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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
06DARESSALAAM993	TANZANIA RESPONSIVE TO USDA/APHIS PROPOSAL [...] Post delivered reftel on the USDA/APHIS proposal to streamline the process of establishing import requirements to the following Government of Tanzania officials on June 14: Grace Martin, Head of the America's desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade at [...]	2006-06-20 09:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR TZ

06DHAKA1052	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARY JO MELANCON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Mary Jo Melancon and Kirsten Kings's March 5 through March 11 visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Legal Attache, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Ho [...]	2006-03-02 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KCRM ASEC EFIN PREL PTER OTRA
06DHAKA1142	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE MARCH 5 [...] Summary: An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in India (Ref B) has eventual consequences for Bangladesh, although no tripwires have been crossed. Progress has been made at post in disseminating information to AmCits and Embassy personnel, as well as in increasing post's ab [...]	2006-03-06 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA1160	KIBRIA APPEAL RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7 [...] The Kibria hearing scheduled for March 5 was reset for March 7 due to a crowded court docket. The Appellate Division will hear arguments on whether the investigation should be re-opened. The appeal may be reset yet again if cases on the docket scheduled before the Kibria matter take up the ent [...]	2006-03-06 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM KCRM
06DHAKA1242	USCIRF VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] Members of the United States International Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Dhaka from February 26 to March 2 and met with Bangladeshi religious, political, civil society and economic leaders to discuss the state of religious freedom and efforts to protect and promote the righ [...]	2006-03-09 11:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV BG
06DHAKA1243	A DAY WITH REPATRIATED CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the shelter for repatriated camel jockeys to get a sense of their pre- and post- repatriation life. Three boys talked about the difficulties they faced in the UAE, and that they were generally glad to be home, but that in many ways life continues to be difficult for the [...]	2006-03-09 11:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KOCI SMIG BG
06DHAKA1364	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2 [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The following units are scheduled to take part in Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-2 initiating deployment in MAY 2006: Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion. Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit, (Tpt Wing). [...]	2006-03-14 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
06DHAKA1464	BANGLADESH: 2004/2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The End Use Monitoring Report for Bangladesh follows per reftel. 2. Procedures: Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) lab in Dhaka to examine the INL-funded equipment and to question personnel about its maintenance and use. Lab staff members were cooperative in showing [...]	2006-03-16 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR ECON BG
06DHAKA1561	FINAL APPEAL BY KIBRIAS REJECTED BY APELLATE COURT [...] On March 20, the Appellate Division of the High Court rejected the appeal of the Kibria family to re-open the investigation of the murder case. The judge ruled from the bench, affirming the earlier holding that only the trial court had the jurisdiction to determine whether or not a new invest [...]	2006-03-21 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KCRM PGOV PHUM
06DHAKA1864	AVIAN INFLUENZA: BDG STOPS, THEN AUCTIONS, [...] Bangladesh has made strides in its plans to prepare against an eventual AI outbreak. A recent case in Rajshahi suggests that more than mere planning is necessary, as customs agents reportedly auctioned off thousands of smuggled Indian chicks that the border patrol forces successfully interdi [...]	2006-04-04 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA1975	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO STEVE OSTROFF [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-09 07:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA BG
06DHAKA2079	EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2080	EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2129	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMAR BHAT OF HHS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Amar Bhat, Director, Office of Asia and the Pacific, Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA),Office of the Secretary, HHS, April 22 - 25, 2006 visit. Control officer SIPDIS is Dr. Steve Luby from CDC (office) 88-02-988-1761, (mobi [...]	2006-04-17 04:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2167	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE APRIL 12 [...] On April 12, the Mission Avian Influenza working group met to review the preparedness stance at post and in-country. While there have been no major developments in the last month, additional measures have been taken to notify AmCits and Mission personnel about AI as suggested in Ref A. As par [...]	2006-04-18 06:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BG
06DHAKA2207	OPPOSITION SIT-IN ENDS WITHOUT MAJOR VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) On April 19, sporadic clashes between opposition activists and police in two downtown Dhaka areas injured some 60 persons and led to limited nearby property damage, according to press reports and other sources. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at approximately 1000 demonstrator [...]	2006-04-19 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA2221	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT BG
06DHAKA246	Media Reaction: Resignation of Saddam's Trial Judge; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 06:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII SIPDI
06DHAKA2466	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ROHINGYAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 08:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL BG BM
06DHAKA250	DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ASSISTANT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for SA A/S Christina Rocca's January 26-28 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (home) 880-2-885-5570, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (mobile) 880 0171 595 661. 2 [...]	2006-01-18 10:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BG OTRA PREL UK
06DHAKA2521	TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 (LIST 77) BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 03:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG
06DHAKA2523	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 06:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHCR PREL BD
06DHAKA2662	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AORC PREL UN BG
06DHAKA2666	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED HCOC - ENCOURAGING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BG
06DHAKA2667	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED MAY 9-13 D-8 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BG
06DHAKA2681	PRE ELECTION JOCKEYING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Election Commission issued a voter list based on a fresh voter canvas, which showed a 22 percent increase over previous election lists. AL SYG Jalil responded to BNP SYG Bhuiyan to ask for mutual concessions in creating an acceptable dialogue committee to discuss AL demands f [...]	2006-05-09 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KISL BG
06DHAKA2682	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BG
06DHAKA273	BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS FOR BANGLADESH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to submit the following request, totaling $11,000, for the FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Support from BFIF FY05 grants resulted in numerous achievements (ref B),and continues to position the Embassy's U.S. Trade Center to expand its a [...]	2006-01-19 01:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO BG
06DHAKA275	BANGLADESH:DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PHUM ADCO BG
06DHAKA3454	ELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS REGARDING [...] Summary. Nearly three weeks after the Supreme Court announced its nullification of the "fresh" voter list, and a week after receiving the formal court order, the Election Commission (EC) finally met on June 12 to discuss implementation of the decision. The steps announced by the EC include sev [...]	2006-06-13 11:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BG
06DHAKA3455	DISREGARD: IMPROVING BANGLADESHI COUNTER TERRORISM [...] REFTEL SENT IN ERROR. Please disregard. Corrected final cable to be sent. BUTENIS [...]	2006-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM KISL EAID BG
06DHAKA3519	PROPOSED CHANGE TO APHIS REGULATIONS: BANGLADESH [...] Econoff delivered points (reftel) to host government, inviting comment on proposed regulation changes. Recipients were Mr. Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Director Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Sheikh Enayetullah, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; and, Mr. Ghu [...]	2006-06-14 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR
06DHAKA3535	FISSILE MISSLE CUTOFF TREATY: BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP CDG BG MNUC UN
06DHAKA3555	SOUTHWEST BANGLADESH: SECURITY AND THE 2006-07 [...] Summary: PolOff and PolFSN recently visited the Southwestern area of Bangladesh, which for over thirty years has seen some of the worst ultra-Maoists violence and where numerous atrocities were committed against minorities during the 2001 election. While civil society expressed concern ab [...]	2006-06-15 09:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA358	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FINAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ETRD ECON PGOV BG
06DHAKA3598	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE ON BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA360	Media Reaction: U.S. cooperation in combating Terrorism; [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA3742	BANGLADESH MERGES ONTO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY [...] Summary: With the inauguration of the submarine communication cable, the first land-based internet connection in the country, Bangladesh hopes to position itself as a competitor in the regional technology boom. Overnight, internet capacity has increased six-fold. Government and businessmen [...]	2006-06-22 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TINT ECON TNGD BG
06DHAKA381	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT (LIST 75) [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP UK BG UN
06DHAKA382	Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 06:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA3887	AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE JUNE 21 [...] On June 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Since Ref C reports, significant changes in the country's detection infrastructure have been planned. The Department of Health and Human Services, has entered into [...]	2006-06-29 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR BG
06DHAKA3888	ANTI-AHMADIYA PROTESTS IN DHAKA FIZZLE OUT [...] SUMMARY. A new wave of anti-Ahmadiya protests in Dhaka fizzled out when attempts by the extremist Khatme Nabuwat Andolan Bangladesh (KNAB) movement to take over an Ahmadiya mosque were thwarted by police. The quick police reaction diffused a potentially violent situation with minimal violence [...]	2006-06-29 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA412	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MAHMUDA RAHMAN KHAN TO [...] USAID/Bangladesh requests country clearance for Ms. Mahmuda Rahman Khan to travel to Lahore, Pakistan o/a January 31 o/a February 4, 2006. She plans to arrive Lahore on January 31, 2006 at 1515 on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK267 and depart on February 4, 2006 at 0705 on Pakistan [...]	2006-01-26 06:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG PK
06DHAKA4339	BANGLADESH: LIMITED REACTION TO HOSTILITIES [...] Bangladeshi reaction to the hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has thus far been muted. Responding to media questions, a spokesman for the MFA condemned Israeli attacks and called on Israel to halt its "aggressive" actions. The BDG has not issued a formal statement. 2. Media rep [...]	2006-07-16 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV ASEC BG IS LE
06DHAKA4399	MUMBAI BLASTS - BDG OFFICIALS DENY INDIAN NEWS [...] Bangladesh State Minister for Home Affairs Babar has denied as "ridiculous" reports in the Indian press that explosives used in the Mumbai blasts were brought from Bangladesh. He suggested the news reports might be a counterpoint to similar news reports in Bangladesh alleging Indian links [...]	2006-07-17 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV BG
06DHAKA4408	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO HARDEEP SANDHU [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Hardeep Sandu, Epidemiologist, NIP, CDC, HHS for July 20- August 18 visit. Control officer is Phillip Smith, Public Health Advisor, WHO; TEL: 880-2-875-4505. 2. Per reftel, traveler has made arrangements at the Radisson Water Garde [...]	2006-07-18 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4409	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARC ALAIN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Marc Alain Widdowson, Medical Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CED on his July 21-26 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2- [...]	2006-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
06DHAKA4410	DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO GAVIN GRANT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Gavin Grant, Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC for July 23 to August 1 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2-885-5583. [...]	2006-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4412	BANGLADESH RMG SECTOR LABOR UNREST - CAUSES AND [...] Nearly two months after labor unrest exploded into violence outside of Dhaka, the ready-made garment (RMG) industry has largely returned to normal. Agreements negotiated between industry and labor groups must still be implemented, with a decision on the most contentious issue -- raising th [...]	2006-07-18 11:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM BG
06DHAKA4741	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para three. 2. (SBU) The following participants have been selected for "ATA-5181 - Explosive Incident Countermeasures" training: Name: Md. Taherul Haq Chauhan Rank: Assistant Police Commissioner Department: Detective Branch Dhaka [...]	2006-07-31 08:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER BG
06DHAKA4973	KIBRIA FAMILY TELLS A/S BOUCHER ONLY MILITARY [...] On August 3, SCA A/S Richard Boucher met for 40 minutes with the family of slain political leader A.M.S. Shah Kibria at their residence to reiterate USG condolences and receive an update on their efforts to bring Kibria's killers to justice. Present were Mrs. Kibria, son Reza, his wife and th [...]	2006-08-08 04:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA4974	KIBRIA FAMILY TELLS A/S BOUCHER ONLY MILITARY [...] (SBU) On August 3, SCA A/S Richard Boucher met for 40 minutes with the family of slain political leader A.M.S. Shah Kibria at their residence to reiterate USG condolences and receive an update on their efforts to bring Kibria's killers to justice. Present were Mrs. Kibria, son Reza, his wife a [...]	2006-08-08 04:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
06DHAKA4994	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER, RICHARD [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for OPIC Officer, Richard Corrigan for your August 16-17 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Per reftel, no mission assistance ha [...]	2006-08-08 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EINV OTRA
06DHAKA505	RECORD-BREAKING BISWA IJTEMA ENDS IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) On January 30, after three days, Biswa Ijtema, the world's second largest annual congregation of the Muslim Ummah, ended. Media estimated that a record-breaking 2.5 to 3.5 million Bangladeshis attended, most of them on the last day, along with over 4500 foreigners from over 60 countries. [...]	2006-01-30 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PGOV BG
06DHAKA506	DHAKA -TEST OF SIPDIS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 01:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ASEC KSEO OTRA
06DHAKA5201	BANGLADESH ISLAMI UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited Bangladesh Islami University, a new Bangladesh private university with Saudi Arabian connections. Secretary General Maulana Jafri discussed his university's expansion plans, asked for U.S. assistance, and denied any plans to run for office. End Summary. 2. (S [...]	2006-08-15 06:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KISL KCRM PGOV BD
06DHAKA5350	BANGLADESH REPORTS: INVENTORY AND REPORTING [...] Dhaka has no INL-funded, USG-titled personal property acquired with INL Program Development and Support funds. As such, post is compliant with all INL property management procedures. BUTENIS [...]	2006-08-22 09:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ASUP SNAR BG
06DHAKA5377	BANGLADESH GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USGS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for John Whitney, Research Geologist, USGS for his September 19 to 29 visit. Local contact is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, 880-2-885-5500, extension 2180, duffysa@state.gov. 2. Per reftel, post will make arrangements for a travel ex [...]	2006-08-23 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG KSCA OTRA TPHY
06DHAKA5452	DEMONSTRATIONS AT COAL MINE TURN VIOLENT [...] Police and the Bangladesh Rifles opened fire August 26 on demonstrators in Phulbari (Northwest Bangladesh) protesting UK listed Asia Energy Corporation's plans to begin open cast coal mining in the area. At least seven protestors were killed and 60-300 people were injured, according to rep [...]	2006-08-28 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV PGOV EMIN BG
06DHAKA5516	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: AUGUST 2006 [...] On August 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Success in Bangladesh will be the result of improved surveillance and detection methods; the USG is contributing significantly towards this goal. 2. Pr [...]	2006-08-31 06:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLU AEMR BG
06DHAKA5724	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 11:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC KSEP ETTC BG
06DHAKA5911	SOLICITATION FOR 06 INCLE FUNDS FOR TIP [...] Per reftels, Post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by Post in consultation with the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Training and Development (OPDAT) at the US Department of Justice. This is the same proposal that was submitted by Post on February 14, 2006 for a USD 190,000 [...]	2006-09-19 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA5970	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Post's Avian Influenza Working Group met Sept. 20 to introduce and orient new members Dr. John Christensen (RMO) and Calvin Levo (FMO) and to receive updates from sections. 2. FMO expressed a desire to explore increasing Post's cash-on-hand supply as part of pandemic and general emergency [...]	2006-09-23 08:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSCA PREL WHO BG
06DHAKA6038	FROM MICRO-CREDIT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, recently presented its Second Annual Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards. Micro-credit is closely associated with Bangladesh, since Bangladesh was one of the first countries where the concept was widely employed to meet the financ [...]	2006-09-26 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI XD BG
06DHAKA6192	POLICE FOIL LATEST ANTI-AHMADIYA PROTEST [...] On October 6, Police have thwarted another attempt by the International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh (IKNMB),an anti-Ahmadiya militant organization, to seize an Ahmadiya mosque in the Purba Nakhampara area in Dhaka approximately five kilometers from the chancery. IKNMB supporters began [...]	2006-10-09 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA6257	JOURNALIST "SAFE AT HOME" AFTER NIGHT IN HIDING [...] (SBU) At 2030 hrs on October 11 Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury called POLOFF to provide an update of his situation. Choudhury told POLOFF that he was now "safe at home." Choudhury said his lawyer had arranged "anticipatory bail" for him on an arrest warrant regarding the charges filed against h [...]	2006-10-11 16:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC BG
06DHAKA6261	JOURNALIST'S SEDITION CASE HEARING UNEVENTFUL [...] (SBU) On October 12, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court held a charge framing hearing on the sedition case against journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. An Embassy observer was present for the hearing, which lasted just five minutes. The defense attempted to compel the court to review a [...]	2006-10-12 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA630	SOLICITATION FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Per 2005 STATE 221416, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by The Asia Foundation (TAF). Given the limited resources available through INCLE this year, we do not feel this is this is a strong proposal. The problems addressed in this proposal are either adequately address [...]	2006-02-08 01:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA6328	TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND COMPETITIVENESS [...] Summary: The Bangladesh textile and ready-made garment (RMG) industry has thrived following the end of quotas under the multi-fiber arrangement. Although the industry benefits from U.S. and EU restrictions on Chinese goods, other factors including low labor costs, strong relations with major [...]	2006-10-18 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX BG
06DHAKA641	Media Reaction: Victory of Hamas;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA6455	OPPOSITION LISTS 11 DEMANDS BY NOVEMBER 3, [...] (SBU) On October 30, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina met with and challenged Caretaker Chief Adviser Ahmed to prove his neutrality by taking action by November 3 on 11 fronts: A) The Chief Election Commissioner and three election commissioners must be removed, and all election officer [...]	2006-10-31 07:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
06DHAKA6662	DEA BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROPOSAL AND [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Pursuant to a 2002 Bilateral Letter of Agreement on Law Enforcement and Narcotics Control, Post Econ officer and regional DEA representatives in New Delhi propose to conduct a two week course April 2-13, 2007 designed to provide GOB participants basic training in t [...]	2006-11-19 00:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV BG
06DHAKA682	DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 3-10 visit of U.S. International Radiological Threat Reduction Program team: Anne Stuart Kohnen, James Lewis Kauber, John Frank Pelletier, and Daniel Mack Rutherford. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political [...]	2006-02-09 00:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA BG
06DHAKA6839	2006 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
06DHAKA708	CODEL CROWLEY - BANGLADESH POC [...] Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Crowley as outlined in reftel. Control Officer/POC for Bangladesh is: David W. Renz Economic and Commercial Chief 8802 885-5500 x2532 (office) 8802 882-4008 (office fax) 8802 885-5500 (Embassy main switchboard, 24/7 coverage) 8802 882-3744 (Embassy ma [...]	2006-02-09 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BG IN GM UK
06DHAKA723	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED APPROACHING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-12 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO BD
06DHAKA730	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE JANUARY 30 [...] (U) POLOFF delivered information (reftel) on February 2, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-12 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC
06DHAKA758	Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon, Iran Nuclear [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 06:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA765	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFEATING [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered demarche (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-13 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BG UNSC UN
06DHAKA767	BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IAEA REPORTS [...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered information (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]	2006-02-13 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC BG UNSC UNGA
06DHAKA775	SOLICITATION FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted by the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Training and Development (OPDAT) at the US Department of Justice. It is our understanding that this same proposal has already been submitted directly to the G/TIP office. 2. Post s [...]	2006-02-14 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
06DHAKA776	REQUEST FOR ESF FUNDING [...] Per reftel, post is forwarding the following TIP proposal submitted from the Daywalka Foundation. Post supports the enclosed proposal. 2. Daywalka, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM),submitted this 2 year proposal for funding in 2005 with Post's input [...]	2006-02-14 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC BG PGOV
06DHAKA880	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 02:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BG UN
06DHAKA887	Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA993	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER: LYNN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Lynn Nguyen's March 14 and 15 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (home) 885-5550, (cell) 011-804-344. 2. Per reftel, Embassy [...]	2006-02-27 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EINV OTRA
06DHAKA997	FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] SUMMARY. Dhaka is a high fraud post with a full-time FPM and a busy FPU. Fraud, especially in IV and DV cases, is a daily occurrence for adjudicators, and is most often found in ages of children, marital status, and qualification for the DV program. Most Bangladeshi documents are unreliable, [...]	2006-02-27 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS BG
06DILI144	UNREST IN DILI OVER THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING FDTL DISMISSALS, [...] Summary: Beginning late last week and escalating over the weekend, there have been a number of incidents of unrest around Dili involving intimidation and threats as well as attacks on houses and other property. As of Monday night (March 27),widespread police patrols have resulted in a signifi [...]	2006-03-29 08:05:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR ASEC TT
06DILI161	PRIME MINISTER'S AND PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and President Xanana Gusmao on April 4 addressed the annual Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting. Alkatiri used the forum to announce a new approach to economic growth and poverty reduction. He stated that the "fight against poverty must be seen by al [...]	2006-04-10 03:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI194	DILI REMAINS CALM, BUT THOUSANDS STILL DISPLACED AS RUMORS [...] Summary: The situation in Dili was relatively calm last night, but there were still several disturbances reported, including shots fired in two Dili neighborhoods, reported clashes in the hills outside of Dili, and fighting at one of the major markets. There was another fight between groups of [...]	2006-04-30 15:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI200	UPDATE ON DILI SECURITY SITUATION: RETURN TO NORMAL IS SLOW [...] Dili remains abnormally quiet following Friday's rioting and the security operations in response. It appears that the armed forces (FDTL) have relinquished law enforcement responsibilities to the national police (PNTL),but they remain involved in patrolling. Currently, there are five confirm [...]	2006-05-01 15:12:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI220	THE VIEW FROM THE WEST: MEETINGS WITH DISSIDENT MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In addition to the ex-military "petitioners" who led the April demonstration in Dili, there are a number of dissident members of the national police (PNTL) and armed forces (FDTL) who have gone AWOL and are currently located in mountainous areas of western East Timor. Many, alt [...]	2006-05-10 15:19:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI236	FOREIGN MINISTER REPORTS PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with the Diplomatic Corps, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta reported that significant progress was made over the weekend to ease tensions with the dissident military groups including the group led by Major Reinado and the 591 Petitioners led by Lt. Salsinha. [...]	2006-05-16 11:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC KPKO KDEM TT
06DILI246	DILI SITREP MAY 22 [...] (SBU) The situation was more tense than in recent days as rumors and exaggerations circulated widely. An outbreak of communal violence in Becora (Dili's easternmost suburb),where gangs of eastern and western youth armed with slingshots, knives, and machetes clashed intermittently throughout t [...]	2006-05-22 15:13:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR KDEM TT
06DILI369	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JULY 10-17, 2006 [...] Summary: New government leaves opposition parties cold Prosecutor General sworn in for second four-year term Rai Los hands over his weapons Parliament back to work on electoral law and Alkatiri case Plans for additional demonstrations called off Internally Displaced People (IDPs) beginning to [...]	2006-07-17 12:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI474	06-07 BUDGET USES PETROLEUM FUND TO TARGET POVERTY [...] Summary: Following Parliamentary approval last month, the Government of East Timor (GOET) FY 2006-2007 budget went into effect in early September, two months after the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. At $315.9 million this budget reflects an increase of more than 100 percent over the [...]	2006-09-24 04:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN TT
06DILI517	RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS [...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]	2006-10-17 13:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO ASEC UN AU TT
06DILI518	RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS [...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]	2006-10-17 13:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KPKO ASEC UN TT
06DILI528	UPDATE ON EAST TIMOR ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary: Representatives of IFES, the International Republican Institute (IRI),and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on October 18 briefed Charge d'Affaires on their electoral related programs and the current status of preparations for the 2007 elections. Discussions centered around th [...]	2006-10-24 15:47:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI578	MULTIPLE DIALOGUE INITIATIVES ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS TIMOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent weeks have seen a flurry of dialogue and reconciliation efforts among East Timorese institutions and leaders. These have included series of meetings between the armed forces (F-FDTL) and the national police (PNTL),initiatives by youth group and gang leaders, and a high l [...]	2006-11-29 11:03:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO TT

06DILI600	UPDATE ON ELECTION ISSUES: STILL NO ELECTORAL LAW [...] Summary: Parliament has made some progress on passing electoral legislation but the overall process remains excruciatingly slow. While a law governing the supervisory body was finally passed on December 6, the review of the legislation on parliamentary elections, begun last week, has made only [...]	2006-12-18 10:20:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM UN TT
06DILI604	AFTER SLOW START, PARLIAMENT RUSHES THROUGH ELECTION LAW [...] The National Parliament in a press release issued late yesterday announced passage of the draft parliamentary election law drafted by the ruling Fretilin party. In contrast to last week's deliberations (reftel) which addressed the first 16 articles one at a time, the remainder of the legislati [...]	2006-12-19 12:12:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM UN TT
06DILI65	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT KAY RALA XANANA [...] Post received a letter addressed to President George W. Bush on February 10, 2006. 2. Following is the text of the letter: Dili, 18 January 2006 Excellency, The Commission For Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) established in 2001, during the transitional administrati [...]	2006-02-14 09:06:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC AMGT TT
06DJIBOUTI102	BERBERA CORRIDOR SHIPPING [...] Summary: The port of Berbera in Northern Somalia (the self- declared autonomous region also known as Somaliland) recently signed an agreement with Ethiopia, allowing Ethiopia to use Berbera for its import and export needs. The first shipments of cargo successfully transited through Berbera in [...]	2006-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON EWWT ELTN DJ ET SO
06DJIBOUTI105	DJIBOUTI - GITM-U A2D2 FOLLOW-ON - DESIGN [...] Djibouti accepts IRM/OPS/PMA design as noted in PARA 2 of REFTEL with one exception. 2. Reference is made to PARA 10 "Rack/Floor Space requirements". Our server rack with vertical rails has ROUND holes, not SQUARE as noted. 3. Please advise shipping information when known. RAGSDALE [...]	2006-01-26 07:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC KGIT KRIM
06DJIBOUTI1053	SENATOR OBAMA MEETS WITH DJIBOUTI'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Following visits to South Africa and Kenya, Senator Barack Obama and CODEL visited Djibouti on August 31-September 1. During the visit, the Senator, accompanied by members of CODEL, Admiral Hunt of CJTF-HOA, ChargQ d'Affaires, and Poloff, met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed [...]	2006-09-04 08:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI21	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 06:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI26	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI283	SOMALIA THROUGH DJIBOUTI'S CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti agrees with the analysis in reftel. Djibouti is also responsible for providing consular services to Somalia. Post is unable to confirm identities or relationships to petitioners. The consular section concurs with Nairobi's stated concerns about possible ACS fraud. E [...]	2006-03-06 03:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT PTER ASEC KE ET DJ SO CIVS KFRP
06DJIBOUTI289	DJIBOUTI STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 08:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR
06DJIBOUTI30	ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN [...] (U) On January 4, 2006 at approximately 1900 an attempted break-in of an embassy residence was prevented by the Local Guard Force (LGF) Mobile Patrol. The Local Guard Force (LGF) was alerted by a phone call to the embassy reporting a suspicious person loitering near an embassy residence. The [...]	2006-01-08 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC DJ
06DJIBOUTI300	DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 06:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM XA DJ
06DJIBOUTI301	US DIPLOMATS ATTACKED BY ROCK YIELDING YOUTHS [...] On March 7, 2006 at approximately 1830 the Ambassador's OMS and the GSO were going to an exercise class at the Dolto school in Djibouti City when the vehicle they were driving in was attacked. The attackers consisted of a dozen Djiboutian youths who were loitering in the area. The occupants [...]	2006-03-08 11:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
06DJIBOUTI314	IMAGES FROM THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN [...] (U) SUMMARRY: Unprecedented aspects have been noticed during the campaign for Djibouti's first ever Regional Elections for which campaigning began on February 25 and ended on March 8. The Regional and Communal Elections are set to take place on March 10, 2006. At the end of 2005, President Gu [...]	2006-03-09 17:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ
06DJIBOUTI318	SUPPORT LETTER ON DP WORLD FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] Ambassador received following letter on March 7 from Abdourahman Boreh, President of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority. Boreh is also a shareholder in DP World's Doraleh Port investment in Djibouti. 2. Begin text: March 2006 Dear Sir: We are writing to express our concern a [...]	2006-03-13 16:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL DJ TC
06DJIBOUTI32	DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) During a December 20 meeting with visiting REDSO Director, Andrew Sisson, Ambassador, REDSO Chief of Limited Presence Countries, Andrew Karas, and USAID Education Program Director, Alpha Bah, Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh offered his perspective on Djibouti's recent efforts at decen [...]	2006-01-08 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL DJ
06DJIBOUTI347	LAUNCH OF U.S. REGIONAL "ROADS" HIV/AIDS PROGRAM [...] (U) USAID and U.S. Embassy in Djibouti launched March 2 its regional HIV/AIDS program in Djibouti entitled the "ROADS Project." The "ROADS Project" supports local activities to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS. It is principally funded by the Regional Economic Development Support Office (REDS [...]	2006-03-19 13:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KHIV EAID SOCI DJ
06DJIBOUTI351	COMESA SEMINAR IN DJIBOUTI ON FIGHTING TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: A training seminar for COMESA countries on internatio 2. (U) Prime Minister Dileita in his speech launching the seminar str 3. (U) Following Dileita, the Governor of the Djibouti's Central Bank 4. (U) Haid specifically highlighted law 196/AN/02/4eme L, dated Dece 5. (U) [...]	2006-03-22 05:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN DJ
06DJIBOUTI390	DJIBOUTI-ADDIS RAILWAY RESURRECTED [...] SUMMARY: After two decades of financial and technical setbacks, the Djiboutian- Ethiopian Railway Company (CDE) is soon to be privatized. COMAZAR, a South African company and RITES, an Indian company, are the last two contenders for the contract. Djibouti reportedly favors COMAZAR while Eth [...]	2006-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PGOV ECON EINV DJ
06DJIBOUTI392	DJIBOUTI IS DRAFTING A SPECIAL LAW [...] SUMMARY. With the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),the Government of Djibouti (GoD) has initiated a project on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),including a special law on IPR and an implementing office. This endeavor is expected to boost confidence level [...]	2006-03-27 14:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EIND EINV DJ
06DJIBOUTI43	DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTER STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, DEC [...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events Â [...]	2006-01-08 12:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC DJ KSEO
06DJIBOUTI473	DJIBOUTI, THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AND AFRICAN [...] On April 16, Ambassador Ragsdale and Poloff (notetaker) delivered letter reftel A from Secretary Rice and reftel B talking points to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. 2. Ambassador Ragsdale encouraged the Government of Djibouti not to support candidacies for UN Human Right Council memb [...]	2006-04-19 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PHUM DJ UN
06DJIBOUTI554	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE: SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN UN [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of America and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that this was an urgent matter, and Hassan replied that he would forward the information imme [...]	2006-05-10 11:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC SY LE DJ
06DJIBOUTI556	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of American and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the World Health Assembly would convene in Geneva later this month, and asked for Djibo [...]	2006-05-10 12:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO DJ
06DJIBOUTI564	CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN [...] Post EAC met to discuss the Djibouti's first confirmed human case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). 2. Background: An 8-year old girl in Damerjog, a village 25 km south of the capital, was tested on April 26 after arriving at the local health clinic with flu-like symptoms. The test sample was [...]	2006-05-11 15:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR
06DJIBOUTI578	UPDATE 1: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY. Three poultry cases, and one human case of H5N1 Avian Influenza were confirmed in Djibouti on May 11. The Government of Djibouti is actively engaging the international community on measures to address this issue, but many unknowns still remain. --------------------- WHAT WE KNOW - [...]	2006-05-15 08:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI589	DJIBOUTI COMPLIES WITH BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to Mohammed Tayeb, the Deputy Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that as a member of the Arab League, Djibouti fully complies with the Arab League Boycott, but does not require foreign companies to comply with the boycott requirem [...]	2006-05-16 11:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL DJ
06DJIBOUTI614	UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information h confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-yea Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-ye She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of the you survivors of H5N1 [...]	2006-05-23 12:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI633	UPDATE 3: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. The Government of Djibouti (GoD) has reported that results from the previously identified human case of H5N1 may now be incorrect due to errors that appear to have occurred during the testing process. The sample taken from the two-year-old girl in Dammerjog may have actually been mixe [...]	2006-05-30 08:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI65	DJIBOUTI RATIFIES CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador confirmed, and received a copy of the decree as proof, that the Republic of Djibouti has ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention referred to in reftels. 2. (U) The ratification process was in two stages, beginning with formal ratification by the National Assembly on 24 Decem [...]	2006-01-16 10:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CN DJ CWC
06DJIBOUTI656	UPDATE 4: H5N1 IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. Since the last update (Djibouti 633),expert consultants from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have come to Djibouti to help complete a comprehensive epid [...]	2006-06-05 06:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI74	PREPARING FOR REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 10th, 2006, Djibouti will take steps toward a new electoral structure when elections are held to create regional governing councils, part of the decentralization process of the Government of Djibouti (GoD). These elections have been postponed for more than two years but [...]	2006-01-18 12:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS DJ
