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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07MASERU588LESOTHO: A POSSIBLE PDG PILOT NATION?
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department and the U.S. Mission to the OECD for consideration of Lesotho as a possible pilot nation for the Partnership for Democratic Governance in Africa. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel questions: [...]
2007-10-29 15:03:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN OECD LT
07MASERU589LESOTHO: INFLATION ON THE RISE
[...] SUMMARY: Over recent months, inflation has become a serious issue in Lesotho. A decline in cereal production, resulting from the worst drought in a decade, and surging oil prices are exerting a strong upward pressure on food prices and the overall consumer price index. Consumer inflation, d [...]
2007-10-30 17:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV LT
07MASERU590LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET NOMINEE LT. NTLELE
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on a candidate from Lesotho nominated to participate in an IMET-funded military training program at Fort Huachuca, AZ, commencing on November 26. This candidate is a member of the Lesotho Defense Force [...]
2007-10-31 05:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU595LESOTHO OCTOBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: JOB LOSSES,
[...] In October, representatives of Lesotho's textile industry acknowledged the retrenchment of 1,800 workers from three major factories. Lesotho's textile industry faces increasing challenges due to the rise in global garment and textile competition following the recent removal of many quotas on [...]
2007-11-02 08:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PGOV EIND ETRD LT
07MASERU60TEMPERATURE RISING IN LESOTHO'S POLITICAL SEASON
[...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 17, has raised the tenor and velocity of political discourse in the Mountain Kingdom. While a recent emergency meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) focused on technical election problems, the candidate nomi [...]
2007-02-06 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU611LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) candidate who will pariticipate in the International Military Education Training (IMET) program on HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development Conference commenc [...]
2007-11-23 06:22:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU614LESOTHO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] While limited in scope and confined to the informal sector, problems with child labor do exist in Lesotho. Recent studies on child labor by regional NGOs, UNICEF, and the International Labor Organization conclude that the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Lesotho occur primarily in four ar [...]
2007-11-30 11:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ECON LT
07MASERU616ATA-6503: LESOTHO NOMINEES - POLICE EXECUTIVE'S ROLE IN
[...] Post submits the names of five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). Their flight itinerary and cost of their airfare are also indicated below. 2. The names and ranks of the cand [...]
2007-12-03 10:44:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER LT
07MASERU619LESOTHO: GOL SCRUTINY OF PONZI SCHEME LEADS TO PROTESTS,
[...] SUMMARY: On November 27, Lesotho's Central Bank suspended many commercial activities of the country's largest funeral services company, Lesotho MKM Burial Society, for functioning as an unlicensed bank, insurance company, and possibly as a pyramid investment scheme. As hundreds of anxious in [...]
2007-12-03 17:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU621LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) candidate who will attend the Captains Career Adjutant General's course which is a component of the International Military Education Training (IMET) program. Training [...]
2007-12-06 05:57:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU623LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE COMMANDER: "WE SUPPORT AFRICOM"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Commander Lt. General Thuso Motanyane, during which the Commander expressed strong support for the establishment of AFRICOM and lauded growing military relations between the U.S. and Lesotho. The Amba [...]
2007-12-06 16:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT
07MASERU630LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF LIGHTLY OBSERVED GENERAL
[...] On December 12, the second day of an opposition-led general strike (reftel),Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference to announce the suspension of the "stay-away" and launch further complaints against the Government of Lesotho. All Basotho Convention Leader Thomas Thab [...]
2007-12-12 18:22:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU633LESOTHO NOVEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: POVERTY,
[...] In this edition: -- GOL Reviews Progress on Poverty Reduction Strategy -- SACU Develops Common Negotiating Mechanism, Textile Strategy -- GOL Promotes Procurement as a Profession -- Lesotho's Treasury Stops Payroll Deductions Directed to MKM Burial Society ------------------------------- [...]
2007-12-14 10:28:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EIND LT
07MASERU634LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS NEXT GENERATION OF
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF). a) LASTNAME: NTSOHI OTHER NAMES: TAU R [...]
2007-12-14 11:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC LT
07MASERU637LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - FINANCIAL
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOKULI OTHER NAMES: TS [...]
2007-12-17 05:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU642LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. STEVEN LIVINGSTON
[...] SUMMARY: From December 10-15, Embassy Maseru hosted media and public affairs expert Dr. Steven Livingston, a professor of Political Communication at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA),for a series of workshops with Government of Lesotho officials, journa [...]
2007-12-27 10:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM LT
07MASERU66PEPFAR/ICAP HANDOVER CEREMONY AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II
[...] Ambassador Perry and Minister of Health Phooko were the keynote speakers at a February 8, 2007 ceremony to hand-over renovated buildings at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho. The building renovations were funded by the US Government under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Re [...]
2007-02-13 12:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL SOCI MCC LT
07MASERU69LESOTHO ELECTION UPDATE: RULING PARTY DITCHES DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: Shocking many observers, the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) pulled out of Lesotho's only political debate between major party leaders just hours before the event on February 10 -- one week before the election. The withdrawal came as a surprise and disappointment to L [...]
2007-02-14 20:23:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU75LESOTHO ELECTION COMMISSION SPEAKS ON EVE OF ELECTION
[...] SUMMARY: As Lesotho approaches polling for the National Assembly election on February 17, Lesotho's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has consistently stated that it is prepared for polling day. Ballot papers are printed and are in place or being transported by road or helicopter to the [...]
2007-02-16 13:41:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU77LESOTHO: CALM ELECTION DELIVERS WAKE-UP CALL TO GOVERNING
[...] SUMMARY: Early unofficial results from Lesotho's national election on February 17 indicate that the governing political party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),will likely retain control of Parliament and form a new government. The LCD, however, received a significant wake-up call fr [...]
2007-02-20 12:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PGOV EAID LT
07MASERU82EMBASSY MASERU'S PRE-ELECTIONS MEDIA WORKSHOP IS TIMELY,
[...] SUMMARY: On February 8-9, 2007, Embassy Maseru gathered 25 of Lesotho's state-employed and independent journalists for a two-day pre-election media workshop conducted by Cape Town-based American media trainer Terry FitzPatrick. Mr. FitzPatrick used examples from television, radio, and print [...]
2007-02-20 15:06:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SCUL PREL LT
07MASERU87LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER-ELECT SPEAKS OUT ON VICTORY, AGOA,
[...] SUMMARY: On February 21, 2007, a victorious and magnanimous Prime Minister-elect Mosisili convened a standing room only press conference to discuss the LCD's election win, alleged abuse of Lesotho's "Mixed Member Proportional" parliamentary system, the MCC, AGOA, and the closure of a popular [...]
2007-02-22 16:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PGOV EAID MCC LT
07MASERU90LESOTHO: FINAL RESULTS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has released the final results of the February 17, 2007 Lesotho National Assembly election, with a controlling share of seats going to the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). Voter turnout was 49 percent, and participation by youn [...]
2007-02-26 12:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU91NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tlala PHATELA Gender: Male Date of birth: 15 November, 1964 Passport no. [...]
2007-02-26 15:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU93PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI SWORN-IN, OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY
[...] SUMMARY: The leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),Pakalitha Mosisili, was inaugurated for his third term as Prime Minister on February 23, 2007. The inauguration was preceded by a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected members of the National Assembly, which was not attended by [...]
2007-02-27 15:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MBABANE443SWAZILAND POPULATION DECLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 14:29:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV SOCI WZ
07MEXICO100DEMARCHE REGARDING UNSCR 1737 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 22:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP UNSCR MX IR
07MEXICO108MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 --
[...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...]
2007-01-09 19:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1237INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY REMARKS SHARED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-10 00:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MX
07MEXICO1330MEXICO,S TWO SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy personnel recently met with representatives of Mexico,s National Union of Sugar Cane Producers (UNPCA) and the National Union of Cane Growers (UNC) to discuss these two organizations, views on increasing Mexican ethanol production. The cane producers are the intermediaries b [...]
2007-03-15 17:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ENRG ECON EPET PINR MX
07MEXICO1358PRESIDENT CALDERON ALL BUT EMBRACES OPPOSITON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 21:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
07MEXICO146DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Luis Landa Fournais, Director General for Economic Relations at the Foreign Relations Secretariat. No specific response was given. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity GARZA [...]
2007-01-11 21:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO1484LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE
[...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]
2007-03-26 18:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MEXICO160COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR VISIT OF TIP
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for Reports in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) for travel to Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez from January 14-17, 2007. Purpose of the visit to Mexico is to hold consultations [...]
2007-01-12 18:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM PREL MX
07MEXICO1678PRESIDENT CALDERON, GOVERNOR PENA NIETO, VOW TO
[...] Last week at two separate events, Mexican President Calderon and the governor of the State of Mexico vowed to combat the trade in pirated and counterfeit goods, arguing that strong IPR protection is a necessary condition for attracting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and generating [...]
2007-04-03 17:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON PGOV MX
07MEXICO172COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR JANE NADY SIGMON,
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for travel to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Tapachula, Mexico City and Cancun from January 14-20, 2007. The pu [...]
2007-01-12 22:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OTRA PREL MX
07MEXICO1720COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT TO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Thompson for travel to Mexico City from April 10 to 11, 2007. The purpose of the visit to Mexico is to meet Government of Mexico officials and Embassy personnel on bilateral law enforcement issues. 2. Post control officer for the visit is [...]
2007-04-06 23:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT ASEC MX OREP PREL
07MEXICO173MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 23:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO1925MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES
[...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...]
2007-04-19 15:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO1933MEXICAN AVOCADO GROWERS DETERMINED TO KEEP
[...] (U) This message is based on information and analysis from Embassy Mexico's Foreign Agricultural Service Office, including the November 30, 2006 USDA Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX6101. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Avocado Producers and Exporters Association of Me [...]
2007-04-19 15:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MX
07MEXICO1996TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM MEXICO FOR 2007 ESF AND
[...] (U) Embassy Mexico City established a committee to review 14 project proposals from non-governmental organizations in Mexico requesting funding support from FY2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. The following sections of the Embassy were represented on the committee: Political, Public Affairs, [...]
2007-04-23 20:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MX
07MEXICO212MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO2254MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...]
2007-05-07 20:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX
07MEXICO2285NORTHERN MEXICO: LABOR UNIONS COMPETE AMONG
[...] SUMMARY: If the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon (which includeS the major industrial city of Monterrey) and Coahuila are any indication, labor relations in that part of Mexico are marked by a general sense of cooperation between the unions and the region,s larger private and public empl [...]
2007-05-09 11:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
07MEXICO2334MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite price increases for some commodities. President Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and discussed implementing [...]
2007-05-11 18:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX
07MEXICO2388INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...]
2007-05-14 21:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX
07MEXICO2518MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT BUILDING SUPPORT FOR FISCAL
[...] (SBU) President Calderon and members of his administration have been working with Congress to build support for fiscal reform. The government would like for the reform to be approved during a special session of Congress this summer so the new measures can be incorporated into the President's [...]
2007-05-17 21:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO2520CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...]
2007-05-18 14:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX
07MEXICO2545MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 11 - MAY 18
[...] (U) Mexico's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2007, the lowest in a year. In a speech accompanied by controversial teachers' union president Gordillo, President Calderon outlined coming educational reforms. The Mexican Supreme Court began considering [...]
2007-05-18 21:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2670MEXICAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN FIRST QUARTER
[...] (SBU) The Mexican economy is showing signs of slower growth, with the forecast for real GDP growth around 3.2% for 2007, down from 4.8% last year. In the first quarter of the year, the Mexican economy grew at its slowest rate in more than a year, in part due to the slower pace of the U.S. ec [...]
2007-05-24 19:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO270MEXICAN AUTO SECTOR OPTIMISTIC
[...] (U) Experts on the Mexican auto industry believe the industry will not only weather the expected slow down in U.S. demand, but will maintain its competitive edge over cheaper labor countries in Asia and South America. While production and exports will likely hold steady, domestic sales figures [...]
2007-01-19 17:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD MX
07MEXICO2719COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES + 3,
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles, Ms. Laura Jordan, Mr. Douglas Rohn, and Mr. Stevel Hill for travel to Mexico City from 28-30 May for trilateral meetings. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Political Officer Pris [...]
2007-05-25 18:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCA MX OTRA PREL US
07MEXICO2752WORLD BANK BLAMES MEXICAN UNIONS AND PRIVATE
[...] SUMMARY: World Bank (WB) officials recently visited Mexico City to formally release a report on Mexico,s efforts to enact economic reforms. The report entitled, &Mexico Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization8, concluded that the country,s endeavors to carry out meaningful reforms are be [...]
2007-05-29 19:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB IO PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO278SUGAR UNIONS SEEK SWEETER DEAL ON RETIREMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers unions have threatened to go on strike beginning January 21, if an agreement is not reached on member retirement benefits. At issue is a disagreement with the sugar mill operators over whom (the industry, the Mexican Social Security Agency or both) is r [...]
2007-01-19 23:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO279MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007
[...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...]
2007-01-19 23:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX
07MEXICO2796MEXICO PUBLICLY SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF ROBERT
[...] (U) On May 30, the Mexican Ministry of Finance issued a press release supporting the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank. Early on May 30, the Embassy had delivered reftel demarche to the Mexican Secretariats of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Economy. The Finance Minis [...]
2007-05-31 18:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IBRD MX
07MEXICO2837MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1
[...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...]
2007-06-01 19:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2852 PRESIDENT CALDERON UNVEILS MEXICO'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: President Calderon has announced a National Development Plan for Mexico. The plan calls for extensive political and economic reform covering a wide range of areas from security to competitiveness to foreign policy and the environment. Although many of the proposals have been pen [...]
2007-06-01 22:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX
07MEXICO2858MEXICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOSING JOBS TO CONTRABAND
[...] SUMMARY: According to representatives of the Mexican Textile and Clothing Industries, as well as leaders of various Textile Workers Unions, their segment of the economy has lost some 318,000 jobs since 2000, with another 500,000 jobs currently at risk. Both the industry and the unions attrib [...]
2007-06-04 15:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR ECON MX CH
07MEXICO2934ELECTRICAL WORKERS, UNION COMPLAINS ABOUT THE HIGH
[...] SUMMARY: During the week of May 14, the Mexican Electrical Workers, Union (SME),an organization closely tied to Mexico,s main opposition party, launched a charm offensive lamenting the high cost of electricity for average consumers. According to the SME, the cost of electricity to the avera [...]
2007-06-05 22:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV ENRG PINR MX
07MEXICO3124MEXICO SEE FDI SURGE FROM TAX HAVEN COUNTRIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the first quarter of 2007, Mexico has experienced a surge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from "tax haven" countries such as the Virgin Islands and Bermuda. FDI inflows from these countries have been second only to inflows from the United States. Officials from the Se [...]
2007-06-14 19:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO3176MEXICO COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the UN/ILO,s World Day Against Child Labor, the Lower House of the Mexican Congress and the CROC labor union (the country,s third largest labor federation) organized a highly publicized press event to highlight the gravity of the problem of child labor in Mexico. [...]
2007-06-18 20:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM EAGR KWMN SOCI PINR KCRM MX
07MEXICO3300MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] Summary. The United States Government is aware of eighteen (18) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Mexico (GOM). Eight (8) cases are NAFTA Chapter 11 cases. In addition, one (1) case was resolved in 2006. End Summary. 2. a. Claimants A [...]
2007-06-22 21:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3304MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3305MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3306MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3307MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3308MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3442STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO3443STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO3444STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO347MEXICO TOURISM SECRETARY: NO WORRIES ON WHTI
[...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Secretary of Tourism has said that the impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on international tourism to Mexico will be minor. According to estimates by the Secretariat of Tourism (Sectur),Mexico's revenue losses from WHTI will be less than 3 percen [...]
2007-01-24 13:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR CASC CPAS EIND KHLS MX
07MEXICO3511MEXICO'S INVESTORS DISCUSS EFFECTS OF NARCO CRIME
[...] (U) Summary: Narcotics-related violence in parts of Mexico continues to raise concerns about its potential effect on Mexico's investment climate. On June 28, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) addressed this issue, by holding the International Forum on Investment and Security, where b [...]
2007-07-03 21:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN ELAB PGOV MX
07MEXICO352SUGAR WORKERS APPARENTLY ACCEPT A DEAL THAT IS NOT
[...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers union and sugar mill operators appear to have reached a deal that for now has averted a strike scheduled to begin on January 21. Although the two parties negotiated several topics, the main issue was a disagreement over retirement benefits. The union w [...]
2007-01-24 15:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO381COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TODD ANDERSON AND
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Todd Anderson and Cheryl Goodman, of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for travel to Mexico City, Tijuana and Cancun February 5-11, 2007. The purpose of the visit to Mexico is to review the efforts of US agencies and multilateral organiza [...]
2007-01-25 20:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO OTRA PREL MX
07MEXICO3937MEXICO'S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
[...] (U) Summary. President Calderon presented the National Infrastructure Program (NIP) on July 18. The NIP is the infrastructure component of Mexico's National Development Plan (ref A) and seeks to improve Mexico's competitiveness. The plan presents ambitious goals for infrastructure investment [...]
2007-07-25 16:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELTN ENRG MX
07MEXICO3993PETROLEOS MEXICANOS: A VERY, VERY GOOD PLACE TO
[...] SUMMARY: On July 17, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009. The current Pemex/STPRM contract was set to expire on August 31, 2007. This was report [...]
2007-07-27 21:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO4114AMCONSUL MATAMOROS HOSTS UNION, PRIVATE SECTOR AND
[...] SUMMARY: On July 20, AmConsul Matamoros hosted a meeting aimed at opening a discussion on ways to prevent drug abuse in general and abuse in the workplace in particular. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mexico,s largest labor federations (CTM),the local president of a national [...]
2007-08-02 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ELAB PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO413PARTY POLITICS DIVIDE LABOR MOVEMENT "UNITY" OVER
[...] SUMMARY: The successful organization of Mexican labor movement participation in a January 31 st, mega-march to protest price increases in basic food items now appears very much in doubt. The unified image labor had hoped to project in demonstrating against price increases was shattered when i [...]
2007-01-26 22:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO4144IPR TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AT VERACRUZ
[...] (U) The Embassy, together with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, held a five-day training seminar on detecting, detaining, and deterring the importation of pirated and counterfeit goods for Mexican customs and law enforcement officials at the Port of Veracruz. The seminar was [...]
2007-08-03 21:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR SNAR MX
07MEXICO4191AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (U) Summary: In ref A, Post sent Treasury's Office of International Affairs the Spanish-language presentation from the American Chamber of Commerce about its concerns regarding the fiscal reform proposal that President Calderon submitted to Mexico's Congress (ref B). Below is an English-langu [...]
2007-08-07 19:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV MX
07MEXICO4246THE LABOR SITUATION OF THE MEXICAN TEXTILE AND
[...] SUMMARY: Beginning on July 31, the Mexico office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a German non-profit organization, and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) held a two day seminar on the &Future of the Textile Industry in Mexico.8 The se [...]
2007-08-09 18:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR CH MX
07MEXICO4341DEMARCHE DELIVERED--MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 20:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA MX
07MEXICO4816REALISTIC VIEW OF CHALLENGES IN STATE OF UNION
[...] (U) On September 2, President Calderon presented his 2007 State of the Union Address (Informe) at the Palacio National. The Informe covered rule of law and security, competitive economy and job creation, equal opportunity, sustainable development, effective democracy and responsible foreign p [...]
2007-09-06 22:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB EFIN PINR MX
07MEXICO5101MX #2007-217, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2007-09-21 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5102MX #2007-216, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...]
2007-09-21 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5106MX #2007-218, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Homicide Investigation Course, on October 5, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-09-21 22:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5116MX #2007-219, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI-LEGAT, on Agro Terrorism Field Exercise, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2007-09-24 18:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5117MX #2007-220, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2007-09-24 18:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5120MX #2007-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2007-09-24 20:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5121MX #2007-223, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, October 11, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2007-09-24 20:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5122MX #2007-ODC, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, October 10, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]
2007-09-24 20:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5145MX #2007- 225, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CHDS, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the dep [...]
2007-09-25 20:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5146MX #2007-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2007-09-25 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5147MX #2007-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, 12 October 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2007-09-25 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5161FORMATION OF A SECOND MINERS UNION UNDERSCORES
[...] SUMMARY: The ongoing saga of Mexico's national miners union (SNTMMSRM) took a significant but little noticed step in late 2006 when a dissident group of approximately 100 people within that labor organization formed a break-away union. Because of the lead up to and the protracted challenge [...]
2007-09-25 21:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX
07MEXICO5168MEXICO CITY,S GOVERNMENT PROPOSES UNEMPLOYMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Mexico City,s Mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, recently proposed the creation of an unemployment insurance program for the residents of the Mexican capital. Eligible residents are limited to those that lost a job in the formal economy with eligibility retroactive to December 2006. As proposed [...]
2007-09-26 17:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO5190MX #2007-228, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Terrorism Recognition Course, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2007-09-26 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5191MX #2007- 229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Strategy and Policy, 10/10/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/10/2007 but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cr [...]
2007-09-26 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5217MX #2007- 231, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 16, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2007-09-27 21:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5219MX #2007-230, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Shadowing Stage with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Services, Forensic Services and the Home Office, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evi [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5220MX #2007-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5221MX #2007-232, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, March 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5240INFO ON MEXICAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 22:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX MX
07MEXICO5258MX #2007-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, Visit Civil Emergency Command Centers, 11/01/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2007-10-02 12:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5259MX #2007-234, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Department of the Treasury Office of Techinal Assistance Training Related to Casino and Gaming Regulation, 10/12/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/12/2007, but no l [...]
2007-10-02 12:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5290MX #2007-236, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/19/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-10-03 17:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5292MX #2007- 224, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Advance Polygraph Exercise, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2007-10-03 18:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5345DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 20:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN
07MEXICO5351MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...]
2007-10-09 12:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5352MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...]
2007-10-09 13:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5367MISSION MEXCIO POSTS HOLD FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS WITH
[...] SUMMARY: In September, AmConsul Matamoros and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor held separate follow-up meetings aimed at coordinating actions to combat abuse in the workplace. These follow-ups were the promised next steps to a discussion began on July 20 when AmConsul Matamoros hosted [...]
2007-10-09 20:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SNAR PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO5406AUTO INDUSTRY LABOR DISPUTE RESOLVED DESPITE, NOT
[...] SUMMARY: A month,s long auto industry labor dispute was recently settled when the company, Fujikura Automotive Mexico, reached an agreement with disgruntled workers in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The dispute began this past June when Fujikura announced plans to layoff its entire [...]
2007-10-11 16:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5428 MEXICO,S RULING PARTY PROPOSES FREEDOM OF
[...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s Federal Labor Law is amazingly detailed with regards to the obligations that employers have towards employees but surprisingly silent when it comes to the obligations the unions have towards their members. Mexican unions are under no obligation to their membership on such th [...]
2007-10-12 14:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5462 LEADER OF SUGAR WORKERS UNION ENJOYS THE
[...] SUMMARY: Observers of Mexico,s organized labor sector and media commentators have both reviled and hailed, Enrique Ramos Rodriguez, the leader of the country,s largest sugar workers union. In many ways Ramos typifies everything average Mexicans most sharply criticize about their country,s la [...]
2007-10-15 22:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ECON ENRG PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO548MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1
[...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...]
2007-02-06 16:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO5497MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Curso de Forense Digital, October 26, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response on or before October 25, 2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...]
2007-10-17 21:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5523AMENDED MX05497 -- MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This cable amends list in paragraph 3 of MX05497. Please delete DIEGO GUADALUPE RUIZ ROBLES, DOB 12 Dec 1970 and MARTIN GUTIERREZ OLVERA, DOB: 25 Jul 1963 from the list. The amended list is reflected in paragraph 3 of this cable to include: 1) JOSE LUIS CHINO HUITZIL, DOB 22 OCT 1969; AND [...]
2007-10-19 19:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5529CNDH DISCUSSES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEDENA
[...] On October 18, Poloff met with Dr. Javier Moctezuma Barragan, Executive Secretary in The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) to discuss the organization's recommendations to Mexico's National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and what steps SEDENA is taking to prevent human rights abuses from m [...]
2007-10-19 21:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07MEXICO5536USAID Leahy Vetting Request, 2 November 2007, MX2007-240
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Interview Techniques, 11/2/2007 . Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/2/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...]
2007-10-20 18:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5564MX #2007-241, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Trafficking in Persons, November 23, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2007-10-23 22:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5598MX #2007-241, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, 11/14/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-10-25 21:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5607MX #2007-243, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on Polygraph Course, November 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2007-10-26 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5613MX #2007-244, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics course, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-10-26 20:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5632SUBJ: SUGAR WORKER EARN FAR LESS THAN THEIR UNION
[...] SUMMARY: Mexican sugar is one of the most expensive to produce in the world; costing on average almost 2 1/2 times more to produce than its most efficient competitors. A number of reasons exist for this cost difference but one of the most frequently cited causes is Mexico,s largest sugar wo [...]
2007-10-29 17:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ECON ENGR PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5637MX #2007-NAS, (AGENCY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2007-10-29 20:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5639COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES,
[...] SUMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has drawn the attention of US and Canadian NGO,s and labor unions as well as the concern of American clothing manufacturers. The dispute began this past May when [...]
2007-10-29 20:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX
07MEXICO5653MX #2007-246, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course and Tracing Process, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2007-10-30 20:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5673MX #2007-247, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Polygraph course, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]
2007-10-31 21:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5680MX #2007-249, ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy in Alexandria, Va., 11/21/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2007-11-01 12:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5681MX #2007-248, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2007-11-01 12:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5707MX #2007-250, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on November 20, 2007, Criminal Scene Investigation. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2007-11-05 13:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO571SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY KAREN HUGHES TRIP
[...] Summary: Welcome to Mexico. Your visit comes at an important time, with the Calderon administration in only its third month in office. Notwithstanding the polarized political climate in Mexico, President Felipe Calderon is off to a strong start, demonstrating leadership at home and abroad [...]
2007-02-07 21:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS MX
07MEXICO5719MX #2007-251, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Mediacion De Conflictos En El Ambito Laboral, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...]
2007-11-05 19:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5726MX #2007-252, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Resource Management Course, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-11-05 22:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5733COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MEACHAM, MEXICO
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Carl Meacham for travel to Mexico City from 6-8 November 2007. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Deputy Political Counselor Jim Merz, telephone 52 (55) 5080-2265 or 4425; fax 52 (55) 5080-2247; cell 044 (55) 5080-2247; e- [...]
2007-11-06 16:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX
07MEXICO5735MX #2007-253, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on STOP Team Training, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2007-11-06 20:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5736MX #2007-FBI, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Public Corruption, November 27, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2007-11-06 20:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5769MX #2007-256, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2007-11-08 14:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5770MX #2007-255, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2007-11-08 14:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5803MX #2007-257, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CCMR Conference, November 28, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...]
2007-11-09 19:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5804MX #2007-258, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...]
2007-11-09 20:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5834MX #2007-259, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interview Techniques, November 23, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 23, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...]
2007-11-14 13:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5835MX #2007-260, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2007-11-14 14:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5836MX #2007-261, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on English Comprehension Introductory Level course, December 3, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...]
2007-11-14 14:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5849MX #2007-262, STATE/ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on Workshop: Integrated Cooperation on IPR Enforcement, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights b [...]
2007-11-15 16:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5850AMENDED MX05736 (MX #2007-254),FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This cable is to amend MX05736 (MX2007-254),to add the following names: Cortes, Esquivel, Ignacio, 10/20/58, Tehuacan, MX Mendez, Garcia, Melesio, 12/4/64, Tochtecpec, MX Romero, Trejo, German, 8/12/60, Mexico City 2. The list on paragraph 5 of this cable is amended to reflect this ad [...]
2007-11-15 16:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5876MX #2007-263, DHS/CBP LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/CBP, on Search Trauma and Rescue Training, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2007-11-20 17:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5879MX #2007-264, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2007-11-20 20:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5880SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL REID TO MEXICO,
[...] Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve public securit [...]
2007-11-20 20:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP REID HARRY
07MEXICO5891MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...]
2007-11-20 22:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL
07MEXICO5892MX #2007-265, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on F-5 MTT course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2007-11-21 13:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5896MX #2007-266, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Criminal Investigative Techniques, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-11-21 16:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5902MX #2007-267, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Formador de Instructores, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2007-11-21 19:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5903MX #2007-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Investigacion de Homicidios, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2007-11-21 19:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5914MX #2007-269, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-11-23 20:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5915MX #2007-270, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-11-23 20:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5930OFFICIAL FIGURES SPIN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES AND THE
[...] SUMMARY: On November 15 INEGI, the GOM,s National Statistics Institute, issued a report stating that during the twelve-month period ending September 2007 Mexico,s official unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. The INEGI report also indicated that during the same twelve-mont [...]
2007-11-26 22:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5934SONORA BRANCH OF FARM WORKERS UNION IS PLEASED
[...] SUMMARY: The Hermosillo office of the CNC (National Peasants Confederation) in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora is a farm workers union that is making a positive difference in the lives of persons employed in the various sectors of Mexico,s agricultural industry. The CNC,s Hermosillo [...]
