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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06ULAANBAATAR673 | World Bank Offers Prescriptions for Investment Climate [...] SUMMARY: A recent World Bank report provides a concise, well-documented account of the problems -- particularly corruption -- affecting Mongolia's investment climate. It also offers recommendations on how to tackle these problems. While the Spring session of Parliament passed tax reform and [...] | 2006-09-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EAIR PGOV PREL MG |
06ULAANBAATAR681 | Mongolia Accepts POTUS Invitation to UNGA Democracy Event [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 07:21:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PHUM UNGA MG |
06ULAANBAATAR728 | Mongolia Scenesetter for Codel Hagel [...] We look forward to hosting you October 7 to 9. Your visit here will continue a stellar year for high-level bilateral engagement. Over the last year, visitors have included: Speaker Hastert and delegation, then Rep. Leach (both in August 2005); Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld (October); the Pres [...] | 2006-09-28 07:03:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP EAID MARR MG |
06ULAANBAATAR750 | 7th Rotation of Mongolian Troops Departs for Iraq [...] One hundred Mongolian troops departed today for Iraq, where they will provide force protection at Camp Echo for Polish troops in the Multinational Force. The six month deployment is Mongolia's 7th rotation of troops to Iraq since 2003. The dawn departure ceremony was attended by the Charge, [...] | 2006-10-04 00:27:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL KPKO MG IZ AF YI SL TU BE |
06ULAANBAATAR774 | High Commodity Prices Create Rosey Optimistic Figures [...] Summary and comment: Mongolian government economic figures confirm that high commodity prices continue to fill government coffers. The budget surplus in the first eight months of 2006 was US $190 million, or 10% of official GDP. Rising commodity prices on the country's principle exports have [...] | 2006-10-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV MG |
06ULAANBAATAR790 | Mongolian Government, Donors Discuss Progress, Coordinate [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Government of Mongolia (GOM)officials and external partners (donors) convened the second bi-annual technical meeting October 9-10 to discuss progress in key areas since their first meeting in February 2006 (reftel),as well as to discuss plans for key sectors such [...] | 2006-10-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV MG |
06ULAANBAATAR829 | Country Clearance for MCA's Roche International [...] We welcome and grant country clearance to Roche International consultants Christian Berube, David Burns, Asil Gezen, Dennis Lindberg, Lawrence Phipps, and Deana Silverston for their travels to Mongolia during the month of November. The purpose of the visit is to work with MCC's Burak Inanc and [...] | 2006-11-11 07:29:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAID KMCA ECON MG |
06ULAANBAATAR833 | Mongolia Accedes to Cape Town Convention [...] The Mongolian government has formally completed the process of accession to the Cape Town Convention and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. The convention facilitates asset-based financing and leasing of larg [...] | 2006-11-15 09:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC PGOV ECON EINV MG |
06ULAANBAATAR841 | Public Diplomacy Captivates Mongolian Media by Highlighting [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 08:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL EAID SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC MG |
06ULAANBAATAR844 | Opportunity to Strengthen US-Mongolia Ties: 2007 Marks 20th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 02:15:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL ECON OIIP OPRC KMDR MG |
06ULAANBAATAR858 | Mongolian Human Rights Commission Claims Widespread Abuse [...] SUMMARY: The Mongolia's National Human Rights Commission annual report devotes 29 pages to chronicling the widespread abuse of pre-trial detainees and the poor conditions under which they are imprisoned. It's grim reading, with case after case of deaths caused due to beatings, reportedly ofte [...] | 2006-12-07 04:20:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MG |
06ULAANBAATAR861 | Mongolia INCSR: Part 1 [...] The following is post's submission for Part 1 of the INCSR. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Drug trafficking and abuse are not widespread in Mongolia, but continue to rise and draw the attention of the government. Mongolia's young, burgeoning urban population is especially vulnerable to t [...] | 2006-12-08 07:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MG |
06UNVIEVIENNA500 | IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...] | 2006-06-16 09:29:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA IR KNNP |
06UNVIEVIENNA511 | IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...] | 2006-06-23 13:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA IR KNNP |
06UNVIEVIENNA851 | IAEA/IRAN: SECRETARIAT TELLS MEMBER STATES THAT [...] (SBU) During a technical briefing on November 15, the IAEA Secretariat advised that TC project IRA/9/019 (Strengthening Safety Capabilities for the Construction of a research Reactor) was not directly linked to enrichment and reprocessing activities, and the "Secretariat is certain this proj [...] | 2006-11-17 08:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA IR KNNP |
06USNATO418 | NAC STATEMENT ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The North Atlantic Council on July 5 discussed North Korea's multiple launches of ballistic missiles and agreed to issue the statement below on behalf of the 26 nations. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plans also to meet with the press. 2. Begin NAC Statement: NATO North Atlanti [...] | 2006-07-05 11:01:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MCAP NK |
06USNATO707 | EAPC AMBASSADORS ENDORSE RIGA SUMMIT DECISION TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Partner Ambassadors responded positively to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's briefing on the Riga Summit on December 6, and endorsed the Alliance's November 29 invitation to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro to join the Partnership for Peace. End Summary. 2. (U) Euro-Atla [...] | 2006-12-11 14:46:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC |
06USUNNEWYORK1006 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated May 17,2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Oper [...] | 2006-05-18 09:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1013 | UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FOLLOW-ON [...] The Security Council May 17 adopted a follow-up resolution to urge progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1559 (2004). Drafted by the UK, U.S. and France and co-sponsored by Slovakia and Denmark, UNSCR 1680 (2006) was adopted by a 13-0-2 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. 2. Reflectin [...] | 2006-05-18 17:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1015 | UN: OIOS REPORT ON FRAUD AND CORRUPTION [...] Summary. The report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on the investigation conducted by the Investigations Task Force (ITF) into fraud and corruption allegations at Pristina Airport (A/60/720) will be considered by the Fifth Committee during its 2nd resumed session that beg [...] | 2006-05-18 19:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1040 | COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...] | 2006-05-23 13:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1067 | UN REFORM: G-77 URGES POSTPONEMENT OF ECOSOC [...] (U) The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened an opening round of informal consultations on a review of its mandates on May 23 pursuant to the Secretary-General's report (A/60/733) and General Assembly guidelines for UN mandate review. Haiti's Permrep Leo Merores, who is ECOSOC Vic [...] | 2006-05-24 15:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK1070 | UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH [...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...] | 2006-05-25 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1071 | UN FINANCES: 2006 PAYMENTS ARE SLOW [...] SUMMARY: On May 24th, UN Controller Warren Sach updated the Fifth Committee on the current financial situation of the United Nations. He noted that the overall financial situation in 2005 was better than 2004, but that 2006 payments thus far on the regular budget were below payments made this [...] | 2006-05-25 17:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1072 | MAY 24 INFORMALS ON ENVIRONMENT HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Co-chairs of the informal consultation process on the framework of the UN's environment activities, Ambassador Maurer of Switzerland and Ambassador Berruga of Mexico, convened a one hour meeting May 24 to brief New York delegations on the outcome of their recent trips to Nairobi and Geneva [...] | 2006-05-25 20:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR SENV |
06USUNNEWYORK1081 | COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY: USUN CONSULTATIONS [...] Summary. Ambassador Wolff met May 26 with the Co-Chairmen of the General Assembly Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations to discuss the next phase of work on the strategy. They plan to produce a discussion paper for consideration by the Group and sought U.S. views on some of the most sens [...] | 2006-05-26 20:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1083 | CHANGE IN POE RESTRICTIONS FOR CUBANS AT THE UN [...] This is a request for guidance -- see paragraph 3. 2. Reftel lists designated ports of entry for Cuban nationals with G-1 visas as "Entry at: New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C. (Dulles only),Miami and Houston." Beginning in January 2006, however, SAO clearance reports (applicable to indivi [...] | 2006-05-26 21:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS OFDP CU UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1088 | UNSC: MAY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: In the monthly briefing to the Security Council held May 24, U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari addressed the following subjects: developments on the Quartet's support for an EU funding mechanism for Palestinian assistance; the impact of Israeli closures, barrier construction and settlement activ [...] | 2006-05-31 13:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1093 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...] | 2006-05-31 18:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
06USUNNEWYORK1120 | HUNGARY: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Prof. Dr. Andrea Peto for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elec [...] | 2006-06-01 18:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM HU |
06USUNNEWYORK1124 | UN REFORM: JUSCKANZ AMBASSADORS DISCUSS STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton convened a meeting of JUSCKANZ ambassadors (Note: South Korea recently joined JUSCKANZ discussions) the afternoon of May 23 to coordinate a strategy aimed at achieving meaningful results on mandate review and UN management reform before the $950 million spending aut [...] | 2006-06-02 18:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1137 | UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/ Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council for the fifth time on their committees' a [...] | 2006-06-05 15:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC ETTC PGOV PTER |
06USUNNEWYORK1161 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT [...] USUN has faxed to Department IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated June 6, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $5,170,000. The note also [...] | 2006-06-07 15:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1163 | UN FINANCES: G77 RAISES LIFTING OF SPENDING CAP IN [...] SUMMARY: The normally routine discussion on the UN financial situation turned heated on June 1st when the G77 raised the issue of lifting the spending cap and linked it to late payments by some Member States. Delegations stated that the cap had been imposed on the Organization by a few Member [...] | 2006-06-07 15:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1180 | ICTY/ICTR PRESIDENTS, PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Presidents of and Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed the Security Council June 7 on their progress toward implementation of the Completion Strategy of the re [...] | 2006-06-09 19:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICTY KJUS UNSC ICTR |
06USUNNEWYORK1181 | UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD [...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...] | 2006-06-09 22:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1191 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A [...] SUMMARY: As requested in resolution 60/256, the Secretary-General has prepared a report providing a business SIPDIS analysis on the possibility of constructing a new permanent building on the North Lawn. The report states that there is a cost advantage in the long-term to constructing a bu [...] | 2006-06-12 21:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1196 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1683 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 13, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1683, which amends the arms embargo in Liberia. The new resolution allows the Government of Liberia to procure a limited number of weapons for vetted and trained security personnel. 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Security Council, [...] | 2006-06-13 22:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI |
06USUNNEWYORK1197 | SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1687 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICTR KJUS UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1199 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated May 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMEE $ 2,795,946 UNMIL $47,535,464 UNMIS $60,080,750 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/PSC- [...] | 2006-06-14 14:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1222 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 18:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1223 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 18:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN OCHA UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1225 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS MANDATE FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The UNSC held public and private sessions on June 15 to review the mandate of the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) as well as to review Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) arrangements. Council members voiced unanimous support fo [...] | 2006-06-16 21:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK1241 | GA MANDATE REVIEW DISCUSSIONS [...] Summary: General Assembly mandate review discussions continued in light of the Co-Chairs proposal to focus remaining discussion, at least initially, on those mandates that are older than five years and have not been renewed. Co-Chair Rock opened the meeting by addressing the Co-Chairs letter, [...] | 2006-06-20 20:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1244 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1689 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1689, which lifts timber sanctions in Liberia. If the Liberian Congress fails to pass necessary forestry legislation within 90 days, resolution 1689 expresses the Council's determination to reinstate the timber ban. The new res [...] | 2006-06-20 21:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI |
06USUNNEWYORK1245 | NOTE TO SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE FROM [...] Mission received the following note dated June 15, 2006, from Kjell Magne Bondevik, UN SYG's Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of Africa, requesting a meeting on June 26, 2006, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USUN is in discussion with IO/RHS on how to faci [...] | 2006-06-21 13:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM XW |
06USUNNEWYORK1249 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 20:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1252 | UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR [...] SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900 in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 - March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The Secretary-Gene [...] | 2006-06-21 20:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1263 | UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS EVALUATION CONCLUDES DPA NEEDS [...] This is an action request. Mission seeks guidance on the subject evaluation report in time for the next session of CPC, beginning August 14. 2. Summary: In its report on the UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA),issued as E/AC.51/2006/4, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (O [...] | 2006-06-23 20:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1264 | UN OVERSIGHT: EVALUATIONS NEED IMPROVEMENT [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks Department guidance on the OIOS report summarized in this cable in time for the 46th session of the Committee for Program and Coordination (CPC),which begins August 14, 2006. 2. SUMMARY: In its biennial report covering the period 2004-2005 on strengthening the r [...] | 2006-06-23 20:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1266 | UN OVERSIGHT: JIU LACUNAE REPORT (A/60/860) [...] This is an action request. USUN seeks Department guidance on the JIU Report on "Oversight Lacunae in the United Nations System" summarized below in time for imminent discussions in the Fifth Committee on UN oversight and accountability. 2. SUMMARY: The UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) has re [...] | 2006-06-23 21:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ASIG UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1268 | UNSC: JUNE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: During the monthly briefing on Middle East issues to the Security Council June 21, UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari reviewed recent events, including intra-Palestinian political developments and the welcome prospect of an imminent Olmert-Abbas meeting; an increase in violence resulting in dea [...] | 2006-06-23 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1269 | SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON ADMISSION OF [...] The SC Committee on Admission of New Members met June 20 to consider the application of Montenegro for membership in the United Nations. The Committee recommended that the Council adopt a resolution recommending that Montenegro be admitted to UN membership. On June 21, the Council adopted the [...] | 2006-06-26 14:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | MW PNAT PREL SR UNGA UNSC XG XH ZL |
06USUNNEWYORK1270 | LOOTED IRAQI STATUE? [...] USUN has received a June 21 diplomatic note (text in para 2 below) from the Iraqi Mission to the UN requesting USG assistance in returning a statue reportedly looted from the Iraqi Museum. As the note refers to information provided by AmEmbassy Baghdad, perhaps action is already underway. US [...] | 2006-06-26 15:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP IZ UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1283 | SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Security Council members joined by 16 other representatives of UN Missions debated the topic of the Security Council and international law on June 22, 2006. Nicolas Michel, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),Ro [...] | 2006-06-29 13:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KJUS UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1297 | UNGA: JUNE 28-30 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE UN [...] Summary: General Assembly members gathered for informal consultations on the draft UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy from June 28-30. Many had detailed line-in, line-out comments while reserving the right to provide additional comments separately to the co-chairs of the discussion. The [...] | 2006-07-03 18:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PTER |
06USUNNEWYORK1298 | UN REFORM: SYG'S REPORT EXPLAINS ACCOUNTABILITY [...] SUMMARY: In Addendum 6 to the report of the Secretary-General, &Investing in the United Nations for a SIPDIS stronger Organization worldwide,8(A/60/846) the definition of accountability, clear accountability mechanisms, and parameters for the enforcement of accountability are addressed, as [...] | 2006-07-03 19:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1315 | CPC ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING [...] SUMMARY: USUN Management Reform (M/R) officer represented the U.S. Delegation at a June 21st organizational meeting of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) to discuss preparations for the 46th CPC session, scheduled for August 14 - September 8, 2006. Jamaica was elected by acclima [...] | 2006-07-05 21:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1321 | UN ADMINISTRATION: U.S. MEMBER REPASCH TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 17:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK1323 | WRAP-UP OF UN CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL [...] SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee") held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from April 3 to 13, 2006. The Charter Committee adopted a Japanese working paper regarding the Commit [...] | 2006-07-06 21:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1334 | UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE HOLDS 167TH MEETING [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 6 to discuss: 1) feedback from subcommittees on their use of the Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs) and the draft Chairman's paper on how the CTC should use the PIAs to update its working methods, 2) prel [...] | 2006-07-10 10:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1337 | UN BUDGET: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION [...] Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the estimates in respect of Special Political Missions (SPMs) authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council, as well as the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),on [...] | 2006-07-10 21:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1340 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL [...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...] | 2006-07-11 19:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1342 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated July 7, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...] | 2006-07-11 20:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1343 | UN REFORM: UN STAFF UNION REPORT CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: The UN Staff Union's Report of the Commission of Experts (CE) on Reforming Internal Justice at the United Nations concludes that the UN is in breach of the international human rights standards, because: it does not provide a level playing field for staff involved in administrative or [...] | 2006-07-11 20:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1344 | UN OVERSIGHT: CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVESTIGATION [...] SUMMARY: This report, which was requested by USUN under the provision that allows Member States to obtain copies of OIOS reports, details the findings of an OIOS investigation launched in response to the allegations of two UN Joint Staff Pension Fund staff members that procurement irregulariti [...] | 2006-07-11 20:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASIG KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1345 | UN OVERSIGHT: AUDIT REVEALS UNAUTHORIZED POSTAL [...] SUMMARY: An OIOS audit of the United Nations Postal Administration (OIOS Audit No. AH2005/213/02) for the bienniums 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 found concerning evidence of poor management, inaccurate financial information, procedural violations, and substantial vulnerability to contingent liabil [...] | 2006-07-11 20:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1346 | UN/MANAGEMENT REFORM: U.S. JOINS CONSENSUS IN JULY [...] (U) USUN, as instructed (ref e-mails),joined other General Assembly members July 7 in adopting by consensus a resolution (A/C.5/60/L.67) supporting a number of management reform measures recommended by the Secretary-General in his report on "Investing in the United Nations for a Stronger Orga [...] | 2006-07-11 20:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1350 | TERRORISM - CO-CHAIRMEN DISCUSS UN [...] Action request para 6. 2. Summary. The Co-Chairmen of the informal consultations on the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy plan to produce a third draft of the strategy before the end of July and convene the next round of discussions during the week of August 21. Prior to completing the next [...] | 2006-07-12 20:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1351 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES [...] SUMMARY: After several months of discussion, the General Assembly approved Strategy IV (phased approach) for the Capital Master Plan, and also converted into an appropriation the existing commitment authority of $77 million. The resolution (currently found in A/C.5/60/L.66) provides the CMP o [...] | 2006-07-12 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1365 | CHINESE SHOW FLEXIBILITY ON FATF IN CTC [...] The Chinese expert on the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) advised USUN LegalOff on July 13 that China would not object to having the CTC include the 40 Recommendations on Money Laundering and the 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing of the Financial Action Tas [...] | 2006-07-14 19:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1366 | LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REPORTS OLA/LEBANESE NEAR [...] (SBU) Begin summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel told the P-3 on July 12 that UN lawyers and Lebanese judges Ralph Riachy and Choucri Sadr achieved progress last week in negotiating a draft agreement and statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of fo [...] | 2006-07-14 21:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE |
06USUNNEWYORK1367 | US VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION [...] The U.S. July 13 cast a no vote -- its first in nearly two years -- to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation in the Middle East. The final vote was 10-1(US)-4(UK, Denmark, Slovakia and Peru). Ambassador Bolton's Statement ---------------- [...] | 2006-07-17 15:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1372 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE [...] Mission was requested to forward the following letter to Secretary Rice. The letter was also faxed to IO/S. SIPDIS Begin text: 20 June 2006 Dear Secretary Rice, Last week I met with Senator Coburn about the Capital Master Plan (CMP) of the United Nations, our $1.6 billion plan to [...] | 2006-07-17 20:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1373 | UN: SG SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRUST FUND FOR [...] USUN received a letter dated 30 June 2006 from the UN's Department of Safety and Security (DSS),soliciting contributions to the Trust Fund for Security of Staff Members of the United Nations System. Begin text of letter: The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to the [...] | 2006-07-17 20:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC |
06USUNNEWYORK1374 | UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 20:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1379 | UNSC UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, July 15 to condemn the recent North Korean missile launches. Resolution 1695 (2006) demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme" and calls on member states to prevent "missile and missile-re [...] | 2006-07-18 13:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KNNP PARM UNSC KN |
06USUNNEWYORK1395 | GA COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - DISCUSSION OF [...] Summary In a meeting with Singapore Permanent Representative Menon, a Co-Chairman of the Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations, Amb. Wolff discussed the key issues, timing and prospects for adopting a GA Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Menon commented on his efforts with other delegations d [...] | 2006-07-20 21:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1407 | PACIFIC ISLAND STATES APPEAL FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted a meeting on July 21 between representatives of Pacific Island States, potential donor nations, and select international organizations to discuss the Pacific Island States' technical [...] | 2006-07-25 20:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1409 | UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE NEAR AGREEMENT ON [...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 20 to discuss: 1) preliminary conclusions of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) visit to Malaysia and the CTED Executive Director's visit to Paraguay, 2) CTED's Semi-Annual Report and the draft dire [...] | 2006-07-25 20:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1410 | 1540: P-5 EXPERTS NEAR AGREEMENT ON DRAFT [...] Begin summary: P-5 experts met informally July 24 to discuss a UK draft of the 12-month program of work for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (ref A). USUN stressed the U.S. desire for the Committee to agree upon a work program soon and urged the [...] | 2006-07-25 20:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER AORC KNNP UNSC PGOV |
06USUNNEWYORK1416 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 26, 2006 concerning the financing of 13 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...] | 2006-07-26 20:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1417 | SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 20:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1418 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 20:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK1419 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-26 20:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNRWA |
06USUNNEWYORK1421 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 20:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK1429 | DANISH PRESENTATION ON BUILDING STATES' [...] Summary: At a July 19 meeting hosted by the Danish Mission to the UN, COWI A/S, an international consulting firm, and the Fourth Freedom Forum, a U.S. non-governmental organization, presented a working paper proposing strategies for counterterrorism capacity building and implementation of UNS [...] | 2006-07-31 13:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1435 | AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY. The Chairman of the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Argentine Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, held an open briefing and question and answer session for the general UN membership on July 26. This was the first such session conducted by Mayoral. The goal w [...] | 2006-08-01 14:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV |
06USUNNEWYORK1436 | CTC CHAIRMAN APPEALS FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Danish PermRep Ellen Margrethe Loj, the Chairman of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),told Amb. Bolton, Wolff, and Sanders on July 28 that she fears the CTC is foundering and appealed for the United States to articulate consistent, clear goals for the CTC. Loj ar [...] | 2006-08-01 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA UNSC KFTN KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1441 | LORD CARLILE SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON DEFINING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. In a videoteleconference with USUN LegalOff, Department attorneys, and UKUN legal advisers on July 31, Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew Q.C., the UK,s independent reviewer of the Terrorist Act, sought U.S. views on the negotiations of the Compr [...] | 2006-08-02 13:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV UNSC KTFN UNGA UK |
06USUNNEWYORK1457 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated July 31, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $16,940,000. The not [...] | 2006-08-02 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1458 | UNIFEM CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF FINAL 2005 U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNIFEM |
06USUNNEWYORK1459 | UN REFORM: GAO TEAM ASSESSES PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: A four-member GAO team (Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Section) already engaged in an ongoing analysis of UN reform efforts visited New York July 17-19 to assess progress to date on management reform and mandate review initiatives. They met with a [...] | 2006-08-02 19:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASIG KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1480 | POST CLEARANCE: USDEL FOR THE AUGUST 2006 [...] Mission grants post clearance and warmly welcomes the proposed visit of the members of the U.S. delegation to USUN. Control Officer is LAURIE SHESTACK, available at office telephone (212) 415-4204, email SHESTACKLL@state.gov, cell phone (646) 245-4308. 2. Mission is currently arranging b [...] | 2006-08-03 21:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC SOCI |
06USUNNEWYORK1493 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND REVIEWS FIRST PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 17:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM |
06USUNNEWYORK1506 | UNICEF ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 13:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNICEF |
06USUNNEWYORK1532 | 1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK [...] USUN LegalOff delivered ref A points, concerning the 1540 Committee's draft program of work, to Russian Mission First Secretary Denis Paletskiy on August 10. While acknowledging SIPDIS that Victor Slipchenko, the Russian on the 1540 Committee's team of experts, might have originated the ob [...] | 2006-08-11 21:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1533 | UNDP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 13:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNDP |
06USUNNEWYORK1534 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...] | 2006-08-14 13:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK1539 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 16:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1549 | UN SEEKS FUNDS FOR EXPANDED UNIFIL MISSION [...] The Security Council, by its resolution 1701 (2006) of August 11, 2006, decided to supplement and enhance the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, thereby authorizing an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL from 2,000 to a [...] | 2006-08-16 19:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO AORC ACABQ IS LE |
06USUNNEWYORK1569 | TERRORIST BOMBINGS CONVENTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 21:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EG KTIA OPDC PGOV PREL PTER |
06USUNNEWYORK1570 | UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...] | 2006-08-18 01:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
06USUNNEWYORK1572 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK ABUSE OF THE [...] As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 8th to acting UN Controller Jay Karia concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission asked the following UN entities whether they have ongoing activities in DP [...] | 2006-08-18 16:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM |
06USUNNEWYORK1593 | POST CLEARANCE: AMBASSADOR SHIRIN TAHIR-KHELI [...] Mission grants post clearance and warmly welcomes the proposed visit of Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to New York on August 25. Control Officer is John Barry, available at office telephone (212) 415-4091, email BARRYJP@state.gov. BOLTON [...] | 2006-08-21 15:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06USUNNEWYORK1609 | WAR ON TERRORISM - THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE - [...] Summary: UN efforts to counter terrorism have increased significantly since September 11, 2001. Pre-9/11 focus on negotiating conventions in the General Assembly has shifted to more robust and aggressive counter-terrorism measures mandated by the Security Council. Although the General Asse [...] | 2006-08-22 22:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA UNSC KTFN |
06USUNNEWYORK1611 | UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST FOCUSES ON [...] (U) Summary. Recalling recent UNSC focus on Lebanon, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari used a monthly UNSC public debate on the Middle East held on August 22 to call for a renewed international effort to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc [...] | 2006-08-23 00:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE |
06USUNNEWYORK1612 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GAO DISCUSSES TIMEFRAME [...] SUMMARY: During the week of Aug. 7th, representatives from the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. traveled to New York to meet with representatives of the Capital Master Plan (CMP) Office regarding the CMP schedule and draft graphic to be included in an upcoming report. CMP [...] | 2006-08-23 20:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1613 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS: BRIEFING ON KINSHASA VIOLENCE [...] Summary: On August 22, Assistant SYG for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi briefed the Security Council on the violent clashes of feuding forces in Kinshasa on August 21 and 22 and on efforts by UN officials and CIAT ambassadors to restore calm. Annabi confirmed that representatives of the [...] | 2006-08-23 21:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNSC KPKO CG |
06USUNNEWYORK1620 | UN ADMINISTRATION: PENSION BOARD APPROVES [...] Summary. At its meeting held in Nairobi July 13-21, the 33-member Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund considered several dozen reports on a range of topics, including: the Fund's actuarial valuation; management of the Fund's $32 billion of investments; and the creation of an Audit Commi [...] | 2006-08-24 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA ASIG |
06USUNNEWYORK1666 | RWANDA TRIBUNAL (ICTR) EXTENSION OF TENURE OF AD [...] The Security Council on August 29 adopted (15-0-0) Resolution 1705 (2006) extending Judge Bossa's term on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda until June 24, 2007. 2. Following the Council's action the General Assembly decided to endorse the extension of Bossa's term. BOLT [...] | 2006-08-30 21:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AORC PREL RW UNSC ICTR |
06USUNNEWYORK1667 | 1540 COMMITTEE: UK VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK [...] USUN LegalOff met with UKUN First Secretary Samantha Purdy on August 29 to discuss the draft work program for the 1540 Committee, which the Russian delegation blocked on July 27 after presenting last-minute amendments it said would avoid "politicizing" the Committee's work (reftels). Purdy s [...] | 2006-08-30 22:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1675 | SECRETARY-GENERAL AUTHORIZES IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO [...] In his 17 August 2006 letter to the President of the General Assembly (A/60/986),Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined the series of extraordinary measures he has authorized in order to meet the needs of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expansion as per Security Council r [...] | 2006-09-01 13:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1689 | UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The UN's Electoral Assistance Division hosted a discussion August 31 in New York on electoral assistance to Timor-Leste. Finn Reske-Nielsen, newly named deputy SRSG (Reconstruction, Development, Humanitarian Affairs) to Timor-Leste, outlined his plan to closely coordinate with local Emb [...] | 2006-09-01 15:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM TT PO GV EAID |
06USUNNEWYORK1702 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: 2005 BOARD OF AUDITORS [...] SUMMARY: The Board of Auditors latest report on the Capital Master Plan, for the year ended December 31, 2005, raises concerns regarding the cost impact of delays in project implementation, the CMP office's adherence to the UN Procurement Manual and the submission of certain contract delivera [...] | 2006-09-01 19:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1716 | LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) continue to press for a contentious draft outcome document, which would require laborious negotiation, for adoption during the LDC High Level Meeting at UN headquarters September 18-19, immediately preceding the General Debate of the 61st General [...] | 2006-09-01 22:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1720 | 1540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK [...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...] | 2006-09-05 15:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1725 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: DEMARCHE TO EUROPEAN UNION [...] In advance of the 61st UN General Assembly, USUN has learned that a Fifth Committee formal session for the introduction of national positions on the scale of assessment may be scheduled for as early as October 9th. USUN has also learned that the European Union is attempting to reach a group po [...] | 2006-09-06 16:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1756 | UN BUDGET: CONSTRUCTION IN ADDIS ABABA AND VIENNA [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, under the agenda item "program budget for the biennium 2006-2007," will take up two reports in the coming weeks related to the construction of additional facilities at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa (A/61/158) and at the Vienna International Ce [...] | 2006-09-07 18:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1763 | HARIRI TRIBUNAL: UN LEGAL COUNSEL WELCOMES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN Legal, accompanied by French Mission political officers, delivered points (ref A) regarding the draft Hariri tribunal agreement to UN Legal Counsel Michel on September 5. We noted USG support for his return to Lebanon that evening. In addition per ref B request, U [...] | 2006-09-07 22:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM LE MOPS PINR PTER SY UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1768 | LIECHTENSTEIN REQUEST IN 61ST UNGA GENERAL [...] Action Request. Para 2. 2. Liechtenstein Mission is circulating a proposal to inscribe a generic item on the General Assembly agenda under which all requests for UNGA Observer Status could be considered . They are proposing that the item be allocated to the Sixth Committee. The Sixth Co [...] | 2006-09-08 21:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA XG |
06USUNNEWYORK1769 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: EXPERT-LEVEL MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) On September 7, USdel (UNMR) met with Finnish Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman, in her capacity as EU president, to discuss positions and approaches to the UN scale of assessment methodology. USdel emphasized the need for the major financial contributors to work towards a common a [...] | 2006-09-08 21:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1770 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: JAPAN AND US SHARE VIEWS [...] On September 8, Japanese Amb. Toshiro Ozawa demarched Amb. Wallace on the UN scale of assessment for the period 2007-2009, raising two specific areas of interest: 1) China's role in scale of assessment and 2) the debate over the length of the base period to be used in the methodology. ----- [...] | 2006-09-08 21:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1778 | CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...] | 2006-09-11 20:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV AA |
06USUNNEWYORK1779 | SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT PROSECUTOR CANDIDATES - [...] As instructed reftel, USUN Legal Adviser contacted UN Deputy Legal Counsel Larry Johnson to share US views on candidates to replace Desmond de Silva as Prosecutor for the Sierra Leone Special Court. Earlier in the day, the same information had been passed to UK Legal Adviser Huw Llwellyn who [...] | 2006-09-11 21:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS |
06USUNNEWYORK1789 | 1540: RUSSIANS CIRCULATE "COMPROMISE" ON WORK [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On September 8, the Russian Mission circulated new compromise language for the 1540 Committee's work program (ref A),revising amendments it had presented after blocking adoption of the draft work program on July 27. Russia's new language proposes that th [...] | 2006-09-12 20:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK1790 | UNGA 61: PRESIDENT-ELECT KHALIFA LAYS OUT HER [...] (U) On September 11, Ambassadors Bolton and Wallace called on incoming President of the General Assembly Haya al Khalifa at the Bahraini Mission to the UN. Khalifa had, just hours before, been ceremoniously handed the gavel by outgoing President Eliasson in the General Assembly Hall. Bolton [...] | 2006-09-12 21:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN EAID KUNR UNGA BA |
06USUNNEWYORK1816 | UNGA ADOPTS COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Implementing the mandate contained in the Summit Outcome Document (para 82),the General Assembly adopted September 8 a resolution entitled, "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." The draft was presented by the General Assembly President and adopted without a vo [...] | 2006-09-14 15:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1839 | CONFERENCE ON UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: NGOS [...] SUMMARY: On September 5, civil society think tanks, NGOs, and UN mission representatives discussed next steps for the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) during a German NGO-sponsored symposium on "Getting the Peacebuilding Commission off the Ground - How to Include Civil Society on the Ground." [...] | 2006-09-20 13:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO EAID SOCI BR SL |
06USUNNEWYORK1845 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] Among its first actions to be taken in the 61st General Assembly, the Fifth Committee is expected to consider requests by Member States for exemption to Article 19 of the UN charter. Exemptions to Article 19 (loss of vote) are considered in light of requests of individual delegations and any [...] | 2006-09-20 18:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1846 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR TWO [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated August 31, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...] | 2006-09-20 18:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1847 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL [...] Summary. On September 15, Ambassador Wallace met with Ambassador Tom Gronberg (Austria) who will negotiate the scale of assessment this fall on behalf of the European Union. Wallace and Gronberg engaged in a state of play discussion on US and EU positions (both of which remain under discussio [...] | 2006-09-20 18:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1855 | UN SEEKS FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S WEBSITE [...] (U) USUN has received a letter from Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, dated August 25, 2006, providing banking details for contributions to the WomenWatch Website. Text in paragraph 2 below. BEGIN TEXT 2. (U) Excellency, The joint United Nations website on [...] | 2006-09-25 14:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1869 | SIXTY-SECOND UNGA - SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE [...] The Chairman of the Sixth Committee, Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo (Mexico) convened a meeting of member state delegates on September 27 to discuss plans for the Sixth Committee session which begins on October 10. Gomez Robledo called the group's attention to the tentative calendar of work (A/C. [...] | 2006-09-27 20:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1873 | UN SAFETY AND SECURITY: MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPROVE [...] In its resolution 59/276 the General Assembly established the Department of Safety and Security and, while recognizing "the operational difficulties linked to cost-sharing by organizations", decided to maintain existing arrangements with regard to UN system cost-sharing for safety and security [...] | 2006-09-29 15:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1879 | UN BUDGET: DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT FUNDING [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests guidance on this issue for upcoming discussions in the Fifth Committee. 2. SUMMARY: In paragraph 14 of General Assembly resolution 60/246, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to provide recommendations on how additional resources in the area of $5 mill [...] | 2006-09-29 19:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1880 | 61ST UNGA LAUNCHES GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] On September 19, the UN launched the "Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" at a meeting chaired by General Assembly President Khalifa. The "launch" attracted a number of Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors. The strategy, called for in the 2005 World Summit Outcome document was the result of se [...] | 2006-09-29 20:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1882 | UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on September 28, 2006. The three Chairs described their committees' accomplishments over the [...] | 2006-09-29 21:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV KTFN PTER |
06USUNNEWYORK1887 | SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT, STANDARDS OF [...] Summary. On October 16, 2006 the following reports are expected to be introduced in the Fifth Committee under agenda item 117, Programme Budget for 2006-2007, "Standards of Accommodation for Air Travel"; report of the Secretary-General (A/61/188) and the report of the Joint SIPDIS Inspecti [...] | 2006-10-02 19:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1888 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN (CMP): IMPACT OF CMP ON [...] SUMMARY: In paragraph 9 of resolution 60/282, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to offer proposals at its sixty-first session, through the Committee on Conferences (CoC),on the possible modification of meeting schedules for the period of the implementation of the capital m [...] | 2006-10-02 19:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1901 | AMBASSADOR WALLACE MEETS WITH SECRETARIAT [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met with Deputy-Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown, Under-Secretary-General for Management Chris Burnham, Assistant-Secretary-General and Controller Warren Sach and Officer-in-Charge of the Capital Master Plan John Clarkson on Monday, September 25th. The Secreta [...] | 2006-10-03 14:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1902 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: ARTICLE 19, MULTIYEAR [...] Summary. Beginning the week of October 9, in addition to the consideration of exemptions to Article 19 (reftel),the Fifth Committee is expected to consider the reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly SIPDIS resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (A/61/139) relating [...] | 2006-10-03 15:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1908 | WRAP-UP OF UNDP/UNFPA EXECUTIVE BOARD SESSION, [...] The Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) met in New York September 11-13, 2006. This cable reports on the UNDP segment. UNFPA segment will follow septel. 2. Begin Summary. Twenty-seven program documents (www. [...] | 2006-10-04 15:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNDP UNFPA ECON SOCI |
06USUNNEWYORK1911 | SUDAN MISSION IN NEW YORK THREATENS POTENTIAL [...] (U) A friendly delegation shared with USUN October 4 a copy of a diplomatic note circulated October 3 by the Sudanese mission in New York to missions that participated in a September 25 meeting hosted by the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations to discuss the prospective transition from [...] | 2006-10-05 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SU |
06USUNNEWYORK1920 | UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE [...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...] | 2006-10-06 00:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREF PREL UNFPA |
06USUNNEWYORK1930 | UN AND CT: DENMARK, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA SHARE VIEWS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Crumpton exchanged views on how to invigorate the UN's counterterrorism efforts with Ambassador Ellen Loj, Danish PermRep and Chairman of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terr [...] | 2006-10-10 14:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNSC PREL KNNP KTFN |
06USUNNEWYORK1933 | SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY [...] (U) On October 9, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1715 (text below) by acclamation, recommending to the General Assembly that South Korean FM Ban Ki-Moon be appointed the next Secretary-General of the UN. Prior to the Council's decision, all other candidates for the position had withdr [...] | 2006-10-10 20:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UN KS |
06USUNNEWYORK1937 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: JAPAN CANNOT PAY UNTIL [...] The Secretary-General's report on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) is not yet final, but it is expected that the General Assembly will be asked to approve a financing plan for the CMP construction phase that includes direct assessments over a five year period, with assessments beginning in Januar [...] | 2006-10-10 23:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1953 | UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS TO [...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has conducted a review (A/61/61) of the program and administrative management of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). OIOS notes that ESCWA consistently uses results-based management, and is one of the most adv [...] | 2006-10-12 16:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1975 | SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ARTICLE 19 EXEMPTIONS [...] On October 12, the Fifth Committee and the General Assembly Plenary adopted Article 19 exemptions in document A/61/512 for the following nine member states: the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, the Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, and Tajikistan. Ac [...] | 2006-10-13 22:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1978 | UNSC/DPRK: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION [...] On Saturday, October 14 the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1718, in response to the proclaimed test of a nuclear weapon by the DPRK on Monday, October 9. Following negotiations on the morning of October 14 among the P-5 and Japan, the draft resolution was introduced to the Cou [...] | 2006-10-14 21:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KNNP KN |
06USUNNEWYORK1979 | ICTR RESOLUTION AND USUN VOTING IN NEW YORK [...] Per instructions (reftel) U.S. joined other SC members in supporting the draft resolution (reftel para 1),adopted (15-0-0) as Security Council resolution 1717 (2006). The resolution was requested by the Tribunal in order to extend the term of office of the Ad Litem judges until the end of [...] | 2006-10-16 14:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL RW TZ UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK1985 | COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP - [...] Action request, para 5. 2. For the past two years Danish Permanent Representative, Ellen Loj has energetically chaired the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),a subsidiary body of the Security Council. When Denmark's term as a non-permanent member of the Council ends on December 31, she w [...] | 2006-10-17 14:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK1986 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMIK $25,819,150 UNMIL $19,521,100 UNMIS $64,999,600 2. Copy of receipts have been scanned and emailed to EUR/IO/BUD-Robert [...] | 2006-10-17 18:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1987 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 18:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1988 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTY $2,515,324 ICTR $2,225,500 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...] | 2006-10-17 18:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1990 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 20:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK1992 | SYG SELECTION: BAN UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED TO FIVE [...] (U) Partially overshadowed by the Security Council's negotiations following the DPRK's nuclear test, the General Assembly on Friday, October 13 unanimously appointed South Korean FM Ban to be the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, for an initial term of office from January 1, 2007 [...] | 2006-10-17 21:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UN KS |
06USUNNEWYORK1998 | UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREAN TSZ INCURSION [...] (SBU) UN DPKO Deputy Hedi Annabi briefed the UNSC on the unprecedented incursion of Eritrean military forces into the UN Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) (reftel). Following a brief discussion of a draft press statement presented by the Permanent Mission of Greece, the UNSC unanimously adopted th [...] | 2006-10-18 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC ER ET |
06USUNNEWYORK2032 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS LIBERIA SANCTIONS [...] The UN Security Council, per resolution 1689, reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting October 20. Danish PermRep Ellen Loj (Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee) delivered a summary of committee discussions and the views of the Panel of Experts, which monitors sanctions impl [...] | 2006-10-23 21:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI |
06USUNNEWYORK2039 | UN BUDGET: SECRETARY-GENERAL REQUESTS FUNDING TO [...] In coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will consider the Secretary-General's proposal of a renovation to his residence SIPDIS in order to bring it up to modern safety and construction codes. In his report to the General Assembly, he notes the malfunctions and life safety concerns associated [...] | 2006-10-25 14:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2042 | GENERAL COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE HUMAN [...] The General Committee met on October 25 to consider the allocation of agenda item 68 "Report of the Human Rights Council". The item had been inscribed on the item in September but the Committee deferred the decision on allocation pending further consultations The GA President, Chairman of t [...] | 2006-10-25 23:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | HR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2044 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN A/SYG ANGELA [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 22nd, Ambassador Wolff met with UN A/SYG Angela Kane to discuss U/SYG Gambari's scheduled visit to Burma on November 9th through 12th. Viewing his first visit as a success, the UN believes the second trip is an important confidence building dialogue. Gambari will not [...] | 2006-10-26 00:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM |
06USUNNEWYORK2046 | UN LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger and Ambassador Wolff met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and his deputy, Larry Johnson, October 25, to discuss Lebanese and key Council members' views on the draft statute and agreement to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for [...] | 2006-10-26 20:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE |
06USUNNEWYORK2049 | FRANCE AND AFRICANS PRESS FOR EARLY ADOPTION OF A [...] Summary: During Security Council consultations on October 25, France, with support from African members, introduced a wide-ranging draft resolution on Cote d'Ivoire. Departing from last year's practice when the Council endorsed an AU decision to extend the transition period, this draft resol [...] | 2006-10-28 04:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IV |
06USUNNEWYORK2050 | UN SYG REQUEST FOR AMIS SUPPORT [...] (U) Please find below the text of a letter from UN SYG Kofi Annan requesting USG material and financial assistance for the AMIS support package. The UN SYG has approached other delegations, including the EU, with similar requests. DPKO has promised to convene a meeting before November 3 to up [...] | 2006-10-30 16:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK2073 | UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO FOR SIX [...] The Security Council October 31 extended the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to April 30, 2007. UNSCR 1720 (2006),based on a draft text developed and sponsored by Friends of Western Sahara (U.S., UK, France, Russia and [...] | 2006-11-01 16:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI |
06USUNNEWYORK2074 | UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION [...] On October 30, as instructed Reftel, USUN delivered to the UN Treaty Office, diplomatic note (copy faxed to L/T) and the United States instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. BOLTON [...] | 2006-11-01 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM KTIA US |
06USUNNEWYORK2075 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2006 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...] | 2006-11-01 22:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2084 | SYG CONVENES P-5 TO SEEK EARLY AGREEMENT ON TEXTS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Secretary-General Annan met with the P-5 ambassadors on November 1, appealing to the P-5 to show flexibility and reach agreement within the next few days on the draft GOL/UN agreement and accompanying statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassinati [...] | 2006-11-02 19:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE |
06USUNNEWYORK2095 | UNSC MINURSO CONSULTATIONS: ON TRACK FOR SIX-MONTH [...] Summary: DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum summarized for the Security Council October 25 the UN's latest assessment of the situation in the Western Sahara. Speaking for the United States, Ambassador Sand [...] | 2006-11-02 23:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI |
06USUNNEWYORK2111 | SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] ACTION REQUEST PARA 6. 2. ON NOVEMBER 16, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL HOLD ELECTIONS TO FILL ALL 34 SEATS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION. THE U.S. HAS NOMINATED FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISER MICHAEL MATHESON FOR ONE OF THE EIGHT VACANCIES IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHE [...] | 2006-11-03 19:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ODIP ILC |
06USUNNEWYORK2112 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 20:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNRWA |
06USUNNEWYORK2113 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 20:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNRWA |
06USUNNEWYORK2114 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated September 29, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTR 2,225,514 ICTY 2,515,325 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...] | 2006-11-03 20:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2116 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: REQUEST FOR GENERAL [...] ACTION REQUEST: Discussion on the capital master plan (CMP) is expected to begin as early as the week of November 13. USUN requests guidance on all items highlighted in this cable in time for Fifth Committee discussions. 2. SUMMARY: The fourth annual report on the capital master plan, av [...] | 2006-11-03 21:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2118 | MOZAMBIQUE SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTION [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met November 2 with Ambassador Filipe Chidumo, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, who requested U.S. support for Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso's campaign for re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Elections f [...] | 2006-11-03 23:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ILC MZ |
06USUNNEWYORK2124 | UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL [...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to General Assembly resolution 60/255, conducted an audit of the management of special political missions by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Special political missions are involved in the prevention and control a [...] | 2006-11-06 18:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2140 | UN BUDGET: SUBREGIONAL OFFICES OF THE ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In reponse to General Assembly (GA) resolution 60/235, the Secretary-General has presented a comprehensive action plan with regard to the subregional offices of the Economic Commission for Africa (A/61/471). The report explains how the Secretary-General is implementing the recommend [...] | 2006-11-09 23:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2143 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 20:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNRWA |
06USUNNEWYORK2144 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programm [...] | 2006-11-13 20:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK2145 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,175,735 TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $4,175,735 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nation [...] | 2006-11-13 20:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK2146 | U.S. VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL ACTION IN [...] The U.S. November 11 cast a no vote to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the situation in the Middle East, and specifically on casualties that resulted from a November 8 Israeli military operation shelling of Beit Hanoun in Gaza. The final vote was 10-1(U.S.)-4(UK, Denmark, Sl [...] | 2006-11-13 21:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK2147 | UN SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS BY [...] (U) The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) adopted three resolutions by consensus on November 7. Prior to adoption, the Committee Chair read out a statement that there were no program budget implications (PBIs) associated with these resolutions. [...] | 2006-11-13 23:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN EFIN ETRD UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2157 | P5 MEETING ON UN SYG SUDAN PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN D/SYG Mark Malloch Brown briefed the P5 on November 14 regarding the UN's planned approach with the Government of Sudan (GOS) at the November 16 meeting of the UN, P5, African Union, and Arab League in Addis Ababa. The UN SYG plans to put forward the Phased Approach Paper (pl [...] | 2006-11-15 19:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK2164 | IRAQ COMPACT: UPDATING UN MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) Summary: On November 13, the UN invited all member-states to an update on the Iraq Compact. Over 70 countries heard remarks from Iraqi Minister of Planning Ali Baban, Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert. All three speakers said the Ira [...] | 2006-11-17 00:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK2166 | UN FINANCES: IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF [...] SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 15TH , THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY) RESUMED CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. CONTROLLER WARREN SACH HAD PREVIOUSLY (REFTEL) EMPHASIZED THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS IN HIS STATEMENT PERTAINI [...] | 2006-11-17 15:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2167 | SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met November 14 with Croatian Permanent Representative Amb. Mirjana Mladineo on a proposal of the successor states of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) to resolve the issue of unpaid assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia. Amb. Mladineo no [...] | 2006-11-17 15:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2169 | U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...] | 2006-11-18 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ILC ODIP UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2172 | VOTE RESULTS OF UN,S THIRD COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: On November 16, Member States voted on 17 resolutions in the UN's Third Committee (Human Rights). The resolutions that passed over objections of the USG received a plurality of support from non-aligned nations. A resolution sponsored by Egypt on the Right of the Palestinian People t [...] | 2006-11-21 15:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PTER SMIG SCUL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2176 | UN SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS BY [...] (U) The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) adopted three resolutions by consensus on November 17. The resolutions adopted were as follows: -- A/C.2/61/L.42 (draft resolution submitted by South Africa on behalf of the G77 under agenda item 53(b [...] | 2006-11-21 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2177 | SELECTION OF PROSECUTOR FOR SPECIAL COURT SIERRA [...] USUN Legal Adviser contacted UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs Johnson on November 20 to raise the issues (reftel) pertaining to the selection of a new Prosecutor for the SCSL. Johnson confirmed that the UN has recommended a candidate to fill this position to the Government o [...] | 2006-11-22 00:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KJUS SL USUN |
06USUNNEWYORK2179 | CTC CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON VISITS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) held its 175th meeting November 16, followed by an informal meeting to discuss the list of states the Committee's Executive Directorate (CTED) proposes to visit in 2007. The agenda focused on reports on CTED's state vis [...] | 2006-11-22 15:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PTER PREL |
06USUNNEWYORK2180 | UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 20:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC UNGA PREL IS |
06USUNNEWYORK2185 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN U/SYG GAMBARI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met with UN U/SYG Gambari to discuss the latter's visit to Burma November 10-12th. Viewing his first trip earlier this year as an initial confidence building visit, Gambari believes his second visit was an important next step, as he was able to meet again with A [...] | 2006-11-23 00:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM |
06USUNNEWYORK2189 | UNGA RESOLUTION ON STRENGTHENING ECOSOC ADOPTED; [...] Meeting in plenary session November 20, the General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/61/L.24, entitled "Strengthening of the Economic and Social Council." The Secretariat read a carefully worded statement regarding SIPDIS ECOSOC's entitlement to hold meetings as a charter body. It note [...] | 2006-11-27 15:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC |
06USUNNEWYORK2190 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated October 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UN Regular Budget $65,000,000 MINUSTAH $27,633,502 ICTY $ 1,176,000 ICTR $ 3,375,000 [...] | 2006-11-27 17:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2194 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: CLARIFICATION REQUESTED [...] ACTION REQUEST: Mission appreciates instructions from Department on upcoming Capital Master Plan negotiations in the Fifth Committee (reftel). Mission seeks clarification on paragraph 5 of reftel regarding the U.S. position on the letter of credit. Fifth Committee discussions begin on Thur [...] | 2006-11-27 22:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2195 | PRIVILEGES/IMMUNITIES FOR [...] UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel has sent Ambassador Bolton a letter dated November 22, 2006, (text in para 3 below) informing USUN that the UN considers that incoming Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife are entitled now SIPDIS to full diplomatic privileges and immunities. The letter [...] | 2006-11-28 22:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2204 | UNITED NATIONS PENSION SYSTEM DEBATE [...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of 61st United Nations General Assembly held its formal opening consultations on the UN Pension Fund and on the Joint Staff Pension Board. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Chairman presented the outcomes of the [...] | 2006-12-04 16:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2205 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 16:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2206 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 16:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK2210 | UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON [...] SUMMARY: On November 28, the Plenary adopted a resolution on the "Renovation to the residence of the Secretary-General" (A/C.5/61/L.8) after the Fifth Committee adopted the draft resolution on November 22. Member States were able to reach agreement on endorsing the recommendations and observa [...] | 2006-12-04 22:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2211 | UN REITERATES PLEA FOR U.S. HELP TO RELEASE [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. On November 7 (refs A-B),the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) provided USUN with copies of correspondence between the UN Development Program (UNDP) and Bank Leumi, concerning UNDP's effort to secure the return of $1,842,543.50, which UN [...] | 2006-12-04 22:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP UN WE JA |
06USUNNEWYORK2215 | SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MNF-I [...] (U) On November 28, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1723, extending for twelve months the mandate of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The text of UNSCR 1734 is at para 2, Ambassa [...] | 2006-12-05 15:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK2219 | 61ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FOUR [...] Summary: On November 22, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed four resolutions, including one condemning the Israeli destruction of oil tanks in Lebanon. Four countries joined the US to vote No on the Lebanese resolution, with the EU members/applicants among the [...] | 2006-12-06 17:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EFIN SENV UNGA IS LN |
06USUNNEWYORK2222 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 30 and December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) considered the Capital Master Plan, with several speakers emphasizing the need to take an early decision on the financing of the Plan so the project could move forward quickly. The UN acting under-secr [...] | 2006-12-06 23:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2223 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued informal consultations on the Capital Master Plan. Delegations raised questions regarding cost increases since least year, in particular with regard to swing space and scope options. On financing, Switzerla [...] | 2006-12-06 23:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2228 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON [...] ACTION REQUEST: The Secretary-General has recommended a financing methodology for the Capital Master Plan that would have Member States assessed over five years, in equal installments (ref A). The European Union (ref B) has proposed that, instead of five even assessments, assessments for the [...] | 2006-12-07 23:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2230 | 61ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE VOTES ON TRADE; ADOPTS [...] Summary: On December 1, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed five resolutions, including one on international trade that called for the restarting of the WTO Doha round. The US was alone in voting against it, while a large block of 52 countries including the EU a [...] | 2006-12-08 18:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID SENV UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2234 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTE ADOPTS TEN RESOLUTIONS BY [...] Summary: On December 6, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed nine resolutions by consensus, including one on external debt. None had program budget implications. The other resolutions were on commodities, the international year of forests, disaster reduction, UN [...] | 2006-12-08 23:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD SENV KCOR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2236 | UN BUDGET: BUDGET OUTLINE FOR BIENNIUM 2008-2009 [...] This is an action request. The Fifth Committee will soon consider the Secretary-General's proposed budget outline for the biennium 2008-2009 (A/61/576). USUN requests guidance for the upcoming discussion. 2. The Secretary-General's preliminary estimate for the biennium 2008-2009 is $4 [...] | 2006-12-08 23:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2242 | SECURITY CONCERNS DOMINATE DURING UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) Summary: On December 11, UN SRSG for Iraq Ashraf Qazi and Ambassador Sanders on behalf of MNF-I presented their quarterly briefings during a public meeting of the Security Council regarding the situation in Iraq. In his remarks, Qazi issued a stark warning, saying that the recent quarterly [...] | 2006-12-12 16:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PGOV IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK2246 | UN SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK, ADOPTS ELEVEN [...] Summary: Concluding its work for 2006, the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee on economic and financial affairs adopted ten resolutions and one decision by consensus and voted (at EU insistence) on a resolution on global climate change during action on December 8. UN Under Secre [...] | 2006-12-13 19:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN ETRD TSPL SENV UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2255 | SAFETY AND SECURITY: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON [...] This is a guidance request. See paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. In the coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will begin consideration of the reports A/61/531, strengthened and unified security management system for the UN, and A/61/566, standardized access control under agenda item 117 programme budg [...] | 2006-12-15 15:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2256 | UN BUDGET: GUIDANCE NEEDED ON BUDGET IMPLICATIONS [...] ACTION REQUEST: The Fifth Committee will, beginning Monday, December 18, consider the budgetary requirements emanating from decisions made by the Human Rights Council (HRC). USUN seeks guidance on whether the U.S. can agree to the Secretary-General's proposals, with which the Advisory Commit [...] | 2006-12-15 15:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC KUNR PHUM UNHRC |
06USUNNEWYORK2258 | UN BUDGET: FUNDING FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks guidance for Fifth Committee discussions on this topic, scheduled to begin on Monday, December 18. 2. In resolution 60/248, the General Assembly approved a charge of $100 million against the provision of $355,949,300 that was included in the budget for the bien [...] | 2006-12-15 16:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK2263 | UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTES ON DRAFT DECISION [...] SUMMARY: On December 11th and 15th, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) voted on draft decisions regarding the program budget implications (PBIs) of A/ES-10/L.20 and A/ES-10/L.20/Rev.1, a draft resolution (reftels) to be acted on at the December 15th Emergency Special Session. [...] | 2006-12-19 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR PREL IS |
06USUNNEWYORK2278 | FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 20 on all the resolutions of the Second Committee. As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that taken previously when the Second Committee adopted each resolution. For the sake of brevity, this cabl [...] | 2006-12-22 19:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE |
06USUNNEWYORK2285 | SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council conducted its second comprehensive review of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) December 20. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) submitted a report to the Council in connection with the review, assessing CTED's work in 2006 and [...] | 2006-12-22 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC KFTN KNNP |
06USUNNEWYORK2288 | ECOSOC RESUMED 2006 SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ITEMS [...] Summary: The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resumed work December 11-15 to tackle a range of issues deferred from the summer session in Geneva (reftel). Of a limited number of items completed in the resumed session, approvals of outstanding NGO applications and of the work related to [...] | 2006-12-26 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECPS EFIN PHUM ECOSOC |
06USUNNEWYORK2289 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS REPORT DISCUSSED IN UNGA [...] Summary: On December 18, the General Assembly (GA) held an "informal" discussion on the Alliance of Civilization High-Level Group Report. Speaking at the GA were PM of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PM of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, UN Secretary General (SYG) Kofi Annan, President of t [...] | 2006-12-26 17:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK2290 | FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 19-22 on all the resolutions of the Third Committee, including human rights resolution on Belarus, Iran, DPRK and Burma (Burma further reported septel). As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that [...] | 2006-12-26 18:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC UNGA XX |
06USUNNEWYORK2291 | CONDEMNATORY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (U) A strong and unambiguous resolution deploring the situation of human rights in Burma gathered momentum and passed by a significant margin of 57 votes in a late-night session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22. The final vote count was 82 in favor (U.S.) - 25 opposed - 45 ab [...] | 2006-12-26 20:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC UNGA BM XC |
06USUNNEWYORK2293 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1732 ON SANCTIONS [...] On December 21, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1732, which terminates the Security Council's Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions by deciding that the group has fulfilled its mandate. The resolution also takes note of several best practices papers, which [...] | 2006-12-27 20:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV |
06USUNNEWYORK2294 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1731 ON LIBERIA [...] On December 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1731, which extends diamond sanctions, the arms embargo, and the travel ban. The new resolution also amends the arms embargo to make it easier for Liberia to procure non-lethal military equipment. UNSCR 1731 highlights the [...] | 2006-12-27 21:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI |
06USUNNEWYORK2298 | UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...] | 2006-12-27 23:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK342 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TEXT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] On February 23, UN General Assembly President Eliasson convened informal consultations of the GA plenary on the Human Rights Council to present his draft resolution text. Full text of the resolution follows in para 2. Septel provides summary of and comment on the text. 2. Begin text of d [...] | 2006-02-23 23:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK346 | UN/IRAQ: FEBRUARY 23 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING [...] Begin Summary. During the February 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI electoral and SIPDIS constitutional assistance. They indicated that Japan had shown interest in providing aviation support for UNAMI, but had not [...] | 2006-02-24 16:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PGOV IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK347 | INVITATION TO MARCH 9 LAUNCH OF UPGRADED CERF [...] Mission received the following letter of invitation from Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addressed to Mr. Frederick Schieck, Acting Administrator, USAID, Mr. William Garvelink, Senior Deputy Asssistant Administrator, USAID, and [...] | 2006-02-24 17:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM UN |
06USUNNEWYORK350 | GERMANY :COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for re-election to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period 2008-2011. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic [...] | 2006-02-24 20:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KCRM SNAR GM |
06USUNNEWYORK363 | AZERBAIJAN: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Azerbaijan for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2011. The elections will be held durin [...] | 2006-02-27 14:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM AJ |
06USUNNEWYORK375 | UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a public meeting on 21 February 2006, the Chairmen of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council [...] | 2006-02-27 23:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV |
06USUNNEWYORK376 | PANAMA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elections to be he [...] | 2006-02-28 15:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNDP UNFPA PM |
06USUNNEWYORK387 | SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO THE YUGOSLAV [...] The Security Council, February 28, adopted (15-0-0) resolution 1660 (reftel),which amends the statute of the Tribunal to allow for the appointment of reserve judges from among the ad litem judges . The reserve judges would be present at each stage of a trial to [...] | 2006-02-28 23:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICTY KJUS UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK388 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated February 24, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows [...] | 2006-03-01 14:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK396 | UN REFORM/SYG HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON DEVELOPMENT - [...] (U) Summary. At an off-site event hosted by the UN Missions of Egypt and France on February 24-25, senior UN officials laid out expectations for the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the Areas of Humanitarian Assistance, the Environment and Development. Proje [...] | 2006-03-01 20:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KUNR SENV |
06USUNNEWYORK399 | JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: A MORE EFFICIENT ELECTION [...] This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. SUMMARY: As invited by the General Assembly (GA) in its resolution 59/267, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) has reviewed the procedures followed by the General Assembly to appoint inspectors to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). [...] | 2006-03-02 14:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK402 | MEETING WITH LEBANESE TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Ralph Riachy, Chief Justice of Lebanon's Supreme Court, and Choucri Sader, President of the Legislative Service of Lebanon's Ministry of Justice, discussed options for trying the persons responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri with USUN [...] | 2006-03-03 16:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE |
06USUNNEWYORK411 | ROMANIA: ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the UN General Assembly in [...] | 2006-03-03 19:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC RO |
06USUNNEWYORK412 | URUGUAY: ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2008-2010 at the elections to be held during the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in [...] | 2006-03-03 19:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC UY |
