRIKE DAMAGES JPATS ENGINE; NO INJURIES [...] A Department of Homeland Security Boeing 737 completing a Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) mission to Honduras encountered a vulture on takeoff from Tegucigalpa's Toncontin airport yesterday. The bird was sucked into the plane's number two engine, setting the engine on [...] | 2005-08-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KHLS CVIS HO FAA |
05TEGUCIGALPA1610 | GOH BREAKS PROMISE AND CHORTI INDIGENOUS GROUP [...] On June 7, a group of indigenous people living in and near Copan, armed with clubs, seized the Mayan Archaeological Park of Copan Ruins. The demonstrators prevented an estimated 300 tourists from entering the park for the entire day, which meant a loss of revenue for both the park and the Hondu [...] | 2005-08-03 14:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PHUM PREL ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1612 | INVISIBLE WOMEN: FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN HONDURAN [...] In light of the lack of significant numbers of women participating in Honduran politics as candidates, the country adopted several electoral laws to encourage and facilitate women's participation in the electoral process. The 2000 Law of Gender Equality mandated that 30 percent of all candida [...] | 2005-08-03 16:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1631 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 3, 2005 [...] On 08/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "There's No Turning Back." "In a White House ceremony attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States and various ambassadors, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Free Trade [...] | 2005-08-04 22:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1632 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 1JULY [...] On 08/01 The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an op-ed by Eduardo David Ardon entitled "How to Utilize Debt Relief." "President Ricardo Maduro, industrialists, labor organizations, political parties, and all of Honduran society continue to express their opinions on the wa [...] | 2005-08-04 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1640 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2005 [...] On 08/04, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" published an editorial titled "CAFTA: A Turning Point." "There's no doubt that when it enters into force January of next year, the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement with the United States will be a turning point [...] | 2005-08-05 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1641 | HONDURAN ATTENDANCE AT UNGA TBD; 9/11-15 PACKED [...] PolChief discussed Honduran attendance at the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) with Honduran Foreign Minister Mario Fortin August 4. The discussion followed Acting PolChief's demarche on the same subject with MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia [...] | 2005-08-05 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP HO UNGA |
05TEGUCIGALPA1665 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 1 [...] Summary: As the November 27 general elections in Honduras draw near, a number of small but important issues that will affect the elections are at play. Post is tracking these issues and will report on them in a series of election news updates; this is the first cable in the series. Many of t [...] | 2005-08-10 13:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1680 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 2 [...] Summary: As the November 27 general elections in Honduras draw near, a number of small but important issues that will affect the elections are at play. Post is tracking these issues and will report on them in a series of election news updates; this is the second cable in the series. Many of [...] | 2005-08-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1684 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 9, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1685 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 10, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Pablo Rodas-Martini in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/10, entitled "Rebel Countries against CAFTA-DR." "There has been a lot of commotion these days about the split decision made by the House of Representatives on CAFTA-DR, approved by hardly a two-vote difference. [...] | 2005-08-12 18:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1727 | HONDURAS: DRAFT BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] On August 16, EconChief met with Minister of Finance William Chong Wong and Director of Public Credit Orlando Garner to deliver the draft bilateral debt forgiveness agreement (ref B) based on the Agreed Minute on the Debt Reduction of the Republic of Honduras, signed on May 12, 2005. Copies [...] | 2005-08-19 23:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KTIA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1743 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 19, 2005 [...] On 8/19, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "CAFTA and Future Vision." "Since Hurricane Mitch Honduras has become more dependent on external countries and doesn't trust in its own strengths." "The recently signed treaty has to [...] | 2005-08-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1744 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Ilsa Diaz Zelaya in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/15, entitled "CAFTA-DR Shouldn't Be Feared." "In 1983 the U.S. government decided to benefit Central American and Caribbean agricultural workers and exporters through an initiative that has allowed the free trade of [...] | 2005-08-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1745 | Honduran Fiscal Policy: Academicians Present Tax [...] Summary. A recent seminar on the importance of tax reforms raised a number of interesting themes, but GOH officials present limited their remarks to exhortations for discipline and calls for increased tax revenue. Featured academic speakers said there must be improved tax collection, a more [...] | 2005-08-22 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1746 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] On 08/22 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Juan Carlos Elvir, mayor of Santa Rosa de Copan, entitled "Keys for the Future of Honduras." "There is no doubt that the subject of the moment is the external debt relief which creates a lot of expectations about our fu [...] | 2005-08-22 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1773 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Antonio Oyuela entitled "I Can't!" "We are an undeveloped country because we have a `negativism syndrome' and prejudices such as: `I'm embarrassed to do that' or `I can't.' If we don't change our mentalit [...] | 2005-08-25 22:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1774 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] On 8/25 San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Fausto Leonardo Henriquez entitled "CAFTA Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S.A." "The economic agreement of July 28, 2005 has created several debates, discussions, and protests all over; the final phase in the No [...] | 2005-08-25 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1791 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO WILL ATTEND 9/14 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM OVIP KDEM HO UNGA |
05TEGUCIGALPA1792 | MEDIA REACTION ON CUBAN BRIGADES, AUGUST 29, 2005 [...] On 08/28 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" owned by a Liberal Party opposition congressman carried an op-ed by Silvia Ayala Figueroa entitled "Hondurans don't want Cuban doctors to leave the country." "Through several media outlets President Maduro has expressed his intention t [...] | 2005-08-30 22:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1820 | New Investment Since U.S. CAFTA ratification [...] (U) Per reftel Managua 02472, post reports increased investment and trade momentum in Honduras, stemming from CAFTA ratification in Honduras and the U.S. Since the U.S. Congress ratified CAFTA implementing legislation on July 27, several key Honduran business organizations report an increase [...] | 2005-09-02 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1823 | HONDURAS FY06 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL [...] FAS/Tegucigalpa requests an FY 2006 Food For Progress (FFP) government-to-government grant of USD 9.4 million for Honduras. We request the following donated commodities: USD 3.4 million soybean meal, USD 5 million yellow corn, USD 0.7 million red beans (for direct feeding),USD 0.3 million mi [...] | 2005-09-02 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1825 | HONDURAS CSI MOVING AHEAD [...] Following a week-long visit to review progress, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS/CBP) team reports that GOH support for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program remains strong and preparations at Puerto Cortes continue to move forward. Team leader Mark Reich and Jacob Aguilar bri [...] | 2005-09-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV PINS KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1841 | GOH Approves MCC Compact and Creates MCA-Honduras [...] On August 26, the Honduran National Assembly approved the MCC Compact and on August 30 approved the law creating MCA- Honduras, which is the GOH legal entity that will be responsible for implementing the MCC Program. 2. MCC staff will be working with GOH to complete the remaining steps so t [...] | 2005-09-07 22:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1847 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 06, 2005 [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Victor Narvaez Bonilla entitled "The Well-known CAFTA." "For the first time we will talk about the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Central America, and Dominican Republic, the well-known CAFTA; we will see [...] | 2005-09-08 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1851 | Honduras: Public Unrest Over Gasoline Price [...] Summary: Unusually effective strikes by taxi drivers hit major urban centers on September 6-7, following a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whether prompted by easing markets or political pressure, the GOH walked back nearly half of the increase on Sep [...] | 2005-09-08 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ELAB ECON PGOV CASC ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1867 | HONDURAS INFORMALLY EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] On September 9, EconOff spoke to Dr. Lizardo Reyes, Director of the GOH animal and plant health administration SENASA, about the proposed International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). Dr. Reyes said that Honduras fully appreciates the importance of preventing the avian in [...] | 2005-09-09 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1874 | MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/12, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "One more year." "Yesterday we commemorated one more year of the terrorist attack committed by the Islamic fundamentalists against the majestic twin towers of the World Trade Center in New Yor [...] | 2005-09-12 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1878 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/11, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by J. E. Mejia Ucles entitled "Reflections on CAFTA." "CAFTA-DR's ratification is still pending. This commercial mechanism has a false perception of opportunities and challenges. This perception has caused some sec [...] | 2005-09-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1887 | Honduras: Responding to Energy Supply Disruptions [...] EconOff delivered the talking points (reftel A) to Minister of Industry and Trade Irving Guerrero on September 9. In the midst of a domestic energy crises (reftel B),Guerrero accepted the information but spent more time discussing his country's internal response to the price shocks. 2. [...] | 2005-09-14 15:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1899 | NOAA, UNEP PROPOSED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN [...] Summary: On August 1, NOAA representative Gonzalo Cid met with officials of the Honduran Institute of Tourism (IHT) and the Ministry of the Environment (SERNA) to discuss the creation of a National Program of Action (NPA) to implement the Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Mari [...] | 2005-09-16 13:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV HO NOAA UNEP AID |
05TEGUCIGALPA1908 | RSO COORDINATES WITH HONDURAN AUTHORITIES IN MS-13 [...] On September 7, 2005 RSO coordinated with Honduran law enforcement authorities in an operation that targeted MS-13 gang members. Honduran authorities conducted raids in six Honduran cities where MS-13 operated. Honduran authorities hailed this effort as a success as they arrested 162 gang mem [...] | 2005-09-16 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1916 | HONDURAS REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HONDURAN [...] This is an action cable for IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 12 Post sent reftel diplomatic note requesting GOH support for the USG candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. Post received vague responses each time the issue was mentioned to the MFA until September 5, w [...] | 2005-09-20 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN |
05TEGUCIGALPA1936 | A DISTURBING TREND OF U.S. CRIMINALS OBTAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the month of September RSO and the Consular section's Anti-Fraud unit (AFU) have has tracked two separate cases of U.S. felons/fugitives who have obtained a valid Honduran passport under fraudulent means. RSO is also aware of one other case where a Salvadoran gang member was [...] | 2005-09-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CPAS KCRM KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1940 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 [...] On 9/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "UN's difficulties." "Although my points of convergence with the Venezuelan president are few and his way of making his expositions be taken seriously do not seem the most suitable [...] | 2005-09-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1948 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 [...] On 9/18 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Poor results." "The few results of the UN's General Assembly in its sixtieth anniversary is an obvious example of the disagreements, product of complex organization, to which we can apply the contradict [...] | 2005-09-21 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1949 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 3 [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) hired four local companies to print a total of 12 million ballots at a cost of 20 Million Lempiras (USD 1.06 million). (Note: Each voter will have separate presidential, congressional, and municipal ballots. End Note.) The four Honduran companies, Grafi [...] | 2005-09-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1950 | HONDURAN LABOR LEADER IS MURDERED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; NO [...] Francisco Cruz Galeano, a 44 year-old General Confederation of Workers (CGT) labor leader and coordinator for the regions of Comayagua, Intibuca and La Paz, was shot to death on September 11 in Ojo de Agua, on the road from Comayagua to Siguatepeque. Darwing Roberto Maradiaga, who was traveling [...] | 2005-09-22 16:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1968 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 4 [...] Minister of Public Security Oscar Alvarez, and the authorities of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) signed an agreement on details of the security of elections November 27. Magistrate Saul Escobar stated that this agreement defines clearly the participation of the police in the process and [...] | 2005-09-26 17:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1969 | HONDURAS: HURRICANE KATRINA IMPACT ON REMITTANCE [...] According to two experts on remittance flows, the reduction in remittances from the U.S. to Honduras as a result of Hurricane Katrina could be much less severe than early estimates suggested. Ref A reported that there is a significant Honduran expatriate population in the New Orleans area -- [...] | 2005-09-26 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1984 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 5 [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has decided that since political parties have not heeded the institution's request made in various occasions to divulge their financial statements, they will have to give them a deadline and notify the parties in writing. A number of commentators have expre [...] | 2005-09-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1987 | USAID Assistance to Honduran Elections: Primary [...] This is an action request for WHA/PCC. Please see para. 6. 2. During the February 2005 Honduran primaries, USAID provided more than $1.4 million in funding, which supported: - $65,000 (DCHA) for technical assistance to the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to provide election expe [...] | 2005-09-27 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2009 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE RITA AND OIL PRICES, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/28 titled "Boogeyman." "Hurricane Rita wasn't as violent or as harmful as Katrina, but has had some negative impact in the communities in the southern U.S., and has also affected some oil refineries. However, that hasn't provoked [...] | 2005-09-28 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV EPET KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2041 | CHEESED OFF: FDA CITES POOR FOOD SAFETY IN HONDURAN [...] Summary: FDA dairy inspectors finishing a three-week inspection visit to seven Honduran dairy plants expressed concern over a lack of standardized safety procedures in the production of quesillo, a locally popular soft white cheese. Although the seven plants had been specially selected by GOH [...] | 2005-10-04 13:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2044 | Honduran Gasoline Price Freeze Extended; More [...] (U) Summary: The Honduran "notables" committee selected to review gas prices and investigate short and long term solutions has recommended continuing the current price freeze until October 16. What group will pay the estimated $250,000 USD per day differential is still in doubt. Pressure to f [...] | 2005-10-04 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV PBTS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2051 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 6 [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) officially approved the inscription of the Congressional candidacy in the Department of Lempira for Juan Orlando Hernandez, a National Party congressman. The TSE made its decision official September 29, but the likely decision was clear for some time. The [...] | 2005-10-04 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2054 | MEDIA REACTION ON DHS' RESPONSE TO HURRICANE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/3 entitled "Nerve-wracking." "Crescencio Arcos, Director of International Affairs of the Department of Internal Security of the United States, known as `Homeland Security,' has offered a statement to the national press in regard [...] | 2005-10-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SMIG PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2055 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 7 [...] National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has called for all National Party candidates, particularly those running for Congress, to refrain from campaigning in "combos". Candidates recently adopted this modality of campaigning to lessen campaign costs (ref C). Pepe Lobo's or [...] | 2005-10-05 17:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2057 | THE TELA BAY RESORT PROJECT AND TOURISM ON [...] Summary: Honduran investors and government officials continue to market the USD 280 million Tela Bay project, a luxury resort that has been in the pipeline for more than thirty years and has yet to break ground. The resort, projected to include four hotels, 250 residential lots, and a golf c [...] | 2005-10-05 17:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND SENV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2059 | MEDIA REACTION ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION, OCTOBER 4, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/3 titled "The Bush Government." "Now that President Bush has successfully had his nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, approved by Congress, he stands before the growing ocean of difficulties he is going [...] | 2005-10-05 18:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2060 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered the talking points associated with the U.S. position on the Geographical Indications (GIs) debate in the WTO to Minister of Industry and Commerce Irving Guerrero and Chief Commercial Negotiator Melvin Redondo. 2. Redondo agreed that the discussion o [...] | 2005-10-05 18:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2067 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 8 [...] The National Register of Persons (RNP) is considering charging 300 lempiras (USD 15.9) for renewing a national identity card. The RNP is planning to do this in view of the growing costs of this service. According to the RNP, more than 70 percent of the national identity cards are replacement [...] | 2005-10-06 13:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2092 | HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY'S LETTER ON UNESCO [...] This is an action cable for IO/UNESCO and IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. PolChief delivered ref A letter from Secretary Rice (under cover letter from the Charge) and demarche/non-paper on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Acting Foreign Minister Juan Alberto Lara Bueso the [...] | 2005-10-11 14:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN |
05TEGUCIGALPA2109 | MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, TERRORISM, AND [...] On 10/12 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "Clash of Civilizations." "The threat of terrorist attacks on the New York subway system last weekend, be they real or not, is a reminder that following the terrible attacks that [...] | 2005-10-12 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2121 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND TERRORISM, [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Sergio Ramirez entitled "Obscure Waters." "In his splendor days, Henry Kissinger was once asked if the United States should be compared to Rome. He responded that it should be comparable to Carthage, a distant empire, dif [...] | 2005-10-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV PTER KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2125 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 9 [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has approved the National Party using the photograph of their presidential candidate, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, instead of the usual party flag as the party's symbol on the ballot to elect the members of the National Congress. Liberal Party members had objected [...] | 2005-10-14 20:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2138 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 11 [...] The Anticorruption Bar Association of Honduras has registered a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Attorney General's Office denouncing the allegedly illegal manner in which the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) registered the candidacy for re-election of the current Secretary (Majo [...] | 2005-10-18 23:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2154 | HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S LETTER ON [...] This is an action cable for IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post delivered ref B letter from Secretary Gutierrez (under cover letter from the Charge) on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Minister of Trade and Industry Irving Guerrero on October 14. Post delivered ref A dip [...] | 2005-10-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN |
05TEGUCIGALPA2155 | MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH [...] On 10/14 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an editorial entitled "Regional Security." "The Secretaries of Defense and Security of Central America met SIPDIS in Key Biscayne, Florida, with the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, with the main objecti [...] | 2005-10-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO MOPS PREL PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2169 | HONDURAS: WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 19, Post delivered reftel talking points and USTR fact sheets to GOH Minister of Agriculture Mariano Jimenez and to Melvin Redondo, Chief of Commercial Negotiations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Redondo plans to discuss the proposal with his agricultural specialists as [...] | 2005-10-20 22:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON HO WTRO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2172 | CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agenda to support the eradic [...] | 2005-10-21 21:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2174 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 21, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Reciprocity." "Who knows what happened to the Nicaraguan government, which, after all the support that the Hondurans have given to Mr. Enrique during the entire political crisis, it seems sometimes that [...] | 2005-10-21 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA218 | HONDURAS REQUEST FOR INCLE ANTI-TIP FUNDS - [...] Summary: We request that G/TIP allocate INCLE funds totaling $129,500 to one Honduran project that will strengthen the capacity of the National Preventive Police and the Public Ministry to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. The project will be implemented jointly [...] | 2005-02-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ELAB EAID ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2182 | HONDURAS: $125 MILLION DEBT TO U.S. CANCELLED [...] SUMMARY: On October 7, the U.S. and Honduras signed a debt reduction agreement cancelling 100 percent ($125m) in loans owed to USG organizations as of March 1, 2005. This effectively eliminated the U.S. share of $1.47 billion owed by the GOH to the Paris Club. Similar bi-lateral agreements n [...] | 2005-10-25 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTIA ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2191 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 26, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Thunder and lightning." "The subjects that will cause disagreements in the Summit of Americas, which will take place in the first week of November of this year, are the agricultural subsidies and the Fre [...] | 2005-10-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2195 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: During an October 19 meeting in San Pedro Sula, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Honduran Trade Minister Guerrero concurred that Honduras is well on its way towards CAFTA implementation, having passed several key laws and proposed others. IPR protections remain a source of concern fo [...] | 2005-10-27 18:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2209 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND GLOBAL [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Mimi Diaz Lozano entitled "What to do?" "Many who suffered the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina are putting themselves at risk returning to New Orleans in search of their belongings after the terrible nightm [...] | 2005-10-28 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2210 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE WILMA AND OTHER [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Nature Inflamed." "This has been one of the most active hurricane seasons in a long time. Wilma has not yet exhausted all her power with the destruction she has yielded against dozens of coastal communit [...] | 2005-10-28 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2217 | Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to attend the Summit of the Americas, and to quickly comply with any outstanding CAFTA requirements to expedite entry into force. Maduro welcomed the Secretary' [...] | 2005-10-31 22:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2219 | MEDIA REACTION ON TROPICAL STORM BETA, OCTOBER 31, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/28 entitled "Beta." "When we thought that `Wilma' was the last hurricane of the season we found out that another tropical storm is coming with possibilities of becoming a hurricane. `Beta' is on the verge of becoming a category 1 [...] | 2005-10-31 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2223 | Honduras and Nicaragua Re-Open Borders For Cargo [...] Honduran truck drivers opened the Honduran - Nicaraguan border for cargo transport Friday, October 21, after blockading several key highways for approximately 48 hours. The blockage was in response to a similar move by Nicaraguan truckers a day earlier. Following a formal note of protest from [...] | 2005-10-31 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EINV ECON ETRD HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2228 | HONDURAS OUTLAWS WITCHCRAFT -- SORT OF [...] In a regulatory announcement ("circular") issued by the Ministry of Interior and Justice, Minister Roberto Pacheco Reyes instructed Honduran mayors in the application of Article 148 of the Law of Social Harmony ("Convivencia Social") in matters of "fortune tellers, quacks, and any person abusi [...] | 2005-10-31 23:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2229 | MEDIA REACTION ON TROPICAL STORM BETA, OCTOBER 31, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/28 entitled "Beta." "When we thought that `Wilma' was the last hurricane of the season we found out that another tropical storm is coming with possibilities of becoming a hurricane. `Beta' is on the verge of becoming a category 1 [...] | 2005-10-31 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA223 | Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: [...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-5" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...] | 2005-02-01 11:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2234 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR HONDURAS [...] As a result of the excessive flooding in Northeastern Honduras from the bands of Hurricane Beta and a cold front on October 29-31, the Acting Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant us government assistance. The disaster is beyond the capacity o [...] | 2005-11-01 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05TEGUCIGALPA2237 | Honduras 2005 BFIF Program Summary [...] This is a summary on programmatic outcomes of Honduras' use of 2005 BFIF program funds. 2. Embassy Honduras would like to thank EB/CBA for continued financial support of our joint Commercial-Economic outreach initiatives. Post worked closely with the Honduran-American Chamber of Commerce ( [...] | 2005-11-01 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON HO BFIF |