2007-11-27 15:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR SOCI PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5935SO FAR UNION DISPUTE HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON FORD
[...] SUMMARY: A leadership dispute within what had been the sole union representing all of the workers at Ford Motor Co.,s three production plants in Mexico has, for the most part, had little impact on the car maker,s Mexico operations. The leadership dispute has lead to the formation of a new un [...]
2007-11-27 15:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV EIND EINV PINR MX
07MEXICO5936UNIONS AND JALISCO STATE GOVERNMENT SIGN AGREEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: In late October the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of the western Mexican state of Jalisco signed an agreement aimed at improving the state,s overall labor environment. The agreement called for the unions and the state government to work to [...]
2007-11-27 15:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM MX
07MEXICO5948MX #2007-271, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Maintenance and Instruments F-5, December 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...]
2007-11-27 20:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5975VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA DG'S REPORT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 16:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC MX
07MEXICO5979AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER AND SUB-CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF
[...] SUMMARY: Johnson Controls Inc., a US based auto parts supplier and One-Digit, its Mexican based sub-contractor have been accused of a series of ongoing labor rights abuses. The Johnson Controls and the One-Digit plants where the abuses are said to be occurring are located in the central Mexic [...]
2007-11-30 17:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EIND EINV PINR MX
07MEXICO6033UNION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO
[...] SUMMARY: In early November AmConsul Hermosillo and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor met with officials from the CTM, Mexico,s largest labor federation, and with various levels of GOM and NGO officials to discuss the problem of drug abuse in the workplace. This initiative, which is the o [...]
2007-12-05 19:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SNAR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO6085MEXICO ON PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 19:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL PVOV KWBG IS MX
07MEXICO6090MEXICO ON UNCITRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 19:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNCITRAL UNAUS MX
07MEXICO6094MEXICO ON NIE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 20:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR PARM MX
07MEXICO6097MX #2007-272, USMS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Services (USMS),on Meeting in USMS Headquarters, January 2, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]
2007-12-10 22:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6112MX #2007-273, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, January 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2007-12-11 19:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6122MX #2007-274, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Port Security, January 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-12-12 14:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6128MEXICAN AND U.S. SENATORS DISCUSS MIGRATION,
[...] Summary. Mexican Senate President Santiago Creel extended a bipartisan U.S. delegation headed by Senator Harry Reid an official welcome on the floor of the Mexican Senate November 29. Afterwards, over a lunch hosted by Creel, the leaders of six of Mexico's seven political parties represente [...]
2007-12-12 15:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD KCRM MX OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
07MEXICO6143DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 21:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMX PGOV PHUM UNGA
07MEXICO6184PRESIDENT CALDERON SPEAKS TO ACHIEVEMENTS,
[...] Summary. In a series of interviews commemorating his first year in office, President Calderon touted the creation of 800,000 jobs and singled out narco-trafficking as one of Mexico's biggest challenges. The U.S. was assuming greater responsibility on drugs but needed to do more to reduce de [...]
2007-12-14 22:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR
07MEXICO6185MEXICO: ITQ,S DIFFERENT ON THE BORDER
[...] Summary. Deputy PolCouns recently traveled to several destinations on the Mexican border with the U.S. as part of an orientation trip. The visit reaffirmed the perception that life in the north of Mexico and, in particular on the border with the U.S., is different from any other place in Me [...]
2007-12-14 22:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR
07MEXICO6195MEXICO RECASTING PLAN PUEBLA
[...] Bosco Marti Acencio, the Foreign Ministry's point person on Plan Puebla, discussed with poloff December 6 GOM efforts to reinvigorate this initiative created originally with a view to fostering greater cooperation and integration among Mexico and its Central American Neighbors. At the outset [...]
2007-12-17 20:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ECIN XK EC CO PE MX
07MEXICO6196CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE OVER JUSTICE REFORM MOVING
[...] Summary. The Mexican Senate passed judicial reform legislation that would facilitate transition to an oral trial system, give law enforcement officials broader search and seizure authority, allow consensual monitoring of telephone calls, and give police more responsibility for conducting inv [...]
2007-12-17 20:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM MX
07MEXICO6211MX #2007-275, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques Maritime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2007-12-18 19:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6214MX #2007-277, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques MQitime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-12-18 20:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6215MX #2007-278, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Combating Terrorism, January 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...]
2007-12-18 20:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6217MX #2007-276, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Counter Terrorism, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2007-12-18 21:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6218MEXICO SUPPORTS UPDATING AGREEMENT ON NATURAL
[...] The Government of Mexico welcomes the opportunity to expand bilateral cooperation to respond to natural or man-made disasters and to update the 1980 agreement entitled "Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States on Cooperat [...]
2007-12-18 22:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMEX ECON CA MX SENV
07MEXICO6219CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] Summary: Concerns about human rights abuses and threats to security posed by drug trafficking collide in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero where Poloff met with a wide range of Mexican congressional representatives, government officials, human rights activists, NGOs and other members of c [...]
2007-12-19 12:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ECON PINR MX
07MEXICO6233MX #2007-279, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Disaster Response Seminar, January 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2007-12-19 20:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6238MX #2007-280, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air War College, February 19, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2007-12-20 15:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6245MX #2007-282, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Fellowship International Colleagues, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...]
2007-12-20 21:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6246MX #2007-283, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Command and General Staff College, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2007-12-20 21:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6247MX #2007-281, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Qualification, February 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2007-12-20 21:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6255SONORA MAQUILA UNION BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD
[...] SUMMARY: In the north western Mexican state of Sonora a union affiliated with the country,s largest labor federation, the CTM (Confederation of Mexican Workers) finds itself in a very precarious spot. The newly elected leadership of this CTM union is struggling to balance the expectations of [...]
2007-12-21 17:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SOCI PINS SNAR PHUM MX
07MEXICO6260MX #2007-284, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on EMB-145 Init Plt, January 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2007-12-26 16:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6274MX #2007-285, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Criminal Investigations, January 11, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2007-12-27 15:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6276MX #2007-286, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Mobile Training Team - Port Security course, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals l [...]
2007-12-27 17:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO6281 RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE CONSULATES NUEVO LAREDO,
[...] Summary and action request: Mission Mexico has undertaken a thorough review of interests, missions, workloads, and staffing structures at all of its consulates. As a result we recommend that three posts -- Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Hermosillo -- be formally redesignated as Consulates Gener [...]
2007-12-28 13:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OPDC PREL MX
07MEXICO6285PEMEX TECHNICAL STAFF OBJECTS TO INDIVIDUAL WORK
[...] SUMMARY: This past July, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009 (REFTEL). One of the most significant elements of this contract was an agreement betw [...]
2007-12-28 19:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO6291MX #2007-287, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team-Digital Forensic course, January 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2007-12-31 16:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO694LABOR UNIONS LOBBY FOR EMERGENCY INCREASE IN THE
[...] SUMMARY: On December 20, 2006, Mexico,s National Commission on Minimum Wages (CNSM),an agency within the GOM,s Labor Secretariat, announced a wage increase of 3.9 percent for 2007. This wage increase was hailed by Mexico,s private sector but only reluctantly accepted by the country,s organi [...]
2007-02-13 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO837EMBASSY'S SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION FOR MEXICO
[...] Summary: Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Mexico's federal government has made greater efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting over the past year, but serious obstacles to effective enforcement remain. The new Calderon administration has decla [...]
2007-02-20 20:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON MX
07MEXICO859DISSIDENTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY WORKERS, UNION RENEW
[...] SUMMARY: In October 2006, the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) held a national convention to elect new union leadership. Despite obvious voting irregularities and ultimately violence, the election results were nevertheless confirmed by the administration of Mexico,s then ou [...]
2007-02-21 17:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PINR MX
07MEXICO863STATE GOVERNOR ACCUSES FORMER PRESIDENT OF
[...] SUMMARY: During a recent radio interview the state Governor of Coahuila accused the former president of Mexico of pressuring him in 2006 to falsely accuse the then head of the national miners union of culpability in a mine explosion which left 65 workers dead. The Governor claims the former p [...]
2007-02-21 19:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PINR MEX
07MEXICO921FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS UNION REELECTS LEADER AND
[...] SUMMARY: On February 16, Mexico,s federal civil service union federation, (the Federation of Unions of State Workers ) FSTSE),held a national convention to elect, or more specifically, unanimously reelect its Secretary General, Joel Ayala Almeida. This will be Ayala,s third term as the natio [...]
2007-02-23 17:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX
07MINSK1003EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 07, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Expelled From University (para. 2) - Lebedko Questions Prisoner Klimov's Health (para. 3) - Police Arrest Human Trafficker in Minsk (para. 4) - Loc [...]
2007-12-07 15:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO
07MINSK1025EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 14, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Registers Pro-Regime NGO Belaya Rus (para. 2) - GOB Adopts 2008-2010 Anti-TIP Program (para. 3) - Opposition Party Receives Warning (para. 4) - Signature Campaign [...]
2007-12-14 16:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO
07MINSK1030TO ROCK OR NOT TO ROCK?
[...] Following a banned rock concert November 14, several blacklisted rock musicians met with Chief State Ideology Officer and Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Oleg Proleskovskiy November 21. Proleskovskiy acknowledged the alleged ban, committed to lifting it, and encouraged the music [...]
2007-12-17 14:26:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPAO BO
07MINSK1045EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 21, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Market Vendors Conduct Nationwide Strike (para. 2) - Opposition Groups Protest Social Benefit Cuts (para. 3) - BGKB Resumes Malady Front Criminal Case (para. 4) - Smal [...]
2007-12-21 10:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK1059EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 28, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. The next weekly will come out January 11. Happy New Year! TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities to Approve Undergraduate Matriculation (para. 2) - Polish Catholic Priest Expelled from Belarus ( [...]
2007-12-28 10:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK123EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 8, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB, Ukrainian Vice Premiers Hold Energy Talks (para. 2) - Ukraine Appoints New Ambassador to Belarus (para. 3) - Venezuela to Open Embassy in Belar [...]
2007-02-09 12:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK152EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...]
2007-02-20 14:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK156BELARUS SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary and recommendation: Post once again recommends placement of Belarus on the watch list for 2007. Little has changed since Post's 2005 Special 301 input (ref A). Pirated optical media remains the norm, being readily available across the country, including in state-owned stores, and enfo [...]
2007-02-21 16:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON BO
07MINSK160EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 22, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - French Ambassador Seeks Belarus-EU dialogue (para. 2) - Foreign Minister Martynov Visits India (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - I [...]
2007-02-22 15:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK18EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...]
2007-01-09 03:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK184EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 1, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - CEI Executive Secretary DG Visits Minsk (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - State Control Committee Creates Anti-Corrupt Hotline (para. 3) [...]
2007-03-02 14:18:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK202GOB INFORMED OF U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 15:37:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR BO
07MINSK204EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]
2007-03-09 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK223Embassy Minsk FY-07 Proposal for Television Co-Op on
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Minsk submits the following nomination for consideration in the Department's TV Co-Op program for fiscal year 2007. 2. Post would like to produce a documentary on the topic of Electronic Fraud, and has located a local television broadcaster that is interested and eage [...]
2007-03-15 15:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL BO
07MINSK227EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...]
2007-03-16 15:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK229EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...]
2007-03-19 05:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK261EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 22, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - German MP Zapf Seeks Dialogue with Regime (para. 2) - GOB Delegation Arrives in Venezuela (para. 3) - New Ukrainian Ambassador Meets Foreign Ministe [...]
2007-03-26 11:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK272EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 29, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Bodies from GOB Plane Attacked in Somalia to Return (para. 2) - Venezuela Considers Buying Missiles from Belarus (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -------- [...]
2007-03-30 13:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK290EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 05, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Minsk Oil Extraction Deals Outside Russia-"Propaganda" (para. 2) - Latvia to Demand Compensation for Fuel Spill (para. 3) - Parliament Approves Visa [...]
2007-04-05 15:36:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK297BELARUS POPULATION IN SIGNIFICANT DECLINE
[...] (SBU) According to Belarusian and U.N. statistics the population of Belarus continues to decline at a rate of roughly 0.4 percent annually. If this trend continues, Belarus' population will be reduced by a third, to 6.6 million, by 2050. The low birthrate, 1.21 percent in 2006, remains the s [...]
2007-04-06 14:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK307LUKASHENKO RECONFIRMS HIS PLAN TO REMAIN PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) During a press conference with independent and state media on April 12, Lukashenko denied rumors that he was grooming one of his two legitimate sons for the presidency, stressing that he plans to remain in power for the "foreseeable future." During his most recent statements to the pres [...]
2007-04-13 15:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK324BELARUS EXTENDS SYMPATHIES OVER VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 11:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BO
07MINSK353EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 26, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leaders Warned for March 25 Demonstration (para. 2) - Parliament Adopts Changes to Political Party/NGO Law (para. 3) - Pro-Democratic Historians to Establish [...]
2007-04-30 14:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK354POLLING RESULTS: LUKASHENKO SUPPORT REMAINS HIGH IN WAKE OF
[...] According to latest polling results of independent pollster Andrey Vardomatskiy, Lukashenko's public support remains at 51.3% while de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's support rating dwindles to 4.0%. A large portion of respondents approve of Lukashenko's handling of the gas-oil conflict a [...]
2007-04-30 14:36:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
07MINSK358EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 3, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Former Political Prisoner Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 2) - Over 4,500 Signatures Collected to Challenge the Religion Law (para. 3) - GOB to Review Former Monas [...]
2007-05-04 08:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK385DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL
[...] Post on May 11 delivered reftel talking points to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The points were received with no response. MOORE [...]
2007-05-11 11:18:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO IO AIAG ISN BO
07MINSK391EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 11, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - EC Office in Minsk Not Sign of Softness on GOB (para. 2) - Lukashenko Ratifies Kyoto Protocol (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Supreme [...]
2007-05-14 08:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK412EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 18, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Protest Children's Benefits Cut (para. 2) - Opposition Calls for Solidarity with Indicted Youth (para. 3) - Opposition Seeks Legal Action against P [...]
2007-05-18 08:03:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK442EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 25, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Fines Third Organizer of Chernobyl March (para. 2) - Opposition Campaign to Commemorate Vitebsk Purges (para. 3) International Relations ----------------------- [...]
2007-05-25 10:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK464EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 1, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Protest Abolition of Social Benefits (para. 2) - Protestant Pastors Face Intensified Harassment (para. 3) - Youth Activists Protest Old Town Demolition in Gro [...]
2007-06-01 14:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK486EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 8, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Benefits Cuts for Children (para. 2) - Holocaust Memorial Unveiled at Former Ghetto Site (para. 3) - Youth Activists Receive Short Jail Sentences (p [...]
2007-06-08 12:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK510EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 15, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Arrested and Fined in Vitebsk (para. 2) - Youth Activist Fined in Mogilev (para. 3) - Women Support Activist Shatsikova's Parental Rights (para. 4) [...]
2007-06-15 10:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK52EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 17, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This report covers events from January 8 to January 19. TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT ---------- - Lukashenko Appoints Son to Belarus' Security Council (para. 2) - Parliamentary Session on Election Commission (para. 3 [...]
2007-01-19 14:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK53BFIF PROPOSAL FROM BELARUS
[...] Embassy Minsk applies for funding under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund for two proposals. First, post proposes hosting a professional wine tasting to build the image of American wines in Belarus. Second, post proposes funding travel for the Embassy's Pol/Econ (formerly FCS) FSN to [...]
2007-01-22 13:19:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD BTIO AMGT EAGR EINV ETRD BO
07MINSK542EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 22, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - South African Delegation Visits Belarus (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Minsk Authorities Want to Remove Small Retail Kiosks (para. 3) [...]
2007-06-22 13:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK561EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 29, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - GOB and Russian FMs Discuss Union, Missile Shield (para. 2) - Official Israeli Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 3) - Vietnam Military Delegation V [...]
2007-06-29 14:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK577EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 06, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Iranian Military Delegation Comes to Belarus (para. 2) - South Korean Trade Delegation in Minsk (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Opposi [...]
2007-07-06 12:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK595DELIVERED NON-PAPER ON AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING AS US
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 12:11:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG
07MINSK601EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 13, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Top Election Official Rules Out Dialogue with Opposition (para. 2) - Civil Society Activist Loses Lawsuit, Remains Expelled (para. 3) - Youth Opposition Activist Faces J [...]
2007-07-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK635Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 19, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Adopts Parliamentary Elections Guidelines (para. 2) - Daughters Visit Kozulin (para. 3) - Polish Journalist Banned Entry to Belarus (para. 4) - Union of Left- [...]
2007-07-20 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK65EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 2617,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Gomel Opposition Files Suit against Election (para. 2) - GOB Detains and Drafts Youth Activists (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-01-26 13:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK654Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 26, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Solidarity Road Tour Participants Detained (para. 2) - Opposition Movement Denied Registration (para. 3) - GOB to Establish Nuclear Regulatory Agency (para. 4) - Forensi [...]
2007-07-27 09:30:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK673TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED - GOB RESPONDS
[...] On July 31, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Oleg Anisimov, Counselor in the North American Division, and Andrei Taranda, Counselor in the Human Rights Division. Taranda promised to pass the information along to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for review, and offered a written commentary on [...]
2007-08-01 13:23:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK678EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 3, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Neo-Nazi Activist Jailed (para. 2) - Disabled Children Seek Greater State Support (para. 3) - Two Protestants Briefly Detained (para. 4) - Human Rights NGO Seeking Re- [...]
2007-08-03 12:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
07MINSK689EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 10, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Appeals Registration Denial (para. 2) - Human Rights Group to Assist Political Victims (para. 3) - Minsk Authorities Deny Application for Demonstration (pa [...]
2007-08-10 12:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK711EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 17, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Demographic Trends (para. 2) - Entrepreneurs Resolve to Strike and Defend Rights (para. 3) - Independent Editor Faces Criminal Charges (para. 4) - Polish Officials Den [...]
2007-08-17 13:36:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK728EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 24, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Neo-Nazis Threaten Vitebsk Activist (para. 2) - Police Prevent Solidarity Demonstration (para. 3) - Vendors Hold Spontaneous Protest at Minsk Market (para. 4) - Opposi [...]
2007-08-24 13:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK758EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 31, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Several Demonstrations for Kozulin Release Banned (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Fined for Leaflets (para. 3) - Police Detain Youths for Pro-Opposition Graffiti (para. 4) [...]
2007-09-05 11:51:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK770EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...]
2007-09-07 13:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK771EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...]
2007-09-07 13:39:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK786EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 14, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Three Activists Receive Jail Sentences (para. 3) - GOB Introduces Residential Registration (para. 4) - Soligorsk Miners [...]
2007-09-13 13:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK809EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 21, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Syria to Open Embassy in Minsk, Expand Ties (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested, Fined, and Expelled (para. 3) - [...]
2007-09-21 11:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK825EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 28, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Leaflets against Edicts Seized at Market (para. 2) - Corruption Case Sent to Supreme Court (para. 3) - Activist Hospitalized After Arrest (para. 4) - Participants of F [...]
2007-09-27 16:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK849EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 05, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Social Benefits Cuts (para. 2) - Jailed Opposition Leader's Daughter Fired (para. 3) - Parliament's Lower House Elects New Speaker (para. 4) - Loca [...]
2007-10-05 15:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK851DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 06:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BO
07MINSK863EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 12, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities Permit March with Route Modification (para. 2) - UCP Office Raided after OSCE Speech (para. 3) - European March Organizer Sentenced to Jail (para. 4) - Dem [...]
2007-10-11 15:03:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK886EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 19, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Minority Leaders Arrested in Grodno (para. 2) - Supreme Court Denies Leftist Union Registration (para. 3) - Milinkevich Founds European Integration Council (para [...]
2007-10-19 16:16:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK904EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 26, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Party Establishes Youth Wing (para. 2) - Activists Protest Expulsions (para. 3) - Activist Re-Arrested Immediately Following Release (para. 4) - Commemorati [...]
2007-10-26 14:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK917MCC INDICATOR SCORES DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 16:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC BO
07MINSK918EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 02, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Mark Remembrance Day (para. 2) - Police Seize Materials Ahead of Social March (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Examined by Psychiatrists (para. 4) - Authorities [...]
2007-11-02 16:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK922AMBASSADOR HONORS STALIN VICTIMS AT KURAPATY
[...] On November 2, Ambassador, several EU Heads of Mission, and the Israeli Ambassador visited Kurapaty, a wooded area outside Minsk where Stalin's secret police murdered thousands of victims and buried them in mass graves during the 1930s and 1940s. The Heads of Mission held the ceremony in obse [...]
2007-11-05 15:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK929EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 09, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition to Hold 1,500 Rallies in Mid-December (para. 2) - Gomel District Court Upholds University Expulsion (para. 3) - Christian Democracy Conference Held in Minsk [...]
2007-11-08 15:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK944INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR BELARUS
[...] This interim assessment (reftel) covers Belarus' continuing efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) since April, 2007. GOB action on TIP has seen marked, if uneven, improvement in this period. The GOB has provided increased in-kind resources to TIP-related NGOs, and has improved relatio [...]
2007-11-15 15:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO
07MINSK950EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 16, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - BPF Convention to Be Held in Minsk (para. 2) - Apparent Neo-Nazis Disrupt Polish Embassy Reception (para. 3) - GOB Bans Subscription to Major Russian Periodicals (para. [...]
2007-11-16 17:03:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK967EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 23, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Priest Faces Deportation (para. 2) - Activists Authorized to Mark Slutsk Uprising (para. 3) - Activist Wins Appeal in Supreme Court (para. 4) - Pro-Regime "Bela [...]
2007-11-23 15:39:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK978DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NOMINATION OF PROSPER TO UN CERD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 16:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA BO
07MINSK983EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 30, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Blacklisted Musicians Meet Chief Ideology Officer (para. 2) - Three Poles Expelled from Belarus (para. 3) - Business Activists Jailed (para. 4) - Family Describes Kozu [...]
2007-11-30 14:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK998JCIC-DIP-07-009: ANNUAL START SLCM DECLARATION PASSED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 14:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT JCIC START NRRC INF BO
07MONROVIA1070LIBERIA: FISHERIES SECTOR UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Liberia's fisheries sector is seeking to improve regulatory oversight and enhance monitoring and surveillance capacity following years of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities that have damaged the fishing industry and raided Liberia's abundant marine resources. Des [...]
2007-09-04 17:06:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ECON ETRD ASEC EAID PGOV LI
07MONROVIA1071LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE DELAYS RECESS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Liberian National Legislature has delayed its annual "agricultural break" by one month, to September 30, at the request of the President in order to deliberate several bills introduced at the end of the regular session. Bills before the Senate include acts to create a Legislative [...]
2007-09-05 09:43:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1085LIBERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER MATTHEWS AND TWO OTHER
[...] Veteran Liberian politician and former Foreign Minister Gabriel Bacchus Matthews died September 7, 2007 at a hospital in Monrovia. Regarded as "the father of multi-party democracy" in Liberia, he fell in and out of favor with successive Liberian leaders. The GOL is expected to announce a state [...]
2007-09-13 13:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1109LIBERIA - ICGL MEETING OF AUGUST 31
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 15:51:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL KPKO LI
07MONROVIA1135LIBERIA: RESULTS REPORT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KIMBERLEY
[...] SUMMARY: UN Sanctions on the Liberian diamond sector were lifted in April of this year following the Kimberley Process 3rd Expert Review Mission findings that Liberia met the minimum requirements of the KPCS. The mission report detailed further preparations necessary to ensure that internal con [...]
2007-09-27 16:36:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON PGOV EAID LI
07MONROVIA1190LIBERIA: GRAPPLING WITH THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: Easing the dire shortage and addressing the cost of electricity is a top priority of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government but balancing speed with a prudent strategy is a challenge. The GOL believes the best solution is developing Liberia's abundant hydroelectric pot [...]
2007-10-10 10:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV EAID LI
07MONROVIA1201LIBERIA: AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2008
[...] Following is the text of Embassy Monrovia's AGOA recommendations. The text has also been e-mailed to AF/EPS and USTR. Country: LIBERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/N [...]
2007-10-12 07:06:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD LI
07MONROVIA1302LIBERIA WILL NOT ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 15:13:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR LI
07MONROVIA1319LIBERIA: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 07:48:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN LI
07MONROVIA1321LIBERIA: MOJ PLANS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION
[...] SUMMARY: After the mass prison break in 2006 and the riot at Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) on October 20 (reftel) the Ministry of Justice is taking a hard look at reducing the prison population to improve security. This will be done through increasing resources, having a well-trained staff and [...]
2007-11-06 15:24:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS PREL PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1417LIBERIA: IN WELL-RUN ELECTION, UNITY PARTY AND
[...] SUMMARY. Unity Party candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo and independent candidate Armour Kanie Wesso will advance to round two of the Gbarpolu County by-election to replace the late Senator Samuel Tormetie on December 18. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed round one D [...]
2007-12-17 07:36:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL EAID LI
07MONROVIA279LIBERIA: 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCR 1737
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff provided Fahnbulleh with a copy of the U.S. 60-day report. Fahnbulleh had no substantive comment. Booth [...]
2007-03-01 09:13:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY LI
07MONROVIA491LIBERIA: UPDATE ON HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION
[...] (U) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 24 on a motion filed by attorneys for former National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) Chairman Guyde Bryant arguing that Bryant cannot be tried for "economic sabotage" (See Reftel A) because he enjoys immunity under Article 61 of the C [...]
2007-04-26 14:36:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM KJUS LI
07MONROVIA571LIBERIA ISSUES PRESS STATEMENT ON KEY U.S.
[...] Acting Minister of Health S. Mohammed Sheriff called Poloff May 15 to alert Embassy to the Ministry of Health's issuance of a press release along the lines of the U.S. objectives at the annual World Health Assembly. The press release appeared in the May 15 "Inquirer" newspaper. 2. Text of p [...]
2007-05-15 17:29:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LI
07MONROVIA580LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche May 16 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister for American Affairs Moiba Fofana. Emboff promised to send Fofana the texts of UNSCR resolutions 1267 and 1735. Fofana said he would brief Minister of Foreign Affairs George Wallace on the demarche. Mazel [...]
2007-05-17 10:05:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI
07MONROVIA617LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY
[...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...]
2007-05-24 08:05:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI
07MONROVIA638LIBERIA: UPDATE ON LABOR LAW REFORM
[...] Summary. A revised version of section 1508.3 of the Liberian labor code, which regulates dismissal without cause, will go back to the Liberian legislature for debate. Passage of the amended code was stalled in October 2006 after the Ministry of Labor decided to make further revisions. The new [...]
2007-05-31 08:21:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV ELAB LI
07MONROVIA666CODEL PRICE VISIT TO LIBERIA
[...] Summary. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives David Price (D-NC),Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),Jeff Fortenberry (R-NEB),and Gwen Moore (D-WIS),visited Liberia May 31-June 2. Their visit followed up on a July 2006 visit to the Liberian Congress by U. [...]
2007-06-06 09:30:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OREP KDEM EAID LI
07MONROVIA736USG-FUNDED PROGRAMS RAISE AWARENESS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
[...] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG)-FUNDED PROGRAMS IN LIBERIA HAVE STRENGTHENED COORDINATION, RAISED AWARENESS, AND PROVIDED STANDARDIZED INVESTIGATIVE AND REPORTING TOOLS TO THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (SEA) IN LIBERIA. 2. USAID' [...]
2007-06-21 11:45:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KWMN UNMIL LI
07MONROVIA896LIBERIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY TO MARK THE ECONOMIC
[...] SUMMARY: In advance of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Liberian Independence on July 26, Emboffs traveled to Grand Bassa county on July 6-7, visiting the capital of Buchanan, Liberia's second largest port, and the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC),the second largest rubber pl [...]
2007-07-24 16:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDAID ECON LI PGOV
07MONROVIA960LIBERIA ECONOMIC BRIEFS -- August 2007
[...] (U) Following is a summary of recent economic and commercial developments in Liberia. ---------------------- PRESIDENT SIGNS BUDGET ---------------------- 2. (U) President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the FY2007-08 national budget on July 31. The US$199.3 million budget is ov [...]
2007-08-02 16:01:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN ASEC EAID LI
07MONROVIA961LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT REVOKES DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 10:56:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CVIS PREL PTER LI
07MONTERREY801NUEVO LEON AT THE HEART OF MEXICO'S MEDICAL TOURISM
[...] SUMMARY. Nuevo Leon is actively working to become the medical tourism destination-of-choice in Mexico for Mexican and American citizens seeking quality, affordable health care. The Nuevo Leon State Government has formed a Specialized Medical Services Cluster of ten public and private hospita [...]
2007-08-23 21:33:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV ECON SOCI TBIO MX
07MONTERREY945TAMAULIPAS: BEST PRACTICES FOR FIGHTING DENGUE FEVER IN
[...] On November 8, Consulate Matamoros and Consulate Monterrey Econoffs met with Tamaulipas Secretary of Health, Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantu, to discuss the state's success in battling dengue fever. Despite record rainfalls throughout northeastern Mexico, Tamaulipas represents a significantly lower p [...]
2007-11-17 00:28:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO SENV SMIG SOCI MX
07MONTERREY947NEW MEDIA IN MEXICO: A RISING FORCE
[...] SUMMARY: Since the introduction of the internet in Mexico in 1992, internet usage has grown exponentially among government, business and private individuals. While poverty, lack of education and regional insufficiencies in telecommunications infrastructure inhibit internet use, more and more M [...]