06DJIBOUTI77	DJIBOUTI AND FOOD SECURITY [...] REDSO/FFP OFFICER TRAVELED TO DJIBOUTI 3-8 NOVEMBER, MET WITH WFP, UNHCR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAVELED TO DIKHIL AND TADJOURAH DISTRICTS TO ASSESS FOOD SECURITY CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. 2. DUE TO SUCCESSIVE SCANTY RAINFALL SEASONS AND INCREASED MARKET PRICES, THE FOOD SECURITY [...]	2006-01-19 07:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV EAGR DJ
06DJIBOUTI783	A SURGE OF FOREIGN BANKS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY. A branch of the Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) based in Yemen was inaugurated June 25, the first of three new banks to open its doors in Djibouti. The Central Bank of Djibouti has also approved establishment of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) of Malaysia and the International Bank [...]	2006-07-05 08:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN DJ
06DJIBOUTI79	DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO PROPOSED [...] Post has reviewed the cost saving measures proposed in OBO's most recent Value Engineering (VE) study as outlined in Refs A and B. While some of the proposed changes are acceptable, post feels that it is critical to oppose proposed changes that - coupled with the extreme climate of this co [...]	2006-01-19 12:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD DJ
06DJIBOUTI795	GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN [...] (U) After an official, public military parade commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event, Guelleh jux [...]	2006-07-06 10:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON DJ
06DJIBOUTI798	DJIBOUTI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On July 5, Poloff and Polasst delivered TIP Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan non-paper to Youssouf Aden Moussa, the Deputy Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the United States is committed to working with Djibouti to combat trafficking in [...]	2006-07-06 13:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI87	REQUEST FOR WIRELESS ASSISTANCE [...] Post continues to struggle along with the degraded E&E network that was outlined in REFTEL A. Along with numerous other radio issues that needs to be addressed. 2. The OBO Roof replacement on the Chancery will start within the next two/three weeks, which means that several antennas will [...]	2006-01-20 09:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA
06DJIBOUTI88	DJIBOUTI - MNT - REQUEST RAN FOR [...] Post is without a spare TFT 5600 RKM. 2. Post provided shipping information in UTT 449398 and is noted below: Registry Number: 6158807 Pouch: WT-11964 Inovice Number: C-2 S/N: 3902Q013 9X27JT8 3. This defective TFT departed Djibouti on January 9, 2006. Please advise when post [...]	2006-01-21 10:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMTC ASUP KRIM KWPA
06DJIBOUTI90	DJIBOUTI TAKES FRANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 10 Djibouti formally requested mediation by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between itself and France over the long-standing and thorny Judge Bernard Borrel Affair (see reftels). The Government of Djibouti (GoD) alleges that France violated its "internationa [...]	2006-01-22 14:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KGCN KJUS KLIG DJ FR
06DJIBOUTI94	FIGHTING DROUGHT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti has launched an appeal to the donor community, including Western and Arab countries with missions accredited to Djibouti, to fight famine currently threatening more than 70,000 of Djibouti's citizens. Like other countries in the Horn of Africa region, Dji [...]	2006-01-23 09:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS ECON SENV EAID SOCI DJ
06DJIBOUTI95	STATUS OF DJIBOUTI'S DORALEH PORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 11:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DJ
06DJIBOUTI96	HARDWARE ACCEPTANCE CABLE FOR [...] SHIPMENT NUMBER 6240668 (ORDER NUMBER 41777,REFERENCE NUMBER 38126 AND TICKET NUMBER 100719) HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND INVENTORIED BY POST. THE SHIPMENT WAS COMPLETE AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED. 2. POST HAS REMOVED THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT FROM INVENTORY AND IS RETURNING IT T [...]	2006-01-23 12:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KCSY CMGT AMGT AADP
06DJIBOUTI99	DJIBOUTI - GITM-C A2D2 FOLLOW-ON - DESIGN CABLE [...] Djibouti accepts IRM/OPA/PMA design as noted in PARA 3 of REFTEL. 2. Post will return "Marked-up" drawings to IMR/OPA/PMA/TO upon receipt and review. Post will advise ALCON of registry number used to return the drawings. 3. Post IRM personnel was informed by RIMC Digital Tech tha [...]	2006-01-24 13:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC KGIT KRIM
06DOHA1216	QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...] SUMMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2.6 billion in assets in 2003 to $4.5 billion in 2005, attributing their success to ethical banking and due diligence. Islamic banking is in such demand that th [...]	2006-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA
06DOHA1244	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...] Summary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on the Doha Securities Market is that 90 percent of investors have no financial education. Other reasons given for the drop include high liquidity and a pack menta [...]	2006-08-20 14:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA1268	QATAR'S ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese People, told Ambassador August 22 that his country has spent USD 10-11 million post-conflict in Lebanon to date. He returned from a trip to Lebanon August 20 a [...]	2006-08-23 11:09:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LE QA
06DOHA1614	AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN [...] Al Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha. The event was attended by the Qatari Amir and his wife, Sheikha Moza, as well as a wide range of Qatari dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community, [...]	2006-11-06 10:36:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1659	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...]	2006-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1743	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...] DCM delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that Qatar has an inter-agency committee (of which he is a member) charged with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. "You will see it becoming more active [...]	2006-12-14 10:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA
06DOHA1788	QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA
06DOHA213	HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...] Summary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC),participants examined and discussed the extent to which Qatar's constitution and legislation meets international human rights standards. Participants from the government sector, academia, the press and quasi [...]	2006-02-13 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI QA
06DOHA3	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] Summary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has remained below the 12,000 trading range reached in the summer, it is up 85 percent from the beginning of the year. Speculation -- rather than value investing [...]	2006-01-02 04:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA362	QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in support of their efforts to realize broad political participation in society. Young and old women from various professional backgrounds credited Sheikha Mozah, wife [...]	2006-03-09 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA
06DOHA456	DOHA ROUNDUP [...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...]	2006-03-26 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI
06DOHA51	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...]	2006-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON
06DOHA524	FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...]	2006-04-06 04:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA
06DOHA552	IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...]	2006-04-10 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA
06DOHA670	FOURTH INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: AN "ACADEMIC" EXERCISE [...] Summary. On April 25-27, Qatar held its Fourth Interfaith Dialogue Conference. Representatives from the main monotheistic religions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism--attended. This year's event witnessed notable differences from the previous three conferences. The conference was organized by [...]	2006-05-03 07:39:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IS QA
06DUBAI1067	STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-26 13:45:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD PREL TC
06DUBAI2076	DUBAI RULER ISSUES NEW PROPERTY LAW [...] On March 15, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR),in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a new property law providing land ownership rights to expatriates and public joint stock companies. The law grants buyers indisputable legal title to property in D [...]	2006-04-12 12:46:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV
06DUBAI6925	DUBAI HOSTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONVENTION [...] Dubai hosted the fourth Global Environmental Youth Convention (GEYC) December 9-13, to promote environmental awareness among youth. Dubai Municipality worked with the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Sweden's Lund University and the Euro-Arab Cooperatio [...]	2006-12-13 13:51:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV AE
06DUBLIN1	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA THOMAS FRISHE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, Thomas T. Frishe, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to Shannon, Ireland, from January 12 to 13, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to perform surveillance on World Airways in accordance with National [...]	2006-01-04 08:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA EI
06DUBLIN1118	IRELAND BASKS IN RYDER CUP AFTERGLOW [...] Ireland is basking this week in the success of the September 22-24 Ryder Cup golf tournament held outside Dublin, an event that brought unprecedented international exposure to the country as a tourist destination and economic success. According to Failte Ireland, the state tourism agency, th [...]	2006-09-29 11:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SOCI EI
06DUBLIN1119	IRISH PRIME MINISTER DEFLECTS CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] In response to information leaked to the press from a confidential tribunal, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern SIPDIS has revealed that he received euro 50,000 in loans from twelve personal friends in 1993 and 1994 while he was Minister of Finance. However, he declared that the [...]	2006-09-29 13:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IE
06DUBLIN1156	IRISH RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] Charge met with Michael Collins, International Affairs Advisor to the Taoiseach (Prime Minister),on October 10 to present demarche on North Korea's announced nuclear weapons test (reftel). 2. Collins expressed Ireland's concern, noting that the Government of Ireland has a long history of [...]	2006-10-10 15:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM EI
06DUBLIN118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SEAN CREIGHTON [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Creighton, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from February 24 to March 3, 2006 and to Galway, Ireland, from March 3 to 10, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to inspected medical device manufacturer [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA GM EI
06DUBLIN119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees Daniel Smiley, Michael J. Sammartion and Robert F. Everson to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from April 17 to 24, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the NAM/EUR ATFM Task Force Conference. 2. P [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR EI
06DUBLIN120	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DHS/TSA SPECIALISTS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Senior Aviation Security Inspectors Gregory Kurver and Kevin Paul Cahill to travel to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland, from March 06 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to perform airport and air carrier [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS EAIR ASEC PTER OTRA EI
06DUBLIN121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DR. HARFORD [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Joe Harford, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Dublin and Galway, Ireland, from February 28 to March 5, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the Irish Association for Cancer Research Co [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA MO EI
06DUBLIN122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HHS/FDA MARIBETH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Maribeth Grattan, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from March 3 to 10, 2006 and to Tullamore, Ireland, from March 10 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to Dublin is to conduct and inspection of H [...]	2006-02-03 09:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TPHY TBIO OTRA FR EI
06DUBLIN128	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HHS/FDA ARTHUR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Arthur Williams, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Cork, Ireland, from February 25 to March 3, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to inspect one medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs Good Manufacturing P [...]	2006-02-06 09:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN130	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL GOULDING AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Hugh Goulding and Todd Madison to travel to Shannon, Ireland from February 7 through February 12, 2006. Purpose of visit is to participate in protective support activites for First Lady Laura Bush. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Ter [...]	2006-02-07 13:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN132	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NIH/FIC DR. MARTINO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Robert Martino, Senior Investigator, Center for Information Technology, NIH, to travel to Dublin and Cork, Ireland, from February 28 to March 11, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to conduct site visits of Trinity College Medical School, in Dubli [...]	2006-02-07 14:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN136	IRISH RESPONSE TO POLIO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 11:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO WHO EI
06DUBLIN1378	IRELAND SHARES EU CONCERNS ON WHO SECRETARIAT AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO EI
06DUBLIN1379	IRELAND PUZZLED BY FRENCH COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 17:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EI
06DUBLIN138	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI INTELLIGENCE ANALYST [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Mark Fitterer and Mark Bullock to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 15 through February 17, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations with the Garda Siochana. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telep [...]	2006-02-08 12:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN1389	IRELAND SEES UNCERTAINTY IN U.S.-EU NEXT STEPS ON [...] Ireland saw the U.S. Department of Transportation's December 5 decision to withdraw its proposal on foreign investment in U.S. carriers as a step that lent clarity to U.S.-EU air transport negotiations, according to Fintan Towey, Acting Principal Officer for Aviation Regulations and Internati [...]	2006-12-06 15:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN139	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRELAND DESK OFFICER MIKE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Mike O'Malley to travel to Dublin, Ireland for February 13 and February 14, 2006. Purpose of visit is consultations regarding the Walsh Visa Program. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is POL OMS Timothy Markley, office telephone 3 [...]	2006-02-08 13:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN1397	GENEROUS 2007 GOI BUDGET HAS 2007 ELECTIONS IN MIND [...] On December 6, Finance Minister Brian Cowen presented the Irish Government's budget for 2007, a generous package of tax cuts and social spending increases that will likely enhance the appeal of the governing Fianna Fail party ahead of Ireland's 2007 general elections. The budget included ben [...]	2006-12-08 19:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN16	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARTER DIGGS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Carter Diggs, Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 11 to 15, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to participate in a Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by Development Cooperation [...]	2006-01-10 14:42:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA EI
06DUBLIN162	IRELAND: UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON LEGISLATIVE [...] Ref A requested an assessment of the level of activity in Ireland regarding the ratification of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. According to Department of Foreig [...]	2006-02-14 15:16:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO EI
06DUBLIN181	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA SA RONALD GEER [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for SA Ronald Geer to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 21 through February 22, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend Ambassador's reception. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telephone 353 1 630-6215, [...]	2006-02-17 14:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN185	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for USSS John Gill to travel to Shannon, Ireland for February 21 and 22, 2006. Purpose of visit is to participate in protective support activites for POTUS. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office telephone 353 1 630-6215, [...]	2006-02-21 11:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN186	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for USSS David Rosser, Preston Fairlamb, Michelle Coleman, John Marengo, William Smarr, Terry Bank, John Lockwood, Jeremy Casey, John Shirley, Jason Sturdivant, Frank Walkup and Robert Donovan to travel to Shannon, Ireland for February 22 through Ma [...]	2006-02-21 11:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN196	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RFMS DIRECT CONNECT TRAINING [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Robin Faass, Jacques Anime, Brandee Thacker, and Aldo Bottari to travel to Dublin, Ireland from March 11 through April 8, 2006. Purpose of visit is to provide training on the Web-based version of RFMS/Momentum. 2. Embassy Control Officer [...]	2006-02-24 11:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA
06DUBLIN198	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Fradkin, M.D., Director, Polly Sager, Ph.D., Assistant Director and Philip Budashewitz,R.Ph. to travel to Dublin, Ireland for the dates noted in Reftel. Purpose of visit is to meet with Irish and Northern Ireland counterparts to discuss [...]	2006-02-24 11:31:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA EI UK
06DUBLIN213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF DR. MARK SUSKIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Suskin, Head, NSF Europe Office, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from March 5 to 7, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the Science Foundation of Ireland Physics Panel Meeting. 2. Per reftel, post understands that no assistance is [...]	2006-02-28 16:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD TPHY OTRA KSCA EI
06DUBLIN226	IRELAND: LOVE ULSTER RALLY PROVOKES DUBLIN RIOTS [...] Summary. On February 25, Dublin witnessed rioting on a scale not seen in the city in over 30 years. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, however. The riots effectively canceled a planned march organized by Northern Ireland Unionist groups to lobby against what they perceive as gove [...]	2006-03-02 15:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP
06DUBLIN23	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FAA PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees: Leon Alfred Awalt, Principal Avionics Inspector and Dennis Ray Tom, Principal Operations Inspector, to travel to Shannon, Ireland, from January 24 to 25, 2006. Purpose of the visit is [...]	2006-01-11 16:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA EI
06DUBLIN25	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF DR. CAROLINE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation (NSF) Official, Dr. Caroline Wardle, Senior Science Advisor to travel to Cork, Ireland, from January 18 to 22, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend an advisory board meeting of the Cork Constraint Computation Centre [...]	2006-01-12 10:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF EI
06DUBLIN252	IRISH IRAQIS "KEEPING THE FAITH" FOR IRAQI SUCCESS [...] Summary. On March 7, the Ambassador hosted a dinner for Irish Iraqi Shia Muslims and select members of the Irish government and press to assist the Shia community in developing a voice to counter the continued Irish anti-war rhetoric. The Imam of the Shia community, Dr. Ali Al Saleh told th [...]	2006-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR KPAO EI
06DUBLIN253	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COMSEC AUDITOR WILLIAM MILLS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for William Mills to travel to Dublin, Ireland for March 31 through April 5, 2006. Purpose of visit is to audit posts' COMSEC accounts. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is IMS Jack Swope, office telephone 353 1 630-6209, home telephon [...]	2006-03-10 15:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ACKM ACOA KRIM OTRA
06DUBLIN255	CHARGES AGAINST SHANNON PROTESTORS DROPPED [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 16:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PTER EI
06DUBLIN258	IRELAND: DELAYS IN SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 17:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN26	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EPA JAMES ALWOOD [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official, James Alwood, Director, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPT) to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 23 to 24, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to make a presentation and participate in a panel discussion at [...]	2006-01-12 10:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA EI
06DUBLIN262	IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]	2006-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV RALPH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs personnel: Ralph Henry Castain to travel to Cork, Ireland, from April 1 to 8, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to present talks on resilient computing [...]	2006-03-14 09:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR TRGY KSCA OTRA KNNP EI
06DUBLIN270	IRELAND: EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME FOR ANS SHOULD [...] The EUROCONTROL draft regulation on the Common Charging Scheme for Air Navigation Services (ANS) is evolving toward a version that would protect exemptions of state aircraft from ANS fees, according to Fintan Towey, Department of Transport Principal Officer for Aviation Security, to whom embof [...]	2006-03-14 15:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN

06DUBLIN28	COUNTRY CLEARANCE DEE O'HAIR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) officer, Dee O'Hair, Senior Attorney, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 16 to 20, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct voluntary testimonies related to SEC investigation. 2. Embassy control [...]	2006-01-12 11:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EFIN EI
06DUBLIN29	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USCBP OFFICIALS ROSS AND SAVA [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Naoman Ross, Program Manager and Jennifer Sava, Director, Preclearance OPS to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 17 to 20, 2006. Purpose of visit is meet with Post officials, air carriers and Dublin Airport Authority regarding facility [...]	2006-01-12 11:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN3	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS EMPLOYEE KIMBERLY [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Kimberly Weissman to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 25 through January 30, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend the Holiday World Travel and Tourism Show and educate attendees abour US visit entry and exit procedures. 2. Embassy te [...]	2006-01-04 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN30	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USCBP OFFICIALS MCKEVITT AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen McKevitt, Acting Director, Field Programs, OFO and Dominique V. Boisseau, Program Manager, OFO Field and Resource Management, Field Programs to travel to Dublin and Shannon, Ireland, from January 17 to 26, 2006. Purpose of visit is to c [...]	2006-01-12 11:46:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN306	IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 17:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IZ PREL EI
06DUBLIN310	IRISH RESPONSE TO WAR CRIMES CHAMBER DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 11:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN315	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO AUDIT IN DUBLIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO Auditor Clifford Mecklenburg to travel to Dublin, Ireland from April 22 through May 1, 2006. Purpose of visit is to conduct audit. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Facility Manager Gil Serrao office telephone 353 1 630 [...]	2006-03-28 12:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KPWR
06DUBLIN33	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USSS EMPLOYEES [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Secret Service employees, Jonathan Heslep and William Gage to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 14 to 18, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to meet with Garda Law Enforcement and Embassy Officials. 2. Per reftel, post understands that [...]	2006-01-12 14:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EI
06DUBLIN332	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Comptroller General David Walker and Donald Drach to travel to Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland from April 10 through April 14, 2006. Purpose of visit is to attend the annual meeting of Auditor's General Global Working Group. 2. Embassy Contro [...]	2006-03-30 10:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AGAO OTRA EI
06DUBLIN338	IRELAND ESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC EI
06DUBLIN34	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO OES/OMC DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to OES/OMC Deputy Director Stetson Tinkham to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 17 to 18, 2006. Purpose of visit is to discuss Atlantic salmon issues with Post and local officials. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit is Econ Officer [...]	2006-01-12 14:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS OTRA XT EI
06DUBLIN349	IRELAND: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] On March 22, emboff approached Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs section First Secretary Brian Cahalane regarding the Independent Inquiry SIPDIS Committee's (IIC) investigation of three Irish companies implicated in the UN's Oil-for-Food (OFF) program scanda [...]	2006-04-03 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KFIN PGOV IZ EI
06DUBLIN356	IRELAND STICKS TO "SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP" ON [...] Summary: Biannual negotiations on a new national wage agreement are underway among labor, employers and the Government, the so-called "Social Partnership" process that has underpinned Ireland's past economic success, but which some commentators increasingly view as anachronistic. The agr [...]	2006-04-04 16:19:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EI
06DUBLIN36	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOJ MARY TROLAND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mary Troland to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 16 to 17, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to meet with Embassy officials on an extradition matter. 2. Per reftel, post understands that no assistance is required. Embassy telephone numbe [...]	2006-01-13 13:40:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA UK EI
06DUBLIN362	IRISH CROWD MOVED BY "THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary. On April 5, an emboff attended the Amnesty International sponsored public screening of "The Road to Guantanamo" and a following Q&A session with former Guantanamo detainees, Rhuhel Ahmed, and Shafiq Rasul. The film is a docu-drama that presents a damning account of USG treatment of [...]	2006-04-06 16:57:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC KPAO PINR PHUM MARR MOPS PINS
06DUBLIN372	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE POLICE TRAINERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 16:52:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EI IZ JO KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBLIN420	POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 17:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KCRM PREL PTER CVIS EI KJUS
06DUBLIN444	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OVP ADVANCE [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for lead advance Jesse Suskin to travel to Shannon, Ireland from April 28 through April 29, 2006. Purpose of visit is OVP advance 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is GSO Ernest Parkin, office telephone 353 1 668-8777 x 2232, home tel [...]	2006-04-25 12:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA IE UK
06DUBLIN455	POST NOMINATION FOR USEU COUNTERTERRORISM/JHA [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 15:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EI
06DUBLIN469	NO IRISH MOVEMENT ON SUA PROTOCOLS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 10:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EI
06DUBLIN470	IRELAND LIKELY TO SIGN RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 13:10:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ IE
06DUBLIN48	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USAID/DCHA/OFDA BART [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Disaster Operations Specialist Bart Deemer to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 20 to 22, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to monitor emergency relief initiatives of USAID implementing partner goal. 2. Per reftel, post under [...]	2006-01-18 11:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EI
06DUBLIN487	IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 17:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI
06DUBLIN493	AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING AND CBP WITH AER [...] Summary: In a May 2 meeting with Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion, the Ambassador advocated Boeing aircraft for the carrier's long-haul needs and sought Mannion's help in pushing the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to upgrade U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Ireland. Mannion [...]	2006-05-04 15:16:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD EI
06DUBLIN519	IRELAND AWAITING EU DISCUSSION ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 17:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO EI
06DUBLIN533	IRELAND WORKING ON PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR PANDEMIC [...] On May 8, Post delivered ref A demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Principal Officer for Public Health, who is Post's primary GOI contact on avian influenza (AI). Cody noted that she would reconnect with Post regarding any GOI questions on ref A materials. She also fo [...]	2006-05-12 18:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV EI
06DUBLIN562	AFGHANIS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRISH CHURCH [...] Summary. According to official sources and press reports, 41 Afghani asylum seekers began a hunger/thirst strike in Dublin's historic St. Patrick's Cathedral to protest perceived pending deportations. Since the strike began on May 12, eight of the all male group have been admitted to a hosp [...]	2006-05-19 17:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CVIS PHUM PREF PTER UNHCR PINS EI
06DUBLIN565	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT TO [...] During the May 17-18 European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) in Dublin, delegates voted unanimously to transform the organization into an "International Transport Forum." The new organization would be more global in scope and less Eurocentric. (The ECMT currently has 43 member [...]	2006-05-22 11:45:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL EI
06DUBLIN57	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN UK PA
06DUBLIN578	IRELAND WELCOMES THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 17:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EI
06DUBLIN6	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USSS PERSONNEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for SA Jonathan Heslep and SA William Gage to travel to Dublin, Ireland from January 14 through January 18, 2006. Purpose of visit is to meet with post personnel and Garda Siochana. 2. Embassy POC for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office te [...]	2006-01-05 09:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MGTA OTRA
06DUBLIN60	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND [...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...]	2006-01-20 13:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI
06DUBLIN646	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been updates to last year's submission,given developments in the case before the Irish High Court (ref B). 2. The United State Government is aware of one (1) claim of [...]	2006-06-07 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN EI
06DUBLIN66	BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS IN IRELAND - STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 16:40:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD EI
06DUBLIN664	IRELAND CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] On May 31 emboff delivered reftel dipnote and talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Section Director Eamonn MacAodha. MacAodha confirmed Ireland's participation at the September 7 New York meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Politica [...]	2006-06-09 13:27:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC EI
06DUBLIN676	IRELAND SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION 1673 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER WMD CT XX EI
06DUBLIN677	IRELAND TO ATTEND PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX EI
06DUBLIN680	FORMER PRIME MINISTER HAUGHEY DIES [...] On June 13 the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs informed Post of the death the same day of former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles J. Haughey and invited the Ambassador to attend his State Funeral Mass to be held at 12 noon on June 16 in Dublin. We do not expect that invitations for dele [...]	2006-06-14 12:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EI
06DUBLIN684	IRISH NGOS PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT [...] This is an action request: see paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY: On June 9, the Ambassador held a roundtable discussion with NGO representatives in regards to the release of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The representatives were very pleased with the report overall, citing its worldwide [...]	2006-06-15 13:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN689	IRELAND TO SIGN "RED CRYSTAL" PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 11:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN69	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NI [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss and Special Assistant Genevieve Libonati to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from January 29 to 31, 2006. Purpose of visit is to meet with GOI and party officials to advance the Northern Ireland Pe [...]	2006-01-23 11:13:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EI
06DUBLIN690	IRELAND TO PARTICIPATE IN NTIA PUBLIC MEETING [...] On June 15, emboff delivered reftel points to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Telecommunications Advisor Aidan Ryan. Ryan said that the GOI plans to send a representative to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) public meeting on [...]	2006-06-16 11:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC EI
06DUBLIN719	IRELAND MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 15:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ICRC PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN73	COLLECTING VWP FINGERPRINTS IN IRELAND [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 14:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT PREL CVIS EAIR
06DUBLIN736	IRELAND CONSIDERING SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT MANDATE [...] On June 12, emboff delivered reftel points regarding the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FCMT) to Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Director Adrian McDaid and Desk Officer Michael Keaveney. Post followed up on June 23 with Keaveney, who said that while Ireland was [...]	2006-06-26 08:35:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG EI
06DUBLIN774	IRELAND HIDES BEHIND EU SMOKE SCREEN ON DOHA TALKS [...] Summary: Regarding ref A points on the Doha negotiations, Irish Government officials maintain that key WTO partners, particularly the United States, have not offered enough to reciprocate EU concessions. Irish trade officials believe that EU movement on agricultural market access is possible [...]	2006-06-30 14:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON EI
06DUBLIN779	IRELAND AGREES WITH UN REFORM DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 15:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EI
06DUBLIN795	JUNE 11 SHANNON AIRPORT INCIDENT REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN80	TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMAITON [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC KFLU
06DUBLIN801	U.S.-IRELAND R&D PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED [...] On July 5, the Ambassador hosted at his residence the public launch of the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership, an initiative to foster collaboration among researchers in the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland in the target areas of diabetes, cystic fibrosis, avian flu/emerging respiratory [...]	2006-07-10 07:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL SOCI EI
06DUBLIN81	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO EUR AREA MANAGEMENT [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Eur Area Management Officer Karen Davidson to travel to Dublin, Ireland from February 14 through February 17, 2006. Purpose of visit is post familiarization and discussion of ongoing OBO programs. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit [...]	2006-01-24 15:09:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC KRIM
06DUBLIN838	IRELAND WALKS EU PARTY LINE ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 16:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PHUM PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN849	IRELAND NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI INTERIM [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 09:22:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN865	IRELAND: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN GENERAL [...] In response to a request from emboff, on July 24 Irish Department of Foreign Affairs UN Section Third Secretary Janice McGann delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for any GOI attendees. Post will relay travel plans, spousal a [...]	2006-07-24 13:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EI
06DUBLIN881	IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. AGENDA ON FMCT; MAINTAINS [...] On July 25, emboff delivered ref A demarche on FMCT support to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the U.S. plan to direct Western non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) to lobby other NNWS members of the [...]	2006-07-27 14:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG EI
06DUBLIN889	IRELAND AGREES WITH U.S. MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-28 14:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EI
06DUBLIN891	SHANNON FIVE FOUND NOT GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, a jury found five anti-war protesters not guilty of criminally damaging a U.S. aircraft at Shannon Airport on February 3, 2003. In an unprecedented decision, Judge Miriam Reynolds allowed the accused, who had pleaded not guilty, to argue that they had a "lawful excu [...]	2006-07-29 05:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PTER KJUS IZ EI
06DUBLIN898	POST NOMINATION FOR REGIONAL OMS TRAINING, OCTOBER [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 13:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AOMS AFSI AMGT XG DA EI KPAO
06DUBLIN900	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 16:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI
06DUBLIN925	POST REQUEST TO DESIGNATE DAVID TIEDGE AS DHS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 13:05:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS EAIR EWWT PGOV PREL PINS PTER EI
06DUBLIN926	IRELAND WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Ireland welcomes the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1701 as an opportunity to end hostilities in Lebanon and Israel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs Stephen Dawson, to whom SIPDIS post delivered reftel demarche on August 12. Dawson r [...]	2006-08-12 12:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE EI
06DUBLIN93	AER LINGUS CEO DEBUNKS REPORTS ON AIRBUS DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said that recent media reports on the airline's alleged plans to purchase Airbus aircraft were inaccurate. Mannion noted that, while a decision had not been made, Aer Lingus regarded two Airbus A330 [...]	2006-01-27 07:22:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EI
06DUBLIN95	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF OFFICIAL DR. [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation (NSF) official, Dr. Alexandra Isern, Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from February 7 to 11, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the 4th International Workshop o [...]	2006-01-27 13:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF EI
06DUSHANBE1	CARE/TAJIKISTAN FY 2006 JANUARY CALL FORWARD FOR THE FY [...] The purpose of this cable is to provide Mission concurrence with CARE's submission of below mentioned commodities for arrival in May, 2006. Mission supports CARE's request for commodities for distribution submitted on behalf of CARE, Mercy Corps, Save the Children and Counterpart. 2. [...]	2006-01-03 04:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR TI
06DUSHANBE1315	TAJIKISTAN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 13:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM KN KNNP TI
06DUSHANBE1361	TIT-FOR-TAT OP-ED SLAMS AMBASSADOR'S SUPPORTING TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The steady stream of (probably) Russian-influenced black propaganda against the United States continues in the Tajik press. A recent article alleges U.S. NGOs foment "color revolutions," the United States has done nothing for Tajikistan's economic development, the purpose of th [...]	2006-07-19 13:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE1436	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-27 17:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1440	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1463	TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...]	2006-08-01 11:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ
06DUSHANBE1465	TAJIKISTAN: U.S. EMBASSY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE [...] Two earthquakes, ranging from 5.0 to 6.0 on the Richter scale, struck southern Tajikistan's Qumsangir district July 29. The earthquakes affected over 1,600 households and nearly 9,000 people. Officially, three deaths were reported, all of them children. The media reported approximately 20 pe [...]	2006-08-01 13:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID TI
06DUSHANBE151	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR KICKS OFF TAJIKISTAN'S 2006 PRESIDENTIAL [...] Although President Emomali Rahmonov has not officially announced that he will be a candidate for the late 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan, Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov more than endorsed him at a press conference on January 24. According to multiple press reports, he said, [...]	2006-01-26 09:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1512	BUILD MORE BRIDGES! AFGHAN BUSINESSMEN VISIT DUSHANBE [...] "You can select your friends, but not your neighbors," said Sharif Saidov, Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman (TCCI). "If your neighbor is calm, then you are calmer." The August 3 visit of Afghan businessmen to Dushanbe underscored the calm on both sides of the border and t [...]	2006-08-08 09:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP AF TJ
06DUSHANBE1523	TAJIKISTAN'S EARTHQUAKE RELIEF STATUS REPORT [...] More than a week after two earthquakes shook Tajikistan's Qumsangir District in Khatlon province on the southern border with Afghanistan July 29 (reftel),the Tajik government and donors continue to help displaced residents. Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov, the Tajik g [...]	2006-08-09 13:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID TI
06DUSHANBE1549	THE END OF AN ERA FOR TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY [...] SUMMARY: Chargi d'Affaires attended Said Abdullo Nuri's funeral held in Dushanbe August 10. Nuri, the Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) passed away August 9 (reftel) after a long battle with cancer. The funeral was well-attended by prominent officials and leader [...]	2006-08-11 10:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1555	BUMPS ON THE SILK ROAD: TAJIK PRESIDENT RAHMONOV PROMOTES [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov conducted a five-day state visit to India from August 6-10, his first trip to India since 2004. Rahmonov sought to bolster flagging economic relations between India and Tajikistan, encouraging Indian investments in hydro power projects. The two countries signed fiv [...]	2006-08-14 06:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG EFIN TI IN
06DUSHANBE1558	TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: LET THE FLOOD GATES OF WATER [...] SUMMARY: Senior Afghan water officials visited Tajikistan August 2-9 to discuss bilateral cooperation in developing joint projects along the Amu Darya and Pyanj Rivers, which form the Afghan-Tajik border. The highly successful visit initiated a practical dialogue and strong partnership betw [...]	2006-08-15 03:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG AF TI
06DUSHANBE1573	TAJIK AIR STILL NOT SOARING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the surface, two recent developments in the airline sector appeared to signal forward progress. However, despite opening the long-completed air terminal at Khujand and coming closer to leasing two Airbus aircraft, Tajik Air remains a protectionist, Soviet-style state-run enti [...]	2006-08-16 11:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAIR EAID TI
06DUSHANBE1575	TAJIKISTAN: FORMER DCA CHAIRMAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON [...] (U) A Tajik court sentenced former Drug Control Agency Chairman, Lieutenant General Ghaffor Mirzoyev August 11 to life imprisonment for planning to overthrow Tajikistan's President Rahmonov. Mirzoyev was arrested August 6, 2004 and officially charged with 36 crimes including attempt to toppl [...]	2006-08-17 04:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1600	TAJIKISTAN: WARM TEMPERATURES RAISE LAKE SAREZ'S WATER [...] Two recent earthquakes that damaged thousands of homes in southern Tajikistan offered a bracing reminder that this mountainous country remains seismically very active (Reftel). In 1911, a strong earthquake rocked Tajikistan's Pamir mountains, triggering a massive landslide that created the Uso [...]	2006-08-23 12:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV TI
06DUSHANBE1641	IMF TO TAJIKISTAN: LOOKING A BIT DEBT-HEAVY, AREN'T WE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concerns over Tajikistan's accepting $637 million in debt from China, but feels confident the Tajik government still supports economic reforms. During a donor briefing the IMF reported inflation in Tajikistan exceeded expectations due to [...]	2006-09-05 06:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1667	IT'S ALL RELATIVE: THE TAJIK TEXTILE BIZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two major textile manufacturers in Tajikistan have taken two different roads to success. Tajik Textiles uses its familial and political networks to succeed, while Giovani Manufacturing features a glitzy, Western-style approach. Although President Rahmonov's development program c [...]	2006-09-08 10:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV EAGR EIND TI
06DUSHANBE1700	DUSHANBE RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM TASK FORCE [...] Embassy Dushanbe provides the following information in response to the request by the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Request (REFTEL). Internet availability in Tajikistan remains extremely limited, particularly in remote areas. Programs that provide Tajik youth access to the [...]	2006-09-12 11:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINT
06DUSHANBE1705	ROCK AND ROLL IN DUSHANBE [...] What could cause Tajikistan's youth to swell with anger, defy laws prohibiting mass gatherings and demonstrations, and take to the streets of Dushanbe? Were they protesting non-transparent election practices in Tajikistan leading up to the presidential election in November? Were they angry over [...]	2006-09-13 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1706	ROCK AND ROLL IN DUSHANBE [...] What could cause Tajikistan's youth to swell with anger, defy laws prohibiting mass gatherings and demonstrations, and take to the streets of Dushanbe? Were they protesting non-transparent election practices in Tajikistan leading up to the presidential election in November? Were they angry over [...]	2006-09-13 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1718	CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...]	2006-09-15 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1723	EIGHT WEEKS OUT: CCER ISSUING DECREES LEFT AND RIGHT [...] Tajikistan's Central Committee on Elections and Referenda (CCER) signed a new decree September 15 addressing candidates' usage of mass media during the presidential campaign, establishing polling stations and forming a working group to deal with international observers. The decrees are a smal [...]	2006-09-19 08:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1726	DUSHANBE SCO CONFERENCE - MOVING BEYOND SECURITY INTO [...] SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focused on economic and energy cooperation in its Dushanbe meetings September 15-16. The six member countries issued a joint communique affirming their intention to further cooperate in economic, trade, scientific, technological, social, cu [...]	2006-09-20 12:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1738	TAJIKISTAN RESPONSE TO TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Dushanbe submits the following information regarding Tajikistan's compliance with U.S. and international trade agreements. 2. (U) Tajikistan has not entered into trade agreements with the United States directly, and is not a member of the World Trade O [...]	2006-09-21 08:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE1740	TAJIK KIDS ARE PICKIN' COTTON! [...] Cotton picking season has descended on Tajikistan, and just as in the days of central planning, several reporting districts are already exceeding set targets. According to news reports, Kulob region in Khatlon Olbast has yielded over 21,000 tons of cotton - 26% of the region's annual target. [...]	2006-09-22 09:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1749	FASHION ALERT - TAJIKISTAN'S TEXTILES HIT THE WORLD MARKET [...] This cable responds to action request (ref A) for data on the textile and apparel market in Tajikistan. 2. INTRODUCTION: Walking down the streets of Dushanbe, a trained eye easily spots the latest fashion trends among the many pedestrians. Men sport short-sleeve button-down shirts and t [...]	2006-09-22 14:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TI EAGR EIND ELAB PGOV
06DUSHANBE175	TAJIKISTAN'S SOUTH SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kulob, the President's home region and nearby Qurghon-Teppa face the same corruption, high unemployment, and political and free press restrictions that plague the rest of the country. In meetings with PolOff January 23-24, journalists, NGOs and community leaders from Kulob, Qurghon [...]	2006-01-27 09:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1765	CHINESE DRAGON STEPS GENTLY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Li Huilai laid out the founding principles of friendship between Tajikistan and China, including economic, security, and cultural relations, at an academic conference hosted by the Tajik Center for Strategic Research in Dushanbe on September 26. Acad [...]	2006-09-27 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1844	VROOM! VROOM! CAR SHOPPING IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's automotive imports reached $177.4 million for the first eight months of 2006, a 300% jump from the previous year, according to GosKomStat. Despite high gasoline prices and massive shipping costs, Tajikistan's "nouveau riche" enjoys spending its wealth on high-priced [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ELTN EINV EIND ELAB PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1845	SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN: ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HELPS DUST OFF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Kulob recently celebrated the 2,700-year anniversary of its founding. Unfortunately, the nearly three millennia have not been kind to the city. Three hours southeast of Dushanbe, Kulob (known as Kulyab in Russian) is a town of 30,000-50,000 people. All across Tajikistan, [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1846	SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN'S RUSTED BELT: INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: Called Kurgan-Tube by the Soviets, Qurghon-Teppa is a depressed city of 80,000 people, sixty minutes south of Dushanbe in the Khatlon region. Remains of the city's crumbling industrial infrastructure line city streets. The mayor threatened to re-nationalize failing industr [...]	2006-10-10 05:54:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1908	DON'T DRINK THE BOTTLED WATER, EITHER: THREE TAJIK [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: EmbOffs met October 13 with representatives of three companies in Hissor, located 25 minutes west of Dushanbe. On the railway line from Uzbekistan to Dushanbe, Hissor is a key wholesale trading area, with construction materials, gas, wheat flour, canned food, and water bo [...]	2006-10-18 07:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE1931	DESPITE THE CHAMPAGNE, NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: During an October 17 visit to Shahrinau -- Persian for "New City" -- PolOffs found nothing new in tours of a wineless winery, a school with no electricity and talks with local government officials. The district, located 25 kilometers east of Dushanbe and 25 km west of the Uz [...]	2006-10-20 05:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENGR ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE1943	TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...]	2006-10-25 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE1945	GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT VISIBLE PROBLEMS AT TWO TAJIK-AFGHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An October 18 visit to two border posts revealed extremely basic living conditions and a slow but solid start to U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts. Soldiers at Bakhorat and Bog outposts on the border with Afghanistan face winter with limited electricity and supplies, and alm [...]	2006-10-25 11:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR PINR TI AF
06DUSHANBE1948	TAJIK FINANCE MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR DEBT RELIEF (CORRECTED [...] (U) In her introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Safarali Najmuddinov October 19, Ambassador Jacobson discussed Tajikistan's evolving economic progress, debt-taking, and state budget priorities. The Minister raised the issue of Tajikistan's $17 million debt to the United States, and [...]	2006-10-26 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TI

06DUSHANBE2	TAJIKISTAN'S TOP EXPORT, COTTON, CONTINUES TO DECLINE [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan's cotton harvest continues to decline since the fall of the Soviet Union due to lack of farm capital, poor land management, and detrimental financing options. The government acknowledges a need to change policies to resuscitate the cotton industry, but real reform has bee [...]	2006-01-03 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE2000	"PLEASE TRAIN OUR WORKERS" -- TAJIK BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. While the upper echelons of the Tajik government focus on immense energy projects, a frank and lively discussion by local businesspeople offered fresh examples of corruption and decay in the small and medium enterprise sector, especially related to customs, standards, and the lac [...]	2006-10-31 12:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EIND EFIN EAID PREL TBIO ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE2017	SUPERMARKET SWEEP - THE NEW LOOK OF GROCERIES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A TAJIK-DUTCH JOINT VENTURE HAS CREATED THE FIRST WESTERN-STYLE SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN TAJIKISTAN, "ORIMA," FEATURING HUNDREDS OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS AIMED AT THE LOCAL MARKET. UTILIZING A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION PAGE 2 RUEWMFS2017 UNCLAS DUSHANBE 002017 SIPDI [...]	2006-11-02 17:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV EIND ETRD PGOV TI
06DUSHANBE202	TAJIKISTAN- THE U.S. ROLE IN DEBT RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT [...] Deputy Chief of Mission delivered talking points per Reftel January 31 to Sherali Jononov, Head of Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jononov acknowledged U.S. economic assistance and leadership in the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. HOAGLAND [...]	2006-02-01 03:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KPAO
06DUSHANBE2044	POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO RAHMONOV'S WIN [...] (U) Tajik president Emomali Rahmonov won 79.3 percent of the vote in the November 6 election. Although his popularity is genuine among the people, opposition parties remain vocal in criticizing the election and will continue to express dissatisfaction with the current president and call him [...]	2006-11-08 13:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2095	MCC NOT IN TAJIKISTAN'S SIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: EmbOffs delivered Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecards and talking points to multiple audiences of unenthusiastic Tajik officials. Tajik government officials recognize that the country still has far to go to be considered for MCC candidacy, and sidestepped our attem [...]	2006-11-16 04:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN TI
06DUSHANBE2105	DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF UNGA DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points per reftel to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Department on International Organizations, Nuriddin Shamsov. Shamsov did not have any immediate substantial comments on the Emergency Special Session, but said the MFA will relay the talking [...]	2006-11-17 08:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS TI
06DUSHANBE2107	DEFENDING TAJIKISTAN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan has taken significant steps over the past year to protect intellectual property, but much work remains in order to change its position on the Special 301 List. Advances include: an amendment to the Law on Intellectual Property to protect copyright owners from Internet [...]	2006-11-17 14:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI
06DUSHANBE2111	PRESIDENT RAHMONOV CELEBRATES THIRD TERM WITH PRECIOUS [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov was sworn in to his third term on November 18, a warm sun-filled day. The festivities were low key, but expensive, filled with precious jewels, flag waving patriots, a military parade, and one shiny new car. Embassy sources estimate inauguration costs amount from [...]	2006-11-22 05:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2149	IN TAJIKISTAN'S WINDY CITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT WELCOMES NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Whether building bridges, running an internet access center, or publishing youth newspapers, international and local NGOs operate effectively and with few bureaucratic barriers in the city and district of Faisobod. District Chairman Ismatullo Zaidov was quick to praise NGO contr [...]	2006-11-29 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KHUM KDEM ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE2169	TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state committees from 25 to 17 and state agencies from 15 [...]	2006-12-04 05:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2171	TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT AND STARTS [...] This cable is to replace Dushanbe 2169. 2. President Emomoli Rahmonov has restructured the Tajik government and begun appointing a new cabinet, a move expected following his November 6 re-election to another seven-year term. Rahmonov reduced the total number of ministries and state comm [...]	2006-12-04 10:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2177	TAJIKISTAN'S WATER PROBLEMS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON HEALTH [...] SUMMARY: Nowhere is the theme of this year's United Nations' Human Development Report entitled "Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis" more fitting than in Tajikistan. Despite an abundance of water in Tajikistan's many rivers and enormous hydroelectric potential, Tajiki [...]	2006-12-05 13:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EAGR ENV TI
06DUSHANBE2193	REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRY [...] Post looks forward to the release of the 2006 Human Rights Report. Post plans to translate the Tajikistan Country Report into both Russian and Tajik. Tajik is the official state language and Russian is commonly used among government officials, civil society, media, and the general population [...]	2006-12-08 10:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE2226	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dushanbe commemorated International Human Rights Day/Week with a variety of events: having students paint a mural on the Embassy walls, showing a Human Rights related movie followed by a discussion group, and hosting a number of public speaking events focused on the theme "De [...]	2006-12-19 12:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2247	THE FUTURE OF TAJIK COTTON - ANYTHING BUT LIGHT AND FLUFFY [...] (U) Summary: Despite the ailing cotton sector's debt-ridden farms and declining harvest, cotton remains Tajikistan's most important export and biggest crop. International donors have joined forces, backing major projects to reinvigorate the sector. The Government of Tajikistan, the National [...]	2006-12-22 14:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE226	TAJIKISTAN SDPT MEMBERS RELEASED FROM JAIL [...] Two Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) members imprisoned after the parliamentary elections last year have been released. Nizomaddin Begmatov, the Rasulov District SDPT Chairman and Nasim Shukurov, a member of the Sughd Region's SDPT branch were released on January 31 and February 1 [...]	2006-02-02 13:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE246	ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...]	2006-02-06 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE276	REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...]	2006-02-11 05:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI
06DUSHANBE277	REQUEST TO DOUBLE AMERICAN CORNERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] This is an action request. See para six below. 2. The Ambassador's February 7 visit to the American Corner in Khujand, where he met with FLEX alumni and was warmly welcomed by provincial and city education officials, reaffirms the enormous value of American Corners in Tajikistan - and th [...]	2006-02-11 05:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL KDEM PREL TI
06DUSHANBE300	TAJIKISTAN HUMANITARIAN DEMINING: REQUEST FOR PM SUPPORT [...] Post appreciates PM/WRA information (reftel) and strongly supports further engagement on demining in Tajikistan, including a Policy Assessment Visit and funding for the Tajik Mine Action Committee through the United Nations Development Program. MINES ALONG THE AFGHAN BORDER 2. Russia la [...]	2006-02-14 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KHDP TI
06DUSHANBE305	TAJIK GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO CREATION OF SCA BUREAU [...] The Ambassador presented reftel talking points as a non-paper to First Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumin Yatimov on February 14. Yatimov was familiar with the issue. He said the Tajik Embassy in Washington had already reported the information and had characterized it as a positive development [...]	2006-02-15 07:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL TI
06DUSHANBE306	ONE STEP FORWARD: NDI ACTING DEPUTY RE-REGISTERED BY TAJIK [...] As First Deputy Foreign Minister Yatimov categorically promised the Ambassador February 14, the Tajik Government re-registered National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Deputy Director Nurul Rakhimbekov February 15, the last possible day before his legal status would have lapsed. 2. DCM [...]	2006-02-15 09:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE31	EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 07:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR
06DUSHANBE316	TURNING THE PROPAGANDA OF COMPETITION INTO THE PUBLIC [...] U.S. Ambassador Hoagland and Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov jointly presented certificates to the first 15 graduates of the U.S.-funded Ministry of Interior Criminal Intelligence Analytical Center February 17 in Dushanbe. With INL funding, the United States renovated and equipped the [...]	2006-02-17 11:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PROP PTER SNAR KCRM KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE32	EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR TAJIKISTAN BORDER GUARDS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 12:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL TI
06DUSHANBE328	TAJIKISTAN'S NATIONAL PARKS SEEK U.S. COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),and Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff, visited the Tigrovaya Balka National Reserve February 8. Officials from State Committee on Environmental Protection (SCEP) accompanied EmbOffs. The g [...]	2006-02-21 14:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE337	TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE [...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...]	2006-02-23 05:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE338	TAJIKISTAN: POLITICAL PARTY ACTIVIST FREED FROM JAIL [...] Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) activist and lawyer Fayzinoso Vohidova was released from prison February 21. On October 13 the Sughd regional prosecutor's charged Vohidova with "forgery and the production and sale of forged documents", "evading tax payments", and "causing damage b [...]	2006-02-23 05:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE359	IN TAJIKISTAN, THIS WEEK'S MEDIA BOUT GOES TO IRAN [...] Groundbreaking for the Iran-funded Sangtuda-2 hydropower station dominated weekly press coverage, from Tajik and Russian Internet agencies to radio, television, and print media news outlets. This followed heavy government and independent media attention on last week's announcement of the immi [...]	2006-02-24 11:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV IR TI
06DUSHANBE394	DUSHANBE SYNAGOGUE DEMOLITION GAINING MEDIA INTEREST [...] SUMMARY: The February 8 partial demolition of the Dushanbe synagogue (reftel A) is beginning to make waves in the international media and is stimulating letters of protest to Embassy Dushanbe from private citizens in the United States. The media accounts emphasize the reported intemperate and [...]	2006-02-28 11:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PROP KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE396	TAJIK GOVT DELAYS PUBLICATION OF OPPOSITION PAPER [...] A local Dushanbe court has dragged its feet reviewing Mukhtor Boqizoda's case, thereby further preventing the publication of Boqizoda's "Neru-i Sukhan," an independent newspaper critical of President Rahmonov's administration and perceived by the government as "opposition." The government sh [...]	2006-02-28 13:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE443	TAJIKISTAN: DISTORTED VIEWS FROM THE EDUCATED STREET [...] SUMMARY: Distorted views of U.S. policy and goals originate, in large part, in the Russian mass media, which dominate Tajikistan's information space. Reputable and independent international broadcasts in Russian, perhaps from a CNN Russian Service, would help to alleviate this problem. END [...]	2006-03-06 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP EINV SNAR SOCI KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE447	TAJIK STUDENTS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM EMBASSY OVER 2004 HUMAN [...] Students from Tajikistan's Technological University published an open letter March 2 criticizing by name an Embassy Public Affairs Section FSN for distributing the State Department's 2004 Human Rights Report on Tajikistan. The students charge the report with being slanderous and inaccurate. [...]	2006-03-07 03:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE474	TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...]	2006-03-13 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO
06DUSHANBE494	TAJIKISTAN RESPONDS TO DRAFT NONPROLIFERATION AGREEMENT [...] The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the U.S.-initiated bilateral nonproliferation agreement. Tajik officials edited and made comments to the agreement's weapons of mass destruction section. Tajikistan's MFA suggested the United States separate the defense and military coop [...]	2006-03-14 14:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP TI
06DUSHANBE50	TAJIKISTAN STRENGTHENS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan has made significant progress on combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) violations, but efforts remain hindered by lack of extradition agreements, ineffective coordination, and deep-rooted social issues. The government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM [...]	2006-01-09 04:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN TI
06DUSHANBE509	DUSHANBE HOSTS INAUGURAL SCA REGIONAL REPORTING OFFICERS [...] Embassy Dushanbe hosted the first-ever reporting officers conference for Central and South Asia March 10-11 to discuss challenges of reporting in the age of transformational diplomacy and to identify emerging trends in crosscutting issues. Officers from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrg [...]	2006-03-16 14:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO RS CH IR AF ZK KG TI
06DUSHANBE511	TAJIKISTAN: LEGAL ADVISOR TO TELL RABBI HE HAS NO LEGAL [...] Rabbi Mikhail Abdurahmonov continues to hold out hope the government of Tajikistan will spare the Dushanbe synagogue and has sought legal advice from Dushanbe's Civil Society Support Center. When PolOff asked the Rabbi about the future of the synagogue, he refused to think about what concrete [...]	2006-03-17 10:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PROP KIRF SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE524	TAJIK SNAPSHOT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE LENS OF [...] Reporting on the United States in the independent Tajik print media varies from week to week and issue to issue, but a definite pattern is discernable. The United States, along with Russia and Iran, are always featured prominently in the weekly independent print media. While each paper will [...]	2006-03-20 12:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE525	TAJIKISTAN: CITY CONTINUES DEMOLITION, TARGETS BUSY MARKET [...] Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev signed an order to level a busy market for the construction of two new four-story apartment buildings. Tarrakiet Development owns the Rohi Abreshim market, more commonly known as the "82nd Bazaar" due to its location in the 82nd district of Dushanbe. T [...]	2006-03-20 13:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE541	DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...]	2006-03-24 15:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE542	DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION MAY SEVERELY CURTAIL CHRISTIAN, [...] Draft legislation from the State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) proposes new restrictions and regulations on religious activity which have raised serious concerns for all religions practiced in Tajikistan. The SCRA recently circulated the draft "Law on the Freedom of Faith and the Rel [...]	2006-03-24 15:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE55	FIRE IN TAJIK ORPHANAGE RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (U) At least 13 disabled children died when a fire destroyed Chorbogh orphanage early January 8. Neighbors pulled children out of the burning Dushanbe facility, home to almost 100 mentally and physically disabled children. Many victims were bedridden and unable to escape. Metal bars on the [...]	2006-01-09 14:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE566	TAJIKISTAN'S FARKHAR DISTRICT STRUGGLES [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 07:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE575	OSCE CHAIRMAN DE GUCHT BRIEFLY VISITS DUSHANBE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Visiting OSCE Chairman-in-Office de Gucht raised the draft NGO and religion laws with President Rahmonov, pressed for BBC to be re-registered for FM broadcasts in Dushanbe, and discussed [...]	2006-03-30 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF UK UZ TI
06DUSHANBE577	TAJIK AND AFGHAN BUSINESSWOMEN NETWORK AT KHATLON [...] Maybe sewing really IS women's work? At a March 29 conference in Qurghon-Teppa, 50 Tajik and Afghan women entrepreneurs came together to network and seek business cooperation, but had few examples of success outside the sectors of handicraft. Enthusiasm and energy were abundant, but the con [...]	2006-03-30 13:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EAGR SOCI KWMN AF TI
06DUSHANBE583	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND [...] At the invitation of the Strategic Research Center (SRC) of the President of Tajikistan, the Ambassador delivered a speech March 31 at a business conference in Dushanbe. Participants included government officials and private business people. The venue was especially influential because the S [...]	2006-03-31 13:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE587	ONE STEP AHEAD OF CRISIS: UNHCR'S UZBEK REFUGEE CONTINGENCY [...] UNHCR Tajikistan summoned international donors and related refugee organizations March 30 to discuss the full gamut of refugee issues in Tajikistan, including the need for contingency plans in the event of a mass refugee influx following internal disorder in Uzbekistan. Post also sees a need [...]	2006-04-03 10:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF UZ KZ TI
06DUSHANBE608	TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU [...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...]	2006-04-05 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA
06DUSHANBE618	EMBASSY DUSHANBE REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Dushanbe requests an Embassy Science Fellow for the proposals below. The projects described below benefit the environment and have a direct effect on the well-being of the people of Tajikistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan's impoverished status has directed scie [...]	2006-04-07 09:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KSCA TSPL OTRA SENV TI
06DUSHANBE620	TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Dear Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: I would like to solicit your help in advancing democracy in Tajikistan. See request in para eight. 3. (U) Tajikistan's next presidential election will be i [...]	2006-04-07 10:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE704	TAJIK JOURNALISTS UNION SUSPENSION NOT A CRACK DOWN ON MEDIA [...] On April 11 the Ministry of Justice announced a Dushanbe district court suspended the Union of Journalists of Tajikistan for three months. The suspension is not seen as a threat to media freedom, but rather a move by the government to oust the Union's current chairman, Hayot Davlatov. 2. [...]	2006-04-14 06:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE768	TAJIKISTAN: SHAKE UP AT MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINISTER [...] President Rahmonov signed a decree April 24 dismissing the Minister of Energy and other ministry officials. According to press reports Abdullo Yerov will replace Jurabek Nurmahmadov as the Minister of Energy. Yerov was the former Minister of Energy until replaced by Nurmahmadov in 2004, when [...]	2006-04-24 13:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE776	INDIA LOOKS TO REVIVE SILK ROAD HERITAGE, NOT GREAT GAME [...] (SBU) In an April 26 meeting with U.S. DCM, Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Govinda Khampa took great pains to explain India's priorities in Tajikistan. Far from extending India's "strategic reach," the repair of the Ayni Airfield outside of Dushanbe is part of India's Technical Economic Coope [...]	2006-04-26 09:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE799	TAJIKISTAN'S SEQUOIAS, FROM CALIFORNIA TO DUSHANBE [...] A recent letter from a 75-year-old amateur historian William Allen in California shows Tajikistan is not totally unknown. Allen wanted to know if sequoia trees, native to California's Sierra Nevada, were thriving in Tajikistan and attached a copy of a 1964 news article that reported Dushanbe i [...]	2006-04-28 12:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR SENV TI
06DUSHANBE827	TAJIKISTAN'S MOST ISLAMIC REGION FEELS MOST NEGLECTED [...] SUMMARY: Rasht Valley, one of Tajikistan's most isolated and devoutly Islamic districts, feels left behind. The economic boom evident elsewhere in Tajikistan has yet to reach this agricultural area. NGO and civil society leaders observe that while international organizations are active, mor [...]	2006-05-03 13:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE840	TAJIKISTAN: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dushanbe marked World Press Freedom Day with an on-line press conference with the Ambassador answering questions from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The Ambassador also participated in a World Press Freedom Day roundtable hosted by Internews, the Institute for War and P [...]	2006-05-07 07:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE864	TAJIKISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION DELIVERED [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered talking points per reftel on May 4 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Nasredinov passed the points onto the MFA's International Organizations department. On May 8, Nasredinov tol [...]	2006-05-10 13:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TI
06DUSHANBE880	TAJIKISTAN: WHA SMALLPOX TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] PolOff delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) May 8. Naredinov promised to pass the information on the U.S. position support continued retention of official smallpox stocks. [...]	2006-05-16 02:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AORC TBIO KPAO SENV WHO TI
06DUSHANBE881	TAJIKISTAN: ROLL-OUT OF U.S. PLAN FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] PolOff delivered talking points on the U.S. implementation plan for the national strategy for pandemic influenza per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 13. 2. Nasredinov said he would deliver the [...]	2006-05-16 02:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV WHO TI
06DUSHANBE908	TAJIKISTAN: CN CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS [...] The International Conference on Counter-Narcotics and the second Meeting of the Central and South Asia Counter Narcotics Security Working Group participants met May 15-17 in Tajikistan to deliberate and recommend best approaches to improved border cooperation to halt the flow of narcotics out [...]	2006-05-18 12:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR TI
06DUSHANBE920	TAJIKISTAN: ELECTIONS COMMISSION APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Heads of diplomatic missions convened at the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peacebuilding (UNTOP) for the international donor community's monthly meeting on electoral issues May 17. Mirzoali Boltuyev, Chairman of the Central Commission on Elections and Referenda (CCER),presented a chart [...]	2006-05-19 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE944	TAJIK CAPITAL CLAMPS DOWN ON CD PIRACY [...] Tajikistan is building on its impressive narcotics interdiction record with a new campaign against CD piracy. According to Asia, Plus, the tax police, Ministry of Security and other law enforcement agencies have seized over 90,000 CDs and DVDs in a month-long operation. Raids on Dushanbe vend [...]	2006-05-23 10:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE945	TAJIKISTAN: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVT FORMATION [...] DCM delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 22. Nasredinov promised to pass the points on to the MFA's Asia and Africa desk and will respond to the Embassy if the desk has any [...]	2006-05-23 11:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO IZ TI
06DUSHANBE986	TAJIKISTAN: A RESOLUTION TO THE SYNAGOGUE'S PROBLEMS? [...] Local Tajik news sources have reported that Alexsandr Mashkevich, president of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) and Kazakh oligarch, agreed to fund the construction of a new synagogue in the center of Dushanbe. The existing synagogue has already been partly demolished along with other bu [...]	2006-05-26 07:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF KISM TI
06EFTOPORTMORESBY364	VANUATU - GHOST OF PHOENIX PAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 06:47:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR NH
06EFTOSKOPJE206	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF US NATO [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...]	2006-03-02 15:47:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
06EFTOSKOPJE971	MACEDONIA WILL PUBLICLY OPPOSE NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 15:03:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP MK
06FLORENCE12	APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC STAGNATION IN ITALY'S CENTER-NORTH: A [...] Summary. Italian business associations from the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany regions report a slowdown in traditional manufacturing industry output and a decline in earnings for regional producers. Local observers attribute this stagnation to a decrease in competitiveness of Italian products [...]	2006-01-24 11:57:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN IT EUN
06FLORENCE24	TIP 2005 REPORT FOR SAN MARINO [...] (SBU) Following is Congen Florence TIP report for the Republic of San Marino: Overview: San Marino is not a country of origin for international trafficking of persons, nor is it a country of transit or destination of such persons. According to Government officials, there has not been a [...]	2006-03-01 09:04:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SM EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
06FLORENCE27	ARAB-APPALACHIAN FUSION MUSIC CONCERTS [...] On the first week of March 2006, the U.S. Consulate General in Florence organized three fusion music concerts in Colle Val D'Elsa (Siena),Bologna and Modena, targeting local Muslim communities, high school and university students, authorities and representatives from local community inst [...]	2006-03-09 11:05:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OPRC SCUL EUN
06FLORENCE32	PISA AND BOLOGNA LEAD EXPANSION OF NORTHERN-CENTRAL ITALY'S [...] National and international air passenger traffic in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany has increased substantially in 2005, and prospects for a further increase over the next three years are excellent. All three major airports in the two regions (Bologna, Pisa and Florence) reported two-digit growth o [...]	2006-03-27 12:27:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ETRD IT AVIATION FAA
06FRANKFURT4327	Two German States Tackle Demographic Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The states of Hesse and Saarland, like much of Germany, face tectonic shifts as their populations stagnate and age. Whereas Saarland is home to Western Germany's most rapidly shrinking population, Hesse's uneven growth is causing public policy challenges. Their differing approaches t [...]	2006-06-23 14:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV GM
06FRANKFURT8141	German Women, Economy Stuck at Glass Ceiling [...] In a city of skyscrapers and boardrooms, the absence of top female management in Frankfurt is striking -- nor is Frankfurt unique in Germany. The "glass ceiling" for women in the German workforce is remarkably pervasive and persistent, fueling Germany's demographic problems and lowering potent [...]	2006-12-08 14:46:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN ECON ELAB PGOV GM
06FREETOWN1053	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN AND UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 16:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC SL
06FREETOWN1054	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 16:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL SL
06FREETOWN232	School Violence: A Dangerous New Trend [...] A spate of violent demonstrations by high school students may be the start of a dangerous trend. There have been five separate student demonstrations in less than a month, one of which resulted in the shooting death of a student. Government officials have expressed concern over the violence [...]	2006-03-17 08:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS SL
06FREETOWN321	MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MARCH 2006 [...] Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: A. Post issued a press release on the Nationwide HIV/AIDS education tour. The US Government, through the US Department of Defense, sponsored the tour. Sierra Leone's internationally acclaimed musician Steady Bongo and the Republic of Sierra Leon [...]	2006-04-19 15:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
06FREETOWN322	Sierra Leoneans React to Human Rights Report [...] On April 13, the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee hosted its second annual workshop on the status of human rights in Sierra Leone and used the State Department's Country Report on Human Rights Practices as its basis for discussion. Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Alusine Fofana used t [...]	2006-04-19 17:11:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN441	SIERRA LEONE DEBATES A STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL [...] The newly formed National Commission on Environment and Forestry (NaCEF) is reaching out to other stakeholders in the development of its Strategic Action Plan. The Regional Environmental Hub Officer made a presentation at a one-day conference about the lessons Sierra Leone could learn from th [...]	2006-06-01 17:15:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL SL