05TEGUCIGALPA2239 | REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY HELICOPTER ASSISTANCE FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. Based on the deteriorating conditions and lack of food in Puerto Lempira in the remote Mosquitia region of Honduras due to the effects of Hurricane Beta, Post requests immediate emergency DoD assistence to airlift food, medicine, and hygie [...] | 2005-11-02 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS EAID PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2242 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEPORTATIONS AND NEW ORLEANS, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2243 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTAA, NOVEMBER [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Mar De Plata." "The presidents who will meet at the Summit of the Americas will discuss Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA),the subject that will steal all the attention, unemployment and poverty. Th [...] | 2005-11-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2252 | HONDURAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE 1: SMALL PARTIES DECLARE [...] This cable is the first in an occasional series on the important, but difficult to cover, issue of campaign financing leading up to the November 27 national elections. CNA Requests TSE Enforcement of Campaign Finance Rules --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. The Nat [...] | 2005-11-02 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2254 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS: INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS [...] Summary: During an October 19 meeting with EmbOffs, USAID- financed international election consultants working with the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) expressed concerns about the TSE's ability to properly conduct the Honduran general election to be held on November 27, 2005. Howev [...] | 2005-11-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2285 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND PRESIDENT BUSH, [...] On 11/03 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "Condemned." "We have realized that the President of the United Stated is being universally condemned and we wonder how must he feel when he is rejected in his own country and in the rest of the world. [...] | 2005-11-07 16:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2291 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA, NOVEMBER 07, 2005 [...] On 11/05 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Train." "The long awaited Summit of Mar del Plata is taking place, however despite attempts to reach an agreement about FTAA, they may decide to delay document issuance by 30 or 60 days because of t [...] | 2005-11-07 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2305 | HONDURAS FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW SURPRISINGLY POSITIVE [...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technical review of Honduras' civil aviation oversight authority (General Directorate of Civil Aviation, or DGAC) was "85 percent positive," opening up the possibility of Honduras moving to Category 1 in the FAA's International Safety Assessments (IASA) [...] | 2005-11-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV KPRV CASC HO FAA TSA |
05TEGUCIGALPA2306 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, GANGS AND TERRORISM, [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bottleneck." "In one of the Latin television channels in the U.S. a series of reports about gangs in Honduras and Central America was transmitted, linking them to the group of terrorists from the Middle [...] | 2005-11-10 19:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SNAR PTER KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2309 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] On 11/10 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales entitled "Honduras and the Possibility of a Central American Refinery." "The Central American Integration System (SICA) is duplicating efforts by negotiating with Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia to [...] | 2005-11-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2327 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 13 [...] 3,976,549 Honduran citizens are eligible to vote in the November 27 general elections; over one (1) million higher than the electoral roll in 2001. On October 21, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) presented copies of the electoral census to the political parties during a special ceremony. [...] | 2005-11-16 16:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2332 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTA, NOVEMBER [...] On 11/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Jorge Valladares Valladares entitled, "Mercosur said no to FTAA." "In the Fourth Summit of the Americas, the most fruitful exchanges took place in the negotiation rooms after the official presidential speeches. [...] | 2005-11-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2337 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 14 [...] The umbrella NGO Federation of Development Organizations of Honduras (FOPRIDEH) is conducting a voter education campaign, partially funded by USAID's Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),called "Educational Campaign for Elections 2005. The motto of the campaign is "You can cross [...] | 2005-11-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2346 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 15 [...] Carlos Romero, the Director of Elections at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),announced a new procedural mechanism to combat electoral fraud. Once voting is finished, election judges will count all valid marks on each ballot. The head official at each election table will have to note th [...] | 2005-11-17 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2348 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS: USAID TECHINCAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] USAID has earmarked USD 123,000 of Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) core funds under DCHA's contract with the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) to provide almost three months of services from a highly regarded and experienced Spanish electio [...] | 2005-11-18 19:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2350 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS: Mayoral Race in Danli Too Close [...] Summary: Emboffs met recently with the two leading mayoral candidates from Danli Municipality, Jorge Carcamo of the National Party and Luz Victoria Oliva Lobo of the Liberal Party. Danli is the second largest municipality in Honduras with 180,000 inhabitants. The Liberal Party has held pow [...] | 2005-11-18 20:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2352 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR HONDURAS [...] As a result of excessive flooding in Northern Honduras from the remnants of Tropical Depression 27 and a new low pressure system, which has produced rainfall of 18 to 20 inches during the past 48 hours, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant [...] | 2005-11-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID |
05TEGUCIGALPA2363 | Honduran Elections: Rules of the Game [...] Summary. Honduran general elections will take place November 27. Under a new Electoral law reform passed early in 2004, Honduran voters will for the first time in a general election be able to select individual candidates for Congress shown on the ballot with their picture as well as their na [...] | 2005-11-21 18:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2364 | Honduran Elections: Simple Majority for President, [...] Summary: The Honduran presidential elections will be decided by simple majority vote; the congressional election by proportional representation using a quotient and residues (left over votes); and the municipal elections will use aspects of both formulas. The first formula is self- explanato [...] | 2005-11-21 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2372 | FEMINISM, CRONYISM, AND HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE [...] SUMMARY: With Honduran national elections taking place November 27, polls are beginning to flesh out what shape the 128-seat Honduran legislature will likely take. While it is uncertain if the 2004 Electoral Law mandating a quota at least 30 percent female participation will prove to be the [...] | 2005-11-23 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2373 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE PROTESTANT EVANGELICAL VOTE [...] Summary: For hundreds of years, the Roman Catholic Church dominated both religiously and politically within Honduras. Although the government has always been officially secular, a strong Catholic influence has been present. For a variety of reasons, including a large number of Protestant miss [...] | 2005-11-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2377 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE YOUTH VOTE - GROWING [...] Summary: Although the Honduran population consists of a disproportionately large number of people under the age of 25, youth play a minimal role in the November 27 general elections. Since as a group they are the least likely to vote, it is doubtful that they will significantly alter the cou [...] | 2005-11-23 16:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2383 | HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2006 [...] The following is in response to reftel request for update to the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $565 million in 2004, an increase of $78 million from $486 million in 2003. U.S. goods exp [...] | 2005-11-23 22:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2385 | HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 16 [...] As of midnight, November 21, the Electoral Law dictates the formal end of the 90 days permitted campaigning. The cessation of active campaigning comes one week prior to Election Day, which is November 27. According to the law, a fine of 100,000 lempiras (USD 5,300) can be assessed per violat [...] | 2005-11-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2388 | Disgruntled Former Employee Alleges Damaged [...] Summary: In a written complaint submitted to Post, Fabio Carias, a former airport supervisor, alleged that the perimeter fences at the international airports in San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and Roatan are in severe disrepair, compromising the security of the airports by leaving them vulnerable to [...] | 2005-11-25 20:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR HO ICAO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2390 | USDA Finds No Fault with Honduran Meat Inspections [...] This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. Summary: USDA inspectors have found the GOH beef plant inspection system to be sound and noted no serious health violations in the two Honduran plants that currently export to the U.S. Inspectors were favorably impressed with the exhaustiv [...] | 2005-11-25 22:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2400 | MEDIA REACTION ON FTAA AND ALBA, NOVEMBER 28, 2005 [...] On 11/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Gomez Madrid, PhD in social sciences, entitled "FTAA versus ALBA: An Ideological Polarization?" "Mr. Eduardo Galeano, who received a PhD `honoris causa' from the National Pedagogic University, declared t [...] | 2005-11-29 13:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2401 | MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have been returned to Central American countries. This is especially true fo [...] | 2005-11-29 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2404 | MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have returned to Central American countries. Especially Honduras, with 14,905 [...] | 2005-11-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2405 | MEDIA REACTION ON CARTOONS NOVEMBER 12 AND 13, 2005 [...] On 11/13 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an untitled cartoon where a ragged man with holes in his clothes and disheveled hair appears saying "Let's see . . . now don't tell me, let me guess. You brought me new treats?" To the man's right appears only the enlarged leg [...] | 2005-11-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2430 | VIRTUAL CONSULATE SAN PEDRO SULA [...] Per the reference and in accordance with 2 FAM 131, Post has initiated planning efforts to establish a Virtual Presence Post, to be called United States Virtual Consulate San Pedro Sula (VC SPS). It is anticipated that in February 2006, the Chief of Mission will formally launch VC SPS as par [...] | 2005-12-01 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF AINT AMGT CMGT OIIP KRIM KGIT APER PREL AFSI KWWW KPAO AADP HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2433 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND USAID, NOVEMBER 28, [...] On 12/01, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Raul Reina Cleaves entitled "No More Studies." "The majority of donations, aid and loans that Honduras receives include an elaboration of studies of which the majority are not needed. The country is a Highly In [...] | 2005-12-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2483 | HONDURAS MINI DUBLIN REPORT [...] Status: Honduras still remains as one of Central America's transient countries for drugs, weapons, and other illegal contraband transshipments. The DEA Honduran Vetted Unit has successfully disrupted and dismantled entrenched drug trafficking organizations moving large quantities of cocaine [...] | 2005-12-09 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2491 | Honduras: Post Supports Microfinance International [...] Summary: Post strongly supports MFIC USD 4 million request in OPIC financing to support its lending program for Microfinancial institutions, and USAID continues to work with all three prospective partner organizations of Finsol, Banhcafe, and ODEF. Post looks forward to learning more of pos [...] | 2005-12-12 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AMGT HO OPIC |
05TEGUCIGALPA2495 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 13, [...] On 12/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Hernando Carcamo entitled "Debt Forgiveness." "Something that our leaders should be clear on is that if we got debt forgiveness it was to relieve the burden of annual payments. It is necessary to make decisions [...] | 2005-12-13 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2499 | HONDURAS INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary Efforts by the GOH have directly addressed the current drug trafficking routes including air, land, and maritime trans-shipments of cocaine through Honduras. Seizures have been reduced and are at lower quantities due to more enforcement of maritime and other drug trafficking movements [...] | 2005-12-13 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2505 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bomb Race." "After congressmen took a break to dedicate their time to the political campaign, the legislative session began with a great number of delayed legislations that weren't discussed before elec [...] | 2005-12-14 20:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2516 | ATTEMPTED INTRUSION INTO USAID BUILDING TEGUCIGALPA [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 1710 hours on 12/14/2005, RSO was notified by the Local Guard Force (LGF) that an unknown Honduran male entered the USAID building through the main pedestrian exit. The intruder, who was unarmed but acting in an irrational and paranoid manner, was handcuffed [...] | 2005-12-15 22:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
05TEGUCIGALPA2521 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HONDURAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR [...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered Lists 73 and 74 to Director General of International Promotion and Management Norma L. Samra. The lists have been forwarded for action by the National Commission of Banking and Insurance. Ford [...] | 2005-12-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2542 | MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT ELECT, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" titled "Bolivian Irony." "The electoral triumph of the socialist Evo Morales is a hard hit for the traditional groups of power and also for U.S. influences in Latin America." "This doesn't mean that the coca leader will have a easy [...] | 2005-12-20 22:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2544 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 22:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2565 | HONDURAS: 2005-2006 INCSR PART II, MONEY [...] Per reftel, Post provides its submission for the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II, Money Laundering And Financial Crimes. Introduction and General Questions 2. Three years after passing a new law against money laundering, the government of Honduras [...] | 2005-12-21 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2568 | MEDIA REACTION ON CSI, DECEMBER 19, 2005 [...] On 1/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Secure Port." "Honduras and the U.S. just signed a `Container Security' agreement to employ security measures on containers exported from Puerto Cortes to the U.S. and other countries." "Ambassador Char [...] | 2005-12-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO KHLS ASEC EWWT HO UNTERR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2573 | Honduran President-Elect Zelaya's Letter To [...] Ambassador Roberto Flores Bermudez, General Coordinator of the Honduran Presidential Inauguration, under cover of a December 21 circular note to the diplomatic community, sent the Embassy a September 21 letter from President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales to President Bush. The letter [...] | 2005-12-22 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2575 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 22, [...] On 12/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo," titled "Debt Forgiveness and our Future." "The main success of the outgoing government is the forgiveness of our external debt as a result of the great sacrifices made by the majority of the people to achieve an agreement [...] | 2005-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2579 | CARJACKING OF U.S. MISSION VEHICLE AND ABDUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 1700 hours on Thursday, 12/22/2005, a USAID-employed Foreign Service National (FSN) was returning an official vehicle to the USAID warehouse when he was intercepted by a pickup-truck occupied by five masked gunmen armed with automatic weapons. Three of the gun [...] | 2005-12-24 23:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
05TEGUCIGALPA2582 | FSN ACCOUNT OF CARJACKING, ABDUCTION PROVEN FALSE [...] (SBU) Summary: RSO has determined through further investigation that the recently alleged carjacking of an official USG vehicle and abduction of a USAID FSN (see reftel) was fabricated in its entirety. The FSN, when faced with new evidence that the RSO had obtained, admitted that he took th [...] | 2005-12-27 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
05TEGUCIGALPA2585 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 27, [...] On 12/27 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Debt Forgiveness." "Debt relief is forgiving, it isn't a synonym for repatriating money, having more loans, or for the government to use it freely." "In this debt forgiveness lottery we are not inclu [...] | 2005-12-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA26 | HONDURAS APPROVED FOUR OUTSTANDING [...] Summary: During 2004, the GOH ratified two outstanding OAS counterterrorism (CT) conventions and achieved congressional approval of the last two outstanding international conventions/protocols. The GOH is now a party to 10 international and two regional CT conventions and will soon be a party [...] | 2005-01-04 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM ASEC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2604 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Predicament." "The Minister of Industry announced that CAFTA wouldn't be implemented on January 1, 2006, as expected, because we aren't ready for it. The official said that the process suffered several [...] | 2005-12-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA273 | HONDURAN RESPONSE TO G-8 FM'S LETTER ON IAEA [...] As reported ref A, Embassy delivered the G-8 Foreign Ministers' letter on the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguard Agreements and the Additional Protocol in English (ref C) and Spanish (ref B),under cover letter from the Ambassador, to Minister of Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista in December 20 [...] | 2005-02-07 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC PARM OPDC HO IAEA |
05TEGUCIGALPA278 | MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...] | 2005-02-08 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA291 | MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...] | 2005-02-09 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA336 | Honduras Response: WTO Non-Agricultural Market [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-11 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD HO WTO |
05TEGUCIGALPA347 | REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS [...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - TGG000016C00 2. NAME: CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON, DATE OF BIRTH: 11DEC1930, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: HOND, NATIONALITY: HOND, CASE NUMBER: 0001034327. 3. CLASS HITS FOR CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON ABAD 11-DEC-1930 HOND P2C WAS 01-JUL-1983 UID: [...] | 2005-02-11 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PHUM CLOK CUSTODIO LOPEZ RAMON |
05TEGUCIGALPA348 | HONDURAS: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND [...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has no legislation or regulations which deal specifically with access to genetic resources or the sharing of benefits from such resources. Procedures do exist for the import and export of any biological specimens and for the approval of any activity likely [...] | 2005-02-11 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO |
05TEGUCIGALPA366 | HONDURAS: POST SUPPORTS CUSTOMS SERVICE REQUEST [...] This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. On February 10, Post received a written request, dated January 31, 2005, from Customs Director Arquimedez Jimenez for technical assistance to improve various facets of the Honduran Customs Service. Jimenez specifically cites CAFTA implementa [...] | 2005-02-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KCOR ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA404 | HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-18 20:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA45 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND TPS, JANUARY 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/3, entitled "CAFTA with the U.S." "The year we have just begun brings several challenges for all Hondurans, and one of them is the ratification of CAFTA, an agreement with the biggest world power and our most important trading pa [...] | 2005-01-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA459 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE, MARCH [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 2/27, titled "George W. Bush and `Old Europe'." "U.S. President George W. Bush, still euphoric after his second inauguration and trying to focus the world's attention on the democratic front that the January 30 elections pretended t [...] | 2005-03-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA460 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a full-page article titled "Private security behind executions" with the subheading "According to a State Department report, there is collusion among public and private security corps to organize death squads to execute young people." I [...] | 2005-03-01 20:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA463 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE KYOTO PROTOCOL, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/27, entitled "The Kyoto Protocol." "The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol has forced thirty four countries that have ratified it to reduce the emission of greenhouse effect gases by 2012. This has been an important first ste [...] | 2005-03-01 20:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL SENV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA467 | CABEI Request for Meeting with Secretary Snow [...] This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. On February 25, Post received the following letter from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI),requesting a meeting between CABEI Executive President Harry Brautigam and Secretary of Treasury Snow on the margins of the up [...] | 2005-03-01 20:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA47 | SEIZURE OF $51,620 U.S. CURRENCY AND THE ARREST OF SIX INDIVIDUALS TI-05-0002/UEZ1I;COLMER-LACAYO,EDUARDO CCX:GFTI-05-9276/OEZ1I; MONEY LAUNDERING
GFAN-04-8002; OPERATION KNIGHT MOVES GFTI-98-8001/WEC1F; OPERATION WAHOO GFTI-05-9154; HONDURAS [...] SUMMARY CASE FILE DEFENDANTS Name:FAGOT-Jardines, Edison David DPOB:43 YOA- UNKNOWN Gender: Male Name: BOLANOS, Cibio Misael DPOB: 36 YOA-UNKNOWN Gender: Male COLOMER-Lacayo, Eduardo Age: 40 [...] | 2005-01-07 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | HO NOTAG |
05TEGUCIGALPA476 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 2, 2005 [...] On 3/1, the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statements by: - President Ricardo Maduro: "For the first time in history, we did a report on the execution of minors and we created a special commission which has brought to justice many policemen who have been accus [...] | 2005-03-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA48 | MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS, [...] Op-ed by Carlos A. Medina in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 1/6, titled "The U.S. needs friends." "The world has come together to assist our fellow people in Asia, which has represented a commendable gesture of human solidarity." "Right after the tsunami, President Bush offe [...] | 2005-01-07 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL EAID PGOV MARR KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA482 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] On 3/2, the evening television newscast "Abriendo Brecha" on Channel 7 broadcast a statement by Aida Romero, Human Rights Attorney, who said she would ask the U.S. Embassy for the results of its investigation on summary executions, and she complained her office didn't have the assistance of a s [...] | 2005-03-03 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA483 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/3, entitled "CAFTA CA-USA." "Congress is about to discuss and approve CAFTA next week, despite the strong opposition of some organizations part of the Popular Block (Bloque Popular),as well as other peasant and civil society organi [...] | 2005-03-03 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA493 | HONDURAS RATIFIES CAFTA [...] At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, the National Congress of Honduras ratified the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The vote count has not been finalized, but Congressman Jose Toribio Aguilera, member of the CAFTA Committee, told EconChief that the vote was only f [...] | 2005-03-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA497 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA498 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA499 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA500 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA510 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] On 3/5, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a half-page article entitled "Commended in anti-drug fight by U.S. report" with the subheading "Minister Oscar Alvarez says these results have cost blood, sweat and tears." It also ran a statement by Minister of Public Security [...] | 2005-03-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SNAR PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA513 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 7, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/7, titled "The Magnificent." "Of course, we're not talking about the TV show "The A-Team" [known in Spanish as `Los Magnificos'] but about the serious accusation by Commissioner Maria Luisa Borjas, former director of Internal Affair [...] | 2005-03-07 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA516 | EMBASSY REQUEST FOR 2005 BFIF FUNDS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa requests a total of USD 7,300 in BFIF funds for training and travel to promote US exports to Honduras. This request consists of the following three components: commercial training for economic/commercial officer; commercial outreach in major cities outside [...] | 2005-03-07 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA536 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 9, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/7, titled "Getting Ready To Compete." "CAFTA, which was approved by Congress last Thursday, may not be the panacea that will solve all Honduras' economic problems, as it has been presented by its boldest promoters, but it cannot b [...] | 2005-03-09 20:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA540 | CY-2004 END USER MONITORING REPORT FOR [...] The INL Section has been managing and providing support to INL funded counternarcotics (CN) projects in Honduras. On January 6, 2005, a new law enforcement advisor arrived to assist the POL/INL section in developing more focused support for INL projects. Current operational projects are: Ã [...] | 2005-03-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KCRM EAID PHUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA557 | A COALITION OF GROUPS PROTEST AGAINST HONDURAN [...] Summary - On March 8, several groups protested against the CAFTA resolution which was passed by the Honduran congress on March 3. The protesters blocked roads in various locations outside of the capital. At approximately 1645 hours, more than 800 demonstrators protested in front of the Congres [...] | 2005-03-11 20:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV ETRD ELAB PREL HO KSAC |
05TEGUCIGALPA641 | TI-05-4004 / NEC1F / RAUL ANTONIO ROSALES-GUIFARRO THE ARREST OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS AND THE SEIZURE OF 25 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE [...] In early October of 2004, CS-02-109072 provided the TCO and the INL supported Vetted Unit (TCOVU) with intelligence regarding the cocaine trafficking organization of Alberto CROOKS-SAENZ (GFTI-05-4004). The TCOVU commenced analyzing telephone toll data and conducted surveillances of several m [...] | 2005-03-22 19:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | HO NOTAG |