2007-11-21 19:07:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO TINT SOCI ECON MX
07MONTEVIDEO1026URUGUAY: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] Per reftel, post submits the following report on worst forms of child labor in Uruguay, formatted as requested. ------------ Begin Report ------------ A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor The law sets the minimum age for employment at 15 years. Adolescent [...]
2007-12-07 19:10:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UY
07MONTREAL132Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious
[...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...]
2007-03-19 18:43:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA
07MONTREAL137Mosaic under pressure (part 2 of 2): Politicians Enter the
[...] (SBU) This is the second part of our examination of the debate over "reasonable accommodation," the political catch-all term for the building tension between Quebec's identity as a "secular" society and the perceived need to shape its rules and values to "accommodate" religious or cultural cons [...]
2007-03-23 19:26:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM SOCI CA
07MOSCOW109EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ITRC "MIR",
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, ITRC "MIR", Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license app [...]
2007-01-16 09:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW110EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Supreme Commercial Court, Moscow, Russia. The company was [...]
2007-01-16 09:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW111EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC DIGAZ,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Digaz, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license appl [...]
2007-01-16 09:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW112EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC VREMYA-
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Vremya-Ch, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-01-16 09:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1382EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Infopulse-Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed [...]
2007-03-29 12:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1383EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Elvatech Ltd, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on a [...]
2007-03-29 12:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1502POINTS OF CONTACT FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] Per reftel request, Post's points of contact for avian and pandemic influenza are: State: Aaron Fishman Health Affairs Officer Environment, Science and Technology Section Ph: 7-495-728-5189 Fax: 7-495-728-5033 Email: FishmanAD@state.gov DOD: Through July 2007: LTC Joseph Varuolo C [...]
2007-04-05 02:49:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON MARR MASS CASC EAGR RS
07MOSCOW1673DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 14:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR RS
07MOSCOW1696U.S.-RUSSIA WILDLIFE DISEASE CONFERENCE - BIRD FLU
[...] SUMMARY: A full-day session on avian influenza drew a large and lively audience during the recent 2nd U.S.-Russia Conference on Wildlife Diseases, held in Moscow. The conference featured a 17-member USG delegation, whose presenters underscored the vital interactions between human health, wi [...]
2007-04-13 13:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR TBIO KFLU RS
07MOSCOW1718EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Tactica Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on B [...]
2007-04-16 11:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1719EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Tactica Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on B [...]
2007-04-16 11:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1720EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Tactica Ltd., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on B [...]
2007-04-16 11:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1721EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NOVIKOVA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Novikova Irina PBOUL firm, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]
2007-04-16 11:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1722EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FSUE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, FSUE Germanium, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]
2007-04-16 11:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1723EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VITALIY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Vitaliy Shevchenko, Kremenchuk, Ukraine. The company is listed on BI [...]
2007-04-16 11:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1724EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter Plant, Sverdlovsk Region, Revda, Ru [...]
2007-04-16 11:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1866EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Sevmorneftegeofizika, Murmansk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-04-23 12:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1904RUSSIA: INVITATION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPO
[...] On April 24 Yekaterina Slizkova, Deputy Chief of the Section for International Cooperation of the Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications (MinInformSvyazi),extended an invitation from Minister Leonid Reyman to Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to attend the October 25-27 InfoCom t [...]
2007-04-25 10:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON EINT ETRD RS
07MOSCOW1919Russia: Environmental NGOs Focus on Sochi
[...] SUMMARY: Large scale development plans for Sochi, a major resort in the south of Russia and one of three finalists to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, continue to prompt concerns among environmental NGOs in Russia. Despite intense government pressure and Rosprirodnadzor approval of an environm [...]
2007-04-26 07:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV RS
07MOSCOW1976UNSC MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL: RUSSIA ON BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 13:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC MO WI RS
07MOSCOW2045EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Bochvar All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for In [...]
2007-05-04 10:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2046EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, TASC-T, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]
2007-05-04 10:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2074EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PERM MOTOR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Perm Motor Factory, Perm, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licen [...]
2007-05-07 08:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2126RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN ITWG ANNUAL MEETING AND
[...] (U) We delivered non-papers to Russian officials and entities encouraging participation in the annual meeting of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) that will be held in Sweden, June 27-28, and an upcoming (date TBD) ITWG-sponsored round-robin exercise in the fiel [...]
2007-05-08 14:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2195MANAGING POLAR BEARS: IT TAKES A VILLAGE
[...] SUMMARY: A project aimed at alleviating the pressure of growing human-polar bear interaction has produced promising results in the village of Vankarem, in Siberia's far northeastern district of Chukotka. Concerted local leadership action, with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF),has led [...]
2007-05-11 13:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2198DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED TO RUSSIAN FOREIGN
[...] We delivered reftel diplomatic note to Aleksandr Zakharov in the Foreign Ministry's North America Department May 11. We restated the US position and requested a formal response from the GOR to our December 2006 diplomatic note. We will also raise the issue separately with the Presidential Co [...]
2007-05-11 14:57:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKACT KTIA PARM RS
07MOSCOW2250GIMME SHELTER: STRAYS FIND NEW HOME IN MOSCOW
[...] SUMMARY: Strays roaming Moscow now have an upscale alternative. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recently opened a new Stray Dog and Cat clinic in northern Moscow that is intended to work in tandem with an existing mobile vet clinic. This represents the first such combination [...]
2007-05-15 13:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI PGOV RS
07MOSCOW237EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: OOO "MODERN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, OOO "Modern Optical Technologies", Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]
2007-01-22 07:47:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW238EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC KASHIRSKY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Kashirsky Electrical Network, Kashira, Moscow, Russia. The compa [...]
2007-01-22 07:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2438APEC: INVITATION TO APEC FOOD DEFENSE WORKSHOP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 14:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER TBIO EAGR APEC RS
07MOSCOW250EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: OOO "MODERN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, OOO "Modern Optical Technologies", Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]
2007-01-22 12:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW256EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Russian Federal Research and Technological Institute of [...]
2007-01-23 08:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2633RUSSIAN POSITION ON EU AS OBSERVER IN GLOBAL
[...] (U) On June 4 we contacted Amelia Siderova, in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),and asked her to clarify (REFTEL) Russia's position on the potential participation of the European Union in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). Siderova resp [...]
2007-06-04 15:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC KNNP PREL RU
07MOSCOW2685EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RASSIAN ACADEMY OF
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Institute of Solid State [...]
2007-06-06 12:20:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW2686EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC NORTH WESTCOM, ST.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC North Westcom, St. Petersburg, Russia. The company is listed on BI [...]
2007-06-06 12:20:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3063EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Pribor.ru, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license [...]
2007-06-25 12:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3064EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VYACHESLAV
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Vyacheslav Filinov, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]
2007-06-25 12:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3074EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: A) D368267
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Mikron, Zelenograd, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license [...]
2007-06-25 13:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3075EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DMITROVSKY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Dmitrovsky Electricity network, Dmitrov, Russia. The company is list [...]
2007-06-25 13:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3145EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DMITROVSKY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Dmitrovsky Electricity network, Dmitrov, Russia. The company is list [...]
2007-06-28 08:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3316ENVIRONMENTALISTS FRET OVER SOCHI OLYMPIAD
[...] SUMMARY. The selection of Sochi as the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games brought less joy to Russian environmentalists, who have long warned about the potential impact of large-scale construction in this region. Environmental NGOs will monitor implementation of the Sochi 2014 Environment [...]
2007-07-09 02:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV RS
07MOSCOW3317EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NST
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, NST OMZ Research Center for EOM, Moscow, Russia. The com [...]
2007-07-09 03:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3318EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIITF),Institute of Te [...]
2007-07-09 03:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3319EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: RIRT (RUSSIAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, RIRT, St. Petersburg, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]
2007-07-09 04:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3339Moscow Wi-Fi: Hotspots Amid an Internet Trend
[...] SUMMARY: Internet in Russia is slowly gaining ground across the country, albeit impeded by limited provision of broadband service and lack of personal computers. Wireless and high-speed Internet is taking hold in larger cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Wi-Fi hotspots are increasingly [...]
2007-07-09 11:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEINT ECPS ECON TINT RS
07MOSCOW3489EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, State Joint-Stock Railway Company, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [...]
2007-07-17 12:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3490EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, JSC Uzbektelecom, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The company is l [...]
2007-07-17 12:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3506RUSSIA LONGITUDINAL MONITORING SURVEY RESULTS FOR 2006
[...] (U) In 2006, Russian incomes were up 16 percent from the previous year, while unemployment and consumer prices fell, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Russia's Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) in their annual survey of socio-economic dat [...]
2007-07-18 10:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON RS
07MOSCOW3592EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MICRAN,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, (A) and (B) Micran, Tomsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]
2007-07-23 11:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3649DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche July 25 to Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze, Secretary General for the GOR's UNESCO commission. We conveyed appreciation for the GOR's continued support for the bill. Ordzhonikidze promised to forward the updated version of the text to the GOR's UNESCO Mission and assu [...]
2007-07-26 10:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO RS
07MOSCOW3716DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 13:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC RS
07MOSCOW3732MOSCOW'S SCIENCE MUSEUMS: EXPERIMENTING WITH SUCCESS
[...] SUMMARY: As Moscow increasingly becomes a tourist destination, science museums could play a role as second tier destinations, but funding and attracting visitors remain a challenge. END SUMMARY. 2. Embassy EST intern recently visited many of Moscow's science museums. This Way to the Di [...]
2007-07-31 11:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SENV TPHY TBIO RS
07MOSCOW3746EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: 1ST FIRE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, 1st Fire Brigade, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-08-01 08:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3837EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SECURITY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Security Company Fakel Ost Ltd., Balashikha, Moscow Region, Russia. [...]
2007-08-06 08:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3838EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SECURITY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Security Company Fakel Ost Ltd., Balashikha, Moscow Region, Russia. [...]
2007-08-06 08:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3893RUSSIA'S FINANCE MINISTRY ON IRAQ DEBT AND AUGUST
[...] (S) Deputy Finance Minister Storchak confirmed with the Embassy that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahrastani will visit Moscow on August 9 to discuss "commercial cooperation" between the two countries. Storchak said FinMin Kudrin and officials in the Presidential Administration have pressed upon their [...]
2007-08-09 05:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EPET IZ RS ENRG
07MOSCOW3921EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Moscow State University, Institute of Nuclear Physics, D [...]
2007-08-10 10:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3947RUSSIA ADDS THREE MONTHS TO ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON
[...] (U) In a letter dated July 31, 2007, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) provided a courtesy notice to the Embassy regarding the Russian government's decision to extend by three months its dumping investigation of fiberglass imports. The text of the MEDT letter reads as foll [...]
2007-08-13 12:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON RS
07MOSCOW3976EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Obla [...]
2007-08-14 13:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3977EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TIE PELENG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, TIE Peleng Ltd, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The company is listed on BI [...]
2007-08-14 13:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4120RUSSIA NONCOMMITTAL ON UNSCR 1540 SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 04:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF RS
07MOSCOW4133RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION
[...] As requested reftel, EST contacted the Department of Natural Resources to determine who was expected to represent Russia at the September 12-13 BSEC Symposium in Istanbul, as no names of recommended invitees were provided by Department. We were informed that Ms. Natalya Tretyakova, Department [...]
2007-08-23 12:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV TU RS
07MOSCOW4189BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Reftel requested a pre-license check to confirm the bona fides of the World of Arms company, the foreign consignee listed in the license applications detailed in the DTC Case 050052700. The commodities in question are 30 Model 597 Semi Auto rifles, .22 cal W/Scope and 20 Model 700 Bolt A [...]
2007-08-28 06:06:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
07MOSCOW4241RUSSIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 13:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA
07MOSCOW4263EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, JSC Institute Engineering Science Ural Branch RAS, Yekat [...]
2007-08-30 09:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4264EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Kamensk-Uralsky City Administration, Kamensk- Uralsky, R [...]
2007-08-30 09:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4267EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SPECIAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Special Purpose Center of FSB, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed [...]
2007-08-30 09:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4285RUSSIA WILL RESPOND TO UNESCO ILLITERACY MEASURES SURVEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 14:36:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SOCI UNESCO RS
07MOSCOW4409Russian Response to Letter Regarding U.S. Candidacy for
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL UNESCO RS
07MOSCOW4415Polar Bears: Exchange of Notes Bringing US-Russia Polar
[...] On August 24, 2007, EST exchanged diplomatic notes with, and passed the U.S. instrument of ratification to, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as per reftel instructions. 2. The exchange of notes will bring the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the [...]
2007-09-07 13:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA SENV RS
07MOSCOW4424EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LLC NORDIX,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, LLC Nordix, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license app [...]
2007-09-10 10:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4453BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Reftel requested a pre-license check to confirm the bona fides of FNPZ NefteGazAeroKosmos Ltd., the foreign end-user and NPO Geophizika-NV, the foreign consignee listed on application 050056021. The commodities in question are 10 NV-2AMA White filters (216mm x 168mm x 3mm) (NVIS filters) [...]
2007-09-11 05:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4462PROPOSAL TO HOST NRRC CONSULTATIONS PASSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 13:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBO KACT KZ NR PARM RS ST UP
07MOSCOW4466RUSSIAN RADIATION MEDICINE EXPERTS IDENTIFIED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 15:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KRAD RS
07MOSCOW4469 Nunn-Lugar Roundtable: Russians Praise CTR, Call for More
[...] (U) Summary: At an event co-hosted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Center for Policy Studies to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, the Russian guest speakers broadly praised the Program, acknowledging its popularity and success. Some argue [...]
2007-09-12 05:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER OREP ENRG MNUC
07MOSCOW4485RUSSIA WILL SUPPORT US POSITION ON UNSCR 1540
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 02:52:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF RS
07MOSCOW4522US - RUSSIA JDEC EXPERTS MEETING: RUSSIA CANNOT
[...] (U) MFA DVBR Senior Counselor Vladimir Gavrikov told us September 7 that the MOD had informed them that their technical experts on the Joint Data Exchange Center would not be prepared to meet on September 26 as proposed reftel, and requested that the meeting be pushed back to a date in Octobe [...]
2007-09-14 11:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PARM PREL RS
07MOSCOW4536DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche September 13 to Tatiana Smirnova, MFA Head of the Division for European Cooperation, Humanitarian Cooperation Division. Smirnova noted that the GOR was not planning to present criticism of other countries at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM),[...]
2007-09-14 13:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ECON OSCE RS
07MOSCOW4555EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MOSCOW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Moscow Railways, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licens [...]
2007-09-17 10:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4585INVITATION TO GPOI G8 CLEARINGHOUSE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 10:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW4602SEEKING HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT AD HOC LIAISON
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on September 14 to Timur Zabirov of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department. Zabirov said that the GOR appreciated that the Secretary's attendance at the AHLC demonstrates U.S. support for the Palestinian Authority and that a suitably high-level official wo [...]
2007-09-19 04:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF EUN RS
07MOSCOW4772YABLOKO PARTY LAUNCHES PARTY LIST
[...] (SBU) In conversations since the September 15 - 16 Yabloko congress, Yabloko federal list number two Sergey Kovalev, party member Andrey Piontkovskiy, and a member of Yabloko's Murmansk delegation to the congress described to us a party whose continued stress on human rights, as manifested in t [...]
2007-09-28 15:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW4893ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department First Secretary Timur Zabirov. Zabirov expressed GOR support for the Tribunal mission, although he could not specify the level of GOR funding. Zabirov warned against the use of the Tribunal as a means to [...]
2007-10-05 06:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER LE RS
07MOSCOW4894G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SUBMINISTERIAL,
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department First Secretary Timur Zabirov. Zabirov conveyed GOR appreciation of Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried's attendance at the G-8 BMENA SIPDIS Subminsterial and said that a suitably high-level official woul [...]
2007-10-05 06:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN RS
07MOSCOW4957EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Kaluga Brewer Company (Russian abbreviation KPK),Kaluga [...]
2007-10-11 12:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4958EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ST.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, St. Petersburg Physics and Tech Center for Research and [...]
2007-10-11 12:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4959EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MIREA STATE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, MIREA State University, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-10-11 12:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4960EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: (A) AND (B)
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, (A) and (B) Kalibr 2001, Vidnoe City, Moscow, Russia. The company is [...]
2007-10-11 12:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4998U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 08:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5145CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 10:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN UNGA RS
07MOSCOW5146ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to MFA Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights First Secretary Aleksey Goltyayev. Goltyaev said that the GOR would oppose on principle country-specific resolutions condemning the human rights records of Iran, Burma, the DPRK and Bela [...]
2007-10-25 11:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN RS
07MOSCOW5148EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SRI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, SRI Biomedicinskoy Khimii im. V.N.Orekhovicha, Moscow, Russia. The c [...]
2007-10-25 12:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5181DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 08:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU RS
07MOSCOW5189TDY JEFFERSON FELLOWS: KEEP THEM COMING
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Moscow supports amending the Jefferson Science Fellow program to include an 8-10 week TDY at the end of the Fellowship year. Our first TDY Fellow, Dr. Katherine Radtke, contributed significantly to the advancement of U.S. science and technology goals in key areas like nano [...]
2007-10-29 14:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL APER RS
07MOSCOW5351STYLE RECORDS--PIONEERING RUSSIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY'S
[...] (SBU) As high piracy rates and changing business models increasingly challenge the traditional way the music industry conducts business in Russia, a prominent Russian recording company, Style Records, is using market incentives and diversification to ensure its future survival. While taking [...]
2007-11-09 15:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR RS
07MOSCOW5352STYLE RECORDS--PIONEERING RUSSIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY'S
[...] (SBU) As high piracy rates and changing business models increasingly challenge the traditional way the music industry conducts business in Russia, a prominent Russian recording company, Style Records, is using market incentives and diversification to ensure its future survival. While taking [...]
2007-11-09 15:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR RS
07MOSCOW5373RUSSIA - THE POLITICS OF INFLATION
[...] (SBU) In a campaign that many here characterize as a referendum on Putin and his policies, few expected that the problem of inflation would emerge to distract the public's attention from the broader economic stabilization that has succored the president's popularity. Putin's team, which was a [...]
2007-11-14 04:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR RS EINV
07MOSCOW5524RUSSIA WILL ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 15:16:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS RS
07MOSCOW5551DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ RS
07MOSCOW5564PSI TALKING POINTS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 07:52:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07MOSCOW5698EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ROSTOVSKIY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Rostovskiy NII Radiosvyazi, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The company is li [...]
2007-12-04 14:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5699EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MIREA STATE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, MIREA State University, Moscow, Russia and intermediate consignee Br [...]
2007-12-04 14:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5729EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Romona Inc., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The company is l [...]
2007-12-06 13:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5733DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARMS SALES TO BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 16:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM RS
07MOSCOW5738WFP PLANNING CY08 NORTH CAUCASUS DEPARTURE DESPITE
[...] Summary: The UN World Food Program will extend its current North Caucasus operation into 2008, but unless it observes deterioration in the food security status of the IDP population it plans to terminate all its direct food aid in the region within the next year. End summary. -------------- [...]
2007-12-07 06:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5743COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARY B. WARLICK, SENIOR
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NSC Senior Director Mary B. Warlick for the proposed visit to Moscow from December 10-11, 2007. Airport meet/assist has been arranged through AECA. 2. Control Officer is Karen Kirchgasser, tel. 7-495-728-5171; 7-495-234-2449 (hm); 7-495-970 [...]
2007-12-07 09:51:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL AMGT ASEC RS
07MOSCOW5752EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Kavkaztransgaz, Stavropol, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]
2007-12-07 13:30:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5753EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: IT-
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, IT-Diagnostica, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]
2007-12-07 13:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5795RUSSIA SUSPENDS PARTICIPATION IN CFE TREATY
[...] As expected, at midnight December 12, Moscow suspended participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). According to the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Russia has suspended all actions under the Treaty, including exchanges of information on troop levels, and inspec [...]
2007-12-12 15:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCFE NATO MARR RS
07MOSCOW5798PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE SAVE THE DATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 13:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL RS
07MOSCOW5803DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Middle East and North Africa Counselor Timur Zabirov. Zabirov said that the GOR appreciated the importance of the Paris donors conference and Foreign Minister Lavrov would head the Russian delegation. He could not provide information on the level of Russian [...]
2007-12-14 07:36:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAMCT PREL PGOV KWBC KPAL IS RS
07MOSCOW5819EMBASSY MOSCOW'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] Embassy Moscow's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer is: Kathleen Doherty, Deputy Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs, 7 (495) 728-5179, DohertyKX@state.sgov.gov, DohertyKA@state.gov. 2. The Deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer is Clayton Hays, Financial Economist, 7 (49 [...]
2007-12-14 13:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN RS
07MOSCOW5857TALKING POINTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 10:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL
07MOSCOW5918DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELECTIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 12:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA RS
07MOSCOW5925JCIC POINTS PASSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 14:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT START JCIC US RS BO KZ UP
07MOSCOW5969POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. POLICY ON PAKISTAN'S
[...] We delivered reftel points to the office of MFA Second Asia Department Director Aleksandr Maryasov. The MFA is closed for the holidays, but Maryasov's staff promised to pass the points to Maryasov immediately. RUSSELL [...]
2007-12-31 10:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK RS
07MOSCOW645MOSCOW FORUM OFFERS INNOVATION CORNUCOPIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Moscow's Seventh International Salon of Innovations and Investments, February 5-8, offered a cornucopia of products, services and financial programs for the developing innovation economy. In contrast to last year's Salon (REFTEL),there were significantly more exhibitors, and the [...]
2007-02-14 12:17:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT ETRD TNGD TSPL IR RS
07MOSCOW666EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Kirishinefteorgsintez, Kirishi, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-02-15 14:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW667EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: WORLD HUNTING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, World Hunting Technology Ltd., St. Petersburg, Russia. The company i [...]
2007-02-15 14:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW668EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ARGON LLC,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Argon LLC, Balakovo, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license ap [...]
2007-02-15 14:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW669EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ENERGOCASCAD,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Energocascad, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]
2007-02-15 14:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW670EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Eurochim Spb, St. Petersburg, Russia. The company is lis [...]
2007-02-15 14:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW86EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC VREMYA-
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Vremya-Ch, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2007-01-12 08:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW87EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC DIGAZ,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, JSC Digaz, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license appl [...]
2007-01-12 08:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW982EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: IGOR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Igor Kochemasov, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The party is listed on BIS [...]
2007-03-09 07:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MUMBAI649SECRETARY PAULSON SPEAKS AT INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Summary: At an Infrastructure Conference in Mumbai on October 29, 2007, visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson encouraged continued economic reforms in India, especially transparent and independent regulatory frameworks. He underscored India's need to develop a domestic corporate bond [...]
2007-11-07 13:36:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG PREL IN
07MUMBAI651CHURCH ADVOCACY RESULTS IN ACTION BY RELUCTANT POLICE AFTER
[...] Summary: On October 25, 15 to 20 members of a right- wing Hindu group allegedly assaulted and injured five nuns of the Franciscan Clarist order near Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Christian sources told us that the Indore police were initially reluctant to register a complaint against the Hindu att [...]
2007-11-08 07:11:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM IN
07MUNICH104 BAVARIAN MINISTER ON PHARMACEUTICALS AND HEALTH CARE
[...] On February 14, Consul General Nelson called on Christa Stewens, Bavarian Minister for Labor, Social Affairs, and Family, to discuss the potential impact of German health care reform on innovation in the Bavarian pharmaceutical sector. Stewens agreed with several of the points made by the CG, [...]
2007-02-21 15:23:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV ETRD GM
07MUNICH106BAVARIAN TAKE ON DOHA AND CLOSER TRANSATLATIC INTEGRATION
[...] In a discussion with senior officials from the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs and the State Chancery, Embassy Berlin EMIN stressed the urgency of German and EU action to revitalize the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) now. He pointed to statements by Chancellor Merkel and other senior Ge [...]
2007-02-21 17:13:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON GM
07MUNICH196 CRISIS AT SIEMENS - JUST HOW BAD IS IT?
[...] Manufacturing giant Siemens, a household name in Germany and in much of the world, has become embroiled in a recent string of scandals ranging from "outsourced" job losses to accusations of bribery of customers and unions that have tarnished the firm's reputation. Even before the March 27 ar [...]
2007-04-03 14:40:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM
07MUNICH21 BAVARIAN MINISTER-PRESIDENT STOIBER TO STEP-DOWN
[...] Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber announced January 18 he will resign his posts as Minister-President and Christian Social Union (CSU) Party Chairman by September 30, 2007. Bavarian State Parliament (Landtag) President Alois Glueck confirmed to the Consul General shortly after Stoibe [...]
2007-01-19 13:04:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
07MUNICH28 BAVARIA'S NEXT MINISTER-PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Bavarian Interior Minister Guenther Beckstein is expected to be elected Bavarian Minister-President in early October 2007, succeeding Edmund Stoiber. Beckstein is the longest-serving and best-known of Germany's state interior ministers. His "law and order" approach has provided Bavaria [...]
2007-01-19 18:24:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
07MUNICH325 MUNICH G-8 JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS MEETING
[...] The below text is the concluding declaration from the G-8 Justice and Interior Ministers Meeting held in Munich May 23-25. The U.S. was represented at the meeting by Attorney General Gonzales and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jackson. 2. Begin text: During our meeting in Munich on [...]
2007-05-25 15:24:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER KCRM KISL GM
07MUNICH403 BAVARIA'S CSU - PALACE POLITICS PLAY ON
[...] (SBU) It now appears all but certain that Interior Minister Beckstein will succeed Edmund Stoiber as Minister-President. Further, it appears that federal Agriculture Minister Seehofer's personal problems and negative campaign style have given Bavarian Economic Minister Huber a decisive, if not [...]
2007-07-09 09:42:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
07MUNICH463BIOGAS IN BAVARIA: A MODEL FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE?
[...] ConGen Munich visited a biomethane plant in Pliening, Bavaria built and run by Schmack Biogas AG, a leader in the biogas field. The plant is a showcase for the state of the art in biogas technology, and an example of the potential of biomass as a fuel source. Schmack representatives are optim [...]
2007-08-13 05:40:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL ENRG TRGY KGHG GM
07MUNICH560 CSU PARTY CONVENTION USHERS-IN POST-STOIBER ERA
[...] (SBU) At the annual CSU party convention, Erwin Huber decisively defeated Horst Seehofer and Gabrielle Pauli in the race to lead his party forward. Delegates also overwhelmingly endorsed Guenther Beckstein as the CSU's candidate for Bavarian Minister-President, all but ensuring his election o [...]
2007-10-02 15:55:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
07MUNICH563 RESPONSE TO FDA REGARDING U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT
[...] Consulate General Munich is unaware of any information that would present negative foreign policy implications in connection with awarding a product development grant award to either the Medizinische Universitatsklinik Wurzburg or the Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, and thus has no objection [...]
2007-10-04 09:37:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY US GM
07MUNICH573BLUE LANTERN PRE-CHECK LICENCE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] ConGen Munich contact Josef Priller, of Sitec's sales department, regarding the questions outlined in reftel. Priller provided the following answers: a) Sitec's customers: Sitec's typical customers are commercial aircraft manufacturers located worldwide. b) Ties to China: Sitec has no [...]
2007-10-12 15:45:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GM
07MUNICH574BLUE LATERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] ConGen contacted Bernhard Wagner, Managing Director of Prueftechnik Dieter Busch AG. Wagner confirmed that Prueftechnik had received all 10 Inertial Sensor Assemblies (ISA) listed on the license and assured us the ISAs had been incorporated into Prueftechnik's PARALIGN systems. 2. Prueft [...]
2007-10-12 15:45:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GM
07MUNICH602006 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC) PROCEDURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 16:06:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
07MUNICH620BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENCE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] As requested in (Ref A),ConGen Munich contacted the managing directors of Cerberus, GmbH, Frank Satzinger and Matthias Hainich, at their place of business located at Gewerbestrasse 4, Obersoechering. Satzinger and Hainich confirmed they are also the directors of Oberland Arms, OHG. They exp [...]
2007-11-20 16:29:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GM
07MUNICH633BLUE LANTERN PRE-CHECK LICENCE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] ConGen Munich contacted Deutsches Zentrum f|r Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Wessling and received the confirmation that it had ordered two detectors from Fermionics Corporation. DLR informed us that it had not physically received the detectors, as the Australian firm Integrated Spectronics Pty [...]
2007-11-29 13:24:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GM
07MUNICH92 APPRECIATION FOR MISSION GERMANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE
[...] Consulate General Munich wishes to express its appreciation for the assistance provided by colleagues in Mission Germany supporting the 43d Munich Security Conference. This was the largest Security Conference in history with four heads of government, 16 foreign ministers, and 24 defense minis [...]
2007-02-15 07:45:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
07MUSCAT1011OMAN'S SME OFFICE INTERESTED IN ASSISTANCE
[...] The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has established a new office dedicated to coordinating Oman's various Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) programs. The SME Director General has requested USG technical assistance in helping his directorate accomplish their mission. End Summary. -- [...]