06FREETOWN473	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SL GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS TIP [...] On June 6, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Kamara. The Ambassador encouraged the GoSL to activate the Trafficking in Persons Task Force, as stipulated in the new Anti-Trafficking Act, and prepare a national strategy on TIP. Kamara was pleased [...]	2006-06-12 09:23:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN496	Liberians Riot At Freetown UNHCR Office [...] On June 12, a small contingent of disgruntled Liberian refugees, including ex-combatants who were recently refused refugee status, led an assault on the Freetown UNHCR office. Police arrested 61 people, but only after approximately $50,000 worth of damage was done to UNHCR vehicles and ground [...]	2006-06-19 17:01:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN508	SIERRA LEONE: NO CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOSL FOR 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 10:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN CASC PGOV KIDE SL
06FREETOWN511	UNPP ELECTS US COLLEGE PROFESSOR AS PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: On June 16 and 17, the United National People's Party (UNPP) held a national convention in Freetown to elect a new party leader and presidential candidate. Delegates elected Abdul Karim Koroma, a U.S. professor, as presidential candidate. One party official denied the legitimacy of [...]	2006-06-22 16:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN529	OHCHR FIELD OFFICE NEEDS TO WORK HARDER ON TRC [...] The UNIOSIL Human Rights Section manages UNHCHR activities in Sierra Leone. The Section Director told PolAsst that the primary activities of his office were dissemination, sensitization, and implementation of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations. Recent [...]	2006-06-30 09:03:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SL
06FREETOWN530	LIBERIAN REFUGEES VOICE COMPLAINTS AT UNHCR WORLD [...] The June 12 riot at UNHCR offices in Freetown was addressed by several panelists at the World Refugee Day event on June 20. GoSL officials condemned the action and chastised supporters of the urban refugees that led the riot. An urban refugee representative responded to these comments with [...]	2006-06-30 09:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN535	Decentralization Two Years On: Hopeful Signs [...] Since May 2004, when Sierra Leone held its first local elections in 32 years, local government has made tremendous progress. Devolution of government responsibility and funding have begun to occur in a real way, and local communities are starting to see the benefits. Although there is still [...]	2006-07-03 07:28:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN537	TIP TASK FORCE: UP BUT NOT QUITE RUNNING [...] On June 22, the Minister of Social Welfare met with PolOff to discuss the progress of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force. The minister voiced concerns over the contents of the 2005 TIP Report, but was committed to the establishment of the Task Force. In its first meeting, the Task [...]	2006-07-03 09:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG SL
06FREETOWN542	EAC MEETING: ACUTE WATER SHORTAGE -- POST PLANS [...] A July 5 Emergency Action Committee meeting discussed the acute water shortage in Freetown and what actions post can take to mitigate its effects. The Guma Valley reservoir is seriously drawn down and municipal water rationing was instituted last week. On July 4, the Government established [...]	2006-07-06 16:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AEMR ASEC CASC EAID SL
06FREETOWN579	GOSL LAUNCHES AVIAN INFLUENZA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On July 13, EmbOff attended the Avian Influenza National Action Plan launch hosted by the newly created Sierra Leone Avian Influenza Secretariat. The Secretariat presented the National Action Plan, which includes strategies for prevention, monitoring, and response to an audience of [...]	2006-07-18 12:26:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV ETRD EAID AMED CASC SL
06FREETOWN586	SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND EXPORTS DOWN FROM 2005 [...] The most recent GoSL statistics show diamond exports down from last year despite early 2006 forecasts of an 8.5% increase for the full year. January to June 2006 diamond export value has fallen 12.23% from the same period in 2005. This decline in export value is partially explained by a drop [...]	2006-07-19 08:45:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ETRD EAID SL
06FREETOWN597	WOLFOWITZ HAILS SIERRA LEONE'S PROGRESS [...] (U) On the first visit ever by a World Bank President to Sierra Leone, Paul Wolfowitz hailed Sierra Leone as "one of the most successful post-conflict countries." Speaking to the press at the end of a July 20-21 trip to meet with the Government, civil society, and war amputees, and to visit the [...]	2006-07-21 16:00:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN603	TFLE01: LEBANESE IN SIERRA LEONE APPEAL TO U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 25, five representatives from the Lebanese community in Sierra Leone met with the Ambassador and PolOff to present a letter asking for strong U.S. action to broker a ceasefire with Israel. The President of the Lebanese Community in Sierra Leone said that the bombings are out [...]	2006-07-26 08:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC ASEC MOPS SL LE IS
06FREETOWN810	AMBASSADOR HOSTS SUCCESSFUL RAMADAN IFTAR [...] On September 27, the Ambassador invited members of Sierra Leone's Muslim community to the residence to participate in a Maghreb Prayer and Ifter to break the Ramadan fast. The event was well attended by about 75 prominent Muslim Sheiks, clerics and Imams, as well as Minister of Labor Alpha Tim [...]	2006-09-29 14:48:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KISL KPAO SL
06FREETOWN819	PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEMBERS [...] On October 3, Parliament confirmed five representatives for the newly-established Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone. 2. The new representatives are: Jamesfina King: Has a Master's Degree in International Legal Studies with a focus on Human Rights. She has been in private practice fo [...]	2006-10-05 11:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KBIO SL
06FREETOWN854	DEMARCHE: CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and discuss the CCW protocol on anti-vehicle mines. Charge explained the framework of the protocol and opt-in provisions and USG concerns about the inability to reach consensus on [...]	2006-10-18 11:44:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MCAP PREL SL
06FREETOWN856	DEMARCHE ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points and non-papers. Charge expressed USG concerns about the flaws of the text, noting that the document endorsed by the Human Rights Council lacked consensus and a definition of the t [...]	2006-10-18 11:53:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN SL
06FREETOWN876	REQUEST TO PURSUE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH [...] This is an action request. See Para. 5 2. Since 2001 DOD has assigned at least three U.S. Military personnel to serve as U.S. liaison at the International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT). Although the UK concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sierra Leone (G [...]	2006-10-26 17:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SL
06FREETOWN953	Embassy Freetown Dedicates New Embassy Compound November [...] On November 16, Embassy Freetown officially dedicated the New Embassy Compound. OBO Director General Charles E. Williams and Sierra Leone Vice President Soloman E. Berewa (representing President Kabbah who was out of the country) and the Ambassador participated in the outdoor ceremony, unveile [...]	2006-11-21 09:37:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ABLD AGMT CVIS SL

06FREETOWN957	FREETOWN GRANTS G/TIP COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Amy Lemar, Program Analyst for Africa in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Freetown December 10 - 14. A contract expediter meets all visitors - see para 9 below. Visitors are urged to read the conten [...]	2006-11-22 14:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SMIG NI BN SG SL
06FREETOWN971	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] On November 22, Parliament passed the 2007 budget after a series of debates. The government says that it will increase capital expenditures to rebuild capacity to deliver basic services and support private sector development. Government officials estimate economic growth at 7.5 percent for 2 [...]	2006-11-29 07:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL SL
06FUKUOKA10	U.S. BEEF: A MUCH TOUGHER SELL IN KYUSHU POST-"HOTEL RACK" [...] (SBU) Widespread negative media coverage of the Beef Export Verification (BEV) agreement violation in January, the Government of Japan's (GOJ) re-imposition of its import ban on U.S. beef, and subsequent political haranguing between the ruling LDP and opposition DPJ parties over the issue have [...]	2006-02-21 09:31:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL BEXP JA
06FUKUOKA14	KYUSHU'S AGING SOCIETY CREATING BOTH HEADACHES AND [...] While analysts frequently warn about the coming demographic and fiscal challenges that Japan's aging population will pose, in much of the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region that future has already arrived. Senior citizens age 65 and over now account for more than one in five Kyushu residents, and this pr [...]	2006-02-28 10:37:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PGOV BTIO JA
06FUKUOKA17	FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...]	2006-03-06 04:54:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA
06FUKUOKA21	IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES [...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...]	2006-03-15 08:37:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA
06FUKUOKA23	STUDY SAYS GOJ AMENDMENTS TO URBAN PLANNING LAWS ARE THE [...] (SBU) A recent report by the Kyushu Economic Research Center (KERC) argues that the Government of Japan's (GOJ) proposed amendments to two of the three Urban Planning Laws ("Machizukuri Sanpo") will actually do little to revitalize urban centers in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi region. The GOJ proposal [...]	2006-04-05 08:57:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV SOCI JA
06FUKUOKA27	RE-ELECTED IWAKUNI MAYOR TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON U.S. NAVAL [...] (U) On April 23, Katsusuke Ihara easily defeated an LDP-supported opponent and a third candidate in the Iwakuni City mayoral election. Ihara, who was mayor of Iwakuni City prior to its March 20 merger with seven smaller towns, obtained 69% of the votes compared to the 28% and 2% obtained by [...]	2006-04-24 09:13:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PREL JA
06FUKUOKA9	NUCLEAR ENERGY POLITICS IN WESTERN JAPAN: KYUSHU ELECTRIC'S [...] (SBU) With Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa's declaration February 7 that he believes pluthermal (plutonium-thermal) technology is safe, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) is close to securing final approval from local officials to initiate pluthermal power generation at its Genkai No. 3 Reactor [...]	2006-02-09 05:42:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN ECON SENV SOCI PGOV TRGY JA
06GABORONE431	BOTSWANA BALANCES BUDGET ON HIGHER DIAMOND EXPORTS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana expects to balance its budget in 2006, thanks to growth in revenues from the mining sector and a one-off payment from the old Southern African Customs Union agreement. Although Minister of Finance Gaolathe predicted 6 percent growth for the next two to th [...]	2006-03-28 14:19:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB BC
06GABORONE453	SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA [...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]	2006-03-31 12:07:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GABORONE623	INFIGHTING, LACK OF CAPACITY HOBBLES BOTSWANA LABOR [...] Summary: The majority of trade unions represented at May Day celebrations in Gaborone have dismissed their umbrella body, the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU),as worthless. Unionists accused the government and employers of destabilizing their organizations by instigating factiona [...]	2006-05-08 13:35:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM BC
06GABORONE865	BOTSWANA YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's youth face a lack of both training and job opportunities, creating situations of poverty that can lead to commercial sex work, HIV/AIDS, and anti-social behavior. Despite a significant problem of commercial sex work, none of our contacts have heard of scenarios in which [...]	2006-06-29 09:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM SOCI BC
06GABORONE933	BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS [...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...]	2006-07-24 15:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH
06GENEVA1456	JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]	2006-06-14 14:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1610	HRC: JUNE 27 WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: The Western Human Rights Group met June 27 to review the state of play at the Human Rights Council. Swiss Ambassador Blaise Godet, the Western Group's Bureau representative, reported on the Bureau's June 26 meeting, at which the priority was President de Alba's effort to avoid a Pal [...]	2006-06-29 05:20:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1637	RESOLUTIONS ON ALL FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] The Human Rights Council (HRC) passed resolutions on all five inter-governmental working groups during the June 29-30 conclusions and recommendations portion of the inaugural session. Discussion on the working group resolutions took place June 26-27, at which time the United States delivered [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1638	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...]	2006-07-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1699	ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL [...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...]	2006-07-11 11:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN
06GENEVA1748	ECOSOC 2006 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION: COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: The Coordination Segment (CS) of ECOSOC's Substantive Session met July 6-10 and again on July 17 in Geneva. The Coordination Segment theme "Sustained economic growth for social development, including poverty eradication and hunger" had strong thematic links to the High Level Seg [...]	2006-07-18 14:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ELAB KUNR TBIO
06GENEVA1886	WHO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH WHO [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor met July 26, 2006, with Dr. Shigeru Omi of Japan and July 27, 2006, with Mr. David Gunnarsson of Iceland, both of whom are candidates to be Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Omi stressed his technical, management and political skills, [...]	2006-08-03 15:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO WHO
06GENEVA1954	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT [...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...]	2006-08-12 11:46:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2131	TAXATION OF UN MISSION RESIDENCES [...] Summary. Reftel requested information about Swiss taxation of foreign-owned diplomatic mission residences, and asked post to describe any USG or post-owned properties used as residences by US Mission personnel. Mission can confirm that there are no/no USG-owned properties used as residences [...]	2006-09-01 05:08:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KLIG SW
06GENEVA2161	SEPTEMBER 1 INFORMALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba chaired informal consultations September 1 to discuss the upcoming HRC session (Sept. 18-Oct. 6),which is expected to deal with substantive matters deferred at the first session in June. According to de Alba's draft timetable, each m [...]	2006-09-05 15:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2176	INDIAN UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CANDIDATE THAROOR [...] On August 28, Ambassador Tichenor met with Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UN Secretary-General, during a dinner hosted by Indian PermRep Singh. Tharoor reviewed themes outlined in his September 4 Newsweek editorial, discussing with the Ambassador and other Geneva-based PermReps his vi [...]	2006-09-06 16:23:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IN
06GENEVA2337	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...]	2006-09-22 08:20:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2347	ILC - SRI LANKA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR DR. A. ROHAN [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka requesting USG support for the candidacy of Dr. A. Rohan Perera for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st sessio [...]	2006-09-22 11:44:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNSC ID CE XD XO
06GENEVA2348	ILC - JAMAICA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR PROFESSOR [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica requesting USG support for the candidacy of Professor Stephen Vasciannie for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...]	2006-09-22 11:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNSC JM XL
06GENEVA3120	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...]	2006-12-14 11:34:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA3134	HRC: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL MEETS OHCHR, COUNCIL [...] Congressional staffers for the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee were in Geneva Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006 to discuss the state of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with key players from the diplomatic community, United N [...]	2006-12-15 08:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC UN
06GENEVA3142	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 16:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CM NI
06GENEVA582	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE - PROGRAM BUDGETS [...] (U ) Summary. The Deputy High Commissioner, the Controller and the head of External Relations provided a briefing to member states on UNHCR strategies to meet the current budget crisis. Member states were frank in their remarks to UNHCR, sometimes highlighting the organization's shortcoming [...]	2006-03-14 16:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL UNHCR
06GENEVA597	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...]	2006-03-16 13:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA
06GENEVA763	COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING [...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...]	2006-04-03 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN1	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN. VON GEIJER AND [...] Post welcomes TSA Senior Aviation Security Inspector Dan Von Geijer and Aviation Security Inspector Jon Christensen from January 23 until January 31, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. Per the travelers' request, hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus hotel, phone [...]	2006-01-03 11:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN101	REVISED CABLE: GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-01-30 13:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN1028	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] SUMMARY: The textile and apparel sector in Guyana has approximately one large manufacturer and five small manufacturers. A steep decline in prices has offset a slight increase in production. While not an engine of growth, the textiles and apparel sector makes a small but valuable contribution t [...]	2006-10-03 15:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN1037	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING (GUYANA) [...] Post provides to following information in response to reftel: A) The Economic/Commercial Section has dual responsibility for economic monitoring and reporting as well as for Post's commercial diplomacy efforts. The section consists of one Economic/Commercial Officer and one Foreign Service Na [...]	2006-10-04 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN104	TV CO-OP PROPOSAL - GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Guyana is a fragile state with a history of ethnic-related post-election violence. General elections are due by called by August 2006. Post proposes a television co-op with the theme "The Role of the Media in Elections". Reporters would focus on the large overseas Guyanese communi [...]	2006-01-31 13:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OPRC KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN1049	MONUMENT FOR CUBANA BOMBING VICTIMS PLANNED [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador Merchante Castellanos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally, and Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green spoke at a ceremony on Friday afternoon marking the 30th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana C.U. 455 bombing. Seventy-three people, including eleven Guyanese, were kille [...]	2006-10-10 13:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EAIR KPAO CU VE GY
06GEORGETOWN1058	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Jagdeo Pursues Debt Relief, Treasury Ties in Singapore 2. Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute: Legal Teams to begin Oral Arguments on December 7 3. Russian Firm Interested in Linden Bauxite Operations 4. Cambior/IAMGOLD Merger Could Affect Guyanese Mining Operation 5. Stone Supply Sh [...]	2006-10-10 20:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PBTS EMIN ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG GY
06GEORGETOWN1069	SURVEY OF ETHANOL POTENTIAL IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Though a small-scale sugar producer, Guyana could be a lucrative destination for investment in ethanol production. Guyana's efforts to streamline its sugar industry and lower the cost of production--which will enable it to remain competitive--have limited excess cane capacity and inves [...]	2006-10-13 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR PREL PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN107	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR GUYANA [...] The Government of Guyana encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily [...]	2006-01-31 19:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB GY OPIC USTR
06GEORGETOWN1142	GUYANA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Post via diplomatic note on October 16 that the GOG will support the U.S. candidate for the International Law Commission. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-01 17:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN1149	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and non-papers to Esther Gitten, Desk Officer within the Multilateral and Global Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Senior MFA personnel are currently preoccupied with the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) meeting being held i [...]	2006-11-02 20:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN1154	GUYANA PASSES CRICKET WORLD CUP LEGISLATION [...] With minimal debate, Guyana's Parliament unanimously passed legislation governing venue access, commercial rights and public order for the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place in Guyana from March 27 to April 9, 2007. The International Cricket Council (ICC) mandated passage of the so-call [...]	2006-11-03 19:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV CASC ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN1178	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COUNTRY SPECIFIC RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6. Hamer had no substantive response. Ambassador is scheduled to follow up with Foreign Minister Insanally at 1600 hours, Wednesday, November 8. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-08 17:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN GY
06GEORGETOWN1182	JAGDEO: CONSERVATION, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT [...] Speaking at his return from an investment promotion conference in London on November 4, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he intends to work with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others to explore the potential use of Guyana's rainforest to offset climate change. Jagdeo further stated tha [...]	2006-11-08 20:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV SENV GY
06GEORGETOWN1183	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The following text is post's narrative for Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is neither an important regional or offshore financial center, nor does it have any notable offshore [...]	2006-11-08 20:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN119	VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on February 1, 2006, covering the period January 5, 2006 to February 1, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]	2006-02-02 21:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN1208	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Ivor English, Director General, Guyana Maritime Administration, on November 14, 2006. English said MARAD will not be sending a representative to the November 29 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee meeting. English agreed to rev [...]	2006-11-15 18:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS KTIA IMO INMARSAT GY
06GEORGETOWN121	GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: WATER LEVEL STABLE [...] SUMMARY: Several days of relatively good weather have allowed water levels in affected areas to lower slightly. The GOG declared two of the affected regions disaster areas and briefed donors of the potential need for assistance in mitigation and disaster prevention. Meanwhile, reports of vanda [...]	2006-02-03 13:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AEMR EAID PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN1215	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]	2006-11-16 11:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN1216	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 6 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director Jackie Hamer and followed up on November 14. Hamer had no substantive response but promised to follow up on the issue. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-16 12:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW GY
06GEORGETOWN1218	GUYANA ENDORSES U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT ILLICIT [...] Ambassador met with Guyana Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on November 14 and delivered the joint U.S.-CARICOM Agreement on Illicit Trafficking in Arms. Rohee said that Guyana endorses the statement and that he will raise the matter with FonMin Insanally and President Jagdeo. Ambassador [...]	2006-11-16 20:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL CARICOM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN1224	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] A/DCM delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 17. Hamer had no substantive response. Post will follow-up with the Foreign Ministry early the week of November 20. ROBINSON [...]	2006-11-17 19:49:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN GY
06GEORGETOWN1252	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 29 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Americas and Asia Director Audrey Waddell. Waddell promised to relay talking points to Commissioner of the Civil Defense Commission Col. Chabilall Ramsarup, who will represent Guyana at the Minis [...]	2006-11-29 20:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV USTR OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN1255	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] ConOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29, 2006 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas and Asia Department Director Audrey Waddell and verbally delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. Waddell had no substantive response, but promised to relay the informatio [...]	2006-11-30 19:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN1277	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING GUYANA'S ABSENCE FROM [...] Guyana has sent Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr. Henry Jeffrey to the AFCARPAC Summit in Khartoum and preliminary meetings beginning December 3. EmbOff delivered relevant reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Permanent Secr [...]	2006-12-06 18:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS SOCI SU GY
06GEORGETOWN130	Guyana Snares Cuban Medical Aid And Scholarships [...] President Jagdeo returned from a two-day visit to Cuba and held a press conference to trumpet several pledges of assistance, including the establishment of an ophthalmology clinic and a scholarship program for Guyanese students to study medicine, agriculture and engineering in Cuba. The eye cl [...]	2006-02-07 15:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SCUL KPAO KHIV CU GY
06GEORGETOWN131	GUYANA'S CAPACITY FOR SUGAR TRQ REALLOCATION [...] THE GUYANA SUGAR CORPORATION (GUYSUCO) INFORMED POST, THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REQUESTED IN REFTEL: GUYSUCO HAS 16,746 TONS REMAINING UNDER ITS TRQ FOR THE QUOTA YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2006. IT INTENDS TO SHIP THIS TONNAGE AND WILL ALSO BE INTERE [...]	2006-02-07 15:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN132	PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCLE PROJECT [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's proposal for an FY 2006 INCLE funded anti-trafficking in persons program to build the capacity of the Guyanese criminal justice system: A. Title: Technical Assistance Proposal to Increase the Capacity of Guyana's Criminal Justice System to Combat [...]	2006-02-07 15:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG SNAR KWMN KCRM KJUS GY
06GEORGETOWN138	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JULIA A. REHWINKEL [...] USAID/Guyana requests country clearance concurrence for Ms Julia Ann Rehwinkel, from o/a March 20 - 24, 2006. She will be attending the CTO Assistance Training in El Salvador. 2. Ms. Rehwinkel will arrive in San Salvador on March 19, 2006 at 8:22 p.m. via AA 2119 and departs o/a on March 24 [...]	2006-02-09 13:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OVIP ASEC EAID
06GEORGETOWN14	VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Post's VISAS VIPER Committee met on January 4, 2006, covering the period December 7, 2005 to January 4, 2006. Conoff Wells chaired the meeting. DCM, ECON, POL, CONS, RSO, and MLO attended. Non-resident LEGATT was queried separately. 2. No VISAS VIPER telegrams were submitted during this [...]	2006-01-05 16:06:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN140	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes Dr. David Williams, International Affairs Specialist, from USDA/FAS, o/a 2/13/2006 to o/a 2/18/2006, to interview candidates for the 2006 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow Program and to advise partners at the National Agricultural Researc [...]	2006-02-10 11:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
06GEORGETOWN141	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes from USAID/Washington Virginia Gidi "Secret Security Clearance" o/a 2/15 -22/2006, to meet with Guyana Core Team Members and Key Partners and conducting site visits; and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservation is confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Seawall R [...]	2006-02-10 11:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP SOCI AMGT ASEC KHIV
06GEORGETOWN142	GEORGETOWN NOMINEES: ATA 5756, VIP MAJOR EVENT [...] Post nominates two officers from the Guyana Police Department to attend the VIP Major Event Security Management Consultations in Nassau Bahamas. Name Edward Wills Keith John PDOB 05/20/1954 GY 06/05/1954 GY Rank Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner [...]	2006-02-10 14:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
06GEORGETOWN150	EMBASSY GEORGETOWN NOMINATION FOR FY-06 ECA/A/E/USS [...] Embassy Georgetown nominates Ms. Geetangeli Geer to the U.S. Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy. Ms. Geer is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and a lecturer at the University of Guyana. Ms. Geer lecturers on a international relations, conflict resolution. Her classes incl [...]	2006-02-13 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN153	EDITORIAL ON GUYANA'S SECURITY CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 20:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI GY
06GEORGETOWN157	CENSUS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GUYANESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY. The GoG released the results of Guyana's 2002 Population and Housing Census in October 2005. The census confirmed two demographic trends that will profoundly shape the country's political and economic development: a) total population is stagnant and predicted to fall; and b) the ethn [...]	2006-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PHUM SMIG CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN158	LABOR STRUGGLES TO UNIFY AS GOG SEIZES INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: A number of simmering labor issues have emerged in the run-up to the elections. The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is in an ongoing struggle for government salary arbitration with unclear ends and limited impact to date. The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) is contesting a propo [...]	2006-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN160	GUYANA UNESCO CONVENTION NOT ON AGENDA [...] Post is not aware of any attention paid to the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions in legislative, media, or public forums in Guyana. The University of Guyana has not held any discussions on the matter, and informal inquiries to parliament revealed it is not on the legislative agenda. A [...]	2006-02-16 12:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL GY UNESCO
06GEORGETOWN162	Firearms Seized from US Commercial Aircraft [...] Action request para 5. 2. On February 11, 2006, Guyanese Customs Officials intercepted 3 firearms at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) that were found in exported cargo from the U.S. on North American Airlines flight 091 from JFK International Airport. Customs official examined a [...]	2006-02-16 12:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN166	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - BOURNE [...] Post welcomes NSF Integrative Biology Program Director Dr. Godfrey Bourne from March 5 until March 21, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. No Embassy assistance was requested. 3. Control officer is Ed Luchessi, Economic/Commercial Officer, telephone 592-225-4900 ext. 220, IVG 747-0 [...]	2006-02-17 12:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA GY NSF
06GEORGETOWN175	NOMINATION FOR PK 334, FSN SECRETARIAL [...] USAID/Guyana, hereby nominates Ms. Rita Mohabir, to attend the PK 334 FSN Secretarial Seminar at the Shultz Training Centre (FSI)from May 15 - 24, 2006. 2. Data on Ms. Mohabir are as follows: Name of Participant: Rita Mohabir Date of Birth: April 24, 1958 Nationality: Guyanese P [...]	2006-02-22 21:08:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AFSN AFSI AMGT KPAO ASEC EAID
06GEORGETOWN195	GUYANA INL CY-2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Post's Military Liaison Office (MLO) provided a fast interceptor boat to the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard (GDFCG) in May 2005. Post did not provide any other new commodities or services to the GoG in CY-2005 under the international narcotics and crime program. ---------- Procedures - [...]	2006-03-01 11:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN GY
06GEORGETOWN196	GUYANA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP--FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Domestic Economy: Cement Shortage Hampers Construction Industry 2. Inflation Watch: Upward movement in January CPI, domestic sugar prices rise 3. Trade: Rice producers hopeful as international prices rise 4. Investment: GO-INVEST reports heavy FDI in mining, forestry sectors 5. Bilatera [...]	2006-03-01 15:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV SENV GY
06GEORGETOWN2	RETURN TO POST OF THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 13:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN204	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 05- [...] Per reftel, EconOff visited site of MMC Security Force, Inc. to assess the company's operations. The company's proprietor, Alfred M. Mekdeci (an American citizen),and CEO, Colonel (ret.) Carl Morgan, provided the following information: -The firm was founded in 1995, originally to provide s [...]	2006-03-02 14:15:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GY
06GEORGETOWN206	Georgetown Volunteers for Participation - Revising [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 20:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC AMGT PINS KFLO GY
06GEORGETOWN219	TELECOM UPDATE--WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN GT&T [...] SUMMARY: In a rare move to take his case straight to the media, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) CEO Major General (ret.) Joe Singh condemned the GOG's recent "propaganda blitz" as an effort to disparage the company and justify abrogating the firm's exclusive right agreement in landline t [...]	2006-03-07 11:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS EINT PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN233	BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE AGAIN INCHES TOWARD REALITY [...] SUMMARY: The GOG's point person on the one-mile long Berbice River Bridge project, which would connect the agricultural east Berbice region with the central coast and Georgetown, has predicted completion of the bridge by October 2007. Significantly, funding for the US$37.2 million dollar proje [...]	2006-03-13 11:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON PGOV EFIN GY
06GEORGETOWN236	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS [...] EconOff delivered demarche requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, coordinator of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation. Totaram was aware of the U.S.-sponsored joint proposal as well as the EC proposal. Tota [...]	2006-03-14 11:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN254	INCSR Sparks Lively, Constructive Debate in Guyana [...] SUMMARY. The 2006 INCSR has resonated with the Guyanese public and generated considerable dialogue in the media in the two weeks since its release. All television and radio news programs carried the 2006 INCSR as their lead story on March 1 and the next morning. TV news and talk shows revolve [...]	2006-03-17 15:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN257	Radio, monopoly and technology in Guyana [...] Summary: The Stabroek News, the leading independent daily newspaper in Guyana, carried an editorial on Friday, March 17, analyzing GoG ambivalence with regard to radio broadcasting in Guyana. The editorial is reproduced below: Begin Text: One cannot avoid the conclusion that after thirt [...]	2006-03-17 20:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PROP PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN258	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO [...] DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms. She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the U.S.-CARICOM dialogue [...]	2006-03-17 20:25:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN260	DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR BULLEN FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 15:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	APER GY
06GEORGETOWN267	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OAS CICTE VI [...] PolOff delivered demarche March 20 per reftel to Audrey Waddell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Americas and Asia Department. Waddell will be Guyana's head of delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) sixth regular session in Bogota. No one else from [...]	2006-03-21 20:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER GY OAS
06GEORGETOWN269	GUYANA COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR KEVIN W. [...] Post welcomes Kevin W. Currier, Legal Attache from Caracas, Venezuela and grants Country Clearance for routine visits to territories covered by Legat from Caracas to meet with Embassy and Host Country Officials on 03/23/06 - 03/25/06. 2. Hotel reservations will are confirmed at the Le Me [...]	2006-03-22 17:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
06GEORGETOWN270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE PAUL PASUCO AND EDWARD [...] Post welcomes Paul Pasuco and Edward Newnom and grants country clearance to escort Samuel Cromwell on 03/29/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE P [...]	2006-03-14 15:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN271	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ERIC PECORARO AND DANIEL [...] Post welcomes Eric Pecoraro and Daniel Henderson and grants country clearance to escort John Hintzen on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]	2006-03-10 10:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN272	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE THOMAS WENDLING AND LEE [...] Post welcomes Thomas Wendling and Lee Mitchell and grants country clearance to escort Chetram Singh on 03/27/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN274	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE ROBERT WOODSON AND DAVID [...] Post welcomes Eddie Robert Woodson and David Cuffee and grants country clearance to escort Martin Stanford Durant on 03/28/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSIST [...]	2006-03-09 09:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN281	NATIONAL MILLING COMPANY FENDS OFF OPENING [...] SUMMARY: Acting Chief Cabinent Secretary, Nanda Gopaul, announced at a March 23 press conference that the GOG had reached agreement with the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO),a subsidiary of Kansas-based Seabord Corporation, to reduce the price of flour by G$200 (US$1) per bag. The [...]	2006-03-24 19:07:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN293	INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...]	2006-03-29 15:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN294	GUYANA TIMBER INDUSTRY LOOKS TOWARD [...] SUMMARY: In a bid to achieve recognition for sustainable forestry, the Malaysian/South Korean firm Barama Company Ltd. has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, the first of its kind in Guyana. While the FSC label should allow the firm to command higher prices in internation [...]	2006-03-29 15:40:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV BEXP ECON ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN295	INVITATION FOR BIDS -AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES [...] This invitation for Bids follow the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No. 639 dated September 30, 2004. 2. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of th [...]	2006-03-30 15:13:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN296	INVITATION FOR BIDS - SUPPLY OF WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT FOR [...] The Government of Guyana has received financing the Inter- American Development Bank towards the cost of the Basic Education Access Management Support Programme - Phase 1. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for [...]	2006-03-30 15:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN298	GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA REQUESTS COPIES OF [...] In a diplomatic note dated March 29, 2006, Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that the GoG (Director of Public Prosecution) has requested copies or certified copies of the indictment and arrest warrant against Moonie Moses. 2. The diplomatic note also stated: "The Laws of Guyana [...]	2006-03-30 19:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN GY
06GEORGETOWN299	PROPOSED AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR [...] an extension of the waiver for CBI (which expired in December 2005) 2. possibility of negotiating an appropriate US-CARICOM Trade Agreement 3. a re-configured Trade and Investment Council and the modalities attendant hereto (as suggested by the US Secretary of State on the occasion of t [...]	2006-03-30 19:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EAGR ECIN XL GY