05TEGUCIGALPA646 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS CSI FOR HONDURAS [...] Post strongly supports the Government of Honduras, request to be included in the next tranche of countries invited to join the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The GOH has shown an awareness of the importance of maritime security and demonstrated the political will to take the necessary s [...] | 2005-03-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA708 | Central America: Progress on a Customs Union; A [...] Summary: The Central American customs union is on its way, slowly but surely. On Wednesday March 9 of this year, Honduras and Guatemala consolidated the process of customs unification by signing a bilateral agreement at El Florido, a border crossing between the two countries in the Department [...] | 2005-04-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA74 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JANUARY 11, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 1/11, entitled "CAFTA cannot wait" "Such an important issue as the ratification of CAFTA has been put off by Congress until after the primary elections of February 20. According to President Maduro, the textile maquila industry, t [...] | 2005-01-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA757 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, APRIL 6, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 4/6, titled "CAFTA CA-USA-DR." "In Central America, the ratification of CAFTA by the region's congresses seems to be certain, despite the tenacious opposition of some popular sectors, especially labor unions. El Salvador, Honduras an [...] | 2005-04-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD ELAB HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA773 | WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOUIS POSADA CARRILES?: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-12 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA779 | Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Moves [...] Summary: PolOff met March 28 with Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Nora Urbina to discuss the status of several trafficking in persons (TIP) and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases. Summaries of these cases are below. End Summary. Honduras/Guatemala CSEC Case [...] | 2005-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA808 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On 4/14, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled "Honduras will vote against Cuba." The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an article entitled "Honduras supports the U.S. in resolution against Cuba." [...] | 2005-04-15 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA810 | Honduras Seizes 20,000 Pirated Discs; First Such [...] Summary. On April 12, 2005, EmbOffs met with Prosecutor for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Ligia Roque de Galeas, to learn the details of an April 6-7 successful seizure of approximately 20,000 pirated CDs and DVDs. Following the seizures, several suspects were arrested in raids on [...] | 2005-04-18 18:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA813 | Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 9-12 Percent [...] After typically contentious and drawn-out negotiations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 12 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2005 on March 19. The increase is retroactive to January 1, reverting to typical form after last year' [...] | 2005-04-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA826 | Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...] | 2005-04-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA843 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Mario Alvarado on 4/16 entitled "Global View: Cuba and the UNCHR." "Each year, it's getting more difficult for the U.S. to find an accomplice to present a resolution against Cuba. This time, the Bush administration had to [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA844 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS SEC GEN ELECTION, APRIL [...] On 4/16, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez entitled "OAS: New Winds." "The OAS candidate backed by the U.S had to resign due to a lack of necessary votes to survive. The attempt to unify the votes of former Salvadoran president Francis [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA845 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/21, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Bed:" "There are no more `coup d'etats' in Latin America. Popular discontent begins with protests and demonstrations, a political crisis is produced, the country becomes ungovernable, and from that [...] | 2005-04-21 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA871 | NSDD 38 - MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [...] Ambassador Palmer approves reftel request for the Millenium Challenge Corporation to establish a presence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras consisting of 1 USDH Director, 2 USDH or USPSC program managers and up to 4 Locally Employeed Staff, contigent upon satisfactory clarification of the following sub [...] | 2005-04-25 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS ABLD ASEC EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA872 | HONDURAN SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL: THE FIGHT FOR [...] Summary: There is a growing dispute for control of the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the National Registry of Persons (RNP). These two key institutions are not yet free from the influence of the two traditional parties in Honduras. The upcoming general elections, scheduled f [...] | 2005-04-25 22:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA874 | HONDURAS IMPORT REGULATIONS FOR USED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [...] This cable is in response to reftel, which requested an update on the feasibility of exporting used medical equipment to Honduras. 2. According to the Honduran Customs and Tax Division, there are no quotas for the importation of remanufactured, rebuilt, and/or used medical equipment to Ho [...] | 2005-04-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA875 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA887 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA891 | BILLBOARD EXPANSION IN HONDURAS [...] This cable is in response to reftel request for Post's comments on Honduras' billboard industry. 2. Post is not aware of any specific developments that may hinder investment in the billboard sector in Honduras. Billboards continue to be a strong medium for reaching customers and deliverin [...] | 2005-04-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA893 | SEAS WITHOUT FRONTIERS; OIL DRILLING WITHOUT FEARS: [...] On April 18th, Mexico and Honduras signed a maritime delimitation treaty for waters in the Caribbean. Both countries agreed to share all information that will assist in finding petroleum deposits and to formalize an agreement for an efficient and equitable exploitation of such deposits. Forei [...] | 2005-04-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL PGOV ECON EPET EWWT SENV SNAR MX HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA894 | HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA TO OPEN REP OFFICE IN [...] Banco Ficohsa President and CEO Camilo Atala confirmed to Post on April 21 that his bank has received permission from the U.S. Federal Reserve to open a representative office in Miami, Florida. The bank intends to open the office this summer, with a view toward strengthening ties with investo [...] | 2005-04-27 17:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SMIG HO EFIN |
05TEGUCIGALPA896 | SEIZURE OF 59 KILOS OF COCAINE; GFTI-05-9154/HONDURAS [...] (U) On April 22, 2005, in a routine traffic inspection in the vicinity of Tocoa, Honduras, the INL funded Honduran Frontier Police seized 59 kilos of cocaine from a white 1999 Toyota pick-up, bearing Honduran license plate PAM0326. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Gilmer Alberto AR [...] | 2005-04-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | HO NOTAG |
05TEGUCIGALPA934 | Honduran CAFTA Outreach to Environmental and Small [...] Summary: On April 15th and 18th, the Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted events entitled, "Getting Ready to Take Advantage of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement)," and "CAFTA Environmental Chapter Implementation and Environmental Cooperation Agreement." The first seminar educated [...] | 2005-05-04 17:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA948 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Moral." "A few hours before the Salvadoran president met with Condoleeza Rice, he announced that Central American presidents would meet with Bush in Washington to negotiate the approval of CAFTA." "It [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA950 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, APRIL 30, 2005 [...] On 4/30 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled Big Leagues." "Central America was excluded from the decisions in the OAS's Secretary General election." SIPDIS "The U.S. wouldn't risk a rupture in the hemisphere, even less so when the purpose of R [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA951 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "New era for the OAS." "With yesterday's election of the socialist Insulza as Secretary General, the OAS begins a new era, after being SIPDIS without a Secretary General for more than a year due to the [...] | 2005-05-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA957 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 05, 2005 [...] On 05/03 the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statement by Melvin Redondo, CAFTA negotiator who said, "Central American and Dominican Republic presidents will visit certain U.S. communities in which there is still some opposition to CAFTA." "With the non-appro [...] | 2005-05-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA969 | HONDURAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE IS MURDERED; POLICE DO [...] Ovidio Amaya Avelar, a 75 year-old National Party candidate for Congress, was shot to death on April 22 in La Arada, Santa Barbara, 2005. His neighbor who was traveling in the same car was also killed. The victim's cousin, also in the vehicle, was wounded and is in serious condition at the Sa [...] | 2005-05-06 21:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA974 | HONDURAS RATIFIES UN ANTI-CORRUPTION CONVENTION [...] On March 13, the Honduran Congress approved the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The congressional decree was signed by President Ricardo Maduro on March 30, and the decree was published in La Gaceta, akin to the Federal Register, on April 20. 2. Honduras signed the convention [...] | 2005-05-06 21:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA978 | HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS GA TO BE LED BY FM; GOH [...] Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irena Cardona told Acting PolCouns PolOff that the Honduran delegation to the OAS General Assembly will be led by Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and will include Honduran OAS PermRep Salvador Rodezno, Director of Foreign Policy Alan Ovied [...] | 2005-05-06 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM XM HO OAS |
05TEGUCIGALPA990 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 09, 2005 [...] On 05/07 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Customs Union and CAFTA." "Juan Manuel Villasuso, Costa Rican economist, published in the newspaper `La Republica' the following: `Last's week Central American Customs Union is clearly a [...] | 2005-05-09 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA994 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 10, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "The Decision." "The presidents of Central America decided to travel to the U.S. to beg Congress to approve CAFTA as quickly as possible." "Never in history of mankind was there a higher [...] | 2005-05-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA996 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/09, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an editorial entitled "Palmerola." "For many years Comayagua's agricultural workers have asked the government to use the military airport of Palmerola for transporting their goods to the U.S. and other markets, in order to save [...] | 2005-05-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
05TELAVIV1021 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria-Iran "Common Front" ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted President Bush as saying at a news conference on Thursday: "If I was the leader of Israel and I listened to some of the statements by the Iranian ayat [...] | 2005-02-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1058 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-22 11:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1080 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1103 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1125 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Maariv bannered, an "inciting gathering" held last night in Jerusalem by the "hard-core, extremist opponents to disengagement" (according to Ha' [...] | 2005-02-25 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1171 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democratic Reform in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- During the weekend, Friday night's suicide bombing outside a Tel Aviv nightclub dominated the news reports. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, in [...] | 2005-02-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV119 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 11:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1192 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1237 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Lebanese-Syrian Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited, and Ha'aretz bannered, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's comment to ABC News in London Tuesday: "There is evidence that Islamic Jihad, headquarter [...] | 2005-03-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1267 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the IDF's expectation that the PA will act soon to replace the senior echelon in the PA's security services in the West Bank. The newspaper [...] | 2005-03-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1289 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1319 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syrian-Lebanese Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Jerusalem Post cited President Bush's weekly radio address, in which he hailed recent moves toward democracy in the Middle East. Ha'aretz reported that Sharon [...] | 2005-03-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1352 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz are supposed to sign an agreement tonight regarding the transfer of se [...] | 2005-03-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1397 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-09 13:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1419 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media say that today's meeting between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh that will focus on Israeli- Palestinian neg [...] | 2005-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1430 | TALIA SASSON'S "EXPLOSIVE" REPORT ON ILLEGAL [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Attorney Talia Sasson on March 8 submitted a report on illegal settlement activity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The report has been characterized as a "powerful bombshell" and "explosive on an international level." In the d [...] | 2005-03-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV1446 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Sharon ordered five different public opinion polls to try to predict the results of elections held after a p [...] | 2005-03-11 12:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV146 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1513 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Sharon told visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday that there would SIPDIS be no progress on the road map until the Palestinian armed [...] | 2005-03-14 12:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1535 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1538 | WB/G SITREP:7,000 FATAH SUPORTERS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested two Palestinians March 14 when the men tried to infiltrate the border fence into Israel east of Dayr al-Balah. The men reportedly intended to enter Israel in search of work. Fatah organized a rally of some 7,000 people March 14 in Jabaliya in honor of "Pales [...] | 2005-03-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV1548 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1631 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "The start of a new relationship" Senior Arab Affairs op-ed writer Zvi Bar'El wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz : "The gathering of the Palestinian factions and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in Cairo... not in a crisis, but in an agreement that was well-known in advan [...] | 2005-03-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1637 | ISRAEL AT THE CENTER OF MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) Summary: Recently, Israel has been the nexus of several high profile money laundering cases. The cases illustrate a continuing need for effective bank supervision and the ongoing level of money laundering associated with criminal activity. On March 6, The International Crimes Unit (ICU [...] | 2005-03-18 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM |
05TELAVIV1683 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams, who holds the "Israeli-Palestinian portfolio" in the White House, and David Welch, the "head of the [...] | 2005-03-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1720 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported, and most of them bannered, disengagement-related political moves. In yet another apparent defeat for PM Sharon, the Likud faction Monday adopted a comp [...] | 2005-03-22 11:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1759 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and West Bank Disengagement Plan 2. Global War On Terrorism 3. Israel-China Arms Deals ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that last night the state budget bill passed the hurdle of the Knesset's Finance Comm [...] | 2005-03-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1805 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1840 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1870 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Chad Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report on the upcoming Knesset votes on the issues of a popular referendum, which is not likely to be adopted even if Shas party mentor Rabbi Ovadia [...] | 2005-03-28 13:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1910 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-29 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV1938 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV199 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 11:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2000 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Arab Summit ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz elaborates on the expanding rift in the PA. Using harsh words, Farouk Kaddoumi, one of the founders of the Fatah movement that Abbas now heads, attacked the PA chairman in a [...] | 2005-04-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2045 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Pope John Paul II ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media on Sunday and Monday (3, 4 April) led with stories on the Pope's death and disengagement-related reports. Ha'aretz reported Sunday that [...] | 2005-04-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2087 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pope John Paul II ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In disengagement related stories, Maariv reported that a broad meeting was held at the Prime Minister's bureau yesterday on settlers' relocation, in which Sharon called on the p [...] | 2005-04-05 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2120 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2145 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-07 11:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2185 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv headlined: "Iran Is Approaching Nuclear Bomb." The paper cited a senior military source as saying that it is a matter of months. Yediot headlined that the U. [...] | 2005-04-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2205 | JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN AMERICANS OFFER FUND FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Senator Carl Levin and Michigan State community leaders met with several Palestinian business leaders to discuss investment opportunities in Gaza. Senator Levin told the group that the aim of his proposed Michigan Fund for Peace and Development, which totals 200,000 U [...] | 2005-04-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
05TELAVIV2212 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The leading media carried reports on the Gaza Strip incident of 9 April in which three Palestinian youths were killed by IDF fire, after which Katif Bloc settlement [...] | 2005-04-11 10:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV222 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Russia Relations 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that this afternoon the Knesset approved the 2005 state budget in a first reading, 64- 53, as the [...] | 2005-01-12 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2262 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media extensively covered the Bush-Sharon Crawford meeting, focusing mainly in the differences between the two positions. Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Shar [...] | 2005-04-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2294 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. U.S.-China-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented President Bush with the latest Israeli intelligence assessments of Iran's nuclear weapons prog [...] | 2005-04-13 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2323 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israeli Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv cited Israeli sources from Sharon's entourage as confirming that the crisis in US-Israeli security relations recently reached a new high as [...] | 2005-04-14 10:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2376 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Bush vs. Democracy" Extreme right-wing columnist Caroline B. Glick wrote in conservative, independent Jerusalem Post (April 15): "As irony would have it, democracy is now the biggest threat facing the so-called peace process between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.... The thing is, bo [...] | 2005-04-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2420 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2441 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV245 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Maariv led with, and all media extensively reported on, Israel's concerns that a planned Russian weapons sale to Syria could reach Hizbu [...] | 2005-01-13 11:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2469 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2528 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2615 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted security sources as saying that Israel will hand over Qalqilya to PA security responsibility next week if the [...] | 2005-04-27 10:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2642 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Vladimir Putin's Visit to Israel, April 27-28 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that 40,000 to 90,000 people, depending on the sources, attended [...] | 2005-04-28 10:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2667 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Vladimir Putin's Visit to Israel, April 27-28 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted President Bush as saying at a press conference Thursday: "We're working closely with the Russians [...] | 2005-04-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV271 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that six Israeli civilians were killed and five others were wounded in a combined double su [...] | 2005-01-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2719 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Visit of Turkish PM Erdogan to Israel, May 1-2 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that an IDF soldier was killed and another was wounded in an operation near Tulkarm, in which a [...] | 2005-05-02 09:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2777 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with various aspects of the disengagement plan. Ha'aretz (banner) and other media quoted Justice Minister Tzipi Livni as saying Tues [...] | 2005-05-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2809 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York 3. May 5 UK Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the PA has informed the Israeli defense establishment that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas has [...] | 2005-05-05 10:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2841 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-06 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2874 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Israel has informed the PA that it will not release the next tranche of Palestinian prisoners until the PA takes concrete measures against terro [...] | 2005-05-09 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2921 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. President Bush Visits Latvia, Russia, Netherlands, Georgia (May 6-10) ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In separate interviews broadcast last night on Israel TV, Channel 2-TV, and Channel 10-TV, Shar [...] | 2005-05-10 11:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV294 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- During the weekend, all media led with the possibility of IDF action to counter continued rocket strikes at Israeli targets from the northern Gaza Strip; a 17-yea [...] | 2005-01-18 11:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2950 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV2988 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3001 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom has decided to cut short the term of Ambassador to the U.S. Danny [...] | 2005-05-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3011 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the blocking of 40 main junctions across the country by disengagement opponents Monday afternoon. Up t [...] | 2005-05-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3032 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel-U.S. Relations 2. Russia: Yukos Trial ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post quoted White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan as saying Tuesday that the SIPDIS First Lady's visit to the region is "an opport [...] | 2005-05-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3041 | Israeli Arab Town of Shefa' amr Rolls out the [...] Summary. In an effort to enhance the decision- making process for visa adjudicators interviewing applicants from Israel's minority Arab communities, Tel Aviv's Visa Unit recently organized a professional day trip to the Israeli Arab town of Shefa'amr. Twenty- four Foreign Service Officers, [...] | 2005-05-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV3057 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-19 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3080 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted sources in Jerusalem as saying that First Lady Laura Bush has included Israel in her visit to the region only because President Bush asked her to do so. [...] | 2005-05-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3121 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3139 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot writes that PM Sharon is expected to call on PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas today at the AIPAC convention in Washington to coordinate positions with Israel a [...] | 2005-05-24 10:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3167 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Newsweek Reports of Koran Desecration at Guantanamo ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that in his speech to the AIPAC convention in Washington Tuesday, PM Sharon urged PA Chairman [P [...] | 2005-05-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3189 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Nuclear Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that over 1,000 families (60 percent of the settlers) from the Katif Bloc (Gush Katif) have signed a letter that will be sent to the High Court of Justice to [...] | 2005-05-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV321 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. President Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night, a Shin Bet agent was killed and seven other security personnel were wounded when a suicide bomber from Hamas blew himself up at t [...] | 2005-01-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3222 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-27 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3256 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-31 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3304 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon 3. European Union ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on today's transition from Moshe Ya'alon to Dan Halutz in the position of IDF chief of staff. The media cited anger among right-wing politicia [...] | 2005-06-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3399 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Russia: Yukos Verdict ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that the planned meeting between PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas was fina [...] | 2005-06-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3415 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 13:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV346 | SNAPSHOT OF A WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER [...] (SBU) On 12 Jan 2004 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement Neve Tsuf, also known as Halamish. The applicant was making an inquiry regarding the report of birth of her American citizen child but was willing to discuss the broader subject of life in a West [...] | 2005-01-20 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SOCI KWBG IS ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS |
05TELAVIV3467 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3477 | WB/G SITREP: SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL KILLED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the family of an alleged Israeli collaborator reportedly killed a senior Fatah official and his brother in Nablus, sparking demonstrations at the Muqata,a in Ramallah. An IDF soldier and two foreign national protesters were injured near Salfit in clashes bet [...] | 2005-06-06 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV348 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prospect for Second Bush Administration 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to give PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) a few days to take action to st [...] | 2005-01-20 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3517 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3520 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TURNING OF THE TIDE? [...] Summary: A series of interviews on the disengagement plan conducted by feature writer Ari Shavit has captured the attention of leading opinion makers in the Israeli media for the past week. While those on the right criticize the initiative as a "national disaster" and those on the left as the [...] | 2005-06-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3538 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-08 10:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3582 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-09 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3620 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Time to Cut" Senior columnist and longtime dove Yoel Marcus wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (June 10): "The psychological warfare and scare tactics [used by the settlers] have produced a drop in public support, from 65 percent to less than 50 percent. The frightening scenarios [...] | 2005-06-10 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3682 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz Sunday reported that the U.S.-Israeli security exports crisis is deepening. The paper noted that Washington has ordered Israel to increase its control [...] | 2005-06-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV370 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prospect For Second Bush Administration 2. Mideast 3. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media underscored Thursday's inauguration of President Bush in Washington. The three national TV stations bro [...] | 2005-01-21 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3727 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky clarified to Palestinian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Abu Zayd Tuesday that there will be n [...] | 2005-06-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3783 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-17 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3844 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank June 18-19 2. Mideast 3. Lebanon: Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet at Sharon's Jerusalem residence [...] | 2005-06-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV389 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a significant producer or trafficking point for drugs. The Israeli National Police (INP),however, reports that during the year 2004, the Israeli drug market continued to be characterized by high demand in nearly all sectors of society and a high availability of drugs including [...] | 2005-01-24 08:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KSEP IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV3899 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon hosted PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday at his Jerusalem residence for their first working visit since the Sharm el-Sheikh [...] | 2005-06-22 21:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV391 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv led with the Israeli defense establishment's concern that Iran would crush efforts by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to achieve a hu [...] | 2005-01-24 11:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3951 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3956 | FM SHALOM'S BRIEFING TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom summoned Chiefs of Mission to Jerusalem June 22 to give an update on disengagement from Gaza and related issues. Clarifying PM Sharon's previous comments concerning disengagement under fire, he said that extremist attacks would halt disengagement only long enoug [...] | 2005-06-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV3970 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Africa: International Aid ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major newspapers, except Jerusalem Post, led with a leaked report that the IDF and police have decided to raid the Maoz Hayam Hotel in the Gaza Strip settlement o [...] | 2005-06-24 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV3973 | GOI VISION FOR GALILEE AND THE NEGEV, A TRIP BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the GOI moves to develop its strategic policy plans for the Negev and the Galilee a closer look at the failures of the past efforts is instructive. The three plans - the National Outline Plan 31 (1990) which served to find ways to absorb immigration from Soviet Union and Et [...] | 2005-06-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV4030 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Iran: Presidential Election 3. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that during her visit to Jerusalem last week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Ric [...] | 2005-06-27 11:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4053 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Disengagement 2. Iran 3. U.S. - Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Disengagement issues: Yediot quoted Gush Katif settlers as saying that the extremists that are confronting soldiers and causing trouble do not represent t [...] | 2005-06-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4097 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Guantanamo Detainees 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with disengagement-related issues. Ha'aretz reported that the army will soon declare the Gaza Strip a closed militar [...] | 2005-06-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4119 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media underscored unrest involving settlers and pro- settler demonstrators on Wednesday, including road blockages throughout the country, during which at least five po [...] | 2005-06-30 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4142 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the evacuation by the IDF and police on Thursday of the residents of the Maoz Hayam Hotel at the Neve Dekalim settlement in [...] | 2005-07-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4169 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track 3. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a joint session of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, an [...] | 2005-07-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV417 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom will meet with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice tomorrow. All media reported on Monday's "historic" UN [...] | 2005-01-25 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4203 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas as saying in an interview with the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat that he will meet with PM Sharon before the dis [...] | 2005-07-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4238 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At midday, Israel Radio reported on a series of explosions in London, and that Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was supposed to participate in a conference [...] | 2005-07-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4255 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] July 7 London Bombings 2. Israel-China Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with, and extensively reported on, Thursday's terror bombings in London, in which at least 37 people were killed and 700 others were wounded. [...] | 2005-07-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV426 | ISRAELI ACTIONS ON GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] Summary: Israel has a legal and institutional framework to protect biodiversity. Although Israel does not have a specific law that prohibits the introduction of alien species, it does restrict the import of plant species included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [...] | 2005-01-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