06USUNNEWYORK417 | ARGENTINA: COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Norberto Liwski for re-election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The elections are scheduled to take place during the 11th Meeting of States [...] | 2006-03-03 20:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN SOCI PHUM AR |
06USUNNEWYORK432 | AD HOC COMMITTEE CONTINUES STALEMATE ON [...] (U) Summary. The Ad Hoc Committee (AHC),established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, met at UN Headquarters February 27-March 3, 2006 to continue negotiations on the CCIT. Deep-seated differences over key text between member States of the Organization of the Isla [...] | 2006-03-07 18:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK435 | UN/IRAQ: ASSESSMENT MISSION FOR KUWAIT BORDER [...] Begin Summary. USUN met March 2 with Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) official Eliza Kimball, who had just returned from Kuwait. Kimball reported on the February mission of four UN staff to assess the Iraq-Kuwait border posts, consistent with reftel. This assessment mission was [...] | 2006-03-08 18:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU |
06USUNNEWYORK444 | SOUTH AFRICA: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ms. Hazel Edith Gumede Shelton for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The electi [...] | 2006-03-09 14:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM SF |
06USUNNEWYORK445 | HUNGARY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Professor Miklos Levay for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the [...] | 2006-03-09 15:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM UN HU |
06USUNNEWYORK452 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS [...] Ambassador Wolff met with Finnish Permanent Representative Kirsti Lintonen, Ambassador Tom Gronberg, and Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman on March 8 concerning the upcoming consideration of the scale of assessment in the General Assembly. Ambassador Gronberg, who will represent the EU in [...] | 2006-03-09 21:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK461 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: SYG CALLS FOR "RADICAL [...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a comprehensive report on UN management reform (A/60/692) to the General Assembly March 7, telling delegates that "our present regulations and rules do not respond to current needs." In introducing the report, entitled, "Investing in the United Natio [...] | 2006-03-10 17:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK469 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND: TEXT OF NOTE FROM UN SECRETARY [...] (U) Mission received the following diplomatic note from the UN Secretary-General regarding the establishment of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The note outlines the vision and basic structure of the Fund and notes the first meeting of the Advisory Board that took place on March 6. (Note: Refte [...] | 2006-03-13 15:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM |
06USUNNEWYORK481 | UN REFORM: SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS WEOG SUPPORT [...] In a briefing March 10 to ambassadors from the Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG),Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that the Summit initiative by world leaders last September had provided an unprecedented opportunity to push forward a comprehensive proposal for reforming UN management. [...] | 2006-03-14 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK482 | THAILAND: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Saisuree Chutikul for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elections will be h [...] | 2006-03-14 14:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM TH |
06USUNNEWYORK501 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: MEXICO PROPOSES "BUFFER" [...] Summary. In a briefing at the Mexican Mission on March 8th, the Mexican delegation briefed members of JUSCANZ (Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand),as well as Norway, Switzerland and South Korea on its proposal to modify the UN regular budget scale of assessment. The proposal would, in [...] | 2006-03-14 17:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK503 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN OUTLINES EXPANDED FORMAT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff made reftel points in a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) for Peacekeeping Hedi Annabi and other Department of Peacekeeping Officials (DPKO) officials on March 10. He urged the Secretariat to ensure the UN Assistance Mission in SIPDIS Afgh [...] | 2006-03-14 19:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF |
06USUNNEWYORK508 | UN: US PROPOSES PURCHASING POWER PARITY AS A BASIS [...] Summary. The Fifth Committee resumed its consideration on March 13th of the elements of the scale of assessment to be sent to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) this June. New proposals were tabled by Japan, Mexico and the US, and a revised proposal was presented by the European Union. The [...] | 2006-03-15 14:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK509 | UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: PRESENTATION OF CHINESE [...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 28, 2006 from the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador Yishan Zhang for election to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) at elections to be held during the 61st Session [...] | 2006-03-15 14:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK512 | UN REFORM: SYG SPECIAL ADVISER GUPTA ADVOCATES [...] SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Management Reform Rajat Gupta told Ambassador Bolton March 9 that immediate action was needed to implement at least some of the management reform proposals outlined in the SYG's March 7 report entitled, "Investing in the United Nations: For [...] | 2006-03-15 23:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK513 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated February 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,707,873 MINURSO 5,023,597 MONUC 204,632,000 UNOCI 7,236,532 MINUSTAH 7,286,875 [...] | 2006-03-16 13:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK514 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] USUN management-reform (M/R) officer joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members in a formal meeting March 13 to discuss the Committee's upcoming trip to Freetown, the Court's precarious financial future, and the need to prod the Court's judges to increase judicial ef [...] | 2006-03-16 14:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
06USUNNEWYORK516 | IRAQ: CSW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic a [...] | 2006-03-16 14:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI UNCSW KWMN IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK517 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 18:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD AFIN UNRWA |
06USUNNEWYORK518 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $63 MILLION FOR THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $63,335,300.67 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations [...] | 2006-03-16 18:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06USUNNEWYORK520 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER 2006 BUDGET FOR [...] On March 20 the Fifth Committee will begin its consideration of the budgets for Special Political Missions (SPMs) for 2006. In its resolution 60/248 of December 2005, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the ACABQ and approved a charge of $100 million against SPMs until the en [...] | 2006-03-16 19:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK521 | UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] The Fifth Committee adopted a decision on March 15 to approve additional financial resources of $4.3 million for the Human Rights Council created by draft resolution A/60/L.48. The decision was adopted without a vote after Ambassador Wolff delivered the U.S. explanation of position (ref) hig [...] | 2006-03-16 19:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL |
06USUNNEWYORK527 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ AMBASSADORS CONSULT [...] Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (JUSCANZ) conferred March 14 to explore ways of dealing with the Secretary-General's latest initiatives for improving the UN's management and governance (reftels). While none of the Ambassadors had yet received c [...] | 2006-03-16 22:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK530 | UN HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON SYSTEM-WIDE COHERENCE: U/S [...] Summary: In New York consultations March 13, Under Secretary Shiner surveyed the upcoming work of the UN SIPDIS Secretary General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide SIPDIS Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Environment. The thirteen-member Panel -- man [...] | 2006-03-17 16:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETRD KUNR AORC SENV UN |
06USUNNEWYORK531 | UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO CREATE PEACEBUILDING [...] (U) Summary. Following long and divisive deliberations in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),the U.S. remains isolated in its commitment to establish a small Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) "from within existing resources," as mandated by the World S [...] | 2006-03-17 17:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK534 | ARGENTINA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. USUN notes that this is the first diplomatic note we have received formally annou [...] | 2006-03-17 18:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN AR |
06USUNNEWYORK536 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] Summary: Recent developments in Somalia have improved the prospect for peace, however the process remains vulnerable, and the pressing humanitarian crisis demands immediate international attention. The signing of the Aden Declaration and subsequent convening of the Parliament are important [...] | 2006-03-17 23:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO XW |
06USUNNEWYORK538 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...] | 2006-03-20 14:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK546 | UN REFORM: BATTLE WITH G-77 LOOMING OVER CONTROL [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met March 16 with GA President's Chef de Cabinet Lars Wiede to discuss next steps in Member States' consideration of the Secretary-General's report on management reform introduced March 7 entitled, "Investing in the UN: For a Stronger Organization Worldwide" (reftels [...] | 2006-03-20 21:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK547 | ECOSOC MEETING ADOPTS HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT THEME [...] Summary: ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) held informal consultations March 10 on open items handled in the current organizational session, followed by a brief formal meeting to adopt the Humanitarian Affairs Segment theme. The President proposed continued consultations on the Operation [...] | 2006-03-20 22:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KUNR KPKO ECOSOC TBIO PHUM |
06USUNNEWYORK551 | UN EMPLOYMENT: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT [...] SUMMARY. On February 28, 2006, the UN held its annual National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCRE) for entry level junior professional positions for the following occupational groups: architecture, demography, library science, security, science and technology, statistics and web design [...] | 2006-03-21 17:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC |
06USUNNEWYORK557 | FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...] | 2006-03-22 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN FR |
06USUNNEWYORK558 | IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...] | 2006-03-22 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK559 | BENIN: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Hugette Bokpe-Gnacadja for re-election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The el [...] | 2006-03-22 14:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM BN |
06USUNNEWYORK560 | BARBADOS: ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...] | 2006-03-22 15:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC BB |
06USUNNEWYORK561 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. (JUSCANZ) met March 17 to continue their discussions on the Secretary-General's management reform ("rules and regulations") report (A/60/692); except for Canada, the countries were representated at the Deputy Per [...] | 2006-03-22 19:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK562 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS [...] SUMMARY: New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Dan Doctoroff and Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol Marjorie Tiven called on Ambassador Bolton on March 21 to discuss DC-5 and the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP). They highlighted the City [...] | 2006-03-22 19:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK564 | UNITED KINGDOM: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...] | 2006-03-23 14:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN UK |
06USUNNEWYORK565 | ROMANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-03-23 14:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN RO |
06USUNNEWYORK566 | ARMENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-03-23 14:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN AM |
06USUNNEWYORK567 | MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-03-23 15:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN MO |
06USUNNEWYORK568 | PERU: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...] | 2006-03-23 15:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN PE |
06USUNNEWYORK569 | POLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-03-23 15:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN PL |
06USUNNEWYORK570 | MEXICO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...] | 2006-03-23 15:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN MX |
06USUNNEWYORK571 | LITHUANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be give [...] | 2006-03-23 15:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN LH |
06USUNNEWYORK572 | AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...] | 2006-03-23 15:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN AJ |
06USUNNEWYORK573 | SAUDI ARABIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Uni [...] | 2006-03-23 15:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN SA |
06USUNNEWYORK580 | UN:PRESENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 20, 2006 from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Mohsen Bel Hadj Amor, candidate of Tunisia for re-election as member and Chairman of the International Civil Service Commission [...] | 2006-03-23 16:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK583 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Professor Yuri M. Kolosov for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during th [...] | 2006-03-23 19:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI PHUM UN RS |
06USUNNEWYORK584 | BRAZIL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...] | 2006-03-23 19:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN BR |
06USUNNEWYORK592 | BANGLADESH: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration w [...] | 2006-03-24 14:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN BG |
06USUNNEWYORK593 | BELGIUM: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Raymond Yans for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the Econom [...] | 2006-03-24 15:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM UN |
06USUNNEWYORK594 | HUNGARY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-03-24 16:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN HU |
06USUNNEWYORK595 | GERMANY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...] | 2006-03-24 16:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN GM |
06USUNNEWYORK596 | URUGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-03-24 16:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN UY |
06USUNNEWYORK598 | UN: GUIDANCE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL [...] Following the introduction of the Secretary-General's report on the budgets for Special Political Missions, the Fifth Committee is at the stage of comprehensive questions and answers with the Secretariat. Action on a draft resolution for financing will be necessary during the week of March 2 [...] | 2006-03-24 22:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK599 | UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPAN'S [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton met with Ambassador Takasu, GOJ Special Ambassador for UN Reform, on March 23 to review the state-of-play on UN reform. Ambassador Takasu said the management reform report (A/60/692) is problematic because it will cost several hundred million dollars to implement it [...] | 2006-03-24 22:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK600 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: DELEGATIONS STILL DEADLOCKED [...] At a small meeting of key delegations on March 23, 2006, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson sought to find a way to break the deadlock over how the General Assembly would consider the Secretary-General's report, "Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide" (A/ [...] | 2006-03-24 22:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK604 | NIGERIA: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mrs. Saudatu Mahdi Magajiya Shehu for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term [...] | 2006-03-27 14:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM NI |
06USUNNEWYORK611 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given b [...] | 2006-03-27 17:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN KS |
06USUNNEWYORK612 | FINLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-03-27 17:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN FI |
06USUNNEWYORK613 | UN LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS ON LEBANON SPECIAL COURT [...] Nicolas Michel, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, briefed Security Council members March 23 on the status of preparations for a Lebanese Special Court. The briefing followed the release on March 21 of the Secretary General's Report (S/2006/176) on efforts to assist the Government [...] | 2006-03-28 14:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM LE PGOV PREL UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK614 | NIGERIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...] | 2006-03-28 15:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN NI |
06USUNNEWYORK615 | JAPAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...] | 2006-03-28 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN JA |
06USUNNEWYORK616 | LETTER FROM U/SYG JOSE OCAMPO ON THE TRUST FUND ON [...] Mission received the following note dated March 10, 2006, from Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed to Ambassador Bolton, regarding contributions for the Voluntary Fund on Indigenous Issues. Text of note follows in para 2 below. 2. Begin [...] | 2006-03-28 16:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PHUM EAID UN |
06USUNNEWYORK622 | UNMIL RESOLUTION: EXPERTS MEETING [...] Summary: In expert level discussions on March 28, Security Council members expressed general support for extending UNMIL's mandate for six months as proposed by the U.S. However, all members, other than the U.S., also expressed strong backing for a French amendment that would authorize an e [...] | 2006-03-28 23:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LI IV |
06USUNNEWYORK623 | LATVIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-03-29 16:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN LG |
06USUNNEWYORK624 | PORTUGAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note, through the current WEOG Chair, from the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations requesting support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration [...] | 2006-03-29 16:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN PO |
06USUNNEWYORK625 | ECOSOC TERMINATES COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 17:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KUNR KPKO ECOSOC |
06USUNNEWYORK627 | CAMEROON: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Clement Atangana for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the [...] | 2006-03-29 18:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI PHUM UN CM |
06USUNNEWYORK638 | GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...] | 2006-03-29 20:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR PHUM UN |
06USUNNEWYORK641 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 14:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNEP UN |
06USUNNEWYORK643 | UNSC: HEARS BRAMMERTZ, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THIRD [...] In his March 16 briefing to the Security Council on the "Third report of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),and 1644 (2005)" that included both his open briefing and his comments in close [...] | 2006-03-30 22:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK644 | UNSC: RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Recalling a letter from the Government of Lebanon requesting the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try all those responsible for the terrorist bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri as well as its request to the Secretary-General in UNSCR [...] | 2006-03-30 22:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC LE |
06USUNNEWYORK645 | UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY [...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...] | 2006-03-30 23:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA |
06USUNNEWYORK661 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 17:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK668 | UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-01 03:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK670 | INDIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-03 18:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN IN |
06USUNNEWYORK671 | SWITZERLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unit [...] | 2006-04-03 18:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN SZ |
06USUNNEWYORK672 | ALBANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-04-03 18:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN AL |
06USUNNEWYORK673 | CZECH REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...] | 2006-04-03 18:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN EZ |
06USUNNEWYORK674 | MALAYSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-03 18:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN MY |
06USUNNEWYORK677 | GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-03 21:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN GG |
06USUNNEWYORK678 | KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by [...] | 2006-04-03 21:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN KG |
06USUNNEWYORK681 | UN REFORM: UN SECRETARY-GENERAL INTRODUCES MANDATE [...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his report, entitled "Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations to facilitate the review of mandates" (A/60/733),to the General Assembly on March 30. In introducing the report, the SYG said "The review of mandates is a unique opportunit [...] | 2006-04-04 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK683 | HIRC MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, MARCH 27 [...] Summary. Chairman Hyde and a Congressional Delegation from the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior members of his staff at the UN on March 27. End Summary. 2. Chairman Hyde told Secretary-General Annan that the UN was at an histo [...] | 2006-04-04 20:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KUNR SU IS KPKO UN |
06USUNNEWYORK692 | CANADA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...] | 2006-04-04 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN CA |
06USUNNEWYORK693 | SLOVENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-04 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SI UN |
06USUNNEWYORK715 | 1540 COMMITTEE MEETS INFORMALLY TO DISCUSS ITS [...] SUMMARY: The 1540 Committee (established by resolution 1540 (2004)) met informally March 29 to discuss the extension of its mandate, which expires on April 28, 2006, as well as its future work. In their remarks, delegations reacted to a non-paper on the Committee's future work and the renewa [...] | 2006-04-04 23:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC PARM |
06USUNNEWYORK716 | ECUADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-05 14:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN EC |
06USUNNEWYORK717 | THE NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will b [...] | 2006-04-05 14:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN NL |
06USUNNEWYORK718 | NIGERIA: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador A. J. Nanna for election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held duri [...] | 2006-04-05 14:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI PHUM UN |
06USUNNEWYORK719 | SOUTH AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be g [...] | 2006-04-05 14:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN SF |
06USUNNEWYORK733 | PHILIPPINES: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the [...] | 2006-04-05 18:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN RP |
06USUNNEWYORK735 | LEBANON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-06 19:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN LE |
06USUNNEWYORK741 | MONGOLIAN INVITATION TO U/S DOBRIANSKY TO ATTEND [...] USUN received a letter, dated March 27, 2006 from the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, transmitting an invitation to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, to attend the International Follow-Up Conference on New or Restored Democracies [...] | 2006-04-06 19:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI UN KDEM |
06USUNNEWYORK747 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE AGREES TO FINANCING FOR [...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and deliberation, the Fifth Committee broke its deadlock on the funding and staffing modalities of the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and agreed on April 5 to a short resolution to provide the financing to operationalize the office which, in sum, suc [...] | 2006-04-07 19:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK748 | YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR A JUDGE [...] Action Request. Para 1. On March 27 the Secretary General forwarded to the Security Council a request from the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to extend the term of Judge Canivell to enable him to complete a trial. At SC consultations today, the SC Presid [...] | 2006-04-07 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICTY KJUS UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK750 | YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL (ICTY) REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR [...] As instructed reftel, USUN joined consensus on the draft resolution to extend the term of an ICTY judge to enable him to complete the Krajisnik trial. The draft was adopted (15-0-0) as SC resolution 1668. 2. After the vote, the Russian Federation stated that they had joined consensus but [...] | 2006-04-10 20:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICTY KJUS UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK752 | CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...] | 2006-04-11 12:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN CM |
06USUNNEWYORK753 | GABON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Gabon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...] | 2006-04-11 12:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN GB |
06USUNNEWYORK754 | UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-11 12:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN UP |
06USUNNEWYORK756 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A SCALE OF [...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and then negotiation on a draft resolution, the Fifth Committee had agreed to all paragraphs except operative paragraph (OP) 5, which included eight proposals to be forwarded to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) for its consideration this June. In the [...] | 2006-04-11 13:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK759 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-11 14:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN CE |
06USUNNEWYORK760 | MAURITIUS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-11 14:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN MP |
06USUNNEWYORK762 | UNSC: MARCH MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] (U) In his March 30 briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh discussed the new Palestinian government, the just-completed Israeli elections, security issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and [...] | 2006-04-11 15:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK763 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elect [...] | 2006-04-11 15:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNDP UNFPA AC |
06USUNNEWYORK771 | BAHRAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...] | 2006-04-12 13:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN BA |
06USUNNEWYORK774 | UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: STATUS OF FIFTH COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. SUMMARY: Fifth Committee discussions on the Capital Master Plan are currently stalled. The Committee is unable to reach consensus on the level of funding needed for ongoing work, with the U.S. alone supporting less than the full $100.5 m [...] | 2006-04-12 16:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KUNR AORC |
06USUNNEWYORK776 | LETTER FROM UNDP ADMINISTRATOR KEMAL DERVIS TO U/S [...] USUN received a letter, dated April 5, 2006 addressed to Ambassador Bolton, transmitting a letter to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paul Dobriansky, regarding UNDP's role in the Community of Democracies. Text of letter and note follow below. 2. Begin text of c [...] | 2006-04-12 18:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI UN KDEM EAID |
06USUNNEWYORK786 | NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-13 14:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN NU |
06USUNNEWYORK788 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 13, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...] | 2006-04-13 19:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK801 | UNSC EXTENDS UNMEE MANDATE UNTIL MAY 15 [...] (U) In a formal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on April 13, members voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea until May 15, leaving open the possibility of converting UNMEE into an observer mission by that time. The resolution was adopted [...] | 2006-04-17 19:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK827 | PAKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-20 19:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN PK |
06USUNNEWYORK828 | PHILIPPINES: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Virginia Bonoan Dandan for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the res [...] | 2006-04-20 19:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI PHUM UN RP |
06USUNNEWYORK831 | UNDP/UNICEF ROTATION SCHEME FOR WEOG GUARANTEES [...] In an amicable split decision within WEOG, 28 members of the group have agreed to begin allocating seats on the UNDP and UNICEF Executive Boards among themselves in accordance with the 15 year rotation plan presented earlier this month by the Swiss facilitator. Though the U.S. opted out of th [...] | 2006-04-21 16:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON UNDP UNFPA UNICEF |
06USUNNEWYORK832 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON [...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...] | 2006-04-21 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK836 | UN/IRAQ: SYG LETTER REGARDING UNMOVIC MANDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 14:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK849 | DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-26 12:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN DJ |
06USUNNEWYORK851 | UN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PLANS FOR THE SECOND [...] Mission received the following note from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs regarding the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People and requesting information regarding plans of the USG for the Second Decade and views as to a midterm and end-of-ter [...] | 2006-04-26 13:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PHUM UN |
06USUNNEWYORK855 | UN/IRAQ: UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] On April 25, UN Security Council (UNSC) President, Chinese PR Wang read out a press statement agreed by the UNSC regarding the formation of an Iraqi government. UKUN had drafted the statement in consultation with the U.S. 2. Text as Follows. Begin text. The members of the Security Cou [...] | 2006-04-26 13:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PGOV IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK857 | UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS PRST ON CHAD/SUDAN [...] (U) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Congolese-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) addressing the situation between Chad and Sudan. Last-minute edits to the text resulted in deletion of our proposed reference to a pending European Union Mis [...] | 2006-04-26 18:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CT PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK873 | PHILIPPINES: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Miguel Coronel for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the organizational segment of the Econ [...] | 2006-04-26 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AORC ECON UN RP |
06USUNNEWYORK884 | THAILAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...] | 2006-04-27 19:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN TH |
06USUNNEWYORK885 | UNSC: LEBANESE PM FOUAD SINIORA BRIEFS SECURITY [...] Summary: Before a public meeting of the Security Council April 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora briefed on the Lebanese National Dialogue and delivered a strong message in support of Council actions and the recently released Secretary General's third report on UNSCR 1559. Siniora [...] | 2006-04-27 22:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC |
06USUNNEWYORK893 | UN: OIOS ISSUES REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE [...] Summary. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296 in which the Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),OIOS issued a summary report (A/60/717) of its seven separa [...] | 2006-05-01 17:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK894 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SG'S REPORT ON [...] Summary. The report of the Secretary-General (SYG) on disarmament, demobilization, and integration (A/60/705) notes an increased engagement of the United Nations in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes in complex peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping operations over the [...] | 2006-05-01 17:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK895 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER BOARD OF AUDITORS [...] Summary. The Board of Auditors (BOA) conducted an audit of the United Nations peacekeeping operations for the year ended June 30, 2005 at Headquarters and at 2 field missions funded from the regular budget, 15 missions funded from special assessed contributions and the United Nations Logisti [...] | 2006-05-01 17:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK896 | ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...] | 2006-05-01 17:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK897 | SYG LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO SECRETARY RICE RE: [...] USUN received the following cover letter from Alicia Barcena, Acting Chef de Cabinet, and attached letter from the UN Secretary General to Secretary Rice, thanking the USG for its additional contribution of $7,920,000 to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Text of cover letter and let [...] | 2006-05-02 12:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM KUNR PHUM |
06USUNNEWYORK908 | UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...] | 2006-05-03 20:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK910 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated March 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,062,569 UNOMIG 1,288,412 UNOCI 22,186,619 MINUSTAH 50,344,287 2. Copy of receipts have been faxe [...] | 2006-05-04 12:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK911 | UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, at its meetings on April 11 and April 24, adopted resolutions approving additional funding for special political missions, the Peacebuilding Support Office (reported septel),and the UN Capital Master Plan. In addition, the Committee adopted resolutions on the a [...] | 2006-05-04 12:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK913 | UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM [...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...] | 2006-05-04 13:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI |
06USUNNEWYORK923 | UN: OIOS REPORT ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE [...] Summary: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to a request from the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, conducted a SIPDIS global review, in April and May of 2005, of discipline in field missions led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (D [...] | 2006-05-05 14:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK924 | UN OVERSIGHT: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS JIU RESOLUTION [...] SUMMARY: On April 11, 2006, the Fifth Committee adopted a resolution on the Joint Inspection Unit's (JIU) annual report for 2004 and program of work for 2005 and 2006. The Committee also considered a note by the President of the General Assembly (PGA) on revised procedures for appointing JIU [...] | 2006-05-05 14:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK925 | REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...] | 2006-05-05 14:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN MK |
06USUNNEWYORK942 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...] | 2006-05-10 17:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
06USUNNEWYORK943 | UN REFORM: AMB. BOLTON CALLS FOR REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY: Despite GA President Eliasson's last-minute efforts to devise an alternative to a formal vote on the issue, the General Assembly voted 121 to 50 (with 3 abstentions) on May 8 to adopt the draft resolution on UN management reform proposed by the Group of 77 and China that was also appr [...] | 2006-05-10 19:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK946 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED [...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...] | 2006-05-11 14:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR |
06USUNNEWYORK975 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated April 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNDOF $ 2,555,762 ONUB 35,359,893 UNFICYP 1,169,957 ICTY 17,879,000 ICTR 13,485,000 2. Copy of receipts h [...] | 2006-05-15 13:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
06USUNNEWYORK976 | IRAQ: ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st sesion of the General Ass [...] | 2006-05-15 15:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC IZ |
06USUNNEWYORK980 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $60 MILLION TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $60,175,600.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...] | 2006-05-15 17:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
06VATICAN153 | HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ON LEBANON [...] (U) Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., Foreign Minister) gave an interview to Vatican Radio July 27 on the Rome Conference which met July 26 on the Lebanon crisis. The interview was published under the headline, "4 Positive Aspects of Talks on [...] | 2006-07-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN16 | CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS VATICAN - U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Last December marked the fortieth anniversary of the promulgation of Dignitatis Humanae, an influential document from the Second Vatican Council in 1965. To commemorate this, Embassy Vatican hosted a conference on January 18 in Rome. An overflow crowd of 140 influential Vatican officials, med [...] | 2006-01-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PHUM VT |
06VATICAN165 | LEBANON: POPE ISSUES ANOTHER CALL FOR CEASEFIRE [...] Pope Benedict XVI issued another call for peace and ceasefire in the Middle East, during his weekly public audience in Castelgandolfo August 9. Text and informal translation follow in para 2. 2. Begin Italian text: Cari fratelli e sorelle, il mio accorato pensiero va ancora una volta all'am [...] | 2006-08-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN170 | HOLY SEE: NONPAPER ON UNIDIR [...] Embassy received a fax message August 11 from Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Under Secretary for Relations with States (and acting Foreign Minister). The message included a nonpaper on UNIDIR, a subject which Parolin had raised earlier that day with Charge d'affaires (ref). Text of [...] | 2006-08-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC VT PARM |
06VATICAN198 | HOLY SEE: POPE NAMES NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Pope Benedict XVI has named Moroccan born archbishop Dominique Mamberti as the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (FM equivalent). Mamberti is currently serving as apostolic nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea. He replaces Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo who has been appointed as "Governor" of V [...] | 2006-09-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN203 | VATICAN: MEDIA RESPONSE TO POPE'S RESPONSE ADDRESS [...] September 21 reaction by Vatican-based media to Pope Benedict's September 20th general audience remarks was strongly positive. Most press outlets reported the pope used the occasion to again express regret that his remarks on Islam had been misunderstood and to emphasize his "profound respect [...] | 2006-09-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT VT |
06VATICAN211 | ROME'S INTER-FAITH MEETING [...] Summary: Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni hosted an inter-faith meeting on September 19 attended by Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Sami Salem, Imam of Rome's Grand Mosque; Abdallah Redouane, Secretary-General of Rome's Islamic Cultural Ce [...] | 2006-10-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL PGOV PHUM VT IT |
06VATICAN215 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: HOLY SEE FAVORS DISARMAMENT [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires raised issue of North Korean October 8 nuclear test with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) Pietro Parolin during an October 10 meeting on another subject. Parolin said at the time that the Holy See had not yet had time to [...] | 2006-10-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT KN PARM KNNP |
06VATICAN216 | VATICAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (U) Below please find background information to serve as a scene setter for the upcoming CODEL SMITH. ------------ The Holy See ------------ 2. (SBU) The Holy See is the composite of the authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignty vested in the Pope and his advisors to direct the Roman Cat [...] | 2006-10-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP VT SOCI PHUM |
06VATICAN223 | HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (U) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison, accompanied by DCM, called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin on October 23 to discuss Cuba and Nicaragua. Parolin is the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister). ------- Cuba ------ [...] | 2006-10-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN229 | VATICAN: CONSULAR ISSUES AND IRAQI CHRISTIANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. --------------------------------------------- ---- Iraqi Christian Refugees Face Immigration Hurdles --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (SBU) As delineated in reftel, Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Ca [...] | 2006-10-25 15:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