2007-11-03 08:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMPI MU
07MUSCAT1013RESEARCH CAPACITY LACKING IN OMAN
[...] Oman's lack of research capacity stands to hinder its drive toward doubling the Sultanate's GDP by 2020, according to an international consulting firm hired by the country's Research Council. The firm recommended that the government build research programs around the water, energy, petrochemi [...]
2007-11-04 06:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON TNGD TPHY MU
07MUSCAT1016GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW PUBLIC VIEWING OF OFFICIAL
[...] The Omani government recently promulgated Royal Decree 60/2007, authorizing the creation of the National Authority for Documents and Archives to manage official documents. Under this decree, the newly-established authority, to be temporarily supervised by the Minister of Heritage and Culture, [...]
2007-11-04 13:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI MU
07MUSCAT105HEALTH MINISTRY CONFIRMS US PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT
[...] In response to U.S. pharmaceutical company concerns (reftel),Econoff arranged for a January 30 teleconference between Dr. Batool Jaffer Suleiman, Director of Rational Drug Use, Ministry of Health, and Samir Mansour, Regional Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Directo [...]
2007-02-03 07:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON KIPR MU
07MUSCAT1107UPDATING OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 11:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN MU
07MUSCAT1139OMANI FM PROMOTES STRONGER COMMERCIAL TIES
[...] (U) In a December 25 interview with private Arabic-language daily "al-Shabiba," Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi stressed the importance of improving commercial ties with regional partners to stimulate both trade and foreign direct investment. He cited the govern [...]
2007-12-29 14:08:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PREL MU
07MUSCAT1140OMANI GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION
[...] (U) On December 27, Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a public statement condemning the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Characterizing the act as "brutal" and "criminal," the government expressed its "deep sympathy and condolences" to Bhutto's family and the Pakistani people. The Min [...]
2007-12-29 14:08:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PTER SHUM MU
07MUSCAT147OMAN FOCUSED ON REDUCING TRAFFIC FATALITIES
[...] Traffic accidents are a serious concern in Oman, as the per capita mortality rate is significantly higher than the global average. Al Mustadaama, a non-profit organization initially funded by the MEPI program, actively promotes awareness through a child safety restraint program. End Summary. [...]
2007-02-14 12:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPAHO SOCI UNDP UNGA MU
07MUSCAT16FTA AWARENESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OMAN'S BFIF
[...] On December 6, 2006, the Embassy, in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),and the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI),sponsored a successful "2006 Oman-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Awareness [...]
2007-01-07 08:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT171SOHAR PORT OFFICIALS THINKING BIG
[...] Port of Sohar officials continue to think big in terms of port expansion as industrial projects for the complex continue to come on-line. The Port is positioning itself as a convenient economic alternative to ports within the Arabian Gulf, with its dry, liquid, and container terminals already [...]
2007-02-20 12:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EWWT PREL MU
07MUSCAT172AGRICULTURE MINISTRY GRAPPLES WITH WATER AND
[...] The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries identified water scarcity and disease control as top priorities for the Ministry in efforts to sustain employment in these historically important sectors. The Minister further expressed interest in hosting a research facility that was initially destin [...]
2007-02-20 12:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PREL KMPI MU
07MUSCAT2SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM HUSSEIN'S EXECUTION
[...] SUMMARY: Oman's state-owned press has been conspicuously silent on Saddam's execution, with only a brief mention in Arabic-language "Oman." Private dailies carried wire service reports of the execution and Saddam's burial, but published no op-eds by Omani authors. Online discussion was heavy [...]
2007-01-03 09:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT217TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT?
[...] On Mach 3, Shaikh Abdullah bin Ali al-Qatabi, President of the Majlis al-Shura, opened the National Sympsium on Food Safety in Muscat, sponsored by the inistry of Regional Municipalities, Environment ad Water Resources in association with the Ministy of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture a [...]
2007-03-06 06:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO PREL EAR MU
07MUSCAT246SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMS WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
[...] The U.S. Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),in association with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),staged a successful MEPI-funded U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) workshop for customs officials from the Royal Oman Police (ROP). The workshop, part of a technical assist [...]
2007-03-11 11:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT25MEDIA REACTION: SKEPTICISM ABOUT GREATER MIDDLE EAST
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned "Al-Watan" blames "illegitimate invasion" for crises in Iraq, Palestine, and Lebanon. "Al-Watan" and government-owned "Oman" regret Palestinian infighting, and call for unity and "patient resistance" against Israel. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE -------- 2. [...]
2007-01-08 13:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT254FAREWELL WISHES FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL
[...] As you conclude your exceptional career of service to our nation, I extend to you my personal best wishes and sincere thanks. I and many others have greatly appreciated your service to our country, particularly in this critical part of the world. From my experience, I know that both the King [...]
2007-03-13 04:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MNUC MOPS PARM PREL PTER KNNP MU
07MUSCAT264MEDIA REACTION: CONFERENCE OF IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS,
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" praised Omani diplomacy in the Mideast, including engagement with Iran, and expressed hope for positive effects of the Baghdad conference of Iraq's neighbors. Privately owned "Al-Watan" derided the idea of an international women's day "while millions of [women] [...]
2007-03-14 07:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT281UPDATE ON OMAN'S PARTICIPATION IN MEFTA CONFERENCE
[...] Building on information reported ref B, Embassy has received updated information regarding the composition of the Omani delegation to the Middle East Free Trade Agreement Trade and Investment Conference. The delegation will now be headed by Dr. Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily, Chief Executive Off [...]
2007-03-20 06:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT286MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI REACTION TO PALESTINIAN NATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" and privately owned "Al-Watan" express the importance of acknowledging the new Palestinian national unity government and taking it seriously in order to maintain peace in the region. The dailies suggest that while the Arab world hailed the new Palestinian gove [...]
2007-03-20 12:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT303MEDIA REACTION: NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, U.S. ROLE IN
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" emphasizes the role of the international community in pushing the peace process forward and not accepting the "obstacles" Israel creates; "Oman" also condemns the latest escalation between Fatah and Hamas. Privately owned "Al-Watan" accuses the U.S. of trying [...]
2007-03-26 12:55:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT323MICROSOFT FIRMS PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT
[...] On March 27, Microsoft concluded an agreement with Oman's Information Technology Authority (ITA) to launch an innovation and support center, to be housed at Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM),the government-run technology incubator. The agreement, signed by Mohammed Nasser al-Khusaibi, Chairman of [...]
2007-04-01 08:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KIPR MU
07MUSCAT351OMAN FY07 BFIF REQUEST
[...] Following a successful FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program, continued BFIF assistance will be essential in helping us implement the recently ratified U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We plan to use the BFIF program to strengthen our relationship with our Commercial S [...]
2007-04-10 06:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MU
07MUSCAT374MEDIA REACTION: FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF BAGHDAD'S FALL,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 12:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT400MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTINGS, ARAB NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 12:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT418OMAN ACCEDES TO IPR CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES
[...] Local media reported that on April 23 the Omani government acceded to several international conventions and treaties pertaining to the protection of intellectual property. According to government-owned Arabic daily "Oman," Royal Decree 37/2007 directed Oman's immediate accession to the 1974 Co [...]
2007-04-30 07:37:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KPIR MU
07MUSCAT426MEDIA REACTION: OMANI VIEW OF SYRIA AND IRAN, MAJLIS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 07:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT43MEDIA REACTION: NEW IRAQ STRATEGY, ARAB-ISRAELI CRISIS
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned "Al-Watan" accuses America of giving "false promises" to Arabs when it needs their support, and also posits that the crises facing America and Israel in the Middle East are increasing as time goes by. Government-owned "Oman" thinks Democrats' objections to a troop inc [...]
2007-01-16 06:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT446MUSCAT 2007 REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FELLOW
[...] To build on the past success of the Embassy Science Fellows Program in Muscat, Embassy requests a Science Fellow for FY 2008 in one of the following fields: medical sciences (with an emphasis on diabetes),marine sciences (biology/oceanography),hydrology/water resources, biotechnology/molecu [...]
2007-05-07 10:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMPR KSCA OTRA SENV MU
07MUSCAT448HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. Embassy Muscat requests the Department's immediate assistance in performing human rights vetting for BAIT REEHAN, ASHRAF KHALIL RAMADHAN (DOB: August 13, 1972; Omani Passport #: 00561233) [...]
2007-05-07 13:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR MASS MU
07MUSCAT452MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH IRAQ SUMMIT, HAMAS
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" says that regional cooperation is "vital" to stop violence in Iraq, and said that lifting the "blockade against the Palestinians" can advance the Peace Process. Privately owned "Al-Watan" calls on the EU to be "more understanding" of Arab political concerns, mor [...]
2007-05-08 09:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT474MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN PREMIER VISITS MUSCAT, DEMOCRACY
[...] SUMMARY: In the leadup to this week's visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Iran's ambassador to Oman calls their bilateral relations "exemplary," adding that American "ships and war fleets" are the real danger to the environment and regional stability, and that he supports a GCC nuclear pro [...]
2007-05-14 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT482OMANI MINISTER SEEKS BALANCED TOURISM GROWTH
[...] (SBU) On May 13, the Ambassador discussed Oman's tourism outlook with Minister of Tourism Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali. Rajha prefaced the conversation by outlining the various tourism resort complexes currently under development in Sultanate. Headlining the extensive list is the $1 billion [...]
2007-05-15 12:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV MU
07MUSCAT512MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN-OMANI RELATIONS, AMBASSADOR
[...] SUMMARY: Iranian President's visit to Muscat garners heavy local media coverage; Ambassador Grappo's op-ed on trafficking published in two local dailies; Ambassador Grappo visit to Dhofar University; president of International Republican Institute visit to Muscat. State-run "Oman" newspaper sa [...]
2007-05-21 12:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT517OMAN DELIVERY OF UNSCR 1747 MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 07:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC MU
07MUSCAT521VERIFICATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN LABOR DIPLOMACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-28 04:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ELAB MU
07MUSCAT528GOVERNMENT TAKING LIMITED ACTION IN CURBING PRICE
[...] (U) The Minister of Commerce and Industry recently held a series of meetings with industry representatives to encourage restraint in price hikes in the wake of prominent media reports on the rising cost of living in Oman. Aside from a wage increase for government workers last November and a pu [...]
2007-05-29 07:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MU
07MUSCAT533OMAN HAS "STANDING ORDER" TO COMPLETE FTA BY JUNE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (SBU) On May 29, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi (Deputy Minister-equivalent) SIPDIS provided the Ambassador a readout of a May 29 meeting the Ministry held with those Omani agencies inv [...]
2007-05-29 13:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL MU
07MUSCAT536MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE,
[...] SUMMARY: Government-run daily "Oman" says Israel is the sole beneficiary of inter-Arab strife, whether in Lebanon or Palestine; privately owned "Al-Watan" worries that Likud's "weakness" spawns Israeli military operations in Palestine; "Oman" says that there is a "mutual responsibility" to achi [...]
2007-05-30 07:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT548NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-02 11:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IBRD MU
07MUSCAT570MEDIA REACTION: REGIONAL CONFLICTS, LEBANON VIOLENCE, OMAN
[...] SUMMARY: "Oman" government daily compares crises in Somalia and Sudan to violence in Palestine and Iraq; also says national reconciliation in Lebanon is more vital than ever; privately owned "al Watan" says that election Majlis al Shura candidates on a tribal basis is not a solution to challeng [...]
2007-06-05 11:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT580NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD:
[...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Microsoft Oman for the Secretary's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Microsoft Oman's strong commitment to actively supporting government efforts to promote greater computer literacy in the Sultanate makes this company the right choice for the 2007 Corp [...]
2007-06-09 12:37:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP AMGT MU
07MUSCAT624OMAN REACHES OUT TO ASIAN TRADE PARTNERS
[...] The Ministers of National Economy and Commerce & Industry recently staged a four-nation Asian tour to strengthen Oman's economic relationships with key energy importers. During the trip to South Korea, Japan, China, and Vietnam, the ministers concluded agreements for joint ventures in the pro [...]
2007-06-17 06:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PREL MU
07MUSCAT627DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER ON U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] Post delivered ref A non-paper on additional designations under Executive Order 13382 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note on June 18, 2007. In accordance with Oman's previous responses to similar notifications, the Central Bank will publish and distribute the names of the i [...]
2007-06-18 09:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER MU
07MUSCAT64MEDIA REACTION: THUMBS DOWN AND UP ON SECRETARY'S TRIP;
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned daily "Al-Watan" denigrates Secretary's Middle East trip while state-owned "Oman" lauds it as a "vital" diplomatic initiative. "Oman" criticizes President Bush's new Iraq strategy and says that the "only choice" is a gradual troop withdrawal. "Oman" also lauds Sultan [...]
2007-01-23 12:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT648MEDIA REACTION: VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE AND IRAQ, CYCLONE
[...] SUMMARY: Editorials in state-owned daily "Oman" highlighted the ongoing violence in Iraq and Palestine. Dailies also reported on the recovery from cyclone Gonu, and elicited local volunteers to clean up cities and beaches. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE -------- 2. All dailies continu [...]
2007-06-25 12:02:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT666SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: POTUS ISLAMIC CENTER ADDRESS
[...] On Thursday, June 28, government-owned, Arabic-language daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) covered the President's Islamic Center address in tandem with news of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair's appointment as a Middle East envoy. A box in the center of the front page featured the headlin [...]
2007-07-02 05:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT669MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH INITIATIVES, IRAQ VIOLENCE,
[...] SUMMARY: Editorials in state-owned daily "Oman" highlighted the efforts of Arab leaders to foster dialogue between Hamas and Fatah through the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, and also lamented the increasing violence in Iraq. There was limited coverage of POTUS Islamic Center address. Dailies reporte [...]
2007-07-03 06:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT694NEW BOARD FOR OMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
[...] On May 15, 2007, roughly 20,000 members of Oman's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) cast ballots for the organization's new Board of Directors (reftel). Eight of the fifteen elected positions were reserved for representatives from the Batinah, Buraimi, Dahirah, Dakhiliyah, Sharqiyah, W [...]
2007-07-16 07:29:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV MU
07MUSCAT703OMAN PUBLICLY WELCOMES POTUS CALL FOR MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 08:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL MU
07MUSCAT71SURGING MARKET, EXPAT BUYING HOT TOPICS OF HOME
[...] On January 16, Mohsin Khamis al-Balushi, Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, opened the 2007 International Property Exhibition. The exhibition showcased various real estate projects under development in Oman. Salam Yiti Luxury Resorts in Oman (which is a member of Sama Du [...]
2007-01-24 14:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MU
07MUSCAT716MEDIA REACTION: PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE,
[...] SUMMARY: All Omani dailies welcome President Bush's call for a Middle East peace conference; youth-oriented "Al-Shabiba" reports final closure of popular online forum "Al-Sablah;" editorial in government-owned "Oman" says proposed peace conference "will not be easy, especially not if Israel is [...]
2007-07-25 14:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT737OMAN DELIVERY OF TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 15:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL PTER UNSC MU
07MUSCAT755OMAN UPDATE TO 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-04 12:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP PREL OVIP UNGA MU
07MUSCAT760OMAN MEDIA REPORTING ON SECRETARY'S EGYPT VISIT
[...] Omani print media outlets generally carried positive, direct news reports on the Secretary's July 31 meetings with Arab ministers in Sharm el-Sheikh. English-language dailies the "Times of Oman" and the "Oman Daily Observer" ran upbeat, front-page headlines on August 2 highlighting the Secreta [...]
2007-08-05 12:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KPAL MU
07MUSCAT773MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE; MILITARY AID;
[...] Government-owned daily "Oman", August 4 (circulation 38,000); editorial: "The Weather Changes": The invitation of American president George Bush came yesterday for the great powers to hold a meeting next September in Washington to discuss climate change, in an attempt to put in place long-te [...]
2007-08-08 12:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT781OMAN RESPONSE TO 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 04:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP UNGA KSEP MU
07MUSCAT782UN AGENCIES FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN OMAN
[...] Three UN agencies have established constructive working relationships with the Omani government in efforts to promote better healthcare through educational initiatives. Aside from highlighting the importance of child nutrition, the organizations are also raising awareness of community involve [...]
2007-08-14 06:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KOCI MU
07MUSCAT784MUSCAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STEPHEN COCHI
[...] Embassy Muscat grants country clearance to Steven Cochi, Senior Advisor, CCIS/NCIRD, CDC, HHS to travel to Muscat from September 29 - October 3, 2007. The purpose of travel is to participate in the Global Measles Management Meeting. Please note action items in paragraphs five and eight. [...]
2007-08-15 11:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SWHO ASEC CDC MU
07MUSCAT791OMAN FY 07 BFIF UPDATE
[...] Embassy reports that it has spent $1454.28 out of the $3515 authorized under reftel B for BFIF-related activities during FY07. The money utilized from this account covered hotel and meal expenses for the Economic/Commercial Officer's attendance at June 26-30 Trade Implementation Agreement co [...]
2007-08-19 12:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP MU
07MUSCAT894MEDIA REACTION: 9/11 COVERAGE, AMBASSADOR TIP INTERVIEW,
[...] SUMMARY: All dailies carry Ambassador's 9/11 message; privately-owned "Al-Watan" and "Oman Tribune" interview Ambassador about Trafficking in Persons; in an editorial about 9/11, "Al-Watan" condemns the "beastly acts" of the American army that was unable to protect Americans despite consuming [...]
2007-09-18 12:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT900RESPONSE TO 100% SCANNING REQUIREMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts at Port of Salalah expressed concern that new scanning requirements for maritime cargo under the USG's 9/11 Act will negatively affect trade at the port. They mentioned specifically that scanning 100% of U.S.-bound cargo for radioactive material and components of weapo [...]
2007-09-19 12:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EWWT AMGT PTER MU
07MUSCAT908REQUESTING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UN APPEALS FOR IRAQ:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-22 12:31:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF IZ MU
07MUSCAT916MEDIA REACTION: TIP INTERVIEW, HUMAN RIGHTS AS "AMERICAN
[...] SUMMARY: "Times of Oman" and "Al-Shabiba" highlight G/TIP Ambassador Mark Lagon's interview on trafficking; "Al-Watan" criticizes Ambassador Grappo's defense of the Trafficking in Persons report and calls the report part of "American Blackmail." Other "Al-Watan" editorials criticize human ri [...]
2007-09-29 06:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT933OMAN RESPONSE TO G8-BMENA FORUM REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 12:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI KDEM MU
07MUSCAT97OMAN 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel request, Embassy submits the following Investment Climate Statement for 2007. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which are expected to account for 79% of the government's revenue [...]
2007-01-30 13:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MUSCAT977OMANI RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO MNF-I COALITION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 12:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS OTRA IZ MU
07MUSCAT996MEDIA REACTION: OMAN'S MAJLIS ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: All Omani dailies carry prominent features and articles on elections for the sixth round of the Majlis Ash-Shura (84-member lower house of parliament). "Oman" regrets that no women were elected but anticipates their return in the near future. "Al-Watan" hails the "positive signs" in [...]
2007-10-30 06:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07NAHA128OKINAWA MAYORS FINALLY REALIZE BASE REALIGNMENT IS REAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 07:43:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PREL PINS JA
07NAHA94MEDIA PAPERS OVER OKINAWANS' DIFFERENCES ON MASS SUICIDES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's (MOE) decision on March 30, 2007 to delete references to "military ordered" mass suicides from high school textbooks has met a strong reaction in Okinawa, where the large majority assumes the over 700 suicides t [...]
2007-07-05 04:27:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIEDJA PREL PGOV MARR
07NAIROBI10SOMALIA - LETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT
[...] Ambassador Ranneberger was presented the following letter today. The letter is dated December 30, 2006 Text of letter: Mr. President, I am writing to communicate with you the situation in Somalia in the light of the recent developments that, in my view present a better opportunity to ac [...]
2007-01-03 11:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI1027Trafficking in Persons Donor Working Group a Success
[...] Summary: The Donor Working Group on Trafficking in Persons and Child Protection, established by the U.S. Embassy, UNICEF and the IOM, has greatly enhanced coordination within the donor and diplomatic community in assisting Kenyan government agencies and non-governmental organizations to develop [...]
2007-03-05 07:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB GTIP KCRM ECON PHUM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1035SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 18 - UPDATE ON
[...] With diplomatic support from the US Ambassador, and persistence from the humanitarian community, the flow of assistance from Kenya to Somalia has improved. However, unpredictable security regulations at El Wak and Mandera continue to delay the movement of humanitarian staff and the transport [...]
2007-03-05 13:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI1077 FEWSNET REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY PRESENTATION
[...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) and Regional Food for Peace (FFP) Offices have cultivated a productive relationship with the regional FEWSNET Office. In that light, FEWSNET has been holding periodic briefings for USAID's offices (USAID/EA, Kenya, Somalia, Su [...]
2007-03-07 08:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID XA ZI KPRP
07NAIROBI1130SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 19 ? CHOLERA
[...] The rate of new cholera cases is declining in most areas of southern and central Somalia following repairs to water and sanitation facilities damaged from recent flooding. However, repairs are needed in Lower Shabelle Region and Mogadishu, where insecurity has thus far obstructed response ef [...]
2007-03-09 10:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI1178SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 19 - CHOLERA
[...] The rate of new cholera cases is declining in most areas of southern and central Somalia following repairs to water and sanitation facilities damaged from recent flooding. However, repairs are needed in Lower Shabelle Region and Mogadishu, where insecurity has thus far obstructed response ef [...]
2007-03-14 11:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI1179 FOURTH ANNUAL AFRICAN FINE COFFEES
[...] With USAID support, the largest-ever coffee conference and exhibition in Africa was held from February 15-17 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with approximately 600 participants representing 40 countries from around the world. The Fourth Annual Africa Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition was orga [...]
2007-03-14 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
07NAIROBI1181CANCEL MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 11:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE PREL
07NAIROBI1198AMISOM Plane Fire--Update
[...] Per reftel, an IL-76 cargo plane ferrying equipment for the Ugandan army's AMISOM mission caught fire while landing in Mogadishu on Friday, March 9. Numerous press reports indicate--alternately--that the IL-76 was hit by a "missile" or rocket propelled grenade (RPG) or that it experienced mec [...]
2007-03-14 14:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1224COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MELISSA LEDESMA-LEESE
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes Melissa Ledesma-Leese, arriving April 26 and departing April 28, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after- [...]
2007-03-15 13:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCA CMGT KFRD OTRA KE
07NAIROBI1248SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 20 -
[...] By March 8, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had received reports of more than 40,000 people leaving Mogadishu over the past month. The majority are new internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing escalating insecurity in the capital, however, up to 10,000 of the ID [...]
2007-03-19 08:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI1362DROUGHT RECOVERY ASSESSMENT ? MARSABIT
[...] Following severe drought conditions in 2006, livestock, agriculture, nutrition, and livelihoods are improving in Marsabit District of northern Kenya. A successful short rains season from October through December and coordinated relief efforts combined to boost early drought recovery of affec [...]
2007-03-26 13:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL KE
07NAIROBI1389QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI (CORRECTED COPY)
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref G reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2007-03-28 07:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
07NAIROBI1496 USAID/EAST AFRICA/FFP MONITORING MISSION OF
[...] SUMMARY: Regional East Africa FFP Officer and USAID Rwanda Mission conducted a joint monitoring mission February 26 ? March 3, 2007, of Title II Cooperating Sponsors (CSs) World Vision (WV),Catholic Relief Services (CRS),ACDI/VOCA and their sub-grantees: Africare, ADRA and Food for the Hun [...]
2007-04-04 06:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDUSAID
07NAIROBI161 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/AA,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of Michael E. Hess, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance from o/a January 16-20, 2007 to meet with Somalia Diaspora, NGO partners and the donor community regarding the humanitarian situation i [...]
2007-01-09 13:32:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI1621 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenya for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Trainers Ms. Mary Beth Brennan Seng; Ms. Alisia Kachmar and Ms. Katherine Channell to conduct a workshop on USAID/DCHA/OFDA?s Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals for current and potential partners in East and Central [...]
2007-04-13 07:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI1622 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHANTAL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenya for the visit of USAID/OFDA Program Assistant, Chantal Ninteretse from o/a April 21 - 29, 2007 to consult on humanitarian issues with the OFDA regional office and consult on administrative issues with the OFDA Administrative Officer. 2. Country c [...]
2007-04-13 07:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI1655COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer and USAID/DCHA/OFDA Mary Beth Brennan Seng to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a April 27, 2007 to May 6, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to host the OFDA Director visit to Northern Uganda. [...]
2007-04-16 12:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
07NAIROBI169 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 1
[...] As of January 4, the UN does not expect to issue a Flash Appeal or a revised Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for Somalia. As the humanitarian community adapts to the evolving situation, Lower Juba, Middle Juba, and Middle Shabelle regions have emerged as agencies' top response priorities. [...]
2007-01-10 05:25:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI1709CAADP MEETING, KIGALI, RWANDA MARCH 29-31, 2007
[...] Summary March 29-31 in Kigali, the Government of Rwanda and COMESA hosted a regional partners? meeting and a country round-table meeting on the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). On March 31, a CAADP Country Compact was signed by the Rwandan Government, the Af [...]
2007-04-18 11:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDRW
07NAIROBI1775Kenya: TIP Project Proposal Solicitation For G/Tip-Managed
[...] Kenya is a tier two watch list country because it is a source, destination and transit country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The GOK is making efforts to address most aspects of TIP, but suffers from resource constraints, both financial and human. It therefore relies heavily on internation [...]
2007-04-20 09:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KE
07NAIROBI1782 KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE - 2006/7 SHORT RAINS
[...] Kenya's interagency food security assessment for the 2006/7 short-rains (October- December) has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising representatives of line ministries within [...]
2007-04-20 10:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
07NAIROBI1823ELIMINATING THE "APPLCIATION RECEIVED" STAMP
[...] Post received reftel and immediately discontinued use of the "application received" stamp. Nairobi has monitored the change over the past quarter and requests permission to reinstitute the stamp process for the following reasons: -- Issuances and refusals are not always being captured by th [...]
2007-04-26 05:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OEXC CMGT DHS KE
07NAIROBI1832UPCOMING BY-ELECTION ON KENYA'S COAST
[...] Summary: The Magarini by-election features ten contending parties. The putative incumbent, whose seat was vacated by a court order finding his election in 2002 fraudulent, represents a Coast Province party that advocates decentralization and favored treatment of "indigenous" residents over t [...]
2007-04-26 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KE PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI1907NURTURING DEMOCRACY -- AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO
[...] Summary. During a four-day trip to Nyanza and Western Provinces (in western Kenyan),the Ambassador talked with a wide cross-section of Kenyans about the state of democracy in the country, and about the importance of an inclusive, fair, and transparent electoral process. Although rich in res [...]
2007-05-03 10:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1908MISSION'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT FEMALE GENITAL
[...] Summary: On April 21, the Ambassador participated in a high profile event in Kilgoris in Transmara to support efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM). See text of Ambassador's speech in paragraph 6. Participation in this event was part of the Mission's broader efforts to address gen [...]
2007-05-03 11:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1947COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a May 13 - 18, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA field officers and OFDA implementing partners. 3. Travel details for Georgian [...]
2007-05-07 12:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI1951COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICITAP DEPUTY
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes RAYMOND RIVERA and MARK MOGLE. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control [...]
2007-05-07 14:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM ASEC SNAR KE
07NAIROBI200UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR KENYA
[...] The following is the updated text of the worst forms of child labor report for Kenya for 2006, as required under the Trade Act, for Department of Labor. Kenya Selected Child Labor Measures Adopted by Governments Ratified Convention 138 4/9/1979 U Ratified Convention 182 5/7/2001 U ILO-IP [...]
2007-01-10 14:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2015COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, Jack Myer and Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a May 20 - 24, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to monitor OFDA partner activities in Kitgum and Pader. 3. Fligh [...]
2007-05-10 14:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
07NAIROBI2073RESPONSE TO INL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT - DELEGATED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 06:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR KE
07NAIROBI213ICRC LETTER ON SOMALIA
[...] On January 11 Embassy Nairobi received a letter from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) informing the USG that the ICRC considers U.S. actions in Somalia to be governed by the rules applicable to situations of non-international armed conflict. Full text follows in para 2. [...]
2007-01-12 05:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI2152IMPACT OF OFDA DROUGHT PROGRAMS IN KENYA.
[...] Communities in Kenya's Makueni District are benefiting from USAID/OFDA 2005-2006 drought programming. A combination of newly constructed rainwater harvesting structures, expansion of piped water grids and rehabilitation of boreholes in several communities have improved water quality, increas [...]
2007-05-22 04:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL KE
07NAIROBI2214SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - HEALTH IN
[...] Summary: Despite years of chaos, insecurity and absence of a functioning Ministry of Health, Mogadishu continues to benefit from a serviceable, if limited, health system for those with sufficient resources to access it. Despite significant challenges, such as heavy fighting, limited access, [...]
2007-05-24 06:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI2239 MEETING WITH SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Somalia's Foreign Minister, the Ambassador warned that time is running out for genuine reconciliation. The US will not support a conference that does not offer political reconciliation. Without political reconciliation, clan war will resume. The TFG needs t [...]
2007-05-25 10:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR SO
07NAIROBI2255COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a June 11 - 15, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA staff, meet OFDA implementing partners and UN agencies, liaise with Mission HAPN [...]