05TELAVIV4265 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: WAKING UP TO REALITY IN GAZA: [...] Summary: As the disengagement battle escalates on the ground, with violent confrontations in Gaza resulting in a temporary IDF closure of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, anti- disengagement roadblocks throughout the country, and the first case of a "conscientious objector," Israeli media comm [...] | 2005-07-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR GAZA DISENGAGEMENT MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4277 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that a delegation of senior Israeli officials that left for Washington over the weekend will ask the U.S. government this evening for s [...] | 2005-07-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV43 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4304 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington officially presented Israel's disengagement-related aid request to the U.S. admini [...] | 2005-07-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4329 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 11:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4367 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon's decision to seal off the Gaza Strip to non- resident Israelis through the disengagement move dominates the media, some of which report on scuffles between [...] | 2005-07-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4387 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday afternoon, a 22- year-old Israeli woman was killed and her boyfriend was slightly injured in a shelling attack on Moshav Netiv Ha'asa [...] | 2005-07-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4420 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-19 05:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4472 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major media reported that the police last night allowed tens of thousands of anti-pullout demonstrators to sleep at Kfar Maimon, five km west of Netivot, w [...] | 2005-07-19 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4508 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-20 09:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV452 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-26 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4564 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-21 09:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4603 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank 2. July 21 London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that at mid-day today, following her meeting with PM Sharon at his Sycamore Ranch, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice r [...] | 2005-07-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4659 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank, and Lebanon 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited a White House announcement, according to which Richard Jones has been appointed U.S. ambassador to Israel. Ha' [...] | 2005-07-27 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4678 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying, in a bannered interview with Yediot, that Israel will pull out from the Philadelphi route by the Jewish New Year (earl [...] | 2005-07-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4711 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major newspapers, except Yediot, led with PM Sharon's ongoing cordial visit to France. Maariv bannered: "Embrace From France." Ha'aretz and Israel Radi [...] | 2005-07-28 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4727 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted people who attended Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's meeting with Defense Minister Shaul M [...] | 2005-07-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4749 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israeli Relations 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Sunday) and Israel Radio reported that senior Israeli officials Dov Weisglass and [...] | 2005-08-01 12:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4766 | Gaza's moderate Islamists muse on "after [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A trio of Islamic scholars from Al Azhar University, like many Gazan interlocutors, on 28 July cited freedom of movement for Gazans and their goods as the test of disengagement. Recently returned from an International Visitors program, the leaders also spoke favorably of relig [...] | 2005-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | GZ PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV4770 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Saudi Arabia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that the settler leadership accepted a late-night IDF and police compromise on their mass anti-disengagement protest planned for today. The set [...] | 2005-08-02 11:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4791 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that tens of thousands of right-wing activists participated in Tuesday's anti-disengagement [...] | 2005-08-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4815 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that police last night halted thousands of anti-disengagement activists at the Peduim junction two km west of Ofakim after the demonstration departed the Negev tow [...] | 2005-08-04 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV482 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that newly confirmed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with FM Silvan Shalom at the White House on Wednesday. Israel Radio reported that Secr [...] | 2005-01-27 11:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4831 | WB/G SITREP: THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF reported one mortar attack and five shooting incidents in Gaza overnight with no injuries. Israeli police and army units arrested up to 200 protesters attempting to infiltrate into Gaza. According to UNRWA, some 15,000 Palestinians held a rally outside the Palestinian [...] | 2005-08-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG KPAL PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS |
05TELAVIV4838 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4859 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RELIGIOUS ZIONISM VS. THE STATE [...] Summary: With disengagement slated to begin less than two weeks from now, it seems most Gaza settlers have grasped that, be it voluntarily or by force, they will soon be effectively "disengaged" from their Gaza Strip homes. The goal, therefore, of the anti-disengagement campaign has shifted [...] | 2005-08-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
05TELAVIV4877 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Netanyahu Resignation 2. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Sunday, immediately before the cabinet voted the final approval for the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlements of Kfar Darom, Netzarim, [...] | 2005-08-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4896 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banners in Ha'aretz and Yediot, and Hatzofe -- "Deportation Order") reported that, according to a [...] | 2005-08-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4930 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with disengagement-related developments. Ha'aretz highlighted the collecting of army-issued weapons in Sa-Nur and Homesh, two of the northern West Ba [...] | 2005-08-10 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV4950 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on mass anti-disengagement prayers held next to Jerusalem's Western (Wailing) Wall on Wednesday, which were attended by 70,000 to 100,000 pro [...] | 2005-08-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV499 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave next week for a tour of Europe and the Middle East, which will include nine countrie [...] | 2005-01-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5002 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Israel TV broadcast excerpts of an exclusive interview that President Bush granted the station's Washington correspondent Yaron Dekel in Crawford, T [...] | 2005-08-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5009 | (SBU) THE ARREST OF SAADIA HERSHKOP: A [...] SUMMARY: The well-publicized arrest of Saadia Hershkop (DPOB:04-Mar-1987 NY) provides a window into the measures the Government of Israel is willing to take to ensure that Disengagement moves forward, the treatment American citizens may receive if arrested as part of anti-Disengagement activi [...] | 2005-08-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC GZ KPAL PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY ISRAEL RELATIONS |
05TELAVIV5034 | EXPANDED ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-15 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5054 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...] | 2005-08-16 10:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5065 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...] | 2005-08-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5072 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS MESSAGE [...] Summary. President Bush granted an exclusive interview to a national Israeli television station on August 11. Using the interview to convey a strong message to the Israeli public, President Bush emphasized U.S. support for Sharon's disengagement plan, spoke about Abbas's handling to date of t [...] | 2005-08-16 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR KPAO MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5091 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 11:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5113 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5124 | THE ISRAELI TOURISM SECTOR, JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The number of tourist entries from January to June 2005 increased 27.3 percent year-on-year. The Bank of Israel (BOI) is forecasting a total of 1.9 million visitors this year contributing to a 0.2 percent increase in GDP. The BOI and Bank Leumi are citing a calmer security situ [...] | 2005-08-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV5139 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-19 11:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5163 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...] | 2005-08-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5197 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Mubarak Presidential Campaign 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the evacuation of Netzarim on Monday concluded the departure of all Gaza settlers. At noon [...] | 2005-08-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5227 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5253 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Vice PM and Finance Minister Ehud Olmert as saying, after his meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington Wednesday, that the PA must [...] | 2005-08-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5265 | ISRAEL'S ARAB SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Israel's Arab population significantly lags behind the Jewish population in income, level of education, level of health care, and employment rate. This message provides an overview of the vital economic statistics of the Israeli-Arab sector, which comprises approximately 20 perce [...] | 2005-08-26 07:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV5275 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. is urging Israel and the PA to exercise restraint and not to miss the historic opportunity for peace in the region. Visiting U.S. House Majority Whip R [...] | 2005-08-26 11:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5302 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the suicide bombing that occurred outside Beersheva's central bus station on Sunday morning. Two security guards were seriously wounded and 61 other [...] | 2005-08-29 10:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5319 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel's Leadership ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Likud has started its process of toppling PM Sharon. The party's Central Committee will vote on September 26 on a proposal to advance the Likud' [...] | 2005-08-30 10:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5350 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At noon today, Israel Radio reported that at least 640 people who participated in a mourning procession in Baghdad [...] | 2005-08-31 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5363 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom is holding a meeting in Istanbul with his Pakistani counterpart Mian Kh [...] | 2005-09-01 12:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5364 | SHARON'S POST-DISENGAGEMENT DILEMMA: POLLS SHOW [...] A welter of political polling prompted by the eve-of- disengagement resignation of cabinet minister Binyamin Netanyahu indicates that while Prime Minister Sharon is capable of "taking the country" in national elections, some factions within his Likud party would like to deny him the chance. [...] | 2005-09-01 12:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV5404 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Meeting of Israeli and Pakistani Foreign Ministers 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on the "historic" meeting between FM Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpa [...] | 2005-09-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5426 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hurricane Katrina 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz notes that the international community is putting pressure on Israel to allow the Palestinians freedo [...] | 2005-09-06 11:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV545 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Yediot and Maariv bannered, an anti-disengagement rally held opposite the Knesset last night, to demand a national referendum or elections. The event, which gat [...] | 2005-01-31 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5518 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. Egypt ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and his senior ministers decided this morning that the IDF would withdraw from the Gaza Strip on September 12 through 15. [...] | 2005-09-07 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5542 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-08 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5562 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer was quoted as saying in a farewell interview broadcast this morning on Israel Radio that the U.S. administration is still wa [...] | 2005-09-09 10:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5575 | ORGANIZED CRIME AND NARCOTICS TRADE IN ISRAEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli law enforcement official, all categories of criminal activity are on the rise. The illegal drug trade, organized crime, murder, and extortion present major challenges to the Israeli police. While countries in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and South Americ [...] | 2005-09-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV5597 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] IDF Withdrawal From Gaza 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after 38 years of Israeli military rule, dominated the headlines during the w [...] | 2005-09-12 11:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5641 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the disorder in the PA and along the Philadelphi route. While some media, like Jerusalem Post (banner: "Egypt, PA Vow to Stop Gaza Infiltrator [...] | 2005-09-14 09:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5672 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society 3. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media highlighted the meeting between President Bush and PM Sharon at the UN on Wednesday, following the President's address to the UN Gen [...] | 2005-09-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5706 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the speech PM Sharon delivered in Hebrew to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The major media focused on Sharon's conciliatory words, as he reached out to the P [...] | 2005-09-16 11:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5734 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-19 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5742 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. North Korea's Announced Renouncement of Nuclear Weapons ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (lead stories in Maariv and Yediot) reported on political developments around PM Sharon six days ahead of the Likud Central [...] | 2005-09-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5771 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with a comment made by PM Sharon before 150 Likud Central Committee members at his Jerusalem residence last night: "I don't want to [...] | 2005-09-21 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5801 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to lead with issues related to infighting within the Likud. Ha'aretz, Maariv, Jerusalem Post, and this morning's Israel Radio bulletins led with statements by senior m [...] | 2005-09-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5802 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting 3. Six-Party Talks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with PM Sharon's situation in the Likud. Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that on Wednesday, Shar [...] | 2005-09-26 07:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5818 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Likud Infighting 2. Gaza Violence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Ambassador Richard H. Jones as saying this morning, upon presenting his credentials to President Moshe Katsav at the Residence of the President in Jer [...] | 2005-09-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV582 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Under the banner "The Stick and The Carrot," Maariv led with a report that the U.S. administration has conveyed messages to the GOI, according to which a Palestinian state would be establi [...] | 2005-02-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV583 | WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE 12 MORTAR SHELLS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, IDF fire reportedly injured one Palestinian in the Rafah refugee camp. According to the IDF, Hamas militants fired 12 mortar shells at various locations throughout the Strip in response to the January 31 shooting of a Palestinian girl in Rafah, an incidicent [...] | 2005-02-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL |
05TELAVIV5848 | ADDING INSULT TO INJURY: THE OCTOBER 2000 RIOTS AND [...] The mid-September decision by the Department of Police Investigation in the Ministry of Justice to pursue no indictments in the police killings of 12 Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian during the October 2000 riots has given rise to embarrassment in official circles, and little public expressi [...] | 2005-09-27 07:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR SOCI IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV5853 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's surprise victory at the Likud Central Committee last night. The proposal to move up the party primaries was rejected, 1433 votes to 1329 (5 [...] | 2005-09-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5868 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-28 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5897 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV59 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-05 12:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5913 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-30 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5945 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 11:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5983 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian Track 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas are slated to meet on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting was organized under the auspices of [...] | 2005-10-06 10:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6010 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Bush's Address to the National Endowment for Democracy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in Hatzofe) reported that, addressing the National Endowment for Democracy [...] | 2005-10-07 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6025 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...] | 2005-10-11 11:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6075 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language newspapers bannered the issue of the fate of the Syrian regime following the "mysterious" suicide of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan on Wednesday. Y [...] | 2005-10-14 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6103 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In their lead stories, all media reported that nearly simultaneous drive-by shootings, one at the Gush Etzion Junction and the other at the settlement of Eli in the [...] | 2005-10-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6124 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas is expected to demand U.S. intervention in halting Israeli construction and dismantling illegal outposts in the West [...] | 2005-10-19 11:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6146 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 08:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6166 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Germany: New Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on President Bush's meeting with PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas at the Wh [...] | 2005-10-21 08:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6170 | ISRAELI NGO PROPOSING TO TRACK INFECTED MIGRATORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is making a proposal to the GOI Ministries of Agriculture and Health to set up a surveillance system focused on migratory water fowl which are more likely than over migratory birds to be carriers of the H5N1 strain of avian influ [...] | 2005-10-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR PREL ECON IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
05TELAVIV6177 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministries of Britain, Russia, and th [...] | 2005-10-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6186 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 08:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6197 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 12:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6219 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-28 11:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6241 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. New Delhi Bombings 4. Libby Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot Washington correspondent Orly Azolai reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to move up the date of her visit to [...] | 2005-10-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6256 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] UNSC Vote on Syria 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media led with PM Sharon's political situation in the Knesset. The media reported that Sharon decided on Monday to postpone a fateful Knesset vote on [...] | 2005-11-01 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6270 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. International Holocaust Commemoration Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Staff Sgt. Yonatan Evron was killed early this morning during an arrest operation in the village of Mirka near [...] | 2005-11-02 11:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6297 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying in Washington Wednesday, at a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that Israel will SIPDIS not frus [...] | 2005-11-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV631 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met this morning with PM Sharon, who updated him on current security contacts with the Palestinians and the upcoming Sh [...] | 2005-02-02 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6332 | SHIMON PERES ASKS ADMINISTRATOR JOHNSON FOR EPA [...] Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres has written to USEPA Administrator Johnson requesting that a team of 2-3 EPA experts visit Israel for one week to advise on sustainable solutions for the Ramat Hovav chemical industry and hazardous waste disposal site located in the Negev. Embassy has provide [...] | 2005-11-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EIND KSCA PGOV IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
05TELAVIV6337 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 10th Anniversary of Rabin Assassination 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may arrive in Israel as early as the beginning of next week. The Jerusalem Post led with Defense [...] | 2005-11-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6367 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Paris Riots ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Sharon as saying before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee this morning that Hamas members will not be able to walk free in the streets of Pa [...] | 2005-11-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6386 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France Riots 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with political developments at the Knesset on Monday. They reported that eight Likud "rebels" voted with the opposition to defeat by 61- [...] | 2005-11-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6413 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar was quoted as saying in an interview with Israel Radio that he does not rule out holding negotiations with Israel if this serves P [...] | 2005-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6425 | GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN HAR ADAR AND QARNEI [...] (U) Press reported today, November 9, that the Israel Lands Authority issued a tender for 80 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. According to the tender, which was published in Yediot Aharanot, the plots of land will be from 501 to 833 squa [...] | 2005-11-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV6444 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...] | 2005-11-10 11:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6468 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6470 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6512 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Agreement on Movement and Access" 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported on the "Agreement on Movement and Access," which was brokered on Tuesday [...] | 2005-11-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6530 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 08:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6545 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Labor vs. Likud 2. Gaza: Management of Border Crossings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's announcement, expected during the weekend, as to whether he will remain in the Likud or form a new party. Both Yediot [...] | 2005-11-18 07:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6586 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 07:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6615 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Israeli Elections 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. American Jewry ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the upcoming elections. Leading media reported that President Moshe Katsav announced that he will sign an e [...] | 2005-11-23 07:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6624 | KATSAV SETS MARCH 28 ELECTIONS, GIVES SHARON ROOM [...] Summary: Knesset representatives and President Katsav agreed November 23 to schedule elections for March 28, and to dissolve the Knesset by presidential decree, a measure that will allow Prime Minister Sharon to appoint new ministers during the period until elections without Knesset approval. [...] | 2005-11-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV6641 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv, Yediot, and The Jerusalem Post, published the results of three polls that show improvement in the rating of PM Sharon's party Kadima (Forward). Were elections hel [...] | 2005-11-25 09:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6659 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. Palestinian parliamentary elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that Shimon Peres is considering joining Ariel Sharon, who may offer Peres a future position as "special ambassad [...] | 2005-11-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6673 | "KADIMA" ATTRACTING CROSS-SECTION OF POLITICAL [...] Summary: Prime Minister Sharon continues to court national and local politicians from across the political spectrum to join his new party, "Kadima." Former Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres is considering whether to join Sharon and is to announce his decision on November 30. Sharon currently [...] | 2005-11-28 11:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV6683 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that former Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres has finalized his decision to leave the Labor Party, Prime Minis [...] | 2005-11-29 11:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV669 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV670 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. President Bush State of the Union Address ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) quoted a senior Israeli source as saying that Sharon and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will disagree on the d [...] | 2005-02-04 11:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6708 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All Israeli media led with pre-election stories on the movement of key figures between political parties and on public opinion polls. The Jerusalem Post reports that Professor Uriel Reichman, Shinui fou [...] | 2005-11-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV671 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-04 11:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6719 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli elections 3. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report on Shimon Peres' quitting Labor and political activity and endorsing PM Sharon's Kadima. The Jerusalem Post reports that "former prim [...] | 2005-12-01 12:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6720 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: NO CONFIRMED H5N1 IN ISRAEL; [...] (U) INTRO AND SUMMARY: This message is Post's response to Ref A questions regarding the GOI's efforts to prepare for avian and pandemic influenza, and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. To date, there have been no/no confir [...] | 2005-12-01 12:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