06VATICAN24 | FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Post requests funding of $10,000 for three individuals to visit the Vatican for targeted meetings with the Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development and related Vatican officials to promote the usefulness of genetically modified food for the developing world. The Council [...] | 2006-02-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
06VATICAN25 | FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (CORRECTED COPY) [...] Post requests funding of $10,000 for three individuals to visit the Vatican for targeted meetings with the Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development and related Vatican officials to promote the usefulness of genetically modified food for the developing world. The Council [...] | 2006-02-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO VT |
06VATICAN254 | POPE CALLS FOR END TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI told the audience at his Sunday prayer service November 26 that he hoped World AIDS day would "serve to foster greater responsibility in curing the disease, as well as in the commitment to avoid all discrimination of those who have been affected." The pope went on to pr [...] | 2006-12-07 09:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KHIV SOCI |
06VATICAN36 | POPE CONDEMNS SHIA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] In response to the bombing of the Shia mosque on February 22, Pope Benedict XVI on February 26 severely condemned all "violence done in the name of God." Pope Benedict went on to emphasize, "These are the actions that sow mourning, fuel hatred and gravely hinder the already difficult work of [...] | 2006-02-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER IZ VT |
06VATICAN59 | HOLY SEE RAISES OBJECTIONS TO RWANDA'S GACACA TRIBUNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin asked ambassador to transmit to Washington a note verbale and accompanying text on the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda. The Holy See believes that the tribunals are politically manipulated and procedurally flawed and are not serving their int [...] | 2006-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI VT RW |
06VATICAN62 | PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY STILL ENGAGED ON BIOTECH [...] (U) A pro-biotech conference was held at the Regina Apostolorum Atheneum in Rome last week. Two of the three speakers were scientists working in the field of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and the third was the Cabinet Chief for the Italian Ministry of Environment and Land Protection. [...] | 2006-04-12 09:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | VT PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI TBIO |
06VATICAN75 | HOLY SEE: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 09:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO VT |
06VIENNA1105 | CONFERENCE ON NEXT STEPS FOR REACH LEGISLATION [...] On March 30 and 31, the Austrian Presidency hosted an experts workshop, entitled "REACH At the Edge of the Second Reading," to discuss next steps. Officials from all 25 Member States, the EU Commission, the EU Parliament (EP),industry and NGOs participated. 2. Thomas Jakl from the Austr [...] | 2006-04-18 06:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EIND ECON PGOV AU |
06VIENNA1152 | AUSTRIA'S 2006/2007 OUTLOOK - SOLID GROWTH AND [...] Two Austrian economic institutes have presented growth projections of 2.4-2.5% for 2006 and 2.0-2.2% for 2007. Although export growth remains the engine driving the economy, industrial production and business investment should increasingly contribute to growth. Private consumption remains w [...] | 2006-04-21 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
06VIENNA1188 | GoA Intensifies Fight Against Misuse of [...] The GoA has approved new regulations that will give the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) additional powers against the misuse of financial markets for money laundering and terrorist financing. The legal regulations will authorize the FMA to prosecute the unauthorized operation of fi [...] | 2006-04-25 14:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER ETTC AU |
06VIENNA1190 | RAIFFEISEN BANK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO OPT OUT [...] During an April 24 briefing for journalists, Herbert Stepic, Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding (RI),a holding company for Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),announced that RZB's subsidiary Raiffeisen Investment AG (RIAG) will opt out as a 50% shareholder of the Ukrain [...] | 2006-04-26 06:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU |
06VIENNA1195 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 08:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL EU AU |
06VIENNA1199 | APRIL 21-22 INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL [...] Under the overarching theme of "Investing in Excellence and Innovation," the EU's informal Competitiveness Council met in Graz April 21-22 to discuss how the EU could best meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive global marketplace. Ministers focused on the completion of the intern [...] | 2006-04-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL ECIN EFIN ETRD AU |
06VIENNA120 | AUSTRIA WILL ATTEND SIDE MEETINGS AT AVIAN FLU [...] We conveyed ref A information about the two side events on the fringes of the Beijing conference to Hubert Hrabcik, General Director for Public Health, and to Thomas Buchsbaum, Head of the MFA's Department for Social Affairs and Health. They had already received basic information on these mee [...] | 2006-01-13 14:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA AU |
06VIENNA1209 | Former Freedom Party MP Gudenus Guilty of [...] On April 26, the Vienna Criminal Court convicted a former member of the Upper House of Parliament for the rightwing/populist Freedom Party (FPO),John Gudenus, to a suspended one-year prison sentence on the grounds of having violated Austrian anti-Neo-Nazi law. In public interviews last year [...] | 2006-04-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
06VIENNA121 | AUSTRIAN AIRLINES WILL BEGIN REGULAR FLIGHTS TO [...] On January 9, the Austrian Airlines group (AUA) announced plans to start regularly scheduled service to Iraq on March 9. AUA plans two weekly flights (Thursdays and Sundays) from Vienna to Erbil. Starting May 2, AUA will add a third weekly flight (Tuesdays). AUA will use Airbus A319 aircra [...] | 2006-01-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AU |
06VIENNA1232 | CONFERENCE ON "THE ROLE OF PRECAUTION IN GMO [...] On April 18-19, the Austrian EU Presidency hosted an experts meeting on the precautionary principle in the context of agricultural biotechnology. The meeting aimed to reinforce the role of the precautionary principle in agricultural biotechnology. The conference revealed differences among p [...] | 2006-05-02 06:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ETRD AU |
06VIENNA1301 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 11:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV |
06VIENNA136 | Austria to Restitute Five Klimt Paintings [...] The GoA will transfer ownership of five Gustav Klimt paintings currently in the possession of the federally owned Austrian Gallery to a group of heirs led by Los Angeles resident Maria Altmann. Education Minister Elisabeth Gehrer announced today, January 17, that she will order restitution o [...] | 2006-01-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
06VIENNA157 | FORMER GOVERNOR KLASNIC TO CHAIR FUTURE FUND [...] On January 13, the Board of Trustees of the Future Fund, charged with disbursing 20 million Euro in surplus monies from the Reconciliation Fund for Nazi-era forced and slave laborers, elected former Styrian Governor Waltraud Klasnic as its chairwoman. The Future Fund will finance projects to [...] | 2006-01-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM PGOV AU |
06VIENNA1586 | AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY URGES IRAN TO RETURN TO [...] In her capacity as current President of the EU Council, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement on behalf of the EU urging Iran to return to the negotiating table. Before the June 1 "P5 1" meeting in Vienna, Plassnik met separately with Secretary of State Condoleeza Ri [...] | 2006-06-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNNP ETTC MNUC ENRG IR EUN AU |
06VIENNA16 | VISAS VIPER DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
06VIENNA1633 | BAWAG Settles Refco Lawsuit Out-of-Court [...] BAWAG P.S.K. (BAWAG),Austria's troubled fourth largest banking group, reached an out-of-court settlement June 5 with creditors from the bankrupt U.S. brokerage firm Refco. As part of the settlement, BAWAG reportedly acknowledged that it assisted former Refco CEO Philip Bennett to conceal hu [...] | 2006-06-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV AU |
06VIENNA1685 | Inviting Input Concerning ICANN's Management [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 20:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC AU |
06VIENNA17 | VISAS VIPER DECEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU |
06VIENNA1846 | NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON REACH UNDER AUSTRIAN [...] Embassy conveyed ref A talking points to Thomas Jackl, the GoA's lead REACH negotiator and Head of the Chemicals Department in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and to Sylvia Hofinger, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Department for Sectoral Enterprise Policy and the GoA's Coordina [...] | 2006-06-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP SENV AU |
06VIENNA190 | AUSTRIA'S 2006/2007 OUTLOOK - HIGHER GROWTH [...] Austria's two leading economic institutes have revised 2006 growth projections upward to 2.3-2.4%, based on stronger demand in export markets and a modest recovery of business investment. However, the 2007 growth rate should slow to 2.0-2.2%, as German demand dampens after implementation of [...] | 2006-01-23 09:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN |
06VIENNA1907 | Austrian Airlines in Turbulence - On the Path [...] The Austrian Airlines (AUA) group, after losses of Euro 173 million ($216 million) in 2005, is on track for another loss in 2006 due to high debt levels, a burdensome cost structure, and high fuel prices. AUA's major creditors are reportedly very concerned with AUA's debts of Euro 1.8-1.9 bi [...] | 2006-06-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AU |
06VIENNA1961 | Austria's New Takeover Regulations [...] Austria's Parliament has passed two takeover laws to implement the EU's Takeover Directive and to rectify problems with Austria's previous Takeover Law. An Amendment to the Austrian Takeover Act of 1998 incorporates Article 9 of the EU's Takeover Directive prohibiting defensive action to fru [...] | 2006-07-03 11:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EIND AU |
06VIENNA2030 | AUSTRIA'S 2006/2007 OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO IMPROVE [...] The Austrian economy exhibits solid growth and more optimism. Data for the first few months of 2006 show strong growth of exports and investments, and some improvement in private consumption. The two leading Austrian economic institutes have upgraded their 2006 forecasts slightly, predictin [...] | 2006-07-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
06VIENNA2054 | Inviting Input Concerning the ICANN's [...] Per ref A instructions, Post followed up with the responsible government authorities and the private sector "Internet Service Providers Austria" (ISPA) about their preparedness to participate in the NTIA's public consultation process. 2. Dr. Christian Singer, head of legal services in the [...] | 2006-07-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC AU |
06VIENNA2119 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNESCO PRINCIPLES RELATING [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on July 14 to Austrian MFA Legal Advisor Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff. At Trauttmansdorff's initiative, Austrian Ambassador to UNESCO Harald Wiesner, who happened to be in Vienna, participated in the meeting. 2. The Austrians agreed in general [...] | 2006-07-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL AU |
06VIENNA2272 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] Charge delivered reftel proposal on item 4.C.4.a.6 on July 27 to Alexander Kmentt, the MFA's acting Arms Control Director. Kmentt was unfamiliar with the issue, but undertook to study the U.S. proposal to remove Chemical Abstracdt Service (CAS) numbers from the MTCR Equipment, Software and T [...] | 2006-07-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU |
06VIENNA2276 | AUSTRIA ON COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR A FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY (FMCT) [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche on July 27 to Alexander Kmentt, the MFA's acting Arms Control Director. 2. Kmentt was aware of the draft treaty the U.S. introduced on May 18. In general, he said, Austria supported a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT),and was happy that the EU had be [...] | 2006-07-28 06:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA CDG AU KNNP |
06VIENNA2349 | LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION: AUSTRIAN [...] (U) Charge d,Affaires and Acting EconPolCouns met with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle and Helfried Carl from the Foreign Ministry's Office of Middle East Affairs to discuss the reftel demarche and draft Security Council resolution on Lebanon. Kyrle stated that Austria's cu [...] | 2006-08-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN LE IS AU |
06VIENNA2371 | SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA: AUSTRIAN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points on August 7 to Michael Kainz on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Asia Desk. We will report any substantive reply as soon as it becomes available. Kilner [...] | 2006-08-09 11:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE AU |
06VIENNA247 | AUSTRIA PLANS TO BAN BIOTECH OILSEED RAPE GT73 [...] During a January 20 press conference on Austria's EU Presidency health agenda, Minister of Health and Women's Affairs (MoH),Maria Rauch-Kallat, announced that Austria plans to issue a government ordinance to implement a marketing ban on Monsanto's GT73 oilseed rape until the end of 2008. Th [...] | 2006-01-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO AU |
06VIENNA2517 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Acting Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 18 to Elisabeth Koegler, Acting Head of the MFA,s Human Rights Division. Koegler stated that Austria supported Wedgwood,s election to the Human Rights Committee in 2002, but had no information at this time reg [...] | 2006-08-22 16:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNGA AU |
06VIENNA2576 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 28 to Dr. Helmut Tichy, Head of the MFA's International Law Division. Tichy confirmed that he was aware of Michael Matheson's candidacy for re-election to the ILC. He noted Matheson's strong credentials for the posi [...] | 2006-08-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA AU |
06VIENNA2625 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 01, 2006 [...] The Green Party began its election campaign in Vienna on Thursday with a series of attacks on the OeVP and Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel. Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen said reforms were desperately needed in the education and training sectors, and accused the Chancellor of denying some [...] | 2006-09-01 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2635 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2006 [...] The Social Democrats (SPOe) have entered an "election alliance" with the Liberal Forum (LIF) by providing the party one space for a parliamentary seat on their federal ballot list in an effort to broaden the Social Democrat's overall appeal to voters in the upcoming general election. SPOe leade [...] | 2006-09-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2690 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 08, 2006 [...] The third in a series of television debates between Austrian political leaders was a face-off Thursday night between the Social Democrats' boss Alfred Gusenbauer and BZOe leader Peter Westenthaler. As expected, the two politicians strongly disagreed on issues including the bank Bawag and immigr [...] | 2006-09-11 07:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2712 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2006 [...] Investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, who has come under fire in connection with the scandal surrounding union-owned bank Bawag, claims he also transferred "several tens of thousands of Euros" to the SPOe and former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky in 1999. Vranitzky has confirmed the receipt of the mo [...] | 2006-09-12 14:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2740 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 13, 2006 [...] Bartenstein and Westenthaler came across as "buddy-buddy" in the debate, ORF online news comments. The coalition partners were "at pains to emphasize their joint successes of the past six years and to stress common goals, such as preventing a SPOe-Greens coalition government" after the October [...] | 2006-09-14 07:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2749 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 14, 2006 [...] The leader of the opposition Social Democrats (SPOe),Alfred Gusenbauer, says he suspects a government plot to discredit his party ahead of next month's elections is behind allegations made by Wolfgang Floettl, one of those at the center of the Bawag bank scandal. The SPOe has denied Floettl's [...] | 2006-09-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2765 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 15, 2006 [...] The former head of Bawag bank, Helmut Elsner, has been arrested at his home in the south of France. Elsner is under criminal investigation in connection with currency speculations and losses at Bawag. The Justice Ministry in Vienna says the 71-year-old Elsner was arrested because there was a f [...] | 2006-09-15 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2774 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2006 [...] The Bawag scandal added yet another layer of intrigue when it was revealed that former OeVP boss Josef Taus visited former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner shortly before he was arrested at his estate in France. The opposition is demanding more details about the nature of the visit; Taus says his meeti [...] | 2006-09-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2790 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2006 [...] According to ORF online news, experts agree the current election campaign in Austria is "tougher in tone, but lacking in actual messages and concepts." There is "too much mudslinging, and not enough objective (discussion of) policies," they say. Elsner in Hospital 2. Former bank Bawag d [...] | 2006-09-19 14:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2801 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2006 [...] As expected, no common ground was identified in the eighth of the TV debates between party leaders - Tuesday night, Greens boss Alexander van der Bellen and FPOe party leader Heinz-Christian Strache, whose parties are fighting for third place in the upcoming national elections, engaged in a deb [...] | 2006-09-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2809 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS AND [...] (U) EconPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on September 20 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Deputy Director for International Organizations. 2. (U) Huber said he "could guarantee" that Austria would support the need to reach a concensus outcome on the scale of asses [...] | 2006-09-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA AU |
06VIENNA2823 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2006 [...] Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen and BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler clash over immigration policy during Wednesday's televised debate. ORF online news notes that in last night's TV debate, Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen and BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler "refused to agree on a single [...] | 2006-09-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2918 | THE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR IN AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 data for Austria (1 EUR = $1.24) keyed to reftel request: -- Total industrial production: $55.2 billion -- Total textile and apparel production: $4.6 billion (textiles: $3.2 billion; apparel: $1.4 billion) -- Textiles share of Austria's imports/exports: 1.8%/2.0% -- Apparel [...] | 2006-09-28 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX AU |
06VIENNA2936 | POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FREIWILLIGE FEUERWEHR MODRIACH, [...] REFTEL REQUESTED A POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY OF FREIWILLIGE FEUERWEHR MODRIACH AS AN ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OF SENSITIVE US-ORIGIN TECHNOLOGY. 2. BACKGROUND ON THE FREIWILLIGE FEUERWEHR (VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE) MODRIACH: MODRIACH IS A SMALL TOWN LOCATED IN THE AUST [...] | 2006-10-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC AU |
06VIENNA2941 | Austria's October 1 Election Surprise: People's Party [...] Summary: Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's Austrian People's Party (OVP) suffered a stinging defeat at the polls on October 1. Contrary to every pollster's and analyst's expectations (and ours as well),Schuessel's party plummeted 8 points to second place. The opposition Social Democratic Part [...] | 2006-10-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
06VIENNA2947 | KLEPTOCRACY: DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON U.S. [...] Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, and Justice Minister Karin Gastinger on September 26. DCM discussed the issue separately with Chancellery Foreign Policy Advisor Hans-Peter Manz on September 26. EconPolCou [...] | 2006-10-03 09:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR ECON EAID EINV PGOV KCRM AU |
06VIENNA2960 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 04, 2006 [...] Negotiations for a new Austrian government start next Tuesday. All Austrian media expect a difficult and drawn out struggle between the country's two major parties, the SPOe and the OeVP, given their disagreement in a number of key political issues. Mass-circulation daily Kurier sees a "deep ri [...] | 2006-10-04 11:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2962 | JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE: LETTERS ROGATORY IN THE MATTER OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN AU |
06VIENNA2972 | Austrian Airlines Saved, For Now [...] Facing a worsening financial situation, Austrian Airlines Group (AUA) shareholders approved a Euro 350-400 million capital increase on October 2. Syndicated shareholders, who control 51% of AUA shares, strongly support efforts to maintain AUA's dominant position in Central, Eastern, and South [...] | 2006-10-05 09:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AU |
06VIENNA2976 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 05, 2006 [...] The chairperson of the Social Democrats Alfred Gusenbauer has said he only wants to hold coalition talks with the conservative OeVP, because "a two-party coalition is more stable than a three-party one." The OeVP, however, is divided on whether they want to govern with the SPOe. Presenting his [...] | 2006-10-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA2981 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON 2007 UN PANEL OF [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to Georg Poestinger from the MFA's Division for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation. 2. Although Poestinger agreed that the 2004 Panel report (WP.2/Rev.3) should be used as the basis for the 2007 Panel, he requested more time [...] | 2006-10-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNGA CDG AU |
06VIENNA2997 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 06, 2006 [...] Education Minister Elisabeth Gehrer is the first politician to respond to the OeVP's defeat in the general elections: She announced yesterday she will resign as minister when the new government is sworn in and retire from politics entirely. All Austrian media report that Elisabeth Gehrer not on [...] | 2006-10-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3001 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 10, 2006 [...] The OeVP leadership will hold special consultations today to establish guidelines for coalition negotiations with the SPOe. OeVP party boss Wolfgang Schuessel, who will nominate the other members of the negotiation team, will probably lead the negotiations. Centrist daily "Die Presse" reports o [...] | 2006-10-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA301 | SYLVESTER HAGUE CASE: ACTION REQUEST COMPLETED [...] SUMMARY: REF B was an action request instructing post to meet with the Austrian Central Authority (ACA),contact the Austrian attorney representing Tom Sylvester, and attend the March 15, 2006 hearing on his Article 21 Hague Access Case. REF A reported on our meeting with the ACA on January 1 [...] | 2006-02-01 09:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC AU |
06VIENNA3011 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 11, 2006 [...] On Wednesday, Federal President Heinz Fischer will officially authorize SPOe Boss Alfred Gusenbauer to form a government, allowing formal coalition negotiations between SPOe and OeVP to begin. Both parties have already nominated their teams. Mass circulation daily "Kurier" reports that, whereas [...] | 2006-10-11 12:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3031 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 12, 2006 [...] Before the start of the coalition negotiations, Chancellor Schuessel has sent unmistakable signals to the SPOe: The OeVP opposes basic social security payments to those below a certain income, a comprehensive school, and Eurofighter negotiations. On the latter, SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has [...] | 2006-10-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3041 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 13, 2006 [...] Coalition negotiations over formation of a new government begin Friday. OeVP says it will play hardball, trying to push through its budget goals and retain the Finance Ministry. Current Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser no longer rules out staying in office in the next government. Independent daily [...] | 2006-10-13 12:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3043 | AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY POISED FOR FASTER GROWTH [...] Austrian economic institutes have revised 2006 and 2007 GDP forecasts upward to 3.1% and 2.3-2.5% respectively. Data for the first half of 2006 indicate continued robust growth of exports and investments, and some improvement in private consumption. Growth in 2007 should slow, as the negativ [...] | 2006-10-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
06VIENNA3056 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2006 [...] The second round of coalition talks for a new Austria government will begin on Tuesday with meetings between the SPOe and the OeVP. A daily speculates that the SPOe could make major concessions regarding the Eurofighter deal in order to form a government with the OeVP. ORF radio early morning [...] | 2006-10-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3072 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 17, 2006 [...] The Freedom Party, led by Heinz-Christian Strache, has ruled out participating in a coalition government with the OeVP and the BZOe, ORF online news and other major Austrian media report. According to ORF online news, the move means the Conservatives under Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel have lo [...] | 2006-10-17 12:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3092 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 18, 2006 [...] The OeVP and the SPOe met on Tuesday for their second round of talks on forming a new coalition government. Although the two parties' negotiation teams addressed key topics at yesterday's meeting, they continue to be divided on a number of issues. While some Austrian media believe the talks are [...] | 2006-10-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3134 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 23, 2006 [...] Massive criticism of OeVP party boss Wolfgang Schuessel and his leadership style is now heard among top party officials. Franz Fischler, formerly EU Commissioner and OeVP Minister of Agriculture, demanded a total reform of the party and President of the Austrian Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl [...] | 2006-10-24 07:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3145 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 24, 2006 [...] Amid statements from the negotiation teams on the "positive atmosphere" during yesterday's meetings on domestic issues, talks today will address education issues. After the talks on domestic issues yesterday, both SPOe delegation head Norbert Darabos and Interior Minister Liese Prokop praised t [...] | 2006-10-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3156 | EMBASSY VIENNA POINTS OF CONTACT ON TRANSNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 08:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER PREL SNAR EU AU |
06VIENNA3175 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA REGARDING UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON [...] Acting EconPol Counselor and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 25 to Peter Huber, the MFA,s Deputy Head of the International Organizations Department. Huber stated that Austria shares the USG concern that there is a trend to inject contentious political issues into the UN's human r [...] | 2006-10-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA AU LE IS |
06VIENNA3176 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] Acting EconPol Counselor and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 25 to Peter Huber, the MFA,s Deputy Head (DAS-equivalent) of the International Organizations Department. Huber emphasized the importance of maintaining Austria's balanced approach within the Middle East. He added that [...] | 2006-10-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AU IS |
06VIENNA3196 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 31, 2006 [...] Despite massive protests from the OeVP and the BZOe, the Social Democrats -- with the support of the Greens and the Freedom Party -- went ahead during Parliament's first session yesterday with plans to create a committee to investigate the government's decision to purchase 18 Eurofighter jets. [...] | 2006-10-31 15:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3214 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 02, 2006 [...] Social Democrats leader Alfred Gusenbauer says he wants to hold a face-to-face meeting with Conservatives leader Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel in a bid to break the deadlock over the coalition talks. A date for the meeting has not been made public. Like all Austrian media, mass-circulation tabl [...] | 2006-11-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3232 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 03, 2006 [...] The "secret" meeting between the leaders of the OeVP and the SPOe, which occasioned much speculation in Austria's media yesterday, in fact took place with President Heinz Fischer on Wednesday. The talks were aimed at ending the stalemate in the two parties' negotiations to form a new coalition [...] | 2006-11-06 12:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3258 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 07, 2006 [...] SPOe leader Alfred Gusenbauer has said he will give the Conservatives until Sunday to "come to their senses" and resume negotiations on forming a grand coalition government. Meanwhile, Vienna Mayor Michael Haeupl suggests a minority Social-Democrat-led government if a majority coalition cannot [...] | 2006-11-07 15:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3277 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3296 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 09, 2006 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer and Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel will meet in Parliament Friday to discuss again whether there is still a chance for a grand coalition. In the meantime, Federal President Heinz Fischer has indicated he is prepared to give the two parties "one or two weeks" to come t [...] | 2006-11-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3297 | WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE IN VIENNA [...] Delegates from 306 national trade union organizations representing 168 million workers in 154 countries met Nov. 1-3 in Vienna to found the International Trade Union Confederation. "The Confederation exists to unite and mobilize the democratic and independent forces of world trade unionism i [...] | 2006-11-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ILO |
06VIENNA3303 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 13, 2006 [...] The People's Party resents SPOe's demands that negotiations be resumed by Wednesday or not at all. SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has threatened that he will "talk to the Federal President about alternatives," unless the OeVP returns to the negotiation table - the latter maintains that such an ult [...] | 2006-11-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3314 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: AUSTRIAN FOLLOW-UP TO [...] EconPolOff shared reftel fact sheet on November 8 with Elisabeth Koegler, the Head of the MFA,s Unit for International Women,s Issues. Koegler said Minister Plassnik was delighted to participate in the working session in September. 2. In follow-up to September,s working session, Austria [...] | 2006-11-14 08:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA AU |
06VIENNA3326 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 14, 2006 [...] Speaking on ORF TV yesterday, former Parliamentary President Andreas Khol said a minority government for Austria would be "a disaster." He expects a "signal" for the OeVP from SPOe leader Alfred Gusenbauer regarding the suspended coalition talks. Speaking on ORF TV's late night news program Zei [...] | 2006-11-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3335 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 15, 2006 [...] The KPOe and Hans-Peter Martin's List are reportedly considering contesting the October 1 elections because the BZOe ran under different names in Carinthia province and at the national level. Should the Austrian Constitutional Court rule that the BZOe lose its representation in Parliament, the [...] | 2006-11-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3343 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 16, 2006 [...] It is the moment of truth for the OeVP, an Austrian daily says: In a meeting at 10:00 am today, the Conservatives' leadership was to begin deciding whether to resume coalition negotiations with the SPOe, or go into opposition and give up much of its power. In an analysis of the OeVP's strategy [...] | 2006-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3347 | POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS: NO ADDITIONAL AUSTRIAN [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on November 14 to Jean Paul Klein, the Ministry of Health's (MoH) Senior Advisor on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. 2. Klein acknowledged the importance of polio eradication, but said the GoA was u [...] | 2006-11-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL TBIO AU |
06VIENNA3348 | SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE: AUSTRIAN PLEDGES COMMITTED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 12:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL AU |
06VIENNA3351 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 17, 2006 [...] The People's Party is ready to return to coalition talks with the Social Democrats, provided the SPOe agrees to a series of OeVP conditions. OeVP leader Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel announced his party's decision following a party leadership meeting Thursday. Like all Austrian media, semi-offi [...] | 2006-11-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3355 | AUSTRIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) on Drugs and Chemical Control. Post will provide updates as they become available. Embassy POC for the INCSR Part I is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43 [...] | 2006-11-20 07:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM AU |
06VIENNA3373 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 20, 2006 [...] Austrian media speculate that Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel may be planning a continuation of the OeVP-FPOe coalition. Following his "amicable" talks with Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache last week, the Conservatives could be exploring the possibility of forming a three-party govern [...] | 2006-11-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3382 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 21, 2006 [...] Coalition talks between the People's Party and the Social Democrats resume on Wednesday, but speculation continues about what the next government will look like. Austrian President Heinz Fischer is calling for "serious and focused" coalition talks, adding he would welcome a deal by Christmas. [...] | 2006-11-21 15:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3391 | AUSTRIA WILL NOT ATTEND NOVEMBER 29 MEETING OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT AU |
06VIENNA3392 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 22, 2006 [...] Coalition negotiations resume today between the Social Democrats and the People's Party. Party leaders Alfred Gusenbauer and Wolfgang Schuessel are to discuss issues aimed at paving the way for a grand coalition. Although Schuessel in an interview ruled out a coalition with the FPOe, Austrian m [...] | 2006-11-24 07:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3393 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON WHO [...] Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel points on November 22 to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Multilateral Trade Division. Habermayer said that the MoE concurred with the USG position that the WHO should not intervene in issues, such as IP protection, in which it has [...] | 2006-11-24 07:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO AU |
06VIENNA3400 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 24, 2006 [...] An expert opinion on the bank investigation committee, compiled by the Chancellor's Office, is threatening to strain even further the already critical coalition negotiations between the SPOe and the OeVP. The expert opinion concluded there was no obligation to provide documents or compel state [...] | 2006-11-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3410 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 27, 2006 [...] The investigative committee looking into recent banking scandals in Austria continues to strain domestic politics. Following publication of an expert opinion last week, which found the banking committee is not authorized to investigate the Austrian Financial Markets supervisory Agency, informat [...] | 2006-11-27 15:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3433 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 29, 2006 [...] Ahead of the next round of coalition talks on Thursday, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives have reached a compromise on the issue of pension increases: Both sides approved raising pensions next year by 1.6 percent and providing a single payment between 25 and 60 Euros. Minimum pensions [...] | 2006-11-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3447 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 30, 2006 [...] A meeting of the Eurofighter committee on Wednesday endured a small hitch caused by changes in the witness list originally agreed to by all five parties. The changes were made by SPOe, Greens and FPOe. OeVP and BZOe rejected the proposal, but it was accepted nonetheless. There may be trouble a [...] | 2006-11-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3460 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 01, 2006 [...] The SPOe and the OeVP have reached an agreement on the so-called "basic security payments" -- a clear sign of progress in the negotiations between the two parties on the formation of a coalition government, Austrian media say. According to the Social Democrats chief coalition negotiator, the d [...] | 2006-12-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3464 | Austrian Airlines Gets Fresh Capital [...] The Austrian Airlines (AUA) group (Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air, Austrian Arrows, and Slovak Airlines) has launched a capital increase to raise more than Euro 400 million ($500 million) in fresh money. AUA needs a cash infusion to steady its serious financial situation, resulting from a high [...] | 2006-12-01 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AU |
06VIENNA3470 | AUSTRIA FAVORS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IN EU [...] On November 24, post conveyed reftel talking points and non-paper to Helmut Hojesky, Head of the Climate Protection and Air Pollution Control Department in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment; to Manfred Bialonczyk, Director General of the Civil Aviation Administration in the Ministry [...] | 2006-12-04 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ECON AU |
06VIENNA3475 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 04, 2006 [...] The next round of talks between representatives from the SPOe and the OeVP to form a grand coalition begins today. At the top of the agenda are issues including government and administrative reforms, as well as social affairs, such as the details and financing of the proposed basic security pay [...] | 2006-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3477 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 29 to Christian Lassmann, the Austrian MFA's Deputy Director for Social and Health Issues. Lassmann acknowledged the importance of the conference. He promised to pass on USG concerns and interest in the success of the conference to the Minist [...] | 2006-12-04 15:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID AU |
06VIENNA3479 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] A/DCM delivered reftel points on December 4 to Helmut Tichy, the Austrian MFA's Deputy Legal Advisor for International Legal Affairs. 2. Tichy took careful note of our points. He undertook to ensure immediate dissemination of our arguments, and their consideration in the policy process. [...] | 2006-12-05 08:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS AU |
06VIENNA3492 | AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF TRAINERS [...] A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 6 to Brigadier Kurt Hager, the head of the Austrian Interior Ministry's bureau for international police missions. Hager said the Austrian cabinet had met December 6 to consider the extension of police training missions abroad. Regarding the JIPTC, [...] | 2006-12-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR AU |
06VIENNA3503 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 06, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3504 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 07, 2006 [...] President Heinz Fischer has harshly criticized a Social Affairs Ministry decree denying family benefits to the children of some foreign-born women in Austria as "untenable." In a speech Wednesday, Fischer called for the regulation to be taken back. He pleaded for "fairness instead of unfairness [...] | 2006-12-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3531 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 12, 2006 [...] In the dispute over a Social Affairs Ministry ruling, Interior Minister Liese Prokop has now taken the edge off Social Affairs Minister Ursula Haubner's controversial decree, which denied family benefits to the children of some foreign-born mothers living legally in Austria. In the future, the [...] | 2006-12-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3553 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: U.S./EU AIR TRANSPORT [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points on December 5 to Alois Kraut, Head of the MFA's Transport and Telecommunications Unit, and to Manfred Bialonczyk, Director General of Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Transportation. EconUnit Chief followed up with Kraut on December 14. Kraut said that, a [...] | 2006-12-15 09:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON KTIA AU |