2007-05-29 11:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI2256COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MYRA KRAUT VINNER
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Administrative Officer, Myra Kraut Vinner to travel to Kinshasa, Congo during the period o/a June 24 - 30, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to coordinate administrative requirements at the OFDA/Kinshasa office. 3. Travel de [...]
2007-05-29 12:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA BU
07NAIROBI2289SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: FOOD SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY: Studies show improved food security in south and central Somalia despite continuing conflict. Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists are showing signs of recovery. While the food security situation is also improving for riverine communities, this group remains particularly vulnerable to [...]
2007-05-31 11:25:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI2307FPU NAIROBI: FRAUD, FRAUD, EVERYWHERE
[...] Summary: Nairobi's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) sees a wide variety of NIV, IV, and ACS fraud on a daily basis. May 15, 2007 proved to be an excellent example of the depth and breadth of fraud encountered over and beyond the normal workload, and is illustrative of a day in the life of our FPU [...]
2007-06-04 12:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
07NAIROBI2323COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. RUEBEN BRIGETY,
[...] USAID/Kenya grants country clearance for the visit of Dr. Rueben Brigety, Special Assistant to USAID/DCHA Assistant Administrator from on/about June 09 through June 15, 2007 as part of a review to analyze global trends of military engagement in humanitarian and development activities and asse [...]
2007-06-05 07:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI2344SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - PROTECTION
[...] SUMMARY: Reports from humanitarian agencies highlight grave humanitarian protection concerns in Mogadishu. Key issues include ongoing violent attacks, unexploded ordnance (UXO),and evictions from public buildings. While the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the U [...]
2007-06-06 08:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI2349SOMALIA: LETTER FROM TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF TO THE
[...] Per reftel, we followed up with the Somalia Embassy in Nairobi and received the attached letter from TFG President Yusuf to the International Contact Group meeting in London. 2. Text of letter: Honorable Representatives of the Contact Group: I wish to express my appreciation for the s [...]
2007-06-06 10:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL SO
07NAIROBI2376COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Ndjamena, Chad during the period o/a June 26, 2007 through July 18, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Mission staff; meet with OFDA partners and vis [...]
2007-06-07 11:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
07NAIROBI2377COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a June 24, 2007 through o/a July 6, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Mission staff; meet with OFDA implementing partners and visit OF [...]
2007-06-07 11:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI2382COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Bangui, Central Africa Republic during the period o/a July 17, 2007 through o/a August 3, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit OFDA programs. 3. Flight details for Alan Dwyer are as foll [...]
2007-06-07 13:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
07NAIROBI242MFA NO OBJECTION TO PROPOSED CONSULATE IN MOMBASA
[...] Nairobi Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note numbered MFA.231/28A Dated January 10, 2007 no objection to the proposed establishment of a Consulate in Mombasa. 2. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: MFA.231/28A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Rep [...]
2007-01-16 08:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KE
07NAIROBI255 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 3 - HEALTH
[...] The November-December floods raised concern that Somalia would see an increase in cases of water-borne diseases, malaria, and respiratory infections. Additionally, recent outbreaks of cholera and Rift Valley fever (RVF) have prompted Somalia health sector agencies to coordinate response plans [...]
2007-01-16 14:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI2550 Nairobi Mini-Dublin Group Views on Kenya
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nairobi Mini-Dublin Group consensus is that Kenya is increasingly becoming a major transit route for cocaine and heroin, from South America and Asia, to European and other Western markets. Corruption, weak law enforcement, and lack of political will continue to make Kenya an attr [...]
2007-06-20 05:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KE
07NAIROBI2567 Trafficking in Persons: Ambassador?s Trip
[...] Summary. See para 8 for action request. The combination of the Ambassador?s visit to the Kenyan coast, the rollout of the GTIP annual report, and celebrations of the Day of the African Child cast a spotlight on the problems of trafficking and sex tourism in Kenya. As a result of the Ambassad [...]
2007-06-20 14:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2575 Ambassador's Visit to the Kenyan Coast
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 10:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KE PGOV KCRM KWMN SNAR PHUM PTER
07NAIROBI2687MANDERA LAUNCH OF KENYA-SOMALIA CROSS-BORDER
[...] USAID/East Africa representatives, accompanied by representatives of USAID contractor Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI),recently visited Kenya?s conflict-prone northeast province of Mandera. The two- night, three-day trip culminated in an event to launch the expansion of the Kenya-Somalia [...]
2007-06-29 07:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
07NAIROBI2771QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref I reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2007-07-06 06:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
07NAIROBI2773JULY 4 - HIGHLIGHTING BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP AND DEMOCRATIC
[...] The Mission used the July 4 reception to highlight the U.S.-Kenyan partnership and to focus on shared democratic values. (See text of Ambassador's remarks in paragraph 6.) These themes have increasingly strong resonance with all sectors of Kenyan society and politics. As a result, the turnout [...]
2007-07-06 07:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KEDM KE
07NAIROBI2816 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenya for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Shelter and Settlements Advisor, Charles A. Setchell from o/a July 22-25, 2007 to meet with USAID/OFDA, UN Habitat and NGO staff to discuss USAID/OFDA shelter and settlements activities, and discuss selected issues re [...]
2007-07-10 08:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI2820 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenya for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Shelter and Settlements Advisor, Charles A. Setchell from o/a July 22-25, 2007 to meet with USAID/OFDA, UN Habitat and NGO staff to discuss USAID/OFDA shelter and settlements activities, and discuss selected issues re [...]
2007-07-10 08:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI2908COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a July 17-25, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is participate in USG flood response planning/programming with OFDA partner agencies. 3. Travel de [...]
2007-07-13 07:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI2910COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a July 17-25, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is participate in USG flood response planning/programming with OFDA partner agencies. 3. Travel de [...]
2007-07-13 07:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI294 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 4 ? FOOD AID
[...] The 2007 UN Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for Somalia estimates that 1.4 million people are food insecure. In response, the UN World Food Program (WFP) plans to deliver 114,000 metric tons (MT) to more than 1 million people, and CARE plans to distribute food to approximately 400,000 oth [...]
2007-01-17 13:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL EAGR SO
07NAIROBI3021 THE TWELFTH SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF
[...] This is a summary of the Twelfth COMESA Summit proceedings held in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 22-23, 2007. The Summit was preceded by meetings of the Committee of Experts, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Foreign affairs and COMESA Council of Ministers. The Fourth COMESA Business Summit and t [...]
2007-07-25 04:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
07NAIROBI3167KENYA WANTS GREATER ACCESS TO GEOSPATIAL IMAGERY TO REDUCE
[...] Summary: Speaking at a recent international conference in Nairobi, Kenya's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai said that increased access to geospatial information can help countries like Kenya to improve management of natural resources, reduce conflict promote sustainable use of resour [...]
2007-08-06 07:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG ECON KE
07NAIROBI3209KENYA'S WANGARI MAATHAI CONTINUES TO SPEAK OUT
[...] Summary: Kenya's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, recipient of the 2007 Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights, continues to be a forceful advocate for better governance as a path to environmentally sustainable economic development in Kenya and across Africa. Her ability [...]
2007-08-09 06:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG ECON PGOV KCOR KE
07NAIROBI3225COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to Cape Town during the period o/a September 9 ? 13 2007, Kinshasa during the period o/a September 14 - 24 2007, Entebbe during the period of September 25 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is [...]
2007-08-10 07:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
07NAIROBI3251COURT RULES FATHER KAISER'S DEATH HOMICIDE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent finding by a Kenyan court that the death in 2000 of an American priest, Father John Kaiser, was a result of homicide has stirred renewed interest in the case due to his prominence as a human rights activist and vocal opponent of the former Kenyan government. The Cour [...]
2007-08-13 11:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM CASC KE
07NAIROBI3255COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PAYNE (AUG
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes Codel Payne. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Control officer is Larry A [...]
2007-08-13 12:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE
07NAIROBI3492COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JOHN YATES TRAVEL TO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for John Yates, Special Envoy for Somalia, to travel to Rome to attend the Somalia International Contact Group Meeting Hosted by the GOI to be held at the Italian Foreign Ministry September 10-11. John Yates holds a Top Secret Clearance and Diplomatic Passport # [...]
2007-08-30 12:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA RSO IT KE
07NAIROBI3513A TALE OF TWO ORANGE CONVENTIONS: OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) nominated Kalonzo Musyoka for President at its convention held on 31 August. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) nominated Raila Odinga for President at its convention the following day. As in '92 and '97, the opposition will ente [...]
2007-09-04 08:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KE PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI3531COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Information Technology Specialist, George Ombis to travel to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the period o/a September 12 - 23, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to attend the Bi- Annual AFRICAGIS conference, the largest Geo- informatio [...]
2007-09-05 14:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA UV XA XY
07NAIROBI36 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICK QUINBY,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Rick Quinby, OFDA Program Officer from o/a January 10 - 12, 2007 to consult with the Regional Office and the mission. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel, v [...]
2007-01-04 10:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI3604COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes DAS James Swan. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the after-hours number is 254-20-363-6170. Embassy Point of Contac [...]
2007-09-11 10:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP
07NAIROBI3667Kenya Requests Bilateral Air Services Negotiations
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The GOK sent diplomatic note MFA/91/28A of September 10 to the Embassy noting the last Bilateral Air Services negotiations were in 2000, and requesting negotiations on the Bilateral Air Services Agreement November 26-30 in Washington D.C. The note [...]
2007-09-14 11:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KE
07NAIROBI3675 AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST
[...] A week ago, Flora Tera, a woman who is competing in Meru in central Kenya to be the candidate for Parliament for a pro-government party, was severely beaten by a gang of thugs. The circumstances make clear that the gang deliberately sought to intimidate her from campaigning. Her leg was brok [...]
2007-09-17 13:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE KPAO PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI3676 AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON DIVERSITY, DEMOCRACY, AND
[...] As part of continuing outreach on key issues, on September 10 in Mombasa Ambassador Ranneberger delivered a policy speech entitled "Diversity, Democracy, and Development." The speech was intended both to convey U.S. views on this important topic and to stimulate thought among Kenyans in the [...]
2007-09-17 13:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KE
07NAIROBI369 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 6 NUTRITION IN
[...] In 2006, nutrition surveys revealed high rates of malnutrition in Bakool, Bay, Gedo, Lower Juba, and Middle Juba, while Hiraan, the Shabelle Valley, and parts of central Somalia had slightly better rates. In response, the UN Children?s Fund (UNICEF),the UN cluster lead for nutrition, is sca [...]
2007-01-22 08:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI380 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 5 - BORDER
[...] On January 3, the Government of Kenya (GOK) officially closed the Kenya-Somalia border, preventing displaced people from crossing into Kenya and relief supplies from transiting into Somalia. Liboi, El Wak, and Mandera on the Kenya side of the border are main transit points for refugees and r [...]
2007-01-23 06:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI3903DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 06:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI KE
07NAIROBI4045QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref J reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2007-10-11 11:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
07NAIROBI4052006 END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR KENYA
[...] We provided no new commodities or services under the international narcotics and crime program to the government of Kenya in 2006. Post's End Use Monitoring Report is as follows: 2. Procedures: The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) was notified of monetary resources through the 2002 Amended Let [...]
2007-01-23 14:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KE
07NAIROBI4050QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref J reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2007-10-11 11:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
07NAIROBI4237Kenya-U.S. Foreign Service Institutes Video Conference
[...] On October 25, Kenya's new Foreign Service Institute (FSI) Director, Ambassador Kipyego Cheluget, and his staff consulted with State Department FSI Director Ruth Whiteside, Executive Development Division Director Christine Powers, and Orientation Division Director Bruce Donahue. Director Chel [...]
2007-10-26 15:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KE
07NAIROBI4248 KENYA ELECTIONS: UNIFEM ROLLS OUT GENDER RAPID RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 10:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL KCOR KE
07NAIROBI429 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 8 DADAAB
[...] From January 17 to January 20, the Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Michael Hess visited the Somalia USG Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) in Nairobi, Kenya. While in Nairobi, the USAID/DCHA Assistant Administ [...]
2007-01-24 13:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI448 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 7 NON-FOOD
[...] In fiscal year (FY) 2006, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) provided $6.9 million in non-food humanitarian assistance to agencies focused on drought response and recovery within the health, nutrition, livelihood, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. OFDA funds [...]
2007-01-25 13:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI4483NINTH PARLIAMENT WRAP UP (CORRECTED FORMAT)
[...] (U) President Kibaki dissolved the Ninth Parliament of Kenya on October 22, 2007, ending its five year term. Overall, its record was mixed. Parliament made strides strengthening its role as an independent branch of government. At times Parliament served as an effective counterweight to the his [...]
2007-11-19 12:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI4512KENYA ELECTIONS COUNTDOWN 2: 37 DAYS AWAY
[...] SUMMARY: Nine presidential candidates will contest the 27 December election. The ECK plans to release the final, approved list of parliamentary candidates on 23 November. The final voter register indicates that the top five ethnic voting blocs are Kikuyu/Meru/Embu (27 pct),Kalenjin (13 pct) [...]
2007-11-21 04:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI4550RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Kenya provides the following on host government practices in response to REFTEL. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? Answer: The GoK/Immigration has approximate [...]
2007-11-23 11:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KE
07NAIROBI4601KENYA ELECTIONS COUNTDOWN 3: 29 DAYS AWAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An average of 12 candidates will compete in each of Kenya's 210 parliamentary constituencies (2,547 candidates in total). The Steadman poll, generally considered the most credible, now shows Raila at 43.6 percent, Kibaki at 43.3 percent and Kalonzo at 11.4 percent. So far, we [...]
2007-11-28 14:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI4613UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA
[...] As requested in reftel, below is Embassy Nairobi's submission of information on Kenya's implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development Act (TDA),for the Department of Labors preparation of the 2007 TDA re [...]
2007-11-29 13:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
07NAIROBI463 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAURA POWERS,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenya for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Agriculture Technical Advisor, Ms. Laura Powers from o/a January 30, 2007 to o/a February 16, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA humanitarian activities in the region. 2. Country clearance is granted subjec [...]
2007-01-26 08:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
07NAIROBI468KENYA: HIGH INFLATION HITS POOR URBAN RESIDENTS HARDEST
[...] Summary: Driven mainly by food and fuel prices, overall inflation in Kenya rose sharply in the last quarter of 2006, most heavily impacting poor residents of Nairobi and other urban centers. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) expects overall inflation to stabilize in 2007, but similar expectation [...]
2007-01-26 09:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR KE
07NAIROBI4710 MYAP GUIDANCE MEETING AND KEY CHALLENGES IN
[...] On October 23, 2007, USAID/East Africa/Food for Peace (FFP) held an information meeting with potential Title II Multi Year Assistance Program (MYAP) partners in Burundi. This is the first year that Burundi is on the FFP Priority List of 18 countries designated to program Title II non-emergen [...]
2007-12-10 14:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY
07NAIROBI4749INAUGURAL MEETING OF FRIENDS OF AU EASBRIG FORUM
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: AT THE INVITATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION'S EASTERN AFRICA STANDBY BRIGADE COORDINATION MECHANISM (EASBRICOM),CURRENT AND POTENTIAL DONORS MET IN NAIROBI ON DECEMBER 10 TO DISCUSS EASBRIG'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE TERMS [...]
2007-12-14 08:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL KE XW
07NAIROBI4756 U.S. Support for Kenya's Electoral Process
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION: In the run up to Kenya's 27 December presidential and parliamentary elections, the USG is heavily engaged to support a free and fair electoral process in order to preserve, broaden and deepen Kenya?s democratic gains (see also reftel). Given indications that th [...]
2007-12-14 10:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI477 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 9 RIFT VALLEY
[...] On January 23, the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Somalia was confirmed. Animal sampling is currently targeting Afmadow District and Dobley near the Kenya border. To date, no animal samples have been tested or confirmed for RVF. RVF Task Force members report that local radi [...]
2007-01-26 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI4788KENYA ELECTIONS: STATE OF PLAY ON ELECTION
[...] Kenya will be awash in election observers by the time voters go to the polls on December 27. Roughly 17,500 international and domestic observers will cover about 27,500 polling stations in 210 parliamentary constituencies, in addition to party agents who will monitor the proceedings on behal [...]
2007-12-18 10:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL KE PGOV
07NAIROBI4804MEDIA COVERAGE OF KENYAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN: REASONABLE
[...] Summary: A UNDP-funded, independent assessment of Kenyan mainstream media coverage in the run-up to the December 27 general election indicated that, from November 10 to December 10, media coverage was generally balanced and accurate, with a few notable exceptions. This coincided with US Embas [...]
2007-12-18 12:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL OPRC PHUM KPAO KE
07NAIROBI4824KENYA GDP GROWTH AND INFLATION STAY STRONG
[...] Summary: The Statistics Bureau estimated that real GDP grew 7.1% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter of 2007, based on growth in all sectors. Overall seasonally-adjusted inflation in the second and third quarters remained above 10%, and underlying inflation hit the Central Bank's 5% warni [...]
2007-12-21 12:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV KE
07NAIROBI4827KENYA ELECTIONS: STATE OF PLAY ON ELECTION
[...] Kenya will be awash in election observers by the time voters go to the polls on December 27. Roughly 17,500 international and domestic observers will cover about 27,500 polling stations in 210 parliamentary constituencies, in addition to party agents who will monitor the proceedings on behal [...]
2007-12-21 13:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL KE PGOV
07NAIROBI483 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 9 RIFT VALLEY
[...] On January 23, the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Somalia was confirmed. Animal sampling is currently targeting Afmadow District and Dobley near the Kenya border. To date, no animal samples have been tested or confirmed for RVF. RVF Task Force members report that local radi [...]
2007-01-29 05:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI4830 KENYA ON THE EVE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: On balance, the Kenyan elections set for December 27 will likely be credible, but determining this will require careful reading of what is likely to be a messy process. Although President Kibaki and his Party of National Unity (PNU) could eek out victory, many observers see a win by o [...]
2007-12-24 11:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
07NAIROBI511INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KENYA
[...] Per request in ref B para 2, we suggest the following influential women from Kenyan civil society and government be included in S/WE's world wide roster of women leaders: 2. Wangari MAATHAI; 2005 Nobel Peace Laureate; Founding Director of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement; The Greenbelt Movement, [...]
2007-01-30 13:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KE
07NAIROBI523 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 10 UN
[...] The UN Country Team has launched a plan that outlines five priorities to achieve stabilization in Somalia over the next six months. The UN requests $50 million to achieve concrete outcomes from February to August 2007. The UN's priorities outlined in the document are building institutional [...]
2007-01-31 11:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI5407SOMALIA - US CITIZENS
[...] A variety of reporting indicates that there are a significant number of U.S. citizens in Somalia (particularly in Mogadishu),although we have no reliable statistics. Our clear impression is that most are duel nationals. A number of Amcits are in parliament and/or are players elsewhere on th [...]
2007-01-02 12:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC CASC SO KE
07NAIROBI594 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 12 - FOOD
[...] According to the preliminary results of the UN Food and Agriculture's (FAO) Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) and the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) multi-agency post-short rains assessment, the October-December rains in Somalia were largely beneficial for pasto [...]
2007-02-05 14:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI720 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 13 - CHOLERA
[...] A suspected cholera outbreak has affected more than 600 people and resulted in as many as 40 deaths in southern and central Somalia. UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the health sector have responded to the outbreak quickly, collecting biological samples to confirm the [...]
2007-02-12 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI759 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT #14
[...] As the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) expands its administrative reach in southern and central Somalia, humanitarian agencies have begun to engage with relevant TFG ministries and Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). USAID's implementing partners in Somalia interact with l [...]
2007-02-14 12:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI809KENYA COMMITS TO CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN COESPU
[...] We discussed Kenya's continued participation in the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU),as requested in reftel, with the GOK point of contact for police training, Mr. F.T. Kimemia, Deputy Secretary, Office of the President, Office of the Permanent Secretary for Provincial [...]
2007-02-20 03:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV IT KE
07NAIROBI820KENYA NOMINATION - AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
[...] The Ambassador nominates for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage Kenyan Member of Parliament Njoki Ndung'u. In the face of fierce opposition, Ms. Ndung'u, one of only 18 women MPs in Kenya, drafted and championed the successful passage of the Sexual Offenses Act 2006. [...]
2007-02-20 11:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KDEM SOCI KE
07NAIROBI828SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 15 - THE CLUSTER
[...] OCHA and UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) principals endorsed a cluster approach to international responses to humanitarian crises in 2005. The UN cluster system was designed as a global mechanism to address and identify gaps in response efforts and enhance the quality of humanitari [...]
2007-02-21 07:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI87DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON REFOULEMENT DELIVERED TO THE
[...] Embassy Nairobi sent a diplomatic note to the Kenyan MFA on January 5 expressing concern over reports of refoulement of Somali asylum seekers, the text of which follows. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Fo [...]
2007-01-05 10:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PREF PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI870SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 16 - THE IMPACT
[...] Continuing insecurity and political uncertainty in Somalia are displacing some populations from Mogadishu and impeding humanitarian operations in Lower Juba Region and Mogadishu. USAID's partners continue to operate under extremely difficult circumstances, but the populations that remain ina [...]
2007-02-23 09:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI905 Somali Insurgents Attack Ethiopians
[...] Somali insurgents attacked Ethiopian forces camped at the former Defense Ministry building in Mogadishu on February 23 between 1730 and 1800 local time. In what sources describe as a well-planned attack, insurgents caught the Ethiopians off guard with mortars and automatic weapons fire. The [...]
2007-02-26 13:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI91COMMUNIQUE OF JANUARY 5 INTERNATIONAL CONTACT
[...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met on January 5 in Nairobi, Kenya, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and Kenyan Minister for Foreign SIPDIS Affairs Raphael Tuju. Details of the meeting will follow septel. The text of the communique issued following the ICG [...]
2007-01-05 14:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI919REGIONAL RIFT VALLEY FEVER UPDATE
[...] A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in East Africa has mostly affected Kenya, with smaller outbreaks in Somalia and Tanzania, although weather conditions threaten to cause the spread of RVF further south and west. Through a combination of factors, including information campaigns and favorable [...]
2007-02-27 09:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI933USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO
[...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...]
2007-02-27 13:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY KE
07NAIROBI938USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO
[...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...]
2007-02-27 14:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY
07NAIROBI944COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S/WCI AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Nairobi grants country clearance and welcomes S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. The embassy switchboard number is 254-20-363-6000 and the [...]
2007-02-27 16:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC APER KAWC KE
07NAIROBI966SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 17 ?
[...] A fire in Bardera town, in southern Somalia's Gedo Region, on February 22 displaced approximately 700 families and destroyed homes and personal assets. The fire underlines the humanitarian conditions that many poor Somalis face in towns across the country. The humanitarian community, with e [...]
2007-02-28 12:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL SO
07NAPLES118APULIA: INNOVATION AT HOME, OUTREACH TO THE BALKANS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 20:52:00Consulate NaplesUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL IT
07NAPLES119THE NAPLES GARBAGE CRISIS: A CASE STUDY IN SOUTHERN ITALIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the accumulation of garbage in Italy's Campania region has declined significantly since it grew to crisis proportions earlier this year, continued national and even international press coverage have made it a symbol of everything that is wrong with the Italian South: i [...]
2007-11-20 16:38:00Consulate NaplesUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV PREL CASC TBIO IT
07NASSAU1238BAHAMAS REACTS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (U) On October 3, 2007, PolOff conveyed reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Post provided the text of the draft resolution in advance by fax. Ms. Zonicle said she had already consulted with the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Sheila Carey, and other g [...]
2007-10-04 14:30:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBF AORC UN PHUM KWMN
07NASSAU1259BAHAMAS WILL SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING
[...] (U) On October 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle informed Post that The Bahamas will SIPDIS support the U.S. draft resolution condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy in the U.N. General Assembly, and instruct the Bahamian Permanent Mission to [...]
2007-10-11 22:06:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDBF AORC UN PHUM KWMN
07NASSAU1359 MAJOR BAHAMAS POPULATION CENTERS UNSCATHED BY TROPICAL
[...] Summary: While the worst of Tropical Storm Noel missed the major population centers of Nassau and Freeport, USAID- and Coast Guard-sponsored flights revealed substantial flooding on Long Island, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Acklins Islands and Exuma thirty-six hours after the storm had passed. The [...]
2007-11-06 18:13:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI AMER ECON BF
07NASSAU1385BAHAMAS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN WIREC 2008
[...] Based on the Government of the Government of the Bahamas' strong interest in the area of renewable energy, Post requests it be added as an invitee to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) to be held in March 2008. 2. Although the Bahamas is not a net export [...]
2007-11-14 16:50:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET SENV SOCI BF
07NASSAU1399AMBASSADOR SIEGEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
[...] Summary: Ambassador Siegel presented his credentials to Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna on November 14 in a ceremony at Government House. Prior to the ceremony, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Brent Symonette, who affirmed the government's desire to maintain the best possible rel [...]
2007-11-16 22:10:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDAPER PREL PTER UNGA BF
07NASSAU1428BAHAMAS WILL NOT ATTEND COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points October 26 in a conversation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Sheila Carey. She gave no specific indications of SIPDIS the government's position with regard to attendance at the Ministerial meeting in Bamako, Mali. In a foll [...]
2007-11-29 21:56:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA BF
07NASSAU1437 BUSINESS OUTLOOK CONFERENCE ON ABACO HIGHLIGHTS EMERGING
[...] SUMMARY: At the 4th Annual Abaco Business Outlook Conference earlier this fall, Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette told delegates that the Free National Movement government plans to monitor the environmental impact of major hotel investment projects. The theme of the conference, "Growth b [...]
2007-12-03 16:03:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV SENV BF
07NASSAU169BRAZIL TO OPEN EMBASSY IN THE BAHAMAS
[...] On February 1, Poloff had a chance meeting with the new Brazilian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Tomas Mauricio Guggenheim, on the street outside their homes. Guggenheim, former ambassador to Gabon, said Brazil was in the process of opening an Embassy in The Bahamas. He is currently searching f [...]
2007-02-07 19:40:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG BR BF
07NASSAU195BAHAMAS NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] Post nominates Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dr. SIPDIS Dean-Patterson is a pioneering advocate for women's rights in The Bahamas. She has been a public spokeswoman on women's rights and violence against women for decades, promotin [...]
2007-02-14 21:53:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO BF
07NASSAU510BAHAMAS REQUEST FOR G/TIP FUNDING
[...] This is in response to reftel invitation for proposals to combat trafficking in persons. In lieu of separate submission of proposal and summary cable, Post here submits The Government of the Bahamas' proposal for INCLE and/or ESF funds, formatted pursuant to reftel request: A. Bahamas De [...]
2007-04-20 19:32:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG BF
07NASSAU611BAHAMAS HAS "NO INTEREST" IN CARIBBEAN SINGLE
[...] In a May 14 statement to local press, Prime Minister Ingraham said that The Bahamas has no economic interest "whatsoever" in the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME). CSME integration had been heavily promoted in the face of strong domestic opposition by former Foreign Minister Fred Mitchel [...]
2007-05-15 22:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECIN BF
07NASSAU663BAHAMAS REQUEST FOR 2007 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Embassy Nassau requests $20,000 for the Bahamas Human Rights Network for the development of a documentary film regarding the plight of stateless Haitian Migrants in The Bahamas (reftel A). The documentary would film a planned public forum on restricted rights of migrants in the Mud and Pigeo [...]
2007-05-29 21:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG BF
07NASSAU682CONFIRMATION OF BAHAMIAN ATTENDANCE AT
[...] The Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the following delegates will attend the U.S.-CARICOM Ministerial summit: -- The Right Honorable Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas -- The Honorable Brent Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]
2007-06-04 21:48:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL BF
07NASSAU93BAHAMAS: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] The following is in response to reftel request for The Bahamas' top five most influential women in civil society or government: The Honorable Cynthia A. Pratt, M.P. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Churchill Building P.O. Box N-3217 Nassau, The Bahamas (242) 356-6 [...]
2007-01-24 21:48:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL BF
07NASSAU965BAHAMAS INFORMED OF IMPORT SAFETY WORKING GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 22:17:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PREL BF
07NASSAU966BAHAMAS REPRESENTATION AT 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 22:17:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA ITRA OVIP BF
07NASSAU967TERRORISM FINANCE: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND AS-QARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 22:22:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PREL PTER PGOV BF
07NDJAMENA181CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING
[...] A search of embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for training with Special Operations Forces in May and June 2007. INK name check pending. 2. Unit: Chadian Second Ant [...]
2007-02-28 09:28:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MASS PHUM PINR PREL CD
07NDJAMENA191N'DJAMENA SEEKS APPROVAL FOR REMOTE TDY RESIDENCE
[...] (SBU) On February 18, 2007 the US Embassy EAC convened at 0915 to discuss the need to establish a remote residence in the Eastern Chadian city of Abeche. The purpose of this residence would be to provide a safe environment for Embassy personnel who are visiting or on TDY to the region. Current [...]
2007-03-01 09:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
07NDJAMENA199ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY
[...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...]