05TELAVIV6743 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media extensively covered remarks made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the annual editors' convention at Sokolov House in Tel Aviv on Thursday, addressing the major issues concerni [...] | 2005-12-02 10:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6762 | Bank Leumi Privatization a Great Success for [...] (U) On November 15, in a dramatic success for the GOI's three-year-long privatization drive, the Cerberus and Gabriel private investment groups (also known as Barnea Investments),headed by former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, won the tender and purchased 9.99 percent of Bank Leumi from the [...] | 2005-12-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
05TELAVIV6778 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Iranian Nuclear Race 3. The Syrian Threat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz online and Israel Radio reported that a blast occurred at around 11:30 am Monday at the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall in Ne [...] | 2005-12-05 12:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6815 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iranian Nuclear Race ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Jerusalem Post and other media reported the IDF is gearing up for a crackdown on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, wishing to apprehend "all of the terrorists" there. The [...] | 2005-12-07 11:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6848 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a significant producer or trafficking point for drugs. The Israeli National Police (INP),however, reports that during the year 2005, the Israeli drug market continued to be characterized by high demand in nearly all sectors of society and a high availability of drugs including [...] | 2005-12-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KSEP IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV6855 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...] | 2005-12-09 09:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6884 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Pressures Israel on Safe Passage Agreement 2. Sharon's Kadima Political Moves 3. Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 4. Defense Establishment Expected View of Egypt ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Army Radio reported [...] | 2005-12-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6911 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iranian Nuclear Program ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ Major media reported on the Mehlis report, which was delivered yesterday to the UN Security council, claiming that Syrian and Lebanese intelligence knew about the plot to assass [...] | 2005-12-13 12:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6923 | UNDOF COMMANDER REPORTS LIMITED RESOURCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Major-General Bala Nanda Sharma of Nepal, United Nations Disengagement Observor Force (UNDOF) Commander, told the Ambassador December 12 that UNDOF has "no money, no manpower, and no resources" with which to employ new technologies or to expand its mission. Sharma reported th [...] | 2005-12-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS SY LE EG JO PGOV GOI EXTERNAL |
05TELAVIV6924 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Syria 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media highlighted remarks made in an interview with Newsweek by Kalman Gayer, who advises PM Sharon on public opinion po [...] | 2005-12-15 04:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6946 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...] | 2005-12-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6970 | SUMMARY OF ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEMINAR ON [...] On December 1, 2005, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) held an export control seminar for the local high-tech and defense industries. The seminar, "Export Controls for Category 6 Technologies of the Wassenaar Arrangement," attracted over 200 participants, among them many Israeli hi- tech exporter [...] | 2005-12-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC ETRD IS MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL |
05TELAVIV6971 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a regional financial center like Hong Kong or Switzerland due to a lack of financial activity with its neighboring countries. Israel's financial activity is mainly conducted with the financial markets of the U.S. and Europe, and to a lesser extent with Asia. Less than a quarter [...] | 2005-12-16 10:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KSEP KTFN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY COUNTERTERRORISM |
05TELAVIV6972 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...] | 2005-12-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV6996 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the state of PM Sharon's health. Israel Radio reported that Sharon was in good condition this morning after he was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadass [...] | 2005-12-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7003 | ISRAEL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following proposed draft for the Israel section of the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. This draft has been cleared with ConGen Jerusalem, which is producing a report on the Palestinian Authority (septel). ------------------ GENERAL ASS [...] | 2005-12-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV7023 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel TV and Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised PM Sharon's courageous moves in an interview with CNN, as, in the words of both statio [...] | 2005-12-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7029 | GOI ISSUES TENDERS IN ARIEL AND QARNEI SHOMROM [...] (U) Press reported Monday, December 19, that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 117 units on two sites in the East Beit quarter of Ariel settlement. According to the tender, which was published in Ha'aretz, one site is 2,465 square meters and will have 27 hou [...] | 2005-12-21 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV7046 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Taiwan Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice outraged Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum on Tuesday when she praised PM Sharo [...] | 2005-12-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7072 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the IDF responded with artillery fire and aerial strikes to Sunday's Qassam fire. A Qassam rocket nearly missed a kindergarten in Kibbutz Sa'ad [...] | 2005-12-27 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7079 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All leading media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the firing from Lebanon of at least four Katyusha rockets at Israeli communities -- particularly Kiryat Shmona -- la [...] | 2005-12-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7090 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and leading Israeli Internet news web sites reported that this morning, a suicide bomber approached a roadblock in Jabara village near the West Bank town of Tulkarm and blew h [...] | 2005-12-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7098 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Maariv, led with Wednesday's suicide bombing near Tulkarm, in which IDF officer Uri Binamo and two Palestinians were killed. Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were [...] | 2005-12-30 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV7099 | CONFERENCE PROMOTES NEGEV AND NEW MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Globes business daily newspaper hosted several hundred private and public officials at a business conference where the GOI promoted its Negev Development Plan. A panel of prominent GOI officials lead by former Vice Premier Shimon Peres presented the development plan, which ca [...] | 2005-12-30 13:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV7102 | ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY [...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...] | 2005-12-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL |
05TELAVIV7113 | A PRE-ELECTIONS PRIMER: PARTY PRIMARIES, POLLS AND [...] Summary: Less than ninety days ahead of Israel's general elections, the political landscape the three major parties will maneuver through is clear. December 29 marks the passage of the statutory 21 days since publication of the presidential order to dissolve the 16th Knesset, a formality th [...] | 2005-12-30 16:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL |
05TELAVIV731 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV752 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-08 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV786 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-09 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV816 | ANOTHER WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER'S ACCOUNT [...] (SBU) On 24 Jan 2005 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement of Elkana. The American citizen was at the Embassy in Tel Aviv renewing the U.S. passports of her children and was willing to discuss the subject of life in Elkana. 2. (SBU) The American cit [...] | 2005-02-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC SOCI KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV820 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-10 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV839 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) vowed to take action against any future Palestinian cease-fire violation after Palestinians fired more than 4 [...] | 2005-02-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV87 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Yediot highlighted issues related to the opposition to the disengagement plan. Maariv bannered a call by PM Sharon on IDF soldiers to resist pro [...] | 2005-01-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV881 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-14 12:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV895 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Former Lebanese PM Hariri ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The newspapers -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- banner either threats against PM Sharon or the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri in [...] | 2005-02-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV934 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Lebanon Bombing 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher announced Tuesday, a day after the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, that the U.S. recalled it [...] | 2005-02-16 12:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV960 | EU COPPS STRESS DONOR COORDINATION WHILE BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the EU's police reform program, Jonathan McIvor, told the DCM and emboffs February 15 that a lack of credibility among the population is the biggest problem facing the PA police, due in large part to the fact that it is militants rather than the police that "st [...] | 2005-02-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV961 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon Bombing ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted Wednesday's approval by the Knesset, 59-40, with 5 abstentions, of the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, empowering the government to pay 3.8 billion [...] | 2005-02-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05THEHAGUE1536 | DUTCH REFERENDUM YIELDS HUGE NO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 14:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN |
05THEHAGUE1855 | PSI: DUTCH SUPPORT ELIMINATING CORE GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-30 12:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP NL |
05THEHAGUE1919 | WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH [...] Poloff met Hein van der Hoeven (MFA desk officer in the Department for UN and IFI Affairs) on July 6, 2005 to deliver reftel diplomatic note and request Dutch support for the United States at the elections to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. 2. Van der Hoeven appreciated the timely [...] | 2005-07-07 10:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL NL UNESCO |
05THEHAGUE1926 | U.S.-NETHERLANDS EWGPP MOU SIGNED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-07 14:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OTRA RS KNNP TRGY NL NRG |
05THEHAGUE2020 | OFFICIAL-INFORMAL FOR SHERRI HOLLIDAY FROM AMB. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-20 07:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT NL |
05THEHAGUE2023 | NETHERLANDS/CAMBODIA: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-20 09:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL CB NL |
05THEHAGUE2137 | WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH [...] On August 1, Post received Diplomatic Note no. DVF/CI-312/05 from the Dutch MFA confirming Dutch support for the U.S. candidacy to the World Heritage Committee in response to ref b demarche and Embassy dipnote of July 5, 2005. Para 2 contains full text of Dutch dipnote. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF [...] | 2005-08-03 12:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL NL UNESCO |
05THEHAGUE2257 | NETHERLANDS: AUSTRALIA GROUP BIOLOGICAL AGENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-15 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL CBW |
05THEHAGUE2300 | NETHERLANDS: ASSURANCES ON UZBEK REFUGEES IN [...] Polmiloff discussed talking points per reftel at the MFA working level on August 19, stressing the need by the Kyrgyz Procurator General for an explicit assurance by the Netherlands (and Finland and Sweden) that the 15 Uzbeks detained in Kyrgyzstan are recognized as refugees under national law [...] | 2005-08-19 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KG NL PREF PREL UZ |
05THEHAGUE2414 | TFUS01: STATUS REPORT ON DUTCH OFFERS OF [...] This is an action request. See paras 4-10. 2. Summary: The Dutch Parliament on September 6 issued a brief statement expressing condolences for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and declaring its support for relief efforts. The Dutch have made several offers of assistance to the hurricane-a [...] | 2005-09-06 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL MARR CASC US NL AMER |
05THEHAGUE2434 | NETHERLANDS: MAJOR MILITARY REORGANIZATION [...] Summary: The Dutch military has implemented a major reorganization that strengthens the role of Chief of Defense Gen. Dick Berlijn by giving him operational control over the Army, Air Force and Navy -- powers that previously rested with the service chiefs. The three services fought a losing b [...] | 2005-09-07 14:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NL |
05THEHAGUE2446 | THE DUTCH IN AFRICA: SECURITY, AIDS AND WATER [...] Summary: The Dutch are among the world's most generous aid donors, giving about 0.8 percent of GDP or $4.2 billion in 2004. Roughly half of Dutch aid goes to 18 countries in Africa, making the Netherlands the fourth largest donor of bilateral aid to Africa. Dutch aid to Africa focuses on h [...] | 2005-09-08 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KHIV NL XA |
05THEHAGUE2455 | 4,500 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN NETHERLANDS [...] Dutch police have seized 4,500 kilos of cocaine - the largest cocaine seizure on record in the Netherlands - at the port of Rotterdam. Police kept the August 3 seizure under wraps until the September 4 arrests of 13 suspects from the Netherlands and Colombia. 2. The cocaine, hidden insid [...] | 2005-09-09 13:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO NL VZ |
05THEHAGUE2561 | NETHERLANDS: LETTER FROM U/S JOSEPH ON FUEL SUPPLY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-21 13:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP NL |
05THEHAGUE2580 | NETHERLANDS: IDENTIFICATIONN OF COMMERCIAL SOURCES [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. In response to reftel, Post identified three possible Dutch sources of vegetarian MREs. The companies have confirmed that they produce MREs for private and public organizations. However, they were unable to confirm current stocks of vegetar [...] | 2005-09-23 05:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT NL BEXP KS JA XG |
05THEHAGUE2646 | NETHERLANDS/60TH UNFC: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] On September 30, POLOFF presented ref A points to Mark Verschuur, Deputy Director of the International Law Division of the Dutch MFA. Verschuur indicated general approval of the points and said that he believed his colleagues at the Dutch Mission to the UN, to whom he promised to send the poi [...] | 2005-09-30 14:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NL UNGA CDG |
05THEHAGUE2648 | DUTCH COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: Since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the Dutch have steadily constructed a solid framework of counter-terrorism (CT) laws. The Netherlands has ratified and implemented all UN conventions and protocols on terrorism as well as all legal instruments in the Eu [...] | 2005-09-30 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PINS PGOV NL KPRP |
05THEHAGUE2665 | NETHERLANDS: ENCOURAGING UKRAINE TO RATIFY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-04 14:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MASS UP NL NATO |
05THEHAGUE2666 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY [...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of Hugo Siblesz (Director General for Political Affairs, MFA) on September 30. On October 4, Charge followed up directly with Siblesz. Siblesz said the Dutch definitely plan to participate in the October 12 and 13 London meetings on fuel supply assura [...] | 2005-10-04 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP NL |
05THEHAGUE2702 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY [...] Polmiloff delivered reftel A letter to the Office of Robert de Groot, Head of the MFA's Department of Security Policy, on October 5. 2. Polmiloff received the same day the following response from the Office of Hugo Siblesz to U/S Joseph's September 26 letter (ref B) inviting him to particip [...] | 2005-10-06 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP NL |
05THEHAGUE2756 | SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...] | 2005-10-12 14:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KHIV NL XA |
05THEHAGUE2859 | DUTCH GOVERNMENT WILL APPEAL INJUNCTION AGAINST [...] Justice Minister Donner has approved filing an appeal of The Hague District Court's October 12 injunction against the Minister's extradition order for Mohamed Awad, wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges. The state attorney is expected to file the appeal with The Hague Appellate Court on October [...] | 2005-10-21 12:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL |
05THEHAGUE2870 | MISSION HOSTS FIRST IFTAR DINNER [...] On October 20, 2005, Embassy The Hague Charge d'Affaires Blakeman hosted a well-received Iftar dinner at the Charge's residence, the first ever by the Mission. Forty-five key contacts attended, including many Dutch Muslim leaders. The Charge read President Bush's Ramadan message to the gathe [...] | 2005-10-24 05:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NL |
05THEHAGUE2892 | NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: DUTCH WILL PROVIDE FIELD [...] Emboffs delivered reftel A points to Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Pakistan relief coordinator Joost Andriessen, as well as Western Hemisphere department staff. 2. Andriessen told econoff the Netherlands had pledged 17 million Euros (USD 20.5 million) "so far." He did not rule out [...] | 2005-10-25 11:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PK NL |
05THEHAGUE2898 | DUTCH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Minister for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk reiterated to Charge her strong interest in visiting the U.S. Verdonk said she was interested in a program that covered both the immigration and integration sides of her portfolio. She suggested a January 2006 timefr [...] | 2005-10-25 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC CVIS PTER PGOV NL |
05THEHAGUE3010 | NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO [...] On November 3 Econoff raised reftel points with Ms. Prachee Brandenburg, Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Transport. Brandenburg said the GONL had no immediate plans to ratify the convention or protocol. 2. Brandenburg explained that The Netherlands had participated in the negotiations [...] | 2005-11-04 13:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL |
05THEHAGUE3031 | NETHERLANDS/CLIMATE CHANGE: DUTCH PESSIMISTIC [...] Summary: While hoping for a "clear mandate" for devising a post-Kyoto climate initiative, Dutch environment officials are pessimistic about the Montreal UN Climate Change Conference (COP-11). They expect the U.S. and large developing countries to obstruct consensus, but say the GONL will work [...] | 2005-11-08 13:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL NL |
05THEHAGUE3032 | NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: GONL PLEDGES ANOTHER 5 MILLION EUROS [...] Econoff met with Joost Andriessen (Humanitarian Affairs Director, MFA) at the first available opportunity on November 7 to get an update on Dutch contributions to earthquake relief and inform him of U.S. efforts. 2. Andriessen said the GONL had pledged a second 5 million euro (USD 6 milli [...] | 2005-11-08 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL NL PHUM |
05THEHAGUE3033 | AVIAN FLU: DUTCH ASSESS PREPAREDNESS [...] SUMMARY: The GONL has initiated a series of steps to enhance its ability to deal with a possible outbreak of avian influenza. Measures include a nationwide evaluation of regional preparedness, stockpiling anti-viral treatments, information campaigns to answer common questions about the virus, [...] | 2005-11-08 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO NL FAO WHO OIE |
05THEHAGUE3043 | EXTRADITION: NETHERLANDS: ANTONIO BENTO BEMBE SKIPS [...] Summary: A Dutch prosecutor informed the Embassy on November 8 that Antonio Bento Bembe, an Angolan national wanted in the U.S. on charges of kidnapping, has not reported to the police since November 5 despite court orders requiring him to report in daily. Bembe's whereabouts are unknown. P [...] | 2005-11-09 10:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL |
05THEHAGUE3075 | NETHERLANDS/ENERGY SECURITY: DUTCH HOPING FOR [...] On November 9, Reinout Vos, division head in the MFA,s Economic Cooperation Department, told emboffs the GONL is hopeful Deputy Secretary Zoellick will attend a transatlantic energy security conference it is organizing February 6-8, 2006 in The Hague. Vos said Foreign Minister Bot, who person [...] | 2005-11-14 14:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PREL ECON NL IEA |
05THEHAGUE3113 | EXTRADITION: NETHERLANDS: ANTONIO BENTE BEMBE CASE [...] Summary: The Hague District Court dismissed the extradition case of Antonio Bente Bembe on November 15, as he was no longer in custody and appeared to have fled the country. Because Dutch law requires that the person to be extradited be physically present in the Netherlands when the extraditi [...] | 2005-11-17 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL |
05THEHAGUE3130 | REQUEST FOR RESCHEDULE DATE - NCD THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT AMTC ASEC |
05THEHAGUE3136 | NETHERLANDS/OSCE: DEMARCHE ON OSCE SCALES OF [...] Polmiloff discussed reftel points November 21 with Senior Policy Advisor Arjen van den Berg (Security Policy Department, MFA). Van den Berg was aware of U.S. reservations regarding the draft narrative text, and planned to discuss reftel points with the Dutch mission to the OSCE. He added that [...] | 2005-11-21 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ABUD AFIN EU PGOV OSCE |
05THEHAGUE3230 | THE NETHERLANDS AT A CROSSROADS, SAYS HEAD OF [...] The Netherlands is at a crucial point in its history, torn between its traditional openness and tolerance and a newer, more inward-looking anxiety based on fear. So said Herman Wijffels, chair of the Social-Economic Council (SER),who told the Charge that decades of overly generous social in [...] | 2005-12-02 13:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NL |
05THEHAGUE3236 | NETHERLANDS/FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NEXT STEPS [...] On November 23, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points on next steps for the Foundation for the Future to Joke Buringa (Deputy Head, Gulf States Division, North Africa/Middle East Department, MFA). In reviewing reftel timeline, POLCOUNS noted the upcoming meeting in Amman and the December 5 deadlin [...] | 2005-12-02 15:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KMPI NL |
05THEHAGUE3298 | NETHERLANDS: RECORD-BREAKING XTC SEIZURES IN [...] (U) Summary. Dutch police, in coordination with Belgian, German and Spanish officials, raided multiple illegal drug sites in November 2005, leading to the dismantling of the largest MDMA (ecstasy) laboratory ever discovered in The Netherlands and the interception of a significant quantity o [...] | 2005-12-12 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR NL BE SP UK GE |
05THEHAGUE3305 | 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy - MDMA),and a substantial consumer of most illicit drugs. The current Dutch center-right coalition has made m [...] | 2005-12-12 14:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL |
05THEHAGUE3338 | 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Karen Enstrom at enstromkl@state.gov. As requested reftel, Post will [...] | 2005-12-16 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER ETTC NL |
05THEHAGUE3342 | TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED PLACEMENT IN DUTCH PAPER [...] The Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands' equivalent to the Wall Street Journal) is interested in running the Op-Ed provided reftel. However, the paper's editors have suggested some changes to the text, which Post has forwarded to EB/ESC/TFS for approval. 2. ACTION REQUESTED: Post reque [...] | 2005-12-16 16:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NL EUN |
05THEHAGUE3372 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CMS PENNY MOHR [...] Country clearance is granted for the January 28- February 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Penny Mohr, Health Economist, ORDI, OA, CMS, HHS to present information about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit and its interface with comparative effectiveness and cost effectiveness. 2. [...] | 2005-12-21 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
05THEHAGUE3392 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for January 14-18, 2005 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Arthur Nienhuis, Member, National Cancer Advisiory Board, National Cancer Institute, NIH to attend the Annual Meeting of Investigators at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and present a lecture on his research [...] | 2005-12-23 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
05THEHAGUE3394 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND [...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...] | 2005-12-23 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER |
05THEHAGUE3396 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LANDRIEU [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator David Vitter, Representative Bill Jefferson, Herman Gesser and Adam Sharp, Senator Landrieu's Staff Members; Drew Willison and Roger Cockrell, Professional Staff Members, SAC-EW; Kyle Ruckert, Chief of Staf [...] | 2005-12-23 11:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN NL |
05THEHAGUE829 | RECONFIGURED DUTCH CABINET EXPECTED TO SURVIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkenende coalition government remains intact despite a cabinet crisis prompted by the March 23 resignation of Deputy PM De Graaf. Although De Graaf's party (D66) moved quickly to replace him and to conclude an accord with the two other coalition parties to avoid a govern [...] | 2005-03-30 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR NL |
05THEHAGUE831 | NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHE ON THE OSLO DONORS [...] Econ officer delivered reftel demarche points to Stella Kloth, Sudan desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kloth responded that Minister of Development Assistance Agnes van Ardenne would be leading the Dutch delegation to the Oslo conference, but was not able to inform post of any [...] | 2005-03-30 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON NL SU |
05THEHAGUE932 | UPDATED PRE-ADVANCE TEAM SCHEDULE FOR THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes White House Site Survey Team led by Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance Todd Beyer. 2. Per your request, we have created a notional itinerary for the White House Site Survey on April 13- 14. All times are notional. We welcome [...] | 2005-04-08 06:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA PREL NL OVIP BUSH GEORGE |
05THESSALONIKI7 | NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2005 [...] (U) In a case that marks the first reported sentence handed down under Greece's 2002 Anti-trafficking law, a Kavala court convicted a 40-year-old trafficker, Petros Kokkalidis, to 12 years and 10 months of imprisonment and fined him 52,625 Euros. [Note: The anti-TIP legislation came into forc [...] | 2005-02-03 17:03:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON SMIG ZL GR AMB |
05TORONTO2601 | VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER [...] Summary. Post held its monthly Terrorist Lookout Committee meeting 28 SEPTEMBER 2005 in accordance with reftel A) and Section 304 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. 2. Participants: CG, CONOFF, POL/ECON, FPM, RSO, ATF, FBI, DHS/ICE, DHS/Pearson. 3. Terror [...] | 2005-10-03 12:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KVPR CVIS KCRM CA CMGT PINR PREL ASEC |
05TORONTO2602 | Not SARS, Not Avian Flu - Ontario Health Officials [...] SUMMARY: In a press conference on Saturday October 1, Ontario health officials announced that a respiratory illness that had killed four residents of a Toronto nursing home and affected over 70 of its staff was not SARS or avian flu-related. On Monday, October 3, Ontario's Commissioner of E [...] | 2005-10-03 16:25:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA |
05TORONTO2609 | Canada Asks U.S. to Change Rule on Insurance [...] During a September 26 financial services roundtable discussion with Consulate and embassy officials, leaders of the Canadian insurance industry advised that the Government of Canada would soon request changes to the U.S. policy on the certification of insurance coverage for cross-border motor [...] | 2005-10-06 11:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO CA |
05TORONTO2615 | Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness Identified as [...] On October 6 late in the afternoon Ontario public officials announced that the mystery illness in Toronto that has attracted international media attention and killed 16 seniors in a nursing home had just been identified as a particular strain of Legionnaire's disease that could only be detect [...] | 2005-10-07 12:47:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CA CASC KPAO |
05TORONTO2770 | Ontario's Minister of Colleges and [...] Summary: Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, Christopher Bentley, discussed the province's headline- grabbing high school drop out rate following recent curriculum reform, education funding, and tighter regulations for private colleges during a meeting October 17 with Co [...] | 2005-10-20 12:01:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV KPAO PHUM SOCI CA |
05TORONTO2804 | Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program Benefits [...] Summary: Seasonal Mexican Workers form the backbone of Ontario's multi-million dollar greenhouse farming sector. Mexico's bilateral agreement with Canada defines its sole official guest worker program. The program has expanded over the past thirty years throughout Canada, but workers are conc [...] | 2005-10-25 11:56:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM CA MX |
05TORONTO2907 | Monthly Visas VIPER report OCTOBER 2005, [...] Summary. Post held its monthly Terrorist Lookout Committee meeting 02 NOVEMBER 2005 in accordance with reftel A) and Section 304 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. 2. Participants: ACG, CONOFF, POL/ECON, FPM, RSO, FBI, DHS/ICE, Secret Service. 3. Terroris [...] | 2005-11-04 10:00:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KVPR CVIS KCRM CA CMGT PINR PREL ASEC |
05TORONTO2968 | Dominion Institute Project on American Myths [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. On November 12, under an $80,000 grant from the Canadian Donner Foundation, the Dominion Institute, the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and the National Post jointly launched the first of a five-part series multi-media projec [...] | 2005-11-17 16:15:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PINR KMDR OIIP PREL CA |
05TRIPOLI51 | (U) LIBYA - FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) The U.S. Government resumed direct bilateral relations with Libya on June 28, 2004, after a 24-year gap, following Libya's decision to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction programs and Missile Control Technology Regime-class missiles. 2. (U) Libya remains among the countries conside [...] | 2005-03-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG LY |
05TUNIS1092 | Mixed Tunisian reactions to Foreign Policy [...] SUMMARY: While both of the Tunisian participants in the April 2005 Foreign Policy IV program were favorably impressed by American society, their impressions of the content of the program were quite varied. Ahlem ben Ali, a Tunisian journalist, related that she had learned many interesting a [...] | 2005-05-25 06:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TS |
05TUNIS1093 | Media IV Program Positively Effects Tunisian [...] SUMMARY: Abderraouf Mkadmi, an editor at the most widely-read and anti-American Tunisian daily newspaper, returned from the March "Role of the Media" program with profound respect for the American people. Mkadmi noted that, upon his return to Tunisia, he was struck at the negative ramificat [...] | 2005-05-25 06:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TS |
05TUNIS1203 | Tunis Weekly Public Diplomacy Outreach Report, June [...] On June 2, 40 high schoolers and two of their English teachers from Kelibia, a small fishing port one and a half hours from Tunis, visited the American Center as part of an educational field trip during which they spent half a day at the Embassy, touring the IRC, surfing the net and admiring t [...] | 2005-06-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC TS |
05TUNIS1439 | UK REP ON BMENA DEVELOPMENTS, LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: UK Coordinator for Outreach to the Arab World Nick Abbott offered an update on UK coordination of BMENA activities to MEPI Regional Office Director. The four civil society components are coming together: UK organizing Transparency, U.S. Rule of Law, Bahrain Businesswomen, and hope [...] | 2005-07-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KDEM PREL LE TS |
05TUNIS1442 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2005 [...] Post's Visa Viper Committee met on Friday, July 1, 2005. The Ambassador chaired the meeting, which was attended by Consular, Pol/Econ, ODC, DAO, ORA, Public Affairs, Management, FSI Arabic language field school, and MEPI representatives. We reviewed the recently disseminated revised procedures [...] | 2005-07-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT TS |
05TUNIS1458 | GOT REACTION TO ICANN POLICY; WSIS RELATED ISSUES: [...] THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH GOT MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES MONTASSAR OUAILI JULY 6 TO DISCUSS THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION TO RETAIN OVERSIGHT AND VETO POWER ON THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN.) OUAILI WAS LESS CONCERNED [...] | 2005-07-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS TS EDRC |
05TUNIS1484 | TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 7, 2005 [...] (U) During the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce's (TACC) recent conference on Free Trade, June 29-30, Tunisian Minister of Commerce Mondher Zenaidi, said that the GOT will continue integration with the world economy to support Tunisia's socio-economic development. Zenaidi noted that an F [...] | 2005-07-07 13:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR TS ENIV |
05TUNIS2418 | CONTINUED GLOWING TUNISIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF FM [...] The glowing Tunisian press coverage of FM Aballah's visit to the US (detailed in reftel) continued with placements of another article on FM Abdallah's activities in the US in all but one daily newspapers on the weekend of October 22-23. While headlines differed slightly, the text of the accomp [...] | 2005-10-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV ECON TS |
05TUNIS839 | AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH THE TUNISIAN MINISTER OF [...] Summary: On April 15, the Ambassador met with Minister of Transportation Abderrahim Zouari, with Robert Jubach of the National Weather Service (NWS),and with Dr. Moncef Rajhi, the Director of the Tunisian National Institute of Meteorology (NIM) to brief him on a workshop NWS and NIM had join [...] | 2005-04-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KSCA SENV TPHY KMPI TS |
05TUNIS864 | TUNISIA: MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE: LEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-26 15:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PGOV KTIA TS |
05TUNIS869 | TUNISIA'S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: THE GOT BEGINS TO [...] On April 15, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Ambassador's call on the Minister of Public Health on April 7 to discuss "data exclusivity" concerns under Special 301 review. 2. Post's unofficial translation of the note follows. [...] | 2005-04-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV TS |
05TUNIS879 | BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...] | 2005-04-28 13:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TS |
05VANCOUVER1310 | FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: JOHNNY HLIBCHUK; JANUARY 6-27; MRP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Program evaluation for FY2005 Vancouver Voluntary Visitor Program grantee Johnny Hlibchuk follows. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) DATE OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR AND QUARTER: January 6-27, FY 2005, First Quarter 3. (U) MPP THEME ADDRESSED: Combating Terrorism and International Crime [...] | 2005-10-06 15:33:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05VANCOUVER1502 | CENTRIST SULLIVAN WINS MAYORAL RACE IN VANCOUVER [...] (U) Begin Summary: Sam Sullivan of the Non Partisan Association defeated Jim Green of Vision Vancouver by a margin of less than four thousand votes in the city's mayoral elections on Nov. 19. The race, part of British-Columbia-wide municipal elections, saw the return of the centrist NPA to dom [...] | 2005-11-29 00:40:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
05VANCOUVER1503 | BRITISH COLUMBIA IS GLOBAL LEADER IN FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY [...] Summary. British Columbia (BC) has the world's largest concentration of fuel cell and hydrogen technology research and expertise. CG and DPO recently visited Ballard Power Systems, a private company, as well as the National Research Council Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, and Fuel [...] | 2005-11-29 21:02:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ENRG CA EIND |
05VANCOUVER1521 | ALIEN SMUGGLING OPERATION THWARTED [...] U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel arrested a group of twelve people attempting to enter the U.S. near Oroville, Washington, on December 1. The group, consisting of seven women and five men, was arrested in a van near the Washington-British Columbia border minutes after entering t [...] | 2005-12-02 21:26:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CVIS KWMN CA KS |
05VANCOUVER1524 | MARIJUANA FLOURISHES IN B.C. AS METHAMPHETAMINE CRISIS [...] Summary: The number of individual marijuana grow operations, or grow-ops, in British Columbia has leveled-off since 2000, but they continue to increase in size and sophistication, according to a June 2005 RCMP report and a study by the University College of the Fraser Valley's Department of [...] | 2005-12-05 19:07:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CA SNAR PREL ECIN |
05VANCOUVER1558 | UTAH AG SEEKS ALLY IN B.C. AGAINST FDLS [...] (U ) Summary: On December 8, 2005, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff met in Vancouver with British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal. Shurtleff traveled here to discuss the possibility of mutual cooperation in matters related to the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). [...] | 2005-12-09 23:18:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL CA |
05VANCOUVER1602 | TEST OF SIPDIS CAPTION [...] Test 1. 2. No action is required. LUKENS [...] | 2005-12-19 22:44:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA |
05VANCOUVER1614 | CSI VANCOUVER: RUNNING SMOOTHLY WITH CANADA'S FULL SUPPORT [...] (U) The Port of Vancouver was one of the US Department of Homeland Security's original Container Security Initiative ports in 2002. US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials explained that out of 10,000 or so shipments that come into the port per month, only about 2 to 3 percent are stoppe [...] | 2005-12-22 00:26:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KCIP SNAR |
05VATICAN130 | ITALIAN EC MINISTER BUTTIGLIONE ADDRESSES [...] (U) Italian Minister of European Community Policies Rocco Buttiglione described a rising tide of secularism in Europe that he claimed was ironically having a positive effect on ecumenical and inter-religious relations in a January 11 appearance before an audience of the Vatican press corps an [...] | 2005-01-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI VT |
05VATICAN307 | Ambassador's Farewell Assessment of U.S.-Holy See [...] (U) Madam Secretary, As I leave my [post today concluding nearly three and a half years as Ambassador to the Holy See, I want to report that I believe our relationship with the Vatican has emerged as a very important bilateral partnership. It has become increasingly valuable to our efforts [...] | 2005-01-31 10:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
05VATICAN466 | TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART III: THE CANDIDATES [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, there will be no clear favorite. Despite intensive media speculation and a series of media bubbles for various candidates, heading into the conclave no candidate appears to have an i [...] | 2005-04-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN468 | POPE CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT IN OFFICE -- FOR NOW [...] Pope Benedict XVI has reappointed Cardinal Angelo Sodano as Secretary of State (head of government) and confirmed all other curial positions -- for the time being. It is traditional for the new pope to maintain the status quo at the Vatican until he takes stock of how he plans to shape hi [...] | 2005-04-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN482 | CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...] | 2005-06-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT |
05VATICAN494 | VATICAN BOOKS IN THE BLACK [...] (U) The Holy See ended 2004 with a budget surplus for the first time in four years, showing a profit of nearly $3.7 million. The budget covers all government departments and activities, as well as the Holy See's embassies and diplomatic offices around the world. During 2004, the Vatican [...] | 2005-07-12 07:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN VT |
05VATICAN526 | POST LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE PROPOSAL [...] Post Language Officer and POC: Fleur Cowan, CowanFS@state.gov, Tel: 0039-06-4674-3439 Fax: 0039-06-575-8346 2. Description of proposed program and budget: Language school weekends: Italian language schools, with their flexible and tailored curriculum, (such as Il Sasso in Montepulciano us [...] | 2005-10-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT KFLO VT |
05VATICAN544 | AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. During his October visit to Rome, Ambassador John Miller met with Holy See officials in two Pontifical Councils to promote Vatican engagement on trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller also attended a half-day conference co-sponsored by Embassy Rome and Embassy Vatican, and met [...] | 2005-12-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI VT |
05VATICAN545 | VATICAN REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS [...] Pope Benedict XVI feels close to AIDS sufferers and their families and has affirmed the commitment of the Catholic Church to caring for those with HIV/AIDS. The Pope described statistics on HIV/AIDS as "truly alarming." Benedict drew attention to World AIDS Day at his weekly general audi [...] | 2005-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SOCI KHIV KWMN VM VT |
05VATICAN548 | POPE CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION IN SUDAN AND GREATER [...] Pope Benedict XVI issued an appeal for national reconciliation in Sudan during an audience November 28 with Khartoum's Cardinal Archbishop, Gabriel Zubeir Wako. After greeting the cardinal's delegation, the Pontiff made the following statement: Begin text The cessation of the civil w [...] | 2005-12-06 09:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SU VT |
05VIENNA1026 | Austro-Hungarian Stock Exchange Alliance [...] An Austrian consortium, led by the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE),has acquired a majority share in the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE). The VSE aims to form a broader "Central European Stock Exchange" alliance, including the VSE, BSE, and stock exchanges in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Ljubljana, [...] | 2005-03-30 14:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AU XH |
05VIENNA1065 | CHANCELLOR SCHUESSEL PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN [...] In a March 31 speech commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Austrian statehood, Chancellor Schuessel underlined the crucial role American power and generosity played in securing Austria's re-emergence as a nation in the post-World War II period. Schuessel added that it is well documented [...] | 2005-04-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AU |
05VIENNA1097 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/06 GROWTH OUTLOOK - STILL LEAN [...] The two leading Austrian economic institutes now forecast real GDP growth of up to 2.1-2.2% in 2005 and 2.3-2.5% in 2006. The institutes stress that these figures represent upper limits. The recovery is still export-driven, as investment and private consumption remain weak. The continued s [...] | 2005-04-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA1103 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-05 11:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU |
05VIENNA1124 | CHR 61: REQUEST TO AUSTRIA FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE [...] On April 5, EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief presented reftel points to Rudolf Lennkh, the Foreign Ministry's Americas director. Lennkh noted (per ref b) that Austria had supported EU co-sponsorship of this year's Cuba resolution in the UN Human Rights Commission. He said that Fidel Castro's [...] | 2005-04-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AU UNHRC EUN |
05VIENNA1136 | NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On April 7, Econ Unit Chief met with Ingrid Sager, Head of the MFA's Eastern European Development Assistance Division, to encourage Austrian participation in the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE). Sager said that Austria, unfortunately, would not contribute to the FNE. She added that, because of [...] | 2005-04-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL AU |
05VIENNA1153 | VIENNA FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 227,737 95,021 148,400 243,42 [...] | 2005-04-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU |
05VIENNA1154 | ZAGREB FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 54,723 25,843 28,880 54,7 [...] | 2005-04-08 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HR |
05VIENNA1155 | PRAGUE FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 56,447 32,002 43,100 75,1 [...] | 2005-04-08 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
05VIENNA1156 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...] | 2005-04-08 07:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
05VIENNA1157 | BUDAPEST FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 0 [...] | 2005-04-08 07:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HU |
05VIENNA1161 | A/S WAYNE'S LETTER ON OECD REFORM CONVEYED TO GOA [...] On April 8, we conveyed Assistant Secretary Wayne's letter and reftel non-paper to Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Chancellery. Magloth said that her deputy, Robert Stoeger, and Hubert Heiss, Director General in the Chancellery's Coordination Directorate, wo [...] | 2005-04-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AU OECD |
05VIENNA1186 | LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE - FOLLOW UP [...] Post conveyed reftel B demarche on March 11 to Manfred Bialonczyk, Head of the Aviation and Navigation Office in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology, and to Alois Kraut, Head of the Transport and Telecommunication Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Neither [...] | 2005-04-12 11:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER AU |
05VIENNA1234 | AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE ON CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] FAS/Vienna delivered talking points on April 14, 2005 to Dr. Reinhard Blauensteiner, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, and to Dr. Berhard Jank, Federal Ministry for Health and Women. Dr. Jank is the Austrian representative who will participate in th [...] | 2005-04-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AU |
05VIENNA1239 | UNRWA EMERGENCY APPEAL: AUSTRIA TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-15 06:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREF PREL IS AU EUN |
05VIENNA1312 | AUSTRIANS SKEPTICAL AFTER 10 YEARS OF EU [...] A recent poll by the Austrian Association for European Politics (OGE) revealed that the Austrian public remains highly skeptical of the EU. A significant majority of Austrians do not believe EU membership has brought the benefits they expected, such as higher growth, lower inflation, and red [...] | 2005-04-21 06:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN ECON ETRD AU EUN |
05VIENNA1340 | LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE - AUSTRIAN REACTION [...] This message includes a request for guidance in paragraph 3. 2. On April 21, Manfred Bialonczyk, Civil Aviation Director General in the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology, told us that the GoA is taking a pragmatic view of the lighter ban and accepts the ban of lighter [...] | 2005-04-21 14:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER AU |
05VIENNA138 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...] | 2005-01-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR |
05VIENNA1383 | DOE ITER LETTER DELIVERED TO GOA [...] On April 26, post conveyed reftel letter from DoE Science Director Orbach to GoA officials responsible for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) issues. We delivered the letter to Martin Sajdik, Director General of Economic Affairs and European Integration in the MFA, and M [...] | 2005-04-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY TNGD ENRG KSCA AU EUN |
05VIENNA14 | POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE: ADDITIONAL USD [...] The Ministry of Health recently notified the Embassy that the GoA would make an extradordinary contribution of USD 100,000 to the WHO/UNICEF-led Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI). Citing USG promotion of the PEI (ref A),MoH Chief of Staff Clemens Auer thanked the USG for its efforts and co [...] | 2005-01-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO AU WHO |
05VIENNA1447 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-03 11:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU |
05VIENNA1595 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON ICAO LEADERSHIP AND REFORM ISSUES [...] On May 13, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Alois Kraut, Head of the Transport and Telecommunication Unit in the MFA. Kraut confirmed that there were on-going discussions within the EU regarding possible reforms for ICAO. Kraut said the EU was discussing the [...] | 2005-05-13 15:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC AU ICAO |
05VIENNA1669 | AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SOVEREIGNTY [...] On May 15, Austria commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. The recreation of the proclamation of Austrian freedom at the baroque Belvedere Palace had all the emotional significance of the U.S. bicentennial, but on an Austrian scale. Key to the event was [...] | 2005-05-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AU |
05VIENNA1702 | EMBASSY VIENNA ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING [...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: Energy and Natural Resources Reporting Officer: Phillip Nelson ETD: 08/2008 Phone: (43)-1-31339-2299 Fax: (43)-1-31339-2916 Email: nelsonpr@state.gov Local Address: 16 Boltzmanngasse 1090 Vienna Aus [...] | 2005-05-23 14:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EMIN ENRG AU |
05VIENNA1703 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: USG PROPOSED COPUOS SPACE [...] On May 20 Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel text to Florian Lorenz, Head of the MFA's Multilateral Scientific Cooperation and Space Affairs Unit. Lorenz welcomed the USG proposals, noting the EU and USG normally coordinated closely on space mitigation issues. Lorenz said the USG proposals [...] | 2005-05-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AORC AU UNPUOS UNGA |
05VIENNA1705 | AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-23 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN AU |
05VIENNA171 | AUSTRIA: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] In researching reftel questions, post obtained information from publicly available sources, as well as from GoA officials in the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management (MoA) and in the Austrian Patent Office. 2. There are no access restrictions for natural r [...] | 2005-01-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO AU |
05VIENNA1715 | FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-24 09:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI AU |
05VIENNA1732 | CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU AU ILO |
05VIENNA1778 | SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL ILO 2006-2007 BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-01 09:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB AU ILO |
05VIENNA178 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO SA/LW DEMARCHE [...] On January 21, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Norbert Hack, Counsellor in the MFA's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division. Hack said that Austria intended to support the EU position on this issue. Hack added that all sides would have to compromise to ensure passage of the propose [...] | 2005-01-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AU CDG UN |
05VIENNA1886 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: DELIVERABLES FOR THE U.S.-EU [...] Acting DCM delivered ref (a) points on June 6 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for Middle East and African Affairs. SIPDIS 2. Scheide said the June 22 conference was "on the schedule" of Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. He said he ha [...] | 2005-06-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ AU EUN |
05VIENNA2005 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE TO DONORS TO FIGHT [...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 15 to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General (Deputy Secretary equivalent). The Ambassador pointed out the initiative of the President and Prime Minister Blair in pledging significant funds to address African humanitaria [...] | 2005-06-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV EAGR PREL XA AU |
05VIENNA2024 | WCO FRAMEWORK - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points to the Austrian equivalent of a customs director general, Wolfgang Nolz, Section Chief of the Taxation and Customs Section in the Ministry of Finance. We followed up with Alfred Nepf from the Department for Customs Policy and International Customs Relation [...] | 2005-06-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AU CTM |
05VIENNA2036 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on June 17 to the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Director (assistant secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa, Ralph Scheide. 2. (U) Scheide thanked us for the suggestions, and noted that Austria is engaged in several areas which appear [...] | 2005-06-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EIND IZ EUN |
05VIENNA2093 | AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE [...] Under cover of a note verbale dated June 16, 2005, the GOA has addressed the suggested changes in the German text of the Mutual Legal Assistance Protocol and agrees to the changes in Article 5(2) (an alternative German wording was later provided informally and will be communicated via septel) [...] | 2005-06-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN AU |
05VIENNA2118 | LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR - [...] Post discussed reftel questions with Martin Lukanowicz, Director of the Business Analysis Division in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulator (RTR). 2. With regard to fixed line service in Austria, Lukanowicz stated that there are no licensing fees, no capitalization or bonding [...] | 2005-06-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EU AU |
05VIENNA2121 | AUSTRIA HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MOLDOVA'S EUROPEAN [...] On June 22, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Academy hosted a conference on "Moldova's European Options." Two Moldovan ministers, European political analysts, and diplomatic representatives discussed Moldova's relations with the EU and the Transnistrian conflict. Moldovan Foreign M [...] | 2005-06-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS AU |
05VIENNA2126 | AUSTRIA'S GROWTH FORECAST OPTIMISTIC, BUT [...] According to a recent forecast from the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO),the Austrian economy should grow at an average annual real rate of 2.3% during 2005-20009. WIFO cautioned that further Euro appreciation would negatively affect this projection, and that sustained growth [...] | 2005-06-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA2195 | FAO/WHO CODEX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and Dr. Karen Hulebak's CV to Dr. Erhard Hoebaus, Austrian FAO/WHO Codex Contact Point, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water. 2. Dr. Hoebaus plans to attend the Codex session scheduled for July 4-9. Dr. Hoebaus knows Dr. H [...] | 2005-06-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AORC AU FAO |
05VIENNA2197 | AUSTRIAN AVIATION SECTOR INTENSIFYING RELATIONS [...] In 2004, the AUA group (Austrian Airlines, LaudaAir and Austrian Arrows) carried a record number of passengers and operating profits rose by 25 percent. The outlook for 2005 is dim because of overcapacity in the European market and higher-than-projected fuel costs. Both AUA and the Vienna Ai [...] | 2005-06-29 12:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR AU ICAO |
05VIENNA2211 | BORDER MANAGEMENT: AUSTRIA HOSTS FOURTH MEETING ON [...] Summary. On June 6-7 2005, in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, the Austrian Ministry of Interior (MOI) hosted the fourth meeting of the Central Asian Border Service Initiatives Group (CABSI),a component of the European Commission's border management program for Central Asia (BOMCA). Representative [...] | 2005-06-30 10:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR PBTS PREF ETTC KCRM AU ECRM |
05VIENNA2244 | VISAS VIPER MAY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA2247 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] Summary: Austria welcomes U.S. initiatives for UN reform. In conversations with the Foreign Minister and the MFA's International Organizations director, we found broad Austrian agreement to U.S. objectives regarding reftel concepts on development, reform of the Commission on Human Rights, d [...] | 2005-07-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC |
05VIENNA2282 | BUDAPEST FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...] | 2005-07-07 10:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HU |
05VIENNA2283 | PRAGUE FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 75,102 49,855 23,020 [...] | 2005-07-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
05VIENNA2284 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 39,540 25,601 9,475 [...] | 2005-07-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
05VIENNA2285 | VIENNA FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 243,421 166,069 69,405 [...] | 2005-07-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU |
05VIENNA2286 | ZAGREB FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 54,723 41,725 13,650 [...] | 2005-07-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HR |
05VIENNA2313 | LONDON BOMBINGS: AUSTRIANS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY: [...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has declared Austria's solidarity for the United Kingdom and sympathy for the victims of the July 7 bombings in London. "Europe will not be intimidated. It will close ranks," he declared. President Heinz Fischer expressed shock and outrage, calling the attacks [...] | 2005-07-08 15:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV AU |
05VIENNA2314 | AUSTRIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON G-4 FRAMEWORK [...] The Ambassador outlined U.S. concerns regarding the G-4 framework resolution (ref a) with MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, who participated in the Ambassador's July 1 discussion with Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik on UN reform (ref b). Kyrle said his government agreed that UNSC expans [...] | 2005-07-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR AU UNSC |
05VIENNA2317 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): TEXTS [...] On July 7, EconPolCouns provided copies of reftel U.S. proposals to Dorothea Auer of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's non-proliferation bureau. Auer undertook to convey the texts, covering propellant tanks for liquid rocket engines and thermal batteries, to Austrian experts in preparation for [...] | 2005-07-11 08:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU MTCRE |
05VIENNA2331 | KOSOVO: AUSTRIA HOSTS "FREEDOM OF RELIGION" [...] On July 9, EconPolCouns attended a conference on "Freedom of Religion and Principles of Self-Administration of Religious Institutions," with specific reference to Kosovo. Under the auspices of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the University of Vienna, and the Foundation Pro Oriente, participant [...] | 2005-07-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AU YI |
05VIENNA2332 | VISA-WAIVER PROGRAM: PASSPORT-RELATED [...] ConGen delivered demarche per reftel on Friday, July 7, to Dr. Heinrich Pawlicek, head of the Interior Ministry's office responsible for passport matters. Our contact expressed some concern about compiling the requested information in the four weeks of peak vacation season, but promised to as [...] | 2005-07-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF AU |
05VIENNA2344 | VISA-WAIVER PROGRAM: PASSPORT-RELATED [...] Per Reftel para 9, Post provides the following information regarding Austrian Lost and Stolen Passport (LASP) reporting procedures. This information concerns current procedures. 2. QUESTION a.Which office(s) at your post receive information on lost and stolen passports? If offices other [...] | 2005-07-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF AU |
05VIENNA2347 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS CONCLUSION OF COMPREHENSIVE [...] EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on July 12 to Helmut Tichy, the DAS-level head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Legal Division. Tichy's deputy, Michael Postl, is Austria's negotiator on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terorrism (CCIT). 2. Tichy said Austria suppor [...] | 2005-07-12 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER AU UNGA |
05VIENNA2349 | DOWNWARD REVISION FOR AUSTRIA'S 2005/2006 GROWTH [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes have lowered economic growth forecasts for 2005 to 1.8-1.9%, and for 2006 to 1.9-2.3%. The institutes stress again that these figures represent upper limits. The recovery remains export-driven, but there is a possibility that investment and private [...] | 2005-07-13 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA2397 | OECD DEMARCHE ON WORKING PARTY FOR GOVERNANCE [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points on June 29 to Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Federal Chancellery. On July 14, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Magloth to discuss the USG proposal. The GoA, according to Magloth, supported OECD reform that would make t [...] | 2005-07-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD AMGT AU OECD |
05VIENNA2423 | HIGH-LEVEL AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The MFA's International Organizations Division has informed us that the following GoA officials will attend the High-Level Event (HLE) and the 60th General Assembly: A. Head of State --President Heinz Fischer will attend the HLE. --Spouse may or may not attend. --Arrive Sept [...] | 2005-07-19 10:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP AU UNGA |
05VIENNA2441 | AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR SCHUESSEL CALLS FOR AN EU [...] Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has proposed an EU-wide tax on financial cross-border transactions. Schuessel said he believes the tax would provide increased financial autonomy for the EU's budget and close the unresolved financing gap in the 2007-2013 financial framework. Despite ov [...] | 2005-07-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA2530 | AUSTRIA: TELECOMS UPDATE [...] tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Western Wireless is for sale following Alltel's takeover of Western Wireless. Interest in tele.ring has dropped noticeably after the Lower Austrian state government imposed a new tax on mobile phone masts effective January 1, 2006 [...] | 2005-07-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EU AU |
05VIENNA2555 | MLAT AND EXTRADITION PROTOCOL SIGNING JULY 20 [...] On July 20, the Ambassador and Austrian Justice Minister Karin Miklautsch signed U.S.-Austrian agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance. (Note: Since July 23, Minister uses married name Karin Gastinger.) The Austrian Ministry of Justice Chef de Cabinet Michael Schoen, MOJ Protoco [...] | 2005-07-29 12:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN AU |
05VIENNA2557 | TRIPS AMENDMENT: AUSTRIA'S REACTION [...] (SBU) On July 27, we conveyed reftel talking points to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Department of Multilateral Trade. We followed up with Habermayer on July 29. Habermayer said that Austria favors re-starting negotiations on a legally binding health amendment to TRI [...] | 2005-07-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR AU WTO |
05VIENNA2604 | VISAS VIPER JULY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 11:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA2646 | AUSTRIA'S VISA WAIVER PROGRAM CERTIFICATION [...] ON AUGUST 4, POST RECEIVED THE REQUESTED EXEMPLARS OF EACH TYPE OF THE MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORTS AUSTRIA WILL BE ISSUING IN OCTOBER 2005. (NOTE: AUSTRIA CHOSE NOT/NOT TO INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY PASSPORTS WITH THE EXEMPLARS BECAUSE THEY WILL SHORTLY BE REPLACED WITH MACHINE-READABLE EMERGENCY [...] | 2005-08-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF AU |
05VIENNA2647 | SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE: [...] Post sent reftel letter of invitation and draft schedule for the Seventh Annual International Export Control Conference to Helmut Krehlik from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor and to Franz Kocian from the Ministry of Interior, Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution a [...] | 2005-08-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KSTC MASS ETTC AU |
05VIENNA2670 | AUSTRIA HOSTS 4TH INFORMAL BALKANS SUMMIT [...] Summary: The Austrian Government and the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe hosted leaders from six southeastern European countries from 2-3 August for the 4th informal "Balkans Summit." Participants discussed the region's expectations for EU membership, establishing a common [...] | 2005-08-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN AL BK HR MK RO SR AU EUN |
05VIENNA2696 | AUSTRIAN SUBSIDIARY OF WESTERN WIRELESS SOLD [...] On August 9, T-Mobile, a subsidiary of the German Telekom's T-Mobile group, bought tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Alltel/Western Wireless, for Euro 1.3 billion. With the purchase of tele.ring, T-Mobile solidified its place as the number two mobile pho [...] | 2005-08-11 06:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EU AU |
05VIENNA2702 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE [...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and non-paper on August 10, 2005 to Dr. Bernhard Jank, Austrian Federal Ministry for Health and Women, Department for New and Genetically Modified Food, FAO/WHO-Codex Alimentarius, Food Additives and Non- Food-Products. Dr. Jank plans to attend [...] | 2005-08-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON AU |
05VIENNA2716 | U.S.-E.U. WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIAN POSITION [...] Summary: On August 11, Dr. Rudolf Schmid, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Wine Department, provided written comments in response to reftel talking points. The response noted that Austria supported the European Commission in all previous proceedings of the U.S.-EU wine negotiati [...] | 2005-08-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AU |
05VIENNA2717 | AUSTRIANS SUPPORT EU MEMBERSHIP, BUT SKEPTICISM GROWING [...] According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Austrians support EU membership, roughly the same percentage resulting from the 1995 membership referendum. However, support for the EU is at the lowest level since 1997, confirming an increasingly skeptical attitude towards the EU and its institutions. [...] | 2005-08-12 11:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN |
05VIENNA2753 | EU PRESIDENCY - FUNDING FOR IT EQUIPMENT [...] Post requests the following additional equipment, listed in approximate priority order (highest to lowest),in USD, to support post's requirements during the Austrian EU Presidency from January-June 2006. ITEM EACH Dollar TOTAL Unclassified Equipment List [...] | 2005-08-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA2786 | GOA UNVEILS PACKAGE TO FIGHT RISING [...] The GoA recently announced a Euro 1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) stimulus package of employment and growth initiatives. The GoA also plans to introduce a combination-wage model to subsidize low-paid jobs. Economists view the GoA's package as positive, but note that only GDP growth in e [...] | 2005-08-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA28 | AUSTRIA ORDERS ANOTHER HAGUE RETURN ENFORCED & [...] SUMMARY: AUSTRIAN COURTS HAVE AGAIN ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, THIS TIME TO HER FATHER IN POLAND. THIS MARKS THE THIRD TIME IN 2004 THAT THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, DESPITE INVOCATION OF ARTICLE 13B, WHI [...] | 2005-01-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA288 | IRAQ ELECTIONS: AUSTRIANS MAKE POSITIVE [...] Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a positive statement on January 31 on the Iraq elections (para. 3 below). Plassnik highlighted the "courage" and "will to democracy and peace" of the Iraqis, in defiance of terrorist attacks. 2. Following our meeting with MFA Middle East D [...] | 2005-02-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ AU |
05VIENNA2926 | AUSTRIA ON IRAQ DRAFT CONSTITUTION -- VIENNA [...] EconPolCouns discussed reftel points with Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary level director of Middle East and African affairs. Scheide said Austria shared the sentiments the British Presidency had issued on behalf of the EU. Sheide added that he had provided input to Fore [...] | 2005-08-31 15:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ AU |
05VIENNA2928 | FY 2005 TRAINING REPORT [...] VIENNA: ---------- EMPLOYEE: QUINTIN GRAY COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/2004 - 9/30/2005 NO. OF HOURS: 50 COST: 0 INSTRUCTOR: STAFF EMPLOYEE: SARAH D. HANSON COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/20 [...] | 2005-09-01 09:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU |
05VIENNA2940 | FOOD AID AND THE WTO: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On August 25-26, Post conveyed reftel nonpaper on proposed reform recommendations for the FAO's Consultative Subcommittee on Surplus Disposal (CSSD) to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division; to Friedrich Huemer, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture [...] | 2005-09-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU WTO AID |
05VIENNA2945 | INTERPOL REQUEST FOR BIOTERRORISM TRAINING [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on September 2 to Tibor Benczur-Juris, Director of the Office for International Relations, in the Interior Ministry's Federal Agency for State Protection and Counterterrorism. 2. Benczur-Juris agreed that Interpol's Bioterrorism Prevention Initiative w [...] | 2005-09-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM TBIO PTER AU |
05VIENNA2955 | TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...] | 2005-09-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA2956 | TFUS01: NEEDS LIST PASSED TO AUSTRIA -- AUSTRIA [...] Ambassador contacted Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (in the absence of the Foreign Minister) on September 4 to convey ref (a) and (b) needs list and secretary's statement on Hurricane Katrina. On behalf of the Minister, Kyrle undertook to work on supplying U.S. needs [...] | 2005-09-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA2957 | TFUS01: AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER, CONSULAR [...] On September 5, EconPolCouns met with Christian Berlakovits, the Austrian MFA's Consular Affairs head, to discuss Austria's offers of assistance to the U.S. and its efforts to provide consular assistance to its own citizens. ------------------------- Austrian Assistance Offer --- [...] | 2005-09-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR CASC MARR AMGT US AU KHLS |
05VIENNA2970 | VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 11:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA2987 | VWP BIOMETRIC CERTIFICATION DEMARCHES [...] SUMMARY: IN RECENT DAYS POST HAS RAISED THE POINTS IN REF B AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. OUR INTERLOCUTORS INFORM US THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AUSTRIA TO MEET THE OCTOBER 26 DEADLINE. THE AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BELIEVES THIS ISSUE WILL BECOME A MAJOR SOURCE OF TENSION [...] | 2005-09-08 07:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL AU FR IT |
05VIENNA2990 | VIENNA FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 235,474 202,035 33,439 235,47 [...] | 2005-09-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU |
05VIENNA2991 | PRAGUE FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final GA/MPCC review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 72,875 59,937 12,93 [...] | 2005-09-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
05VIENNA2992 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 35,076 30,763 3,975 34, [...] | 2005-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
05VIENNA2993 | ZAGREB FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 55,075 49,364 5,805 55,1 [...] | 2005-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HR |
05VIENNA3007 | BUDAPEST FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final GA/MPCC review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...] | 2005-09-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD HU |
05VIENNA3011 | AUSTRIAN INTERIM RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL [...] On September 8, DCM delivered reftel talking points on the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) to Clemens Auer, the Minister of Health's Chief of Staff. Auer thanked the USG for promoting increased cooperation on avian and pandemic influenza. Auer said Austria [...] | 2005-09-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO AU EUN |
05VIENNA3017 | TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR [...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale"): Addr [...] | 2005-09-11 00:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA3018 | TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR [...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale" [...] | 2005-09-11 00:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU |
05VIENNA3025 | ALPBACH ECONOMIC FORUM - EUROPE NEEDS MORE [...] The August 18-September 3 European Forum Alpbach's Reform Symposium focused on the flagging Lisbon Agenda, moribund EU growth rates, labor market inflexibility, and Germany's bleak economic outlook. Politicians, academics, and subject experts called for more democracy and closer po [...] | 2005-09-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN ECIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA3026 | Austria Plans to Amend General Settlement Fund [...] MFA's International Law Division shared with us a draft amendment to the General Settlement Fund (GSF) Law. The purpose is to facilitate early payments by the GSF to Holocaust victims as soon as legal peace exists. It also would extend the filing period for the Arbitration Panel on [...] | 2005-09-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
05VIENNA3064 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA REQUESTS EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (the third- ranking MFA official) raised the issue of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as the first order of business in his meeting with visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker. In a follow- up to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik's pointed comments to Amb [...] | 2005-09-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS CMGT PGOV FR IT AU EUN |
05VIENNA3085 | REDESIGNED U.S. $10 NOTES: EMBASSY VIENNA POC [...] Embassy Vienna point-of-contact for issues relating to the redesigned U.S. $10 notes is Econ Unit Chief Phillip Nelson; phone (43)-1-31339-2299; fax (43)-1-31339-2916; email nelsonpr@state.gov. Brown [...] | 2005-09-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA3100 | EUROPEAN ESTH CONFERENCE - EMBASSY VIENNA [...] Post nominates FSN Specialist Alexander Schratt to participate in the October 5-6 ESTH Conference in Copenhagen. Following information is keyed to information requested in reftel: Name: Alexander Schratt Title: Economic Specialist D/POB: April 24, 1962, in Baden-Baden, Germany Telephone [...] | 2005-09-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA OTRA AU |
05VIENNA3117 | Death of Simon Wiesenthal [...] Simon Wiesenthal died of general organ failure on September 20 in Vienna at the age of 96. The Austrian political leadership, from Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to all parliamentary party leaders, expressed their deep regret, praising Wiesenthal as a key figure in the fight to keep [...] | 2005-09-20 10:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV PREL IS AU |
05VIENNA3142 | ALPBACH POLITICAL FORUM: EU UNABLE TO PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: The EU, a self-conscious "soft power," is unable or unwilling to use the potential for political clout that stems from its economic might. At the same time, EU membership holds considerable attraction for countries in the Western Balkans and beyond, and is an important inc [...] | 2005-09-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN ELAB TU SR AU EUN RU CZ |
05VIENNA3144 | USNATO/USEU POL-MIL CONFERENCE: EMBASSY VIENNA [...] Embassy Vienna is pleased to accept the invitation to attend the 2005 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil Conference and will send the following participant: Michael R. DeTar Political Unit Chief Security Clearance: Top Secret tel: 43 1 31339 2114 fax: 43 1 31339 2916 e-mail: detarmr@state.gov 2. [...] | 2005-09-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR PREL AU NATO EUN |
05VIENNA317 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLETING [...] Under cover of a note verbale, Embassy has just received a formal Austrian response to the latest November 15, 2004 proposals for completing the texts of the extradition and mutual legal assistance protocols. In a telephone conversation our contacts at the MFA suggested these were only minor [...] | 2005-02-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN AU |
05VIENNA327 | EU RICE DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the EU Rice talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts, Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU- Coordination and Planning),Ministry of Agriculture and Gabriela Habermayer, Hea [...] | 2005-02-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AU |
05VIENNA3273 | AUSTRIAN REPRESENTATION AT IPAPI SOM IN WASHINGTON [...] According to Gisela Polte, Head of the MFA's Energy, Nuclear Safety and Health Unit, an official from the Austrian Embassy in Washington will represent the GoA at the IPAPI Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) October 6-7. Polte promised to notify post and the department, as soon as the MFA had de [...] | 2005-10-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AU WHO FAO |
05VIENNA3298 | AUSTRIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ [...] Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel diplomatic note, Buergenthal CV and talking points on October 5 to Acting U/S-equivalent for International Legal Affairs Helmut Tichy. Tichy noted that the national group to which Austria belongs had decided not to put forward a nomination. This left three WEO [...] | 2005-10-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AU UNSC UNGA |
05VIENNA3304 | VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 07:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA3310 | VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA3320 | EMBASSY VIENNA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: A) TFCO --Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips --(43)-1-31339-2201 --phillipsge@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO --Economic Unit Chief Phillip R. Nelson --(43)-1-31339-2299 --nelsonpr@state.gov C) Given the inter-agency dimension [...] | 2005-10-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL AU |
05VIENNA3321 | Austrian Response to DHS letter on VWP [...] Per Reftel A, Post transmitted the text of DHS' certification letter response to the Austrian central VWP contact, Heinrich Pawlicek. Pawlicek, who had meanwhile obtained an electronic copy of the signed original, was eager to point out that the problems in reading the ID card are [...] | 2005-10-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA3322 | URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL [...] Charge delivered the Secretary's letter on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and presented ref (a) demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johnanes Kyrle on October 7. (The Austrian Foreign Minister and State Secretary were out of the country.) Emil Brix, the Austrian MFA' [...] | 2005-10-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM AU UNESCO |
05VIENNA337 | SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN [...] On February 4, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel text to Florian Lorenz, Head of the MFA's Multilateral Scientific Cooperation and Space Affairs Unit. Lorenz said the GoA appreciated the USG approach on space mitigation guidelines in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Lorenz [...] | 2005-02-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA AU UNPUOS UNGA |
05VIENNA3375 | UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- SEC. [...] Charge transmitted ref (a) letter and talking points from Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Austrian Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein on October 14. The Economics Ministry undertook to consider the letter as Austria prepared its position for votes the following week. (Note: Per refs (b) [...] | 2005-10-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL AU UNESCO |
05VIENNA3383 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA PLANS TO EXTEND [...] The Ministry of Interior told Embassy informally that Austria is planning on a new approach to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline. (Travelers with valid machine-readable passports issued prior to 10/26/05 are not subject to biometric requirements, and would not be required to obtain visas). T [...] | 2005-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA3397 | UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- FOLLOW-UP [...] Following up on delivery of Secretary Gutierrez's letter on Friday, October 14 (ref a),EconPolCouns and Senior Commercial Officer met on October 18 with Gabriela Habermayer, head of the Multilateral Trade Affairs Division of the Austrian Ministry for Economics and Labor. 2. Haber [...] | 2005-10-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL AU UNESCO |
05VIENNA3417 | Parliament Approves Future Fund Law [...] On October 19, the Austrian Parliament approved the Law on the Future Fund and the Scholarship Foundation, which will disburse part of the surplus of the Reconciliation Fund for Nazi-era forced and slave laborers. However, according to MFA sources, the GoA postponed action on the GSF amendme [...] | 2005-10-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
05VIENNA3418 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON ISRAEL AT UNGA -- HOLOCAUST [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on October 20 to Helmut Boeck, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary level head of International Organizations affairs. SIPDIS 2. Boeck confirmed that Austria is a cosponsor of the Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Resolution. He said the [...] | 2005-10-20 13:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS AU UNGA |
05VIENNA3420 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON ISRAEL AT UNGA -- OPPOSING [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Austrian the Foreign Ministry's acting International Organizations head, Helmut Boeck, on October 20. 2. Boeck expressed appreciation for our timely approach on this issue. He said the EU was coordinating member state positions on these issues in [...] | 2005-10-20 13:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS AU UNGA |
05VIENNA3424 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA HAS NEW PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. Summary: The Austrian Interior Ministry officials has produced another proposal to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline for Level 1 compliance with the changed Visa Waiver Program (VWP) requirements. The GOA believes that it could now produce a " [...] | 2005-10-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA3441 | AUSTRIA ON BMENA -- BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] On October 24, Charge delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General and acting deputy Foreign Minister. 2. Kyrle recalled that Austria had made a generous pledge at the Madrid Iraq conference in October 2003, and said the Austrian cabinet wou [...] | 2005-10-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF AU |
05VIENNA3442 | DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EU'S AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] In response to ref (a),Charge delivered our request for Austria's support to key Austrian officials. 2. On Friday, October 21, Charge urged Agriculture Minister Josef Proell to support reductions in tariffs to a zone between the U.S. and the G-20 positions. Proell, who was going [...] | 2005-10-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AU |
05VIENNA3470 | AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT: SUMMARY COMMENTS FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL AU WHO FAO |
05VIENNA3471 | PSI -- DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON PSI REGIONAL [...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 25 to Dorothea Auer, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Assistant Secretary level Director for Non-Proliferation. SIPDIS 2. Auer said she would coordinate with her colleagues in the Defense Ministry and in law enforcement agencies to determ [...] | 2005-10-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL GM AU |
05VIENNA3495 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/2006 GROWTH OUTLOOK REVISED [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes again have lowered economic growth forecasts for 2005 slightly to 1.7-1.8%, and for 2006 to 1.8-2.1%. High energy prices necessitated the modest downward revision. The Austrian economy remains dependent on exports, as consumer spending and [...] | 2005-10-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA3496 | AUSTRIAN REACTION TO THE ECJ BIOTECH RULING [...] Following the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling against the state of Upper Austria's complete ban against GMOs, the state government is considering alternative strategies to keep Upper Austria "biotech free." Upper Austria will look to "best practices" from other Austria [...] | 2005-10-31 11:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON XG AU |
05VIENNA3576 | VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA3615 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on November 9 to Thomas Wieser of the Austrian Finance Ministry, Rudolf Scholten of the Austrian Control Bank, and Ulrike Magloth of the Chancellery (Prime Minsiter's office). Charge followed up on November 10 with Magloth, whom the others identified as [...] | 2005-11-10 16:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD PREL AU EXIM |
05VIENNA3636 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: ConGen and Consular Legal Assistant called on Austrian Ministry of Interior contacts on Nov. 14 to present results of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) review (ref A). ConGen took the opportunity to obtain samples of the new foil being inserted in Austrian passports for travel to the U.S [...] | 2005-11-15 12:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA364 | DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the wood packaging materials talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts; Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU-Coordination and Planning),Minis [...] | 2005-02-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD AU |
05VIENNA3651 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO [...] On November 16, the Austrian parliament unanimously approved advance payments to Holocaust victims from the General Settlement Fund (GSF). A Green-sponsored motion to decouple the government-funded portion of the GSF from attainment of legal peace in the U.S. attracted no support f [...] | 2005-11-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KNAR AU |
05VIENNA3674 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION -- AUSTRIA [...] Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Georg Woutsas, Counsellor in the MFA's Transport Department. Woutsas, along with Viktor Siegl from the Ministry of Transportation, will represent Austria at the November 21-December 2 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly. [...] | 2005-11-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA AU IMO |
05VIENNA3679 | STEYR-MANNLICHER PLANS TO PHASE OUT ASSAULT [...] According to press reports, Steyr-Mannlicher GmbH plans to phase out production of military weapons at its Austrian facility. Steyr-Mannlicher will also reportedly divest its Malaysia-based production during the first quarter of 2006 and sell its weapons production technology. The [...] | 2005-11-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC EIND ECON AU |
05VIENNA3703 | UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - AUSTRIA SHARES [...] On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department. According to Theuermann, Austria plans to vote with the U.S. in favor of the UN Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Turkmenistan, North K [...] | 2005-11-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AU UNHRC |
05VIENNA3744 | NEW DIRECTOR AT AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR [...] SUMMARY: Director of the Austrian Central Authority Werner Schuetz, an architect of the Hague Child Abduction Convention, will retire shortly. He is replaced by a judge with a far different background. Post offers suggestions on how we might seize this opportunity to change the dynamics wit [...] | 2005-11-28 13:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI AU |
05VIENNA3786 | DEFENSE MINISTER REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF CIA [...] At the request of the opposition Social Democrats (SPO) and Greens, the Austrian National Security Council met November 30 regarding allegations that a U.S. overflight of Austria on January 21, 2003 may have been a CIA flight to transport prisoners. Afterwards, Austrian Defense Minister Plat [...] | 2005-12-01 13:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EAIR KPAO AU EUN |
05VIENNA3787 | VISIT TO VIENNA OF U/S R. NICHOLAS BURNS AND [...] Post warmly welcomes visit of Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary David Bame to Vienna, Austria December 7, 2005. 2. U/S Burns and party will be met at t [...] | 2005-12-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP OTRA ASEC AU |
05VIENNA3818 | AUSTRIAN ECONOMIC CHAMBER OPENS SECOND OFFICE IN [...] The Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) opened a second office in Iraq on December 1 to promote trade and investment opportunities for Austrian companies in northern Iraq. The office is in the Kurdish town of Erbil, which the WKO believes is the center of the most promising commercial potential [...] | 2005-12-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL AU IQ |
05VIENNA3823 | VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
05VIENNA3865 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Enclosed, are Post's responses to the questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION Q: Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs? If the country has a strategy, how capable is it [...] | 2005-12-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CASC AU WHO |
05VIENNA3876 | REACH DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SENV AU BEXP |
05VIENNA3879 | MERCURY PARTNERSHIPS WITH AUSTRIA: NOT NOW, MAYBE [...] Post discussed reftel talking points December 9 with Raimund Quint, Deputy Head in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment's Chemicals Policy Department. Quint said the GoA welcomed the idea of partnerships in principle. However, he noted that financial and budgetary restraints currently [...] | 2005-12-14 15:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EMIN AU UNEP |
05VIENNA3880 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] Ambassador raised our desire for a strong national statement of support for the December 15 Iraqi elections with Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle on December 13. Separately, EconPolCouns discussed the issue with Ralph Scheide, the MFA's assistant secretary-level Dir [...] | 2005-12-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ AU |