06VIENNA3560 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 15, 2006 [...] Salzburg Governor Gabi Burgstaller of the SPOe emphasized that the new Austrian government would definitely be sworn in on January 11. Should there be no agreement on a grand coalition with the OeVP by then, the Social Democrats would go ahead and form a minority government, Burgstaller added. [...] | 2006-12-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
06VIENNA3584 | AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...] | 2006-12-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU |
06VIENNA3588 | AUSTRIA'S STEYR COMPANIES: WHO OWNS WHAT AND WHO DOES WHAT [...] There are several independent Austrian companies with the name "Steyr." All of them originally formed one company, Steyr-Daimler-Puch (SDP). However, in the 1980s, SDP, one of Austria's largest industrial conglomerates, encountered major financial problems that resulted in the company's brea [...] | 2006-12-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC AU |
06VIENNA3602 | Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight [...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...] | 2006-12-22 10:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU |
06VIENNA3605 | Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight [...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...] | 2006-12-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU |
06VIENNA3608 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 10:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
06VIENNA3622 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 27 to Carolina Gudenus, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Africa Director. We stressed the need for high-level engagement in the February 2007 Liberia Partners' Forum, pointing out that Secretary Rice, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and SIPD [...] | 2006-12-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PPOL AU |
06VIENNA383 | "SOUND OF EUROPE" CONFERENCE: THE EU IN ANALYSIS [...] SUMMARY: Austrian Chancellor (and current chairman of the European Council) Wolfgang Schuessel invited more than 400 European political and cultural personalities to a January 27-28 conference on the "Sound of Europe." The conference, which took place in Salzburg, examined the European ident [...] | 2006-02-08 14:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN AU |
06VIENNA42 | AUSTRIAN RAIFFEISEN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSSIA- [...] According to Austrian and international media reports, the Austrian Raiffeisen Investment Group (RIAG),a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),played a pivotal role in the Russian-Ukrainian gas deal. At the core of the deal (reportedly) is an arrangement for the Ukrainian Naftogaz com [...] | 2006-01-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU |
06VIENNA442 | UNESCO CONVENTION: AUSTRIA FOR EU DECISION TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions (Convention) enjoys unanimous political support in Austria, but the ratification process has not yet started. In its capacity as EU President, the GoA hopes to achieve an EU Council decision on ratification no later than the Counci [...] | 2006-02-14 10:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL UNESCO AU |
06VIENNA453 | AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY'S AGRICULTURE AGENDA [...] During a February 3 briefing to emboffs, Hans Kordik, the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture's (MoA) EU Coordinator, identified two political priorities and four thematic priorities for its EU Presidency. The GoA will resist any efforts to reform the CAP further, arguing the farming sector nee [...] | 2006-02-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO AU |
06VIENNA462 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location beca [...] | 2006-02-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU |
06VIENNA567 | AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE BOMBING OF [...] Following is the text of the statement by the Austrian Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the bombing of the Immam Ali-Hadi Mosque in Samarra. BEGIN TEXT The European Union condemns the criminal and sacrilegious bombing of the Imman Ali-Hadi Mosque in Samarra on 22 February wh [...] | 2006-02-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ AU |
06VIENNA6 | Austria's Economic Footprint in Central Europe [...] Austrian commercial interests continue to benefit greatly from intensified trade and investment relations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),as well as Southeastern European (SEE) nations. Exports to CEE have more than doubled since 1995 and exports to SEE have quadrupl [...] | 2006-01-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECIN ETRD AU EUN |
06VIENNA609 | AUSTRIAN AIRLINES POSTPONES PLANS TO SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AU |
06VIENNA696 | AVIAN FLU: CATS IN AUSTRIA "REJECT" H5N1 VIRUS [...] On March 6, the Austrian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Veterinary Director of the Austrian state of Styria announced that Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) tests confirmed the existence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the saliva of three cats. However, the MoH subsequ [...] | 2006-03-07 16:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU |
06VIENNA716 | THE VIENNA STOCK EXCHANGE - A BOOM THAT COULD [...] The Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) is enjoying an extended boom phase. The VSE is up 51% in 2005, 219% over the period 2003 to 2005, and 242% from the 2001-2005 period. The VSE has been one of the best performing exchanges worldwide. On February 21, 2006, the Austrian Traded Index (ATX) hit a [...] | 2006-03-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
06VIENNA758 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS: HAMAS MUST AGREE TO QUARTET [...] Summary: At their regular informal "Gymnich" meeting on March 10-11, EU foreign ministers confirmed existing EU policy toward Hamas, insisting it must meet the conditions established by the Quartet. They also discussed continuing efforts to strengthen the dialogue between the EU and the Isla [...] | 2006-03-13 13:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS FR AU |
06VIENNA761 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR CONTINUED IRAN [...] Summary: EU leaders used the the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers on March 10-11 to call for continued international consensus as Iran and its nuclear program is referred to the UN Security Council -- as well as to express hope that a diplomatic solution was still possible. [...] | 2006-03-13 17:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL FR IR EUN AU |
06VIENNA777 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON [...] PolOff met with Martin Weger, Maintenance Director of Helikopter Air Transport (Heliair),at the company's facilities in Innsbruck on March 6 to check receipt of 5 lamp assemblies of night vision goggles (NVGs). Weger told us that the company had received four of the five assemblies, with on [...] | 2006-03-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AU |
06VIENNA778 | EU INFORMAL MINISTERIAL IN SALZBURG: [...] Speaking at the informal "Gymnich" meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Salzburg on March 10-11, European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner commented that Belarus was a country "at a crossroads," with the elections a crucial test for democracy. If the elections are fre [...] | 2006-03-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UP BO EUN AU |
06VIENNA842 | USG PROPOSALS ON HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 10:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU MTCRE |
06VIENNA864 | IIC: GOA HAS INITIATED PRE-TRIAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] Stefan Benner from the Ministry of Justice's Department for Criminal Matters told us March 21 that the Viennese Public Prosecutor's Office had initiated pre-trial investigations against Austrian companies, which Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) reports mentioned as possible suspects of fra [...] | 2006-03-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ AU KFIN |
06VIENNA894 | STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN [...] As of December 2005, Austria has disbursed Euro 1.5 million (USD 1.8 million) in technical assistance to Iraq, according to Lydia Saadat, the MFA's Assistance Coordinator for the Middle East and Asia. (Saadat's department is updating figures for the first quarter of 2006). Austria had pledg [...] | 2006-03-27 06:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ AU |
06VIENNA92 | SYLVESTER HAGUE CASE: FIRST MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, CONGEN MET WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA),JUDGE ROBERT FUCIK (FOO-CHIK) ON JANUARY 11, 2006. THE LENGTHY DISCUSSION COVERED BOTH GENERAL ISSUES AND THE CURRENT SYLVESTER ACCESS CASE FILED UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION. FUCIK WAS REASSURINGLY [...] | 2006-01-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC AU |
06VIENNA93 | AUSTRIA ACCEPTS INVITAION FOR SIDE EVENT AT AVIAN [...] We conveyed reftel nvitation for the USG side meetings at the Pledgng Conference on Avian Flu in Beijing to Hubert Habcik, General Director for Public Health at the Mnistry of Health and to Thomas Buchsbaum, Head o the MFA's Department for Social and Healt Affairs. Buchsbaum told us that Min [...] | 2006-01-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA AU |
06VIENNA941 | AUSTRIAN ENERGY INITIATIVES - BEST PRACTICES [...] Post solicited information about domestic and international energy initiatives from Herbert Lechner, Scientific Director from the quasi-governmental "Austrian Energy Agency" (AEA),and from Aloisia Woergetter, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Sustainable Development Unit. The GoA pro [...] | 2006-03-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENGR EAID EPET TRGY AU |
06VIENNA976 | Bank's Problems Shake Austrian Political Scene [...] Austria's fourth largest banking group, BAWAG P.S.K. (BAWAG),already reeling from questionable loans to the bankrupt U.S. futures and commodities brokerage firm Refco, has admitted it incurred (hitherto concealed) losses of Euro one billion in 2000. The losses stemmed from high risk specula [...] | 2006-04-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ELAB AU |
06VIENTIANE306 | NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE LINEUP [...] LTG Choummaly Sayasone (3) Present position: Lao State Vice President (since 2001),Party Secretary General Previous position: -- Deputy Prime Minister -- Minister of National Defense -- Vice Minister of National Defense Age: 69 Date of birth: June 3, 1936 Place of birth: Attapeu Province [...] | 2006-03-31 08:29:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LA |
06VIENTIANE332 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: LAO WEEKLY REPORT NO.27 [...] (U) During the visit of Dr. Nabarro, FAO Representative Leena Kirjavainen on behalf of Lao Agriculture Minister Siene announced to the donors that Dr. Webster's group had found the H5N1 virus in some Vientiane ducks. Although the Minister has not heard this directly from Dr. Webster, he said [...] | 2006-04-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI PREL LA KFLU |
06VIENTIANE544 | LAO MFA COMMENTS ON NAM/G-77 UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 04:27:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UNGA PREL LA |
06VIENTIANE564 | USTR VISIT TO LAOS [...] Summary. On June 21 and 22 USTR Director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, David Bisbee, met with GoL officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC),Customs and Tax Officials from the Ministry of Finance (MoF),the IPR officers in the Science, Technology and Environment Section in t [...] | 2006-06-22 09:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EFIN LA |
06VIENTIANE757 | LAOS WEEKLY AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary: The GoL says it has succeeded in controlling AI - the kind of statement that suggests that they do not fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation. Public reporting on AI has improved somewhat, due to GoL nervousness about recent outbreaks, but the fact is the response was too li [...] | 2006-08-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI PREL KFLU LA |
06VILNIUS103 | LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...] | 2006-02-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PREL LH |
06VILNIUS11 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Congressman Sensenbrenner, on behalf of Ambassador Stephen Mull and our colleagues at the U.S. Mission in Vilnius, thank you for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War [...] | 2006-01-06 05:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP PL LH |
06VILNIUS110 | GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US-EU EFFORTS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR LH |
06VILNIUS121 | FALSE ALARM: NO BIRD FLU IN LITHUANIA [...] Reports of a possible case of avian influenza in Lithuania's port city of Klaipeda have proved false. The Ministry of Health initially feared that the disease may have caused the death of an Indian sailor, who died on February 6 while his ship was docked in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda. E [...] | 2006-02-07 14:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS129 | LITHUANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The following paragraphs represent a corrected version of our Investment Climate Statement for 2006. We have also submitted via e-mail (per reftel instructions) a copy of this report in MS Word format to DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Hatcher) and DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Brown). 2. Begin text of report: 2006 [...] | 2006-02-09 08:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | LH NOTAG |
06VILNIUS157 | CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON LITHUANIA'S [...] The joint GOL-Embassy Consular Working Group (CWG) met at Embassy request on February 8, 2006. Attendees included the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba, Deputy Director Petras Anusas, and Consular Attache Marijus Petrusonis, as well as the Consul, both Vice Consuls [...] | 2006-02-15 08:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS PREL LH |
06VILNIUS198 | LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...] | 2006-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH |
06VILNIUS204 | LITHUANIANS LIKE USA BUT GWOT SUPPORT IS TEPID; POLL HELPS [...] SUMMARY: An Embassy-commissioned poll funded by EUR/PPD showed that a strong majority of Lithuanians continue to view the United States favorably. The survey also showed a positive correlation between knowing an American and having a positive image of the United States. Not all the news was [...] | 2006-02-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CVIS PREL LH |
06VILNIUS228 | BALTIC STATES AGREE ON A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The prime ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania declared their support February 27 for a common Baltic and EU energy policy and elaborated objectives for long-term Baltic energy cooperation. The common energy policy the PMs endorsed anticipates construction of a new nuclear [...] | 2006-03-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV BEXP LH EN LG |
06VILNIUS233 | AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STRONG BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, on February 28 to discuss regional development, promote student travel to the United States, and pay a courtesy call on Lithuania's new Air Force Commander. The Ambassador highlighted our strong bilateral relation [...] | 2006-03-06 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OVIP LH |
06VILNIUS29 | LITHUANIA'S ECONOMIC BOOM: IS THE END NIGH? [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's impressive economic growth continued in 2005. Wage increases, rising energy prices, and strong domestic consumption contributed to inflationary pressure, but a government budget surplus, improved credit rating, and a shrinking current account deficit indicate prudent eco [...] | 2006-01-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LH |
06VILNIUS355 | RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S PRISON TIME EXTENDED; [...] A Vilnius court extended the imprisonment of former Russian banker Igor Babenko for three months on April 7. After the Vilnius court ruled on September 8, 2005, to extradite Babenko (reftel),the Migration Department subsequently granted asylum status on January 30. The Prosecutor General app [...] | 2006-04-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS |
06VILNIUS379 | PROSECUTORS APPEAL SENTENCING OF CONVICTED NAZI [...] Lithuania,s Prosecutor General,s Office appealed on April 14 the lack of a sentence for convicted Nazi collaborator Algimantas Mykolas Dailide. The 85 year-old Dailide was convicted of crimes against Jews for his collaboration with the Nazis on March 27, but the court imposed no sentence due [...] | 2006-04-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM CPAS LH |
06VILNIUS42 | CODEL SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, discussed Lithuania's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prospects and expressed U.S. appreciation for Lithuania's support in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in meetings with President Adamkus and other senior off [...] | 2006-01-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS OVIP LH |
06VILNIUS438 | LITHUANIA APPRECIATES USG ANNOUNCEMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION [...] We spoke on May 9 with Viktoras Meizis, head of the Ministry of Health's International Relations Division about the USG's announcement of the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Meizis said he appreciated this information and that he found the "pandemicflu.gov [...] | 2006-05-12 10:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV LH |
06VILNIUS45 | LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...] | 2006-01-30 09:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PREL LH |
06VILNIUS473 | DISTRICT COURT OVERTURNS RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S [...] Vilnius District Administrative Court revoked on May 22 the Migration Department's decision granting Russian banker Igor Babenko asylum in Lithuania. Babenko has seven days to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court. Barring an appeal, the ruling sets the stage for the Vilnius Appeals Co [...] | 2006-05-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM PHUM LH RS |
06VILNIUS479 | GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 12:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ |
06VILNIUS499 | GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 EURO CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 09:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ |
06VILNIUS533 | LITHUANIA: NO CHANGES TO INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We are aware of no reportable instances of expropriation or nationalization of the assets or property of U.S. persons in Lithuania. We recommend that the Lithuania section of the 2006 Report of US Citizen Expropriation Claims adopt the same language as the 2005 report: -- The United States [...] | 2006-06-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE LH |
06VILNIUS555 | LITHUANIA CONSIDERING COMMENTS ON ICANN [...] We delivered reftel points June 6 encouraging interested parties to submit comments as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Center's (NTIA) public consultation process on the role of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the GOL's Communications R [...] | 2006-06-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC LH |
06VILNIUS561 | JUSTICE MINISTER PROMISES NO CHANGE IN STATEGIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's acting Minister of Justice Gintautas Buzinskas, during the Ambassador's June 9 farewell call, said that there will be no slippage in the GOL's commitment to Jewish property restitution. He also thanked the United States for its excellent law enforcement cooperation. [...] | 2006-06-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KNAR LH |
06VILNIUS568 | LITHUANIA: KRAFT FOOD'S CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] Summary: Mission Vilnius nominates Kraft Foods Lithuania for the Corporate Excellence Award in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. In advancing this nomination, we highlight the enormous contributions Kraft Foods Lithuania has made to Lithuania's business culture and society at large [...] | 2006-06-19 07:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BEXP LH |
06VILNIUS597 | LITHUANIA TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AORC NATO LH |
06VILNIUS67 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR [...] Ambassador Mull and Lithuania's new Prosecutor General Algimantas Valantinas agreed January 17 to continue close bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and legal assistance, particularly to surmounting problems that may arise in extradition cases. The Ambassador thanked Valantinas for his [...] | 2006-01-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNEI ASEC LG LH |
06VILNIUS760 | INVESTMENT PROSPECTING IN MAZAR-E-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN: ONE [...] SUMMARY: An executive from one of Lithuania's largest companies visited Afghanistan in July to scout for business and investment opportunities. Part of a larger GOL delegation, he split from the group for a few days to visit a fertilizer factory in Mazar-e-Sharif that his company had assisted [...] | 2006-08-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PREL ETRD LH AF |
06VILNIUS82 | VILNIUS'S LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO INFLUX OF [...] This is the first cable in a two-part series detailing efforts law enforcement in Lithuania's capital of Vilnius are taking to meet the increased demand upon its services by a burgeoning tourist industry, and a review of Vilnius's local criminal justice facilities. 2. Summary. More touri [...] | 2006-01-26 11:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT KCRM PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS83 | A VIEW FROM BEHIND BARS: VILNIUS'S LUKISKES [...] This is the second cable in a two-part series detailing efforts law enforcement in Lithuania's capital of Vilnius is taking to meet the increased demand upon its services by a burgeoning tourist industry, and a review of Vilnius's local criminal justice facilities. 2. Summary. Lithuania [...] | 2006-01-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT CPAS PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS84 | GOL ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF LH |
06VILNIUS88 | LITHUANIA: FAVORABLE PRESS FOR RICE-CHERTOFF OPEN [...] SUMMARY: Post actively publicized the January 17 Rice- Chertoff announcement on America's initiatives to welcome tourists, students and business travelers. The Lithuanian media reacted quickly and favorably. Keying off a detailed press release, national radio interviewed the PAO and played [...] | 2006-02-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CMGT PREL CVIS LH |
06VILNIUS98 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES CIVIL SOCIETY AND TOLERANCE IN PANEVEZYS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to Panevezys, Lithuanias fifth largest city, on January 19 to congratulate local officials on their successful efforts to combat crime, lower unemployment, and develop local industry. At the same time, the Ambassador expressed concern over the emigration of t [...] | 2006-02-02 08:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV LH |
06WARSAW1011 | POLAND - Letter Delivered on Health Ministry Price [...] (SBU) DCM, accompanied by Econoff, called on Deputy Health Minister Boleslaw Piecha and delivered a letter from Ambassador Ashe to Health Minister Zbigniew Religa (see para 7). At issue is the May 18 announcement by the Ministry of Health to cut prices for imported pharmaceuticals, ostensibly [...] | 2006-06-01 05:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR PL |
06WARSAW1098 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - JUNE 8, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW111 | BUDGET IS PASSED; ELECTIONS STILL POSSIBLE [...] Voting well past midnight on January 25, the Polish Parliament passed the budget proposed by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party by a vote of 269 to 180. Voting was protracted owing to 225 proposed amendments, each considered and voted individually. The budget was passed by a party-line v [...] | 2006-01-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW1159 | POLISH CANDIDATE UP FOR RE-ELECTION TO UNHRC WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PL |
06WARSAW1172 | POLAND WILL SUPPORT MDA, CONTEMPLATING ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC PL |
06WARSAW146 | AMBASSADOR ASHE'S COURTESTY CALL ON NEW MINISTER [...] Ambassador Ashe paid a courtesy call to Poland's Minister of the Environment Jan Szyszko on January 27. Ambassador Ashe began by talking of his admiration of Poland's national parks systems and his dedication to increasing the green spaces of Knoxville during his tenure as Mayor of the city. [...] | 2006-01-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV PREL PL |
06WARSAW1514 | THE (LAST?) BATTLE FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN POLAND [...] (U) Journalists and media observers continue to bemoan the perceived loss of independence for public media. While Polish Public media has ebbed and flowed with majority politics since 1989 never has the division between politicians and media been drawn in such sharp relief. The dust is settl [...] | 2006-07-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PL |
06WARSAW1515 | POLAND: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] On July 18, Econoff delivered reftel demarche points to Mr. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of Development Co-operation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr.Pomianowski sent the following response dated July 21, 2006. 2. Begin text. Thank you for the information on U.S. assistanc [...] | 2006-07-25 15:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EUN PL |
06WARSAW1523 | THE (LAST?) BATTLE FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN POLAND [...] (SBU) Journalists and media observers continue to bemoan the perceived loss of independence for public media. While Polish Public media has ebbed and flowed with majority politics since 1989 never has the division between politicians and media been drawn in such sharp relief. The dust is set [...] | 2006-07-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PL |
06WARSAW1570 | OPERATION PROMISED LAND - ITALIANS AND POLES TAKE [...] Summary: On July 18, Polish and Italian police made simultaneous arrests of 25 individuals allegedly involved in the trafficking and forced labor of an estimated 1000 Polish citizens in the Apulia region of southern Italy. PolOff and LegAtt met with the Polish police officers involved in the [...] | 2006-08-02 08:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KJUS KCRM PGOV PL |
06WARSAW1595 | U.S. AIR MARSHALS TRAIN POLISH BORDER GUARDS [...] SUMMARY: In July 2006, sixteen Polish Border Guards (BG) attended two weeks of airport/border security training at the Federal Air Marshal Training Facility in Atlantic City, NJ. The Program provided Polish air marshals with the skills and capabilities necessary to provide security aboard Pol [...] | 2006-08-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PARM PREL ECON PTER PL |
06WARSAW1601 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - AUGUST 4, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW1611 | POLAND - PRICE CUTS ON REFUNDABLE DRUGS LIST [...] (U) On July 22, 2006 Embassy received a copy of a letter from Polish Health Deputy Minister Boleslaw Piecha to Pawel Zelewski, President of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies Association (IPCA). The letter is the Ministry of Health's response to IPCA's concerns with regard to a 13 percent [...] | 2006-08-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TBIO EINV PL |
06WARSAW1683 | Emigration Tightens Poland's Labor Markets: "Will the Last [...] That Poles are leaving Poland in search of jobs and higher wages in other countries is nothing new. For Poland this is merely dj vu, yet another wave of emigration, another generation of young Poles leaving the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Past migrations of Poles hav [...] | 2006-08-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ELAB SOCI PREL SMIG PL XG XH |
06WARSAW1687 | LEBANON UPDATE: POLISH PUBLIC STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] (U) As previewed Ref A, The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following public statement on UNSCR 1701 on August 12: BEGIN TEXT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes with pleasure the unanimous passage by the UN Security Council of the resolution regarding the cessation of [...] | 2006-08-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE |
06WARSAW1734 | POLAND - JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OPERATIONAL EXPERTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel points on the Singapore OEG to Lukasz Zielinski, PSI point of contact in the MFA Security Policy Department. Zielinski responded that he had attended the OEG and the GOP had found it very fruitful. He noted with some pride that many delegations had the success of the [...] | 2006-08-19 08:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL LE PL |
06WARSAW174 | POLAND REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UNCHR CANDIDACY [...] The Polish MFA delivered January 30 a diplomatic note containing a message for the Secretary from Foreign Minister Stefan Meller. As anticipated in reftel, the Poles request our support to secure a spot on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) from 2007-2009. Text at paragraph [...] | 2006-02-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR ADCO PHUM PL UN |
06WARSAW178 | POLAND: DOE OFFICIALS DISCUSS SPENT REACTOR FUEL [...] Econoff attended a meeting of DOE officials Michael Tyacke and Igor Bolshinsky and GOP officials from the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA),State Treasury, and Radioactive Waste Management Authority on 26 January 2006. Tyacke and Bolshinsky presented information on the DOE's Russian Resea [...] | 2006-02-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP ECON ENRG PL IAEA |
06WARSAW207 | POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...] | 2006-02-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO |
06WARSAW2106 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - September 29, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 10:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW2152 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TESTS [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points on possible North Korean nuclear tests to MFA U/S Witold Wasczykowski on October 5, adding the suggestion that any public statements by the GOP in support of the U.S. position would be welcomed. DCM and U/S Waszczykowski will discuss the issue further in a prev [...] | 2006-10-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06WARSAW2168 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - October 6, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW2257 | MEETING SUMMARY FOR STAFFDEL FOLDI IN POLAND [...] This cable has been cleared by Staffdel Foldi. MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL POLICY - THE RULES AND REGS 2. For the governmental perspective, Staffdel Foldi met with Krzysztof Wieckiewicz, Director of the Department of the Public Benefit at the MOL. The 2003 Law on the Organizations of Pub [...] | 2006-10-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PHUM PL |
06WARSAW2372 | POLISH OPPOSITION RUNNING STRONG IN URBAN AREAS [...] In the final days before Poles vote in local and regional elections, opposition candidates are poised to capture a majority of Polish cities and are running ahead of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) in regional assemblies (sejmiks). With multiple candidates running in most mayoral races [...] | 2006-11-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW2389 | INCUMBENTS AND OPPOSITION CLAIM VICTORY IN LOCAL [...] Summary. Poles voted in municipal and regional elections nationwide on November 12, with many incumbents sailing to re-election, and the opposition Civic Platform (PO) running strong in provincial assemblies. The center piece of the election, the race for Warsaw mayor, will see a run off on [...] | 2006-11-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2411 | POLAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GPS-GALILEO, POLAND [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA America's Desk Director Andrzej Jaroszynski and Jacek Losik, Director of the Telecommunications Department in the Ministry of Transportation. Initial reaction shows that all is on track and Poland plans to ratify the agreement soon. The U.S.- EU GPS [...] | 2006-11-17 10:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TSPA SENV ECPS PL |
06WARSAW2470 | OPPOSITION CAPTURES WARSAW MAYORALTY [...] Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz from the opposition Civic Platform (PO) will become Warsaw's first woman mayor on Saturday, December 2. Gronkiewicz-Waltz won a decisive victory against former PM Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, the acting Mayor, in run off elections held on November 26. Gronkiewicz-Waltz ca [...] | 2006-11-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2514 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO US-EU AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on December 6 to Sylwia Ciszewska, Director of the Air Transport Department and Malgorzata Alberti, Head of the International Agreements Division, both with the Civil Aviation Office (CAO). The CAO had learned about the U.S. announcement from the European [...] | 2006-12-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EI EUN KTIA PL |
06WARSAW2606 | MSP COORDINATOR AND BACKUP COORDINATOR FOR POLAND [...] As provided by email earlier, the designated MSP coordinator for Embassy Warsaw is Political Internal Chief David Van Cleve (vanclevedhl@state.gov) and the backup coordinator is David Morris, Political External Chief (morrisdt@state.gov). HILLAS [...] | 2006-12-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR AMGT KSEP KICA AFIN ABUD PL |
06WARSAW2610 | NO RESPONSE YET ON DEMARCHE: WHO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel points December 8 to Jaroslaw Strejczek, officer in the MFA UN Department. Strejczek responded that this was the first he had heard of the issue and would confer with other offices within the GOP, including the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) Narcotics Department. 2. [...] | 2006-12-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR UNCND UNCRIME PREL PL |
06WARSAW347 | POLAND AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: CROSS AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoffs recently discussed GOP contingency preparations for an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) with the Polish Ministry of Health. Polish Health Ministry officials believe that AI is still primarily a threat to Polish agriculture, but stressed that the GOP has planned thoro [...] | 2006-03-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW363 | POLAND: Netia (Now P4) Chooses Chinese Firm for 3G [...] (U) According to a recent Netia/P4 press release, Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei won a contract to build third-generation (3G) infrastructure. P4, formerly known as Netia, won a license last year for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license. UMTS services are des [...] | 2006-03-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EINV PL |
06WARSAW481 | FHWA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR VISITS POLAND, [...] (U) Summary. Poland's lack of a quality road infrastructure presents serious problems for economic development, road safety, and quality of life. In continuing to investigate this problem and encourage GOP action, Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs and Econ Sections collaborated to bring King Ge [...] | 2006-03-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ELTN PL |
06WARSAW50 | POLAND: Scenesetter for CODEL Duncan Visit, January [...] (U) Poland with an area of 313,000 square kilometers is about the size of New Mexico. Poland's population of 38.6 million (2004 est.) is 96 percent ethnically Polish and almost entirely Roman Catholic. However, there are also small German, Belarussian, Roma, Ukrainian, Jewish and Russian min [...] | 2006-01-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN ECON PL CVIS ETRD |
06WARSAW504 | POLAND MOVES TO ACCELERATES MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] SUMMARY: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Defense Minister (DefMin) Sikorski announced their shared intention to accelerate modernization of the Polish military at a press conference following the annual meeting of Defense Ministry and Armed Forces leadership on March 13. Their plan include [...] | 2006-03-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MCAP PREL MARR MASS PL |
06WARSAW547 | CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL STRIKES DOWN PORTIONS OF [...] (SBU) On March 23 the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland (Supreme Court equivalent) ruled that four articles of the new media law rammed through Parliament in late December last year (Reftels A and B) were unconstitutional. As a result the operations of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) [...] | 2006-03-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW555 | POLAND: DCM MEETING IN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY ON AIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) DCM met with Andrzej Kaczmarek of the Ministry of Economy March 23 to follow up Embassy's March 14 meeting (reftel) with Gmina Raszyn Mayor and Vice-Mayor. AIG Lincoln Residential Director Christopher Sweeney als [...] | 2006-03-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PL |
06WARSAW563 | POLAND: Counterfeiting Poses Problem for U.S. Firm [...] (U) In order to clarify issues related to Levi's Special 301 submission, Econoff met with Zbigniew Trendak, Brand Protection and Security Manager for Levi Strauss. Trendak reiterated the charges made in Levi's Special 301 brief, noting that prosecution of counterfeit cases has dropped 28 perc [...] | 2006-03-27 13:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PL |
06WARSAW597 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MARCH 31, 2006 [...] Very little has changed this week in the spread of AI throughout Poland. Two additional outbreaks have been detected. One is in Bydgoszcz, where five swans been confirmed for H5N1. This brings the total number of outbreaks for Bydgoszcz to three. The other new outbreak site is at Lake Rza [...] | 2006-03-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW634 | POLAND: GOP PREPARES FOR FATF EVALUATION [...] (SBU) Contacts at Poland's Ministry of Finance reported to Econoff that the Ministry is preparing for a Financial Action Task Force evalution that will occur in May. Ministry of Finance contacts stated that they expect results to be issued within six months of the visit, and that the Ministr [...] | 2006-04-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCRM PTER PREL PL |
06WARSAW789 | DUTCH ENERGY CONFERENCE - POLISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Dutch Econ Officer jointly demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America Ambassador Henryk Szlajfer per reftel instructions. Szlajfer stated that Foreign Minister Meller is considering attending the dinner on the evening of May 17 and the first hou [...] | 2006-04-28 09:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL PL EUN |
06WARSAW790 | POLAND: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND POCS REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 09:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR PARM PREL PL CBW UNGA |
06WARSAW793 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - APRIL 28, 2006 [...] There have been no new outbreaks of AI in Poland during the past week. The infected and surveillance zones in Swinoujscie and Torun have been lifted, and the areas have been declared free of AI. 2. Between April 18-22 the Polish Veterinary Service, with the assistance of police, fire, mi [...] | 2006-04-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW809 | FM MELLER SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] Widely anticipated, Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller submitted his resignation on April 28. Meller said at a press conference that he does not believe that the proposed coalition between the governing Law and Justice party, Self Defense and a break away group from the League of Polish F [...] | 2006-05-02 10:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW819 | INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE: POLAND SUPPORTS [...] As requested reftel, Poloff delivered demarche request to the Polish MFA on April 27. Poland's representative to the upcoming meetings in Luxembourg will be the MFA's Witold Spirydowicz. Given the movement of the Germans on the issue of access to the Bad Arolsen archives, we proceeded with t [...] | 2006-05-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNAR PREL PL MFA |
06WARSAW931 | POLAND: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO PL WHO |
06WARSAW943 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MAY 22, 2006 [...] There have been no new outbreaks of AI in Poland during the past week. The only existing outbreak site is in Warta Village recorded on May 4, 2006 and is still under quarantine. The General Veterinary Inspectorate office stated that bird migration is due to end shortly, reducing risk of new [...] | 2006-05-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW944 | POLISH STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ PL |
06WELLINGTON1000 | MUCK AND POWELL- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Muck, Agricultural Engineer and Joseph Powell, Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/MWA/Madison, WI to visit New Zealand from January 2-16, 2007 to visit dairy and sheep farms. 2. Embassy requests contact details (along with emails addresses) of Mr. Muc [...] | 2006-12-18 03:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON1005 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 05:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNAUS NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON1009 | NEW ZEALAND - PRENOTIFICATION INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 03:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON1011 | R/V ROGER REVELLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 23:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON1014 | ALIAGA AND KLAG- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Julie Aliaga, NAPPO Coordinator and Narcy Klag, Deputy Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, USDA to visit New Zealand from February 16-25, 2007 to attend Annual Quad Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistan [...] | 2006-12-26 22:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON1016 | NEW ZEALAND REACTION TO JOINING [...] Summary: New Zealand officials are generally supportive of the objective of enhanced international cooperation in the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) as proposed in reftel and welcome the opportunity to participate further in its development but are also seeking clarification [...] | 2006-12-27 22:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON103 | DVC Request with Dr Rita Colwell, Chair, Canon US [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Dr. Rita Colwell, Chair, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc., to discuss aspects of Avian Influenza. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY06 program, which is requested for week starting March 6; second quarter; 6.00pm E [...] | 2006-02-08 04:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL |
06WELLINGTON105 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: R. GLOVER AND P. [...] WELLINGTON PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DR. ROY GLOVER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT (AUCKLAND) PHILIP MCKENNA REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT SYDNEY FOR THE FULBRIGHT EAST ASIA PACIFIC (EAP) REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISING WORKSHOP RESPECTIVELY. 2. DR. GLOVER WILL ARRIVE I [...] | 2006-02-09 03:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL PAO |
06WELLINGTON11 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Finney, Charles McHugh and Robert Seli of USDA/FS to visit Christchurch from January 10 to 21, 2006 to attend a fire spread modeling working seminar. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of cont [...] | 2006-01-08 20:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON112 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND TRIPWIRES [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Country Team met to discuss New Zealand Government (GNZ) preparations against Avian Influenza pandemic. 2. Llywelyn Graeme will input tripwire data into the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS). 3. New Zealand's Ministry of Health (M [...] | 2006-02-13 00:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR |
06WELLINGTON114 | TSUNEZUMI- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Tsunezumi, Preclearance Coordinator, Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from March 13 through April 28, 2006 to inspect Apple and Pear Preclearance Program. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...] | 2006-02-13 03:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON115 | BROWN- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rose Brown, Preclearance Coordinator, Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from February 23 through July 28, 2006 to inspect Apple and Pear Preclearance Program. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. P [...] | 2006-02-13 03:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON124 | HUTTENLOCKER AND DUNCAN- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Huttenlocker, Director, Compliance Review Staff and Ms. Jennifer Duncan, Compliance Review Specialist to visit Wellington, New Zealand from March 12-15, 2006 to conduct an on-site review of OAA's GA and AMP expenditures and general office administrat [...] | 2006-02-16 02:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON131 | CLEARANCE GRANTED TO R/V KA'IMIMOANA, JUNE 1 - AUGUST 30, [...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) office of the Administrator of Tokelau granting clearance for the research vessel Ka'Imimoana to enter the waters of Tokelau from June 1 to August 30, 2006. 2. The text of the letter is as f [...] | 2006-02-21 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT BP FM KR NR RM TL TV NZ |
06WELLINGTON132 | NEW ZEALAND CLEARANCE FOR ECA/A/E/EAP, BYRON H. (TIM) [...] (SBU) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BYRON H. (TIM) MARSHALL, SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, EAP FULBRIGHT BRANCH, TO TRAVEL TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, FROM MARCH 3 TO 9, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH COLLEAGUES AT POST AND FULBRIGHT STAFF MEMBERS REGARD [...] | 2006-02-21 05:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KPAO OEXC SCUL NZ |
06WELLINGTON134 | OGAN AND METZ- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Ogan and Minica Metz, Investigators, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to visit New Zealand from March 4-25, 2006 to conduct regulatory inspections of New Zealand dairy producers and meet with New Zealand food safety authorities. 2. Embassy [...] | 2006-02-22 03:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON14 | NOMINATION OF CAPTAIN KEVIN KEAT OF THE NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-09 03:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON142 | FRAZIO and FORSLINE- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gennaro Fazio, Geneticist and Philip Forsline, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/Geneva/NY and Ralph Scorza, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/Geneva/NY to visit New Zealand from March 3-28, 2006 to attend conferences on Hort Research Plant Breeding Facilitiy and McGrath Nur [...] | 2006-02-24 01:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON143 | BALDO AND SWIETLIK- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Angela Baldo, Computational Biologist, Geneva, NY and Dariusz Swietlik, Plant Pathologist, Kearneysville, USDA/ARS to visit New Zealand from March 3-28, 2006 to attend Third International Conference to Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics and Breeding; post-conferen [...] | 2006-02-24 01:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON163 | VOLK- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gayle Volk, Plant Physiologist, USDA/ARS/NPA to visit Napier, New Zealand from March 12-26, 2006 to attend and make presentation at the Third International Rosaceae Genomics Conference. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistanc [...] | 2006-03-01 19:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON171 | COTE- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Charles Cote, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration to visit Wellington, New Zealand from March 12-15, 2006 to take a regulatory/inspection-Environmental Science and Research, Kenepuru Scienc [...] | 2006-03-03 02:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON172 | CLEARANCE GRANTED TO R/V KA'IMIMOANA, JUNE 1 - AUGUST 30, [...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) office of the Administrator of Tokelau granting clearance for the research vessel Ka'Imimoana to enter the waters of Tokelau from June 1 to August 30, 2006. 2. The text of the letter is as f [...] | 2006-03-03 03:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT BP FM KR NR RM TL TV NZ |
06WELLINGTON178 | SPOMER- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Duane Spomer, Food Defense Advisor, Compliance and Analysis Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration to visit Wellington, New Zealand from March 22 to April 2, 2006 to attend the 7th Session of the [...] | 2006-03-06 21:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON179 | SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ACOMMODATION IN WELLINGTON, [...] During the coming months, Wellington will become increasingly popular in the events arena with more cultural and sporting events being scheduled, creating a shortage in hotel accommodations. Particularly difficult periods include: 6 - 20 April Art/Culture Events 12 May - 4 June Art/Cultu [...] | 2006-03-07 00:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06WELLINGTON180 | BELL AND SIMON - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Bell, Horticulturist and Charles Simon, Geneticist, USDA/ARS/NAA/Kearneysville to visit New Zealand from March 10 to march 27, 2006 to attend pre-conference Training Workshop on Rosaceae Bio-Informatics and Genomic Technologies of the 3rd Genomics C [...] | 2006-03-07 01:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON181 | CORRECTED COPY - SPOMER- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Duane Spomer, Food Defense Advisor, Compliance and Analysis Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service to visit Queenstown, New Zealand from March 22 to April 2, 2006 to attend the 7th Session of the Codex Committee on milk and milk products. 2. Embassy un [...] | 2006-03-07 01:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON191 | NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION IN PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 03:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON197 | RIDAY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Riday Heathcliffe, Geneticist, USDA/ARS/MWA/Madison to visit New Zealand from April 17-26, 2006 to present paper at the 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference, and visit agriculture research facilities and establish collaborations in clover research. [...] | 2006-03-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON198 | JANG- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Eric Jang, Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Hilo to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 27 through April 2, 2006 to further ARS cooperative research initiative with the HortResearch and New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture. 2. Embassy understan [...] | 2006-03-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON218 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO IIC FINDINGS [...] The New Zealand government has investigated two companies named in the Independent Inquiry Committee's interim report released October 27, 2005, on allegations of illegal fund transfers to Iraq. The government investigation found no evidence of such transfers by the two companies. In addition, [...] | 2006-03-21 04:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON232 | CODEX COMMITTEE ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS - NEW ZEALAND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Duane Spomer, Associate Administrator, Standards and Grading, Dairy Program, AMS/USDA; John Sheehan, Director, Division of Dairy and Egg Safety, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA; Syed A Ali, [...] | 2006-03-27 03:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON243 | PANELLA - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Leonard Panella, geneticist USDA/ARS/NPA to visit Christchurch and Palmerston North, New Zealand from April 15-26, 2006 to attend Australasian Plant Breeding Conference and to visit Collaborative visit to Grassland Research Centre in Palmerston North. 2. [...] | 2006-03-28 23:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON244 | ADMINISTRATOR DAY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Administrator Lloyd Day, Agricultural Marketing Service; Deputy Administrator Barry Carpenter, Livestock and Seed Program; and Justin Ransom, Agricultural marketing Specialist, Livestock and Seed Program, USDA/AMS to visit New Zealand from April 30 to May 4 [...] | 2006-03-28 23:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON247 | PETERS PROVIDES GNZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE PACIFIC [...] (U) In a March 28 speech, Foreign Minister Winston Peters outlined GNZ objectives in the Pacific. Delivered to a group of more than 200 diplomats, bureaucrats, academics, scholars and former politicos, Peters' speech provided a country-by-country review of GNZ strategies for the region. 2. [...] | 2006-03-29 04:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON25 | R/V ROGER REVELLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] Embassy received Diplomatic Note No. 202/417/05 dated January 11, 2006 from the Cook Islands High Commission granting approval for the R/V Roger Revelle to conduct scientific research in Cook Islands waters. The text of the diplomatic note follows. Begin Text: The Cook Islands High Comm [...] | 2006-01-11 01:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ |
06WELLINGTON26 | PROPOSAL FOR DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH DEBORAH [...] Post requests a digital video conference with Village Voice dance critic Deborah Jowitt in New York at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 9 (9:30 a.m. February 10, New Zealand time). The New Zealand audience would include journalists and dance critics in training at a conference conducted by "Creat [...] | 2006-01-11 02:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON266 | MCGOWAN AND MILLER-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul McGowan, Director of Preclearance Programs, USDA/APHIS/Maryland, and Keith Miller, Assistant Director, Quarantine Policy Analysis and Support Staff (QPAS),Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from April 17 to April 21, 2006. The purpose of the vi [...] | 2006-04-10 02:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON27 | NEW ZEALAND: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 23:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON285 | R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 03:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON321 | Proposal for Digital Video Conference with an American [...] Post requests a U.S. specialist in alternative natural and sustainable energy sources for a digital video conference on (US date) Friday July 7 (NZ date: Saturday July 8). Time to be confirmed depending on location of the speaker. This DVC would form a major event in the Dunedin International S [...] | 2006-04-26 23:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NZ OEXC SCUL KPAO |
06WELLINGTON322 | OUTDATED ATTITUDES FRUSTRATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS IN [...] New Zealand media reflect the views of the wider New Zealand population when they describe the US reaction to the anti-nuclear legislation as "heavy-handed" and "bullying." New Zealanders feel that the US reaction failed to recognize New Zealand's sovereignty and its right to make its own choi [...] | 2006-04-26 23:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP MNUC KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
06WELLINGTON331 | ONCE AGAIN, NEW ZEALAND REGULATOR SUPPORTS CUT IN [...] The New Zealand Commerce Commission for the second time has issued a recommendation to reduce the high fees that mobile phone companies charge to terminate calls on their networks. Before acting on the recommendation, the Communications Minister has allowed three more weeks for public submiss [...] | 2006-05-01 05:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD NZ |
06WELLINGTON341 | NEW ZEALAND IVs EMERGE AS MEDIA LEADERS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: While some New Zealand participants in the IV program remain in their same influential roles, others have had diverse experiences, including being offered employment by Al Jazeera, becoming the host of a radio show, and being promoted to management. Until recently we were able to [...] | 2006-05-03 04:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP MNUC KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
06WELLINGTON342 | NEW ZEALAND REPORTS LITTLE TO NO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE [...] New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) reports there have been no casualties and little to no property damage in the capital of Nuku'alofa and the outer islands. MFAT says the Tongan National Emergency-Disaster Office reports no casualties and little to no property damage [...] | 2006-05-04 00:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TN NZ |
06WELLINGTON349 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DONATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 23:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON350 | R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, FILE NO. 2004-044 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 01:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON351 | SORCERER II, FILE NO. 2004-044 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 02:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON355 | Permission to be absent from Post [...] Ambassador William P. McCormick requests permission to be absent from post from May 15, 2006 to May 19, 2006 to present credentials to the Samoan Government. 2. While in Apia, the Ambassador can be reached at the US Embassy Apia. 3. During the Ambassador's absence, DCM David Burnett w [...] | 2006-05-09 03:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON361 | SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA TREATY: CASE SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 05:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA NZ |
06WELLINGTON378 | DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 21:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON385 | Ambassador returns to New Zealand [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 22:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON395 | NEW ZEALAND ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING FORMATION OF NEW [...] New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters issued a statement May 22 hailing the formation of the new Iraqi government. "I congratulate Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and his colleagues on persevering over many months with forming a representative list of Cabinet members," Peters said in his sta [...] | 2006-05-24 04:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ NZ |
06WELLINGTON403 | CLEARANCE GRANTED TO R/V NATHANIEL B. [...] Embassy is in receipt of a diplomatic note from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade dated 22 May, 2006, granting clearance to the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. The dip note outlines conditions of clearance. 2. The text of the dip note is as follows. Begin text: The Min [...] | 2006-05-24 23:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON404 | NEW ZEALAND ASSISTANCE ON GAO QUESTIONNAIRES [...] On April 7, Poloff delivered to Rebecca Lineham, Policy Officer, Americas Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, four surveys comprising a GAO questionnaire on unauthorized workers (reftel). Lineham passed the surveys to New Zealand Immigration, where Mikaela Nyman, International Ad [...] | 2006-05-25 02:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO ELAB SMIG NZ |
06WELLINGTON408 | MTCR: U/S JOSEPH'S LETTER PASSED TO NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 04:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPA KSCA NZ |
06WELLINGTON409 | NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON "SOLIDARITY TAX" FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] The New Zealand government does not levy any taxes on airline tickets and is not considering any such taxes. (International air travelers must pay a departure fee, but that charge is not a tax and is assessed by New Zealand's international airports, which are privately owned. The government r [...] | 2006-05-26 04:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EIND AFIN APECO NZ |
06WELLINGTON415 | JACKSON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Jackson, Microbiologist, USDA, ARS, MWA, Peoria, IL to visit Hamilton, New Zealand from June 3-23, 2006 to attend the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research meeting and present seminar. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is [...] | 2006-05-31 01:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON416 | DEMARCHE TO NEW ZEALAND ON UNGA AIDS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 04:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV NZ UNGA |
06WELLINGTON417 | DEMARCHE TO NEW ZEALAND ON POLIO ERADICATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 04:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO NZ WHO UNICEF |
06WELLINGTON43 | NEW ZEALAND CLEARANCE FOR RIRO PAMELA DRAGOVICH [...] (SBU) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO PAMELA DRAGOVICH, REGIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCE OFFICER (RIRO),TO TRAVEL TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, FROM JANUARY 30 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO TRAIN THE NEW REFERENCE LIBRARIAN AND ADVISE ON RESOURCES AND PROGR [...] | 2006-01-18 00:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON431 | Proposal for U.S. Speaker Dr. Anthony Cordesman [...] Dr. Anthony Cordesman is the Burke Chair of Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Co-Director of the Center's Middle East Program, Washington D.C., to visit Wellington, early September, 2006. 2. Post requests Dr. Cordesman for five days of speaking engagements [...] | 2006-06-06 19:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP |
06WELLINGTON434 | EVANS-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Evans, Agricultural Engineer, USDA, ARS, NPA, Sidney, MT to visit Auckland, New Zealand from June 22 to July 3, 2006 to attend and speak at seminars to be held by kiwifruit growers. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assista [...] | 2006-06-07 01:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON456 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 04:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON464 | R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA, FILE NO. 2005-007 AND 2005-008 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 00:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON47 | KUDOS FOR TSS TEAM TO WELLINGTON [...] (SBU) From October to December of 2005, a TSS team from OBO was deployed to the American Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. Team members were Danny Brady, Jeff Smith and Ken Foree. The team came to post to install the security wiring for a new Marine Security Guard booth. 2. (SBU) This [...] | 2006-01-18 18:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD |
06WELLINGTON471 | EMBASSY WELLINGTON RETIREMENT OF POLITICAL-ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 01:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF AMGT NZ |
06WELLINGTON478 | "THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...] | 2006-06-22 05:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
06WELLINGTON479 | "THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...] | 2006-06-22 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
06WELLINGTON480 | MEDIA REPORT OFFICIAL ADVICE ON VIABILITY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: On June 15, 2006, Radio New Zealand aired a report on the viability of nuclear energy in New Zealand after using the Official Information Act to obtain government papers prepared for the Minister of Energy. Two sets of official advice on possible future use of nuclear energy in New [...] | 2006-06-22 21:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC MNUC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON486 | FM PETERS' COMMENTS ON THE US-NZ RELATIONSHIP: NZ MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: In recent comments Foreign Minister Peters has made to the NZ media he describes America as a "wonderful country" and says he is "glad that America leads the free world." Minister Peters says he hopes the bilateral relationship can be improved, but he cautions New Zealanders against [...] | 2006-06-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON491 | R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA, FILE NO. 2005-009 AND 2005-010 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON50 | NOMINATION: EDUCATIONAL ADVISING WORKSHOP: [...] POST NOMINATES PHILIP MCKENNA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT, AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISING WORKSHOP IN SYDNEY, SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 22-26, 2006. DETAILS FOLLOW: NAME OF PARTICIPANT: PHILIP MCKENNA POST: AMERICAN CONSULATE G [...] | 2006-01-19 03:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC NZ |
06WELLINGTON508 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On June 26, Pol-Econ Counselor passed reftel invitations to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),and to Chris Seed, New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) On July 5, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that NZ Defense [...] | 2006-07-06 02:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC NATO AFIN XD |
06WELLINGTON512 | PM CLARK'S MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY: NZ MEDIA REPORTS [...] SUMMARY: At the Embassy's July 4 reception, Prime Minister Clark's gave a speech that described the bilateral relationship as "of fundamental importance to our country and one which we greatly value". She stressed our shared values and expressed her desire for the relationship to "continue to [...] | 2006-07-07 03:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON521 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Following instructions in reftel, post contacted Steven Johnson, director of Heli Cam Aviation Limited. Johnson confirmed that he has received an R44 Raven II helicopter, manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company, with gyro stabilization equipment installed. 2. Johnson said that possessio [...] | 2006-07-09 22:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ |
06WELLINGTON537 | WELLINGTON STOCK REQUEST [...] (SBU) Wellington has received support visits from three TSS teams and has had two recent visits from ESO Canberra. While all of these teams came to post well equipped, each installation team has needed a few items which have come from our existing stock. This cable requests a re-supply of tho [...] | 2006-07-12 03:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD NZ |
06WELLINGTON538 | WELLINGTON EQUIPMENT REQUEST FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) Since March 2006, a number of replacement and new equipment items have been ordered by RSO Wellington for projects at post. The replacement equipment (two 24-zone AES monitors) was requested both through the OTIS system and by email. The new equipment items were requested in Ref. A, B, C [...] | 2006-07-12 04:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD NZ |
06WELLINGTON545 | Request for a DVC on Civic Education [...] A spokesperson from the Center for Civic Education 5146 Douglas Fir Road Calabasas, CA 91302 Ph: 818-591-9321 Email: wright@civiced.org ; projectcitizen@civiced.org 2. A spokesperson from the National Alliance for Civic Education (NACE) Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy Maryl [...] | 2006-07-13 22:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON55 | NEW ZEALAND NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL [...] Embassy Wellington submits the following nomination for the FSN Staff Political Training Course to be held in Washington from April 3 - 14, 2006. 2. Name: Craig Brian Greaves Grade: 9 Step 2. Length of Service: Start date - May 16, 2005. English language ability: level 4 (native spea [...] | 2006-01-20 01:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON550 | MALIAT AGREEMENT WITH THE COOK ISLANDS [...] Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on July 5, 2006. The Note has been faxed to EB/TRA and to EAP/ANP. Begin Text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America an [...] | 2006-07-14 02:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NZ |
06WELLINGTON556 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - KATHERINE HADDA TO BANGKOK [...] (SBU) Embassy requests country clearance for Political-Economic Counselor Katherine B. Hadda to travel to Bangkok, Thailand from July 19-21, 2006. The purpose of Ms. Hadda's visit is to attend bilateral meetings that will take place in Bangkok between U.S. and New Zealand government officials. [...] | 2006-07-18 00:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON567 | CHRISTIAN DELLIS-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Christian Dellis, Export Specialist, PPQS/APHIS/USDA to visit Wellington, New Zealand from July 23-29, 2006 to meet with New Zealand officials to attempt to finalize UN/CEFACT documents. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistan [...] | 2006-07-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON568 | THOMAS GEARY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Geary, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/NPA to visit Wellington, New Zealand from August 9-18, 2006 to attend and make presentation at the 17 International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assist [...] | 2006-07-21 05:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON576 | DENNIS GLICK -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dennis Glick, Facility and Equipment Review Specialist, Dairy Program, Agriculture Marketing Service, USDA to visit Hamilton, New Zealand from August 8-15, 2006 to conduct equipment review of dairy equipment. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...] | 2006-07-26 05:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON582 | FY2006 US Speaker Request - Dr. Gerard Fenin [...] Program Description: Post requests a U.S. speaker visit by Dr. Gerard Fenin, Deputy Director of the East-West Center's Pacific Island Development Program in support of MPP Goal 07-01 Active Anti-Terrorist Coalitions (Counter Terrorism) & Regional Stability and Goal 07-03 Mutual Understanding. D [...] | 2006-07-26 22:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON59 | Bio Data for 2006 International Visitor Haydon [...] Post nominates Haydon Dewes for RP Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, April 3-21, 2006. 2. Haydon Dewes has Full Country Team Approval. 3. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edi [...] | 2006-01-24 18:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON595 | R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2004-139 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 04:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON596 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 04:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON6 | GNZ CONSENT TO TRANSFER TO NEW ZEALAND OF [...] In response to reftel: The National Radiation Laboratory of the New Zealand Ministry of Health is the regulatory authority that approves applications for transferring radioactive materials into New Zealand. Application forms for such transfers can be found on the laboratory's website: www.n [...] | 2006-01-04 23:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY NZ |
06WELLINGTON613 | NEW ZEALAND'S HIGH COMMISSION WILL REPRESENT GNZ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 22:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO NZ |
06WELLINGTON626 | MESSAGE FOR EAP DAS DAVIES FROM AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Kia ora! New Zealand officials are very enthusiastic about your upcoming visit, which they see as the latest sign of our improving bilateral communication and cooperation. The officials plan to update you on New Zealand's activities in the Pacific and beyond. They also wish to contin [...] | 2006-08-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON628 | KINDIGER -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bryan Kindiger, Geneticist, USDA/ARS to visit Palmerston North, New Zealand from August 25 through September 4, 2006 to visit Agresearch Grasslands Research Center to present overview of research projects; tour facilities and nursery; discuss possible coope [...] | 2006-08-14 01:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON636 | R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA, FILE NO. 2005-010 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 02:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON640 | NEW ZEALAND ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] On August 11, Poloff delivered a diplomatic note containing ref A points, text and c.v. to Michelle McGillivrary; Senior Policy Officer; United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note f [...] | 2006-08-16 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC NZ |
06WELLINGTON660 | GORDH AND FIESELMANN -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Fieselmann and Dr. Gordon Gorth, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, Raleigh, NC to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 8-11, 2006 to meet with New Zealand contacts of the Quadrilateral scientific exchange. 2. Embassy understands that [...] | 2006-08-22 02:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON661 | VANDEMARK -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to George Vandemark, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Washington to visit Queenstown, New Zealand from September 1-9, 2006 to Speak at the Australasian soilborne disease symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...] | 2006-08-22 02:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON68 | MEDIA REACTION- ADMIRAL FALLON'S NZ VISIT [...] SUMMARY: After a recent meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Admiral Fallon's clear but non- confrontational style was particularly well-suited to delivering a US perspective to the New Zealand media. END SUMMARY. 2. The New Zealand media/public was left in no doubt that th [...] | 2006-01-26 02:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON686 | R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, FILE NO. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 21:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ |
06WELLINGTON687 | CIVAIR: NEW ZEALAND OPEN TO DELETION OF CRS FROM [...] This message contains an action request at paragraph 4. 2. On August 30, Pol-Econ Counselor discussed reftel request with Ken Hopper, Infrastructure Advisor in the Ministry of Transportation. Hopper said that New Zealand would need to see our request in a diplomatic note in order to consi [...] | 2006-08-31 05:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA NZ |
06WELLINGTON706 | EDWARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy Canberra to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 10-17, 2006 to meet with New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryQs officials. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the [...] | 2006-09-07 04:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON709 | NEW ZEALAND - INVITATION TO PAKISTAN BORDER STRATEGY [...] Embassy delivered reftel invitation to New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen on September 7, 2006. Copies of the invitation were also faxed to Scott McHardy at the NZ Treasury, Matt Dalzell of NZAID, and Gabrielle Rush from the Americas Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [...] | 2006-09-08 02:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CT NZ PK |
06WELLINGTON71 | NEW ZEALAND CLEARANCE FOR EAP/PD COUNTRY [...] (SBU) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO ANNE GRIMES, EAP/PD COUNTRY COORDINATOR, TO TRAVEL TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, MARCH 2-7, 2006, FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CONSULTATIONS. 2. (U) EMBASSY HAS BOOKED MS. GRIMES AT THE DUXTON HOTEL. DETAILS FOLLOW: DUXTON HOTEL, AUCKLAND [...] | 2006-01-27 00:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON711 | BLUE LANTERN CASE NO. 05-050012588 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 02:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ |
06WELLINGTON712 | BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 05-1004255 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-10 02:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ |
06WELLINGTON718 | BACKIEL -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Adela Backiel, Directo, Sustainable Development, Office of the Chief Economist to Visit Rotorua, Christchurch, Kaikora and Wellington, New Zealand from Octber 12-18, 2006 to participate in the International Landcare Conference. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] | 2006-09-11 22:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON723 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALEXANDER LASKIN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy official Alexander Laskin to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 9-14, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a workshop where he will present scientific work conducted in EMSL/PNNL to demo [...] | 2006-09-14 03:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ENRG NZ |
06WELLINGTON726 | REQUEST FOR SPEAKER ON NATIVE AMERICAN ART, BILL MERCER OF [...] POST REQUESTS A FUNDED SPEAKER PROGRAM BY MR. BILL MERCER, CURATOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND DIRECTOR OF PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, TO COME TO NEW ZEALAND FOR A SERIES OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 7 AND 20, 2006. MR. MERCER HAS CURATED AN EXHIBITION OF NATIVE AMER [...] | 2006-09-14 20:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON734 | NEW ZEALAND WILL GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO U.S. [...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note and talking points regarding Michael Matheson's re-election to the International Law Commission to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on 23 August. Embassy is in receipt of a response note from MFAT. The text of the note follow [...] | 2006-09-19 03:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON74 | Ambassador returns to New Zealand [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-29 18:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON741 | Proposal for US Speaker John F. "Jack" McGuire, Interim [...] Post requests John F. "Jack" McGuire, interim President and CEO of the American Red Cross, to come to New Zealand to be the keynote speaker at the 75th anniversary conference of the New Zealand Red Cross in Christchurch, November 18-19, 2006. 2. Post requests Mr. McGuire in support of MPP Go [...] | 2006-09-20 21:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON749 | NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER REITERATES HER PRAISE FOR [...] SUMMARY: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has publicly underscored her appreciation of the US State Department's contribution to fostering people-to-people cultural links. The PM made special mention of a reception at the Ambassador's residence that was a strategic use of Public Affairs g [...] | 2006-09-25 19:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON752 | CALLAWAY AND EDRINGTON -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Todd Callaway, Microbiologist and Thomas Edrington, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS, to visit Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand from October 12-19, 2006 to visit Meat and Wool New Zealand to discuss collaborative research. 2. Embassy understands that country [...] | 2006-09-26 04:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON764 | CALLAWAY AND EDRINGTON QREVISED NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Todd Callaway, Microbiologist and Thomas Edrington, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS, to visit Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand from October 21-26, 2006 to visit Meat and Wool New Zealand to discuss collaborative research. 2. Embassy understands that country [...] | 2006-09-29 01:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON767 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR NEW ZEALAND: UPDATED [...] New Zealand (NZ) is recognized as a global leader in the production of sheep wool. With the exception of wool, this country's textile requirements are dominated by imports. New Zealand sheep wool is the variety that is used mainly in interior textiles such as carpets, upholstery, furnishings, [...] | 2006-09-29 05:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
06WELLINGTON769 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: C. VIVIAN [...] WELLINGTON AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTRE (ARC) DIRECTOR, MS. CHRISTINE VIVIAN, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT APIA OCTOBER 10-17, 2006, FOR PAS ORIENTATION AND DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL AUDIENCES ON ARC/VPP. 2. MS. VIVIAN WILL ARRIVE IN APIA ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT NZ [...] | 2006-10-01 23:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO NZ |
06WELLINGTON775 | ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 22:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON779 | HOFFMAN Q NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Wesley Hoffman, Ag Engineer, USDA/ARS/SPA/College Station/Texas, to visit Hamilton, Rotorua and Napier, New Zealand from October 11-17, 2006 to attend the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association Annual Conference and present papers. 2. Embassy und [...] | 2006-10-05 19:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON793 | NOAA KA'IMIMOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the Office of the Administrator of Tokelau at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, granting vessel clearance for the Ka'imimoana during the period of October 5 - December 4, 2006. A copy of the letter has been faxed to OES/OA. The text [...] | 2006-10-10 04:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT BP FM KR NR RM TL TV NZ |
06WELLINGTON797 | Request for DVC with Editor and Publisher of the Cook [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Charlie Cook, which will look at the outcome of the 2006 midterm elections and how they affect the Presidency, US foreign policy, and US policy in New Zealand in particular. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY07 [...] | 2006-10-11 02:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL |
06WELLINGTON799 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] In response to reftel, Post contacted Skywork Helicopters Ltd. to ascertain the bona fides of the foreign end-user and whether the order for 100 Pynco NVIS filtered lamp assemblies (P/N 2654-73P) had in fact been ordered and received. Skywork Helicopters Ltd. is in fact a legitimate New Zealand [...] | 2006-10-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ |
06WELLINGTON800 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] In response to reftel, Post contacted Helicopter Services to ascertain the bona fides of the foreign end-user company and whether the order for 25 Pynco NVIS filtered lamp assemblies (P/N 2654-73P) had in fact been ordered and received. Helicopter Services is in fact a legitimate New Zealand c [...] | 2006-10-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ |
06WELLINGTON84 | ZHU - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Yanmin Zhu, Research Molecular Biologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Wenatchee, Washington to visit Napier and Auckland from March 14 through 24, 2006 to attend Third International Rosaceae Genomics Conference. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the onl [...] | 2006-02-01 03:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON864 | NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 00:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU NZ |
06WELLINGTON865 | R/V KILO MOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 00:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT AS FJ NC NH FR TN WS NZ |
06WELLINGTON878 | NEW ZEALAND - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Following is post's input for 2007 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand per request reftel. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. Begin text of NTE submission: --------------- IMPORT POLICIES --------------- In general, tariff [...] | 2006-11-07 01:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN NZ |
06WELLINGTON880 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR ITU RADIO [...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic notes to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and a copy to the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. 2. Post received the following diplomatic note from MFAT in response. 3. Begin text of diplomatic note, dated 1 Nov [...] | 2006-11-08 00:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU NZ |
06WELLINGTON883 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR [...] Embassy delivered reftel letter from U/S Joseph to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 30. 2. Post received a response letter from John McKinnon to Under Secretary Joseph, dated November 3. Post faxed the letter to SIPDIS [...] | 2006-11-08 22:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS NZ |
06WELLINGTON884 | NEW ZEALAND - APEC FOOD DEFENSE WORKSHOP SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 22:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER APECO EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON886 | NEW ZEALAND - 2nd DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 02:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU NZ |
06WELLINGTON890 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE [...] (U) Post continues to remind employees and families of possible pandemic in New Zealand or Samoa. RMO presented an AI briefing earlier this year. The Director of the Wellington Region Civil Defence Emergency Management Group discussed pandemic influenza and other possible disasters at a rece [...] | 2006-11-13 05:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO |
06WELLINGTON892 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Embassy is in receipt of a diplomatic note from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) informing us that they have decided to support the candidature of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission. The text of the note follows. 2. Begin text: "The Minist [...] | 2006-11-14 00:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON895 | R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 21:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON914 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UNESCO CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 03:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SCUL NZ UNESCO |