06GEORGETOWN300	INCSR PROMPTS GREATER SCRUTINY OF FOREST [...] The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is taking steps to prevent narco-traffickers from gaining control of timber concessions in Guyana. This is a direct reaction to the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),which stated that the GFC "granted a State Forestry Explorator [...]	2006-03-30 20:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAGR PGOV KCRM KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN327	BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING: [...] Minister of Foreign Trade and International Commerce, Clement Rohee, will represent Guyana at the USTR-CARICOM meeting April 12. Below is a brief overview of Guyana's economy and Rohee's bio. --------------------------------------------- ---------- An Agricultural Economy With Heavy U.S. Mar [...]	2006-04-07 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN329	Guyana Economic/Commercial Round-up: March 2006 [...] Trade: Parliament Passes CSME-Related Bills 2. Agriculture: Bumper Rice Crop Expected, Slight Price Increase 3. Public Finance: Flat Income Tax at 33 1/3% 4. Investment: Two Airline Investors Considering Guyana 5. Bilateral Economic Activity: Cuban Lightbulbs [...]	2006-04-07 21:01:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN330	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST: GUYANA [...] Embassy Georgetown requests an Embassy Science Fellow with expertise in agro-meteorology to work with the Embassy and the Government of Guyana to assess and build capacity in forecasting techniques and water management. Post is hopeful that NOAA or USDA in particular would be able to accommoda [...]	2006-04-10 19:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV KSCA GY
06GEORGETOWN361	RISING INTEREST IN URANIUM EXPLORATION IN GUYANA [...] The GOG announced on April 19 that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has awarded a permit to Canadian- backed Prometheus Resources Guyana to conduct uranium exploration. The firm, affiliated with Vancouver-based Chemico Corporation, will have a three-year permit to conduct researc [...]	2006-04-20 16:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN365	Venezuela and the Caribbean [...] Following is text of the editorial in today's Stabroek News newspaper, Guyana's leading independent newspaper. The editorial is a good reflection of the Guyanese thinking man's view of Venezuela, Chavez, and the 160 year-old boundary dispute. 2. BEGIN TEXT: It was columnist Mr. Reggie D [...]	2006-04-21 14:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS ECIN EINV EPET EAID XL VE GY
06GEORGETOWN374	OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION: [...] As requested in Reftel, Post has reviewed AIC International Investments Limited's proposal and offers the following feedback. 2. There is a need for capital in almost all sectors in Guyana. Commercial banks are the main source for capital funds. During 2005, the average lending rates at com [...]	2006-04-24 19:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OTRA OPIC GY
06GEORGETOWN39	AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - EMBASSY GEORGETOWN [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown's Avian Influenza Response Committee has prepared the following tripwires in the event of an avian influenza outbreak in the region, the United States or Guyana itself. The committee reviewed tripwire reports by other posts especially the excellent tripwires prepar [...]	2006-01-12 21:17:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR GY
06GEORGETOWN395	CANCELLATION OF NIGHT FLIGHTS--GUYANA [...] On April 26, the Cheddi Jagan Airport Authority announced the cancellation of night flights at Timehri airport due to an equipment malfunction. CJIA officials reported that the barometer in the control tower was giving inaccurate readings, which could affect arriving flights' altimeters; this [...]	2006-04-27 13:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN40	CARICOM UPDATE--DRUGS, DISASTERS, ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, speaking as chairman of CARICOM, identified drug control, disaster preparedness, and deeper regional integration as key issues facing the organization. He also announced January 30 date for the signing ceremony for the Caribbean Sing [...]	2006-01-13 15:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR ETRD EAGR GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN405	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP APRIL 2006 [...] Mining: Diamond, Bauxite Production Increase 2. Trade: Guyanese Companies to Participate in Orlando Trade Fair 3. Agriculture: Exports of Non-Traditional Crops High Despite 2006 Flood 4. Financial system: Excess Liquidity, Declining Interest Rates 5. Investment: Financing Deal for Teperu [...]	2006-05-04 14:51:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EMIN ELAB EFIN EAID BBSR BEXP GY
06GEORGETOWN417	SABOTAGE OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has revealed several "acts of sabotage" that have disrupted telephone communications for several key military installations and large businesses. The events are the latest in a series of acts of vandalism against the company's facilities. END SUMM [...]	2006-05-10 11:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS MCAP PINS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN419	NOMINEES FOR REGIONAL ANTI-TIP TRAINING: GUYANA [...] As requested in reftel, post, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor, Human Services, and Social Security (MLHASS),nominates the following individuals for the June 19-30 "Trafficking in persons Course for Investigators": 1) Name: Francis Trim Rank: Assistant Superintendent, Guyana Po [...]	2006-05-10 19:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN422	IMPLEMENTATION OF ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: GUYANA [...] Per consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, and the Guyana Customs and Trade Administration, Guyana does not have any laws on record to implement the Arab League Boycott (ALB),nor are Israeli products denied market access. The GOG doe [...]	2006-05-11 15:33:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL GY
06GEORGETOWN44	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - LUFTIG [...] Post welcomes WHA Desk Officer Laura Luftig from January 25 until January 27, 2006 and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridien Pegasus hotel, phone 592-225-7943. Rate is $130 per night plus a 10% tax. Confirmation number is 336. Visitor will be met [...]	2006-01-13 21:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN45	FLOODS PLAGUE GUYANA, AGAIN [...] SUMMARY. Since late December, flooding has plagued coastal Guyana, particularly the centers of agricultural production. After initially dismissing the magnitude of the flooding, the GOG has begun a massive public relations and relief spending effort. The GoG's initial underestimate of the magn [...]	2006-01-13 21:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV EAGR EAID ECON GY ASEC CASC
06GEORGETOWN47	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - WARFIELD AND [...] Post welcomes U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance advisors Robert Warfield and Lee Niederman from January 22 until January 26, 2006 for purpose of consultations with the Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrators and host country revenue officials and grants co [...]	2006-01-17 11:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN48	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN - MCNEIR [...] Post welcomes Transportation Security Administration Representative Loretta McNeir from January 26 until January 31, 2006 to participate in an assessment of security conditions at Cheddi Jagan International Airport and grants country clearance. 2. Per the travelers' request, hotel reserva [...]	2006-01-17 11:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC OTRA GY
06GEORGETOWN5	Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches [...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...]	2006-01-03 16:18:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN518	GOG REQUESTS FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] The GOG has requested that the USG provide follow-up medical attention for Guyana Defense Force (GDF) soldier Calvin Lewis, who suffers from severe venous stasis disease. 2. Private Lewis was originally injured in an ammunition storage point explosion in December 2000. He was evacuated to [...]	2006-06-02 16:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN52	NOMINATION FOR SPRING 2006 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING: [...] Post nominates Economic/Commercial Assistant Jillian R. Duncan for the Spring 2006 PE220 FSN Economic Training from May 1-12, 2006. Information requested in Reftel follows: A. Name and grade of FSN Jillian R. Duncan FSN-8/1 B. Date of birth January 22, 1977 C. Nationality Guyanese [...]	2006-01-17 20:04:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AFSI AFSN
06GEORGETOWN521	DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CBTPA WAIVER (GUYANA) [...] EconOff delivered demarche as requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Trade Minister Rohee was out of the office. Totaram agreed that approaching Paraguay on the sub [...]	2006-06-02 20:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN522	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--JOINT PROPOSAL ON GI WINES AND [...] Econoff delivered message in Ref A to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Totaram said CARICOM had not deliberated further on the matter since the previous demarche on the subject earl [...]	2006-06-02 20:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN53	GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level [...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...]	2006-01-17 21:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY
06GEORGETOWN530	GOG BOND DEFAULT RATTLES FINANCE COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Media reports have revealed that the GOG is seeking better terms on US$20 million of government bonds after failing to pay on maturity. The default, as well as the flat-footed GOG response, has shocked the finance community and signals a next stage in the GOG's dogged pursuit of debt [...]	2006-06-06 18:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON EMIN GY
06GEORGETOWN532	"SHAMBLES": EDITORIAL ON GUYANA'S PRECARIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 21:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SNAR KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN55	Tripwires Updated - Georgetown [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 19:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC GY
06GEORGETOWN552	SUBJECT: CIVIL DOCUMENT SECURITY IN GUYANA: THE [...] SUMMARY: A Vice Consul covering the anti-fraud portfolio and a Fraud Investigator LES visited the General Registrar's Office (GRO) to observe how civil documents in Guyana are issued and safeguarded. Although these systems are becoming more secure, there are gaps in the s [...]	2006-06-12 20:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD KCRM CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN592	IMPLEMENTATION OF RAW SUGAR TRQ--GUYANA [...] In response to reftel seeking information on Guyana's ability to ship its full allocation of sugar under the raw sugar tariff rate quota for marketing year 2006, post received the following reply from the Guyana Sugar Corporation: BEGIN TEXT: Thank you for your letter of June 8, 2006 relati [...]	2006-06-19 19:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN60	FRAUD SUMMARY - GEORGETOWN, GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Economic and cultural pressure to migrate continues to motivate all forms of immigration fraud in Guyana. Cooperation with elements of the Government of Guyana (GoG) and civil society enables post to detect and combat some types but corruption and cultural support for migration compl [...]	2006-01-18 21:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN62	SHORT-NOTICE PRIME MINISTER TRAVEL VIA MIAMI TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 11:29:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP GY
06GEORGETOWN64	GEORGETOWN FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Georgetown submits a proposal for USD $6,000 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to host a seminar on electronic commerce. Post proposes to coordinate this project with the regional Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Santo Domingo and the U.S. Agenc [...]	2006-01-19 15:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD BTIO ECON EINV ETRD GY
06GEORGETOWN642	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS [...] EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Chairman of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) Neville Totaram. Totaram agreed to pass the message to Minister of Foreign Trade Clement Rohee, who is en route to Geneva. Totaram observed that all the "technical arguments had been [...]	2006-06-29 19:09:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN694	COMMERCIAL COURT RULES AGAINST GOG IN BOND DEFAULT [...] On July 12, 2006, Guyana's newly christened Commercial Court ruled in favor of a plaintiff who had sued the GOG after it defaulted on a $US201,085 bond. The bondholder, Carol Correia, sued the GOG on June 29, 2006 seeking the principal plus 5% interest on the 12-year bond, which matured on May [...]	2006-07-17 12:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV KJUS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN70	Guyana Flood Update: Conservancy Water Rising [...] Peace Corps volunteers reported this afternoon that farmers unhappy with flooding in the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abrary Creek area are protesting and have blocked the East Coast road at Belledrum, approximately 60 km east of Georgetown. Peace Corps moved one Mahaicony area volunteer to Georget [...]	2006-01-19 22:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC SENV EAGR GY
06GEORGETOWN738	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] EmbOff delivered talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director of Multlateral and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 26. Hamer said that the Ministry is currently drafting a position paper on the Iran matter and that the demarche comes at an opportune time to inform that process. H [...]	2006-07-27 14:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL AORC KNNP IR GY
06GEORGETOWN741	GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-07-27 19:57:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN748	GUYANA/CARICOM REACTION TO SUSPENSION OF DOHA ROUND TALKS [...] SUMMARY: The GOG has expressed disappointment on suspension of WTO Doha Round Talks, placing blame on the G6 while also expressing hope for a resumption of talks. Media and editorial coverage has been minimal. END SUMMARY. 2. GOG Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation and C [...]	2006-07-28 18:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR WTO GY
06GEORGETOWN760	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] Mining: Cambior prepared to sell bauxite stake 2. ESTH: Environmental permit sought for Berbice River bauxite project 3. Banking: Republic Bank Rebrands, Introduces Debit Cards 4. Debt: World Bank grants US$322M debt relief 5. Public Finance: Revenue Authority reports 2005 tax exemptions [...]	2006-08-03 20:55:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EMIN EAID EAIR ECIN ENRG ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN769	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 4. Hamer was aware of the event and said that the GOG's representative at the U.N. General Assembly would plan to attend the High Level Dialogue on Migration as well. [...]	2006-08-07 13:34:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06GEORGETOWN779	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff gave reftel talking points to Leslie Dowdridge-Collins, Deputy Director of the Division of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dowdridge-Collins said that Guyana had condemned the hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, but she had no other immediate response. She agreed t [...]	2006-08-08 14:00:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS GY
06GEORGETOWN811	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points and text of UN Security Council Resolution to Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper had no immediate reaction. THOMAS [...]	2006-08-12 15:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE GY
06GEORGETOWN836	DELIVERY OF UN1267 SANCTIONS LISTS (GUYANA) [...] EmbOff delivered reftel UN 1267 Sanctions Committee listings and talking points to Paul Geer, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit. Geer said he will disseminate information to the central bank and commercial banks and will notify post of any pertinent findings. THOMAS [...]	2006-08-21 19:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN86	GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: CONSERVANCY LEVEL SLOWLY [...] Water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) dropped several inches from Friday January 20th's high of 58 feet 9 inches to 58.57 Tuesday, January 24 at the Flagstaff measuring site. Measurements at all locations within the Conservancy dropped or remained steady during this same p [...]	2006-01-24 20:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN869	SUBJECT: THE RESULTS ARE IN: PPP/C IN A LANDSLIDE [...] (U) The Guyana Elections Commission announced the official results of the August 28 national and regional elections yesterday evening - the result: the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in a landslide. With 338,839 total votes cast, the ruling PPP/C received 183,887 (54.6%) votes, the [...]	2006-09-01 19:49:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM OAS GY
06GEORGETOWN879	RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, current chair of the Rio Group, issued the following statement on behalf of the Rio Group on August 31. BEGIN TEXT: RIO GROUP STATEMENT ON A FULL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON The Members of the Permanent Mechanism of Consultation and P [...]	2006-09-05 21:45:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IS LE GY
06GEORGETOWN886	GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 21:23:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN90	Budget Speech Unveils Government Program For 2006 [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance presented Guyana's 2006 budget, which includes ambitious projections for economic growth, increased public spending, tax reform, and resource extraction. Despite the President's pledges not to use the budget for political ends, the election year budget diminish [...]	2006-01-25 17:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN903	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NAM SUMMIT AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] EmbOff delivered Iran NAM demarche using talking points in Ref A to Jackie Hamer, Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hamer said she will convey the points to Minister Rudy Insanally, who is currently attending the NAM ministerial in Havana. H [...]	2006-09-12 15:03:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER IAEA IR GY
06GEORGETOWN91	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes Darren Roman, Andy Nguyen, Lyne Paquette and Mauricio Guzman from USAID/Regional Inspector General office (RIG/ San Salvador) with "Top Secret" Security Clearances, o/a 1/30/2006 to o/a 2/17/2006, to perform the Audit of USAID's Progress in Implementing PEPFAR in Guyana and gran [...]	2006-01-25 17:43:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
06GEORGETOWN910	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...]	2006-09-12 20:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY
06GEORGETOWN918	PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref B, Post has learned that President Bharrat Jadgeo has decided to travel to New York following his attendance at IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore September 17-20. Specific arrival and departure arrangements in New York are uncertain. Post understands Ja [...]	2006-09-13 21:21:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN92	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes from USAID/Washington 1) Michael Hope, SCMS Pharmaceutical Advisor, "Secret Security Clearance" o/a 2/11 - 28/2006 and 2) Heidi Mihm, SCMS Advisor, "Top Secret Clearance" o/a 1/12 - 18, 2006, and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridie [...]	2006-01-25 17:44:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC
06GEORGETOWN927	CARICOM A/SYG GRANDERSON TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] Post extended reftel invitation to CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador Colin Granderson. Granderson has confirmed his attendance. ROBINSON [...]	2006-09-15 18:12:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC UNGA CARICOM HA
06GEORGETOWN933	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM INFORMATION - GUYANA [...] Embassy Georgetown's Blue Lantern Coordinator is: Name: Edward Luchessi Title: Economic/Commercial Officer Telephone: 592-226-4309 IVG: 747-0220 Fax: 592-227-0240 E-mail: LuchessiEP@state.gov Effective November 29, 2006, Post's Blue Lantern Coordinator will be: Name: Nancy Long Titl [...]	2006-09-15 21:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KSEP GY
06GEORGETOWN948	GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref C, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Post that President Jadgeo's travel plans to New York are as follows: Friday, September 22: Arrive JFK at 1800 hours on British Airways flight BA0113 Monday, September 25: Depart JFK at 0700 hours on Brit [...]	2006-09-18 21:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN97	GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-01-27 19:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GUANGZHOU15429	Typhoon Chanchu Blows into South China Causing [...] (U) Summary: Typhoon Chanchu, following its strike on the Philippines, headed toward eastern Guangdong Province late last week with landfall on Thursday, May 18. Preparing for the typhoon's landfall, over 600,000 persons were evacuated, with numbers reaching more than one million by the time [...]	2006-05-25 06:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU17359	FLOODS KILL DOZENS IN SOUTH CHINA, FORCE HUNDREDS [...] (U) Summary. Flooding in Fujian and Guangdong has killed 55 people and forced 472,000 to evacuate. In Fujian, the hardest hit province, one source claims 41 people have died, while more than 356,000 have been evacuated. Economic losses in Fujian already near USD 30 billion. Meanwhile, no r [...]	2006-06-12 08:44:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CASC ECON PGOV KLTN SENV CH
06GUANGZHOU18103	PAS Speaker Barth Relates U.S. Banking Experience [...] SUMMARY: Visiting speaker James Barth spoke to banking regulators, attorneys, and students in Guangzhou about the development of financial systems and similarities between the U.S. and China experience. He highlighted the role of governments in banking industry bailouts, foreign ownership of [...]	2006-06-21 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH
06GUANGZHOU25667	SOUTH CHINA Q1 ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT REVIEWS THE 2006 FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC AND TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR SOUTH CHINA. ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR GUANGDONG, FUJIAN, AND HAINAN PROVINCES AS WELL AS FOR THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. EACH PROVINCE OR REGION RECORDED DOUBLE- DIGIT [...]	2006-08-08 01:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
06GUANGZHOU25675	TYPHOON PRAPIROON SWEEPS THROUGH SOUTH CHINA [...] (U) TYPHOON PRAPIROON MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN CHINA'S GUANGDONG PROVINCE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD, SWEEPING THROUGH AN AREA ALREADY DAMAGED BY TYPHOONS BILIS AND KAEMI (REFS A AND B). NO AMCITS HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED OR INJURED. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT A TOTAL OF 80 PEOPLE KIL [...]	2006-08-08 03:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CASC SENV CH
06GUANGZHOU26903	THE HEAT IS ON: GUANGDONG PROVINCE H1 ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. This report offers an overview of the economic performance in the first half of 2006 for Guangdong Province. The province continues to be an economic hot spot despite government control measures, murky bookkeeping, and natural disasters. The strong industrial and export sectors [...]	2006-08-14 08:23:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
06GUANGZHOU28065	A/S McMurray Visits Sites Implementing P2E2 [...] (U) SUMMARY: OES A/S McMurray visited two sites in the Pearl River Delta where measures such as those being promoted by the Hong Kong-based pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2E2) initiative have been implemented -- the Huangpu power plant operated by Guangdong Yuehua Power Company [...]	2006-08-21 04:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG CH
06GUANGZHOU29114	South China H1 Economic Report: Fujian, Guangxi, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first half of 2006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fujian Province, and Hainan Province recorded rapid growth rates despite government control measures and natural disasters. Strong industrial and export sectors fueled rapidly rising gross domestic product (GDP) figures [...]	2006-08-30 09:19:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
06GUANGZHOU30121	ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In his roundtable discussion with American Chamber of Commerce South China representatives September 1, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton said that his mission in China was to advance the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development a [...]	2006-09-15 09:55:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH
06GUANGZHOU30122	ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In a September 1 meeting with Guangdong Province Development and Reform Commission (DRC) Deputy Director Li Miaojuan, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton called for eliminating tariffs on environmental technology products; he told Li that [...]	2006-09-15 09:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH
06GUANGZHOU30413	Foreign Banks in South China Continue to Face Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank representatives based in Guangzhou reviewed with the Consul General at a lunch on September 18 barriers that continue to limit the expansion of their market share. These include lending caps, high capitalization requirements, RMB 1 million minimum deposit for RMB cu [...]	2006-09-19 23:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU31046	Urbanized Western PRD: Losing Agricultural Land and Making [...] (U) Summary and comment: Although the loss of land, through sales, eminent domain or simple expropriation has often been accompanied by rural unrestthree key cities in Guangdong's prosperous western Pearl River Delta have escaped this cycle of violence during the past eight-to-fifteen years [...]	2006-10-09 23:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU31579	South China's White Collar Worker Shortage [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speakers at an October 16 conference on human resources organized by the American Chamber of Commerce - South China addressed the increasingly serious competition among foreign multinationals in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) for the limited number of skilled professionals [...]	2006-10-20 08:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU32090	FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...]	2006-11-02 09:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU32263	Labor Law Implementation and CSR Cynicism are Key [...] (U) Summary: Despite China's many international labor commitments, migrant workers remain poorly trained, overworked and underpaid, according to experts at a recent conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Shenzhen. Many legal experts said that China's labor laws are theoretical [...]	2006-11-13 08:28:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU32265	Enron Prosecutors Share Lessons Learned with Guangdong [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In two days of meetings and roundtables with Guangdong officials, legal experts, students, and media, Department of Justice prosecutors John Hueston and Robb Addison discussed their involvement in the Enron case and highlighted the differences between the U.S. and Chine [...]	2006-11-13 08:29:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH
06GUANGZHOU32315	Guangdong Development Bank: A Benefit or a Burden? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank's Guangzhou branch manager said the Citibank-led bid for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) is a "done deal" and that Citibank will gain significant management control over GDB as a result. Bank of America and Deutsche Bank representatives said Citibank would benefit from [...]	2006-11-22 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU32317	New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...]	2006-11-22 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU32384	Hewitt Associates Survey on Expat Hiring: Number of Expats [...] (U) Summary: Among the recent conclusions of a Hewitt Associates study of Expatriate Hiring and Returnee Wages and Benefits released December 7 were: -- An expected increase in the number of expats from 150,000 to over 200,000 within a few years; as business opportunities for foreign firms gr [...]	2006-12-08 08:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU32394	Guangdong Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province registered double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006 despite government control measures and an emphasis on increasing domestic consumption. Fixed asset investment did not grow as rapidly compared to the same period in 2 [...]	2006-12-13 05:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
06GUANGZHOU32401	Huawei: The Human Resource Component of a Modern Chinese [...] (U) When you walk around the Huawei "campus," you are staring into China's future in more ways than one. Huawei, one of China's brightest lights in terms of telephone service (fixed, mobile, routers and connectors) and one of the country's most internationally-oriented firms, is also a pionee [...]	2006-12-15 08:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU32402	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Q3 Economic [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangxi's gross domestic product (GDP) growth reached a record high 13.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006. The Statistics Bureau again characterized Guangxi's economic development as "fast and steady" despite government control measures. The secondary and tertiary sectors expe [...]	2006-12-15 08:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
06GUANGZHOU32430	South China Environmental Brief [...] (U) This cable summarizes the following recent environmental events in South China: -- U.S. venture capital interested in China's environmental sector. -- Raising water prices to pay for treatment plants. -- Euro III vehicle emission standards for Guangdong. -- Pollution from mining industr [...]	2006-12-19 07:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI PGOV CH
06GUANGZHOU32439	Major Environmental Incidents in South China [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Enforcement of environmental regulations remains problematic in South China. Major environmental incidents occur with disturbing regularity, despite greater efforts by provincial and local governments to avert them. Increased reporting about such incidents does sugge [...]	2006-12-21 01:26:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU8842	PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN HAINAN, CHINA'S [...] (U) Summary. According to Hainan officials, the province's environmental quality is China's best. Largely because of its efforts to attract increasing numbers of tourists, Hainan realizes that a clean environment is an asset that must be preserved. At the same time, the island must balance [...]	2006-03-29 05:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EIND PGOV SOCI CH
06GUATEMALA1012	GUATEMALAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE OFF TO SHAKY START [...] The GOG kicked off a new national dialogue on social issues on May 15. Formally called the National Accords for the Implementation of Social Spending and the Reduction of Poverty, the effort aims to bring together elements of Guatemalan government and society to share ideas on addressing pov [...]	2006-05-23 22:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EAID PGOV EFIN EAGR GT
06GUATEMALA109	GUATEMALA: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] There were no significant acts of international terrorism in Guatemala in 2005. The Government of Guatemala (GOG) has supported the war on terrorism in international fora such as the UN and OAS and cooperates fully with the United States. Guatemala ratified the Inter-American Convention Again [...]	2006-01-20 17:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER GT
06GUATEMALA1313	SPANISH JUDGE DEPARTS GUATEMALA EMPTY-HANDED [...] Summary: Spanish judicial personnel departed Guatemala without having obtained any official testimony regarding the 1980 burning of the Spanish Embassy and the deaths of two Spanish citizens. They did, however, draw international attention to the lack of activity by the Guatemalan authorities [...]	2006-07-07 12:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS MASS GT
06GUATEMALA14	December 31 Theft of Cocaine from Guatemala Police [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 15:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR GT
06GUATEMALA1497	GUATEMALA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UN [...] (U) The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry expects President Berger and new Foreign Minister Rosenthal will attend the 61st UN General Assembly. The MFA is currently in the midst of transitioning from FM Briz, who departed the MFA on July 31 (Ref B),to FM Rosenthal, who was sworn in on August 1 (R [...]	2006-08-02 14:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GT
06GUATEMALA1526	GUATEMALA: SECOND REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 21:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS GT JM
06GUATEMALA1831	GUATEMALA: END-USE ASSURANCES FOR TRANSFER OF UH-1 [...] On September 11, post received a diplomatic note from the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry that provided end-use, retransfer, and security assurances for the transfer of one U.S.-origin UH-1 helicopter frame and 261 lines of spare parts from Jamaica. The text of the diplomatic note is unchanged f [...]	2006-09-14 20:45:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS GT JM
06GUATEMALA1970	PRESIDENT BERGER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry delivered to us on October 4 a letter from President Berger to President Bush expressing concern over the Congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. An unofficial translation of the letter follows, the original will be pouched to WHA/CEN. 2. ( [...]	2006-10-05 20:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS SMIG CIVS GT
06GUATEMALA2452	GUATEMALA: 2007 UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL TIP CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 17:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG GT
06GUATEMALA2473	GUATEMALA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UN TO CREATE [...] Summary: The Government of Guatemala (GOG) signed an agreement with the United Nations December 12 to establish the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Pending approval and ratification by the Guatemalan Congress, the independent UN-led body will investigate illeg [...]	2006-12-19 18:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
06GUATEMALA2485	GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 22:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT
06GUATEMALA2486	GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUP REPORTS DECLINE IN [...] Summary: According to a recent study by Grupo Guatemalteco de Mujeres (GGM),only 11 percent of the total number of murders of women in Guatemala should be labeled "femicide," which GGM considers the most extreme manifestation of violence against women. Based on investigations conducted over [...]	2006-12-21 22:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
06GUATEMALA2504	GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 18:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT
06GUATEMALA2505	GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 18:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT
06GUATEMALA2514	GUATEMALA: UNSCR 1737 SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 18:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP GT
06GUATEMALA252	Guatemalan Response to Central American Energy [...] Econoff met with GOG officials to discuss the new Central American Energy Initiative (the Meso-American Energy Initiative). GOG officials indicated that much of the initiative has existed in various forms throughout the region over the years. They added that, while this initiative is a welc [...]	2006-02-08 15:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EPET BEXP ETRD PREL GT
06GUATEMALA376	LETTER TO USTR PORTMAN FROM TRADE MINISTER ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 13:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL EIND GT
06GUATEMALA419	Staggered CAFTA implementation hurts textile and [...] (U) Reftel transmitted a letter from the Guatemalan Minister of Economy to USTR Portman outlining problems Guatemalan textile and apparel manufacturers face because of staggered CAFTA implementation. On February 27, the Ambassador received the head of the Guatemalan textile and apparel commi [...]	2006-02-28 22:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND BEXP ECON ELAB GT

06GUATEMALA421	GUATEMALA'S TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is Labor Attache Troy Fitrell, [502]2326-4635, and fax [502]2334-8474. Troy Fitrell (FS-2) spent 10 hours on the preparation of this report. PolOff Sarah Palaia (FS-4) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. PolS [...]	2006-03-01 15:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
06GUATEMALA428	GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON [...] At a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM (septel),Guatemalan President Berger handed over a letter to President Bush and asked that it be forwarded to the White House. The Embassy is sending the original to WHA/CEN by pouch but provides text of the letter in para 2. 2. Embas [...]	2006-03-01 17:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC CVIS SMIG EAID PREF ETRD MASS SNAR GT
06GUATEMALA44	RESULTS OF SENIOR SCEINCE ADVISOR AND SCIENCE [...] As per reftel, the visit of Senior Science Advisor Madelyn Spirnak and work of Embassy Science Fellow Kitty Cardwell on educating the GOG and the local scientific community on biotechnology use in agriculture were very productive. One positive result was that biotechnology legislation that l [...]	2006-01-11 14:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV TSPL GT
06GUATEMALA440	GUATEMALA'S CAFTA LABOR PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] As requested reftel, below please find six proposals for labor projects in CAFTA-DR countries. The proposals are not assigned to specific branches of the U.S. government as we hope the proposals will be discussed on their merits before any of them are linked to specific agencies or offices (a [...]	2006-03-03 14:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD GT
06GUATEMALA453	GUATEMALAN PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL CLEANSING [...] Summary: The phrase "social cleansing" has entered wide usage in Guatemala, even though it is generally used to refer to vigilantism. While no evidence has yet surfaced of a state policy of extrajudicial killings of undesirable elements -- the definition of social cleansing -- the Human Righ [...]	2006-03-06 22:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM PGOV EAID ASEC SNAR KJUS GT
06GUATEMALA472	GUATEMALAN OPPOSITION CITES CHAVEZ SUPPORT [...] On March 2, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) representatives published a private letter from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the family of Rodrigo Asturias, who passed away June 15, 2005. The letter was published in the daily Prensa Libre as a paid advertisement. Asturias, al [...]	2006-03-08 18:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GT
06GUATEMALA49	GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-11 22:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM
06GUATEMALA502	CAFTA RELATED INVESTMENT INTEREST IN GUATEMALA [...] Since CAFTA's ratification in March 2005, foreign firms have shown an increased interest in investing in Guatemala. While some companies have finalized their investments, others are still evaluating the country's investment climate. Potential investors cite the government's need to tackle the [...]	2006-03-13 21:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON EIND GT
06GUATEMALA591	GUATEMALAN INDIGENOUS CALL ON AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY [...] On March 21 the Ambassador met with a group of Guatemalans calling itself the "Campaign for Life and Against the Wall." The leaders, who represented five primarily indigenous highland departments, delivered a letter addressed to the U.S. Senate as well as a petition containing approximately [...]	2006-03-23 19:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG CVIS SNAR EAID PREF PHUM GT
06GUATEMALA593	GUATEMALAN COURT ADDRESSES DOMESTIC LABOR ISSUES [...] Summary: Guatemala's Constitutional Court suspended two articles of the Guatemalan Labor Code that exempted domestic laborers from standard legal protections. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has had a standing recommendation to Guatemala to reform these articles for more than seve [...]	2006-03-23 22:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV GT
06GUATEMALA606	GUATEMALAN SUPREME COURT REQUESTS LABOR JUSTICE [...] The President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court, Beatriz de Leon Reyes de Barreda, sent the Ambassador a formal request for assistance to improve the administration of labor justice in Guatemala. Her request tallies precisely with our Ref (A) Proposal to Strengthen the Labor Justice System, whic [...]	2006-03-27 21:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ECON PGOV GT
06GUATEMALA856	GUATEMALA'S RISING CRIME, COSTS DEEPEN POLITICAL [...] Summary. Guatemalans are most concerned about violent crime and the rising cost of living, the majority believes that Guatemala is on the wrong path, and many Guatemalans say they are worse off than one year ago. Those were the findings of a nation-wide CID-Gallup survey conducted from April [...]	2006-05-03 22:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO SNAR GT
06GUATEMALA9	GUATEMALAN VICE PRESIDENT SLAMS U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] Vice President Eduardo Stein used the opportunity of a public address December 29 commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Peace Accords to strongly criticize pending legislation in the U.S. Congress concerning border security (HR4437 "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigratio [...]	2006-01-03 22:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT
06GUATEMALA937	GUATEMALA'S OHCHR FIELD OFFICE [...] Summary: After only ten months, it is too early to evaluate the OHCHR's field activities in Guatemala. The OHCHR is still planning its training efforts for judges and its democracy building initiatives in advance of the 2007 elections. Nonetheless, OHCHR's staff has demonstrated a responsiv [...]	2006-05-15 16:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PREL GT
06HALIFAX11	THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ATLANTIC CANADA: IS THE [...] SUMMARY: With the Liberals and Conservatives neck-to-neck in Atlantic Canada, election-watchers are pointing to the large number of undecided voters as key to whether the Liberals are able to hold onto their grip in the region. U.S. interests in the campaign revolve around promised increases [...]	2006-01-19 21:37:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
06HALIFAX112	NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION: INCUMBENT CONSERVATIVES BACK WITH [...] SUMMARY: Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald will serve another term in office following the June 13 provincial election, but once again, as the leader of another minority government. MacDonald's Progressive Conservative Party failed to get enough seats to capture a clear majority and the [...]	2006-06-14 10:02:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CA