05VIENNA3888 | AUSTRIA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 09:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER AU |
05VIENNA3889 | EU PRESIDENCY TORCHPASSING: JANUARY 9-10, 2006 [...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. Embassy Vienna is pleased to host the EU Presidency torch-passing from the United Kingdom to Austria for USG officers on January 9-10, 2006. Post welcomes participants from the State Department, USEU, and Embassies London and Helsink [...] | 2005-12-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON CVIS AU EUN |
05VIENNA389 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-10 07:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU |
05VIENNA3891 | 2006 HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION - [...] POST HAS REVIEWED REFTEL AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT AUSTRIA'S CITATION AS "NON-COMPLIANT" BE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. 2. REFTEL ALSO INVITES SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ACTIONS. POST SUGGESTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF PERSONNEL IN THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA) THE TIME IS RIGH [...] | 2005-12-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC AU |
05VIENNA3898 | 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control [...] Following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Austria. Austria ------- Austria is not an important financial center, offshore tax haven, or banking center, but Austrian banking groups control signif [...] | 2005-12-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU |
05VIENNA3911 | GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace [...] Embassy Vienna received the following note verbale from MFA on December 16 notifying the USG of the GOA's declaration of legal peace, and of the promulgation of the amendment to the General Settlement Fund Law. 2. Begin text: Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Note Verbale: The Fe [...] | 2005-12-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
05VIENNA3923 | Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...] | 2005-12-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA3926 | AUSTRIAN FORMIN PLASSNIK HAILS IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement December 17 welcoming the Iraq elections. Plassnik stressed that the turnout was "an encouraging sign for Iraq's still-young democracy." She also detailed elements of the EU's Iraq policy during Austria's EU presidency in the first [...] | 2005-12-20 12:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ AU EUN |
05VIENNA3938 | AUSTRIA: NO END-OF-THE-YEAR FUNDS FOR POLIO [...] Embassy conveyed ref A demarche December 21 to senior officials in the Ministry of Health and the MFA, urging the GoA to contribute additional funds for the polio eradication initiative (PEI). Jean-Paul Klein, the MoH's expert on infectious epidemiology, told us that, unfortunately, the GoA [...] | 2005-12-22 09:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA AU |
05VIENNA3944 | NEW AUSTRIAN EMERGENCY PASSPORTS - AUSTRIANS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. SUMMARY: THE GOA HAS NOW PROVIDED POST WITH THE POINT OF CONTACT REQUESTED REFTEL A, RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE SHARING OF LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, POST IS FORWARDING A REQUEST FOR COMMENT FROM THE INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] | 2005-12-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL AU |
05VIENNA3956 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON AFGHANISTAN COMPACT IN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Lydia Saadat, the DAS-level Director for Asia, Middle East and Latin America in the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Development Assistance Division. Saadat said she expected Austria to make a decision after January 9 regarding the level of its commitment at the [...] | 2005-12-27 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF AU |
05VIENNA402 | AUSTRIAN REACTION TO MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points and background to Thomas Jakl, the head of the Chemicals Department in the Ministry for Agriculture and Environment, and to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Environment and Sustainable Development bureau on February 4. EmbOff followed up with J [...] | 2005-02-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC ETRD PREL AU |
05VIENNA444 | Austrian Financial Markets - Reforms to Meet [...] SUMMARY: The GoA recently implemented important legal changes to upgrade Austrian financial markets, enhance financial market stability, and create a level playing field for foreign investment funds. An amendment to the Austrian Income Tax Act provides for equal tax treatment of income deri [...] | 2005-02-15 13:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV AU |
05VIENNA45 | AUSTRIA'S 2005/06 GROWTH OUTLOOK ?EAN [...] Austria's GDP grew 2.0% in 2004, driven by booming exports in response to strong world economic growth, according to two leading Austrian economic institutes. The institutes now forecast real GDP growth of 2.2-2.3% in 2005 and 2.2-2.4% in 2006. The strong Euro, high oil prices and the U.S. tw [...] | 2005-01-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
05VIENNA455 | Ambassador asks Justice Minister's Attention to [...] The Ambassador took the opportunity of his first meeting with Justice Minister Karin Miklautsch - a brief visit February 14 that focused on a time-sensitive legal issue - to raise the Sylvester child abduction case. The Ambassador outlined the history of the case for the Minister, stressing [...] | 2005-02-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA474 | TERRORISM FINANCE: IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Below are the answers to reftel questions regarding Austria's designation mechanisms and authorities. National Authority to Implement Sanctions ----------------------------------------- 2. UN Security Council resolutions are generally reflected in EU Council regulations, which in Austr [...] | 2005-02-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER AU EUN |
05VIENNA493 | AUSTRIAN COURTS ORDER AGAINST HAGUE RETURN TO [...] SUMMARY: In July 2004 Austrian courts ordered against the return of a child to her father in Hungary. According to Supreme Court documents, the mother wrongfully retained the child in Austria when she failed to return the child after a scheduled summer visitation in 2003. In conversations w [...] | 2005-02-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AU |
05VIENNA494 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: VWP - UPDATE ON 10/26/05 [...] THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL A, PARA 7, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY'S LEGAL DEPARMTENT. (FYI, THEIR PASSPORT OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL LEGAL AND TECHNICAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE DECENTRALIZED NATIONAL PASSPORT PRODUCTION.) -- NAME OF THE PROJECT MANA [...] | 2005-02-22 07:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT PREL AU |
05VIENNA534 | WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS SECTORS (NAMA): [...] All non-agricultural Austrian manufacturers and industries are mandatory members of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO). The WKO is in the best position to comment on which sectors are interested in sectoral tariff liberalization negotiations. WKO WTO Specialist Susanne Schrott to [...] | 2005-02-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AU WTO |
05VIENNA535 | AUSTRIA: SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] This message provides post's response to ref a request for input to the annual Special 301 review of host country IPR protection practices. According to ref b, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has requested that the USG place Austria, as well as eight other EU member st [...] | 2005-02-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD AU |
05VIENNA546 | EU COMMISSION GMO CO-EXISTENCE SYMPOSIUM IN [...] Summary: The EU Commission hosted a Symposium on Co- Existence of GMO Seeds and Agricultural Production at the ParkHotel in Vienna, Austria, February 22-23, 2005. More than 100 EU biotech experts and policymakers attended the symposium. Participants said that most Member States h [...] | 2005-02-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO AU |
05VIENNA611 | BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECKS: LICENSES 05-91445, [...] EconPolCouns and DATT met on March 2 with Hans G. Schiebel, President and CEO of the Schiebel Group and Schiebel Elektronische Geraete GmbH, and Evelyne Pallanich, a Marketing Assistant, at Schiebel's headquarters at Margaretenstrasse 112, A-1050 Vienna. During the meeting, James Rolig, Schi [...] | 2005-03-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AU TC |
05VIENNA614 | GOA PRESENTS 2006 BUDGET TO PARLIAMENT [...] On March 2, Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser presented the 2006 budget bill to parliament. For 2006, the GoA forecasts federal budget revenues of Euro 60.4 billion (USD 78.5 billion at the current exchange rate of USD 1.30 for Euro 1.00),expenditures of Euro 66.2 billion (USD 86. [...] | 2005-03-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN AU |
05VIENNA676 | 2006-2007 ILO BUDGET: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On March 3, Emboffs met with Peter Guschelbauer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' section responsible for ILO issues, to deliver reftel points. According to Guschelbauer, Austria shares the USG view and will not advocate for such a "substantial increase" in the 2006-07 ILO budget. Austri [...] | 2005-03-04 10:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB AU ILO |
05VIENNA72 | TFXO01: AUSTRIAN AID TO TOTAL 67 MILLION DOLLARS [...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel announced on January 9 that Austrian assistance to the region of the Asian tsunami would total 50 million Euros (USD 67 million at current exchange rates) for 12 assistance projects. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of federal, state and local govern [...] | 2005-01-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV MOPS CASC XO AU |
05VIENNA725 | Disaster Preparedness in the Austrian Alps [...] Summary: On March 2 and 3, 2005, ConGen and RSO visited the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck for briefings on disaster preparedness by state government officials. A tour of the State Fire Fighting Institute specifically included, at our request, tunnel fire rescues. We then visited the Avalanch [...] | 2005-03-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC AEMR AU |
05VIENNA728 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU |
05VIENNA74 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: PRIORITIES FOR U.S. [...] Per reftel request, following is a ranking of service sectors in terms of market access priorities (1 is top priority) for U.S. service providers in Austria, as well as post's assessment of the current level of market openness for each sector (high, medium, low): Sectors with rank of 1 --- [...] | 2005-01-10 15:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AU WTO |
05VIENNA764 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 09, 2005 [...] The current struggles within the government coalition party FPOe continue, all Austrian media report. Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider insists the Freedom Party is to be "re- launched" in the wake of a continuing decline in voter support. It is not clear what changes are being planned, but Hai [...] | 2005-03-10 07:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
05VIENNA796 | AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE TO ANDEAN REGION [...] The GOA focuses its public development assistance (ODA) projects on certain "priority and cooperation countries." None of the Andean states are in this category. Consequently, bilateral projects in the Andean region only accounted for a tiny fraction (0.4%) of Austria's total ODA, which amoun [...] | 2005-03-11 07:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL CO EC PE BL VE AU EUN |
05VIENNA8 | VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: VIENNA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 11:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC PINR AU |
05VIENNA810 | STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN [...] On March 10, Econ/Pol Counselor and Econ Unit Chief met with Michael Linhart, Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency, to encourage expeditious disbursement of GoA assistance to Iraq. Linhart confirmed data that post had recently obtained from Lydia Saadat, the MFA's Assistance [...] | 2005-03-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AU |
05VIENNA855 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 15, 2005 [...] reads the front-page headline in mass-circulation provincial daily "Kleine Zeitung." After Sunday's district council elections in Styria, the SPOe is allegedly speculating that the OeVP-FPOe coalition government will fall apart, the daily says. For SPOe floor leader Josef Cap, whose party all [...] | 2005-03-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
05VIENNA963 | UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) [...] Post conveyed reftel demarche on the independent external evaluation of the FAO to Walter Lichem, Head of the international organizations office in the FMA and to Hedwig Woegerbauer, GoA official responsible for FAO issues in the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. In a follow-up, Lichem told us [...] | 2005-03-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KUNR AORC AU FAO |
05VILNIUS1004 | EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR DARIUS RAMANAUSKAS [...] This cable addresses reftel request for information regarding the extradition of Lithuanian citizen Darius Ramanauskas on narcotics charges. Post assesses the likelihood that Lithuanian authorities might use torture to extract testimony from Ramanauskas as highly doubtful, especially given th [...] | 2005-09-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM SNAR LH |
05VILNIUS1022 | LITHUANIA'S DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Overall drug use and addiction rates in Lithuania are low, and policymakers are debating how to keep them that way. To encourage that discussion, Embassy Vilnius hosted a half-day conference on USG policy regarding drug prevention and treatment for over 60 influential decision-makers fro [...] | 2005-09-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR LH |
05VILNIUS1050 | GOL WILL PRESS UKRAINE ON NATO MUNITIONS PROJECT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MASS UP LH |
05VILNIUS1057 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...] | 2005-10-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH |
05VILNIUS1155 | LITHUANIA CONGRATULATES IRAQ FOR CONSTITUTION [...] The GOL, October 27, issued a press release congratulating the Iraqi people on the adoption of their new constitution. Text of statement follows. 2. Begin text. CONGRATULATIONS ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION ADOPTION BY REFERENDUM. Lithuania congratulates Iraqi people on adoption of the first C [...] | 2005-10-27 15:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LH IZ |
05VILNIUS1166 | EAC FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANNING [...] Vilnius EAC convened October 25 to discuss preparedness for Avian Flu contingencies and decided to take the following safety measures: A. Post will procure small amounts of Tamiflu for contingencies until Department orders of the same arrive at Post. B. Post will procure hand sanitiz [...] | 2005-11-02 05:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT ASEC LH |
05VILNIUS1226 | CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...] | 2005-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH |
05VILNIUS1242 | LITHUANIA'S VISA WAIVER ROADMAP: COOPERATION AND [...] This is an action request--see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. Post has held more than a dozen informal meetings on Visa Waiver Roadmap (VWR) issues since the last two formal Consular Working Group meetings in July (refs C and D). Post and the MFA have also made significant progress on joint VWR pub [...] | 2005-11-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KFRD CASC LH |
05VILNIUS1265 | ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES IN LITHUANIA [...] Lithuanian law enforcement recently broke up two cross-border trafficking groups and announced the creation of a new department to increase international cooperation. Partly as a result of such increasingly frequent busts, media attention to TIP issues is growing. GOL representatives, NGOs, [...] | 2005-12-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREF LH |
05VILNIUS1271 | LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR AGAIN CHALLENGES EDITOR'S [...] (U) Lithuania's Prosecutor General has filed a final appeal of the court order to dismiss the case against the newspaper owner and editor Vitas Tomkus for distributing allegedly anti-Semitic and anti-homosexual articles two years ago. The new appeal argues that the court erred by considering [...] | 2005-12-02 15:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI LH |
05VILNIUS1272 | LITHUANIA'S WORK AND TRAVEL PROGRAM [...] Summary. Lithuania's Summer Work and Travel Program (SWT),one of the largest programs per capita in the world, sends 2,000 university students to more than 30 states each year. Concentrated primarily in service-oriented positions in tourist areas along the East Coast and Great Lakes, Lithu [...] | 2005-12-05 06:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT CPAS PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS1284 | LITHUANIA HAS NO AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON [...] The Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) told us that Lithuania has no AI-related ban on the import of U.S. poultry products. Lithuania does, however, maintain a ban on imports of U.S. poultry due to an ongoing dispute between the United States and EU over anti-microbial treatm [...] | 2005-12-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR LH |
05VILNIUS1288 | LITHUANIA: 2005 INSCR NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 11:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL LH |
05VILNIUS1292 | LITHUANIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] General assessment: No acts of international terrorism of major significance occurred in Lithuania during 2005. Lithuania is not designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, and has not otherwise been determined by the Secretary of State to be subject to the Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. [...] | 2005-12-12 06:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LH PTER |
05VILNIUS1312 | FIRST LITHUANIAN EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES [...] On December 8, 2005, Anjei Iantsevitch became the first Lithuanian extradited to the United States. He was arrested in on November 8 2005 at his home in Vilnius. 2. Iantsevitch is the subject of a criminal indictment of the Northern District of New York on counterfeit securities charges. [...] | 2005-12-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CJAN KCRM LH |
05VILNIUS1328 | LITHUANIA: REINVIGORATING PD CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL LH |
05VILNIUS1345 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Post warmly welcomes CODEL Sensenbrenner and is pleased to grant country clearance for the period of January 10-12, 2006 for the purpose of high-level discussions regarding visa policy in Lithuania. 2. Ambassador Mull will greet the CODEL on its arrival at the airport. The Embassy's poin [...] | 2005-12-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT OREP ASEC AFIN FR NL PL RS LH |
05VILNIUS1347 | Avian Influenza: Lithuania tripwires and contingency [...] Embassy Vilnius has reviewed the preparedness steps and tripwire guidance in ref A. As requested, we have developed our own readiness measures against avian influenza, including tripwires for possible drawdown requests and shelter-in-place plans. 2. Per paragraph 6 of ref A, Post has atte [...] | 2005-12-30 06:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR LH |
05VILNIUS139 | A/S HARTY'S MEETING WITH GOL CONSULAR OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty met with Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Zenonas Petrauskas and Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba on February 2, 2005. The MFA demonstrated its plans for biometric identity documents and suggested a potential soluti [...] | 2005-02-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC PREL CVIS CMGT ASEC LH |
05VILNIUS155 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES VISITS [...] Summary. Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, discussed property restitution, Holocaust education, and anti-Semitism with GOL officials and Jewish community leaders during a January 31-February 2 visit to Vilnius. Ambassador O'Donnell commended the level of Holoca [...] | 2005-02-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH |
05VILNIUS165 | LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Lithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR),but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persistent weaknesses in its enforcement system. A local industry association estimates that the rate of piracy for recorded music, films, and games dropped to 40 p [...] | 2005-02-22 12:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD LH |
05VILNIUS18 | LITHUANIA TO ATTEND UNOCHA TSUNAMI DONOR CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS182 | LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...] | 2005-02-25 13:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH |
05VILNIUS240 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS TO PRT [...] This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. DCM informed MFA Undersecretary Dalius Cekuolis March 8, per reftel, of the USG plan to assign a State Department Officer (retired FSO Michael Metrinko) and a USAID officer to the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan [...] | 2005-03-09 15:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AF LH |
05VILNIUS253 | Lithuania Needs Night Vision Devices [...] I would like to appeal for your assistance in taking a look at a policy that is effectively denying one of our staunchest allies in Iraq and Afghanistan the ability to fully realize its potential in supporting our interests. Lithuania has been seeking for several months the transfer of Night [...] | 2005-03-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PREL LH |
05VILNIUS266 | LITHUANIA TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-16 06:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | BO LH |
05VILNIUS28 | LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...] | 2005-01-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH |
05VILNIUS289 | AMBASSADOR VISITS LITHUANIA'S REACTOR, DISCUSSES [...] Ambassador Mull made a day-long tour of northeastern Lithuania on March 16. During his visit, he heard concerns from local mayors about the lack of local employment opportunities to absorb the large (3,500) Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) reactor workforce once the only remaining functi [...] | 2005-03-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV PREL LH |
05VILNIUS3 | LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...] | 2005-01-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH |
05VILNIUS306 | MINISTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOR LAYS OUT VISION FOR [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, Ambassador Mull met with Vilija Blinkeviciute, the Minster of Social Security and Labor, as part of his ongoing series of discussions with cabinet members of the new GOL (ref a). Ms. Blinkeviciute, a member of the Social Liberal party who came in fourth in the first rou [...] | 2005-03-23 08:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM LH |
05VILNIUS313 | Government of Lithuania request to purchase Dual [...] Summary: The GOL requested an amendment to an existing contract for the Stinger missile system on 23 March 2005 in order to enhance NATO interoperability and realize a long- term cost savings over the life of the modified contract. Lithuania is requesting the purchase of eight Dual Mounted [...] | 2005-03-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP MASS LH |
05VILNIUS317 | LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...] | 2005-03-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS410 | PROPOSED VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ROADMAP FOR [...] After consulting with Vaidotas Verba, Director of the MFA's Consular Department, we wish to propose the following draft visa waiver program roadmap, which is based on the roadmap the USG announced last February with Poland. We request urgent approval of this proposed roadmap so that it may b [...] | 2005-04-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PGOV OVIP LH |
05VILNIUS429 | Government of Lithuania request Requests for [...] Summary: The GOL recently provided us with a formal request requested that the USG provide Generation III Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for their its troops deploying in support of a Provincial Reconstruction Tteam in Afghanistan and SOF troops preparing to support NATO NATO Reaction Forces -5 [...] | 2005-04-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL LH |
05VILNIUS447 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON [...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...] | 2005-04-29 05:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OVIP LH |
05VILNIUS453 | LITHUANIA: ADVANCE NOTICE OF IPR WATCH LISTING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD LH |
05VILNIUS5 | Lithuania's Acquisition of Night Vision Devices: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. A U.S. vendor of advanced Night Vision Devices (NVDs) recently advised the Lithuanian government that its acquisition contravenes de facto USG policy. The apparent policy to deny new NATO members these devic [...] | 2005-01-04 06:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL LH |
05VILNIUS500 | CODEL KINGSTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, DEMOCRACY AND [...] Summary. A Congressional delegation led by Representative Jack Kingston visited Lithuania May 8-10 to thank President Adamkus and Parliamentary Speaker Paulauskas for Lithuania's support in the Global War on Terrorism and for its democratic initiatives in Ukraine and Belarus. Lithuanian inte [...] | 2005-05-13 13:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OVIP LH |
05VILNIUS514 | USNATO AND USEU 2005 TOUR FOR LITHUANIAN [...] Description of Activity: Four Lithuanian Parliamentarians from committees that play decision-making roles in Lithuania's foreign and security policy participated in a NATO and USEU tour. The group visited USNATO, SHAPE, and USEU headquarters in Brussels. Political officer Alexander Titolo a [...] | 2005-05-18 08:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SCUL MARR MOPS |
05VILNIUS527 | LITHUANIAN DEFENSE COUNCIL APPROVES INCREASING [...] Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis told the Ambassador May 19 that he expects speedy passage through parliament of legislation increasing the number of troops the Lithuanian military may deploy to participate in international operations. The Lithuanian State Defense Council, an inter-ministeri [...] | 2005-05-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV LH AF |
05VILNIUS528 | LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY: WHY 2004 WAS SUCH A GOOD [...] Final 2004 figures confirm that Lithuania's economy remains on a roll. High growth, low inflation, and expanding foreign investment still characterize the economy. Surging domestic consumption fed Lithuania's growth, but also contributed to a growing current account deficit and upward pressur [...] | 2005-05-23 05:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LH |
05VILNIUS560 | LITHUANIA'S ESDP CONTRIBUTION NO THREAT TO NATO [...] GOL Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas and representatives of Germany, Latvia, Poland, and Slovakia on May 23 signed a declaration in Brussels to create a joint battle group to serve in the EU Rapid Reaction Force. Kirkilas announced that the joint force will assume its first rotation in 201 [...] | 2005-05-31 06:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR LH |
05VILNIUS599 | LITHUANIA TO MAKE MODEST TRAINING PLEDGE AT US-EU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ LH |
05VILNIUS627 | LITHUANIA SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE ON TWO PRT ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The GOL has requested USG assistance in concluding an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan to establish a Lithuanian Special Mission. This agreement is a necessary precondition for the deployment of civilians [...] | 2005-06-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MCAP MARR PREF PGOV LH AF HR |
05VILNIUS628 | LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS647 | REQUEST FOR SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ETHICS, EDUCATION [...] PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Embassy would like to invite Dr. Peter Greer to discuss short- and long-term strategies for the introduction and implementation of ethics education programs at the local and national levels. Dr. Greer would conduct a seminar on the importance of ethics integration into t [...] | 2005-06-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS676 | LITHUANIAN OVERSEAS TROOP DEPLOYMENTS AUTHORIZED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL IZ AF LH |
05VILNIUS683 | LITHUANIA TIP UPDATE: JANUARY-JUNE 2005 [...] The Government of Lithuania advanced its campaign against trafficking in persons during the first six months of 2005. Joint Lithuanian and British law enforcement efforts resulted in the breakup of a cross-border human trafficking chain that had sent women and girls to the UK. The Government [...] | 2005-06-29 15:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH |
05VILNIUS693 | LITHUANIA GRATEFUL FOR COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND [...] The Ambassador informed GOL officials on June 30 of the decision to allocate USD 8 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds to Lithuania. In separate conversations, the Ambassador spoke with Minister of Defense Gediminas Kirkilas, Director of the MFA's America, Africa, Asia and Oceania Departme [...] | 2005-07-01 12:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PARM LH |
05VILNIUS701 | PHOTO-SUBBED NEW LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: A SPOT [...] Summary: The Consular Department of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recently informed us that its Embassy in London has been receiving large numbers of successfully photo-substituted new Lithuanian passports. According to the MFA, the photo-substitutions are extremely good and can only be de [...] | 2005-07-07 06:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS LH |
05VILNIUS706 | LITHUANIAN COURT FINES EDITOR FOR ANTI-SEMITIC [...] (U) Vilnius Administrative Judge Audrius Cininas fined Vitas Tomkus, editor-in-chief and sole owner of Lithuania's second largest daily, "Respublika," 3,000 LTL (US$1,035) on July 7 for inciting anti-Semitism in a series of editorials in 2004. The court held that, by publishing editorials cla [...] | 2005-07-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI LH |
05VILNIUS711 | LONDON BOMBINGS: VILNIUS EMERGENCY ACTION MEETING [...] CDA chaired a meeting of the core EAC at OOB July 8 to review the Mission's security posture in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London. RSO, DIA, ORA, MGT, CONS, POL, and PAS attended. The EAC noted that that a group claiming responsibility for the bombings had indicated its intent to t [...] | 2005-07-08 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC PTER LH |
05VILNIUS731 | LITHUANIAN SCIENTISTS ADJUST TO A NEW, MARKET- [...] Summary: Lithuania's research institutes have significant research and development (R&D) capabilities, but generally fail to produce profitable and marketable innovations. While there are some exceptions -- notably in lasers, electronics, and biochemistry -- inadequate funding and a lack of [...] | 2005-07-13 10:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TSPL KSCA PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS733 | NO DESECRATION OF GRAVES SEEN BY LOCAL JEWISH [...] Summary: We met with Rabbi Chizkiva Kalmanowitz, an American citizen resident in Israel, on June 29 to discuss his concerns about construction work on the site of a known Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was in Lithuania for 18 hours as part of a survey trip to Jewish he [...] | 2005-07-13 14:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LH |