06WELLINGTON915 | ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS: GNZ HOLIDAY CLOSURES AND [...] (U) New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has advised us by Diplomatic Note (para. 2) that MFAT will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from December 23, 2006 to January 2, 2007. This is a good reminder that many NZ officials will soon be taking off for Chr [...] | 2006-11-21 03:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV OTRA AY NZ |
06WELLINGTON917 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING INT'L MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 18:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO NZ |
06WELLINGTON919 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 20:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV NZ |
06WELLINGTON921 | R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, FILE NO. [...] The following notifications will be provided to the Fisheries Communication Centre (FCC): (i) 24 hours prior notice of entry of the vessel to the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (NZEEZ),including date and estimated time of arrival and position of entry to the nearest arc; (ii) 24 hour [...] | 2006-11-22 00:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ |
06WELLINGTON925 | NEW ZEALAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO PREL EAID NZ |
06WELLINGTON929 | COOK ISLANDS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TRADE TRACKING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 06:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV PHSA NZ |
06WELLINGTON933 | RITCHIE Q NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Martin Ritchie, Statistician, US Forest Service, to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from December 1-March 31, 2007 to attend forest service sabbatical. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of conta [...] | 2006-11-27 00:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON942 | HARMS, SEYBOLD- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Cathy Seybold, and Deborah Harms, Soil Scientists, Nebraska to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from January 10-23, 2007 to collect data from and carry out maintenance on soil climate stations. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only as [...] | 2006-11-29 03:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON947 | R/V ROGER REVELLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 03:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON948 | R/V KA'IMIMOANA, FILE NO. 2005-109 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 03:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON949 | R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2006-032 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 05:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON950 | R/V KILO MOANA, FILE NO. 2004-096 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 05:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON969 | NEW ZEALAND - TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 00:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON97 | USE OF TERM BOURBON BY NEW ZEALAND PRODUCER [...] In response to reftel, post contacted New Zealand government officials regarding a New Zealand company that is manufacturing and selling a spirit called "OLD BUSMAN with a logo stating "Pot-stilled by Bourbon NZ Ltd." The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) is concerned ab [...] | 2006-02-07 05:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD NZ |
06WELLINGTON980 | R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 02:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ |
06WELLINGTON988 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: OLA THORSEN [...] WELLINGTON COMPUTER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT OLA THORSEN REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT BANGKOK FOR THE IA 201-0005 (IA FOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS) CLASS TO BE HELD IN BANGKOK JANUARY 22-26, 2007. 2. MR. THORSEN WILL ARRIVE IN BANGKOK ON SUNDAY, JAN. 21, ON THAI AIRWAYS FLIGHT TG990 AT 21 [...] | 2006-12-14 03:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON992 | NEW ZEALAND: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 04:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC NZ |
06YAOUNDE1566 | CAMEROON: EXXON FEARS EMPLOYEE UNREST IN SALE TO [...] (U) Summary. ExxonMobil representatives told Charge October 11 that they feared their 85 employees in Cameroon might take "illegal action," possibly to include violence, to pressure Exxon to make cash concessions to its employees as part of the pending share sale of Exxon's Africa operations [...] | 2006-10-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT ENRG ELAB ETRD EPET LY CM |
06YAOUNDE1631 | CAMEROON: OFF ROAD IN THE WESTERN PROVINCES [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief made a three-day trip at the height of the rainy season September 28-October 1 to inaugurate Self-Help and Ambassador's Girls Scholarship projects in the North West, South West and West provinces. This message offers her impressions of the region. ----------------------- [...] | 2006-10-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CM EAGR SENV KCOR SCUL PINR |
06YAOUNDE1847 | U.S. OPPORTUNITIES IN CAMEROON'S AMBITIOUS POWER [...] (U) Summary. Cameroon is "thirsty" for new investments in the oil, gas, and power sectors, and eager to establish partnerships with American companies and relevant USG agencies, according to Dudley Achu Sama, the seniormost technical advisor at the Ministry of Water and Energy (French acron [...] | 2006-12-15 12:38:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON PGOV PINR CM |
06YAOUNDE925 | CAMEROON: FORMER CHILD LABORERS SHOW THEIR TALENTS [...] (U) To highlight the scourge of child labor and to showcase the talents of those Cameroonian children who have escaped it, Embassy Yaounde -- piggy backing on the ILO's International Day to Combat Child Labor -- put on a fashion show and handicrafts fair in the Chancery June 13 where former [...] | 2006-06-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CM |
06YEREVAN1026 | ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN HIGH-LEVEL [...] We delivered reftel points to Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan July 31. He said that the GOAM had not yet determined its position, but that if most countries wanted a forum to discuss migration, Armenia would participate. He s [...] | 2006-07-31 10:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN103 | MOSCOW-YEREVAN FLIGHT LANDS IN BAKU WITHOUT [...] (SBU) On January 24 the Siberia Airlines plane making Moscow-Yerevan flight 906 diverted to land in Baku due to poor weather conditions in Yerevan. The passengers did not leave the craft and were served hot food. After spending two hours in Baku, the plane flew to Tbilisi and continued to la [...] | 2006-01-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL AJ AM |
06YEREVAN1096 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING U.S. HRC CANDIDATE RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] Per ref B, we thanked MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10 for the GOAM's commitment to vote for Professor Wedgwood (ref A),and reminded her that elections for the UN Human Rights Council would be held in the General Assembly September 7. EVANS [...] | 2006-08-10 12:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AM PHUM UNHRC US |
06YEREVAN1097 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] We delivered reftel points to MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10. Baghdasaryan said the ministry did not have a response yet. We will follow up next week. EVANS [...] | 2006-08-10 12:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE MOPS PHUM PREL PTER AM |
06YEREVAN1123 | AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS RESOLUTION 1701 IN ARMENIAN MEDIA [...] On August 14, the Ambassador gave an interview to Armenian Public TV to explain UN Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon. The interview was aired without commentary on Public TV's evening news, the most-watched news programs in the country. During the interview, Ambassador Evans emphas [...] | 2006-08-17 05:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN KPAO LE AM |
06YEREVAN113 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] On January 25, a U.S. government inter-agency team visited Armenia as part of a multi-country trip to learn about the region's preparations to address avian influenza. During its visit to Armenia, part of the team held a press conference at the U.S. Embassy. Media coverage of the event was ex [...] | 2006-01-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO KFLU |
06YEREVAN1263 | DEMARCHE ON SYRIA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AM |
06YEREVAN1271 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR AT THE NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU AM |
06YEREVAN1272 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC |
06YEREVAN1300 | USG INTERNET FREEDOM INITIATIVES IN ARMENIA [...] Per reftel request, Embassy Yerevan presents its comprehensive review of usaid internet freedom programs in Armenia: ------------------------ Economic Growth Programs ------------------------ A. Project Name: Competitive Armenia Private Sector (CAPS) Program Recipient: IT companies, I [...] | 2006-09-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECPS EINT PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1320 | NGO SCORES VICTORY WITH VOLUNTEERISM LAW [...] In an encouraging victory for self-governance, on September 14, the GOAM approved a draft law pushed by a civil society NGO. The law would recognize the concept of a volunteer employee, and put a stop to tax inspectors' insistence that cash-strapped NGOs pay social security and income taxes f [...] | 2006-09-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1327 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Per reftel, Post's designated point of contact for trade agreement compliance and monitoring is Economic Affairs Officer Elizabeth Pelletreau. Pelletreau can be reached via e-mail at PelletreauEX@state.gov or via telephone at (+374 10) 49-44-02. In addition to working with Washington, Post co [...] | 2006-09-25 02:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AM |
06YEREVAN1410 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO OSCE MINSK GROUP VISIT [...] (SBU) The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs visited Armenia October 3-4 as part of a regional trip aimed at renewing contact between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. On October 3, the co-chairs, together with Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Off [...] | 2006-10-10 12:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
06YEREVAN1445 | ARMENIAN REGIONAL NGOS MEETING WITH SOME SUCCESS [...] PAO and PAS Grants Manager recently visited several NGOs outside of Yerevan that had received support from the Democracy Commission, whose work encompassed anti-corruption (in public education),journalism, and human rights. Not only did we find dedicated people, young and old, staffing the o [...] | 2006-10-13 11:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN1466 | GOAM REPS AND NGOS DISCUSS MEDIA AMENDMENTS [...] The Partnership for Open Society Institute (OSI) local NGO held a discussion on media freedom in Armenia on October 9. The discussion focused on the draft amendments on media regulations that the government plans to re-submit following the parliament's failure to achieve a quorum for an Octob [...] | 2006-10-19 12:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN147 | ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for January 2006. Major headlines include: -- Armenian Central Bank establishes a new Unified Financial Control Body; -- World Bank (WB) approves second Poverty Reduction Support Credit for Armenia; --Global [...] | 2006-02-02 04:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP AM |
06YEREVAN1514 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-OCTOBER 2006 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC conducted an End-Use Monitoring (EUM) inspection of Harris radios provided to ARM MOD in Southern Armenia with 92 percent accountability results. Expeditionary Medical Services (EMEDS) facility is being prepared for shipment to Armenia. FMF AM-B-BAA, A-1: Peacekeeping [...] | 2006-10-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
06YEREVAN1518 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PSI AND UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS AM |
06YEREVAN1525 | GOAM WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] The GOAM informed us via an October 25 diplomatic note that it would support Michael Matheson's candidacy for the International Law Commission. GODFREY [...] | 2006-10-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA |
06YEREVAN1609 | ARMENIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ILC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 07:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ILC UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN1633 | ARMENIA RATIFIES HAGUE CONVENTION ON INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION [...] SUMMARY: On November 14, President Kocharian signed into law the bill ratifying the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. The GOAM had worked toward ratification for several years, but relevant agencies were divided on whether to ratify first and then work on implementation or implement f [...] | 2006-11-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | CACS PGOV PHUM KTIA KOCI KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN1634 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS AM |
06YEREVAN1635 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHARING DRAFT IRAQ TEXT WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC IZ AM |
06YEREVAN1639 | MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST CALL-UP MESSAGE [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. BATTALION OPERATIONS TRAINING: MTT B. TEAM COMPOSITION: 10 SOLDIERS: ONE EACH, MTT OIC (LTC),POST INFANTRY BATTALION COMMAND),PERSONNEL OFFICER (LT),INTELL OFFICER (CPT),OPERATIONS OFFICER (MAJ),FIRE SUPPORT OFFICER (CPT),AIR OFFICER (CPT),LOGISTICS [...] | 2006-11-22 04:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
06YEREVAN1649 | WILL PRIVATIZATION HELP ARMENIA'S DECAYING RAILROAD [...] Armenia's out-dated and decaying railway infrastructure may soon receive a facelift, thanks to a GOAM decision to allow private companies to bid on a 40-year lease for the national rail network. Earlier this month, Presidents Kocharian and Putin discussed the possibility of Russian Railways bid [...] | 2006-11-29 07:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN AM |
06YEREVAN1665 | MTT CALL-UP MESSAGE FOR MEDICAL PLT MTT [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. MEDICAL PLATOON ESTABLISHMENT B. TEAM COMPOSITION: AT LEAST 2 OFFICERS AND 2 NCOS WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING BACKGROUND IN MEDICAL PLATOON/COMPANY OPERATIONS/SUPPORT TO BATTALION OPERATIONS. 1 CURRENT OR FORMER OFFICER SHOULD HAVE COMPANY/PLATOON COMMAND EXPERIE [...] | 2006-12-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
06YEREVAN1666 | MTT CALL-UP MESSAGE FOR SIGNAL PLT MTT [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. SIGNAL PLATOON ESTABLISHMENT FUNDED BY FMF CASE AM-B-UAA B. TEAM COMPOSITION: AT LEAST 2 OFFICERS AND 2 NCOS WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING BACKGROUND IN SIGNAL PLATOON/COMPANY OPERATIONS/SUPPORT TO BATTALION OPERATIONS. 1 CURRENT OR FORMER OFFICER SHOULD HAVE COMPA [...] | 2006-12-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
06YEREVAN1675 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-OCTOBER 2006 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC continues to develop the ARM Peacekeeping Brigade equipping plan for consideration in FY08. Expeditionary Medical Services (EMEDS) facility is beginning to arrive in Armenia. FMF AM-B-BAA Peacekeeping battalion equipment is also arriving. Awaiting FMF Harris radio reque [...] | 2006-12-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
06YEREVAN1677 | REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF IRAQ-WOUNDED ARMENIAN [...] Post strongly urges that the Department of Defense approve the evacuation to Walter Reed Army Medical Center of Armenian First Lieutenant Georgi Nalbandian, who was wounded during his service with coalition forces in Iraq. Providing treatment and rehabilitative care to Nalbandian in Washington [...] | 2006-12-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS AM |
06YEREVAN1680 | ARMENIA: TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 10:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KVPR KTFN AM |
06YEREVAN1683 | ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT REAUTHORIZES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] The National Assembly voted December 6 to reauthorize the Armenia's troop deployment to Iraq. The 85-19 vote followed two days of vigorous debate, and the personal appearance of Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian who debated with some skeptical deputies the wisdom of the deployment on the parlia [...] | 2006-12-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PREL AM IZ |
06YEREVAN1686 | AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN ARMENIA [...] The GOAM, with support from the USG, has significantly improved its avian flu preparedness, but would still face serious challenges responding to a large-scale outbreak. At a recent meeting, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Levon Rukhkian told us that the Ministry had almost completed a series [...] | 2006-12-07 06:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL TBIO KFLU AM |
06YEREVAN169 | EMBASSY YEREVAN EMPHASIZES STATE OF THE UNION [...] Embassy Yerevan took advantage of the public diplomacy opportunities provided by the President's State of the Union Address in a variety of events and formats. As a result, the Armenian media extensively covered the major foreign policy themes of the speech. Specifically, the Ambassador's F [...] | 2006-02-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN1717 | MCC INITIAL DISBURSEMENT RECEIVES WIDE-SPREAD PUBLICITY [...] (U) On December 12, MCC, MCA-Armenia, and the U.S. Embassy held a press conference and reception to announce that Armenia had completed the requirements necessary to receive an Initial Disbursement of approximately USD 1.4 million of the Millennium Challenge Compact's USD 236 million. The pres [...] | 2006-12-14 06:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
06YEREVAN1726 | ARMENIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2006. Per reftel instruction, the following is an update of Armenia's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. With substantial U.S. assistance, Armenia continues to strengthen its capacity to counter th [...] | 2006-12-18 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AM |
06YEREVAN174 | "WHO'S WHO" IN ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO ARMENIA [...] International assistance has been the primary driver of development in Armenia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the early 1990s, Armenia suffered devastating losses in its industrial sector and severe deterioration of its public infrastructure. Initial [...] | 2006-02-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN EAID PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1776 | REQUEST FOR LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's timely assistance in performing human rights vetting for the following proposed participants in two George C. Marshall Center programs. Ruben Anany [...] | 2006-12-29 10:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN308 | ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: FEBRUARY [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for February 2006. Major headlines include: -- GOAM approves a USD 240 million investment plan for Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Plant; -- Armentel plagued by customer lawsuits; -- EBRD issues 2006-2007 Strategy [...] | 2006-03-02 05:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN352 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION ON DAS BRYZA VISIT [...] Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza visited Armenia on March 6-8. As part of his visit, Bryza held a press conference on March 7 that received broad coverage from the print and broadcast media. The press reported on Bryza's comments on energy security, Nagorno- Karabakh, the d [...] | 2006-03-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
06YEREVAN364 | CONSUMER GAS PRICES SET TO RISE APRIL 10 [...] Effective April 10, Armenian consumers will pay the Armenian Dram equivalent of USD 0.20 (up from USD 0.13) per cubic meter (residential rate) and USD 0.1465 (up from USD 0.08) per cubic meter (industrial rate) for Russian natural gas under a new pricing scheme adopted by Armenia's Public Se [...] | 2006-03-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG AM |
06YEREVAN380 | HIGH DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL LOANS [...] The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) recently released the results of a survey of 635 farmers around the country aimed at estimating local demand for agricultural loans. The CBA estimated that, without considering profitability and collateral requirements, total demand for loans was approximat [...] | 2006-03-16 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN EAID AM |
06YEREVAN395 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION ON FRIED VISIT [...] Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Eurasian Conflicts Steven Mann, visited Armenia March 15-16. As part of his visit, Fried held a press conference on March 16 that received broad coverage from the print and broadcast media. [...] | 2006-03-20 08:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
06YEREVAN421 | ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: MARCH [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for March 2006. Major headlines include: -- Microsoft opens a subsidiary in Armenia; -- GOAM approves new technopark in Gyumri; -- Germany issues Armenia a USD 9.7 million loan; -- Public Services Regulatory [...] | 2006-03-26 07:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB CCSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN58 | ARMENIA: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AM UN |
06YEREVAN586 | ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: APRIL [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for April 2006. Major headlines include: -- Greek Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) to sell its 90 percent share in the Armenia Telephone Company (ArmenTel); -- GOAM sells Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant [...] | 2006-04-27 12:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTDB CCSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN724 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO OSCE MINSK GROUP VISIT [...] As part of an OSCE Minsk Group delegation, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, Russian Deputy Foreign SIPDIS Minister Grigoriy Karasin, and French Ambassador Pierre Morel, accompanied by the three OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, visited Armenia on May 25. During the visit, the delegatio [...] | 2006-05-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
06YEREVAN767 | IMI (ARMENIA): TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF ALL [...] The Armenia Telephone Company (ArmenTel) invites local and foreign companies to participate in an International Open Tender for the supply of all types of mobile communication (postpaid/prepaid SIM, Scratch) cards. Bids must be submitted on or before noon on July 3, 2006. 2. Bidders sho [...] | 2006-06-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
06YEREVAN785 | ARMENIA'S NEW (OLD) MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] Summary: On June 5, Ambassador, DCM and CAO met with newly appointed Minister of Education Levon Mkrtchyan, who took up his post when the party of Parliament Speaker Baghdassarian left the ruling coalition in early May. Mkrtchyan made a strong first impression, with a firm command of the chall [...] | 2006-06-09 10:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI AM |
06YEREVAN838 | YEREVAN-BATUMI TRAIN DEPARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN [...] A train departed Yerevan for the Georgian Black Sea resort town of Batumi on June 17, marking the first train service between the Armenian capital and the autonomous region of Adjara in 14 years. According to press reports quoting Georgian Minister of Economic Development Irakli Chogovadze, A [...] | 2006-06-21 12:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG AM |
06YEREVAN850 | ARMENIA: UN OPTIONAL ANTI-TORTURE CONVENTION [...] The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into force June 22 in Armenia. The Parliament unanimously ratified the Protocol on May 31. The Protocol, which the UN General Assembly adopted in December [...] | 2006-06-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN858 | ARMENIAN PRESS BLASTS TURKISH RECEPTION OF [...] Armenian cultural and political leaders blasted the GOT in the press following an incident during which a group of about 50 protesters reportedly egged cars carrying Armenian religious dignitaries on their way to meet the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Istanbul airport. Accordi [...] | 2006-06-26 10:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM TU AM |
06YEREVAN895 | ARMENIA RELEASES ANTI-TIP MANUALS FOR ITS OVERSEAS [...] At the release of a USG-funded anti-trafficking in persons manual for Armenian consular officials overseas, GOAM officials pledged to improve their track record in identifying and protecting trafficking victims and to strengthen Armenia's interagency Anti-TiP Commission. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2006-07-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN946 | NDI HOLDS WOMEN'S FORUM IN YEREVAN [...] (U) The National Democratic Institute (NDI) put on a well-attended forum about women and elections earlier this month. The event was the latest in a series that is part of NDI's Women's Leadership Forum of Armenia (WLFA),established in March, part of the Mission's USAID Democracy Promotion S [...] | 2006-07-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN AM |
06YEREVAN948 | TFLE01. ARMENIA DENOUNCES [...] On July 14, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the situation in Lebanon which condemns the use of "disproportionate force intended solely to collectively punish civilians..." Full text of the statement below: 2. Begin text of Armenian Foreign Ministry Statement [...] | 2006-07-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LE AM |
06YEREVAN995 | PRAGUE EL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL AM |
06ZAGREB1004 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 06:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1009 | Economic picture mixed in Western Slavonia [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HR |
06ZAGREB105 | NO MORE GOOD VIBRATIONS EMBASSY ZAGREB AFU [...] SUMMARY. American Embassy Zagreb's consular Anti-Fraud Unit has discovered that a U.S. company, Vibrofloors World Group LLC of Fayetteville, GA, has facilitated fraudulent L-1 and B-1 visa issuances for a large number of tile layers and floor installers from Croatia and a smaller number from [...] | 2006-01-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD HR |
06ZAGREB1056 | VUKOVAR HIGH SCHOOLS END NINE YEARS OF ETHNIC [...] Demonstrating that ethnic reconciliation is slowly but surely taking place even in regions most severely affected by the conflict of the early 1990s, high schools in Vukovar this year ended the practice of educating ethnic Serb and Croatian students in separate schools. Ethnic Serb students [...] | 2006-09-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM HR HUMAN RIGHTS |
06ZAGREB1065 | USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN CROATIA [...] USAID in Croatia has two existing and one planned program, which contribute to the goals of Internet freedom in promoting access to and use of the Internet. 2. Project Name: Local Government Reform Program Recipient: Local and regional governments throughout Croatia Project Description: Us [...] | 2006-09-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM HR |
06ZAGREB1101 | CORRECTED COPY: USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN CROATIA [...] This message updates and replaces Zagreb 01065. USAID in Croatia has three existing and one planned program, which contribute to the goals of Internet freedom in promoting access to and use of the Internet. 2. Project Name: Local Government Reform Program Recipient: Local and regional gover [...] | 2006-09-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM HR |
06ZAGREB1143 | ACTAVIS WITHDRAWS, LEAVES BARR AS SOLE [...] SUMMARY: ACTAVIS PHARMACEUTICALS OF ICELAND WITHDREW ITS OFFER FOR THE TAKEOVER OF PLIVA, LEAVING NJ-BASED BARR AS THE ONLY BIDDER FOR THE CROATIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AT $140 (820 KUNA) PER SHARE. BARR'S OFFER, WHICH EXPIRES OCT. 11, IS ONLY VALID IF THE COMPANY PURCHASES MORE THAN 50 P [...] | 2006-09-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV HR |
06ZAGREB1182 | CROATIA TO SIGN TRADE PACT WITH KOSOVO [...] Summary and Comment: Croatian Minister of Economy Branko Vukelic will sign a recently-concluded trade deal with Kosovo in Zagreb on September 28. Although Kosovo represents a relatively minor market for Croatia, trade between the two has been growing steadily in recent years. The deal comes a [...] | 2006-09-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL UNMIK YI HR |
06ZAGREB1187 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA [...] In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry and a description of the Croatian stance on imports from China. All data are for 2005, unless otherwise noted. -- Total industrial production: $7.66 billion -- Total textile producti [...] | 2006-09-29 10:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX HR |
06ZAGREB1222 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND [...] Embassy Zagreb has established a team at post as per reftel to monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. Post notes that prior to this request to establish such a team, all relevant agencies were already collaborating in such activities. As presently structur [...] | 2006-10-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD HR |
06ZAGREB1227 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ALSO "VERY CONCERNED" ABOUT [...] (SBU) The GOC is also "outraged" by the North Korean nuclear test announcement, MFA Assistant Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ivica Tomic told DCM October 10. Croatia will work closely with the U.S., European Union, and the rest of the international community as it determines any future respon [...] | 2006-10-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP NK HR |
06ZAGREB1241 | CROATIA MAINTAINS VIGILENCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Scientists at the Croatian Veterinary Institute's Poultry Center plan to begin active monitoring of wild, migratory birds this month, beginning October 21 and continuing through December. Dr. Vladimir Savic, center director, told Econoff the center is collaborating with the State Veterinary Off [...] | 2006-10-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1265 | SHIPYARDS ALBATROSSES OF CROATIAN ECONOMY [...] Summary: Of Croatia's loss-making, unreformed industries, none is more politically sensitive or costs the country's taxpayers more than shipbuilding. With a total of six major shipyards on the Adriatic coast, shipbuilding is a key employer in many communities and an important component of Croa [...] | 2006-10-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPRV EWWT EIND HR |
06ZAGREB1293 | CROATIAN MUFTI SHARES PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID MESSAGE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KISL KPAO HR |
06ZAGREB1296 | CROATIA ASSESSES HOW TO MEET GROWING ELECTRICITY DEMAND [...] Summary: Although Croatia's electricity supply is sufficient for current needs, government and industry are looking at ways to meet increased future demand while complying with various EU energy directives. Plans have already been mooted for new gas and coal-fired thermal plants, as well as hy [...] | 2006-10-25 13:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON HR |
06ZAGREB1298 | REQUEST TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW EXTRADITION TREATY WITH [...] Summary: Post requests that Department open negotiations with Croatia on a new extradition treaty to replace the current treaty with the Kingdom of Serbia dating from 1901. The Croatian MOJ has expressed its desire to update the treaty as soon as feasible. The current treaty limits the offens [...] | 2006-10-26 07:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA CJAN HR |
06ZAGREB1300 | RECREATIONAL SKIPPERS NEED LICENSE TO SAIL CROATIAN FLAGGED [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Croatia adopted a law (effective Jan. 1, 2006) requiring all recreational skippers chartering Croatian flagged vessels to have a certificate of competence. Under the law, the Ministry of Sea, Tourism and Transport will only recognize licenses issued by national author [...] | 2006-10-26 08:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT CASC HR |
06ZAGREB1306 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - ISRAEL AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 10:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS HR |
06ZAGREB1312 | NO DECISION YET FROM CROATIA ON U.S. ITU CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 11:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU HR |
06ZAGREB1314 | CROATIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF PRIME MINISTER SANADER'S VISIT [...] Summary. Reporting on Croatian Prime Minister Sanader's visit to Washington was mainly positive in tone and grew more enthusiastic as the visit drew to an end, though a few commentaries wondered what concessions Croatia might have made to earn the top-level treatment that Sanader received in t [...] | 2006-10-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PGOV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1315 | CROATIAN BORDER POLICE NAB 53 ALBANIANS AT SLOVENE [...] On October 24, Croatian border police discovered a group of 53 Albanian citizens, including 25 minors, trying to cross the Croatian-Slovene border hidden in a truck with Croatian license plates allegedly driven by a 27-year-old Croatian citizen. The Croatian and Slovenian press reported on the [...] | 2006-10-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HR KCRM TRAFFICKING |
06ZAGREB132 | ZAGREB FY-2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 12:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT HR |
06ZAGREB1320 | CROATIAN-SERBIAN BORDER DEMILITARIZED [...] Over ten years after the Dayton Agreement ended armed conflict between Croatia and Serbia, Serbian troops have withdrawn from the Croatian-Serbian state border and handed control over to the police at a ceremony attended by Croatian and Serbian military and diplomatic officials. The Chief of th [...] | 2006-10-31 14:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR SR |
06ZAGREB1330 | NGO REPORTS CROATIAN SOCIETY GRADUALLY OPENING BUT WORK [...] Croatian NGO iDEMO (the Institute for Democracy) on November 2 marked the publication of its Society Openness Index 2006 at a well-attended public presentation in Zagreb. Based on research by sociologists and other experts, as well as public opinion surveys, the Index examines six areas of so [...] | 2006-11-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM HR |
06ZAGREB1332 | CROATIA TAKES REGIONAL ROLE IN AVIAN INFLUENZA, BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: Although there have been no new incidents of the H5N1 virus in Croatia, the country's designated avian influenza lab has begun active monitoring of wild birds as well as testing poultry suppliers on request. The director of the Poultry Center at the Croatian Veterinary Institute said h [...] | 2006-11-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1333 | MINORITIES MAKE PROGRESS; MORE WORK TO BE DONE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A survey of minority legal and cultural rights conducted by a Croatian Serb NGO shows that Croatia has a good legal framework in place but that implementation, especially on the local level and in "war affected areas" lags behind the legal ideal. Presenting the findings o [...] | 2006-11-06 06:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM HR |
06ZAGREB1346 | CROATIA NUCLEAR EXPORT ASSURANCE RECEIVED [...] Post received the written assurance from the Croatian Ministry of Economy on November 7, 2006 concerning Westinghouse's reftel export to Croatia of top and bottom nozzles for nuclear fuel assemblies manufactured by Jednistvo-PNO, doo. The language of this assurance matches that requested in re [...] | 2006-11-08 06:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY HR |
06ZAGREB1347 | DELIVERED COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC HR |
06ZAGREB1349 | DELIVERED INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC HR |
06ZAGREB1350 | DELIVERED OPPOSING CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU HR |
06ZAGREB1351 | DELIVERED COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA HR |
06ZAGREB1361 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----05 October, Met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Head of Department for International Cooperation and staff, at their request, to provide advice over a range of export control topics to include procedures for conducting licensing end user v [...] | 2006-11-13 15:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB1393 | CROATIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 06:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS HR |
06ZAGREB1394 | Croatia looks to wind for clean energy source [...] (SUMMARY) Driving along the coastal highway, the 14 recently erected windmills appear on a bluff above the town of Sibenik, evoking sighs of delight from some and dismay from others. Croatians are split over whether windmills are another man-made environmental hazard or the means to help the co [...] | 2006-11-21 11:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON HR |
06ZAGREB140 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE ALLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Croatian Minister of Justice confirmed reports that the GOC will propose amending the 1996 Restitution Act, as already amended in 2002, to allow foreigners to file claims under the Act's provisions without the need for a bilateral [...] | 2006-02-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KIDE KTIA PHUM PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1405 | PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS GLAVAS DETENTION [...] Parliament voted November 22 to confirm a committee decision to strip MP Branimir Glavas of his immunity from detention, allowing the court to keep him in detention based both on the gravity of the alleged crimes and the protection of witnesses (reftels). Glavas could face up to a year of inv [...] | 2006-11-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB1415 | CROATIA SHARPENS REGULATORY GUILLOTINE [...] Summary: The Croatian government has undertaken an ambitious regulatory reform campaign aimed at easing bureaucratic impediments for business and improving the investment climate. The program, supported by USAID, is known as the "regulatory guillotine." Its aim is to create an inventory of al [...] | 2006-11-28 12:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID HR |
06ZAGREB1419 | CROATIAN MFA TRAINING DIPLOMATS FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) The Croatian MFA announced November 28 that one diplomat from Afghanistan and two from Iraq have begun a one-year course on economic diplomacy at the MFA's Academy of Diplomatic Sciences in Zagreb. Zeljko Vukosav, Head of the Diplomatic Training and Publishing Department at the Diplomatic [...] | 2006-11-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1425 | CROATIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY MARKS 90 YEARS OF OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a November 29 commemoration, Croatia's top political leadership paid tribute to the local Islamic community as an active and constructive participant in civil society, and acknowledged the importance of promoting tolerance and religious pluralism in Croatia. The Presi [...] | 2006-12-01 07:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1428 | CROATIA ASKED TO EXTEND POLICE TRAINERS IN JORDAN THROUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1435 | GOC SUPPORTS PFP FOR SERBIA, BIH, AND MONTENEGRO [...] In briefing for NATO Ambassadors December 01, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic said the GoC warmly welcomes accession of Serbia, BiH, and Montenegro into the Partnership for Peace (PfP). According to Simunovic, this will enable Croatia to raise regional cooperation to a ne [...] | 2006-12-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO SR BK MW HR |
06ZAGREB1436 | SETBACK IN GLAVAS INVESTIGATION [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Zagreb County Court investigative judge Zdenko Posavec decided December 2 to release MP Branimir Glavas from detention and suspend further investigative hearings into his suspected involvement in war crimes against Serb civilians in 1991 due to his deteriorated health afte [...] | 2006-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB1438 | CROATIA HAS EXTENDED POLICE TRAINERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1443 | GOC REOPENS WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP MUSEUM [...] (U) Summary and Comment. On 27 November, Croatia's top leaders commemorated the opening of the Jasenovac Memorial Museum, an exhibition and education center on the site of a former Ustasha-run death camp at which tens of thousands died between 1941 and 1945. PM Ivo Sanader, President Stjepan [...] | 2006-12-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SCUL HR |
06ZAGREB145 | ZAGREB QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY FIRST [...] Bolstered by reforms in preparation for EU membership and the official start of EU accession talks in October 2005, Croatia's economy is steadily improving, unemployment rates are gradually declining, and fewer and fewer Croatians need to resort to fraud or malfeasance to travel abroad. Dev [...] | 2006-02-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB1459 | CROATIA'S 2007 BUDGET [...] Summary: The Croatian parliament passed the Government's 2007 budget on December 1. The 108 billion kuna (USD 20 billion) budget, representing 40 percent of estimated 2007 GDP, departs from previous years in the distribution of resources to local governments. This change, which will result in [...] | 2006-12-08 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HR |
06ZAGREB1462 | NATIONAL NATO COMMITTEE APPOINTS HEAD OF PUBLIC [...] The National Committee on NATO Membership (reftel),under the chairmanship by President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, met on December 7 to review conclusions of the Riga Summit. In its second meeting since its formation in November, the committee expre [...] | 2006-12-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1465 | CROATIAN STORKS TURN UP DEAD IN SOMALIA [...] SUMMARY. Some 50 Croatian-tagged white storks were found dead in Somalia in November, causing a brief panic over the possibility they brought avian influenza (AI) to the village of Elbaraf. The director of the Poultry Center in Zagreb said it is unlikely the birds died of avian influenza, after [...] | 2006-12-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1466 | DECISION TO RELEASE GLAVAS OVERTURNED [...] A Zagreb County Court panel of judges on December 11 quashed the December 2 decision of investigative judge Zdenko Posavec to release MP Branimir Glavas from detention and suspend further investigative hearings into his suspected involvement in war crimes against Serb civilians in 1991 in the [...] | 2006-12-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB1477 | CROATIA CONDEMNS TEHRAN HOLOCAUST-DENIAL MEETING [...] As a member of the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Croatia was associated with the Task Force statement on the Tehran conference. In addition, the GOC showed how seriously it takes the issue by issuing a separate December 13 statement. 2. Text of statement: The Ministry of [...] | 2006-12-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1480 | RIGHT WING WINS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS IN EASTERN CITY OF [...] Summary and comment: The regional Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB, a party led by war-crimes suspect and local strongman Branimir Glavas) and the right-wing Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) won over half the seats in the Osijek city neighborhood councils (the lowest [...] | 2006-12-14 11:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1482 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----09 November, Met with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Customs Directorate, Operational and Customs Academy Department Heads at their request to tour the facility located on the grounds of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Police Directorate Training compl [...] | 2006-12-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB1488 | TIME TO CONSIDER TAX TREATY WITH CROATIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 13:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN HR |