06HALIFAX115	NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be the next Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Myra Freeman. Francis has been since 1999 CEO of the province's Human Rights Commission, where she has developed a reputation as an effective manager and advocate for human rights. [...]	2006-06-21 13:16:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL CA
06HALIFAX120	ATLANTIC CANADA: OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATION COSTS BECOMING [...] Although there have been some major strides in reducing regulatory delays and costs for offshore energy exploration, most drilling expenses for companies looking for energy off Atlantic Canada are outside of the control of regulators, the Chair of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Boar [...]	2006-06-23 20:25:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ETRD CA
06HALIFAX167	BIO DATA REPORT: FRANCIS, MAYANN, NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW [...] (U) Per reftel Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be Nova Scotia's new Lieutenant Governor. Following is biographic material on Ms. Francis who will be sworn in on September 7, 2006. 2. (U) NAME: Mayann Elizabeth FRANCIS 3. (SBU) DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1946 4. (U [...]	2006-08-30 18:04:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL CA
06HALIFAX206	CONSULAR OUTREACH TO AMERICAN CITIZENS IN NEWFOUNDLAND [...] SUMMARY: In early October CONOFF and ACS assistant traveled to St John's, Newfoundland to provide services for American citizens living in the region. CONOFF met privately with nearly 50 American citizens to provide consular services normally available only in Halifax and to discuss issues ran [...]	2006-10-24 20:16:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CPAS CA
06HALIFAX57	PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: WHO'S IN TROUBLE AND [...] SUMMARY: With spring legislative sessions due to start soon in Atlantic Canada, we have taken a political snapshot at each of the four provinces to see just where each of the four governments (all currently Tory blue) stand. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with their minority governments, pre [...]	2006-03-21 17:47:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
06HALIFAX70	ENERGY: MOVING LABRADOR'S LOWER CHURCHILL PROJECT TO [...] SUMMARY: Suitors have lined up for a chance to be part of the long-anticipated project to develop the hydroelectric resource of the Lower Churchill River in Newfoundland-Labrador. A tough but calculated business plan by Premier Danny Williams, coupled with new market dynamics, has economists [...]	2006-04-07 15:03:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV CA
06HANOI1011	VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai during their April 28 meeting that the United States strongly supports Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and achievement of Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR). He emph [...]	2006-05-03 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI1070	VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI),commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...]	2006-05-05 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1194	VIETNAM - MAY 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from 21 APEC economies gathered in Danang, Vietnam at the AI Ministerial meeting to once again affirm their commitment to support affected APEC countries to prevent additional human cases and new outbreaks in poultry caused by avian influenza. Ambassador John Lang [...]	2006-05-18 00:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1280	VIETNAM - MAY 26 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with members of Vietnam's National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza (AI),as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, on May 24 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The GVN gave an overview of the course AI in [...]	2006-05-26 08:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1324	VIETNAM: WEDGEWOOD/UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 07:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC VM
06HANOI1420	VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...]	2006-06-13 07:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1450	THE ROLE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN VIETNAM'S [...] (U) Summary. Although the estimated prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam is relatively low compared to most Southeast Asian countries, it has continued to rise in each of the past five years, increasing by 25 percent from 2004 to 2005. The estimated national HIV prevalence rate is 0.44 percent [...]	2006-06-14 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV EAID SOCI VM
06HANOI1503	VIETNAM RECEIVES ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI1598	MISSION VIETNAM CONDUCTS AI TABLETOP EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, selected members of the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City participated in a table top exercise responding to an avian influenza pandemic scenario. The exercise, which was conducted via digital video conference, was designed s [...]	2006-06-29 06:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1629	VIETNAM - JUNE 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will resume breeding of duck hatchlings starting in July. The breeding of waterfowl such as duck and geese was suspended in November 2005. State media continues to report that the national poultry vaccination campaign is behind schedule, with nine [...]	2006-06-30 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI180	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 64 days. As of January 20, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005 in Cao Bang Pr [...]	2006-01-20 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM
06HANOI1964	Repatriation Agreement Delivered [...] On August 2, Pol/C delivered the points and revised agreement contained in reftel to Nguyen Huu Trang, Deputy Director General of the MFA's Consular Department. Trang promised to review the revised draft as quickly as possible and inform the Embassy if the GVN will seek any further modificatio [...]	2006-08-02 23:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM
06HANOI1989	VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...]	2006-08-04 07:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2104	CIVAIR VIETNAM: DESIGNATION OF FEDEX EXPRESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD VM
06HANOI2114	VIETNAM - AUGUST 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no confirmed cases of AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, despite suspected cases at the beginning of August. A 35 year-old man from Kien Giang province, hospitalized with severe influenza symptoms, has tested negative for H5N1. Ducks from two flocks in Tay Ninh P [...]	2006-08-18 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2263	VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. Another 45 ducks in a household in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province tested positive for carrying H5N1 and were subsequently culled. A Government of Vietnam (GVN) of [...]	2006-09-05 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2361	VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. A suspected outbreak of AI in ducks was reported in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. Vietnam has tested a vaccine for white-winged ducks and will soon [...]	2006-09-15 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2417	SHIPPERS SAY VIETNAM TO OUTGROW PORT CAPACITY BY 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of large foreign shippers/buyers on September 7 to discuss their predictions of shortages in port capacity shortages, which threaten future export growth in Vietnam. They were visiting Hanoi to urge Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to maximi [...]	2006-09-21 03:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV VM
06HANOI2420	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important step in strengthening our cooperative relationship with Vietnam while bringing into focus key issues, including those our two countries will need to address in the run-up to the President's [...]	2006-09-21 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OTRA VM
06HANOI244	A/S HILL DISCUSSES BURMA, CAMBODIA, LAOS, CHINA [...] Summary: In a frank lunch meeting January 13 with visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, senior GVN diplomats said that Vietnam is worried about China's increasing influence in Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Cambodia and Laos, and urged the United States to engage more wit [...]	2006-02-06 06:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CB BM LA VM
06HANOI2512	VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 29 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. 2. (U) On September 29, state-owned media reported that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has vaccinated 28.6 million poultry in 27 provinces and cities since the national va [...]	2006-09-29 11:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2514	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Below is post's response to reftel. 2. A. Description of how posts are currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of teams at posts. The Trade Agreement Compliance Team in Hanoi consists of the Economic S [...]	2006-09-29 11:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD VM
06HANOI2529	DOE SISTER LABORATORY COOPERATION [...] (U) On September 26, 2006, the Charg d'Affairs delivered talking points, informal Vietnamese translation and a color handout on the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sister Laboratory Cooperation program per reftel to Vice Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang. 2. (U) Flanked by l [...]	2006-10-03 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY KIPR VM
06HANOI2538	Ministry of Trade Conveys Oral Points on PNTR Deal re: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 4, the Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu called in the CDA to convey orally the contents of a draft letter from Minister of Trade Tuyen to Secretary Gutierrez and USTR Schwab protesting the "mechanism" on textiles and apparel outlined in their letter to Senators Dol [...]	2006-10-04 12:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2543	LETTER FROM MINISTE OF TRADE TUYEN RE TERM OF COPYRIGHT [...] Summay: Embassy received the letter below, dated October 2, 2006, from Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to USTR Susan Schwab. The letter confirms that Vietnam will grant U.S. nationals at least 75 years of copyright protection in accordance with the provisions of our Bilateral Trade Agree [...]	2006-10-05 08:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CON ETRD KIPR VM
06HANOI2605	VIETNAM COMMENTS ON BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post met with the Vietnam Ministry of Transport (MOT) on October 5 to urge speedy approval of the U.S.-Vietnam Maritime Transport Agreement (MTA) and inquire as to the reasons for hold-ups in the government approval process. MOT says that it too wants approval of the agreement [...]	2006-10-11 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD VM
06HANOI2619	SENATOR HAGEL MEETING WITH VIETNAM FINANCE MINISTER VU VAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hagel met with Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh on October 6 to discuss Vietnam's economy and financial system. During the meeting Minister Ninh stressed that Vietnam aims to join the WTO as soon as possible and that it appreciates the support from the U.S. administration an [...]	2006-10-13 01:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG OVIP EIND EINV VM
06HANOI2685	VIETNAM ? OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza ( 2. (U) There have been no reported Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no c GVN Prepares for Winter Flu Season ---------------------------------- 3. (U) With the winter season approaching, the GVN has announced the n [...]	2006-10-20 11:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2686	VIETNAM - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. With the winter season approaching, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the need to tighten AI controls. On October 19, the RAND Corpo [...]	2006-10-23 02:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI
06HANOI2785	MPT REACTS TO INDUSTRY LETTERS ON DECISION 169 [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) official acknowledged information technology (IT) industry concerns over two Decisions which give domestic preference for government IT procurements. On the positive side, he said the Vietnamese government will soon begin work on a circul [...]	2006-11-01 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2800	2006-2007 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM VM
06HANOI2803	VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. On November 1, the Charge d'Affaires signed the Partnership Framework for Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) along with nine donors and three non-g [...]	2006-11-06 00:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI2820	APEC COMMERCIAL DELIVERABLES: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OOG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vice Chairman of the Office of Government (OOG) (the Prime Minister's office),on November 3 to discuss the status of pending commercial projects involving American firms in advance of the President's visit to Vietnam. The Ambassador rev [...]	2006-11-07 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OVIP EIND EINV VM
06HANOI2822	VIETNAM'S FIRST HIV/AIDS LAW: TRANSFORMING NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, 2006, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. The legislation, the first on this subject, goes into effect on January 1, 2007. While details are still under discussion, this bold and comprehensive new Law demonstrates Vie [...]	2006-11-08 00:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PINR PROP SOCI TBIO KHIV VM
06HANOI2884	PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: MISSION VIETNAM PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (U) Embassy Hanoi and the Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have developed basic shelter-in-place plans and taken a number of steps to inform all employees and their families of the need to prepare for pandemic influenza, including the need to maintain emergency food stocks, per previo [...]	2006-11-21 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO VM
06HANOI290	VENEZUELA'S UNSC ASPIRATIONS: VIETNAM YE TO STAKE A POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 09:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN UNSC VM VE
06HANOI2940	VIETNAM: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CONTACTS [...] On November 28, Poloff shared reftel fact sheet on recommendations from the Women's Empowerment Working Session with Nguyen Thi Minh Quy, Director of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women. After discussing the sheet with her colleagues, Quy will send us ideas on possible projects [...]	2006-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA
06HANOI2944	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine had his first official meeting with Minister of Education and Training Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 30. The meeting took place days before Dr. Nhan's first visit as Minister to the United States on what his staff is calling a "study tour." Minster Nhan ex [...]	2006-12-01 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI301	AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 10, [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 85 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN will launch [...]	2006-02-10 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KFLU PINR SOCI TBIO VM
06HANOI3019	VIETNAM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES NEW LABOR LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly passed two important pieces of labor legislation in its fall session, one governing labor disputes and another regulating the country's burgeoning export labor industry. Labor experts note that the new strikes law could help open the door to greater freedom [...]	2006-12-15 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HANOI3071	TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and apparel quotas. He also expresses appreciation for President Bush's signing of PNTR. At the same time, he notes continued concern about the development of a "Moni [...]	2006-12-26 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM
06HANOI3081	YEAR-END LABOR STRIFE SEEN LESS LIKELY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after a wave of labor unrest hit lower-paying foreign-owned factories in Vietnam, workers, businesses and government officials say that similar labor strife is less likely now. Labor experts state that tensions are lower because of last year's government-mandated wage i [...]	2006-12-28 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HANOI3092	Vietnam Airlines Gets Serious About Flights to USA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anticipating a surge in U.S. business and tourist travelers to Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) intends to begin flights to the United States in early 2008. It will submit a plan for the operation to the Prime Minister in the beginning of January, Vietnam Airlines officials told [...]	2006-12-29 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HANOI358	AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 91 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Ministry of Agri [...]	2006-02-17 01:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI504	AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...]	2006-03-03 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI505	AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...]	2006-03-03 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI561	VIETNAM: MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to issue statements that indicate no new AI outbreaks in poultry since December 17, 2005. A local newspaper re [...]	2006-03-10 11:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI601	A/DCM'S MEETING WITH MOFA VFM PHUNG ON WTO AND APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM Greg Stanford, accompanied by ECON/C and Econoff, met March 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung at his request to discuss WTO negotiations. Phung said senior Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials heard informally during a re [...]	2006-03-15 11:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON APEC ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI612	VIETNAM RATIFIES CTBT [...] On March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered Diplomatic Note 89/NG-TCQT informing the Embassy that Vietnam ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on February 23, 2006. President Tran Duc Luong was the ratifying official. MARINE [...]	2006-03-16 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM CTBT VM
06HANOI625	VIETNAM: WILL LIKELY APPROVE ADDITIONAL GENEVA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 02:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI630	VIETNAM: MARCH 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Minister of Agr [...]	2006-03-17 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI800	VIETNAM - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN announced t [...]	2006-04-06 02:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI802	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR UNCHR PHUM PREL UNGA VM
06HANOI911	Discussions of Agreements for the Dalat Reactor [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13-15, 2006, a DOE-DOS team met with Vice Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang and other Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials in Hanoi to discuss the Vietnam's participation in the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return (RRRFR) Initiative. The USG delegati [...]	2006-04-21 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY KTIA VM
06HANOI916	VIETNAM - APRIL 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the fact that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) does not have a BLS-3 laboratory, a credible source indicates that two animal health laboratories in Vietnam have been isolating the H5N1 virus. The Vice Director of the Ministry of Health's Drug Administration has confirm [...]	2006-04-21 12:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HARARE1114	GSP REVIEW COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION WAIVER: [...] The following are comments received from the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) Ministry of Industry and International Trade on September 6, 2006 concerning the General System of Preferences (GSP) Review as they pertain to Zimbabwe in response to talking points delivered per reftel. 2. "As you [...]	2006-09-08 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD
06HARARE1220	TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 06:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX
06HARARE1242	ZIMBABWE NOT COMPLIANT WITH AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 10:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ASEC ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE1421	ZIMBABWE: RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 11:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06HARARE1433	WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCHERS ARRESTED, ASSAULTED [...] (SBU) Police in Bulawayo brutally suppressed a demonstration of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Wednesday, November 29 as the women's rights group launched their "People's Charter," a demand for social justice and affordable basic services. According to WOZA, more than 70 women were arreste [...]	2006-12-01 10:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1454	TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) To our knowledge the Government of Zimbabwe does not/not maintain a list of terrorist organizations. SCHULTZ [...]	2006-12-08 08:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06HARARE1475	UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT - [...] (U) In 2006, Zimbabwe endured the seventh straight year of economic contraction. According to NGOs and labor groups, the incidence of child labor has continued to increase as a result of declining economic and social conditions, which have made children more susceptible to the exploitative fo [...]	2006-12-18 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ZI
06HARARE158	ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000 additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase in [...]	2006-02-13 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
06HARARE179	SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here. To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt additional i [...]	2006-02-16 07:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI
06HARARE191	AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD [...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...]	2006-02-21 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL US ZI
06HARARE279	ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...]	2006-03-07 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE310	ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT ON AGOA [...] Zimbabwe continues to fall short of AGOA,s qualifying criteria. Post,s input for the annual AGOA report (reftel) follows: ------- Economy ------- 2. The government has an interventionist approach to the economy and Zimbabwe is generally unwelcoming to foreign investment. Private sec [...]	2006-03-10 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE696	GOZ DIVIDING, CONQUERING PLATINUM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Post's econoff and Johannesburg FSN resource specialist held meetings in Johannesburg on May 30 and June 2 with South African-based officials of the three platinum mining companies active in Zimbabwe. The meetings revealed that the sector is divided in how to respond to the GOZ's aggres [...]	2006-06-13 07:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE785	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS, [...] On June 29, the Embassy conveyed the WTO demarche (reftel) to Beatrice Mutetwa, Director of International Trade at the Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Mr. Thadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs and Mr. Vova Chikanda, Director, the America Desk at the Ministry of Fore [...]	2006-07-03 16:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON
06HARARE824	SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT - HARARE [...] Following is the interim report on project selection of AmEmbassy Harare's FY-05 Self-Help allowance of US $100,000. Post does not anticipate returning any money for re-allocation. Post has focused funding on the following areas based on the current harsh economic climate and the HIV/Aids p [...]	2006-07-12 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AFIN
06HARARE840	IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL [...] In response to questions in reftel, Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS) reported that it plans to ship Zimbabwe's full allocation of sugar to the U.S. for delivery by September 30, 2006. 2. ZSS reported that Zimbabwe could supply an additional 3,000 MTRV by September 30, 2006 if there is an inc [...]	2006-07-13 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ZI
06HARARE929	SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT FY06 - HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-24 16:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AFIN ZI
06HARARE93	ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM [...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...]	2006-01-30 11:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE963	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMPLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 16:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06HARARE972	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...]	2006-08-01 16:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV
06HELSINKI1025	FINLAND: I2010 INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] European decision-makers and leading experts convened in Espoo, Finland on September 28th to discuss the challenges of the information society during the i2010 Conference, "Towards a Ubiquitous European Information Society." The Conference examined the opportunities and challenges that new in [...]	2006-10-10 13:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ELTN FI
06HELSINKI1088	ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND INNOVATION: EU HEADS OF [...] (U) The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, but publ [...]	2006-10-26 11:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU
06HELSINKI1092	CORRECTED COPY: ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND [...] (U) Summary: The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, [...]	2006-10-27 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU

06HELSINKI1119	PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 - [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 14:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS FI
06HELSINKI1137	U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] At the first-ever High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD) October 24-25 in Helsinki, the U.S. and EU agreed to strengthen bilateral efforts in areas including clean coal, carbon sequestration, energy efficiency, renewables, methane recovery, and b [...]	2006-11-07 12:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY TSPL ELTN EUN EPET FI
06HELSINKI1153	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION - FINNISH [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 09:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC UNGA FI
06HELSINKI1178	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 10:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL ETTC FI
06HELSINKI1214	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 12:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN LE FI
06HELSINKI122	AVIAN FLU: ADDRESSING AI-RELATED IMPORT [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's responses to reftel regarding avian influenza (AI)-related import restrictions on U.S. poultry. ----------- POULTRY BAN ----------- 2. Finland bans the import of poultry from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) affected countries, in accordance [...]	2006-02-09 11:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR USTR TBIO FI
06HELSINKI1227	FINNS BACK INTEROPERABILITY OF GPS AND GALILEO [...] (U) Dr. Matti Roine, Director of the Traffic Safety Unit at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, said Finland ratified the 2004 GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement on October 1, 2004. Roine said all funding for Galileo comes directly from the EU Commission, rather than individua [...]	2006-12-12 13:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV KTIA SPCE FI
06HELSINKI1236	BEST PRACTICES FROM FINLAND'S ENERGY AND [...] (U) Summary: In 2002, Finland established a unique Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America, inspired by U.S. private-public partnership concepts, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the sustainable use of renewable energy sources and clean technologies. [...]	2006-12-14 11:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EUN FI
06HELSINKI1238	REQUEST TO EXTEND INTERNATIONAL POLICE TRAINERS AT [...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Anu Laaminen, Office Director of the MFA's Unit for Civilian Crisis Management. Laaminen confirmed that Finland will maintain five police trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center through February 28, 2007. The GOF has also informed JI [...]	2006-12-14 13:42:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR AU HR IZ JO SI FI
06HELSINKI1239	BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE WILTON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 13:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT FI
06HELSINKI1244	TRANSLATION GUIDANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING - [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 08:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM APER KPAO
06HELSINKI1248	FINLAND: NATO DEBATE HEATS UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2007 parliamentary election campaign is about to kick off and NATO is emerging as a key theme, just as it did in the January 2006 presidential elections -- and despite the efforts of several prominent politicians to muzzle public debate on this sensitive topic. This ca [...]	2006-12-19 13:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN RU FI
06HELSINKI125	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: FINLAND [...] (U) Post discussed the reftel demarche with officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (FCAA),and left behind relevant biographic material on U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss. 2. (SBU) Matti Tupamaki, who directs the Ai [...]	2006-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC FI ICAO
06HELSINKI254	AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...]	2006-03-27 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI
06HELSINKI299	EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND BORIC ACID [...] (U) Econoff delivered the talking points in the reftel demarche to officials at the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health. They noted that the Technical Committee on Classification and Labeling, as well as its sub-gr [...]	2006-04-10 06:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP FI
06HELSINKI467	FINLAND: THE FAR LEFT SLOWLY IMPLODES [...] (U) Summary: Finland's only far-left party, the Left Alliance (LA),is struggling in the wake of the resignation of its popular chairperson, Suvi-Anne Siimes. An extraordinary congress elected a radical labor leader as the new chairperson, alienating some party leaders and leading to the r [...]	2006-05-26 10:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV FI
06HELSINKI505	FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]	2006-06-02 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI524	FINNISH RESPONSE - FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY [...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Office Director for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, on June 8. Kansikas-Debraise agreed generally with our points and said she would support starting FMCT negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible. She added that starti [...]	2006-06-08 11:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG FI
06HELSINKI525	FINNISH RESPONSE - ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL [...] Finland will be represented at subject conference by Helsinki-based technical expert Erik af Halstrom and by its Ambassador to Poland. WARE [...]	2006-06-08 11:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX FI
06HELSINKI56	Charge Meets with Finnish Legal Expert on Counter- [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge met with one of Finland's most senior officials on counter-terrorism, Marja Lehto, who recently was appointed to chair the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Terrorism. Lehto requested input for the Designators' Workshop to be held during Finland's presidency of [...]	2006-01-20 11:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER FI EUN
06HELSINKI585	FINLAND RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 13:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL FI
06HELSINKI612	FINLAND: ICANN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:54:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT ETRD ETTC FI
06HELSINKI667	BLUE LANTERN - DTC CASE 05-995123 [...] Econoff spoke to Jonne Piisila (Security, Defence & Space Division) and Marko Koski (Director, Sales & Business Development) about Elecktrobit Ltd.'s request to purchase the following components from US firm M/A Com, Inc. (Tyco Electronics): 2 -- MAPCGM0005 X-band 6-bit Phase Shifter 1 -- [...]	2006-07-14 13:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK FI
06HELSINKI697	TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 13:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC IS LE EUN FI
06HELSINKI712	FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...]	2006-07-27 10:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI
06HELSINKI718	FINLAND - COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 13:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG FI
06HELSINKI77	MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND: [...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, f [...]	2006-01-27 10:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN KCRM FI
06HELSINKI8	FINLAND: PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (U) President Tarja Halonen's New Year's Day speech-- which also serves as Finland's de facto state of the union address-- focused on what she termed the "increasing disparity in income levels in Finland." Halonen said that Finland has been a winner in the emerging global economy, and that [...]	2006-01-04 14:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FI
06HELSINKI908	FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 12:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06HELSINKI909	FINLAND ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Balkans Office Director Juha Ottman on September 8. Ottman responded enthusiastically, saying that the steps the US has suggested to Belgrade "are entirely our line as well." He was pleased that the US is maintaining a hard line on ICTY cooperation [...]	2006-09-08 13:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI
06HELSINKI927	PRESIDENT HALONEN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO UNGA [...] The President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen has accepted the invitation of President George W. Bush to a roundtable discussion on democracy on September 19, 2006. The text of a letter to the Embassy from her Chief of Staff follows: BEGIN TEXT The President of the Republic of Finl [...]	2006-09-12 13:56:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL UNGA FI
06HELSINKI932	INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 13:41:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EU FI PREL
06HELSINKI958	OES MEETING WITH EU PRESIDENT AND GERMANY ABOUT [...] Summary: On September 19th US State Department's Special Representative for Sustainable Development Jonathan Margolis, Senior Energy Advisor Griff Thompson and Embassy Econ Officer Glenn Lewis met Finnish representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, and a G [...]	2006-09-21 12:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY TSPL FI
06HELSINKI994	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER [...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...]	2006-09-28 13:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI
06HERMOSILLO9	SONORA STATE OFFICIALS SEE 5 PERCENT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN [...] (U) Summary. Sonora economic officials are projecting that the state's economic growth rate for 2006 will be 5 percent. This would match 2005, when the Ford Company's major expansion of its automobile assembly operations in Hermosillo gave Sonora a major boost. Plans for a new LNG terminal i [...]	2006-01-10 23:24:00	Consulate Hermosillo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EINV EPET MX
06HILLAH130	SISTANI MOSQUE FRIDAY SERMON STRIKES ANTI-AMERICAN TONE [...] (SBU) Approximately 3500-4000 people attended the Friday afternoon sermon given by Sheikh Sayed Ahmed Al-Safi, generally regarded as a close associate and spokesman for Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Al-Safi's speech was covered by several national television outlets. 2. (SBU) Al-Safi told his [...]	2006-08-10 11:42:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PTER PGOV IZ
06HILLAH14	DEPARTURE FROM POST OF REGIONAL COORDINATOR ALFRED [...] (U) Regional Coordinator, Alfred Fonteneau departed REO Al Hillah, Iraq on January 27, at 0900. 2. (U) Deputy Regional Coordinator, Gary L. Anderson has assumed charge. ANDERSON [...]	2006-02-02 07:07:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT IZ
06HILLAH15	TEMPORARY DEPARTURE OF REGIONAL COORDINATOR, ALFRED [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 08:51:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT IZ
06HILLAH17	BABIL OFFICIALS TELL DAS GODEC THEY LIKE PRT AND PRDC BUT [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Robert Godec met with Babil province officials to discuss the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Iraqi-run Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC). T [...]	2006-02-12 14:31:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH20	WASIT UIA MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Wasit province was allocated eight seats in the December 15, 2005 elections to the Council of Representatives(CoR). The United Iraqi Alliance (ballot number 555) received seven of the eight seats. Biographical information follows for six of the seven UIA/555 members in the CoR. END [...]	2006-02-15 14:14:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IZ
06HILLAH25	RETURN OF REGIONAL COORDINATOR, ALFRED FONTENEAU [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 08:18:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT IZ
06HILLAH26	THOUSANDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PROTEST MOSQUE BOMBING; [...] (U) Summary: Iraqis across the South Central region took to the streets February 22, angrily protesting the bombing of the Al-Askariyah Mosque in Samarra. Reportedly spontaneous at first, the demonstrations were soon spurred on by mosque exhortations and organized by Shi'a government officials, [...]	2006-02-23 16:36:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH28	NAJAF, KARBALA MOSQUES PREACH UNITY AND CALM; BLAME [...] (U) Summary: Friday Mosque sermons delivered amidst heavy security in Najaf and Karbala generally appealed for calm and unity, and were followed by peaceful demonstrations. Despite some Sadrist provocations, the two Shi'a holy cities were reportedly quiet, with shops and offices closed and blac [...]	2006-02-24 17:59:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH29	PROTESTS, SPORADIC VIOLENCE CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL; [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests continued across Wasit and Babil Provinces in South Central Iraq for a second and third day after the bombing of Al-Askariyah mosque in Samarra. In Wasit, Shi'a Islamists of all affiliations joined a massive demonstration February 23. The next day, Sadrist mosque preache [...]	2006-02-24 18:20:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH57	SADR RAILS AGAINST COALITION FORCES AT KUFA MOSQUE [...] (U) This is a SET NAJAF cable. Sensitive, but unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. April 7, a day after a car bombing near Najaf's Imam Ali shrine, Muqtada Al Sadr made a rare appearance and conducted the Friday Sermon at Kufa mosque. He condemned the "interference" of the US Ambassador in the [...]	2006-04-07 18:02:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH62	TEXT OF FATWA ISSUED BY MUQTADA AL-SADR IN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) On April 11, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a fatwa in response to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's comments questioning the loyalty of Iraqi Shi'a. 2. (U) Begin Text (translated by REO Hillah local staff): By the Name of God: Your Excellency the Leader of Islam and Muslims: Within this [...]	2006-04-12 04:29:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH74	MUQTADA AL-SADR STATEMENTS: ZARQAWI, COLLABORATING WITH [...] SUMMARY: On April 28 and 29, Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued two "Istifa" or policy statements. The first statement suggested that Al Qaeda leader Zarqawi had entered into a "truce" with Coalition Forces that created a pretext for continued U.S. occupation of Iraq. Muqtada al-Sadr told his fol [...]	2006-05-01 10:52:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KISL IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY1014	STAFFDEL BLANK IN THE MEKONG DELTA: AVIAN INFLUENZA, LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang August 25 and 26, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Staffer Jonah Blank reviewed government efforts to control Avian Influenza, visited a women's shelter and examined the status of the ethnic Cham Muslim community. [...]	2006-09-07 08:30:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED PREL PREF KJUS EAGR SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1086	MEDIA APPROVES AMBASSADOR'S HCMC POLICY SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 10:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1207	SENATOR HAGEL VISITS HO CHI MINH CITY [...] During an October 4-5 visit to HCMC, Senator Chuck Hagel was officially welcomed by HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai, who said it was good have the Senator back in Vietnam after a seven-year absence. Hai said he was pleased that bilateral relations continued to improve and that President Bus [...]	2006-10-20 11:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY31	HCMC STRIKES FORCE AN INCREASE IN VIETNAM'S MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: A rash of strikes in foreign-owned factories in the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) area since December 28 has led local authorities to urge the GVN to raise the national minimum wage for employees in Foreign-Invested Enterprises (FIE) by as much as 40 percent. The strikes started in [...]	2006-01-10 03:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY34	SCOPE PAPER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT TO HO CHI [...] (SBU) HCMC and its neighboring provinces are the economic and financial soul of Vietnam. Textiles, footwear, furniture, aquaculture -- key export industries -- as well as the country's USD seven billion oil and gas sector are centered around HCMC. With roughly 15 percent of the population, H [...]	2006-01-10 10:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV VM
06HONGKONG1231	AI: AVIATION EXERCISE IN HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH),the Civil Aviation Department (CAD),and the Airport Authority (AA) jointly organized a Seminar on Avian Influenza Preparedness for the Aviation Sector on March 16, 2006. Topics discussed included aviation preparedness, health screening [...]	2006-03-24 00:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06HONGKONG2260	BANK OF CHINA UP 15 PERCENT IN STOCK DEBUT [...] Having just concluded its initial public offering (IPO),the Bank of China (BOC) began trading stock today in Hong Kong. Shares rose 15.3 percent above the IPO price to HKD 3.40 (USD 0.44). Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 1.3 percent for the day, continuing a decline that has pulled th [...]	2006-06-01 09:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG2404	CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER [...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...]	2006-06-09 10:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG2508	POULTRY BAN IN WAKE OF SHENZHEN AI CASE [...] On June 15, the PRC Ministry of Health notified Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) that it had confirmed a human case of avian influenza (AI) in Shenzhen. Reftel reported the details of this case, which involved a truck driver hospitalized on June 3. 2. Secretary for Health, Wel [...]	2006-06-16 07:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG2914	Hong Kong Participants for APEC Seminar on [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 01:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU HK
06HONGKONG3128	HONG KONG PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 09:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD APECO HK
06HONGKONG3588	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LOJA DE ARMAS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3589	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3590	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: THERESA F LOW [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Enforcement Specia [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3591	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONG [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 08:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3592	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NEIL [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-09-07 08:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3660	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-09-13 06:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3661	MACAU SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham that Macau would sustain at least a 10 percent GDP growth rate through 2006. Looking toward Macau's development plans during the next five years [...]	2006-09-13 06:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	CH ECON ELTN HK MC EINV
06HONGKONG3671	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 09:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3713	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 09:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3714	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: Brink's Hong [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-09-15 09:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3749	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SUPREME [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per Reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Export Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip [...]	2006-09-19 08:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3914	HONG KONG TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Summary and Analysis. Hong KongQs textile and apparel manufacturers demonstrated their nimbleness in responding to quota, market and technical requirements in 2005. With the elimination of global textile quotas at the end of 2004, Hong Kong textile producers shifted much of their textile and [...]	2006-10-03 00:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX EAP
06HONGKONG4023	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NEW [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request ad at the direction of the Office of Enforcement nalysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Secuity (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Phili [...]	2006-10-11 08:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4092	YORK CHOW LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Post received two letters from Dr. York Chow, Secretary of the Health, Welfare and Food in Hong Kong, asking for U.S. support for the candidacy of Margaret Chan to become Director General of the World Health Organization. The letters were addressed to the Secretary of State and [...]	2006-10-16 08:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG4110	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: THE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-10-17 09:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4111	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-10-17 09:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4112	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MACAU [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-10-17 09:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4113	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-10-17 09:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4122	ADVANCING U.S. - HONG KONG AVIATION SERVICES [...] On October 12, Acting Deputy Principal Officer Charbonnet delivered EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs letter to Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong and emphasized that the United States is interested in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship. [...]	2006-10-18 03:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON HK
06HONGKONG4244	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: KA SHUI MANUFACTORY CO [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2006-10-27 09:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4298	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 07:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4299	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-11-02 07:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4376	PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: HONG KONG PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 09:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO CH HK
06HONGKONG4449	HKGQs Aviation Services Negotiator Michael Wong [...] Post received letter from Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong on November 9 responding to EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs October 2 letter expressing the United StatesQ interest in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship (see reftel). 2. [...]	2006-11-14 07:38:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON HK
06HONGKONG4492	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-11-17 09:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4493	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MEDIC PHARM [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-11-17 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4494	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-11-17 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4550	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]	2006-11-24 03:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4607	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DYNAMIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]	2006-12-01 08:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4608	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HAECO Limited [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]	2006-12-01 08:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4616	HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 02:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AMED TBIO PREL KFLU EAID CH HK
06HONGKONG4627	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: QUADRANT EPP [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]	2006-12-04 09:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4628	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EMS- [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 09:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4641	HONG KONG TO ATTEND PPAQC DEC. 13 - 15 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EWWT PHSA SENV HK
06HONGKONG4664	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HEYRO [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 00:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4730	HONG KONG OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION PHASE ON [...] SUMMARY. At a public forum on November 21, Financial Secretary Henry Tang encouraged all interested parties to SIPDIS give their views on how best to safeguard competition in Hong Kong. Tang's announcement represents a continuation of the Hong Kong Government's (HKG's) step-by-step examin [...]	2006-12-13 09:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO HK
06HONGKONG4794	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: S & T [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 09:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4795	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 09:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06ISLAMABAD12319	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BIOSAFETY AND PATHOGEN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 07:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PREL PTER TBIO
06ISLAMABAD12688	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G-77 AND UN MANAGEMENT REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 13:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD12773	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Imran Haider, Deputy Director of Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Haider alluded to Foreign Minister Kasuri's July 6 comments in Paris, in which Kasuri characterized the North Korean missile launches as "a most unfortunate developme [...]	2006-07-06 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP PK
06ISLAMABAD140	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...]	2006-01-05 09:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK

06ISLAMABAD143	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest stages of a natural disaster, can improve the quality of the humanitarian response. In the Pakistan earthquake, the UN introduced the cluster system without providing supporting documentation or comprehensive terms of reference a [...]	2006-01-05 09:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD147	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART UPDATE ON INFORMATION MANA [...] Effective information management, implemented from the earliest st ------------------------------------ Importance of Information Management ------------------------------------ 2. Effective information management during disasters is achieved by u 3. One essential component of informat [...]	2006-01-05 09:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PRE
06ISLAMABAD15567	POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRAVEL TO KARACHI AND [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Poloff C. Gordon Bonin to travel to Karachi and onward to Quetta for a series of meetings with Balochistan political figures. This will be a continuation of a visit to Balochistan with Ambassador Crocker. Itinerary is as follows: 2 August 11 -- arrive in [...]	2006-08-07 13:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD15637	LAHORE POST CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy requests post clearance for DCM Peter Bodde, Tanya Bodde, and Theresa Grencik. The party will be visiting post for meetings and a reception. 2. DCM Peter Bodde and Tanya Bodde's itinerary is as follows: August 11 Dep Islamabad on PK 387 at 1500; arrive at 1550. August 12 Dep L [...]	2006-08-08 04:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD15640	KARACHI POST CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Ambassador Crocker, Gordon Bonin, and ARSO Erin Pallack. The party will be visiting Karachi, Quetta, and Gwadar for meetings. 2. Proposed itinerary by DAO C-12 aircraft Depart Islamabad: 10 Aug @ by DAO C-12 aircraft Arrive Quetta: 10 Aug @ by [...]	2006-08-08 07:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD15649	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE
06ISLAMABAD15766	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on August 9 to Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary for UN Affairs at the MFA. 2. Hyder responded that the decision to appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was made at the August 3 meeting in Malaysia of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( [...]	2006-08-09 12:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PHUM PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD15981	DEMARCH DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the UNSC Lebanon Resolution to MFA UN Director Syed Haider Shah on August 12. 2. Shah responded that Pakistan was not in a position to comment at this time as it is still gathering information and developing its own assessment. He noted however that [...]	2006-08-12 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE PK
06ISLAMABAD16148	POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT TO LAHORE [...] This is a request for post clearance for Political Officer C. Gordon Bonin to visit Lahore August 19-20. The purpose of the visit is personal travel to see the Badshahi Masjid, the Lahore Fort, the gate closing ceremony at the Wagah Border Crossing, and other sites and events as recommended b [...]	2006-08-16 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD16256	PESHAWAR CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Mohammed Motiwala, Rohit Nepal, Ragini Gupta, and Jennifer Maatta. The party will travel to Peshawar for meetings with local officials and consultations at the Consulate. 2. The party will travel via armored GOV. The tentative itinerary is as follows: [...]	2006-08-17 09:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD16269	GWADAR: THE NEARLY BLANK CANVAS [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador,s August 10-11 visit to Gwadar, Balochistan, provincial and Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) officials laid out their grand vision for the port,s future--which they hope will someday rival Dubai, providing a key transshipment point for trade with Afghanista [...]	2006-08-18 02:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK ECON EAID
06ISLAMABAD16434	POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL SANOK VISIT TO [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Staffdel Sanok, Poloff Gordon Bonin, ODRP Major Benjamin Janes, ODRP Colonel Ronald Huther and FPD Greg Carter to visit Pakistan Air Force Mushaf Airbase, Sargodha, Punjab, on August 26. Travel to/from Mushaf Airbase is to be provided by PAF. No assistance [...]	2006-08-22 04:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD16441	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL SANOK, AUGUST 23-27 [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Stephanie Sanok, Regina Burgess, Julian A. Haywood, LTC Craig Greene, Mark J. Fedor, and Kelly Bulliner from August 23 to August 27. The purpose of the visit is fact-finding concerning F-16 aircraft security in Pakistan and narcotics [...]	2006-08-22 04:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA OREP AFIN PK UK AF
06ISLAMABAD16721	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] (U) On August 23, poloff delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN-I) Director Haider Shah. Shah said that, in recent weeks, the MFA's missions around the world had received requests from other countries for support of their candidates to the Internation [...]	2006-08-24 01:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PK
06ISLAMABAD16934	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KERRY KRONSTADT, CRS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Senior CRS analyst Kerry Kronstadt from September 16, 2006 to September 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with Embassy, GOP and other officials as part of his CRS portfolio. 2. Control officer for the visit will be R [...]	2006-08-28 11:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA OREP AFIN PK
06ISLAMABAD16935	POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR POLITICAL OFFICER RALPH [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Ralph Anske for the period August 31 - September 1, 2006. 2. Post's prompt attention to this clearance request is appreciated. Should approval be granted, schedule will be discussed with post via e-mail. . BODDE [...]	2006-08-28 11:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC PK
06ISLAMABAD17916	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EMBASSY KABUL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Ambassador Neumann and the rest of the Embassy Kabul country team from September 12, 2006 to September 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is consultations with Embassy Islamabad. 2. Control officer for the visit will be Political [...]	2006-09-08 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	TAGS
06ISLAMABAD18474	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL PHELAN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Mr. Michael Phelan, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe from September 25, 2006 to September 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess the progress made and the ongoing challenges faced by the Un [...]	2006-09-19 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PK OREP AFIN
06ISLAMABAD18707	LAHORE POST CLEARANCE REQUEST MOHAMMED MOTIWALA [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Poloff, Mohammed Motiwala, for personal travel to Lahore from September 30 to October 1. 2. Mr. Motiwala's itinerary is as follows: Arrive Lahore September 30 at 8:50 am via PK 385 Depart Lahore October 1 at 8:00 pm via PK 388 3. Mr. Motiwala request [...]	2006-09-21 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD19804	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FATA SECRETARIAT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Shehzad Arbab on October 5. FATA Secretariat Secretary for Planning and Development Zafar Hassan, ODRP Chief MG Helmly, Islamabad DATT, Peshawar PO, USAID Officer (notetaker) were [...]	2006-10-10 12:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON SOCI PK
06ISLAMABAD22317	GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: PAKISTAN'S [...] This cable contains an action request -- please see para 3. 2. On December 4, MFA Director (UN I) Haider Shah delivered to Poloff the Government of Pakistan's written response to the U.S. proposal for Pakistan to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) (ref B). Pakistan [...]	2006-12-06 09:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS PK
06ISLAMABAD3253	POST CLEARANCE FOR GAUTAM RANA [...] Post welcomes and grants post clearance for the visit of Gautam Rana for February 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Avian Flu town hall meeting. 2. Control officer for the visit will be Mohammed Motiwala. He can be reached at the following numbers: Embassy: 92-51-208-00 [...]	2006-02-25 08:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD3576	KARACHI BOMBING: CONDOLENCES AND CONDEMNATIONS [...] Summary. Pakistani politicians at all levels--from President Musharraf and PM Aziz to a wide-spectrum of political party representatives--have reached out to US Embassy and Consulate officials to offer their condolences and express their condemnation of the 2 March bombing outside of the US Co [...]	2006-03-04 02:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PHUM PGOV PTER
06ISLAMABAD3754	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVERNORS DELEGATION [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gov. James Douglas, Gov. Kenny Guinn, Gov. Phil Bredesen, Gov. Tim Kaine, Maj. Gen. Summaral, Maj Patrick Lewis, Dan Wilmot, Claude Chafin and Ltc. John Schroeder for March 15 and 16. The purpose of the visit is to transit Pakistan. [...]	2006-03-08 08:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD5358	END-USE, RETRANSFER AND SECURITY ASSURANCES FROM [...] This message contains an action request; please see para. 6. 2. By letter dated 18 March 2006, CAPT Muhammad Tahir, Pakistan Navy, forwarded to the Office of Defense Representative - Pakistan (ODRP) an original End User Certificate (EUC),serial number 71/2006, signed by BG Khan Azam Kh [...]	2006-03-30 12:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PK TU
06ISLAMABAD5723	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEVADA TEST SITE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 04:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KTBT PK
06ISLAMABAD5724	GOP WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 04:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PK SNAR
06ISLAMABAD5787	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/TIP GAYATRI PATEL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gayatri Patel from April 9 to April 14. Post also does not object to Consulate Lahore granting post clearance. The purpose of the visit is gather additional information on the GOP's anti-trafficking efforts. 2. Control officer [...]	2006-04-06 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PKMN PHUM PREL
06ISLAMABAD5945	MESSAGE DELIVERED THAT U.S. IS NOT RUNNING FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 10:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA PK
06ISLAMABAD5983	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GOVERNORS DELEGATION [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gov. Mitch Daniels, Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Joe Manchin, Gov. Tom Vilsack, Lt. General Blum, Maj. Reale, Ltc. Schroeder, Dan Wilmot, and Anthony Welcher for April 16 and 17. The purpose of the visit is to transit Pakistan. 2. Contro [...]	2006-04-10 01:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA BE PK AMGT ASEC
06ISLAMABAD6198	KARACHI POST CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy requests post clearance for Ambassador Crocker and ARSO Eric Alm who will be visiting post for meetings. Their itinerary is follows: April 14-Dep Islamabad on Air Blue 203 at 0930; arrive at 1135. April 15-Dep Karachi on Air Blue 204 at 1600; arrive at 1805. 2. Please provide [...]	2006-04-12 14:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD7423	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION CHECK: [...] On March 7, 2006, EconOff and FCS FSN visited Advanced Engineering Research Organization (AERO),located at Air Weapons Complex (AWC),Haripur Road, Wah. The purpose of the visit was to conduct a Post Shipment Verification check on the shipment of a "Digital Compass Module" exported by GECS, I [...]	2006-04-27 05:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT ETTC PK
06ISLAMABAD7505	CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS PROMOTIONS, DEMOTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of speculation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has selected some bright party stars, rewarded PML loyalists, and switched the portfolios of four ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on April 26. Presiding over a ceremony at Aiwan-e Sadar, President Mushar [...]	2006-04-28 04:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PGOV PREL IRNB
06ISLAMABAD8207	DENIAL OF COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA LABS [...] Post regrets that it is unable to offer country clearance to reftel visitors due to the limited advance notice, While post strongly supports the objectives of the mission, visits like this, involving numerous meetings (especially in other cities) will require more than four days notice. 2. [...]	2006-05-05 12:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD8487	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVERNORS DELEGATION [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Gov. Mitt Romney, Gov. Matt Blunt, Gov. Mark Sanford, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Anthony Welcher, Dan Wilmot, Ltc. Kurt Vogel, Capt. Ernest Barringer, Eddie Johnson, Barbara Davis, and Maj. Matt Green for May 25 and 26. The purpose of th [...]	2006-05-11 09:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PK OVIP
06ISLAMABAD8845	PAKISTANI COMPLIANCE WITH OIC AND AL BOYCOTTS [...] Post offers the following response to reftel queries regarding Pakistani observance of boycotts of Israel and Israeli-made products. 2. Pakistan is not a member of the Arab League (AL) and is not, therefore, bound by the AL boycott (ALB). 3. Pakistan is a member of the Organization of [...]	2006-05-16 10:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL PK
06ISLAMABAD9152	PAKISTANI COMPLIANCE WITH OIC AND AL BOYCOTTS [...] Post offers the following response to reftel queries regarding Pakistani observance of boycotts of Israel and Israeli-made products. 2. Pakistan is not a member of the Arab League (AL) and is not, therefore, bound by the AL boycott (ALB). 3. Pakistan is a member of the Organization of [...]	2006-05-19 07:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL PK
06ISLAMABAD9486	GOP PM AZIZ CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 12:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PREL IZ KDEM
06ISLAMABAD9875	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Sandia National Laboratories' staff Jose R. Rodriguez and James W. Purvis from June 10 to 16. The purpose of the visit is to participate in an IAEA training course in Islamabad. Post understands that IAEA's local partner, the Pakista [...]	2006-05-30 05:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC ASEC ENRG KNNP OTRA PK
06ISLAMABAD9997	AFGANISTAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy Islamabad requests country clearance for the following to attend meetings with Embassy Kabul counterparts June 6- June 7: Â [...]	2006-05-31 11:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC SNAR OTRA PK AF
06ISTANBUL1098	WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES, WILL ISTANBUL BE [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul lies near a fault-line and on the seismic path of past earthquakes. The question is not if one will strike, but when. Earthquake preparedness is thus a key issue for private and public sectors alike. Discussions with scientific and business groups show that Istanbul,s [...]	2006-06-16 15:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON
06ISTANBUL124	MICROSOFT TARGETS TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: In his third trip to Turkey in a little over a year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates met in Istanbul with senior Turkish government and business leaders and announced a range of new initiatives aimed at increasing internet penetrationin Turkey. These included a new Turkey web portal [...]	2006-02-02 10:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECPS TU
06ISTANBUL1387	OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]	2006-08-08 13:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL1501	A BITTER DAY: THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1999 [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 17, the seventh anniversary of the deadly 1999 Marmara earthquake, newspapers published articles evaluating ongoing efforts, especially in Istanbul, to prepare for the next big quake. The commentators unanimously criticized insufficient preparations and planning and t [...]	2006-08-21 10:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CASC TU
06ISTANBUL1618	OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]	2006-09-08 08:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL2068	SWT STUDENTS SHOW THE WRITE STUFF [...] (U) Summary: In preparing for the 2007 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) season, we invited representatives of the educational companies here that recruit and help prepare the students' applications to a kick-off meeting at the Consulate on November 3. To pique interest in the SWT program, Post had [...]	2006-11-13 15:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI CVIS PREL SCUL KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL2095	STABILITY VS. THE CANCER OF INFORMALITY [...] Summary: On November 6, at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Investment, an OECD Country Roundtable examined Turkey's recent experience with strategies to enhance the investment environment and the dramatic improvement in foreign investment in Tu [...]	2006-11-20 13:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ECON ECIN OECD TU
06ISTANBUL2100	ISTANBUL CONFERENCE SEES NEW U.S. POLICY TREND IN [...] Summary. A largely academic audience responded positively to visiting scholar Dr. Ian Lesser of the Woodrow Wilson Center and former Foreign Minister Ilter Turkmen's discussion of the "Future of Turkish-American Relations." Lesser and Turkmen inaugurated Sabanci University's Istanbul Policy [...]	2006-11-21 14:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL2109	TESEV STUDY ON RELIGION AND POLITICS [...] Summary. On November 21, TESEV, a leading Turkish NGO, released the results of a recent survey on Islam and Politics. Some of the results were surprising, most notably the indication that the number of women wearing headscarves is declining despite a general belief to the contrary. A major [...]	2006-11-27 11:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI TU
06ISTANBUL2111	SAADET PARTY PROTESTS POPE'S VISIT [...] Summary: On November 26, the Islamist Saadet (Felicity) Party organized a rally in the Sisli district of Istanbul to protest the Pope's upcoming visit to Turkey. Despite claims of hundreds of thousands of attendees on the party's website press estimates on participation varied from 20,000 to [...]	2006-11-28 06:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC CASC TU
06ISTANBUL2154	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS ENGAGES WITH [...] Begin Summary: A visiting American Council of Young Political Leaders (AYCPL) delegation engaged over dinner December 4 at the Consul General's Residence with a group of Turkish political party leaders, academics, business executives, and senior press columnists and editors. The lively excha [...]	2006-12-12 09:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL CVIS TU
06ISTANBUL223	DANGER IN BOSPHORUS [...] (U) A major catastrophe in Istanbul's narrow Bosphorus Straits was narrowly averted on February 21 when a Liberian- flagged tanker carrying 86,000 tons of kerosene lost steerage way and nearly ran aground at Istanbul's historic Dolmabahce Palace. The out-of-control ship came to a stop some 20 [...]	2006-02-22 13:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EWWT TU
06ISTANBUL422	FROM THE VISA LINE, ISSUE ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a new reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Amconsulate Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with Turkish--and sometime non-Turkish--visa applicants. Taken together, they offer a unique perspective on local s [...]	2006-03-22 13:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC SOCI PREL IR TU
06ISTANBUL449	GLOBAL FDI MOVEMENTS: MYTHS AND FACTS IN TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a March 24 conference on foreign investment in Turkey evinced optimism about Turkey's overall economic progress but agreed the country needs to develop a strategy to attract significant FDI. Noting that the country lags especially in the area of "green field" investme [...]	2006-03-28 09:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV TU
06ISTANBUL693	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWS TURKEY,S GROWING [...] (U) Summary: The Governments of Turkey and the United States co-chaired a high-level conference in Istanbul April 27-28, 2006 on international cooperation for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The conference, attended by twelve nations and the leadership of the United Nation,s Off [...]	2006-05-09 11:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IR PHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL733	CONSUL GENERAL OUTREACH TO BURSA, TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: The Consul General traveled May 2-3, 2006 to Bursa -- Turkey,s fourth largest city and one of its most dynamic commercial centers with important textile and automobile manufacturing -- to address a conference on globalization and entrepreneurship. In addition to meeting with the [...]	2006-05-15 05:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL956	REAL ESTATE BOOM IN ISTANBUL GOING THROUGH THE ROOF [...] (U) Summary: Real estate in Istanbul is flourishing, as property prices have on average doubled in the past two years. A confluence of demographic, economic, financial, and structural forces have come together to make owning housing increasingly desirable. The most important of these is the [...]	2006-06-02 08:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV TU
06ISTANBUL961	LAVROV VISIT HIGHLIGHTS RUSSIA'S 2006 BSEC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlined Russia's priorities for Black Sea economic cooperation for its six-month period as "Chairman in Office" in a brief address to representatives and observers to BSEC at the organization's Istanbul secretariat on Thursday, June Â [...]	2006-06-02 10:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
06JAKARTA10041	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Harry Purwanto on August 7. We explained the draft resolution was consistent with the U.S. requirement for a sustainable ceasefire and stressed U.S. goal was a cessation of hostilities by no later than August [...]	2006-08-09 12:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS
06JAKARTA10047	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 2006 [...] Summary: On July 17, Governor of DKI Jakarta Sutiyoso warned Jakarta residents to conserve water due to a severe groundwater shortage. The Alliance for Public Care (ALIP) publicly criticized a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) plan to relocate Javan rhinos to the Halimun Mountains in West Java. The R [...]	2006-08-10 03:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO EINV ID
06JAKARTA10053	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE [...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on August 2 a slowing year-on-year (YoY) inflation in July 2006 of 15.15 percent. Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered interest rates on August 8 by 50 basis points (bps) to 11.75 percent. On July 26 Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised I [...]	2006-08-10 06:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA10054	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] Summary: Indonesia Police Air Wing (Polisi Udara) verified on July 27 that it received one unit of Flir Systems model ULTRA 8500 thermal imaging system in late March 2006. It installed the equipment on its helicopter in April and the system works properly. End summary. 2. Embassy conta [...]	2006-08-10 06:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
06JAKARTA10135	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]	2006-08-11 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID
06JAKARTA10218	DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] Poloff called Indonesian MFA North America Affairs Director Harry Purwanto at 18:30 local time (07:30 Washington time) on August 12 to deliver reftel demarche. Delivery of the demarche was reported to the Ops Center the same day. A nonpaper with U.S. points, a copy of the resolution and the [...]	2006-08-14 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UNSC NSC IS LE ID
06JAKARTA10704	WITNESS TESTIMONY IN TIMIKA TRIAL TO BEGIN NEXT [...] (U) Chief Judge Nurdin announced that witness testimony would begin next week in the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Beginning on September 5, trial sessions will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in order to accommodate the number [...]	2006-08-29 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA10757	INVITATION EXTENDED TO USDOL APEC CONFERENCE [...] We have conveyed points in Reftel regarding the upcoming U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) hosted Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference, Strategies for Workforce Development: Keys to Success, to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on September 18-20, 2006 to the following officials and mem [...]	2006-08-31 06:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB APECO ID
06JAKARTA10758	RESPONSE RE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT [...] Post sees no potential implications to U.S. foreign policy concerns with the proposed research project no. AI069907 involving a foreign institution. This NIH proposed award is for the research project entitled "The Asia-Pacific HIV Observational Database (APHOD)." Post understands research in [...]	2006-08-31 06:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA ID
06JAKARTA10877	FM WIRAJUDA TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE 5 PLUS 5 GROUP [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel information and request to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on August 31. They responded the same day saying that FM Hassan Wirajuda would be interested in participating in the proposed 5 plus 5 meeting and accepts the invitation. 2. (U) The Foreign Ministry is awa [...]	2006-08-31 10:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KN KS ID
06JAKARTA11335	REQUEST FOR JIATF WEST FY07 COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO [...] This is a U.S. Embassy Jakarta, DEA, ICE, and ICITAP coordinated request for U.S. Defense Department operational support under Section 1004, National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 as amended, for JIATF West support to Indonesian law enforcement agencies. 2. The DEA, ICE and ICITAP have [...]	2006-09-12 09:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PREL EFIN KCRM KHLS ID
06JAKARTA11342	DEFENDANTS WALK OUT AS FBI AGENTS TESTIFY AT [...] (U) The defendants and their attorneys walked out of the courtroom in protest as FBI Special Agents Ron Eowan and Paul Myers gave testimony at the September 12 session of the trial of seven men accused of killing two amcits in Timka, Papua in 2002. As Eowan was taking the witness stand, defen [...]	2006-09-12 11:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA11377	U.S.-INDONESIA BILATERAL DEFENSE DIALOGUE AGREES [...] (U) Summary: The sixth annual meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Dialogue (USIBDD) in Jakarta on August 29-31, 2006 the two sides agreed to 138 military-to-military events for 2007. USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI ) also signed a Terms of Reference (TOR) formalizing the annual meeting pr [...]	2006-09-13 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA11522	DRAFT STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 07:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ID MARR PREL
06JAKARTA11663	BALI II TRIALS CONCLUDE [...] Summary. The District Court in Denpasar, Bali on September 14 announced the final of four convictions of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) associates for their roles in the October 1, 2005 suicide terror attacks in Bali. The Bali Court used Indonesia's 2003 Counterterrorism Law and the Criminal Code to [...]	2006-09-20 11:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO PGOV ID
06JAKARTA11930	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CONTINUES IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Although South Kalimantan's legal forest products industry has suffered a sharp decline, illegal mining and logging continue to degrade the province's environment. Overlapping and conflicting central and provincial government responsibilities and a lack of local resources comp [...]	2006-09-28 05:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO EINV ID
06JAKARTA12031	EAST KALIMANTAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS [...] Summary: Economic and political leaders in East Kalimantan praised the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) decentralization policy during a four-day embassy trip through the resource-rich province on the Indonesian part of Borneo. However, the same leaders criticized strongly the execution of tha [...]	2006-09-29 06:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV SENV PREL TBIO ID
06JAKARTA12098	INDONESIA - TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] Embassy Jakarta's Economic Section coordinates monitoring of Indonesia trade agreement compliance and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints. International Trade Officer Tobias Glucksman (GlucksmanTH@state.gov) is the primary working level point of contact for these efforts. Embassy' [...]	2006-10-02 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ID
06JAKARTA12162	NECESSARY ASSURANCES FOR TRANSFER OF C-130 SPARES [...] We delivered ref A text of proposed assurances to the North America desk of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 3. We asked for confirmation that the GOI in fact wanted the spare parts in question. We also advised that the GOI consider offering blanket assurances [...]	2006-10-03 12:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS AS ID
06JAKARTA12301	A/S HILL'S PARTICIPATION IN 2006 PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] We presented to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) reftel information about the U.S.-PIF special session and agenda and Assistant Secretary Hill's availability for meetings with heads of governments on the margins of the Pacific islands Forum and Post-Forum Dialogue. Contact [...]	2006-10-06 10:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV XU XV
06JAKARTA12498	SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM -- [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Initiative (GIFT) and looks forward to contributing to its success. As requested in reftel, a list of USAID projects related to the GIFT is described below. USAID in Indonesia continues to place high p [...]	2006-10-13 06:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06JAKARTA12544	PROSECUTORS DELIVER SENTENCING REQUESTS IN TIMIKA [...] Prosecutors delivered their sentencing requests in court on October 13 for seven suspects accused of involvement in the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002. Prosecutors requested a sentence of 20 years for Antonius Wamang and 15 years for Agustinus Anggaibak and Yulianus Deikme on t [...]	2006-10-13 10:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12555	US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DELEGATION VISITS JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) told a visiting U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on October 12 that he remains optimistic about Indonesia's economic outlook and committed to economic reforms and the process of democratization. Vice President Jusuf Kalla [...]	2006-10-16 05:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12775	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament approved a Rp 763.6 trillion (USD 83.4 billion) FY 2007 budget on October 17. Spending for personnel, materials and social programs is slated to rise significantly in 2007 in line with President Yudhoyono's plans to reform the civil service and improve health and ed [...]	2006-10-20 10:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KMCA KCOR PGOV ENRG TBIO ID
06JAKARTA12776	TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND [...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...]	2006-10-20 10:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12779	ACEH PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, HEADING TOWARD [...] The Aceh peace process continues to move forward. Elections have been scheduled for December 11, and work has begun on implementing the Law on Governance of Aceh (LOGA). The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) is winding down its work and expects to cease operation on December 15. Reintegration paym [...]	2006-10-20 10:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA12829	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE - INDONESIA RESPONSE [...] We delivered reftel demarches on October 19 to Ikhsan Baidirus, Deputy Director General for International Affairs, and Inda Mekawati Perdanaputra, Assistant Director for International Affairs, in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Directorate General of Post and Teleco [...]	2006-10-27 09:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU
06JAKARTA12873	INDONESIAN DELEGATES FOR THE SENIOR POLICY [...] The government of Indonesia has provided the following nine names to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington,DC during the week of December 5-8, 2006. The participants are as follows: Name: Major General Suryadi Job Title: Director General for Defense Capability, D [...]	2006-10-31 08:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA13138	PRESIDENTIAL TRIP TO INDONESIA: OFFICIAL GIFT [...] Post communicated the points and questions provided in reftel to Ms. Lusi Surjanadari, the protocol point of contact for the POTUS visit. Ms. Surjanadari confirmed the gift presentations will be conducted protocol-to-protocol, as requested reftel. Post requested the exchange take place short [...]	2006-11-07 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP BUSH GEORGE AMGT ID
06JAKARTA13172	ADDITIONS TO INDONESIAN DELEGATION FOR SENIOR [...] The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted the names of two additional delegates to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC scheduled for December 5-8, 2006. The additional participants are as follows: Name: Mr. Ramadansyah Hasan Job Title: Head o [...]	2006-11-09 11:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA13201	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON 05- [...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified on September 1, their order and receipt of component C-130 parts detailed in reftel. The order contained some defective parts, for which the IAF ordered replacements. Per request in reftel, we have inquired about both orders and the IAF [...]	2006-11-14 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13229	INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR [...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...]	2006-11-17 06:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13244	INDONESIA AND US SIGN MULTI-HAZARD MOU [...] State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman and Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "General Cooperation in Science and Technology for Natural Hazard Assessment, Analysis, Warning, Preparedness and Mitigation" on November 20. We have scanned and [...]	2006-11-20 08:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TPSL AEMR TPHY ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA13315	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD CROWDER, [...] Embassy Jakarta grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Crowder, Chief Agricultural Negotiator USTR, Mr. Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant USTR, Mr. Andrew Stephens, Director, USTR and Ms. Ellen Terpstra, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA to visit Jakarta from November 30 through December [...]	2006-11-28 05:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	CH OTRA ETRD USTR JA KA ID
06JAKARTA13362	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified their orders of component parts detailed in reftel. The foreign consignees are new to the military supply business, however they have prior Indonesian government procurement experience. End summary. 2. (U) We contacted Chief of Aeron [...]	2006-12-01 00:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13413	NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDIES EAST ASIA [...] Embassy Jakarta welcomes the proposed visit (reftel) of NWC seminar students to Indonesia in April 2007. Embassy requests precise dates for the visit so that more definite plans can be made. Control officer will be MAJ Marc Harrelson, DAO, office tel: (62-21) 3435-9192, home tel: (62-21) 71 [...]	2006-12-06 07:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13420	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on November 16 that Indonesia's GDP growth reached 5.5% in the third quarter of 2006 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the highest quarterly growth rate since the third quarter of 2005. YoY consumer price inflation (CPI) dropped signific [...]	2006-12-06 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13422	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: On November 22, following three years of bilateral negotiations, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) welcomed home forty-eight orangutans from Thailand. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari announced plans on November 13 to make Indonesian villages self sufficient in health care [...]	2006-12-06 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO EINV ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13446	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS-OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006 [...] Summary. President Yudhoyono said Indonesia will honor its existing LNG contracts during a November 27-29 state visit to Japan. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on November 25 that Indonesia will decide next year whether to renew those contracts. On November 25, state gas company PGN restored [...]	2006-12-08 09:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA13451	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Summary. On November 28, Indonesia and Japan agreed in principle to the major elements of a bilateral "Economic Partnership Agreement" (EPA). Parliament approved an amended Customs Law on October 18 that reduces red tape for importers and exporters and imposes stiffer sanctions on smugglers. [...]	2006-12-08 10:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA13462	ACEH HOLDS FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, THE FIRST [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Indonesia fielded a team of 40 U.S. officials and local support staff to monitor the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11. Embassy's press release, below, provides our endorsement of the election pr [...]	2006-12-11 12:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13476	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES INSULTING THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: A divided Constitutional Court on December 7 struck down three articles of the Criminal Code which made insulting the President or Vice President a criminal act. The instant case involved an appeal brought by two political activists being tried for insulting President Yudhoyono [...]	2006-12-14 07:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ID

06JAKARTA13494	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe met with Minister of National Education Dr. Bambang Sudibyo on December 11 to discuss President Bush's six-year, $157 million Indonesia Education Initiative. Minister Sudibyo complained that he was not familiar with the U.S. program and had not been able to e [...]	2006-12-15 08:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ID
06JAKARTA13503	INDONESIA: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] This report provides updated information on Indonesia's efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, for the period August 2005 to November 2006. This message updates Jakarta's 2005 report (ref c) and draws in places on Jakarta's March 2006 trafficking in persons report (ref b) and t [...]	2006-12-18 01:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM KJUS
06JAKARTA13528	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APLICATIONS [...] Summary. The Indonesian firm PT Trio Yomasu (TY) verified on December 11 its order of component parts for aircrafts detailed in reftel. TY supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with aircraft spare parts and maintenance services. It also serves as a local representative for U.S. aircraft p [...]	2006-12-19 08:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL [...] (U) We met December 21 with Deputy Minister for Child Protection in the Ministry of Women Empowerment, Ms. Sumarni Dawam Rahardjo, to deliver the demarche contained in reftel. Ms. Rahardjo fully agreed with all the points in reftel, particularly noting the importance of holding the internation [...]	2006-12-21 06:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13564	CWC: STATUS OF INDONESIAN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] POLOFF met with Daniel Simanjuntak of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on December 13 to present reftel points and discuss the status of Indonesia's implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Simanjuntak sai [...]	2006-12-21 11:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW ID
06JAKARTA240	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER [...] Summary. Indonesian financial markets reacted favorably to a December 6, 2005 cabinet reshuffle, with the rupiah gaining two percent through the end of December to close at 9,840/USD. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index also rose six percent after the reshuffle to close at 1,162 on Dec [...]	2006-01-06 08:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ENRG SENV TBIO MARR ID
06JAKARTA2515	CODEL KOLBE AND HDAC ENGAGE INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS [...] CODEL Kolbe met on February 21-22 with top legislators from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in the first overseas visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC). Indonesian legislators welcomed the CODEL,s expertise on legislative affairs and its encouragement for the [...]	2006-02-24 08:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
06JAKARTA2528	REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF INVITATIONAL TRAVEL FOR [...] REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AMBASSADOR B. LYNN PASCOE TO ACCEPT AN INVITATIONAL TRAVEL GIFT FUNDED BY THE US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, MARCH 6-8, 2006. THE ANNUAL MEETING CONSISTS OF A DINNER ON MARCH 6 AND A SERIES OF PANEL DI [...]	2006-02-24 10:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA ID
06JAKARTA3291	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ARMEN SAHAGIAN [...] Embassy Jakarta welcomes and grants country clearance for Transportation Security Adminsitraiton (TSA) representative, Mr. Armen A. Sahagian to travel to Bali from 15-16 March, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to: (a) continue dialogue between the TSA and Ministry of Communications (office [...]	2006-03-14 09:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR ID
06JAKARTA3314	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Summary: The Rhino Conservation Program and the GOI co- hosted an "Indonesian Rhino Conservation Strategy Meeting" on February 26-27 to discuss strategies for conserving the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. The National Agency for Drug and Food Control's (BPOM) December 2005 discovery of formaldah [...]	2006-03-15 06:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO EIND ID
06JAKARTA3897	INDONESIA: 2006 IPR PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: The tide is turning in a favorable direction on IPR enforcement in Indonesia. A year ago, the IP industry, which was oddly cutting resources here, had marked Indonesia as the next hub for regional piracy and counterfeit syndicates. However, contrary to such expectations, over the [...]	2006-03-24 11:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ID
06JAKARTA4413	INDONESIAN POLICE DESTROY 1.6 MILLION BOOTLEG DISCS [...] The Jakarta Metro police destroyed a significant quantity of drugs, pornography, and bootleg CDs, VCDs, and DVDs at a contraband destruction ceremony on April 5. During the ceremony, the police incinerated more than 750 kilograms of narcotics and 110,000 ecstasy tablets, and burned a large pi [...]	2006-04-05 23:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4514	INDONESIA - TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Summary: On March 2, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced an "Investment Climate Improvement Package" mapping out reforms to a number of laws, regulations, and procedures affecting the investment climate. The Ministry of Trade (MOT) met the first key deadline in the package by submit [...]	2006-04-07 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA5483	MOUNT MERAPI ERUPTION PREPAREDNESS [...] Summary. Embassy held a meeting on May 1 to discuss preparedness for a possible eruption of Mount Merapi Volcano, 27 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta in central Java. The volcano went on level 3 orange alert (ready to erupt) on April 12 and could threaten 200,000 people in the hazard z [...]	2006-05-01 10:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC SENV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5700	INDONESIA - TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Summary: Indonesia's 2006 first quarter exports increased 12.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to USD 22.4 billion, while imports dipped slightly. Electrical tools, coal, and rubber and rubber products led all exports. Indonesia and Japan held a fourth round of bilateral Economic Partnership Ag [...]	2006-05-05 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA5852	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS APRIL [...] Summary. April year-on-year (YoY) inflation fell slightly to 15.4 percent from 15.74 percent in March, continuing an expected gradual downward trend. Bank Indonesia cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.5 percent on May 9, a widely expected move in light of inflation easing. The Indon [...]	2006-05-09 09:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5979	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] We contacted Indonesian Air Force Procurement Control Officer Major Yusran Lubis on April 6 to verify whether the Air Force ordered C-130 spare parts through Glamco Aviation (Glamco) located in Singapore. According to Major Lubis, the Air Force did not request the order through Glamco. He [...]	2006-05-12 06:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMS ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA6020	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK AS INDONESIAN AIR [...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (AF) verified that a division of the Air Force Procurement Service has ordered the C-130 radar components detailed in reftel. The AF seeks to purchase the C-130 radar components through their local agent PT. Dwi Anugrah, which sub-contracted the order to the [...]	2006-05-12 09:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMS ETTC ECON ID SN US
06JAKARTA6335	INDONESIA 2006 SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] As requested in reftel, the following is post,s submission for the Department,s annual Section 527 report to Congress on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving foreign governments/economies. This cable updates post,s 2005 submission. 2. The United States [...]	2006-05-19 01:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6658	INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...]	2006-05-29 11:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6771	INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]	2006-05-30 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6772	INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]	2006-05-30 10:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6810	CIVAIR - OPEN SKIES BLANKET DESIGNATION FOLLOW UP [...] We delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 28 designating all U.S. air carriers as authorized carriers under the Open Skies Agreement between the United States and Indonesia (reftel). We also discussed the purpose of the designation with Lilien Ambarwiyati, Dep [...]	2006-05-31 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA ID
06JAKARTA6910	INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...]	2006-06-01 09:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7010	INDONESIA: JUNE 2 EARTHQUAKE SITREP [...] (U) As of June 2, the GOI continued to report 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured, with no Americans among the dead or injured. NGOs appear primarily concerned about the lack of potable water. As of June 1, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided 1,660,682 USD in assistance for t [...]	2006-06-02 08:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7278	DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP [...] Econ officerWe delivered on June 8 reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate of North and Central American Affairs Ahimsa Sukartono of the Directorate of North and Central American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on June 8, emphasizing a sense of [...]	2006-06-08 08:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7279	DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 09:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7340	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS MAY [...] Summary. On May 31, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced a slight increase in consumer price inflation, at 15.6 year-on-year (YoY) and 0.4 percent month- on-month (MoM). BPS also announced on May 15 first quarter GDP growth of 4.6 percent YoY, the slowest pace in two years. On M [...]	2006-06-09 09:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8390	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON [...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) verified on June 19 that the IDAF has ordered the C-130 components detailed in reftel through their local agent PT. Citra Wira Bawana (Citra). We also contacted a Citra official on June 2 and July 3 and verified the order. We will provide Washington [...]	2006-07-05 11:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMS ETTC ECON ID US
06JAKARTA8614	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - MAY- [...] Summary: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu met with Parliament on June 7 and 22 to outline key provisions of the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) draft investment law. Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) figures showed foreign investment approvals dropped to USD 3.66 billion for the first five [...]	2006-07-10 08:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA8618	INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JUNE 2006 [...] Summary. On June 2, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Directorate of Oil and Gas announced four foreign companies as winners in the 2005 oil and gas regular tender round. On June 15 the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued revised regulations designed to increase the tr [...]	2006-07-10 09:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8686	INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE [...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on July 3 a slight decrease in year-on-year (YoY) inflation in June 2006 to 15.5 percent. Citing improving macroeconomic trends, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.25 percent on July 6. At their June 14 m [...]	2006-07-11 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8734	INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH [...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]	2006-07-12 10:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8735	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH-JUNE 2006 [...] Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called for thorough fire prevention planning on June 17 to stop smoke haze export to neighboring countries. On June 27, State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar released a 2005 "State of the Environment Report" listing 65 environmental [...]	2006-07-13 00:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO EIND ID
06JAKARTA8736	INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH [...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]	2006-07-13 00:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8792	INDONESIAN PARTICIPANTS FOR APEC SEMINAR ON [...] This is an action request; see para 3. 2. Three different Government of Indonesia (GOI) agencies are deeply involved in the control of avian influenza (AI). The National Committee on Avian Influenza (KOMNAS) serves as the national coordinating entity. The Ministry of Health is the agency [...]	2006-07-13 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO
06JAKARTA8854	INDONESIA DELEGATION TO US-ASEAN TIFA JULY 17-21 IN [...] We delivered reftel points to the Indonesian Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Deputy Director of Commodity and Natural Resources Musthafa Taufik Abdulatif said that he would be willing to discuss progress on the bilateral MOU on [...]	2006-07-14 09:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV BM ID
06JAKARTA8959	INDONESIA: JULY 17 TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE UPDATE [...] Summary. Casualty reports from the July 17 earthquake/tsunami in southern Java are mixed with local TV station Metro TV reporting 314 dead, Associated Press reporting 306 dead, and local government authorities noting 141 dead. Most observers expect casualty figures to rise as more information [...]	2006-07-19 00:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PREF SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA8961	INDONESIA - 2006 AMENDED IPR PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] This cable amends Embassy Jakarta's FY2006 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) project proposal for INL Bureau funding contained in ref A. We continue to support our initial request of USD 356,000 to fund one senior technical advisor for a second and final year. In addition, we now request U [...]	2006-07-19 03:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON ID
06JAKARTA9044	INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 19 UPDATE [...] Summary. The GOI has raised its count of victims from the July 17 earthquake and tsunami to 525 dead, 383 injured and 273 missing. Most observers expect the casualty figures to continue to rise as more information becomes available. An estimated 51,000 people have been displaced. The West Jav [...]	2006-07-19 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9156	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3--PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON [...] Summary: PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) verified on July 21 that it ordered the CN235 components from Summit Aviation in October 21, 2005 (see reftel). The transaction is related to a sales contract from 1996 between DI and Indonesia's Department of Defense to build CN235 aircraft for the Ind [...]	2006-07-21 08:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC ECON ID
06JAKARTA9157	RESPONSE RE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT [...] Post sees no potential implications to U.S. foreign policy concerns proposed research project no. AG02667601 involving a foreign institution, pending human subject approval, of NIH's proposed award to the research project entitled "The Fourth Indonesian Family Life Survey of Aging." Post unde [...]	2006-07-21 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA ID
06JAKARTA9159	INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 09:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9266	RESPONSE RE MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] Reftel requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual use life sciences research. The GOI has provided the following name and contact information as its designated point of contact: Dr. Erna Tresnaningsih, MO [...]	2006-07-25 04:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER EAGR ID
06JAKARTA9269	RESPONSE RE PROPOSED NIH RESEARCH PROJECT [...] In response to reftel, Embassy sees no potential U.S. foreign policy concerns regarding NIH's proposed award to the research project entitled "Prospective Studies of Avian Influenza Transmission in Asia," No. AI068803, pending human subject approval. Post understands research institutions inv [...]	2006-07-25 06:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA ID
06JAKARTA9526	INDONESIA - 2006 BUDGET REVISIONS [...] Summary. On July 12 the Minister of Finance presented the Parliament Government of Indonesia's (GOI) revisions to the 2006 budget. Significant changes include an increase in international oil price assumption to USD 62/barrel from USD 57, avoiding last year's mistake of clinging to an low oil [...]	2006-07-28 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA9692	NORTH SUMATRA AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION FINALLY BEGINS [...] With a June 29 groundbreaking ceremony, work began on the construction of a new airport for North Sumatra at t Kuala Namu, about 30 miles east of Medan. The new airport will become operational in 2009 with one runway 3750 meters long and will eventually expand to two runways of the same len [...]	2006-08-02 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAIR EINT ID
06JAKARTA9698	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]	2006-08-02 05:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA ID
06JAKARTA9860	RESPONSE RE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] Reftel B requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual-use life sciences research. Post provided primary point of contact in Reftel A. GOI has provided a second point of contact for this issue. Please note th [...]	2006-08-04 09:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER EAGR ID
06JAKARTA9865	INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006 [...] Summary. On June 17, the Downstream Regulatory Body BPH MIGAS announced the Bakrie Group won the tender for the USD 1.2 billion, 1,120-km pipeline from East Kalimantan to Central Java. On July 24, Britain's BP, Indonesia's Medco and a consortium of state oil company Pertamina and Amerada Hes [...]	2006-08-07 00:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9867	INDONESIA POWER HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006 [...] Summary. On July 5, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) issued Government Regulation 26/2006, revising provisions for electricity purchases under the direct appointment method. On July 18, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued Decree 44/2006 for the purchase of power under the Acc [...]	2006-08-07 05:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9941	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JULY [...] Summary: The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce met with members of Indonesia's Parliament on July 5 and voiced general support for the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) draft investment law. The Minister of Trade announced on July 26 that the GOI will establish an Investment Policy Committee and [...]	2006-08-08 06:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA9996	TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENSE FILES "EXCEPTION MOTION" [...] (U) After several weeks of delay, the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took a small step forward as defense attorneys submitted a 24-page "motion for exception" to the charges to the three judge panel. Although essentially just another delay tactic, [...]	2006-08-08 11:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JEDDAH103	WTO WILL BRING CHANGES. IS SAUDI ARABIA READY? [...] SUMMARY. Lead Saudi WTO negotiator Fawaz Al-Alamy's warmly received speech to a group of American and Saudi businessmen exemplified the burgeoning interest in WTO in Saudi Arabia. Contacts with foreign concerns have also exhibited rising interest in the effects WTO will have on business in [...]	2006-02-04 09:00:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH197	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi economy as an economy no longer based solely on oil. A recurrent subtext of the talks was the fact that Saudi Arabia was becoming integrated into a global eco [...]	2006-03-08 09:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH219	JEDDAH JOURNAL 8: SAUDI SOCIETY MAGAZINE, NEW [...] Recently launched society magazine "Layalina" has been causing quite a stir in Jeddah over the last few weeks. Owned by a Kuwaiti publisher, managed by a French editor, and printed in Riyadh, the magazine's glossy photos of women without abayas and head scarves is groundbreaking for the Kingd [...]	2006-03-15 11:46:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH267	Avian Flu: Jeddah Slow on Outreach, Otherwise [...] Summary: Jeddah Municipality has an interagency committee on avian flu, a hotline, an emergency plan, and has taken action to control backyard poultry and shop front slaughtering of live birds. They admit that their public outreach strategy is late but otherwise Jeddah appears to be taking t [...]	2006-04-05 13:21:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SA
06JEDDAH268	PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...] Summary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ecosystem. They are assessing land-based activities that affect the Red Sea and working with member governments on coastal zone management plans. End [...]	2006-04-05 13:37:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV XF SA
06JEDDAH269	Jeddah's "Perfume" Lake of Sewage [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 13:37:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SA
06JEDDAH270	PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...] Summary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ecosystem. They are assessing land-based activities that affect the Red Sea and working with member governments on coastal zone management plans. End [...]	2006-04-05 13:39:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV XF SA
06JEDDAH277	REEF CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL NGO ANNOUNCES FARASAN [...] SUMMARY: On April 4, Pol/Econ Chief attended a meeting of the environmental NGO "Reef Chief" sponsored by a local business leader, Tarek Taher. Taher described his organization's structure and links to organizations and individuals and announced an expedition, conducted in cooperation with [...]	2006-04-10 06:31:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KICR KISL PREL SA SENV
06JEDDAH300	JEDDAH: BRINGING HOPE TO EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief visited the Hope Center for Exceptional Needs in Jeddah on April 12. The Center is Saudi Arabia's first multilingual school for rehabilitating disabled children whose plight is often ignored by the larger society. After a tour of the faciliti [...]	2006-04-17 13:16:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL SOCI SA
06JEDDAH374	AL-SAHAT: AFTER BRIEF SHUTDOWN, ACCUSATIONS THAT [...] SUMMARY. Al-Sahat, a popular Arabic-language website frequently denounced as extremist, mysteriously went offline from April 18 to 22, sparking rumors the Saudi government had caused the site to be shut down. ConGen Jeddah and its officers are regular subjects of commentary, criticism, and [...]	2006-05-21 08:28:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH382	RESOLUTION OF JEDDAH REFUGE CASE HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Following the visit of A/S Harty to Saudi Arabia on May 13 and 14, high-level SAG attention to the refuge case of Rema Al Said, which had been languishing for over three months, resulted in a sudden flurry of negotiations between the Mission and representatives from the Interministeri [...]	2006-05-23 10:06:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM SA
06JEDDAH384	TABUK SAUDI ARABIA: NORTHERN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [...] SUMMARY: On May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief met with the Board of Directors of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manager of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT). The Board enthusiastically promoted the agricultural and industrial developments in the region and express [...]	2006-05-23 12:55:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAGR ECON EIND KISL PREL SA SCUL SENV
06JEDDAH385	OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORTHERN ARABIAN CITY OF TABUK [...] SUMMARY: During a visit to Tabuk on May 16, the CG and Pol/Econ Chief were able to meet with the Governor and leading members of the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry (reftels). The trip included a tour of the city of Tabuk which provided a chance to form some general impressions. Tabu [...]	2006-05-23 14:43:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH425	ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS [...] SUMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for the Saudi economy. They are, however, cautious when commenting on the local stock exchange. Their concern is that the market is still grossly overvalued. [...]	2006-06-17 14:08:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH437	JEDDAH MAYOR PRESENTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS; CONSUL [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Consul General, Pol/Econ Chief, Commercial Officer , PolOff and EconOff attended the June General Meeting of the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ). The keynote speaker was Mayor of Jeddah, Adel Fakeih who described the city's ambitious new redevelopment plan to tr [...]	2006-07-01 07:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH472	LAYALINA: SHOWING THE SOCIAL SIDE OF SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Since the December 2005 debut of Layalina magazine in Saudi Arabia, the publication has stretched the limits of Saudi culture (reftel). The magazine regularly features Saudis and foreigners in the social scene at restaurants and events and a large section on the men's side of weddings. Ov [...]	2006-07-12 07:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR SA SCUL SOCI
06JEDDAH498	ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ON AID TO IRAQ AND GAZA [...] On July 22, Econ Counselor met with two senior Islamic Development Bank officials in Jeddah. They are Amadou Boubacar Cisse (VP for Operations) and Rami Ahmad (Deputy Director of Operations in charge of Middle East projects). Cisse briefed on Iraq, Gaza and more generally on how the IDB make [...]	2006-07-25 10:57:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ KPAL PREL SA
06JEDDAH499	NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT JEDDAH [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting with the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) Project Manager, CG and Commercial Attach learned of new developments at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),most importantly, additional factors contributing to the removal of the Chairman. The recent moves [...]	2006-07-25 10:58:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH513	CHANGES AFOOT AT THE JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 23 Consul General (CG) and Commercial Attache (CA) met the new Chairman and the Project Manager of the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF). The CG learned of the ongoing changes at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),the Kingdom's plans to increase tourism and th [...]	2006-07-31 04:38:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SA
06JEDDAH532	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AUGUST 4: OUTRAGE [...] Lebanon and the "West's war against Muslims" dominated the angry sermon of Imam Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudays at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The imam called for a cease-fire in Lebanon and pleaded for support for the women, children and old people who have been harmed by the war. In a lit [...]	2006-08-09 12:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH578	LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE [...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission to Secretary Rice: 2. Begin text: [Page 1] Organization of the Islamic Conference The Secretary General OIC/SG-1/2006 Jeddah 15, August 2006 Exce [...]	2006-09-03 13:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH582	LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]	2006-09-04 04:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH583	LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE [...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission to Secretary Rice: 2. Begin text: [Page 1] Organization of the Islamic Conference The Secretary General OIC/SG-1/2006 04045 Jeddah 03, September 200 [...]	2006-09-04 13:42:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH586	CG GFOELLER RECEIVES PETITION FROM SAUDI WOMEN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18th, CG Gfoeller received an e-mailed draft petition from prominent Saudi women calling for a cessation of Israeli attacks in both Lebanon and Palestine. The petition stated that Israeli interference in Lebanon and Palestine has created regional instability and has dep [...]	2006-09-05 08:20:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KISL KPAO KWMN LE OPRC PHUM PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH596	JEDDAH JOURNAL 18: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN; [...] The English-language Saudi Gazette reported today on another clash between historic Saudi custom and the demands of a modern economy. Saudi women are complaining that a law in force since 1965 prohibits them from obtaining licenses to operate beauty shops, but recent efforts to promote busine [...]	2006-09-09 09:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH597	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 1: [...] The sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 1 was delivered by Dr. Salih bin-Abdallah bin-Humayd, the Chairman of the Shura Council, which advises the King. The main idea in the sermon was that of a "new dawn" for the Arab and Islamic nation. He remarked that the results of the recen [...]	2006-09-09 10:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH598	SAUDI ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION: ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: Pol/Econ Chief met with the director of the newly registered Saudi Environmental Association. The organization will promote environmental issues in planing and decision-making at all levels of Saudi government. Within its mandate, the organization will accept and investigate envir [...]	2006-09-09 14:49:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PGOV PREL SA SENV SOCI
06JEDDAH645	LETTER FROM OIC SECGEN REGARDING "DESECRATION OF [...] (U) The following letter, dated October 5, 2006, was delivered to AMCON Jeddah. It is from the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to the Secretary of State, and condemns the alleged destruction of SIPDIS the cemetery of Mamella, an ancient Muslim cemetery, [...]	2006-10-10 12:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL OPDC PREL SA
06JERUSALEM1883	FIRST SHIPMENT OF USD 10 MILLION IN MEDICAL [...] Two trucks loaded with medicine and medical supplies left the CARE International warehouse in Ramallah the morning of May 10, headed toward Gaza. The two truckloads are the first shipment as part of the USD 10 million pledge of in "in kind" medical assistance to the Palestinians that was annou [...]	2006-05-10 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL EAID KPAO KPAL KWBG TSPA OIIP
06JERUSALEM2199	PRM 2006 AMBASSADORS' FUND PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) Summary. Post requests that PRM consider funding a Gaza Strip refugee camp project under the Ambassadors' Fund for Refugees program (reftel). The proposal requests USD 21,740 to support a project by the Palestinian NGO, Palestine Save the Children Foundation, to educate Palestinian wome [...]	2006-05-31 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM KWBG
06JERUSALEM3996	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/06): THE HAMAS GOVERNMENT [...] Ahmad Majdalani commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Is it a Salary Crisis or a Ruling Crisis?" (9/6): "None of the slogans of change and reform, the basis on which the current parliament and government were voted, has been implemented. Although the government would like to bl [...]	2006-09-06 09:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM4905	AL-MAGHAZI REFUGEE CAMP: WOMEN BENEFIT FROM USG [...] SUMMARY: ConGen PD Specialist traveled to the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on November 28 to visit a sewing factory run by the Palestinian NGO, Palestine Save the Children Foundation (PSCF),and to monitor the project funded by a USG grant. He met with Ali Mansour, the Director of PSCF, [...]	2006-12-06 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM KWBG
06JERUSALEM607	BIO-DATA ON RUMORED NEW PALESTINIAN PM [...] (U) Press reporting of the HAMAS meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo suggested that HAMAS may nominate Jamal al-Khudari as Prime Minister designate. Jamal al-Khudari is a prominent businessman and independently elected PLC member from the Gaza City district. While al-Khudari ran as an [...]	2006-02-09 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM723	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (2/17): HAMAS IN A NEW [...] Columnist Samih Shbeib commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Following the Formation of the [Palestinian] Legislative [Council]" (2/17): "Israel and the United States do not view Hamas as a political party capable of standing up to recent Middle East developments, and accordi [...]	2006-02-17 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM887	LETTER FROM NEW (HAMAS) PLC SPEAKER TO CONSUL [...] On March 1, Post received a fax from Aziz Dweik, newly elected speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Text in paragraph 2; Post does not intend to respond to this letter. 2. Begin text: HE Mr. Jacob Walles Consul General of the United States Jerusalem Your Excellency, It [...]	2006-03-02 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAL KWBG
06JOHANNESBURG202	SOUTH AFRICA: ROLE OF NEDLAC [...] Summary: The National Economic Development and Labor Council (NEDLAC) celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, amid some questions about its utility in creating social consensus on government policy. NEDLAC, established in 1995, is a forum designed to promote social dialogue and brings t [...]	2006-06-08 12:47:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG205	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER"THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2006-06-09 15:52:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ECON ELAB SF ZI
06JOHANNESBURG335	SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: COAL IN THE GLOBAL SETTING, [...] (U) Introduction: This is the first of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 1 provides a background to coal, relative to other energy sources, and South Africa's position in the global coal market place. End Introduction. S [...]	2006-09-08 15:06:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG337	THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART II -- COAL IN SOUTH [...] (U) Introduction: This is the second of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role coal plays in the South African economy. Part 2 provides an in-depth look at the South African coal industry, from coalfields to production, uses and exports. It also looks at the infrastructur [...]	2006-09-08 15:44:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG338	THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART III -- PLANS AND [...] (U) Introduction: This is the third of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 3 provides information on some of the new and expansion projects underway and planned clean-coal developments. It reviews some of the policies and leg [...]	2006-09-08 16:01:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENGR ECON SENV SF
06JOHANNESBURG339	THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART IV -- AFRICAN COAL [...] (U) Introduction: This is the fourth and last of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 4 provides information on some of the coal-related developments in other African countries. Reftel A provides a summary for all four sections [...]	2006-09-08 16:54:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG415	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" -- [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2006-10-20 15:04:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EPET ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG416	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" -- [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2006-10-20 15:05:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV EPET ECON SF CH
06JOHANNESBURG467	SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY [...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]	2006-11-17 13:04:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06JOHANNESBURG468	SWAZILAND: RECLISA CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE URGES FREE AND [...] Representatives of the Swazi Ministries of Education and of Enterprise and Employment, academia, NGOs and media, as well as the International Labor Organization (ILO),attended a conference on Child Labor in Manzini, Swaziland, from November 7-8. The conference, held under the auspices of the [...]	2006-11-17 14:31:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI ECON SW
06JOHANNESBURG474	SOUTH AFRICA: TRADE UNION VIEWS ON BLACK ECONOMIC [...] Major trade union federations in South Africa actively support the goals of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE),but have specific criticisms relating to its implementation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) argues that BEE is insufficiently broad-based and fails to emphasize j [...]	2006-11-24 16:12:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG95	SOUTH AFRICA: SERIOUS POWER DISRUPTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE [...] SUMMARY: (U) Recent power outages in the Western Cape have resulted in major financial losses in the retail and tourism industries, with the Cape Chamber of Commerce predicting losses in the millions. Further outages and/or rolling blackouts are likely until Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear powe [...]	2006-03-13 09:27:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV ASEC SF

06KABUL1023	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PM VISIT [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Tom Canahuate, SIPDIS Action Officer,PM/RSAT, Amy Coletta, Program Analyst, PM/PPA, and Richard G. Kidd, IV, Officer Director, PM/WRA and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on Ma [...]	2006-03-08 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP MARR AF

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