2007-03-02 15:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU
07NDJAMENA2CHAD: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] Summary: To date, the Chadian GovernmentQs efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor have been centered on laying the legal foundation to meet its commitments to international labor conventions aimed at protecting children. While progress has been made at completing studies that identi [...]
2007-01-03 09:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CD
07NDJAMENA200ABECHE: EASTERN CHAD HUB FOR THE UN, NGOS AND ANY
[...] (u) Summary. Abeche is the major city in eastern Chad, used as a hub by the UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the region. Security remains an issue, with the UN still drawn down to essential personnel only (Phase IV)). UN and NGO staff favor a [...]
2007-03-02 15:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PREL KCRS KPKO CD SU
07NDJAMENA204CHAD/USA SIGN AGREEMENT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF
[...] On March 5, the Ambassador signed an agreement with the Government of Chad on the establishment of the American International School of N'djamena. The Secretary of State for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Djidda Moussa Outman, signed for the Government of Chad. [...]
2007-03-05 16:59:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASCH PREL CD
07NDJAMENA237CHAD: INPUT FOR ANNUAL AGOA REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy provides the following input on Chad for the President,s 2007 Report on AGOA. End Summary --------------------------------------------- --------------- Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-15 10:25:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AGOA ECON CD
07NDJAMENA295CHAD COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 12:12:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP
07NDJAMENA34INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN CHAD
[...] Per request paragraph 2 reftel, names follow of five most influential women from civil society and government in Chad. 2. Mariam Moussa, Minister of Solidarity and Micro Credit, (235) 52-05-76 and (235) 632-8609. Ph.D. in public management and active campaigner for poverty alleviation. [...]
2007-01-11 09:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL CD
07NDJAMENA372THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE CAPITAL OF CHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 06:29:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PINR APER CD
07NDJAMENA457CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY ON UNFORCE ND DIALOGUE
[...] Summary: President Deb, in a meeting with the Ambassador June 4, welcoed the announcement by the United States of additonal sanctions on Sudan. He continuedto resist the idea of an international force in Chad. Money for such an expensive project, he said, would be better spent moving refug [...]
2007-06-05 10:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA484CHAD: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY
[...] SUMMARY: According to Chad's finance and oil ministers, the Economic and Monetary Commission of Central Africa (CEMAC) is seized with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and, within Chad, the oil minister heads a team that is supposed to address EITI's requirments. END [...]
2007-06-11 15:59:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET PREL CD
07NDJAMENA50EASTERN CHAD: USAID ASSESSMENT OF INTERNALLY
[...] Summary: The USG humanitarian assessment team in eastern Chad is investigating reports of rising numbers of internally displaced persons. On January 17 and 18, the team visited two IDP sites and refugee camps in the Farchana area of Assounga Departement. Recent arrivals at the sites are from [...]
2007-01-19 19:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI CD
07NDJAMENA523CHAD: STRIKE DRAGS ON
[...] SUMMARY: Some progress has been made, but the general strike in Chad still drags on. The government is holding to its offer of a 15 percent salary increase. Some minor unions have accepted but the major union has again balked. Meanwhile, a peaceful group of female teachers on June 21 block [...]
2007-06-22 14:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV ASEC CD
07NDJAMENA593COST AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR US OUTPOST IN ABECHE
[...] (U) RSO N,djamena was tasked on July 3 to produce a survey to address the creation of a diplomatic outpost in Abeche, Chad. US Embassy Chad has recognized since early 2007 the desirability of a permanent base of operations (or at the very least, a facility) to house the numerous TDY,rs in the [...]
2007-07-13 13:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CD
07NDJAMENA61SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY (SHRD)
[...] Chad is a centralized republic with a population of approximately 10 million. The Government of Chad,s human rights record remained poor in 2006. President Idriss Deby has ruled the country since taking power in a 1990 rebellion. Political power remained concentrated in the hands of a north [...]
2007-01-23 16:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM CD
07NDJAMENA619 EASTERN CHAD - INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT UPDATE
[...] Most internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. The numbers have stabilized at about 170,000, and due to the rains no major conflict is expected for several months. Issues faced by the humanitarian community include insecu [...]
2007-07-25 17:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA623UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN CHAD
[...] SUMMARY: International media attention to under-age recruitment in Chad, stimulated by reports from Human Rights Watch and UN, has brought an indignant rebuke from the government spokesman, but, at the working level, it appears to have resulted in enhanced cooperation from the Ministry of De [...]
2007-07-26 13:08:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MCAP KAWC PREL CD
07NDJAMENA625 EASTERN CHAD - IDP NEEDS BEING MET
[...] Most of the estimated 173,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. USAID/OFDA's partners and other humanitarian organizations are providing services to the IDPs in the water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH),health/nutritio [...]
2007-07-30 16:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA649CHAD SHOWS RENEWED INTEREST IN EXTRACTIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chadian officials, including the Minister of Oil, briefed donors on plans to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in two World Bank-hosted meetings July 26 and July 31, 2007. Chad had already expressed interest in joining EITI in 2004, but there [...]
2007-08-08 05:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EPET PREL
07NDJAMENA66SUDANESE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT HIJACKED TO N'DJAMENA
[...] A Sudanese Air West passenger aircraft reportedly en route from Khartoum to El Fasher and Niyalla January 24 was hijacked by a young Sudanese man and diverted to N,Djamena. The Minister of Public Security,s chief of staff, who was at N,Djamena Airport when the aircraft arrived around 10:30 t [...]
2007-01-24 15:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EAIR PTER CD SU
07NDJAMENA674 EASTERN CHAD - USAID FIELD VISIT TO DOGDORE IDP
[...] The week of August 13, a USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) field officer based in eastern Chad traveled to the internally displaced person (IDP) site of Dogdore, the largest IDP site in eastern Chad. Dogdore's proximity to the Chad-Sudan border and the [...]
2007-08-16 16:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA711CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EMBASSY NDJAMENA AND
[...] Listed below is contact information for Heads of Sections, U.S. Embassy Ndjamena. All personnel may be contacted via the switchboard 24/7. Embassy telnos: Country Code: 235 Switchboard: 251-7009/251-6211/251-9233/251-9218/251-4727/ 251-4296 Switchboard cell: (235) 679-0978/679-0979 IVG: [...]
2007-09-06 16:12:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA790CHAD: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] In response to Reftel, Embassy N'Djamena submits the following updated AGOA country eligibility information. 2. TPSC subcommittee on AGOA implementation country eligibility recommendations 2007 state submissions Country: Chad Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background: Chad, a la [...]
2007-10-11 15:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CD
07NDJAMENA822CHAD REBEL GROUP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING SEIZED
[...] The Paris-based Chad opposition web site "Al-Wihda" (alwihdainfo.com) has carried a number of postings concerning American Cash Steven Godbold, seized by the MDJT on October 12 in Zoumri, Chad, including one by the group which claims to have seized him. We cannot attest to the authenticity of [...]
2007-10-23 11:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL CASC CD LY
07NDJAMENA85 Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally
[...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...]
2007-01-29 15:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS
07NDJAMENA852CHAD: TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED:
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in November. Post will report any substantive response septel. TAMLYN [...]
2007-11-05 09:10:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CD
07NDJAMENA854CHAD: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 09:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CD
07NDJAMENA879CHAD:INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF AF WATCH LIST COUNTRIES
[...] Summary. Chad has made some progress in addressing two deficiencies highlighted in the June 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on Chad, recruitment of minors in the armed forces and prosecuting traffickers. End summary. 2. This message responds to questions in reftel A concerning p [...]
2007-11-13 08:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN KTIP CD
07NDJAMENA88Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 1
[...] Summary: The Government of Chad cooperates with United Nations (UN) agencies, local communities and church-based and other domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in combating trafficking, primarily in the area of prevention. Due to intense rebel activity throughout 20 [...]
2007-01-30 10:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD
07NDJAMENA888CHAD: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NTC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 10:21:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER PARM CD
07NDJAMENA89Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 10:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD
07NEWDELHI1098CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS RE-EMERGES IN INDIA - MAN VS.
[...] (U) Summary: After a 32 year hiatus, the chikungunya virus is making a comeback in India. While the Government of India (GOI) estimates over 180,000 cases of chikungunya infection since December 2005, the actual number of cases is difficult to assess. The GOI,s lack of transparency in reporti [...]
2007-03-06 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AMED EAGR IN KFLU ECON PREL SENV TBIO PTER
07NEWDELHI1120EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHERN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a PLC on HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND (SNC),KOCHI, KERALA. SNC was listed as the Ultimate Consignee and G.S. Teletech, Kochi, Kerala as the I [...]
2007-03-08 06:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1121EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAHANAGAR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) Perry Davis and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL),New De [...]
2007-03-08 06:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1166EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EMECON CONTROLS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) Perry Davis and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Emecon Controls Pvt. Ltd. (Emecon),New Delhi [...]
2007-03-09 11:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1292ECON HIGHLIGHTS FROM NEW DELHI(March 12-16, 2007)
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 12-16, 2006. --------------------------------------------- - ECONOMIST CONFERENCE: GOI ROLLS OUT RED CARPET --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Prime Minister Singh address [...]
2007-03-16 11:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI1303EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1304EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1305EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1306EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1307EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1308EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-03-19 06:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1346DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: INDIA DEFERS TO ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 14:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA IN
07NEWDELHI1412EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ISTRAC, BANGALORE,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) Perry Davis and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network ( [...]
2007-03-23 06:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1413EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HEADQUARTER SOUTHERN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) Perry Davis and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Headquarter Southern Command (HSC),Pune, on March [...]
2007-03-23 06:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1642BOUCHER DISCUSSES EDUCATION REFORM WITH NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 4, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher met with National Knowledge Commission member Deepak Nayar to discuss the state of affairs in education reform in India and possible areas of cooperation between the United States and India. During an hour long lively conversation, [...]
2007-04-05 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL IN
07NEWDELHI1653THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART I
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the March 19-24 visit of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Mission officers joined Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to survey New Delhi's leading NGOs, think tanks, pundits, government officials and activists on the ch [...]
2007-04-09 07:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI1749THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART II
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a two part series on the status of women in India. This cable is derived from Post's ongoing analysis of the issues facing women as well as conversations with politicians, think tanks, NGO activists, pundits, and government officials during Senior Advisor to [...]
2007-04-12 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI1827INDIA OFFERS CREW LIST EXEMPTION
[...] This is an action request for the Department - please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has presented a Diplomatic Note (No. 794/JS/AMS/2007, dated April 11, 2007) offering a bilateral resolution of the outstanding "crew list" issue, proposing exemption of t [...]
2007-04-17 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MOPS PBTS KREC KTIA IN
07NEWDELHI1947EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AGMATEL INDIA, NEW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Agmatel India (Agmatel),New Delhi, on April 13, 20 [...]
2007-04-24 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1948EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDRAPRASTHA GAS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL),New Delhi, on [...]
2007-04-24 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1949EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SANCHAR ANTENNA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan attempted to conduct a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sanchar Antenna and Communications Syste [...]
2007-04-24 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2010EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Former Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe (Rufe) and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the National Informatics Centre Servi [...]
2007-04-27 07:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2025EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Former Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe (Rufe) and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the National Informatics Centre Servi [...]
2007-04-27 10:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2052EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Former Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe (Rufe) and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the National Informatics Centre Servi [...]
2007-04-30 10:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2060EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIKAL LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman, Former ECO Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hikal Ltd. (Hikal),Bangal [...]
2007-04-30 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2061EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARCH PHARMALABS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman, Former ECO Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Arch Pharmalabs Limited (A [...]
2007-04-30 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2062EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GRANULES INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman, Former ECO Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Granules India Ltd. (GIL) [...]
2007-04-30 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2069EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NICHOLAS PIRAMAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman, Former ECO Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Nicholas Piramal India Ltd [...]
2007-05-01 04:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2179EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GUJARAT GLASS (P) LIMITED,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Gujarat Glass (P) Ltd. (GGL),Vadodara, Gujarat, on May 2, 2 [...]
2007-05-08 04:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2266A MAYAWATI LANDSLIDE IN UTTAR PRADESH ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Although the EC has not yet released the final vote tally in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Legislative Assembly Elections, initial analysis indicates a clear victory for the BSP party of former Chief Minister Mayawati, and Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has already conceded defeat. NDTV proj [...]
2007-05-11 06:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PTER SCUL KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI2370REQUEST FOR BUSH-SINGH MEETING AT G-8 SUMMIT
[...] This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph three. 2. Post received on May 18 from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs a diplomatic note requesting a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Singh and President Bush to take place during the G-8 Summit in Germany [...]
2007-05-18 10:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI2402EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NOKIA INDIA LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a PSV at Nokia India Ltd. (Nokia),a private sector company, located at 5F, Tower - A&B, Cybergreen, DLF Cyber City, Sector 25A, Gurgaon 122002, Haryana [...]
2007-05-21 10:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2411EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CLARIANT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. (Clariant),Raigad [...]
2007-05-22 03:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2412EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BEC CHEMICALS PVT.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at BEC Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (BCL) Raigad District, Maha [...]
2007-05-22 03:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2563DELHI DIARY, MAY 24-30
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 24-30, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Left Groups Disparage United Progressive Alliance Performance -- Kerala Communist Party Punishes Leaders for Public Feud -- BJP Hopes for [...]
2007-05-30 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM BT IN
07NEWDELHI2583TENSIONS IN RAJASTHAN ESCALATE AND SPREAD
[...] (SBU) The Gujjar community continues it demands to be socially demoted from the Other Backward Castes (OBC) category to the Schedule Tribe (ST) category to access job and education benefits reserved for STs. Violent Gujjar demonstrations have escalated and spread to neighboring states over th [...]
2007-05-31 15:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC PTER SCUL CASC IN
07NEWDELHI2594EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PROGRAMME AD,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the Programme AD, Hyderabad, on May 24, 2007. 3 [...]
2007-06-01 06:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2595EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ZETATEK INDUSTRIES LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Zetatek Industries Ltd. (ZIL),Hyderabad, on May 23, 2007. [...]
2007-06-01 06:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2596EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL),Hyder [...]
2007-06-01 06:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2741EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VARIABLE ENERGY CYCLOTRON
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC),Kolkata, on June 6, [...]
2007-06-13 04:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2742EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Serum Institute of India Ltd. (SIIL),Pune, on June 4, 2007. [...]
2007-06-13 04:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2743EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INSTITUTE FOR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Institute for Plasma Research (IPR),Gandhinagar, G [...]
2007-06-13 04:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2816AMBASSADOR AND NGO LEADERS DISCUSS TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mulford met New Delhi's leading NGOs and UN Agencies that work on trafficking in persons (TIP) and bonded labor on June 14 to solicit their reaction to the TIP Report and Action Plan and ask for their frank assessments of the TIP situation in India. Largely thanks [...]
2007-06-18 00:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI2838EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARMY HQ SIGNALS,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Army HQ Signals (AHS),website: http//mod.nic.in/. AHS was listed as the Ultimate Consignee; Wipro Ltd., Bangalor [...]
2007-06-19 04:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2839EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARMY SIGNALS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Army Signals Headquarters (ASH),website: http//mod.nic.in/. ASH was listed as the Ultimate Consignee; Tat [...]
2007-06-19 04:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2929EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SANDVIK ASIA LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sandvik Asia Ltd. (Sandvik),Tel: 91-2764-283-313 and 91-2764-283-314, Cell: 982-532-4618, email: jagdish.gajjar@s [...]
2007-06-25 10:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI2957ROME RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 10:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IN AF
07NEWDELHI3244EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GRAPHITE INDIA LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Graphite India Ltd. (GIL),Bangalore, on June 26, 2007. [...]
2007-07-16 09:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3254EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GRAPHITE INDIA LTD.,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Graphite India Ltd. (GIL),Bangalore, on June 26, 2007. [...]
2007-07-17 09:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3262 INDIA: LACK OF MARKET DRIVERS FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: This cable will look at the investment environment for clean technology in India and the potential role US diplomacy, technology, and financing can play. A number of market challenges such as the lack of a green market among consumers and minimal involvement from the [...]
2007-07-17 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3321EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SCHLUMBERGER ASIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd. (SAS),Mumbai, on J [...]
2007-07-23 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3349EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Nuclear Fuel Complex (PLC),Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),Government of India (GOI),website: www.nfc.gov.in. NFC was [...]
2007-07-24 12:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3350EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Nuclear Fuel Complex (PLC),Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),Government of India (GOI),website: www.nfc.gov.in. NFC was [...]
2007-07-24 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3352EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Nuclear Fuel Complex (PLC),Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),Government of India (GOI),website: www.nfc.gov.in. NFC was [...]
2007-07-24 12:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3436 INDIA: SME'S HOLD KEY TO APP SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),which make up the bulk of Indian industry, do not understand the goals and processes of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP). Reaching this segment of industry through better publicity, engagement, and a revised proposal process will r [...]
2007-07-30 08:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI345EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL CENTRE
[...] Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),NOIDA, U.P., on January 11, 2007. 2. BIS requested a PSV at NCMRWF, a GOI entity under the Ministry o [...]
2007-01-23 06:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3603 INDIA: REMOVING CLEAN TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Clean technology transfer to India faces several market and policy challenges. (Ref A) By raising awareness on the anthropogenic causes of climate change via television and reviving eco-labeling, a viable market can be created. In addition, manufacturers should look to partner [...]
2007-08-08 05:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY EFIN BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3613EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]
2007-08-08 12:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3632EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]
2007-08-09 11:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3656EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHOGHI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Shoghi Communication Ltd. (SCL),New Delhi, on July [...]
2007-08-10 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3668LIEBERMAN ENGAGES INDIA ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Senator Joseph Lieberman met on August 10 in New Delhi with Dr. Leena Srivastava, Deputy Director, Ambassador Chandrashekher Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, and other senior staff of The Energy and [...]
2007-08-13 09:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON TSPL TRGY EFIN BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3842EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARTI AIRTEL LTD.,@%` USDOC 07247
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Contr\B*]"*~SN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BAL),New Delhi, on August 13, 2007. 3. BIS requested a PLC at BAL, [...]
2007-08-22 11:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3884EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARTI AIRTEL LTD., NEW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BAL),New Delhi, on August 13, 2007. [...]
2007-08-24 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3885NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 20-24, 2007
[...] Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 20-24, 2007. TO QUELL UNREST, U.P. SHUTS DOWN GROCERY CHAINS ------------------ 2. On August 23, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister, Mayawati Kumari, ordered all organized grocery retailers in the s [...]
2007-08-24 11:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3907 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 20
[...] Summary: This week the ESTH office met with representatives of the Wildlife Protection Society of India regarding a wildlife crime workshop; met with the Nature Publishing Group to discuss the launch of a web portal dedicated to Indian science; and noted the Delhi government's push to impleme [...]
2007-08-27 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI3972DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 22-30
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 22-30, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Narayanan in Moscow for Defense Talks -- India and Russia to Conduct Indra 2007 War Games in Russia in September Narayanan in Mosc [...]
2007-08-31 09:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS RS IN
07NEWDELHI4149EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARTI AIRTEL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BAL),New Delhi, on August 13, 2007. [...]
2007-09-11 10:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4253INDIA AND BHUTAN IRF REPORT: DELIVERY, POSTING AND
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post is pleased to report that the International Religious Freedom Report's Introduction, Executive Summary and individual country reports for India and Bhutan were posted in English on the Embassy's website immediately upon release and clearance from the Department. PolOff als [...]
2007-09-17 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KIRF IN
07NEWDELHI4343 INDIA HOSTS SECOND MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: India successfully hosted ICG-2 in Bangalore, India September 4 - 7, 2007. The meeting convened under the auspices of the India Space Research Organization and the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and brought together regional and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) p [...]
2007-09-21 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4376G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON SHARES VIEWS WITH INDIAN
[...] (U) On 18 September, the National Media Coalition (NMC) held a conference in New Delhi on human trafficking entitled, &Tracking Change ) Fighting Injustice; Voices in Solidarity.8 The opening panel included Ambassador Mark Lagon of G/TIP, Minister Renuka Chowdhury of Women and Child Developme [...]
2007-09-25 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI4429EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),Indian Department of Atomic Energy, website: www.barc.ernet.in. BARC was listed as t [...]
2007-09-28 11:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4450MWCD SECRETARY TO G/TIP - NEW INITIATIVES WILL
[...] Summary: On September 17, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Coordinator of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Deepa Jain Singh, Secretary of the Ministry for Women and Child Development (MWCD). Ambassador Lagon presented Singh with the latest version of the Traffic [...]
2007-10-01 08:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PREL PHUM OTRA SOCI IN
07NEWDELHI4469 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
[...] Scioffs attended a National Mercury Workshop September 27 - 28 hosted by the Indian NGO, Toxics Link. The workshop focused on mercury usage, processes, and impacts in India. SciOffs met with representatives from numerous environmental NGOs, academics, medical professionals, the World Bank, t [...]
2007-10-03 11:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4687 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
[...] The Government of India successfully hosted the second Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) in New Delhi on October 15. Canada was officially recognized as the seventh member of the Partnership, alongside existing members Australia, China, [...]
2007-10-22 11:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4690DELHI DIARY, OCT 13-22
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 13-22, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Indo-Pak Dialogue on Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures -- SAARC Home Ministers Meeting Scheduled for Next Week -- [...]
2007-10-23 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS PK BT IN
07NEWDELHI4714EMBASSY PLANS TO OBSERVE BHUTAN'S FIRST ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: Marking the transition from absolute monarchy to democracy, the Kingdom of Bhutan will hold its first national elections in December 2007 and March 2008. Though the USG has no formal diplomatic relations with the Bhutanese government, the Bhutanese have welcomed Embassy observers [...]
2007-10-24 11:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL PINR PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI4715EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LAWRENCE AND MAYO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On October 17, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Lawrence and Mayo (I) Pvt. Ltd [...]
2007-10-24 11:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4716EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LAWRENCE AND MAYO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On October 17, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Lawrence and Mayo (I) Pvt. Ltd [...]
2007-10-24 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4717EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LAWRENCE AND MAYO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On October 17, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Lawrence and Mayo (I) Pvt. Ltd [...]
2007-10-24 11:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4724INDIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT WALKER FOR UN IAAC SEAT
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on October 24. Patnaik replied that he "sees no problem" for the GOI to support Mr. Walker's candidacy for the Western Europe and Other States Group (WEOG) seat on the UN Independent Audit Adv [...]
2007-10-25 09:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KUNR AORC IN
07NEWDELHI4731INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: REKHA MISHRA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, please find Embassy,s nominations for the Secretary of State,s Award for International Women of Courage. In a country of over a billion people, India is home to dozens of worthy candidates who are extraordinary leaders in furthering justice and equality. This year Em [...]
2007-10-25 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KISL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI4758DELHI DIARY, OCT 23-26
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 23-26, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India, China and Russia Jointly Oppose Further Burma Sanctions -- Bhutanese Election Dates Announced India, China and Russia Jointl [...]
2007-10-26 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG MARR CH RS BT BM IN
07NEWDELHI4804UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik on October 29. Patnaik confirmed to Poloff October 30 that he had passed the request onto the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the UN, which will take the lead on deciding the final GOI posi [...]
2007-10-31 10:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIA UN IN
07NEWDELHI4847INDIA CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT APDP BREAKFAST,
[...] Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (United Nations Political) Sanjiv Arora confirmed to Acting PolCouns November 2 that India's delegation to the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako Nov 14-16 will be headed by Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs. Arora a [...]
2007-11-05 04:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI4848INDIA CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT APDP BREAKFAST,
[...] Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (United Nations Political) Sanjiv Arora confirmed to Acting PolCouns November 2 that India's delegation to the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako Nov 14-16 will be headed by Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs. Arora a [...]
2007-11-05 05:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI488EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: COMBAT VEHICLE RESEARCH AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Combat Vehicle Research and Development (CVRDE) [...]
2007-02-01 07:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4900APDP BREAKFAST INVITATION DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT
[...] PolCouns delivered ref A invitation to MEA Joint Secretary (United Nations Political) Sanjiv Arora on SIPDIS November 6, drawing attention to the fact that the breakfast has been moved up to eight from eight-thirty am. Arora had previously confirmed GOI attendance at the APDP breakfast (re [...]
2007-11-08 01:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IN ML
07NEWDELHI4902INDIA PREFERS QUIET APPROACH ON FATF STATEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff and Poloff delivered the demarche and background paper (reftel A) to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Director Anand Bajaj at the Ministry of Finance on November 7 and to Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar at the Ministry of External Affairs on November 2, respectiv [...]
2007-11-08 06:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC IN
07NEWDELHI4908 NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
[...] ESTHOff attended India Forum 2007: Energy Efficiency in Buildings - A National Competitive Advantage, held in New Delhi on 31 October and co-hosted by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and The Energy and Resources Institute. Forum 2007 facilitated active discussion between [...]
2007-11-08 09:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI5098TORRES STRAITS PILOTAGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on November 26. He had no substantive comment at this time and offered to reply after consulting within the Ministry. MULFORD [...]
2007-11-27 06:47:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA PBTS EWWT PREL KTIA SENV AS IN
07NEWDELHI5099DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI UN RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on November 26, urging the GOI to vote no or at a minimum abstain in voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in reftel. Agarwal affirmed that he will consult within the Minist [...]
2007-11-27 07:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS IN
07NEWDELHI5102 World Toilet Summit Puts Spotlight on Sanitation in India
[...] SUMMARY: ESTHOff attended the 2007 World Toilet Summit from October 31 - November 3 in New Delhi. The event was hosted by Sulabh International Social Service Organization and sponsored by the Government of India (GOI). The conference brought together senior Indian government officials, NGOs [...]
2007-11-27 07:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI5118NEW INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced that Jayant Prasad, presently serving as India's PermRep in Geneva, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Afghanistan, succeeding Rakesh Sood. 2. (SBU) COMMENT: U.S. diplomats who worked with him say Prasad is an ent [...]
2007-11-28 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR IN AF
07NEWDELHI5119AUTHOR TASLIMA NASREEN: PAWN IN POLITICAL WEB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Claiming that the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) pushed her to leave Kolkata (ref A),controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen finally settled in a "safe place" in Delhi under the security of the Indian central government. Her flight from Kolkata sparked a po [...]
2007-11-28 13:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC BG IN
07NEWDELHI5219UNCITRAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (United Nations Economic and Social) Dinesh Patnaik and Director Khalid Bin Jamal, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on December 5, urging the GOI to help oppose any revisions to UNCITRAL's current rules. Patnaik confirmed that he had pass [...]
2007-12-06 11:51:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNCITRAL UN IN
07NEWDELHI5235INDIA LAUNCHES NOVEL HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM
[...] (U) On December 1, the GOI commemorated World AIDS day with the launch of the Red Ribbon Express, a seven-coach train designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS throughout India and provide education and health services,particurlarly in areas with low media reach. The train will travel across Ind [...]
2007-12-07 12:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI5237GOI APPROACHED ON OPPOSING UNGA PLENARY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on December 7, reinforcing the USG desire that the GOI vote no or at a minimum abstain in voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in ref A. Agarwal affirmed that he will [...]
2007-12-07 13:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS IN
07NEWDELHI5243A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES REFUGEE PROBLEM WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On a November 4-7 trip to Bhutan, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugee, and Migration (PRM) Ellen SIPDIS Sauerbrey met with the Fourth and former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary, and the Managing Director of Kuensel, the national n [...]
2007-12-07 14:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
07NEWDELHI5254BHUTAN APPROACHED ON OPPOSING UNGA PLENARY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) First Secretary Karma Choeda on December 7, reinforcing the USG desire that the RGOB abstain from voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in ref A. Choeda affirmed that he would raise the i [...]
2007-12-10 11:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS IN
07NEWDELHI5275EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIAN AIRLINES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 19, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Airlines Ltd. (IA),Ne [...]
2007-12-11 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI5303EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 26, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (H [...]
2007-12-13 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI5304EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 26, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (H [...]
2007-12-13 11:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI5322 Ranthambore Wildlife Crime Workshop Emphasizes Need for
[...] SUMMARY: The New Delhi ESTH and Public Affairs sections held a wildlife crime workshop November 4 - 6 near Ranthambore National Park (RNP) in order to highlight USG commitment to wildlife conservation and to provide much needed training to park rangers, local police, and prosecutors in crime [...]
2007-12-17 01:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI5346EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HINDUSTAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 26, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (H [...]
2007-12-18 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI5367AVIAN INFLUENZA: NEW DELHI CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THREAT,
[...] The Government of India (GOI) hosted a successful international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, in collaboration with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),on December 4-6. Several themes emerged: that the international community cannot let down it [...]
2007-12-20 05:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR KFLU EAID PREL IN
07NEWDELHI564EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ELECTRICALS RESEARCH AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Electrical Research and Development Association [...]
2007-02-05 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI597EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ELECTRICALS RESEARCH AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Electrical Research and Development Association [...]
2007-02-07 06:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI614EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the International Advanced Research Centre [...]
2007-02-07 11:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI622EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a PSV at National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI),a GOI entity under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Website: www.ngri.org.in. NGRI was li [...]
2007-02-08 07:06:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI658INDIA COMPLETES PLANS TO BUY FORTY MORE SUKHOI 30S
[...] (U) Reporting from Aero India in Bangalore, Indian media quoted Chief of Air Staff S.P. Tyagi on February 8 as saying India would soon sign a deal to import 40 more Sukhoi-30 planes from Russia. The news, which was overshadowed in morning papers by multi-billionaire Ratan Tata's "exhilarating [...]
2007-02-09 12:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ETRD PINR IN
07NEWDELHI665EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KENNAMETAL WIDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Kennametal Widia India Ltd. (Kennametal),[...]
2007-02-12 03:33:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI692EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BIHAR CAUSTIC & CHEMICALS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bihar Caustic & Chemicals Limited (BCCL),Jharkhand [...]
2007-02-12 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI693EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: GUJARAT ALKALIES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (GACL) [...]
2007-02-12 11:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI694EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KENNAMETAL WIDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Kennametal Widia India Ltd. (Kennametal),[...]
2007-02-12 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI753PUNJAB OUTCOME TOO CLOSE TO CALL
[...] (U) On February 13, despite heavy rains an estimated 65-70 percent of Punjab's 10 million member electorate voted in the state's hotly-contested Legislative Assembly election. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)/BJP coalition and the Congress are vying for political leadership in the state (reftel). [...]
2007-02-14 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI760EXTRANCHECK: NDAA POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INSTITUTE FOR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Institute for Plasma Research (IPR),Vadod [...]
2007-02-15 05:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI779INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER DEMANDS DEMARCATION ON
[...] (U) Speaking to Indian reporters on February 10th on the sidelines of a conference on India and the ASEAN sponsored by the Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, Indian Defense Minister AK Antony reiterated that any agreement with Pakistan over Siachen would be unacceptable to the Indian [...]
2007-02-15 12:32:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI880EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]
2007-02-22 09:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI881EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]
2007-02-22 09:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI882EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]
2007-02-22 09:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI951EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SARTORIUS INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sartorius India Pvt. Ltd. (Sartorius),Ban [...]
2007-02-27 03:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NIAMEY100PRES. TANDJA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN NAILS A
[...] In his remarks on Niger's Republic Day, December 18, 2006, President Tandja declared war on corruption in public life. He instructed the Minister of Justice to take action on over 60 cases that had developed since a public education funds scandal came to light last summer (reftels A,B). In the [...]
2007-02-01 16:56:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KMCA NG
07NIAMEY1184NIGER: MNJ ANNOUNCES POSSIBLE RESPITE DURING
[...] Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) has no plan to conduct any attacks during Ramadan, but will retaliate if its members are attacked, according to MNJ spokesperson Dr. Dangana Ahmed. The MNJ spokesperson made the announcement during a telephone interview with a local Voice of Ameri [...]
2007-09-13 16:05:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPINS MOPS SOCI NG
07NIAMEY1188NIGER: GOVERNMENT ENTERS CYBERSPACE
[...] The Government of Niger (GON) announced the launch of two websites on September 11, 2007, connecting government institutions and the Presidency to cyberspace for the first time. Both websites (French language) are still a work in progress, but reflect a step forward for the GON institutions. [...]
2007-09-18 15:32:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDTINT PGOV PREL SOCI NG
07NIAMEY1220Journalist's arrest sparks international concern
[...] On September 25 Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka was charged with violating Niger's national security for alleged collaboration with MNJ rebels fighting against GON forces in the North. Police arrested Kaka on September 20 citing evidence including phone records and recordings of telephone call [...]
2007-09-27 10:23:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
07NIAMEY1270NIGER: In News from Abroad GON President Tandja Rules Out
[...] (U) Summary. Local newspapers have reported and are commenting on excerpts of Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja's October 2 interview with "Le Monde". In that interview Tandja rules out running for a third term and invites combatants in northern Niger to lay down their arms. [...]
2007-10-10 15:54:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI NG
07NIAMEY1346GON Arrests Another Journalist
[...] Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, director of biweekly Agadez-based newspaper Air Info, was arrested on October 9, 2007 in Niamey. He remained in custody without formal charges until October 31, 2007, when he was charged with conspiracy and transported to prison. 2. Diallo was arrested at Niamey's inte [...]
2007-11-02 10:02:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
07NIAMEY1359A BRIDGE FROM CHINA TO NIGER
[...] Summary. The November 5, 2007 groundbreaking and laying of the first stone for a long-awaited second bridge in the capital city of Niamey symbolizes an increasingly closer relationship between two friends, the Republic of Niger (RON) and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Exchanges between [...]
2007-11-08 15:40:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG EPET SOCI NG CH
07NIAMEY1423NIGER MOVES OUT OF LAST PLACE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
[...] Niger has moved out of last place in the recently updated UNDP Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI measures the performance of countries in three dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth; knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy [...]
2007-12-03 12:35:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI NG
07NIAMEY158IN LAST PLACE AND FALLING: THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATION IN
[...] Niger's education system ranks among the worst in the world. It suffers from a crumbling infrastructure, a lack of resources and a teacher corps that is under-trained and demoralized. Niger's woes are compounded by a population growth rate of 3.4%, one of the highest in the world. Corruption [...]
2007-02-22 15:59:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KMCA NG
07NIAMEY22FOUR YEARS ON, NIGERIEN NGO UP IN ARMS OVER NIGER
[...] Apparently prompted by the execution of Saddam Hussein, on Sunday, January 7, a Nigerien NGO gave a press release denouncing the USG for its "false accusation against Niger for the sale of uranium to Iraq." The NGO, CODDAE - the "Collective for the Defense of Rights to Energy in Niger" - is m [...]
2007-01-10 15:18:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO NG
07NIAMEY23NIGER: THREE PILLARS OF TRADITIONAL SLAVERY - AND
[...] Traditional caste-based servitude in Niger has always rested on three pillars: a lack of economic options for slaves, who tend to live in the least developed regions of the world's least developed country; a lack of social mobility in slaves' typically small, isolated, nomadic communities; an [...]
2007-01-10 15:19:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI ELAB NG
07NIAMEY26TIP IN A TRANSIT TOWN: AGADEZ, NIGER
[...] During recent travel to Agadez, the principal city of northern Niger, Poloff explored the town's oldest industry - trafficking. Whether in items as benign as cars or as dangerous as drugs and guns, Agadez excels at both legal and illicit cross-border trade. The movement of persons is a perenn [...]
2007-01-10 15:28:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI KCRM KWMN NG
07NIAMEY40NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS (LEAHY) VETTINGS FOR BILATERAL
[...] The following units have been identified by the Nigerien Military to participate in exercises with US forces during calendar year 2007: The Anti-Terrorist Company (Compagnie Antiterroriste),the 322 Airborne Company (based in Maradi),and the 424 Infantry Company (based in Tillia). 2. The [...]
2007-01-16 12:57:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM NG
07NIAMEY41NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE NATIONAL
[...] Post requests human rights certification for the following Nigerien military personnel to participate in the National Defense University International Counterterrorism Fellows Program to be held from July 2007 to June 1, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: Major Moussa Salaou Barmou, Commander of the P [...]
2007-01-16 12:57:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM NG
07NIAMEY714COLD CASE: SHARI'A AND THE MIGRATION OF VICE
[...] Open-source reporting and some academic studies have suggested that the imposition of Shari'a in northern Nigeria led to an exodus of prostitutes, petty criminals, and bar owners to the southern frontier zones of Niger. Nigerien Hausaland, these reports suggested, saw a considerable increase [...]
2007-05-22 12:47:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID SMIG NG
07NIAMEY742ALIVE AND WELL: PROFILES OF TRADITIONAL
[...] During recent travel Poloff examined the role of traditional chiefs in Niger. Characterized since colonialism by a highly-centralized state that often undercut traditional rulers, Niger has recently embraced a system of political decentralization based on democratically elected local governme [...]
2007-05-30 16:04:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
07NIAMEY783 NIGER: PRESIDENT TANDJA NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER TO
[...] President Tandja appointed Seini Oumarou as Prime Minister to replace Hama Amadou, who was removed by the National Assembly's no confidence vote. The National Assembly's removal of the Prime Minister through constitutional means is a positive sign that Niger's relatively new democratic culture [...]
2007-06-07 10:35:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KCOR NG
07NIAMEY787 NIGER: PRESIDENT TANDJA NAMES NEW CABINET
[...] Summary: President Tandja, on June 9, announced a new cabinet made up of 32 members (including the Prime Minister),to replace the one that was dissolved following the National Assembly's May 31 no confidence vote on the former Prime Minister (ref a). Nineteen incumbent ministers, including t [...]
2007-06-11 13:48:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KCOR NG
07NIAMEY80NIGER: TOLERANCE FOR EVANGELIST DR. RICHARD ROBERTS'
[...] Summary. The Republic of Niger laid out the welcome mat for the January 24-27 visit of Oral Roberts University (ORU) President and Evangelist Dr. Richard Roberts and his delegation. Print and broadcast media, notably "Le Sahel" (government newspaper) and "Tele-Sahel" (the national news stati [...]
2007-01-26 11:17:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KIRF PHUM KISL KWMN NG
07NIAMEY995MORE FIGHTING REPORTED IN NORTHERN NIGER
[...] The website of the Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) on August 10 reported that on the night of August 9/10 it attacked military camps in Tchirozerine (some 25 miles north of Agadez on the road to Arlit) and inflicted heavy casualties on government forces. It reminds "those who h [...]
2007-08-10 11:47:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PGOV EMIN NG
07NICOSIA1005CYPRUS TO CONSULT EU PARTNERS BEFORE COMMITTING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 15:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CY
07NICOSIA1010DECEMBER 2007 TIP UPDATE: CHURCH OF CYPRUS JOINS
[...] SUMMMARY: December proved a busy and fruitful month in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Cyprus. First, a new and highly-visible actor -- the Church of Cyprus -- vowed to "get involved" in combating trafficking. The Church intends to study the severity of TIP on the island and [...]
2007-12-27 13:51:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
07NICOSIA115ARMENIANS IN CYPRUS: FITTING IN BEATS FALLING OUT
[...] SUMMARY: Successful for four hundred years in maintaining their unique culture, language and religion, Cyprus's Armenians -- who enjoy "official religious group" status under the Republic's 1960 convention -- nonetheless seek closer ties to the majority Greek Cypriot population. As such, Arm [...]
2007-02-07 09:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PREF CY TU
07NICOSIA135CYPRUS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION
[...] Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.gov, [...]
2007-02-14 09:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY
07NICOSIA146BOTH CYPRIOT COMMUNITIES AND THE TURKISH ARMY,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 15:14:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV CY TU
07NICOSIA165AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...]
2007-02-27 07:15:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA168REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...]
2007-03-01 14:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA211MESSAGE CANCELLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 07:03:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY PGOV PHUM PREL
07NICOSIA213Cyprus Steps Up Anti-Trafficking Efforts
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with authorities and NGO representatives involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP),EmbOffs and visiting Desk Officer witnessed increased efforts and new initiatives. In the south, the GOC has taken concrete steps to fulfill the "Three P's" -- [...]
2007-03-13 11:25:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM CY
07NICOSIA220CYPRUS TO SUPPORT ASEAN POSITION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points March 9 to MFA Asian Affairs Director Ambassador Andreas Skarparis. Skarparis (previously Cypriot ambassador to Rangoon) responded March 14 that the GOC has considered points and agrees with contents. He noted that Cyprus would follow EU consensus, but "if t [...]
2007-03-15 07:53:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BM EUN CY
07NICOSIA248IRAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED; ROC RESPONSE
[...] Post on March 1 delivered Iran-related talking points and information as specified in reftels, then followed up several times with MFA interlocutors. Near East/Africa Affairs Attache Dionysis Dionysiou finally responded March 21, noting that Cyprus would give our points fullest consideration. [...]
2007-03-21 14:59:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY CY
07NICOSIA260CYPRUS TO ENDORSE EU DECLARATION ON ZIMBABWE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 12:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHCR EUN ZI CY
07NICOSIA28UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP/SEA
[...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B July 2006 report. 2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission's "gender focal point," charged with educating UN civilian and military personnel a [...]
2007-01-10 08:08:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO CY
07NICOSIA365T/C LABOR UNIONS DISAPPOINTED WITH "GOVERNMENT"
[...] Summary: Turkish Cypriot (T/C) labor union leaders are voicing growing disappointment with the performance of the current "TRNC government." The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) came to power in 2005 with overwhelming labor support, union representatives told us in a series of recent meetings; [...]
2007-04-26 13:31:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB PHUM CY
07NICOSIA411CYPRUS WELCOMES GI INVITATION, WILL ATTEND
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, the Embassy May 10 delivered the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) "invitation" to Marios Kountarides, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's deputy chief for multilateral affairs. In his remarks, PolChief welcomed Cyprus as a new GI partner nation and vo [...]
2007-05-14 11:47:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM PREL CY
07NICOSIA418FAMAGUSTA MAYOR FAVORS INCREASED BI-COMMUNAL
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Despite the total failure of the so-called "Finnish Initiative" in 2006 (Reftel),Greek Cypriot officials and property owners in Famagusta are actively seeking ways to keep their issue on the political map. The opening of the fenced-off area of Varosha and it [...]
2007-05-15 14:41:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
07NICOSIA430COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE DIRECTOR
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for the visit oF EUR/SE Director Douglas Silliman to travel to Cyprus from May 21, 2007 to May 24, 2007, as stated in Reftel. Control Officer for the visit will be Political Chief Greg Macris, office telephone: 011-357-22-39-3524, mobile phone: 011-357 [...]
2007-05-17 15:15:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CY GR UK
07NICOSIA45CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 15:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NICOSIA455COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IO ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for Assistant Secretary Kristen L. Silverberg, Bureau of International SIPDIS Organization Affairs to transit through Cyprus on June 05, 2007, as stated in Reftel. Control Officer for A/S Silverberg's travel will be Political Section Chief Gregory M [...]
2007-05-29 13:34:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OVIP CY
07NICOSIA456PRISON BRAWL REVEALS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, DISCOMFORT WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turf battles over drug dealing morphed into open rioting May 8 at a prison in north Nicosia. Unable to suppress the fighting, penitentiary leadership summoned for assistance "TRNC" riot police, who ended the conflict quickly. Soon afterwards, however, media alleged that polic [...]
2007-05-29 14:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CY TU
07NICOSIA46CYPRUS'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] Per reftel request. NAME: Ms. Eliana Nicolaou TITLE: Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) INSTITUTION: Government of the Republic of Cyprus CONTACT INFO: ERA House Diagorou 2, Nicosia. Office: (357) 22-405501, Fax: (357) 22-672881, E-mail: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.cy NAME: Mrs. Gul [...]
2007-01-16 14:34:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA506MISSING PERSONS COMMITTEE'S FIRST REMAINS HANDOVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Genetics testing and anthropological investigations have positively identified the remains of 29 Cypriots who went missing between 1963 and 1974, according to UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) International Member Christophe Girod. CMP staff will notify families beginning [...]
2007-06-12 14:06:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UN CY TU
07NICOSIA518COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON M. ARVEY
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR POLITICAL OFFICER, JASON ARVEY, ARRIVING JUNE 15 AND DEPARTING AUGUST 31, 2007. CONTACT OFFICER IS POLITICAL CHIEF, GREG MACRIS; OFFICE: 357-22-393524, FAX: 357-22-393467, MOBILE: 357-99-424355, E-MAIL: MACRISGP@STATE.GOV. 2. POST WILL PREPARE EMBASSY HOUSING A [...]
2007-06-15 09:06:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT CY
07NICOSIA52ASSIMILATION, AGING THREATEN CYPRUS MARONITES
[...] SUMMARY: The Maronite community -- self-described as 6,000-strong but likely half that -- enjoys "official religious group" status under Cyprus's 1960 constitution. Concentrated historically in four villages south and west of Kyrenia, the Catholic Maronites endured near-total dislocation aft [...]
2007-01-16 15:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY
07NICOSIA521SOUTH'S TURKISH CYPRIOTS CITE DISCRIMINATION, NEEDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Perhaps 1500 Turkish Cypriots reside in the government-controlled areas of Cyprus. Like the enclaved Greek Cypriots of the Karpass peninsula, the T/C community, centered in second-city Limassol, endures isolation and depends heavily on Republic of Cyprus handouts for its exist [...]
2007-06-18 14:03:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV CY TU
07NICOSIA551CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 05:07:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY
07NICOSIA56CYPRUS' PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS
[...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia requests BFIF funding to: 1) enable interoperability with Department of Commerce computer systems. Part of the funding would cover travel expenses for the FCS Athens computer expert to come to Cyprus to connect Nicosia to the FCS computer system and train Embassy perso [...]
2007-01-18 12:03:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
07NICOSIA567UNFICYP CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL COMBATING OF TIP AND
[...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B January 2007 and Ref C July 2006 reports. 2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission,s &gender focal point,8 charged with educating UN civilia [...]
2007-07-06 13:51:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO CY PREL
07NICOSIA568CYPRUS TOES EU LINE ON UNHRC DECISIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 13:58:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY EUN PHUM UNHRC
07NICOSIA571CYPRUS REACTION TO AMB SWING'S IOM DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 07:48:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY EUN PREF PREL SMIG AORC
07NICOSIA613TIP: CYPRUS WORKING ON USG'S RECOMMENDED MEASURES;
[...] (U) Poloffs July 24 delivered reftel non-paper to Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides and MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Doros Venezis. Savvides (the GOC's interagency anti-TIP coordinator) told Poloffs that the GOC has started work already on the five recommended measures [...]
2007-07-24 13:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA634CYPRUS: LITERACY AND HEALTH EVENT HOSTED BY MRS.
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 08:33:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA CY
07NICOSIA635PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON CYPRUS'S DELEGATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 08:33:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP PREL OVIP UNGA CY
07NICOSIA644COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAY STAPLER
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR POL/ECON OFFICER KAY STAPLER, ARRIVING AUGUST 7, 2007 AND DEPARTING AUGUST 9, 2007. 2. POST IS PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE CHANCERY. 3. ELECTRONIC DEVICES: THE RSO MUST APPROVE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE THE VISITOR MAY WISH TO BRING INTO ANY MISSION FACILITY. PRIVA [...]
2007-08-07 14:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT AODE CY BA
07NICOSIA645COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARTHA-JEAN H. WYNNYCZOK
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR POLITICAL OFFICER MARTHA-JEAN H. WYNNYCZOK ARRIVING AUGUST 17, 2007 AND DEPARTING AUGUST 21, 2007. 2. POST WILL PREPARE ENTRANCE TO THE CHANCERY. 3. ELECTRONIC DEVICES: THE RSO MUST APPROVE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE THE VISITOR MAY WISH TO BRING INTO ANY MISSION [...]
2007-08-07 14:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT CY
07NICOSIA665GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] The following is in response to reftel regarding request for information on PD support gaps and the management burden of all grant awards. 2. ICASS Support: The PA section receives excellent support in PD budget planning and execution, IRM system management, HR matters, financial managemen [...]
2007-08-14 14:25:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKICA KPAO OIIP AMGT
07NICOSIA675FEW BIDS FOR EXPLORING OFFSHORE CYPRUS
[...] (SBU) On August 16, the GoC announced the results of bids to obtain oil and gas exploration licenses off the south and southeast coasts of Cyprus. Despite speculation that the 11 available blocks could contain gas and liquids valued up to USD 400 billion and strong marketing efforts by the GoC, [...]
2007-08-17 14:29:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD EINV ECON CY
07NICOSIA694COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV VERRY +
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S PERSONNEL, RICHARD ROBERT VERRY, LAUREL ANN COTTON, LINDSAY MARA GUTHRIE, DAVID BRETT NEWMAN, ALLYN RAY PRATT, MARK RAYMOND MELANY, TODD CLAIR FRERK, TIMOTHY ALLEN GREGOIRE, ANNE STUART KOHNEN, CARRYL GEMMA MACLEOD, A [...]
2007-08-27 08:56:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PARM OTRA CY
07NICOSIA695COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROPOSED MAP PROCUREMENT
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INR/I/M GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST SARA MAYFIELD FOR TRAVEL TO CYPRUS FOR MAP PROCUREMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REPORTING. CONTROL OFFICER IS A.MARIE NEWCOMB, POL/ECON OMS WITH CONTACT INFO: TEL: 357-22-393530, FAX: 357-22-393467, EMAIL: NEWCOMBMA@STATE.GOV. POST WILL SCHED [...]
2007-08-27 09:01:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAINR OTRA CY
07NICOSIA696RUMORS OF DEVELOPMENT SHAKE CYPRUS'S KARPASS
[...] (U) Summary: The pristine Karpass peninsula, the long finger of land stretching northeast "like a dagger toward the heart of Anatolia," has dominated north Cyprus newscasts nightly this summer. A sleepy corner of the island known more for its turtle hatcheries and unbroken surf, Karpass has [...]
2007-08-27 11:56:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SENV CY TU
07NICOSIA700NEW INTERIOR MINISTER COMMITTED TO FIGHT TIP
[...] (U) Combatting trafficking in persons ranked amongst his highest priorities, Republic of Cyprus Interior Minister Christos Patsalides, just six weeks in office, informed the Ambassador August 24. Prior experience as a professor of European Union law had made him aware of the international co [...]
2007-08-28 09:27:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KPAO PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG CY
07NICOSIA702CYPRUS REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO UN
[...] (U) This telegram contains an action request in Paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the GOC requesting USG support for the candidacy of Mrs. Myrna Y. Kleopas, Ambassador, to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT),at the elections in Geneva on October 8, 2007. [...]
2007-08-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PHUM UN CY
07NICOSIA717CYPRIOT FM MARCOULLIS ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S
[...] The Cypriot Foreign Ministry informed us August 28 that FM Erato Marcoullis has accepted the Secretary's invitation to attend the Women Leaders' Working Group meeting on September 28. Per reftel, the following information is provided: -- Full Name and Title: H.E. Mrs. Erato Kozakou-Marcou [...]
2007-08-30 11:00:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA718RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY IN CYPRUS: A SECTOR WITH GREAT
[...] Summary: By 2010 the Government of Cyprus (GOC) must fulfill its European Union (EU) obligation and produce six (6) percent of total power consumption from Renewable Sources of Energy (RSE). Currently, power generation from RSE is effectively non-existent, although there is widespread use of so [...]
2007-08-30 11:31:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD PREL EINV ECON CY
07NICOSIA727COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HASKELL A. ERWIN
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ERWIN A. HASKELL, ARRIVING SEPTEMBER 10 AND DEPARTING SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. CONTACT OFFICER IS POLITICAL OFFICER, SARAH WOOD; OFFICE: 357-22-393550, FAX: 357-22-393467, E-MAIL: WOODS@STATE.GOV. 2. POST WILL PREPARE ENTRANCE TO THE EMBASSY. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION [...]
2007-09-06 12:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT CY
07NICOSIA737COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANDREW H. SCHUT,
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANDREW H. SCHUT ARRIVING SEPTEMBER 12 AND DEPARTING SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KATHERINE F. STEWART AND WILLIAM M. RANKIN ARRIVING SEPTEMBER 12 AND DEPARTING SEPTEMBER 16, 2007. CONTACT OFFICER IS ECONOMIC CHIEF, JAMES CAROUSO; OFFICE: 35 [...]
2007-09-10 06:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT CY
07NICOSIA741CYPRIOT FIRST LADY PAPADOPOULOU ACCEPTS INVITATION
[...] The Cypriot Presidential Palace informed us August 30 that First Lady Fotini Papadopoulou has accepted Mrs. Bush's invitation to attend the luncheon on Literacy and Health on September 24. Per reftel, the following information is provided: -- Full Name and Title: Mrs. Fotini Papadopoulou, [...]
2007-09-10 12:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL CY
07NICOSIA749MFA PROVIDES CONFIRMATION OF UNGA TRAVEL DATES
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs September 13 provided additional details regarding the composition and travel plans of the Republic of Cyprus's UN General Assembly delegation. 2. President Tassos Papadopoulos and First Lady Fotini Papadopoulou will arrive in Newark on September 22, 2007, on [...]
2007-09-14 04:04:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP PREL OVIP UNGA CY
07NICOSIA759COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GREGORY MACRIS
[...] Embassy Nicosia is requesting country clearance for Political Chief Greg Macris to visit Embassy Athens for consultations on September 24, 2007. 2. If clearance is granted, Macris will arrive in Athens on Monday Sept. 24 at 8:45 AM on flight Cyprus Air 322 and depart same day at 6:45 PM o [...]
2007-09-18 08:48:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY OTRA
07NICOSIA780COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HENRY TUCKER
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for the visit of Henry "Hank" Tucker, Deputy Office Director of the Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/RSAT) to travel to Cyprus from October 2 - 4, 2007 as stated in reftel. Control Officer fo [...]
2007-09-26 11:09:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY GR MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV MASS DOMC
07NICOSIA781COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY HOVENIER AND
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for the visit of Jeffrey M. Hovenier and Steve Boukedes for travel to Cyprus from October 2 - 4, 2007 as stated in reftel. Control Officer for traveler is Political Chief Greg Macris reachable at tel: 357-22393524, email: MacrisGP@state.gov. 2. Rese [...]
2007-09-26 11:09:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CY
07NICOSIA786COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LEON YATES
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for the visit of Leon Yates, End-Use Monitoring Program Manager, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA),Department of Defense to travel to Cyprus from October 2 - 4, 2007 as stated in reftel. Control Officer for traveler is Political Chief Greg Ma [...]
2007-09-27 10:17:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MCAP PARM PGOV MOPS CY
07NICOSIA80NEW MAYOR OUTLINES PRIORITIES, AMONG THEM TIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The fight against trafficking in persons "ought to be a priority," new Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou told the Ambassador January 26. Revealing the municipality had not yet finalized its strategic plans, Mavrou promised her team would search out areas where it could take action on [...]
2007-01-29 15:04:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNFICYP TIP CY
07NICOSIA812CYPRUS DOES NOT COMMIT TO SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-06 05:54:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN AORC PHUM SOCI CY
07NICOSIA819RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION;
[...] On 25 September 2007, Poloff Barbara DeLeo carried out a Post Shipment Verification at the Cyprus Police Airwing, located at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus. 2. Post met for approximately two hours with George Frangos, a sergeant with the Cyprus Police Airwing. Frangos explained the radar [...]
2007-10-10 10:59:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC
07NICOSIA822UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FROM POST
[...] The list below is the updated contact information, including after-hours and emergency contact names and telephone numbers, for all Embassy section heads. Ronald L. Schlicher, AMB, schlicherRL@state.gov, office: 22393596, home: 22393300, cell: 99332121 Jane Zimmerman, DCM, zimmermanJB@state. [...]
2007-10-11 11:27:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PGOV CY
07NICOSIA823COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EXPORT INVESTIGATIONS
[...] Embassy Nicosia grants country clearance for the visit of Export Investigations Training Team Members Andrew Mefferd, Desiree King, Joseph Fariello, Leopoldo Lamas, Michael Cochran, Tim York to travel to Cyprus from October 19-29, 2007 as stated in reftel. Control Officer for travelers is EXB [...]
2007-10-11 12:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL CY
07NICOSIA827TURMOIL IN THE CYPRUS ENERGY SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the midst of a heated Presidential campaign, the Government of Cyprus (GOC) through the Ministry of Commerce (Energy Department) is preparing tender specifications for consulting and project management energy projects. The Government's insistence on constructing a temporary o [...]
2007-10-12 09:52:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD PREL EINV ECON CY
07NICOSIA843CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] (SBU) Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) activist Eleni ("Elena") Pissaridou for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Pissaridou is the Director of STIGMA, the Organization for the Care of Vi [...]
2007-10-19 10:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KPAO PREL PHUM CY
07NICOSIA848CYPRUS SUPPORTS MOST U.S. RESOLUTIONS FOR UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 13:29:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PHUM PREL CY
07NICOSIA851CYPRUS SUPPORTS "SMART SANCTIONS" AGAINST BURMA
[...] Per reftel, PolOff October 21 met with Nikos Panayi, a counselor in the Multilateral Affairs division of the Cypriot MFA. Panayi stated that Cyprus, like the broader European Union, supports "smart sanctions" against Burma. He noted that EU foreign ministers already have approved sanctions [...]
2007-10-24 09:38:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD CY
07NICOSIA875CYPRUS WILL "POSITIVELY REVIEW" WALKER CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 15:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC CY
07NICOSIA877CYPRUS: IMO MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 11:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT CY
07NICOSIA881EMBASSY NICOSIA, CYPRIOT NGO ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] SUMMARY: In addressing the grave problem of trafficking in persons in Cyprus, Embassy Nicosia has adopted a multi-pronged, multi-sector strategy that leverages the efforts of our Bicommunal Support Program (BSP),Public Affairs Section (PAS),USAID mission, Political Section (POL),and Regio [...]
2007-11-02 07:53:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
07NICOSIA884CYPRUS TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 14:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT CY
07NICOSIA885CYPRUS SUPPORTS DAVID WALKER CANDIDACY FOR UNIAAC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 14:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC CY
07NICOSIA890DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 13:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBM PGOV PHUM
07NICOSIA911DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CYPRUS SUPPORTS UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 13:31:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN AORC SOCI UNGA PHUM CY
07NICOSIA912CYPRUS WILL SEND REPRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 13:31:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA CY
07NICOSIA915TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR CYPRUS
[...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made progress in combating trafficking in persons since the end of last year's TIP reporting period (March 1, 2007). It passed comprehensive anti-TIP legislation and ratified the Council of Europe Convention for Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, com [...]
2007-11-15 14:42:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
07NICOSIA927CYPRUS GENERALLY AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM VE WHA EU CY
07NICOSIA928CYPRUS SUPPORTS SUSTAINED, BUT CAREFUL PRESSURE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:14:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD EFIN BM CY
07NICOSIA933CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...]
2007-11-20 06:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CY
07NICOSIA937COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SIRES, NOV 29
[...] Embassy Nicosia warmly welcomes the November 29 - December 2 visit of Congressional Delegation SIRES to Cyprus as stated in reftel. Control officer for the visit is Political Chief Greg Macris, office telephone: 011-357-22-393524, cell phone: 011-357-99-424355, Home 011-357-22-591171. E-mai [...]
2007-11-23 11:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CY
07NICOSIA940WELCOME TO CYPRUS, CODEL SIRES
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Cyprus, Representative Sires, my home since December 2005 and an island whose complexity belies its small size. We have crafted a program that contains calls on President Tassos Papadopoulos and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus officials, contact with both Turkish Cyprio [...]
2007-11-26 15:07:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON KCRM PTER CY TU
07NICOSIA944DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CYPRUS FOCUSED MORE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 14:37:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PGOV UNGA CY
07NICOSIA945CYPRUS DEFENDS MEMBERSHIP IN BIASED, ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 14:38:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS PGOV IZ CY
07NICOSIA970CYPRUS SUPPORTS ARCHITECTURE MODEL GUIDELINES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 14:43:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS CY
07NICOSIA973CYPRUS SUPPORTS USG CANDIDATE PROSPER FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:43:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA CY
07NICOSIA974CYPRUS A LIKELY ATTENDEE AT PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:43:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL CY
07NICOSIA978CYPRUS SUPPORTS USG POSITIONS ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 14:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV UNGA CY
07NICOSIA987CYPRUS: BILATERAL EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS
[...] Per reftel, PolOff spoke with First Secretary Nikos Panayi of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry on December 14 regarding the current status of bilateral and U.S.-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) agreements. Panayi's response is keyed to questions posed in reftel. a) Cyprus alrea [...]
2007-12-14 14:55:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA KCRM KJUS CJAN PGOV PREL CY
07NOGALES100VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES MARCH 2007
[...] Visas Viper Monthly Report - March 2007. 2. Post did not submit any Viper Reports to the Department during this month. 3. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is: John Ibarra, Consular Section Chief, 011-52-631-311-8150, fax: 011-52-631-313-4652, Ibarrajj@state.gov. SHARPE [...]
2007-04-04 17:52:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES101NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR MARCH - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 00:31:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES104W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF JULIAN RENE KIRCHOFF
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities and medical facilities for any information on the whereabouts of Julian Rene Kirchoff and to include him on your respective local lookout systems. Please contact Post if any information is found. 2. Name: Julian Rene Kirchof [...]
2007-04-10 17:15:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC
07NOGALES109DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 3RD QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-14 00:16:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES115PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] PRINCIPAL OFFICER CYNTHIA C. SHARPE DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT SUNDAY APRIL 15TH AT 8:00 A.M. 2. CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF JOHN IBARRA HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR.IBARRA'S HOME PHONE NUMBER WITHIN MEXICO 01-631-313-8782, CELL PHONE: 01-631-1302-3272. FROM THE UNITED STATES, DIAL 011-52-631-313- [...]
2007-04-14 03:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES117ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JOHN J. IBARRA DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT APRIL 20, 2007 AT 8:00 P.M. 2. MANAGEMENT OFFICER MATILDA GAWF HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MS. GAWF'S HOME PHONE NUMBER IS (WITHIN MEXICO) 01-631-314-7795, HER CELL PHONE: 01-631-302-3273. FROM THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE DIAL 0 [...]
2007-04-20 23:50:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES118ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFIFER'S RETURN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 16:51:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES119REVISED DUTY OFFICER SCHEDULE FOR NOGALES: APRIL 25, 2007
[...] The revised duty officer schedule for Nogales for the period of April 25 through July 4, 2007 is as follows: April 25 - May 2 Matilda Gawf 631-314-7795 Mex May 2 - May 9 Eloisa Jerez 520-860-0168 U.S. May 9 - May 16 Liza Ybarra 520-28 [...]
2007-04-23 23:25:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT CMGT CASC MX
07NOGALES128W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WHITMER, KAYLA
[...] Post requests that Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Kayla Whitmer and enter the appropiate local lookout. 2. Name: Kayla Whitmer 3. DPOB: Aug 1, 1989 Mesa, AZ 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presented yet. 5. Descripti [...]
2007-04-27 00:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX KAYLA WHITMER
07NOGALES138NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR APRIL - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 01:02:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES139VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES APRIL 2007
[...] Visas Viper Monthly Report - April, 2007. 2. No Visas Viper reports were submitted to the Department by Post during April 2007. 3. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is: John Ibarra, Consular Section Chief, 011-52-631-311-8150, fax: 011-52-631-313-4652, Ibarrajj@state.gov. SHARPE [...]
2007-05-03 02:01:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES140PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S RETURN TO CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 17:36:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES149NOGALES NOMINATION TO ATTEND PS-310 SUPPORTING CA SYSTEMS
[...] Post nominates Marina Encinas to participate in the 2007 PS-310 Supporting CA Systems and Applications. The following details are provided for your consideration: A. Name and Gender: Encinas Chairez, Marina; Female. B. Grade: FSN 7.3. C. Consular Section Chief: John J. Ibarra; Training an [...]
2007-05-04 23:47:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AADP KIMT APER AMGT KCSY CMGT
07NOGALES151UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WHITMER, KAYLA
[...] Name: Whitmer, Kayla 2. DPOB: Aug 1, 1989. Mesa, AZ 3. Remarks: On Thursday, May 3, 2007, Ms. Whitmer's mother informed Post that her daughter had returned home safely. Post considers this case closed. SHARPE [...]
2007-05-07 16:48:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX KAYLA WHITMER
07NOGALES154COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHEM SYNERGY VISIT TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 20:12:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT KSAF ACOA
07NOGALES161W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF BAYS, JOHN PAUL
[...] Post requests that posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of minor John Paul Bays and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : John Paul Bays 3. DPOB: April 3, 1973, Phoenix, AZ 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presented yet. 5. Desc [...]
2007-05-11 18:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES197W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF GONZALEZ, MANUEL SERGIO
[...] Post requests that Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Sergio Manuel Gonzalez and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Gonzalez, Manuel Sergio 3. DPOB: July 5, 1976, Calexico, CA 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Proo [...]
2007-06-01 20:11:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX MANUEL
07NOGALES201NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR MAY - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 21:21:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES202VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES MAY 2007
[...] Visas Viper Monthly Report - May 2007. 2. The Visas Viper monthly meeting was held on May 7, 2007. No Visas Viper reports were submitted to the Department by post this month. 3. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is: John Ibarra, Consular section Chief, tel: 011-52-631-311-8150, fax: 01 [...]
2007-06-04 22:16:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES203REVISED DUTY OFFICER SCHEDULE FOR NOGALES: JUNE 6, 2007
[...] The revised duty officer schedule for Nogales for the period of June 6 through July 4, 2007 is as follows: June 6 - June 13 John Ibarra 631-313-8782 Mex June 13 - June 20 Veronica Fuentes 520-281-7129 U.S. June 20 - June 27 Rafael Valencia 520-761-8269 U.S. June [...]
2007-06-06 22:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT CMGT CASC MX
07NOGALES204W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ERICKSON, CHRISTIAN LARS
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Christian Lars Erickson and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Erickson, Christian Lars 3. DPOB: Dec 14, 1982, Westchester PA. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None pre [...]
2007-06-07 21:49:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTIAN LARS ERICKSON
07NOGALES205W&W CASE OF ABANDONED MINOR LAURA CHRISTINA RINCON
[...] Name: Laura Christina Rincon 2. DPOB: March 26, 1994, El Paso, TX 3. Evidence of US citizenship: Copy of a Texas birth certificate. 4. Comments: Post learned of Ms. Rincon's case from the local district attorney for children's issues (DIF),Eduardo Chavez. Conoff and conassist visite [...]
2007-06-08 23:11:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX KOCI
07NOGALES215UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ERICKSON, CHRISTIAN
[...] Name: Erickson, Christian Lars 2. DPOB: Dec 14, 1982; Westchester, PA 3. Mr. Erickson's mother, Karen Erickson, informed conoff on Monday, June 11, 2007 her son has safely returned to the U.S. He is being escorted from Las Vegas, NV to his home in Paoli, PA by his brother. Post considers [...]
2007-06-12 00:14:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTIAN LARS ERICKSON
07NOGALES222PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSCENCE OF THE CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] PRINCIPAL OFFICER CYNTHIA C. SHARPE DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT SUNDAY JUNE 17 AT 12:00 A.M. 2. CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF JOHN IBARRA HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR.IBARRA'S HOME PHONE NUMBER WITHIN MEXICO 01-631-313-8782, CELL PHONE: 01-631-1302-3272. FROM THE UNITED STATES, DIAL 011-52-631-313- [...]
2007-06-16 17:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES235DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 4TH QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 23:26:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES237VISA REVOCATION FOR OCHOA REYNA, LUIS FERNANDO AND MOOSA,
[...] Per reftel, corresponding visas have been revoked for Ochoa Reyna, Luis Fernando and Moosa, Aziz. Post was not able to contact either person due to lack of contact information and applications being no longer at Post. 2. The appropriate ineligibility codes were entered into CLASS and CAT [...]
2007-06-22 23:58:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
07NOGALES24W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF ROBERT W. ALVAREZ
[...] Post requests that posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Robert W. Alvarez and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Robert W. Alvarez 3. DPOB : May 09, 1982, Salem, OR. 4. Evidence of citizenship : None. Subject's NOK made credible [...]
2007-01-25 23:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES247DUTY OFFICER SCHEDULE FOR NOGALES: JULY 11, 2007 THROUGH
[...] The duty officer schedule for Nogales for the period of July 11, 2007 through January 2, 2008 is as follows: July 11 - July 18 Rafael Valencia 520-761-8269 U.S. July 18 - July 25 Liza Ybarra 520-281-4480 U.S. July 25 - Aug 1 James Bredeck 631-314-6296 Mex Aug 1 - Aug 8 [...]
2007-06-27 17:29:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT CMGT CASC MX
07NOGALES255NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR JUNE - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 20:21:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES257PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S RETURN TO CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 16:34:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES264COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOT/FMCSA JORGE ALFREDO SIHAS
[...] Post welcomes JORGE ALFREDO SIHAS, Safety Auditor and RODOLFO BALDENEGRO, Safety investigator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCA),to Nogales, Sonora, Mexico July 25-27, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to meet with Mexican Officials from the Secretariat of Communicatio [...]
2007-07-20 00:34:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDELTN OTRA MX
07NOGALES265W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF VILLA URBALEJO, FRANCISCO
[...] Post requests that all Mission Mexico posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Francisco Villa Urbalejo and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Villa Urbalejo, Francisco 3. DPOB: Apr 5, 1940; Mexico. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Natura [...]
2007-07-20 20:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES266PRINCIPAL OFFICER CYNTHIA C. SHARPE DEPARTS POST
[...] Principal Officer Cynthia C. Sharpe departed Nogales, Sonora Mexico on Sunday July 22, 2007 at 8:20 a.m. 2. Consular Chief John Ibarra has assumed charge as Acting Principal Officer. He can be reached at home within Mexico: 01-631-313-8782 Cell Phone: 044-631-3023272. From the United Stat [...]
2007-07-21 21:50:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT
07NOGALES268W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF VILLA URBALEJO, FRANCISCO
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Francisco Villa Urbalejo and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Villa Urbalejo, Francisco 3. DPOB: Apr 5, 1940; Mexico. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Naturalization c [...]
2007-07-25 00:27:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES27INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION: ULICES MOREJON, WELFARE AND
[...] Child Information. Ulices Morejon (DPOB: 04-24-2005, Phoenix, AZ) 2. Father Information. Mauriel Morejon (DPOB: 12-23-1976, Cuba) Mr. Morejon is a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, A#077-500-128 3. Mother Information. Karla Benitez Valdez (DPOB: 07-25-1976, Nogales, Mexico) Mother is a M [...]
2007-02-01 16:53:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES275NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR JULY - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 18:47:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES276VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES JUNE 2007
[...] Visas Viper Monthly Report - June 2007. 2. The Visas Viper monthly meeting was held on June 4, 2007. No Visas Viper reports were submitted to the Department by Post this month. 3. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is: John Ibarra, Consular Section Chief, tel: 011-52-631-311-8150, fax: 0 [...]
2007-08-02 19:41:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES278ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-04 00:09:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES279ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER RETURN TO CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 15:57:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES28W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF MCGRAW, BRITNY
[...] Name: Britny L. McGraw 2. DPOB: Sep 25, 1990, Phoenix, AZ 3. Evidence of Citizenship: Faxed copy of birth certificate 4. Description: Height: 5' 3", Weight: 126 lbs, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Blonde 5. Date of last contact: Jan 16, 2007 6. Inquirer: Suzanne McGraw (Mother),Tel. (623) 313 [...]
2007-02-02 00:31:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES281ARRIVAL AT POST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 01:25:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT MX
07NOGALES282ARRIVAL AT POST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 05:40:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT MX
07NOGALES288W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF MAHURIN, PATRICK WARREN
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts to check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Patrick Warren Mahurin and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Patrick Warren Mahurin AKA: Thatcher 3. DPOB: 12-10-1962 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presente [...]
2007-08-17 01:36:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES29VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES JANUARY 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 18:13:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES30PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] PRINCIPAL OFFICER CYNTHIA C. SHARPE DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2007 AT 2:00 P.M. 2. CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF JOHN IBARRA HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR.IBARRA'S HOME PHONE NUMBER WITHIN MEXICO 01-631-313-8782, CELL PHONE: 01-631-1302-3272. FROM THE UNITED STATES, DIAL 011-52-63 [...]
2007-02-02 18:21:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES301REVISED DUTY OFFICER SCHEDULE FOR NOGALES: AUGUST 22, 2007
[...] The revised duty officer schedule for Nogales for the period of August 22, 2007 through January 2, 2008 is as follows: Aug 22 - Aug 29 Rafael Valencia 520-761-8269 U.S. Aug 29 - Sept 5 Liza Ybarra 520-281-4480 U.S. Labor Day Sept 5 - Sept 12 [...]
2007-08-29 15:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT CMGT CASC MX
07NOGALES309COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FMCSA, DANIEL MADRIGAL MOJICA AND
[...] Post welcomes Daniel Madrigal Mojica,Safety Auditor and Frank Guerrero, Safety Investigator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCA),to San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico September 5, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to meet with Mexican Officials from the Secretariat of [...]
2007-08-30 23:52:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDELTN MX OTRA
07NOGALES310W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF HOWES, DAVID LEE
[...] Post requests that all Mission Mexico posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of David Lee Howes and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Howes, David Lee 3. DPOB: March 14, 1971, Cincinnati, Ohio 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Proof [...]
2007-09-05 23:01:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX DAVID LEE HOWES
07NOGALES312NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR AUGUST - 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 20:09:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES317EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING (EAC) -- SEPTEMBER 13,
[...] (SBU) PRINCIPAL OFFICER DINKELMAN CONVENED AN EAC MEETINGTODAY TO EVALUATE CONSULATE NOGALES' SECURITY POSTURE IN LIGHT OF RECENT MURDERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS IN MONTERREY AND MEXICO CITY. IN ATTENDANCE WERE PO JOHN DINKELMAN, DPO JOHN IBARRA, AND RSO JOHN TOLLY. 2. (SBU) AFTER R [...]
2007-09-14 00:43:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT CASC MX
07NOGALES318PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] PRINCIPAL OFFICER JOHN W. DINKELMAN DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 AT 10:00 A.M. 2. CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF JOHN IBARRA HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR. IBARRA'S HOME PHONE NUMBER WITHIN MEXICO 01-631-313-8782, CELL PHONE: 01-631-1-302-3272. FROM THE UNITED STATES, DIAL [...]
2007-09-17 15:51:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES32PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S RETURN TO CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-06 22:40:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES321NOGALES PRINCIPAL OFFICER RETURNED TO THE CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 23:58:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES330VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT FROM NOGALES FOR AUGUST AND
[...] Visas Viper Monthly Report for August and September 2007. 2. The Visas Viper monthly meetings were held on August 13 and September 10, 2007, respectively. No Visas Viper reports were submitted to the Department by post on either month. 3.Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is: John Ibarra, C [...]
2007-10-02 22:09:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC MX
07NOGALES331NOGALES PRINCIPAL OFFICER DEPARTS CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] PRINCIPAL OFFICER JOHN W. DINKELMAN DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 2007 AT 1:00 P.M. 2. CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF JOHN IBARRA HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR. IBARRA'S HOME PHONE NUMBER IS 01-631-313-8782 AND CELL PHONE NUMBER 01-631-1-302-3272 WHEN DIALING WITHIN MEXICO. WHEN [...]
2007-10-04 21:23:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES333NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR SEPTEMBER -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 23:56:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES345ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S ABSENCE FROM CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JOHN J. IBARRA DEPARTED THE CONSULAR DISTRICT OCTOBER 12, 2007 AT 2:00 P.M. 2. MANAGEMENT OFFICER ADOLFO J. GORRIARAN HAS ASSUMED CHARGE. MR. GORRIARAN'S HOME PHONE NUMBER IS (WITHIN MEXICO) 01-631-314-7795, HIS CELL PHONE: 045-631-302-3273. FROM THE UNITED STATES [...]
2007-10-12 18:29:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES346ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER'S RETURN TO CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 15:51:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES349NOGALES PRINCIPAL OFFICER RETURNED TO THE CONSULAR DISTRICT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 01:50:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CMGT
07NOGALES35NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR JANUARY -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 20:28:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES36W/W: CASE OF THREE ABANDONED MINORS: MIGDALIA, SUJEY, AND
[...] SUMMARY: On Thursday, February 8, 2007, Post received notification from Mexican officials that a babysitter had abandoned three amcit minors and left them in the care of the Mexican Family Services, Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF). 2. (Child 1) NAME: HERNANDEZ JIMENEZ, Migdalia Patr [...]
2007-02-10 03:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES37W/W: UPDATE ON CHILD ABANDONMENT AND REPATRIATION CASE OF THREE MINOR JIMENEZ CHILDREN
[...] Monday, February 12, 2007, Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigator Lindsey Adams Post informed Post that an investigation has been completed and child abandonment charges have been substantiated against Migdalia Jimenez. 2. Tuesday, Februrary 13, Ms. Adams told ConOff that she h [...]
2007-02-13 19:17:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES40CORRECTED COPY - W/W: UPDATE ON CHILD ADBANDONMENT AND
[...] Monday, February 12, 2007, Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigator Lindsey Adams Post informed Post that an investigation has been completed and child abandonment charges are unsubstantiated against Migdalia Jimenez. 2. Tuesday, Februrary 13, Ms. Adams told ConOff that she has [...]
2007-02-14 20:23:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES41REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS
[...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - NGL00001EW00 2. NAME: CRUZ ESTRADA, JUAN MANUEL, DATE OF BIRTH: 01MAY1951, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: JAL, NATIONALITY: MEX, CASE NUMBER: 273-0001/2007032. 3. CLASS HITS FOR CRUZ ESTRADA, JUAN MANUEL CRUZ ESTRADA, JUAN MANUEL 01-MAY-1951 JAL M 91A NGL 22-JU [...]
2007-02-14 21:10:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CLOK CRUZ ESTRADA JUAN MANUEL
07NOGALES42W/W REPATRIATION OF MINOR CYNTHIA VANESSA FIGUEROA LOPEZ
[...] On Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) in Nogales, Mexico, the Mexican equivalent for Child Protective Services, informed Post they had taken custody of minor Cynthia Vanessa Figueroa Lopez. Ms. Figueroa had been deported by DHS on the previous day because she ha [...]
2007-02-15 15:36:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES43W/W: UPDATE ON ABANDONMENT CASE OF THE THREE JIMENEZ CHILDREN AND THEIR REPATRIATION
[...] On Wednesday, February 14, conoff assisted DIF Mexican officials in the repatriation of the three minor Jimenez children. The children were turned over into the custody of Arizona's Child Protection Services (CPS) Officer, Nicole McCallister. Officer McCallister, tel. (602) 644-3000, provid [...]
2007-02-16 16:41:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES48UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ROBERT W. ALVAREZ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 15:32:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES49W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF BRIAN RICHARD GESKE
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Brian Richard Geske and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Brian Richard Geske 3. DPOB: March 23, 1978, Cedar Rapids, IA. 4. PPT Number 400515192, issued 01/07/200 [...]
2007-02-27 19:52:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX GESKE BRIAN RICHARD
07NOGALES64W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF SIMS, NICOLE MARIE
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Nicole Marie Sims and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Nicole Marie Sims 3. DPOB: September 16, 1983, Port Hueneme, CA 4. Evidence of US Citizenship: None. Post re [...]
2007-03-01 19:25:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX NICOLE MARIE SIMS
07NOGALES66NOGALES NIV MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORTING FOR FEBRUARY -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 22:43:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS MX AFIN AMGT
07NOGALES75UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF SIMS, NICOLE MARIE
[...] Name: Sims, Nicole Marie 2. DPOB: 9-16-1983 Port Hueneme, CA 3. Ms. Sims' mother informed Post that her daughter, Nicole, is no longer missing and that she telephoned her from San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora on Sunday March 4, 2007 informing her of her whereabouts and health. Post consider [...]
2007-03-07 22:03:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX NICOLE MARIE SIMS
07NOGALES76W/W CASE OF RIVERA, IVIANNA GABRIEL
[...] Name: Ivianna Gabriel Rivera 2. DPOB: 04DEC1991, West Palm Beach, FL 3: Evidence of Citizenship: None. Ms. Rivera made credible claim to U.S. citizenship 4. On Thursday, March 1, 2007, Mexican authorities notified Post of two minor Amcits, Ms. Rivera and Britny McGraw, being detained in [...]
2007-03-08 17:56:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC IVIANNA RIVERA
07NOGALES77UPDATE ON W/W CASE OF MCGRAW, BRITNY
[...] Amcit sixteen-year-old Britny McGraw after several weeks of being missing in Mexico, was located on March 1, 2007 by Mexican officials in Nogales, Sonora. Mexican immigration officials removed her from Mexico the following day into the custody of her mother, Suzanne McGraw. Post confirmed on [...]
2007-03-09 20:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC
07NOGALES78DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 2ND QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 20:09:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES79W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WATKINS, ANDREW LEE
[...] No action request at this time. 2. Name: Andrew Lee Watkins 3. DPOB:10-5-1983, Seoul, South Korea. 4. Evidence of US citizenship : Mr. Watkins provided Post with a copy of his Department of State Certification of Birth Abroad, recorded April 25, 1984 by Consul William R. Baque, Seoul, [...]
2007-03-09 23:17:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES92W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF KEVIN FRANCIS CHRISTOF
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities and enter Mr. Christoff in their local lookout systems. 2. Name: Kevin Francis Christof 3. DPOB: Dec 30, 1961. Santa Monica, CA. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: U.S. Passport no. 036514863 issued April 1, 1998 5. Physic [...]
2007-03-23 20:46:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTOF KEVIN FRANCIS
07NOGALES98DUTY OFFICER SCHEDULE FOR NOGALES: APRIL 4, 2007 THROUGH
[...] The duty officer schedule for Nogales for the period of April 4 through July 4, 2007 is as follows: April 4 - April 11 Rafael Valencia 520-761-8269 U.S. Easter Week, April 5, 6 April 11 - April 18 John Ibarra 631-313-8782 Mex April 18 - April 25 Veroni [...]
2007-03-29 02:04:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT CMGT CASC MX
07NOUAKCHOTT1010 Mauritania Exceeds Development Funding Target at Paris
[...] The Government of Mauritania, with support from the World Bank, the European Commission and the UN Development Program, convened the fifth Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Paris December 4 and 5. Some three dozen bilateral and multilateral partners reviewed Mauritania's national development [...]
2007-12-11 15:49:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM KMCA MR
07NOUAKCHOTT464 AVIATION FEES WITH REGARD TO ASECNA MEMBER STATES
[...] Responses are keyed to Paragraph 6, reftel for the airports of ATAR (GQPA) and NOUAKCHOTT (GQNN) in Mauritania: - IS THE AIRPORT OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY? (IF THE AIRPORT IS PREDOMINANTLY OR EXCLUSIVELY OPERATED BY ASECNA, PLEASE NOTE THAT SUCH IS [...]
2007-05-23 07:29:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KREC MARR MOPS MR
07NOUAKCHOTT711 U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEE REPATRIATION
[...] As seen reftel, Mauritanian government has begun to act on President Abdallahi's courageous decision to put an end to the issue of Mauritanian refugees. The refugee issue has had lasting effects on the human rights of refugees and other victims of the 1989 Events, has impeded national reconci [...]
2007-08-07 19:25:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID PGOV PREL MR
07NOUAKCHOTT88MAURITANIAN DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO
[...] The issue of the Mauritanians currently detained at Guantanamo receives a relatively low key, but fairly steady, drumbeat of attention in this country. The three, all claimed to be of Mauritanian nationality, are listed in the press as Mohamedou Ould Salahi, described as having been turned ov [...]
2007-01-29 13:48:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KISL KJUS PREL MR
07NOUAKCHOTT912OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MAURITANIA'S
[...] (U) Summary: Mission personnel have made several trips in September and October to Mauritania's second city of Nouadhibou. The city offers unique opportunities and challenges for U.S. engagement as both the center of economic activity in Mauritania and as the cross-roads for drugs and alien [...]
2007-10-31 18:06:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PREF SNAR MR
07OSAKAKOBE12KOMEITO ROLLS OUT ELECTION THEMES IN OSAKA
[...] At the Osaka Chapter Komeito New Year event, Party President Akihiro Ohta and other Komeito heavyweights made energetic calls to the party faithful to get out the vote in this year's upcoming "critical" elections locally in April and in the Upper House in July. They also clearly framed junior [...]
2007-01-17 07:45:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV JA
07OSLO1007WIREC MINISTERIAL DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 14:36:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07OSLO1073NORWEGIANS REVIEW FATF POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 16:58:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON NO
07OSLO1101NORWAY'S LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS: A WARNING OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the fallout from the September local elections finally subsides, the larger issues which will shape the 2009 general election are becoming clear. The center/left governing coalition (Labor, Center and Socialist Left Parties) were given a rebuke in the local elections, partic [...]
2007-11-13 08:48:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR NO
07OSLO148MINUSTAH RENEWAL DEMARCE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 06:34:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL AID PGOV EFIN UA HA EUN SF ID PE MINUSTAH
07OSLO181NORWAY MAINTAINS CONTRIBUTION TO POLIO ERADICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 06:14:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAID PREL ECON NO
07OSLO182DRONABINOL POINTS DELIVERED TO NORWAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 06:14:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SNAR UNCND NO
07OSLO198GON CONSIDERING BHUTANESE REFUGEES DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 10:21:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF BT NP NO
07OSLO295UN DEMOCRACY FUNDED PROJECT: OSLO GOVERNANCE CENTRE
[...] Summary. Per Ref A, on March 26 we spoke with Director of the Oslo Governance Centre Bjoern Foedre regarding the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDF) project, Communication for Empowerment. The project is not a Norwegian government initiative, and only has recently begun. End Summary. 2 [...]
2007-03-27 12:08:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL OIIP NO KDEM KPAO UN NGO
07OSLO318BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Post contacted the company Jaktedepotet and appropriate police offices according to reftel request. Jaktedepotet confirmed the orders for the listed firearms and said that the end use of the pistols and rifles is hunting and sport usage. The store is the second largest weapons shop in Norway [...]
2007-03-30 14:52:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC NO
07OSLO339CENTCOM CONFERENCE INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 14:29:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS OTRA PREL NO IZ
07OSLO424NORWEGIANS REVIEW OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP (OEG)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 06:25:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP NO
07OSLO427NORWEGIANS STUDY NPT PREPCOM POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 10:35:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL NPT KNNP NO
07OSLO447COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE COAKLEY TO VISIT
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to George Coakley U.S. Geological Survey to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-15, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for Mr. Coakley was not provided. [...]
2007-04-30 13:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTHPY KSCA OTRA NO
07OSLO448COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR E. BRUCE HOWARD AND ANITA
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to E. Bruce Howard and Anita Eisenstadt to U.S. Department of State to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-14, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for M [...]
2007-04-30 13:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL OTRA NO
07OSLO496POINTS DELIVERED: US POSITIONS AT WHA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 06:02:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO
07OSLO497POINTS DELIVERED: OECD ENLARGEMENT AND REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 06:02:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ORED EUN NO
07OSLO598NORWAY ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS AND MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 11:21:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKCFE NATO PARM PREL NO
07OSLO605POINTS DELIVERED: USG POSITIONS AT ICAO ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 17:08:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON NO
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