06ZAGREB1494 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA [...] Summary: Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent. Most reported abuses occur in the entertainment, hospitality, retail, industrial construct [...] | 2006-12-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR |
06ZAGREB1495 | Refugee Fund Helps Open Multi-ethnic [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 6, Ambassador commemorated the opening of a US-funded multi-ethnic seniors home in Siroka Rijeka near Cetingrad on the Bosnian border. Operated by the local Islamic community, the home offers daytime activities and services for elderly in the community as well [...] | 2006-12-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1499 | CROATIA VIEWS CEFTA AS POSITIVE FOR REGION [...] Summary: The Government of Croatia is satisfied with the outcome of the CEFTA negotiations and the signing of the agreement in Bucharest on December 19. Despite negotiations that dragged until the eleventh hour with Bosnia, Zagreb believes that the inclusive outcome is positive both for Croati [...] | 2006-12-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1502 | CROATIA - 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] There are no known terrorist groups or organizations present in Croatia nor would it be a welcoming safe haven. Croatia continues to develop the professionalism and capability of both police and military units designated for terrorist response through programs provided by the United States and [...] | 2006-12-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB1514 | HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS TRAINING FOR NGO COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Through a joint POL-PA project aimed at sharing with the Croatian human rights community concrete planning strategies for combating, reducing, and eliminating human rights violations, Embassy Zagreb brought New Tactics in Human Rights Project Training Manager Nancy L. Pearson to Croati [...] | 2006-12-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HR |
06ZAGREB203 | CROATIA SPINS VICTORY ON BALKAN FREE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Croatian PM Ivo Sanader scored domestic political points over the past two weeks in the controversy surrounding proposals for a Western Balkans Free Trade Agreement. Although the concept of a regional free trade agreement is one that Croatia has nominally support [...] | 2006-02-16 09:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ECIN EU HR |
06ZAGREB205 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ---- During the two week period between 4 - 13 Jan, several meetings were held with the Deputy Head of MoI Border Police to discuss and coordinate scheduling of the Feb 2006 Coast Guard Assessment visit and discuss participation in both the DTRA [...] | 2006-02-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO |
06ZAGREB221 | INITIAL TESTS POSITIVE FOR BOVINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON HR |
06ZAGREB222 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR |
06ZAGREB232 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCG TEAM, BEAM, KENNEY, MORGAN, HENIGHAN, JACOBS AND EXBS PROGRAM MANAGER MAGOULAS VISITING ZAGREB FEBRUARY 20-MARCH 1, 2006 [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb and Export Control and Border Security Program, welcome and grant country clearance to the following US Coast Guard Team and Program Managers for EXBS Program: A. Clare Wilson Beam, GS-12/13, USCG International Affairs B. CAPT Frederick Kenney, O-6, USCG [...] | 2006-02-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM ETTC PREL KSTS HR |
06ZAGREB236 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found on the island of Ciovo tested positive for H5N1. The lab continues to operate without a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) machine but a replacement machine is [...] | 2006-02-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB243 | CROATIA RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to North America Desk Deputy Director Ankica Vlasic on February 23. Later that same day, the MFA GOC issued the following statement as reported by the Croatian news agency HINA. Begin Quote: It is with regret that (the Ministry) has received news of a bomb at [...] | 2006-02-24 12:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ HR |
06ZAGREB251 | CROATIA BSE SCARE FALSE ALARM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-27 14:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON HR |
06ZAGREB252 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] On February 27, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found at the Pantan nature park near the coastal town of Trogir tested positive for H5N1. The GOC has initiated bio-safety measures and the culling of approximately 500 fowl within three kil [...] | 2006-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB266 | Croatia considering its geo-strategic [...] Summary: Before Gazprom threw the switch on gas supplies to Ukraine on New Year's Day 2006, Croatia was already considering diversification of supply and its position in the regional energy sector. Croatia is a net importer of both oil and gas, with domestic production steadily declining. Th [...] | 2006-03-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PREL EINV HR |
06ZAGREB278 | SIX-MONTH DELAY OF JUDICIARY SCREENING [...] (SBU) EC representatives confirmed 28 February that "screening" of Croatian legislation and practice in preparation for adopting the Acquis chapters dealing with human rights and the judiciary would be postponed for six months to September 2006. Local press put an inflammatory spin on the new [...] | 2006-03-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM HR |
06ZAGREB294 | LORA RE-TRIAL VERDICT: CROATIAN JUDGES FIND [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Split County Court on March 2 found eight Croatian soldiers guilty of the torture and murder of ethnic Serb civilians at Lora Prison in 1992. Sentences ranged from six to eight years in prison. This decision reverses a notoriously biased 2002 acquittal thrown out by [...] | 2006-03-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB306 | Tuna farming in Croatia: generating jobs [...] SUMMARY: Croatia enjoys a trade surplus in the fish and seafood products sector with total exports of $103 million in 2004. Of that, Croatia exported approximately 4000 tons of tuna worth $55 million, more than 50% of total fish exports. An estimated 500 jobs and additional 2000 jobs of ind [...] | 2006-03-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD HR |
06ZAGREB319 | POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO ESTABLISH [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After months of negotiations, the Ministry of Interior and the Deputy Attorney General confirmed to Embassy Zagreb's SEED-funded ICITAP (International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program) organized crime advisor March 8 their firm plans to establish an inv [...] | 2006-03-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM HR |
06ZAGREB321 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----6 Feb, met with the General Director and Department Head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS). The main focus of the meeting was to review responsibilities of the office (est. June 2005 per Art. 22 of the Nuclear Safety Act) and [...] | 2006-03-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO |
06ZAGREB358 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MARCH 15 [...] SUMMARY: Several more wild birds have been confirmed as positive for H5N1 in Croatia. These discoveries have not activated any of Embassy Zagreb's tripwires but Post has sent a warden message with an update on the situation in Croatia and general information on avian flu. Dr. Gjenero- Marga [...] | 2006-03-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB39 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JANUARY 12 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-12 10:56:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR |
06ZAGREB415 | CA A/S MAURA HARTY MEETS WITH CROATIAN OFFICIALS [...] Summary: Property restitution, student exchanges, biometric developments for Croatian passports, and extradition processes were some of the issues discussed by Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Consular Affairs (CA) Ambassador Maura Harty in a bilateral meeting with Croatian Ministry of Foreign Af [...] | 2006-03-28 14:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CASC CJAN HR |
06ZAGREB435 | HDZ: PARTY CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS EURO CREDENTIALS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) used its 10th biennial party convention on April 1 in Vukovar to highlight its progress in bringing the country closer to Europe and EU membership. With leadership elections not due for another two years, this "reporting" congres [...] | 2006-04-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB446 | EARLY LOCAL ELECTIONS OFFER NATIONAL PREVIEW [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC has called early local elections for April 9 in two counties, the city of Velika Gorica and the small municipality of Nova Gradiska due to administrative irregularities following the regularly-scheduled polls in May 2005 (reftels). What would normally be a relativ [...] | 2006-04-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB45 | CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...] | 2006-01-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC |
06ZAGREB459 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: APRIL 1 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 12:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB469 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----15 Mar, met with the MoF, Customs Directorate, Assistant Director General (anti-smuggling) and International Liaison Analyst to discuss interest in Port Security Training sponsored by DTRA. It was agreed to provide 20 Customs personnel for t [...] | 2006-04-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB474 | NO CROATIAN RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered talking points from reftels to Darija Dretar, MFA Department of Human Rights. Ms. Dretar received the points with little comment and said she would share them with the UN Department. Post will report any substantive response. FRANK [...] | 2006-04-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR HR |
06ZAGREB528 | CROATIA'S FOOD SAFETY REGIME: ILLEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO HR SCIENCE |
06ZAGREB533 | SLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN [...] SUMMARY: Ten years after the war ended in Croatia, officials and business people are attempting to revive the economy in the eastern region of Slavonia, one of the areas most affected by the conflict. Supplementing national efforts to encourage economic development in the region, some loca [...] | 2006-04-27 06:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV HR PRIVATIZATION |
06ZAGREB543 | TRANSLATION OF COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, the 2005 Human Rights Report has been translated and posted on the Embassy Zagreb website. FRANK [...] | 2006-04-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSPR HR HUMAN |
06ZAGREB64 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ZAGREB ICASS TRAINING TEAM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Zagreb ICASS training team members to visit Zagreb between January 28 - February 4, 2006, to provide post-wide ICASS training: - Samuel Durrett - Vandoster Tabb - William Tusaie No vis [...] | 2006-01-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT OTRA ASEC KICA HR |
06ZAGREB642 | Nominations for Ambassador's Refugee Fund 2006 [...] Post is pleased to submit project proposals for PRM's Ambassador Refugee Fund. Projects were identified in consultation with UNHCR and others. Post has the authority to award such grants to recipients this fiscal year. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT KNIN AREA ACCOMMODATION CENTER (USD 5000) 2. [...] | 2006-05-23 13:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM HR REFUGEE |
06ZAGREB664 | CROATIA ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered PSI points (reftels) on May 25 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director for International Security Affairs, Department for Multilateral and International Organizations, MFA. Bujas-Juraga welcomed the briefing on the April PSI Operational Experts Group meeting. She also responded [...] | 2006-05-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM HR |
06ZAGREB665 | CROATIA WELCOMES MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM RESULT [...] (U) The initial reaction of GOC officials toward the Montenegrin independence referendum, as reported by the press, has been generally positive. In a May 25 Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader issued a statement in support of the outcome of Montenegro's Referendum on Independence. Th [...] | 2006-05-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB67 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. KATHLEEN ANN [...] In response to the referenced email, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Kathleen Ann Druschel to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, from January 29 through February 1, 2006. The purpose of her trip is to develop poverty assessment tools to determine the composition of program [...] | 2006-01-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB68 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JULIANA PIGEY, [...] In response to letters dated January 10, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Juliana Pigey, Decentralization and Local Government Specialist, Mr. Frederick Van Antwerp, Urban Institute employee, and Ms. Caroline Van Antwerp, spouse, to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, on th [...] | 2006-01-18 12:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB680 | INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE QUESTIONS LOCAL LEADER [...] Summary and comment: MP and local leader Branimir Glavas was interviewed June 1 by an investigative judge about 1991 war crimes in the city of Osijek. When Glavas and another suspect complete their statements, the investigative judge will decide on their criminal prosecution. Neither Glavas n [...] | 2006-06-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB693 | CROATIA SUPPORTS CONSERVATION STANCE IN IWC [...] The Croatian parliament unanimously approved membership in the International Whaling Commission on June 2 and included pro-conservation language in its adopted law. However, given the mechanics of ratification and accession, it is uncertain that Croatia will send a representative to the June [...] | 2006-06-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV HR |
06ZAGREB70 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARRIE EVANS, DAI [...] In response to referenced email, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Barrie Evans to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, from February 1 through February 12, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to work in the position of Food Safety Management Systems Specialist under the ACE proj [...] | 2006-01-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB721 | Croatia recognizes Montenegro [...] The Government of Croatia (GOC) convened an extraordinary session on June 12 to recognize Montenegro as an independent and sovereign state. The decision was preceded by a meeting between President Mesic and Prime Minister Sanader where the pair agreed that the GOC should go ahead and recogn [...] | 2006-06-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB740 | CROATIA AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JUNE 14 [...] (SUMMARY) WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW REPORTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) IN CROATIA, SCIENTISTS AT THE CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE'S POULTRY CENTER ARE USING A NEWLY PURCHASED REAL-TIME PCR MACHINE FOR ROUTINE TESTING OF WILD BIRDS. THE CENTER DIRECTOR SAID NOW CROATIA IS BETTER PREPARED IN CA [...] | 2006-06-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB808 | VISAS VIPER: JUNE 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PREL HR |
06ZAGREB820 | CROATIA ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN NATO TRUST [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic briefed members of the diplomatic corps July 4 about Croatia's participation in the NATO trust fund for Bosnia and Herzegovina. She noted that Croatia had benefited from such assistance in the past and could now offer financial a [...] | 2006-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS NATO ZL HR BK REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB821 | NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...] | 2006-07-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB836 | CROATIAN AND SERB PRESIDENTS STRIKE A NOTE OF [...] Summary. In a dramatic July 10 ceremony symbolic of post-war reconciliation, the Serbian and Croatian presidents, together with the Croatian Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, honored the 150th birthday of Nikola Tesla, the late scientist and American citizen born in Croatia of Ser [...] | 2006-07-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL HR SR |
06ZAGREB837 | "CROATIA SUMMIT 2006" REAFFIRMS REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Ministers of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania and Albania and the President of Georgia, plus representatives of NATO, the EU, the USG and leaders of international organizations attended the Croatia Summit 2006, devoted to "Completing Europe's Southern Dimens [...] | 2006-07-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB901 | ZAGREB PARTICIPANT IN 2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] In response to reftel, Zagreb designates the following to attend the subject conference and provides the requested information: Name - Tom Selinger Title - Pol/Mil Officer DOB - 5 October 1964 Security Clearance - Top Secret Contact Details - (O) 385-1-661-2260, (F) 385-1-661- 2178, selin [...] | 2006-07-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR PREL NATO HR |
06ZAGREB907 | GOC LEADERS CONDEMN ETHNIC ATTACK [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOC swiftly responded to an ethnic attack in Biljane Donje in the Zadar region on 25 July in which four men stoned and set alight ethnic Serb returnee homes. The President and Deputy PM, along with ethnic Serb MPs, visited the families following the incident and [...] | 2006-07-28 10:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KAWC PREL HR |
06ZAGREB919 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES LEBANON AID [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE HR |
06ZAGREB940 | Croatia on top of flag state performance for [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD PREL PTER AFSI |
06ZAGREB949 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS ----17-18 JULY, CONDUCTED CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH NP/ECC TO COORDINATE PLANNING OF 2006/2007, ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR CROATIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA AND PERIMETERS OF REQUESTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HUNGARY. Croatia ----21 July, met wi [...] | 2006-08-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
07ABIDJAN1011 | ABIDJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL AT POST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA CI |
07ABIDJAN1017 | 2006 COTE D IVOIRE TEXTILE STATISTICS, ANALYSIS [...] (U) Cote d Ivoire - 2005 statistics on textile sector, as of 2005 (the last year for which detailed statistics are available): -- Total industrial production was USD 3.4 billion for 2005. -- Textile and apparel's share in overall industrial production is 5.77 percent -- Textile and apparel' [...] | 2007-10-03 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX IV |
07ABIDJAN1018 | COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...] | 2007-10-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD XA IV |
07ABIDJAN108 | AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1084 | COTE D'IVOIRE ROLLS OUT PRELIMINARY COCOA-CHILD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister's interministerial taskforce rolled out preliminary results of its industry-funded survey of child labor in the cocoa sector on Oct. 12. It found that 22 percent of children in the region are involved in cocoa production, and a majority of them are involved [...] | 2007-10-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
07ABIDJAN1133 | COTE D'IVOIRE DECLINES TO TAKE 2007 U.S. SUGAR [...] (U) Citing a temporary deficit associated with the political crisis affecting the country since 2002, the Ivorian Association of Sugar Industries informed Embassy Abidjan on October 19 that Cote d'Ivoire will be unable to guarantee sugar deliveries to the U.S. under the quota allocated by th [...] | 2007-11-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON IV |
07ABIDJAN120 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PARAMEDICS END DEBILITATING STRIKE [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire's "paramedics" (public health workers excluding doctors, who have pursued their own pay grievances independently) ended a 3-week old strike on January 29, following government commitments to give them two thirds of the pay increase they were demanding. This agreement, incre [...] | 2007-02-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN1219 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following updated information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Cote d'Ivoire. POC for this report is Economic Chief Ervin Massinga. A) Laws and Regulations Proscribing the Worst Forms of Child Labor --------- 2 [...] | 2007-12-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI IV |
07ABIDJAN14 | COTE D'IVOIRE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Cote d,Ivoire,s economy is projected to increase by 2 percent in 2007, slightly higher than 1.8 percent in 2006. The main contributors of the growth are higher export earnings from oil and refined products, cocoa revenues and proceeds from the telecommunications sector. Despite the [...] | 2007-01-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD |
07ABIDJAN175 | COTE D'IVOIRE MINISTRY OF FINANCE DISCUSSES [...] EconOff spoke with the Ministry of Finance's Director of Cabinet Ahoutou about points raised in reftel. Ahoutou said the government of Cote d'Ivoire takes the matter seriously, and government agencies charged with enforcing limits on international cash transfers are well trained and vigilant. [...] | 2007-02-16 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
07ABIDJAN203 | COTE D'IVOIRE:SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS STRIKE [...] (U) On February 19, Ivorian police arrested five members, including the secretary general, of the secondary school teachers, coordination, &Coordination des Enseignants du Second Degre de Cote d,Ivoire8, CES-CI. Since February 6 this informal, unrecognized labor movement has been leading a se [...] | 2007-02-23 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN227 | COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...] | 2007-03-02 07:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
07ABIDJAN247 | COTE D'IVOIRE - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, FOLLOW UP TO [...] On February 21, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs responding to Post's September 23, 2006 diplomatic note outlining questions presented in reftel. 2. Minister Jeanne Peuhmond indicated that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is in the process of d [...] | 2007-03-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN252 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Following is the unofficial English translation of a letter dated March 5, 2007, addressed to President George Walker Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. Embassy Abidjan received a copy of the letter by fax from the office of President Gbagbo. Begin translation: From the President of the [...] | 2007-03-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
07ABIDJAN263 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CVT LIBERIA: [...] Summary: This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report is based on Refugee Coordinator's (RefCoord) visits to the Center for Victims of Torture's (CVT) field offices in Liberia in October 2006 and January 2007. CVT is on target to meet its objectives in the PRM-funded program, "Promoting Com [...] | 2007-03-12 17:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM USAID UNHCR CI LI |
07ABIDJAN293 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR PREPARING FOR JUNE DEADLINE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled with Lou Mazel, DCM Monrovia, and Mohamud Osman, USAID/FFP Dakar, from February 25 to March 3 to visit WFP and UNHCR offices in Cote d'Ivoire (Tabou, Guiglo) and Liberia (Harper) and to meet with refugees and [...] | 2007-03-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM EAID UNHCR SOCI LI IV |
07ABIDJAN297 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM, INTERNAL [...] EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, concerning the U.S. position opposing certain elements of the UN General Assembly Fifth and Sixth Committees' recommendations on reform measures for the UN's internal system [...] | 2007-03-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC PREL UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN422 | CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO [...] Following is an Embassy translation of a letter dated April 17, 2007, addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. The Office of the Prime Minister of Cote d,Ivoire faxed a copy of the letter to Embassy. Begin translation: From the President of the Republic to His Excellency Ge [...] | 2007-04-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
07ABIDJAN465 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FY-2007 TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two proposals to strengthen and expand Cote d'Ivoire's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in response to reftel. The proposed projects, listed in order of funding priority, will address key areas of concern in the fight to end trafficking in Co [...] | 2007-05-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG IV |
07ABIDJAN555 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC COTE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Durable Solutions for Liberian Refugees in Cote d'Ivoire" in February and May 2007. RefCoord wa [...] | 2007-05-24 18:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV |
07ABIDJAN557 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CCF LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the PRM-funded NGO, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) during a visit to Liberia from May 4-11. RefCoord visited their offices in Monrovia and Zorzor and a CCF pr [...] | 2007-05-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
07ABIDJAN566 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR SEARCH FOR [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) conducted a monitoring and evaluation assessment of the PRM-funded Search For Common Ground (SFCG) project, "Mass Information in Support of Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Reintegration." SFCG's activities seem well conceived and f [...] | 2007-05-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
07ABIDJAN606 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ASECNA AVIATION FEES [...] (U) This cable answers questions 1, 2 and 4 of reftel, and provides a partial answer to question 3. Septel will provide the balance of the responses once they are received from host government officials. 2. (U) Questions and Answers: Question 1) Are the airports (DIAP in Abidjan, DIYO [...] | 2007-06-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KREC MARR MOPS PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN621 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from May 1-11 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the American Refugee Committee's (ARC) PRM-funded project, "Supporting Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Stabilization of [...] | 2007-06-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
07ABIDJAN669 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...] | 2007-06-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV LI |
07ABIDJAN676 | 2007 COTE D'IVOIRE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan is aware of no new investment disputes or expropriation claims involving U.S. persons against the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. (SBU) Post is pleased to report the end of the sole outstanding investment dispute reported from Cote d'Ivoire, the Cora de Comstar matter [...] | 2007-06-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN677 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC GUINEA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Guinea from May 11-14 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Facilitating Durable Solutions: Protection, Integration Assistanc [...] | 2007-06-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV GU |
07ABIDJAN683 | COTE D'IVOIRE NOMINATION FOR ATTENDEE OF USDA GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 10:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV TBIO PREL |
07ABIDJAN71 | PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDS [...] Primary schools in Cote d'Ivoire reopened on January 4, 2007, ending a six-week strike by primary school teachers (reftel). The teachers agreed to resume work after accepting an offer by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) of CFA 30,000 (USD 60) per month to increase housing allowances st [...] | 2007-01-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IV |
07ABIDJAN727 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Following is the unofficial English translation of a letter dated July 4, 2007, addressed to President George Walker Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. Embassy Abidjan received a copy of the letter by fax from the office of President Gbagbo. Begin translation: From the President of the [...] | 2007-07-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC IV |
07ABIDJAN732 | PM SORO CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF [...] Several Ambassadors accompanied acting SRSG Abou Moussa to Bouake to visit Prime Minister Soro on July 3. The meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, devoted more time to formal expressions of sympathy and Soro's detailed account of what happened than to substantive political discussions. [...] | 2007-07-06 07:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN809 | DEMARCHE ON COTE D'IVOIRE'S POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on July 26 on reftel points. Emboff left relevant points with Boutchoue and will inform Department in septel of any substantive response. HOOKS [...] | 2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN810 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel. As Ambassador Swing and his work with MONUC are well-known in African diplomatic circles, Boutchoue was immediately personally disposed toward [...] | 2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG |
07ABIDJAN811 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON UNESCO HOLOCAUST [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel and left a copy of the draft explanatory note and proposed resolution on text. Post will report any substantive Government of Cote d'Ivoire res [...] | 2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO IV |
07ABIDJAN899 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REQUESTED INFORMATION ON AG [...] (U) The 2006 industry reports for the following industries are published, and are available. Post will send via email the names of contacts, their telephone numbers and email addresses On August 24 to ITC analyst Yinug, as well as answers to particular analytic questions directed to Post. [...] | 2007-08-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRD ETRD ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN901 | DEPARTURE OF TDY CHARGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 08:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN91 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LI IV |
07ABIDJAN925 | COTTON, CASHEWS, TIMBER: MAINSTAYS OF THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. Cotton, cashews and forest products are the mainstays of the economy in the North and West, but each sector is experiencing varying levels of difficulty. Cotton production is down by 40 percent since the division of the country in 2002, and both producers and ginning enterpris [...] | 2007-09-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV EAID ETRD SENV IV |
07ABIDJAN969 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PHYSICIANS STRIKE [...] Public sector physicians were on strike September 4-13, demanding a two-fold wage increase. Responding to pressure from the government and public, the leader of the doctors' union (Syndicat des Cadres Superieurs de la Sante de Cote d'Ivoire - SYNACASS/CI) announced an eight-day suspension of [...] | 2007-09-14 17:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV IV |
07ABUDHABI102 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" describes President Bush's State of the Union speech as a depiction of the quagmire United States is currently experiencing. It assertsd that the policy of the neoconservatives needs to change from unilateralism to multilateralism when dealing with inte [...] | 2007-01-25 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI103 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] Summary: Print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the visit of Under Secretary Nicolas Burns to the UAE January 22-23. 2007. The Arabic and English print media prominently carried photos and news agency story of Ambassador Burns meeting with Mohammed Bin Rashid (1/23) and Moha [...] | 2007-01-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1101 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS SPEECH AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER [...] SUMMARY: POTUS ADDRESS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER IN WASHINGTON RECEIVED MODEST COVERAGE IN THE UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE MEDIA HIGHLIGHTED WASHINGTON'S INTENTION TO APPOINT AN ENVOY TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC). DUBAI-BASED SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL "AL-ARABIYAH" A [...] | 2007-06-30 04:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1125 | MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES BLAIR [...] SUMMARY: A KUWAITI INTELLECTUAL STRONGLY ATTACKS FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMISTS AND URGES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO PUT THEM ON TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS. ANOTHER COLUMNIST CRITICIZES THE QUARTET DECISION TO APPOINT TONY BLAIR AS MIDDLE EAST ENVOY, DESCRIBING HIM AS THE WRONG MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE. [...] | 2007-07-05 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1190 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: POTUS REMARKS ON MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: President Bush's July 16 call for an international conference on the Middle East receives relatively sparse coverage in the UAE's print media. "Al-Khaleej" voices skepticism regarding the peace conference, and notes that peace is impossible before the end of Bush's presidency. The ed [...] | 2007-07-18 08:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1207 | UAE STATEMENT ON POTUS 7/16 REMARKS; POTUS CALL TO [...] On July 18, the UAE's official news agency, WAM, released the following statement: Begin text. Khalifa Received Telephone Call From President Bush President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received here (Paris) Wednesday a telephone call from US President George W. Bush. Dur [...] | 2007-07-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAL AE |
07ABUDHABI1234 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: While the editorial in "Al-Bayan" lauded Khalifa's welcoming statements on Bush's call for a peace conference, the editorial in "Al-Khaleej" considers the conference useless if its agenda is unclear and is not based on UN resolutions. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "The K [...] | 2007-07-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1247 | REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF [...] (SBU) On July 17 Emboff met with UAE MFA Americas Desk Officer to invite the UAE to attend the regional workshop on Safe Management of Radioactive Sealed Sources scheduled August 9-11, 2007 (reftel). MFA officer expressed appreciation for the invitation and interest in ensuring who the appropr [...] | 2007-07-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP AE |
07ABUDHABI1248 | MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR ROUND TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY: A UK-based Lebanese writer in "Al Ittihad" states "Bush's conference exploits the current weakness of the Palestinians" while an Egyptian writer describes the peace initiative as a "Feast of the Wicked." A UAE columnist in "Al Ittihad" states Iran is politically blind in pursuing a [...] | 2007-07-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1250 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR VISIT TO THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: Blair's visit to the UAE receives front page coverage in "Al-Bayan" and "Al-Ittihad," as well as inside coverage in "Al Khaleej". All articles focus on the official news agency(WAM)'s statement that "It is high time to find a working mechanism to achieve peace." An editorial on Blai [...] | 2007-07-26 08:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1257 | PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...] | 2007-07-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1262 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BLAIR'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" opines that Blair will face many obstacles from both the Israeli and the American sides, especially because Arabs have offered everything they can. "Al-Ittihad" published an op-ed written by former U.S. Ambassador to the UAE, William Rugh, in which he asks wh [...] | 2007-07-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1274 | MEDIA REACTION: US ARMS DEAL TO THE GULF /ASSISTANCE TO [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. arms deal with the Gulf and assistance to Israel were covered in all front pages of the UAE print media on 7/29. On 7/30, interest is quickly re-directed, however, to the Iraqi soccer win of the Asian Cup, which generates extensive coverage in all UAE print media. A cartoon [...] | 2007-07-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1335 | THIRD LATIN AMERICAN EMBASSY TO OPEN IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Charge was recently introduced by diplomatic colleagues to a new Charge representing Venezuela in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). MFA tells us that the Venezuelan mission is still being set up and that the current Charge (Asdrubal Pulido Leon) would likely be replaced by (or assume the [...] | 2007-08-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VE AE |
07ABUDHABI1376 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; IRAN AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A Kuwaiti intellectual in "Al-Ittihad" opines that the U.S. occupation of Iraq created a crisis for the whole world not just for the Arab world and nobody knows what the solution is. An Egyptian writer in "Al-Khaleej" views that Iran embarrasses the U.S. occupation when it receives [...] | 2007-08-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1413 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; REPORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A UAE writer in "Al-Khaleej" opines that America has become bored as a result of its failure to accomplish its objectives in Iraq. "Al-Khaleej" does not believe that dragging other countries, such as Britain, the U.N. and recently France, into Iraq will help solve the Iraqi crisis an [...] | 2007-08-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1436 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] As requested reftel, Post delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi diplomatic note no. 687 (dated August 21) requesting support for U.S. re-election to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2. Previously, FAA Rep met with H.E. Mohamed Al Gha [...] | 2007-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1458 | FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...] | 2007-08-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE |
07ABUDHABI1470 | DELIVERY OF INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] The invitation for the Ministerial Meeting on Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)(ref A) was passed to His Excellency Mohammad Bin Dha'en Al Hameli, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates via Diplomatic Note No. 704, dated August 27, 2007. 2. Additional information on registra [...] | 2007-09-05 05:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AE |
07ABUDHABI1480 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Akhbar Al-Arab" implicitly suggests that the withdrawal of British forces from Basra comes in response to Iran's threat to fill the gap of coalition troops' absence. An editorial in "Akhbar Al-Arab" states that the war in Iraq has become an inexplicable and unresolva [...] | 2007-09-06 07:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1482 | CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- UAE NATIONALS IN UNOPS [...] An MoU signed in Dubai August 22 between the Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) and the UAE Minister of Labor (and Chairman of the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority) provides for 10 positions to be created for UAE nationals to se [...] | 2007-09-06 07:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1489 | INTERNET VIDEO REMIX "SHATER SHATER" [...] SUMMARY: A short (1:25) video clip showing Arab leaders as "good students" of the United States is circulating on mobile phones and the Internet. The clip, in the style of popular satirical videos on the American website "Jib Jab", sarcastically depicts Arab leaders as school children, obedie [...] | 2007-09-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1490 | UAE ATTENDEES FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AE |
07ABUDHABI1498 | UAE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] The Embassy delivered ref A demarche to the United Arab Emirates on August 21, 2007 (ref B). On August 26 the Embassy received the following response via Diplomatic Note 2489 from the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin informal Embassy translation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents [...] | 2007-09-09 07:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1508 | UAE RESPONSE TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07ABUDHABI1542 | UAE TIP ACTION PLAN SHARED WITH MFA [...] (SBU) PolChief discussed the TIP action plan with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani September 11, having shared ref A points earlier in the week. Al-Hosani, who represents MFA on the new Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (ref B),said the Committee was prep [...] | 2007-09-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB AE |
07ABUDHABI1543 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PETRAEUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker was widely followed and reported by local media, both print and broadcast. On the opinion/editorial side, Al-Khaleej viewed the General's report as an effort to avoid any decisions for the remainder of the President's term, and [...] | 2007-09-16 05:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
07ABUDHABI1564 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-U.S., SYRIA AND IRAN [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" compares U.S. and Israeli claims about Syrian nuclear weapons/technology to statements about Iraqi WMD, and wonders whether the U.S. is lying, "again". A columnist in "Al-Bayan" views the U.S. and Israel as collaborating to weave around Syria the same pa [...] | 2007-09-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |