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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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07STATE88122COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT OF NEA S&T
[...] This is an action cable. Please see para. 7. 2. Background: One of the major projects of the Middle East peace process Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources is the Regional Water Data Banks Project. Regional participants are Jordanian, Israeli, and Palestinian water experts and [...]
2007-06-25 13:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV OTRA JO IS KWBG
07STATE91929CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 091539:
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2-6. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Action requested: Posts, except for Ottawa, Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, and London are requested to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to convey deep USG unhappiness with the resu [...]
2007-07-02 14:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EUN UNHRC
07STATE97237U.S., EUROPEAN UNION CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS ON A
[...] (U) Summary: On Thursday June 28, 2007, the United States and the European Union (EU) concluded negotiations on a Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement. This new agreement will replace an interim agreement concluded in 2006 between the United States and the EU that was set to expire on July 3 [...]
2007-07-12 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL EAIR PINR KTIA KHLS CVIS EUN
07STATE98411PROPOSED STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. 2. Department of Defense uniformed, civilian, and possibly contractor personnel will likely visit the Republic of Cape Verde in the near future. 3. It is USG policy that DoD personnel should not be put at personal risk from t [...]
2007-07-16 16:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR CV
07STATE99329THANK YOU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
07STOCKHOLM1169PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: SWEDEN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 09:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM EAID PREL PGOV SW
07STOCKHOLM1445SWEDISH RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS ON BANK SEPAH
[...] Summary: Deputy Economic Counselor met with Ambassador/Director General Andreas Ekman and Ladan Moghaddas at the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) November 29, 2007. Ekman commented that after the Government of Sweden (GOS) notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee on Novembe [...]
2007-12-10 15:37:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR PREL PARM SW
07STOCKHOLM1460PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: SAVE THE DATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 16:25:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL SW
07STOCKHOLM1490SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ACCOUNTABILITY OF JUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 11:00:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREL UG SW
07STOCKHOLM184SWEDEN: NON-PAPER ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 14:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL SW
07STOCKHOLM350SWEDEN INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DIO UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM SW
07STOCKHOLM957SWEDEN: NOTIFICATION OF AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 14:46:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAGR PREL PGOV SW
07SURABAYA44CONGEN SURABAYA CLEBRATES RAMADAN
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Consulate General Surabaya planned and hosted five separate Iftar activities during the month of September. Two were hosted by the Consul General at her residence, and another one was hosted by the CG in Manado, in the province of North Sulawesi. Another two events involved unde [...]
2007-10-02 09:58:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO ECON ID
07SURABAYA47NORTH SULAWESI: WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE MAY 11-15, 2009
[...] During his September 25 meeting with Surabaya Principal Officer, North Sulawesi Governor S. H. Sarundajang requested support for Manado's efforts to host a World Ocean Conference May 11-15, 2009. Governor Sarundajang explained that by hosting the World Ocean Conference, North Sulawesi will cal [...]
2007-10-05 07:57:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID TPHY PREL ID
07SURABAYA49INDONESIA AND BURMA: VIEWS FROM EAST JAVA
[...] Jakarta-based foreign policy watchers are not the only Indonesians closely monitoring events in Burma. Since the crisis erupted, the Surabaya-based daily Jawa Pos has published front-page reports, with color pictures, covering events inside Burma and international reaction and providing commen [...]
2007-10-09 10:03:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07SURABAYA58EAST JAVA'S MT. KELUD VOLCANO: ERUPTION THREAT REMAINS WHILE
[...] Increased seismic activity on Mt. Kelud, a volcano 90 km southwest of Surabaya, East Java caused authorities to raise the eruption threat level to 4, the highest possible. Authorities recommended the voluntary evacuation of residents within 10 kilometers of the mountain on October 16. Consul [...]
2007-10-18 10:54:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV ECON ID
07SURABAYA60US CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA: 2007 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF
[...] Post completed the 2007 annual review of consular management controls on 22 October 2007. Caryn R. McClelland, Consul General, FS-01 certified the completion of the management review. 2. Background on Surabaya Personnel: There are currently two consular officers assigned to post and one [...]
2007-10-23 07:54:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS ID
07SURABAYA61EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CAUSING DAM BREACHES
[...] Two earthen dams separating lagoons of mud have been breached at the Lapindo Mud Flow site according to local press reports. Near midnight on Sunday 21 October, Dam 25 collapsed and underwent two quick repairs. Mud from the breach flowed from one holding pond into another at the former site [...]
2007-10-24 08:44:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SUVA109PACIFIC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK (RIF) -
[...] (U) The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) met at Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) headquarters in Suva on Feb. 14. The agenda included an update on a proposed restructuring of regional technical organizations, the Regional Institutional Framework (RIF) (ref A). Embassy Suva was invited to the RI [...]
2007-02-14 18:16:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC SENV EAID EFIS XV FJ
07SUVA197DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche to appropriate high- level officials in the MFA's of Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu on April 4. Authorized talking points were provided in hard copy. No substantive response has been forthcoming from any of the five. Dinger [...]
2007-04-04 16:37:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM IR FJ KR TN TV NR
07SUVA245SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES AND WASTEWATER
[...] Summary: The Regional Environmental Specialist (RES) from Embassy Suva's Pacific Environmental Hub attended a week-long meeting on the GEF-supported Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Wastewater Management (IWRM) Project in Nadi, Fiji, from April 23 to 27. IWRM is a new idea in the Paci [...]
2007-04-30 20:34:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY EAID XV GEF UNDP
07SUVA327PACIFIC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK (RIF)
[...] (U) In a June 14 meeting in Suva, managers of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Regional Institutional Framework (RIF) task force attempted to buttress the case for an amalgamation of five regional technical agencies under a Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) umbrella. Advocates spoke of [...]
2007-06-20 17:33:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID PREL XV FJ
07SUVA428PEACE CORPS AND KIRIBATI: GOOD NEWS ON AIR SERVICE
[...] (U) Following up on reftel, the Australian High Commissioner reports that both Air Kiribati aircraft have been flying domestic routes routinely in recent weeks. When the CASA plane arrived back from Australia in late July, there was an initial problem when a Kiribati agency withheld fuel, pur [...]
2007-08-29 19:29:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV KR
07SUVA463GEF CEO EXPOUNDS 100 MILLION USD PACIFIC ALLIANCE FOR
[...] SUMMARY: GEF CEO Monique Barbut laid out her vision for the GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) on September 10 at a one-day event for GEF focal points in advance of the annual SPREP meeting in Apia. Barbut explained that GEF-PAS, a country-driven sub-regional program, could prov [...]
2007-09-23 20:14:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIN EAID WS XV GEF
07SUVA503REMITTANCES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
[...] Summary: Remittances play an often unacknowledged yet crucially important economic and social role in the South Pacific. In the face of domestic turmoil, rising unemployment, and limited labor mobility, remittances have become a near irreplaceable source of funds for large portions of the popul [...]
2007-10-25 18:50:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN XV FJ TN
07SUVA549Update: GEF-PAS and Sustainable Integrated Water Resources
[...] Summary: The Regional Environmental Specialist (RES) from Embassy Suva's Pacific Environmental Hub participated in the 3rd steering committee meeting for the GEF Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Wastewater Management (IWRM) Pacific regional project in Suva, Fiji, from November 5 to 8. [...]
2007-11-28 08:51:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID XV FJ GEF UNDP
07SUVA80EMINENT PERSONS GROUP MEETING WITH FOREIGN MISSIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Representatives from many foreign missions resident in Fiji condemned the military takeover in a meeting with the Pacific Island Forum's Eminent Persons Group 1/31 and called for a rapid return of democracy. A notable exception was China, which hopes for a return of stability and contin [...]
2007-01-30 22:05:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR FJ CH EUN UK FR KS JA MY ID IN
07SYDNEY459THE BATTLE FOR PM HOWARD'S ELECTORATE
[...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Howard faces a stiff challenge for reelection in his own electorate of Bennelong, located in western Sydney. Howard has represented the constituents of Bennelong in Parliament since 1974. Changes to the electorate's boundaries over the years, however, have reduced Joh [...]
2007-10-22 02:06:00Consulate SydneyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR AS
07TAIPEI1086Taiwan Insurers Can Invest More Offshore
[...] Taiwan's legislature has relaxed restrictions on insurance firms' offshore investments primarily to increase their flagging profits; the measure does little to address Taiwan's excess liquidity, a root cause of the insurance firms' woes. END SUMMARY. Agreement on Insurance Amendment ------ [...]
2007-05-15 07:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1163 Legislation against Financing Terrorism
[...] Taiwan is racing to pass new legislation against financing terrorism which the Egmont Group (an umbrella group of international Financial Intelligence Units) has required its members to complete prior to the end of May 2007. The pending legislation would impose heavy penalties for financing t [...]
2007-05-24 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1167ACADEMIA SINICA PRESIDENT LAMENTS TAIWAN'S LAGGING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
[...] SUMMARY. Eight months into his term as Academia Sinica President, Wong Chi-huey is concerned about the inability of Taiwan to attract research talent from overseas and the disconnect between research and the legal infrastructure that is stifling development of Taiwan's scientific potential. [...]
2007-05-24 09:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETTC ETRD OEXC CVIS TW
07TAIPEI1185 Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Law
[...] In response to the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)'s 2007 assessment, Taiwan has drafted a bill to amend its Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA). The bill will reclassify some crimes as felonies and put a new agricultural bank, trust companies, and currency exchanges under regula [...]
2007-05-30 00:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1253 Taiwan Lifts Ban on New Bank Branches
[...] In May, Taiwan lifted a six-year ban on new bank branches. Regulators imposed the ban in order to encourage bank consolidation. The new policy permits banks to open new branches, but only if they meet strict requirements. Most banks will still need to rely on merger and acquisition (M&A) to [...]
2007-06-05 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1257Taipei Economic Brief for May 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected May 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Growth --Economic Prospects --High-speed Rail Impact --Taiwan and Japan Amend Aviation Agreement --New Cross-Strait Operations --Free Trade Agreement (FTA) --Ban on Bank Branches Lifted --Greenhouse Gas Legisl [...]
2007-06-05 09:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1270 Taiwan Auctions Off Insolvent Bank
[...] In late May, five months after the bank was placed in receivership due to insolvency, Taiwan auctioned off Enterprise Bank of Hualien (EBH). ChinaTrust Commercial Bank (CCB) won the auction and will have the largest number of branches of any private bank in Taiwan after it takes over EBH in S [...]
2007-06-06 09:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI132Taiwan TIFA: Talking Agriculture with AUSTR Stratford
[...] On December 19 Vice Minister of Agriculture Lee Jen-chyuan met with Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach. This meeting was part of a series of meetings on TIFA action items. Other meetings reported septel. CCA Language Approval Near ---------------------- [...]
2007-01-18 08:14:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1324 Taiwan Auctions 2nd Insolvent Bank in 2007
[...] In early June Taiwan financial regulators successfully auctioned off the Taitung Business Bank (TBB). ABN AMRO Bank became the first foreign bank to win bidding for a problem bank and will become third largest foreign bank in Taiwan after it takes over TBB. TBB was the second insolvent bank [...]
2007-06-12 07:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI134Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO
[...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...]
2007-01-18 08:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW
07TAIPEI1344TAIWAN: 2007 TIP NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] The Acting Deputy Director (ADDIR) delivered the 2007 TIP Report Taiwan narrative and demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General of North American Affairs Christine M.Y Hsueh on June 12. Hsueh was accompanied by National Immigration Agency (NIA),Director of Immigra [...]
2007-06-13 10:09:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI135 Taiwan TIFA: AUSTR Stratford presses on IPR
[...] Summary. As part of a December 18-19 visit to Taiwan, Assistant United States Trade Representative Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach met with rights-holders, officials from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and the Minister of Education to review IPR issues. Rig [...]
2007-01-18 08:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI136Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on
[...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...]
2007-01-18 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1382Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullified
[...] (U) Summary: In a surprise to DPP and KMT alike, the Kaohsiung District Court on June 15 annulled the result of last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election in which the DPP's Chen Chu defeated KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying by a narrow margin. The same Court dismissed a separate but related su [...]
2007-06-18 07:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1387 RESULTS OF DPP LEGISLATIVE PRIMARY IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has recently completed primaries in southern Taiwan for the legislative election set for January 12, 2008. Multiple candidates competed for a chance to represent their party in six of the eight southern Taiwan counties or cities. Taitung [...]
2007-06-20 00:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1424 Taiwan Central Bank Raises Its Benchmark Rates
[...] Taiwan's Central Bank (TCB) recently raised its benchmark interest rates and substantially increased the required reserve ratio for foreign currency deposits. The TCB's actions and its statements indicating possible additional measures will likely strengthen the NT$ and drive up stock prices [...]
2007-06-22 08:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1457Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullification: Legalities and
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent Kaohsiung District court decision to nullify last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election has surprised both the Green and Blue camps, each of which hopes to turn the situation to its advantage. While the decision has produced no clear "winner" at this point, the final [...]
2007-06-27 01:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1463Disarray in Kaohsiung Organizing Committee May Cause IWGA
[...] (SBU) Summary: AIT/K has learned that differences within the DPP led to the resignation in May of World Games Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) chairperson Chen I-Hung. Chen was replaced briefly by Kaohsiung City Government Deputy Secretary General Emily Hsu, who was succeeded by former Oly [...]
2007-06-27 07:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1547Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san on Frank Hsieh's
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san recently told AIT/K that it is widely anticipated within DPP circles that presidential candidate Frank Hsieh will select Kaohsiung's former acting Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as his running mate. Despite a great deal of discontent in the party initially o [...]
2007-07-11 06:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1550 Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law
[...] On July 11, the President signed the amendment to Taiwan's Money Laundering Control Act which was passed by the Legislative Yuan on June 14. It went into effect immediately. 2. The legislation (Ref C) is designed to combat terrorist financing (Ref B),strengthen reporting of cross-border [...]
2007-07-11 08:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1561(G/TIP) SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK TAYLOR'S JULY 5-7
[...] Summary: G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor visited Taipei and Kaohsiung July 5-7, meeting with government officials, NGO representatives, and trafficking victims. Taylor acknowledged Taiwan's progress, but urged Taiwan to strengthen efforts to detect and shelter TIP victims, and to stiffen [...]
2007-07-12 10:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG TW
07TAIPEI1565Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Lawsuit Decisions: Competing
[...] (U) Summary: The KMT's Kaohsiung Mayoral candidate, Huang Chun-ying, will soon appeal the court decision to dismiss his vote recount lawsuit concerning the December 2006 election. In addition, Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) will appeal the nullification lawsuit (also filed by Huang) in which the court, [...]
2007-07-13 07:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1575Taipei Economic Brief for June 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected June 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economic Performance Improved --Taiwan Approves IC Packing Firms' China Investment --Taiwan Passes 2007 Central Budget --Individual Debt Resolution Law --Incentives for Biotech Industry --Retiree Service Market t [...]
2007-07-15 23:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1578Think Tank Director Suggests 2008 Presidential Election to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Soong Hseik-wen, Director of National Chung Cheng University's new Institute of Strategy and International Affairs (ISIA),told AIT/K that the Institute's main purpose is to promote Taiwan's democratization, localization, and security. Dr. Soong stressed the importance of th [...]
2007-07-16 08:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1621MATSU MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY: "MINI THREE LINKS"
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 08:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI1622 Trade Figures Signal Economic Improvement
[...] In the first half (H1) of 2007, Taiwan's exports grew faster than imports, leading to a 36% increase in the trade surplus. Imports of capital goods in the second quarter (Q2) shifted to growth, signaling an increase in domestic investment. Higher energy prices in June drove up Taiwan's import [...]
2007-07-19 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1634TAIWAN PROMOTES MEDICAL TOURISM OVERSEAS
[...] (U) Summary. Taiwan has announced plans to allow entry of mainland Chinese for medical treatment, beginning August 1, 2007. Starting in 2002, Taiwan has permitted a limited number of mainland Chinese to visit the island each year, traveling to Taiwan via a transit location such as Hong Kong. [...]
2007-07-19 23:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1646 Carlyle Acquires Ta Chong Commercial Bank
[...] The U.S.-based Carlyle group has become the latest foreign investor to acquire a significant share of equity in a Taiwan bank by private placement, with half of the required funds obtained from local sources. Carlyle will participate in the management of the Taiwan bank. Banking sector M&A w [...]
2007-07-23 08:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1653 Individual Debt Resolution Law
[...] In June, Taiwan completed legislation of the Individual Debt Resolution Law (IDRL),which will be effective in early 2008. The law, designed to address non-performing unsecured loans only, will permit insolvent individual debtors to repay a portion of outstanding debt over a length of time lo [...]
2007-07-24 00:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1662Investigation of Corruption Allegations Against DPP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office is investigating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh for alleged corruption while he was mayor of Kaohsiung. Some local political contacts believe that the possibility o [...]
2007-07-25 07:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1665 Taiwan Legislature Passes 2007 Budget
[...] In June, Taiwan's legislature passed the 2007 central budget, including the first year of funding for military procurement programs. The long delay in budget legislation may act as a drag on Taiwan's 2007 economic growth. According to estimates by economic think tanks, however, the rate will [...]
2007-07-25 07:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1666 Legislation of Taiwan's Social Security System
[...] In July, Taiwan completed the last piece of legislation for its social security system. With the legislation, all Taiwan residents will be covered by one of the social welfare-oriented pension programs. The annual cost of the legislation is estimated at NT$100 billion (US$3 billion). With o [...]
2007-07-25 07:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR SOCI TW
07TAIPEI167NEW PRC REGULATIONS DO LITTLE FOR TAIWAN TRAVEL AGENTS
[...] As Taiwan's travel industry eagerly awaits a cross-Strait agreement on tourism, now expected to be finalized in spring 2007 (reftels),Beijing announced revised regulations making it easier for foreign travel agents to operate in China. The China National Tourism Administration Director Genera [...]
2007-01-23 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1697Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...]
2007-07-31 08:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1704TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THRIVE, BUT LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Faced with rising fuel costs, some of Taiwan's airlines are struggling to stay in business. The two international carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, are expanding routes in Asia as a central component of their future growth, and the Taiwan to Hong Kong and Macau routes are extrem [...]
2007-07-31 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI1710MOE Backtracking on Campus IP Action Plan?
[...] (SBU) In response to media, student, and university criticism that the Ministry of Education (MOE) overstepped its bounds in its recently-proposed "Campus Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan", Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng announced that the action plan is still open to changes and tha [...]
2007-08-01 05:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI1733Taiwan Adopts Price Stabilization Measures
[...] SUMMARY: In response to recent price rises, Taiwan authorities have adopted a series of measures, including import duty cuts for grain, an export ban on waste paper, enhanced vigilance on price hike collusion, and new gasoline price subsidies (septel). Although Taiwan's annualized inflation [...]
2007-08-03 06:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1788Taiwan Pharma: BNHI Cuts Drug Rates, Pushes Standard
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan authorities are taking steps on drug pricing that will both disappoint and hearten the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Despite a media and lobbying campaign by U.S. and other foreign drug makers urging the Taiwan Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) to delay the [...]
2007-08-09 08:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI1790TAIPEI RESPONDS TO APEC DEMARCHE ON USDOL APEC CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AS BX CA CI CH HK ID JA KS MY MX NZ
07TAIPEI1804Southern Taiwan Showing Signs of Transformation in
[...] (U) Summary: AIT/K has offered a variety of TIP events to Southern Taiwan audiences, resulting in increased awareness of the victim-centered approach. Local government agencies and non-governmental organizations have eagerly accepted TIP seminars and training events, but concede that they mus [...]
2007-08-10 01:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI181 Taiwan's New Central Bank Deputy Governor
[...] SUMMARY. Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) will promote Foreign Exchange Department (FED) Director General George Chou (Chou A-ding) to be Deputy Governor (DG) in mid-February. CBC Governor Perng Fai-nan's two deputies will now be career central bankers. END SUMMARY. 2. An informed [...]
2007-01-24 05:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1848Kaohsiung College Students Interested in Politics and
[...] (U) Summary: Student interviewees told AIT/K that southern Taiwan's youth are interested in politics and view the 2008 presidential election as an opportunity to make their voices heard through the ballot box. The students expressed concern about corruption and the shortage of high-paying job [...]
2007-08-15 06:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1863Southern Taiwan Reactions to DPP Hsieh-Su Presidential
[...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has accepted his invivation to be his running mate. Most political observers and grassroots supporters in southern Taiwan praised the decision, say [...]
2007-08-16 05:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI1912AIT VISITS SANHSIA IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY:
[...] Summary: Most detainees at the Sanhsia detention facility initially came to Taiwan on legal work visas, but became illegal workers after seeking higher wages with unauthorized employers, or by staying to work after their visas had expired. Detainees arrive at Sanhsia after their arrest by p [...]
2007-08-22 01:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOMIG KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07TAIPEI1920MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 22 on the aftermath of the combustion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa Monday; on President Chen Shui-bian's transit in Alaska Tuesday morning; on local pig farmers' strong protests Tuesday over the Taiwa [...]
2007-08-22 09:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07TAIPEI1937 Port of Kaohsiung's Container Volume Eclipsed by Mainland
[...] (U) Summary. With geographic advantages and new long-term leases from major shipping carriers, Kaohsiung will likely hold on to its status as a transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region, even as it continues to fall behind in world rankings. The completion of a s)QD'Qolume is expected to r [...]
2007-08-24 01:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD PGOV ECON TW ELAB
07TAIPEI1963 Big Taiwan State-owned Banks to Merge
[...] SUMMARY: Taiwan announced a three-year plan to merge the operations of the three largest state-owned banks into one financial holding company. The world ranking of the new firm's banking unit will move up to 89th, and its market share in Taiwan will increase to 18%, well ahead of the next la [...]
2007-08-28 06:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1989 Taiwan - Another Insolvent Bank Under Receivership
[...] SUMMARY: Bowa Bank has been put under receivership. After the announcement on August 10, a run on the bank by the depositors required the infusion of additional funds, but the run did not spread to other problem banks. The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) plans to auction the ba [...]
2007-08-29 10:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2005AHOY, MATEY - BOOK PIRATES STILL IN TAIWAN
[...] (U) By nearly all accounts textbook piracy is less rampant and less visible in Taiwan than it was in the 1990s, but it continues to be a problem. A recent survey found that over 50 of Taiwan's college students buy pirated books, but law enforcement officials, faculty and students say the scal [...]
2007-08-31 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI2011Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...]
2007-08-31 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2033PROTEST TO AIT REGARDING TAIWAN UN BID REFERENDUM
[...] During the small group demonstration outside AIT on Sept 4 (reftel),ADIR invited several Legislative Yuan and Taipei Council members (list provided below) to present their views inside AIT. Apart from reading their letters (translated below),several added their own views during the meeting. [...]
2007-09-06 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO CH TW
07TAIPEI2071A Southern Perspective on the UN Referendum Issue
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent AIT/K meetings with Southern legislators, academics and party officials clearly indicate the referendum issue is not going to disappear before the presidential election concludes in March 2008. Politicians and academics agree that no one wants to damage the U.S.-Taiwan re [...]
2007-09-10 03:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2077IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 06:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO TW
07TAIPEI2095South Taiwan Early Take on 2008 Presidential and
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the presidential election heats up, Southern academics, businesspeople and party officials all seem to believe it will be a difficult one for both the DPP and KMT. Party operatives in Kaohsiung City and Tainan City suggest that young voters are the key swing voters who can de [...]
2007-09-12 09:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI221 Taiwan 2007 Economic Outlook
[...] Consumer debt problems dampened consumption and excess manufacturing capacity reduced investment, but strong export growth still produced 4.4% real GDP growth in Taiwan in 2006. Export growth slowed in Q4 as higher interest rates reduced demand in major export markets. Economic growth in 200 [...]
2007-01-30 08:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2257Taiwan Pharmaceuticals - Mixed Progress on Standard
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 22:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI2289Taipei Economic Brief for September 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected September 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Economic statistics show better than expected performance and potential job growth....Biggest share of next year's government budget goes to defense and deficit expected to shrink significantly....The Central B [...]
2007-10-05 06:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI229MTAG: EXBS IN TAIWAN
[...] Summary: In the first of 12 courses arranged by ISN/ECC, a team of five instructors presented the Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) training course "Advanced License Processing II" to about 50 Taiwan officials January 22-26. The instructors praised the Taiwan officials' active partici [...]
2007-01-31 01:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TW ETRD WCO
07TAIPEI2301Ma Ying-jeou's "Long Stay" Campaign in Southern Taiwan:
[...] (U) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's "long stay" campaign strategy appears to be having a positive effect in south Taiwan, as indicated by recent opinion polls showing his approval rating increased by 5 percent following his recent long stay effort. Southern DPP party operat [...]
2007-10-09 02:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2302TYPHOON KROSA CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TAIWAN
[...] Summary. Typhoon Krosa, which hit Taiwan October 6-7, was the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in years. It caused significant damage, yet Taiwan is quickly getting back to normal. No Amcits deaths or injuries were reported. 2. Typhoon Krosa, packing winds from 162 km/hr to 200 km/hr a [...]
2007-10-09 06:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AEMR TSPL SENV ECON TPHY EAGR TW
07TAIPEI2326TAIWAN PHARMA: LITTLE DOMESTIC SUPPORT FOR PRICE REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Taiwan implemented its National Health Insurance (NHI) system in 1995, and its health-care system comprises six large public medical centers, 16 large privately-owned medical centers, and 417 regional and district hospitals. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers' current top reform prioritie [...]
2007-10-15 08:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI2346The Changing Face of Voter Manipulation and Under-the-table
[...] (SBU) Summary. Southerners have differing expectations of the impact the new "single-member district, two-vote" election system will have on Taiwan politics when it commences in the January 2007 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections. One political leader told AIT/K that he believes it will make el [...]
2007-10-17 07:09:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2379DPP and KMT Preparing for Possible Kaohsiung Mayoral
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch reportedly will announce its final ruling on November 16 on Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's appeal against the District Court's earlier judgment that nullified the results of the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (reftel c). While a loca [...]
2007-10-23 07:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2430Taipei Economic Brief for October 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected October 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan enjoyed economic expansion, increased investment, but faced inflationary pressure...Export orders moving to new high in 2007... Taiwan's semiconductor sector passes U.S. in production capacity...Non-electr [...]
2007-11-01 07:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2442 Taiwan IPR: Some Progress on Compulsory Licensing
[...] (SBU) Responding in part to U.S. concerns, Taiwan has shown some progress on compulsory licensing, a practice whereby one company can request that the authorities force a rights-holder to grant the company a license for its patented product, often at a below-market rate. In one promising devel [...]
2007-11-05 22:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI2450 Taiwan Banks Hold US$2.4 Billion in Sub-prime and SIV
[...] Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission disclosed that as of October 25, Taiwan banks held about US$2.4 billion in sub-prime related products and structured investment vehicles (SIVs). This represents about 3% of the sector's portfolio assets. The FSC says banks can cover any pote [...]
2007-11-06 09:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2501High Court Rules on Kaohsiung Mayor -- Chen Chun Stays
[...] (SBU) Summary. At 4 p.m. on November 16, the Taiwan High Court, Kaohsiung Branch, rejected a District Court ruling which had nullified the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (refs B and D). DPP Mayor Chen Chu will, thus, retain her mayoral seat. In a related suit, the High Court upheld [...]
2007-11-19 10:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI253Taipei Economic Brief for January 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected January 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance in 2006; --Science-based Industrial Parks; --PRC Tourists to Taiwan's High-Tech Centers; --Major Investment Projects; --China Rebar Pacific Group Collapse; --Problem Banks Taken Over; --Transfer o [...]
2007-02-01 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2558Taipei Economic Brief for November 2007
[...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected November 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Unexpected export boom raises Taiwan's 2007 real GDP growth forecast by nearly 1%....Less optimism for growth in 2008.... Blame typhoons for pushing inflation to a temporary 14-year high....Taiwan sets a goal to [...]
2007-12-04 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
07TAIPEI2632TIP UPDATE: TAIWAN MAINTAINS ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan continues to make progress in its fight against human trafficking. The Taiwan authorities and local NGOs co-sponsored three separate TIP conferences over the past month. The Legislative Yuan (LY) amended the Immigration Law to provide additional protections for traffickin [...]
2007-12-20 09:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW
07TAIPEI273Recount Ordered in Kaohsiung Mayoral Election
[...] Summary: Kaohsiung District Court judges have decided to accept defeated KMT mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying's request to recount the ballots for the 2006 Kaohsiung City mayoral election. The recount will start on March 12 and conclude on March 19. Huang has been asked to submit a $136,363 [...]
2007-02-02 08:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI30Taipei Economic Brief for December 2006
[...] This cable summarizes selected December 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Export Growth Slows in Q4; --Problem Bank Taken over; --10% Growth in Manufacturing Sales in Q3; --Exports of LCD Monitors Surges; --Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Continues to Grow; --Semiconductor China Investment Pr [...]
2007-01-05 08:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI335 Taiwan Central Bank Changes Name
[...] As part of Taiwan's campaign of name rectification (reftel),on February 10, Taiwan's central bank changed the English name on its website (http://www.cbc.gov.tw) by dropping "China." Its Chinese name remains unchanged as "Zhongyang Yinhang." Its old and new English names follow: Old Name [...]
2007-02-12 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI336 Taiwan Merges Two State-owned Banks
[...] Two state-owned enterprises, including the largest bank in Taiwan, will merge in July 2007. The new entity will be Taiwan's largest financial holding company and its banking unit will have over 10% market share. END SUMMARY. Two State-owned Enterprises --------------------------- 2. [...]
2007-02-12 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI409 Taiwan Banking Sector Update
[...] This report covers the 42 Taiwan banks, 28 credit coops, and 278 Farmers/Fishermen Association (FA) credt departments which constitute Taiwan's banking sector. In 2006, delinquent credit/cash card debt eroded profitability of Taiwan banks which, nevertheless, remained relatively healthy in te [...]
2007-02-16 07:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI461Taipei Economic Brief for February 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected February 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Moon Distorts Taiwan's Economic Statistics --Economic Performance Better Than Expected --Labor Participation Rate Up, Unemployment Down --2007 Private Investment Goal: NT$1.67 Trillion --Taiwan to Direct Foreign Inve [...]
2007-03-01 08:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI49 Taiwan Takes Over Two More Banks
[...] (U) Only three weeks after taking over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB, reported ref A),Taiwan ordered takeover of two more banks, one insolvent and the other suffering a bank run. Financial regulators guaranteed 100%-protection of deposits to prevent financial instability. END SU [...]
2007-01-09 01:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI516Taiwan Survey Shows Deeper Economic Integration
[...] Summary: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) latest survey of Taiwan investors in China suggests the scale of investment in the PRC is rising. Investors are increasingly focused on the domestic Mainland China market. The highest policy priority for firms surveyed is di [...]
2007-03-06 09:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI520Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Ballot Recount to Begin March 12
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the lawsuit filed by defeated Kuomingtang (KMT) mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying (ref A) on December 28, the Kaohsiung District Court ruled on January 29 that all ballots from the 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election will be recounted and checked during the period M [...]
2007-03-07 09:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI545Another Taiwan Firm to Drop "China" from Name
[...] Summary: Another Taiwan firm has moved to drop references to China from its name. China Steel follows China Petroleum, China Shipbuilding and Chunghwa Post, which all changed names last month. China Steel's situation is more complicated because it has been privatized, and the Taiwan authoritie [...]
2007-03-09 07:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI564 Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments
[...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...]
2007-03-13 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI566TAIWAN BELATEDLY ALLOWS INVESTMENT OF PENSION
[...] SUMMARY. On March 2 the Legislative Yuan passed a bill setting up the Labor Pension Supervisory Commission under the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) which will permit the investment of the country's growing pension fund. This follows two years of bi-partisan bickering which resulted in the fun [...]
2007-03-14 01:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD TW
07TAIPEI606AIT REQUESTS AUSTR STRATFORD WRITE MINISTER OF ED
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) With little movement on the IPR front from the Ministry of Education, contacts at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office now openly share their frustrations with AIT about their difficulties in getting the MOE to take m [...]
2007-03-16 07:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI634 Taiwan Targets Insider Trading
[...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's prosecutors have come down hard on the all-too-common practice of insider trading, just as they have shaken-up politics-as-usual mixing of personal and private funds (refs A and B). In the past three years, Taiwan's prosecutors begun investigations of 155 suspected insider [...]
2007-03-21 07:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI638TAIWAN IPR DIALOGUE: US Raises Concerns about Compulsory
[...] In a March 6 digital video conference U.S. officials raised concerns about proposed amendments to Taiwan's patent law which would expand the scope of compulsory licensing. USTR likewise raised the "potentially disturbing precedent" of the ongoing Phillips compulsory license case, which is now [...]
2007-03-21 08:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI69Kaohsiung City Council Election - Result and bios
[...] Kaohsiung City elected 44 City Councilors in its recent December 9, 2006, election, with a 68 percent voter turnout rate. The Kuomintang (KMT) won 17 seats, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 15 seats, People First Party (PFP) 4 seats, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 1 seat, and independents 7 [...]
2007-01-10 04:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI725Taipei Economic Brief for March 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected March 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Improved Economic Performance --Taiwan's FX Reserves Increase --Taiwan Targets Insider Trading --SMIC Investment Fine Overturned --Taiwan's First 8G TFT-LCD Plants --Taiwan IC Industry Grows in 2006 --Taiwan Electroni [...]
2007-03-29 08:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI726 Business Scandal Drives Up Taiwan's NPL Ratio
[...] SUMMARY. A business scandal in January (reftels) drove up Taiwan's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in February, but the ratio remained well below 2.5% and will probably level off or even decline as consumer debt delinquencies are fading and Taiwan banks can easily absorb the bad debt arising [...]
2007-03-29 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI73Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 01:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI74Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part I)
[...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan's science-based industrial parks and export processing zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the investment climate [...]
2007-01-11 01:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI741Local Views of New Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's Performance
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) has served at her new post for three months as of March 25. Up to now, City Government employees and the public are generally neutral toward their new mayor. While many KMT City Council members privately hold a negative opinion of Chen C [...]
2007-04-02 01:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI754Penghu Islands Added to the Existing "Mini Three Links"
[...] (U) During his visit to Penghu Islands on March 31, President Chen Shui-bian announced that, starting April 1, the Penghu Islands will be included in the existing "mini three links." This means that residents of Penghu can travel to China via ferries that connect the Taiwan-controlled islands [...]
2007-04-04 02:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TW
07TAIPEI76Profile of New Kaohsiung Mayor - Chen Chu
[...] (U) Summary: Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu was sworn in December 25, 2006. During her inaugural address, she pledged that she and her administration would focus on boosting Kaohsiung City's economic development to create job opportunities for young people, emphasizing that she would keep her [...]
2007-01-11 05:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI791 Another Taiwan Bank in Receivership
[...] At the end of March, Taiwan added a fourth bank to those put into receivership in the past four months. Another three banks designated as insolvent in July 2005 are still undergoing resolution. Taiwan's inadequate resolution mechanisms will likely force state-owned banks to take over some of [...]
2007-04-10 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI855Taiwan Futures Market Second Largest in East Asia
[...] Although just started in 1998, Taiwan futures exchange (TAIFEX) has expanded quickly to become the second largest in East Asia. Its world ranking has moved up from 57th to 18th. Foreign investor participation remains relatively small since Taiwan only removed restrictions on non-hedged tradi [...]
2007-04-17 00:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI919 Taiwan Increases Deposit Insurance Premium
[...] Taiwan will increase the deposit insurance premium paid by banks starting in July 2007 by shifting the basis for premiums from insured deposits to outstanding deposits. In response to complaints of U.S. and European banks in Taiwan, authorities may reduce the rate. END SUMMARY. Outstandin [...]
2007-04-26 02:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI965Taipei Economic Brief for April 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected April 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Spur Economic Growth --Trade Surplus Doubles --Illegal Cross-Strait Remittance Operations Closed --ProMOS to Use 0.18-Micron Technology in China --Personal Bankruptcy Law Concerns Bankers --Medical T [...]
2007-05-01 05:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TALLINN11 CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] Post provides the following responses to questions posed in reftel regarding promotion of tobacco products overseas during the period January 2004 to present. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs. Per paragraph 1, post has not been involved in the host country's tobacco control efforts. [...]
2007-01-09 10:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR EN
07TALLINN116ESTONIA UNCERTAIN ON SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 15:21:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN IZ EN
07TALLINN117ESTONIA: NEW OFAC IRAN DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED ?
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division in MFA?s Policy Planning Department - the office responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. There was no immediate response. GOLDSTEIN [...]
2007-02-23 06:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EN
07TALLINN123ESTONIA: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL IR EN
07TALLINN125ESTONIA PREFERS SLOVENIA OVER BOSNIA IN UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TALLINN128REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN MEMBERSHIP
[...] (U) Action Request ? please see para (6). 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Charge on February 28, Reimo Pettai, MFA?s Director for International Cooperation/External Policy urged the USG to support Estonia?s bid for OECD membership during the current enlargement discussions. Pettai cited five [...]
2007-03-01 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOECD ECON EN
07TALLINN134EMBASSY TALLINN TO HOST OIL SPILL SPEAKER;
[...] Summary. In response to reftel, post is enthusiastic to report that our Public Affairs and PolEcon Sections are planning to host Alaskan oil spill cleanup expert John Devens, Ph.D., under IIP's U.S. Speaker Program in May. Dr. Devens will meet with Estonian government, industry, and private [...]
2007-03-02 07:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN SENV ENRG EWWT EPET EUN
07TALLINN143ESTONIA'S ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The center-right Reform Party won the most seats in Estonia's March 4 parliamentary election, earning Andrus Ansip, Reform Chairman and Prime Minister, the opportunity to form the next government. PM Ansip essentially has two options for coalition building: forming a center-rig [...]
2007-03-05 15:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EN
07TALLINN163ESTONIA'S STOCK MARKET CORRECTS; OUTLOOK STILL STRONG
[...] (U) During the month of February, the Tallinn Stock market hit an all time peak and then fell just over 20%. According to Embassy contacts and local analysts, the slide was driven by the profit-taking of local investors. It is not a harbinger of underlying weakness in the local or regional [...]
2007-03-12 15:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EN
07TALLINN164GLOBE ESTONIA FINDS PARTNERS IN ST.PETERSBURG
[...] (U) Summary. In February, the Estonian GLOBE Coordinator, along with six Estonian GLOBE teachers, attended "GLOBE days in St. Petersburg." The three-day event was the direct result of GLOBE Estonia's efforts to assist St. Petersburg schools in becoming official GLOBE member schools. It concl [...]
2007-03-13 05:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGLB POG EN
07TALLINN174ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT OPEN SKIES PLUS
[...] Post delivered reftel points to the Estonian Ministry Of Economic Affairs and Communication (MOE) on March 13, 2007. 2. Mr. Martin Rakov, Executive Officer of the Aviation and Maritime Department at MOE, told us that Estonia supports the Open Skies Plus Agreement. Estonia's Acting Charg [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN178ESTONIA: UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On March 15, we delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for the International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division, and Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk Officer, on the USG's concerns over proposals to reform the UN's internal system of Administration of Justice. The GOE agr [...]
2007-03-19 11:30:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA
07TALLINN194ESTONIA: EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED
[...] On March 19, we delivered reftel points to Tiina Krevald, MFA Acting Director for the International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division, requesting Estonia's support for a review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories. [...]
2007-03-23 12:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNHRC PREL PHUM
07TALLINN204ESTONIA: UNSCR 1747 AND SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 14:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC
07TALLINN230ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 11:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR EN
07TALLINN239ESTONIA AGREES WITH SHARING OF EXPORT DENIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 11:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR IAEA MNUC EN
07TALLINN24 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes four FY07 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. All four projects are integral parts of Embassy Tallinn's relationship with its FCS partnership post in Helsinki, Finland. The first is a summer 2007 FSI Commercial Tradecraft training program [...]
2007-01-16 06:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
07TALLINN255ESTONIA WILL VOTE YES ON BIOTECH BEETS AND
[...] Post delivered reftel points to Hardo Lillevali of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment, and Tambet Sova, Head of the Plant Health Department at the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture. 2. Mr. Lillevali and Mr. Sova said that Estonia will vote in favor of the biotech sugar beet and stack [...]
2007-04-19 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EU EN
07TALLINN27ESTONIA: BUYBACK OF THE RAILWAY COMPLETE
[...] (U) The buyback of the Estonian Railway by the Estonian government was completed on January 9, 2007. Representatives of the GOE and Baltic Rail Services (BRS) signed documents under which the state again became the owner of 100 percent of the shares of Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways). The s [...]
2007-01-16 06:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN304STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 10:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KTIA EN
07TALLINN309REPORTS OF POLICE ABUSE UNFOUNDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post has uncovered no concrete evidence of police abuses during the Bronze Soldier riots April 26-27. Investigations of a small number of complaints are on-going. Of the 1,300 individuals taken into custody during and after the riots, about 300 are facing riot-related charges a [...]
2007-05-10 14:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN31ESTONIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. INFO ABOUT IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN
07TALLINN311ESTONIA WILL OPPOSE BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] On May 4 and 10, we delivered points (Ref A and B) to Minna-Liina Lind, MFA UN Desk Officer, to seek Estonian support in opposing Belarus' candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Lind reiterated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) opposes Belarus' bid for election to [...]
2007-05-14 06:39:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN
07TALLINN316ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)
[...] (U) On May 15, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and sought Estonia's support in opposing the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Kruuv thanked us for the points and provided us with a copy of the [...]
2007-05-16 08:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN327ESTONIA: IRAN-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 07:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR EN
07TALLINN33ESTONIA: LABOR SHORTAGE LOOMS LARGE
[...] Since emerging from nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation in 1991, the economy of Estonia has been racing. Annual double digit growth rates have been the norm. Estonia is a country of just 1.35 million people with a working population of 692, 800 according to the Estonian Labor Market Board. [...]
2007-01-16 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV EN
07TALLINN330CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONFERENCE: ESTONIA STILL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 09:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PARM PREL EN
07TALLINN367TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]
2007-06-05 07:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN376ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...]
2007-06-08 05:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN
07TALLINN424COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOEHNER (JUL 05 -
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the Congressional Delegation headed by Congressman John Boehner, to Tallinn, Estonia from July 5-7, 2007. 2. A schedule will be sent to the Delegation's designated POCs and to State (H) via e-mail. 3. No visa is required for holders [...]
2007-06-25 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS SW EN
07TALLINN456ESTONIA: TIP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSES ESTONIANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 29, post organized and hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and TIP-related crimes for ten representatives of Estonian NGOs, labor organizations, student groups, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials, and representatives of diplomatic missions. [...]
2007-07-12 12:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN485STATUS OF ESTONIA AND NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 04:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
07TALLINN492BANKERS PREDICT SOFT LANDING FOR ESTONIAN ECONOMY
[...] (U) Summary: Macroeconomic analysts in and out of government continue to predict Estonia faces a 'soft landing' - 6 to 8 percent GDP growth - from its period of rapid economic growth. Despite a large current account deficit, rising inflation, and a tight labor market, the long-term outlook f [...]
2007-07-27 14:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EN
07TALLINN496ESTONIA SUPPORTS UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 12:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO PHUM EN
07TALLINN497ESTONIA: DOJ TRAINING FOR PROSECUTORS AND POLICE
[...] (U) Summary. A Post and Department of Justice (DOJ) organized workshop provided training for Estonian prosecutors and law enforcement officials on June 13-15. The training focused on public corruption, financial crime, and asset forfeiture. Estonia is relatively advanced in the region in tack [...]
2007-07-30 12:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON EN
07TALLINN4992007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...]
2007-07-30 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN
07TALLINN5ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 15:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU RU EN
07TALLINN5002007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...]
2007-07-30 14:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN
07TALLINN519AMBASSADOR'S MEEING WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon with Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament (MP) and the new Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). The two discussed Estonia and the European Union's relations with Russia, Estonia's contributions in the global war on terror, an [...]
2007-08-13 07:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EINV EN
07TALLINN531ESTONIA CONSIDERING GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-16 13:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA EN
07TALLINN537 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 REPORT
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post has used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project. Helsinki Shadow training is scheduled in late September o [...]
2007-08-17 11:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN
07TALLINN550 ESTONIAN DELEGATION AT ICAO ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points on August 23 to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communication Mr. Aivo Lind. We asked for Estonia's support of the U.S. candidacy for Part I category membership in ICAO. 2. (U) Mr. [...]
2007-08-27 07:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC ICAO EN
07TALLINN573 FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: THIRD QTR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 12:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
07TALLINN619AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN MINISTER OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a meeting September 12 with the Ambassador, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs Urve Palo reiterated the GOE's commitment to encouraging "stateless" residents to acquire citizenship. At the same time, however, Palo noted a lack of motivation among Russian speakers t [...]
2007-09-18 11:54:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN628ESTONIA: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA EN
07TALLINN629TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION: ESTONIA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Estonian textile and apparel producing industry in 2006: -- Total industrial production: USD 7.8 billion -- Total textile and apparel production: USD 458.56 million (5.9% of total industrial output) -- Share of textil [...]
2007-09-26 05:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP KTEX EN
07TALLINN641ESTONIA SUPPORTS GAER'S RE-ELECTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 07:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC EN
07TALLINN642ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UN LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 10:47:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC LE PTER EN
07TALLINN646ESTONIA: PRESSURE ON BURMESE REGIME DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 13:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN654ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EN
07TALLINN66ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND
[...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]
2007-01-31 15:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TALLINN662ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO UNGA COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 13:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN
07TALLINN677ESTONIA: WORKING TOWARDS COMMON EU POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 10:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN689ESTONIA TO CONSIDER US POSITIONS ON UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA PHUM PREL KTIA EN
07TALLINN695ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (U) On October 24, 2007, poloff met with Thea Karin, Burma Desk officer at the MFA. Karin acknowledged the demarche points and indicated that the EU will be meeting in Brussels next Thursday (November 1) to continue a discussion on possible sanctions. Karin pointed out that as the EU will a [...]
2007-10-26 11:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EN
07TALLINN697ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO
[...] (SBU) On October 26, Polecoff spoke with Urmas Eigla, Cuban Desk Officer at the MFA. Eigla stated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will give careful consideration to the UNGA Resolution, but will ultimately support the common EU position. The GOE feels that strong and inflexible sanct [...]
2007-10-26 14:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ERTD PHUM PGOV CU EN
07TALLINN699 ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolakese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel points. Jogi reaffirmed Government of Estonia (GOE) support for UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and noted Estonia believes that Ir [...]
2007-10-29 16:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN
07TALLINN703ESTONIA: CONDEMN PKK USE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Polecoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolekese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel. According to Jogi, the Government of Estonia (GOE) strongly condemns PKK activities, in particular those which have resulted in the de [...]
2007-10-31 12:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN EN
07TALLINN712IMO: ESTONIA SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 10:56:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDIMO EWWT PHSA UK AORC EN
07TALLINN720 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2007 - 2008 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of narcotic substances, [...]
2007-11-05 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EN
07TALLINN745 TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 FINAL REPORT
[...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and an U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project (reported in ref C) and 477.50 USD for Helsinki Shadow trai [...]
2007-11-16 13:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN
07TALLINN758ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Polecoff delivered reftel points and a corresponding Diplomatic Note to Veikko Kala of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not yet reached a decision on wh [...]
2007-11-26 12:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREL EN
07TALLINN763 FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: FOURTH QTR FY2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 14:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
07TALLINN779ESTONIA TO SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 14:23:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA PHUM EN
07TALLINN789 ESTONIA: NIE REPORT WILL NOT WEAKEN DUAL-USE
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Poloff shared reftel points with Riho Kruuv, Bureau Director for Armament and Strategic Goods Control at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kruuv gave assurances that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has in no way weakened their controls on export licenses to Iran i [...]
2007-12-14 14:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUR IR EN
07TALLINN801ESTONIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS WOMEN'S SHELTER
[...] (U) On December 10, Ambassador visited the Tallinn Women's Crisis Center (TWCC) to mark International Human Rights Day and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Ambassador toured the facility and met with Center staff, including the center director, a lawyer who provides legal serv [...]
2007-12-20 14:17:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EN
07TALLINN89ESTONIA: UNSCR 1737 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC NEA IR EN
07TALLINN90ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR SEC STATE AWARD FOR
[...] (U) Post nominates the following individual for the Secretary of State's annual Award for International SIPDIS Women of Courage (IWOC). Name: Ms. Barbi Pilvre Title: Editor in chief Organization: "Areen", a weekly cultural affairs newspaper Date of Birth: 1963 Contact Information: bar [...]
2007-02-13 11:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EN
07TASHKENT1058UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 09:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT11392007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The United States Government is aware of fifteen (15) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, seven (7) of which have been resolved. 2. a. Claimant B b. 1998 c. Claimant B is a US trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. In 1998, customs au [...]
2007-06-15 10:29:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV EINV KIDE UZ
07TASHKENT1380COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ANAND
[...] Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to House Committee on Foreign Affairs Staff Members Manpreet Singh Anand, Melissa Adamson, Gene Gurevich and Amanda Sloat for the proposed visit to Tashkent August 22. Post will meet Staffdel at the airport and provide transportati [...]
2007-07-27 10:54:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UZ
07TASHKENT1407EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2007
[...] Per reftel, Post requests the temporary posting of an Embassy Science Fellow to Embassy Tashkent for approximately six weeks in either October-November 2007 or March-April 2008. No medical or security clearance is required. If approved for participation in the program, Post commits to provi [...]
2007-08-02 03:47:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL AMGT UZ
07TASHKENT1488POINT OF CONTACT FOR ILEA PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 07:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC KCRM UZ
07TASHKENT1602GOU AGREEMENT TO CONVENE BILATERAL BORDER SECURITY
[...] (U) Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded positively to the United States proposal to resume cooperation with Uzbekistan's Committee for State Border Protection (reftel). 2. (U) An unofficial translation of the GOU's diplomatic note No 20/21189 follows: Begin text: The Ministr [...]
2007-09-11 01:48:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID UZ
07TASHKENT1928DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON UZ
07TASHKENT1929DEMARCHE DELIVERED--DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN UZ
07TASHKENT2011GOU RESTATES REJECTION OF BERNE CONVENTION ART. 18
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 08:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR WTO UZ
07TASHKENT2013FY'08 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB WORK PLANS FOR TASHKENT
[...] Per reftel request, the Central Asian Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Hub (CA ESTH Hub) submits its projected work plan for FY 2008. -------------------- Goals and Objectives -------------------- 2. The CA ESTH Hub endeavors to act as a clearinghouse in support of Bureau [...]
2007-11-23 09:06:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID TBIO ECON UZ ZK AF
07TASHKENT2054GOU RESTATES REJECTION OF BERNE CONVENTION ART. 18
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 11:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON WTO UZ KIPR
07TASHKENT2101UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 13:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UZ
07TASHKENT2116DEMARCHE ON PSI DELIVERED TO UZBEKISTAN
[...] On December 10, Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Ismat Faizullayev, MFA's Chief of Section for U.S. Affairs. Faizullayev indicated on December 13 that he and other GOU officials would study the document. NORLAND [...]
2007-12-13 13:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP KSTC PREL XX UZ
07TASHKENT499UZBEKS TO CREATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
[...] In 2005, the Uzbeks began developing a Treasury Department system under a presidential resolution to improve the management of the State budget. The government created subsidiary treasuries in all provinces and in 2007, according to a recent press report, plans to create a central Treasury. [...]
2007-03-28 09:50:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT502UZBEKISTAN SAYS IT WILL FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 10:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EFIN MNUC AORC TRGY KNNP IAEA UNSC IR UZ
07TASHKENT753GOVERNMENT PROVIDES FREE LONG-TERM HOUSING TO
[...] The Uzbek Government has provided free long-term housing to a trafficking victim, a minor who was repatriated from the United Arab Emirates in January 2005. Upon her return to Uzbekistan, the victim was provided medical and other support services and housed until June 2005 at the International [...]
2007-04-11 11:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KWMN SMIG UZ
07TASHKENT793EMBASSY TASHKENT COMMENTS ON OSCE BORDER
[...] Enhancing Uzbekistan's capabilities to control its borders and interdict the illicit movement of people, narcotics, and weapons of mass destruction-related items is one of Post's highest priorities. Border security also remains an area in which the Government of Uzbekistan appears willing to a [...]
2007-04-17 11:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT809UZBEKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 08:46:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG UZ
07TASHKENT812UZBEKISTAN - DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN
[...] In February 2006, Uzbekistan published a "National Program on Influenza Prevention and Control, and Pandemic Prepareadness." Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Kosimov reportedly coordinated the drafting of the plan, which was endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers. We have separately e-mailed a ful [...]
2007-04-23 09:38:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV EAGR WHO FAO UZ
07TASHKENT817UZBEKISTAN - IOM SUBMISSION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY
[...] In response to the G/TIP solicitation (ref A),Post is pleased to submit a second proposal, this from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). (Note: Our first proposal was from UNODC - ref B. End note). The IOM proposal builds upon existing USAID and INL-funded programs, and rei [...]
2007-04-23 10:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT835FY07 FUNDING OF OSCE PROJECTS IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] Summary: Post recommends the USG contribute funding to the following projects that fulfill both U.S. and OSCE interests: completion of funding for a research grant on intellectual property rights (IPR) (EUR 176,100),and enhancing women's participation in civil society and politics (EUR 150, [...]
2007-04-25 10:01:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL EAID ECON PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT911SPECIAL 301 POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 11:14:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR UZ
07TASHKENT945POINTS OF CONTACT FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 11:55:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KFLU MARR MASS UZ
07TASHKENT946DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 11:57:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO UZ
07TBILISI1001REPORT: ABKHAZ PRESSURING GEORGIAN STUDENTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 10:03:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1039Georgia Bi-Weekly Update May 4
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 21-May 4. Opposition Supports South Ossetia Initiative -------------------------------------------- 2. Georgian opposition parties have embraced President Saakashvili' [...]
2007-05-04 14:11:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1047 GEORGIA BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] Prime Minister Zurab NOGAIDELI appointed Mindia GADAEVI as the Head of the new Revenue Service. Mindia GADAEV, will have three deputies. Irakli SIRADZE will head Customs, Koba Abuladze will head the Tax Department and David KARSELADZE will head the Financial Police Department. All the appoin [...]
2007-05-07 11:39:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDGBSLE GG
07TBILISI1103JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WIN CASE AGAINST GEORGIA IN THE
[...] On May 3, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled that Georgia violated three articles of the European Human Rights Convention in the case of "Ninety-seven members of the Jehovah's Witnesses of Gldani Congregation against Georgia." The case, which was first launched in 2 [...]
2007-05-11 13:40:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1121GEORGIA INFORMED OF BOSNIA'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC
[...] On May 11, Poloff informed Irakli Machitidze, the Americas' Desk Officer at the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that Bosnia has officially declared its candidacy for one of the two open Eastern European Group Human Rights Council seats (Ref A). Machitidze reiterated the GoG position aga [...]
2007-05-14 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GG
07TBILISI1130CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE REPRESENTS FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT
[...] Summary: In 2007, Georgia will enact a new Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") that replaces the former Soviet-style of prosecution with a new approach that equalizes the government's obligation to prosecute cases with the responsibility to protect the public's rights. This philosophical shift to [...]
2007-05-15 07:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI1135GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 12:19:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL WHO KFLU GG
07TBILISI1136CEC COMMITS TO FALL VOTERS LIST UPDATE CAMPAIGN
[...] During a meeting with Poloff on May 4, Guram Chalagashvili, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC),said that the CEC will conduct a door-to-door campaign to update the voters list in September or October. He stated that this campaign, in concert with a newly launched quality c [...]
2007-05-15 12:22:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1145GEORGIA OUTLINES ANTI-TIP PLANS FOCUSING ON
[...] On May 14, representatives from the Georgian government and civil society gathered to formally present the GOG's 2007-2008 Anti-TIP State Action Plan (emailed to EUR/CARC). The plan focuses on the "three Ps" of Protection of TIP victims, Prosecution of traffickers, and Prevention through publi [...]
2007-05-16 10:15:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1165EMBASSY TBILISI'S 2007 AMBASSADOR'S FUND PROJECT
[...] For the FY07 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for Georgia, Post proposes the rehabilitation of the water supply system in Tsinubani village in the Pankisi Gorge. Tsinubani village has a population of approximately 300 people, including over 100 refugees, and currently lacks running water. The [...]
2007-05-18 12:43:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PHUM GG
07TBILISI1169Georgia Bi-Weekly Update May 18
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 5-18. Opposition Pulls Out of Parliamentary Group ------------------------------------------- 2. Both of the opposition members of the Parliamentary inter-faction group o [...]
2007-05-18 12:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1298Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 1
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 19-June  [...]
2007-06-01 13:45:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1446Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 15
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 2-15. Meeting of Georgian and Russian Presidents ------------------------------------------ 2. Georgian President Saakashvili and Russian President Putin had a 50-minute [...]
2007-06-15 11:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI1450MOJ TAKES OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTH OSSETIAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. In late May, Minister of Justice Gia Kavtaradze and influential majoritarian Parliamentarian Giga Bokeria assumed responsibility for implementing the South Ossetian Restitution Law, replacing State Minister for Civil Inte [...]
2007-06-15 12:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG
07TBILISI1476FREEDOM HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS GEORGIAN PROGRESS ON
[...] The 2007 Nations in Transit report released this week by Freedom House highlighted significant progress by Georgia in consolidating democratic reforms. Georgia received a "Democracy Score" of 4.68, an improvement from 4.86 in 2006 (Note: Nations in Transit ratings are based on a 1 to 7 scale, [...]
2007-06-19 12:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG
07TBILISI1530GEORGIAN PROSECUTORS INSTITUTIONALIZE NEW TRIAL
[...] Summary. In January 2007, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Prosecution Service (OPP) developed a year-long training program, including a cadre of local trainers, a core curriculum, explanatory materials and interactive training techniques, to ensure that th [...]
2007-06-26 13:10:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI1562SANAKOYEV SPEAKS IN BRUSSELS
[...] On June 26, Dmitry Sanakoyev, head of Georgia's Temporary Administration of South Ossetia, addressed the European Parliament in Brussels. Georgian media gave extensive and positive coverage to the event, hailing it as the first ever address made in Brussels in the Ossetian language. The sepa [...]
2007-06-29 09:54:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV RS GG
07TBILISI1566RUSSIA TRANSFERS AKHALKALAKI MILITARY BASE TO
[...] On June 27 Russia officially handed over its military base in Akhalkalaki to Georgia, several days ahead of schedule. Georgian First Deputy Defense Minister Levan Nikoleishvili and Russian Commander of the Group of Russian Forces in the Transcaucasus Andrei Popov attended the handover ceremo [...]
2007-06-29 13:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1574Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 29
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 16-29. Criminal Procedure Code Moving through Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. The Legal Committee of Georgian Parliament is currently i [...]
2007-07-02 15:24:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1595MORE TIME NEEDED TO REOPEN GEORGIA-RUSSIA AIR LINKS
[...] Georgian Airways announced on July 1 that it is about to start periodic charter flights to Moscow, beginning July 3. The company's press release indicated that this is a temporary arrangement between the company and Russia's transport administration, facilitated by Georgia's Orthodox Church Pa [...]
2007-07-03 14:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PREL GG RU
07TBILISI1601CHECHEN REFUGEES RECEIVE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE
[...] Summary: Georgian Minister of Refugees Giorgi Kheviasvhili marked World Refugee Day on June 20 by distributing temporary residence permits to 600 Chechen refugees living in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. The remainder of the estimated 1,300 refugees living in the Gorge will receive their permits [...]
2007-07-05 13:00:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF GG
07TBILISI1639USG TO HOST THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] Per reftel, Ambassador sent information about the conference by letter to Minister of Energy Gilauri and Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Tkeshelashvili. As requested, we will look for other opportunities to highlight WIREC 2008 with host country media, civil society, [...]
2007-07-11 11:54:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO GG
07TBILISI1675GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 13
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 30-July 13. Education Minister Disputes Corruption Charges --------------------------------------------- - 2. A corruption controversy surrounding Education Minister Ale [...]
2007-07-13 13:34:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI1687SCAM - FRAUDULENT FAXES CLAIMING TO BE FROM FDIC:
[...] On July 13, Econoff delivered ref A notice to Guram Abashidze of the National Bank of Georgia and Tina Burjaliani, Head of the Legal Department in the Office of the Prosecutor General of Georgia. Econoff also delivered ref B notice to Abashidze on 15 May. Post is not aware of any fraudulent [...]
2007-07-16 12:14:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PREL GG
07TBILISI1701GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO US CANDIDATE FOR IOM DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 12:51:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GG
07TBILISI1765GEORGIA: UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 05:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO GG
07TBILISI178062ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL GEORGIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 13:06:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GG
07TBILISI1857DFM MANJGALADZE EXPRESSES GOG CONCERN OVER UNSYG
[...] Summary: On July 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Manjgaladze called a meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary General to express Georgia's concerns about the UN SIPDIS Secretary General's interim report on the situation in SIPDIS Abkhazia. German, Russian, British, U.S. rep [...]
2007-07-31 12:43:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1933GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 3
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of July 14-August 3. Commission on Ossetian Status Starts Work ----------------------------------------- 2. The state commission defining the status of the temporary autonomous [...]
2007-08-03 13:36:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI1944GEORGIAN STATE DEBT RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 12:11:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP GG
07TBILISI1956GEORGIA WARNS OUTSIDE INVESTORS ON BUYING PROPERTY
[...] On August 3, Post received a diplomatic note from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its concern about possible sales of property belonging to IDP's by the de facto governments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. As part of the 1994 Quadripartite Agreement, signed by Georgia, Abkha [...]
2007-08-07 10:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI1977GEORGIA: CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 13:04:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA GG
07TBILISI1980GEORGIA CONDEMNS UNOFFICIAL JPKF CHECKPOINTS IN
[...] On August 3, Post received two diplomatic notes from State Minister for Conflict Resolution, Davit Bakradze, addressed to Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault and United Nations Observer Mission to Georgia (UNOMIG) Chief Military Observer General Niaz Khattak. T [...]
2007-08-08 13:17:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2074USAID SURVEY REVEALS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD NATIONAL
[...] Summary: On July 19, the USAID-funded National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia (NITG) program implemented by the UN Association of Georgia (UNAG) (http://www.una.ge/eng/) presented the results of a survey of national minorities in Georgia. The survey revealed that the overwhelming major [...]
2007-08-17 12:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM GG
07TBILISI2076GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 17
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of August 4-17. Saakashvili Visits Upper Abkhazia --------------------------------- 2. On August 11, President Saakashvili visited the Upper Kodori Gorge (or Upper Abkhazia) fo [...]
2007-08-17 13:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI2091REVENUE SERVICE HEAD POSITIVE ABOUT TAX AND
[...] Summary. On August 8, Mindia Gadaevi, head of Georgia's Revenue Service, discussed with Econoffs the progress made to date in the reorganized service, which includes customs and tax departments and elements of the former Financial Police. Tax revenues are up by one third year on year in the fi [...]
2007-08-21 13:21:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GG
07TBILISI2117 GEORGIA BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
[...] July 7, 2007 GBSLE Program Manager Karen Chaisson arrived from CBP Headquarters to conduct a program review and visit Embassy Officers and other high level Georgian Revenue and Border Police Officials. During the course of her stay she visited Border Crossing Points and Radar Stations currently [...]
2007-08-24 03:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDGBSLE GG
07TBILISI2267GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 7
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of August 18-September 7. Government Adopts New Agenda ---------------------------- 2. Parliament is expected to adopt the government's new plan action, entitled For a United a [...]
2007-09-07 12:06:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2398LABOR TRENDS IN GEORGIA
[...] Summary: Post submits the following voluntary report on labor trends in Georgia. Most Georgians work in agriculture and unemployment and underemployment are high, while wages in hired employment are relatively low. Creating new employment opportunities is a key challenge for the Georgian [...]
2007-09-21 12:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB BEXP SENV EAGR ENRG GG
07TBILISI2400MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VIEWS ON WIREC AND CLIMATE
[...] Post received the following letter from the new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, David Chantladze on September 19, regarding the GOG's views on WIREC and climate change. 2. Begin text of letter: To: The Honorable John F. Tefft Ambassador Embassy of the Unite [...]
2007-09-24 12:15:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PREL GG
07TBILISI2413DIPLOMATS TURN OUT FOR CONFERENCE IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] Summary: On September 21, the Georgian State Ministry for Conflict Resolution held a conference for the western diplomatic corps in the village of Tamarasheni, a Georgian-controlled village in the South Ossetian zone of conflict. The purpose of the conference was to share information with d [...]
2007-09-26 11:54:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2414GEORGIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT
[...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered demarche to Merab Manjgaladze, the Head of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Manjgaladze said that it was in Georgia's interest to elect candidates from democratic countries to the UN Committee Against Torture, and therefore Georgia would [...]
2007-09-26 12:02:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHRC GG
07TBILISI2439GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 28
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of September 8-28. New CEC Chair to be Chosen Soon ------------------------------- 2. On September 23, a special Selection Commission under the President's administration compl [...]
2007-09-28 13:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2451GEORGIA GETS IMPROVED RANKINGS ON BUSINESS
[...] Summary: The annual report of the International Financial Corporation (World Bank Group) has moved Georgia up from thirty-seventh to eighteenth place out of 178 surveyed countries in terms of ease of doing business. Georgia is the fifth top reformer country on the list. An annual report by [...]
2007-10-01 10:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV PROV GG
07TBILISI2453DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 2 NATO
[...] (SBU) DCM Perry delivered the demarche (reftel) to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgi Manjgaladze regarding guidance on the October 2 meeting between NATO and the Georgian delegation. Manjgaladze expressed gratitude for the guidance and said he would get it to the head of delegation, S [...]
2007-10-02 07:53:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL GG
07TBILISI2485GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 03:03:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TBILISI2501GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON BLACK SEA STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 11:11:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT GG
07TBILISI2558PATRIARCH'S PROPOSAL FOR RESTORATION OF GEORGIA'S
[...] Summary: In a sermon on October 7, Georgian Patriarch Ilia II suggested a constitutional monarchy for Georgia. The proposal was welcomed by many opposition parties in Georgia. His proposal echoes other ideas circulated by the opposition for a "parliamentary republic", without a presidency. [...]
2007-10-10 12:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2560Georgia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008
[...] Post's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Marina Tabukushvili, artist, civil society activist, and chairman of the Georgian NGO TASO. Nominee is willing to be considered for the award and agrees if selected to travel to Washington DC. Biographical data requested in reftel [...]
2007-10-11 11:40:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KWMN GG
07TBILISI2576JURY TRIALS WILL RETURN TO GEORGIA AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS
[...] Summary: For the first time since the 1920's, jury trials will return to Georgia. On October 6, 2007, prosecutors from the Office of Public Prosecution (OPP) and ABA/ROLI-trained defense lawyers conducted mock jury trials before juries composed of Georgian law students. Attorneys questioned t [...]
2007-10-15 05:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI2579GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 12
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of September 29-October 12. Opposition Rally Planned for November 2 --------------------------------------- 2. Several leading opposition parties which have rallied around the [...]
2007-10-15 10:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2596SAAKASHVILI: LOWER PARTIES' PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Summary: On October 16, in a televised meeting with parliamentarians from the ruling National Movement (UNM),President Saakashvili publicly addressed details of the upcoming elections for the first time. The President called for initiatives to reduce the party list threshold from 7 perce [...]
2007-10-17 12:09:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2608GOVERNMENT ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING CHARGES
[...] (U) Summary: On October 16 the Government of Georgia released an "information note" setting out the legal basis for charges against former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili and his subsequent bail. The note explains the investigation and evidence for allegations of abuse of power and offici [...]
2007-10-19 11:15:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2614GEORGIA: REACTION TO 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] (U) Government reaction. On September 20, 2007, Emboff presented a copy of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) report text to Irakli Machitidze, the U.S. desk officer in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and offered to address any questions or concerns. Machitidze noted with sati [...]
2007-10-22 06:39:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM GG
07TBILISI2660GEORGIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 11:43:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ETRD UNGA GG CU
07TBILISI2661GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO DAVID WALKER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 11:43:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA UN GG
07TBILISI2662OPPOSITION DRUMMING FOR SUPPORT IN REGIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2
[...] Summary: The United National Council of ten opposition parties (reftel) has applied for a public demonstration permit with the city of Tbilisi for their November 2 anti-government demonstration. They are actively promoting smaller-scale demonstrations in the regions and recruiting people to a [...]
2007-10-26 11:48:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GG
07TBILISI2663GEORGIA TACKLES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
[...] Summary: In an effort to protect children from sexual exploitation, Georgia is working to criminalize online child exploitation, building upon its recent aggressive legislative and enforcement efforts which resulted in Tier I status for Georgia in the 2007 United States Government's Annual Repo [...]
2007-10-26 12:04:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI2664GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 26
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 13-26. Deputy Governor Resigns, Levels Charges --------------------------------------- 2. Deputy Governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region Beso Sabashvili announced h [...]
2007-10-26 12:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2675GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT DAVID WALKER FOR UN IAAC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 11:53:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA UN GG
07TBILISI2738DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] On October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with David Amaghlobeli, vice president and acting president of the National Bank of Georgia (Georgia's central bank) and familiarized him with the FATF statement and guidelines on Iran transmitted reftel. Amaghlobeli confirmed that the NBG and its financ [...]
2007-11-05 15:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG
07TBILISI2739DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] This is a corrected copy. Number of referenced telegram is corrected. 2. On October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with David Amaghlobeli, vice president and acting president of the National Bank of Georgia (Georgia's central bank) and familiarized him with the FATF statement and guidelines [...]
2007-11-05 16:05:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG
07TBILISI2774TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP 3
[...] President Saakashvili addressed the Georgian nation live on television at approximately 1900 on November 7. Meanwhile, demonstrators clashed in the streets with police after being dispersed from the Rike area on the other side of the Mtkvari River from Parliament. The demonstrators had retrea [...]
2007-11-07 17:18:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC GG RU
07TBILISI2778TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On November 2, 2007, Post convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) in response to threat information against Baku, to review our crisis preparedness status, and to discuss the implications for armed conflict between Russia and Georgia if and when the international community recogniz [...]
2007-11-08 11:29:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC GG
07TBILISI2787DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE 4TH COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 13:47:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KOEM UNGA GG
07TBILISI2797GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 27-November 9. Georgia Claims Violation of Airspace ------------------------------------ 2. Zaza Gogava, Head of Georgia's Joint Forces Command, was quoted November [...]
2007-11-09 12:54:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI2800INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR GEORGIA
[...] (U) Summary: This interim assessment (reftel) covers Georgia's continuing strides against trafficking-in-persons (A-TIP) since April, 2007. Georgia aggressively investigates and prosecutes human traffickers. The country's proactive identification of TIP victims is improving, thanks to more A [...]
2007-11-09 15:51:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GG
07TBILISI2842GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 09:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG
07TBILISI2854STATE OF EMERGENCY IN GEORGIA ENDS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 13:56:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GG
07TBILISI2855LADO GURGENIDZE NAMED NEW PRIME MINISTER OF GEORGIA
[...] (U) Lado Gurgenidze was named the new Prime Minister of Georgia November 16, replacing Zurab Noghaideli. Gurgenidze has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Bank of Georgia, a Tbilisi commercial bank, since May 2006. Prior to that he was the bank's Chief Executive Officer. He curren [...]
2007-11-16 15:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR GG
07TBILISI2892DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA GG
07TBILISI2935ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR GEORGIA'S JANUARY 5, 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 8, President Saakashvili announced snap Presidential elections and a plebiscite to ask voters for their views on the timing of Parliamentary elections. This cable reviews the requirements for presidential candidates, election and plebiscite procedures, and proposed [...]
2007-11-20 14:49:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2973REQUESTED SPEAKER ON MEDIA ETHICS IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
[...] Summary: Embassy Tbilisi requests a rapid response speaker program for a program on journalistic ethics in covering elections. This program should last 7-9 days and take place in December 2007, before the January 5, 2008 snap Presidential elections. Post requests George Krimsky of the ICFJ, or [...]
2007-11-28 09:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO GG
07TBILISI2977GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AHEAD OF
[...] Summary: Responding to social concerns voiced at the November 2-7 anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi, the government of Georgia has announced a number of initiatives to provide relief to vulnerable groups. The timing of the announcements prompted government opponents to accuse the rul [...]
2007-11-28 14:07:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI ECON GG
07TBILISI3005GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 30
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of November 10-30. Last Russian Troops Leave Batumi -------------------------------- 2. On November 15, the last train cars loaded with military equipment left the Russian mili [...]
2007-11-30 13:35:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TBILISI3031GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 2008
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Control Officer for the National War College Proposed Field Studies course in Georgia will be Defense Attache Colonel Matthew Brand. (Telephone: 995-32-27-7229, Fax: 995-32-27-7100, e-mail: brandml@state.gov) TEFFT [...]
2007-12-05 13:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL GG
07TBILISI3032TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE, 12/5/2007
[...] (U) Presidential candidate Mikheil Saakashvili's representatives presented the Central Election Commission (CEC) with 140,000 supporters, signatures December 4, well over the 50,000 required to register a candidate. (The deadline for submission of signatures is December 6 at 1800.) In a Dece [...]
2007-12-05 13:18:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3051DCM'S DECEMBER 5 MEETING WITH CENTRAL ELECTION
[...] (U) In a December 5 meeting with DCM, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Levan Tarkhnishvili refuted rumors that CEC short-term contract hires are going door to door to verify voter information and ask residents for whom they will vote. He stated emphatically that the CEC's door-to-d [...]
2007-12-07 13:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3065PROFILES OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] On December 6, the Central Election Commission registered thirteen candidates for the early presidential elections January 5 but only eight, including former President Mikheil Saakashvili, had sufficient signatures to meet the threshold to be registered as a presidential candidate. Following a [...]
2007-12-11 04:32:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KBIO GG
07TBILISI3096GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 14
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of December 1-14. Georgian Politicians React to Medvedev -------------------------------------- 2. Georgian political figures reacted immediately -- and unanimously -- to Russi [...]
2007-12-14 11:56:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
07TBILISI3099GEORGIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11, the Central Election Commission (CEC) released the final list of the seven registered candidates for the January 5 pre-term presidential elections. Several candidates, however, have been actively campaigning for as long as a week, meeting daily with Tbilisi res [...]
2007-12-14 12:22:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KBIO PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3135DOCUMENTARY FILM HIGHLIGHTS LABOR EXPLOITATION,
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy officials opened the USAID sponsored anti-trafficking film "Labor Trafficking Reality" on December 19 to an audience of representatives from Parliament, state ministries, domestic and international NGOS, journalists, and members of the Interagency Council on Combating T [...]
2007-12-19 12:39:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3148GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO AKHALKALAKI,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the Armenian minority region of Akhalkalaki in Javakheti December 18-19 to gauge the pre-election mood of the political parties, NGOs, press and general populace in the lead-up to the January 5 snap Presidential elections. This impoverished region traditionally [...]
2007-12-21 10:50:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI384Georgia Update February 23
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 10-23. The 81 Richest Georgians? ------------------------- 2. The newspaper Georgian Times stirred up considerable public interest with its February 15 list of Geor [...]
2007-02-26 13:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI431GOG CONTINUES ITS ANTI-TIP PUBLIC OUTREACH
[...] (U) On February 27, Poloff participated in a GOG sponsored presentation on anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) at the University of Foreign Languages -- the second event held in Tbilisi this month. The presentation included a showing of the Frontline documentary titled "Sex-Slave" to an audie [...]
2007-03-05 05:32:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL GG RU
07TBILISI624Georgia Bi-Weekly Update March 23
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 11-23. Investigation of MOD Finances under Okruashvili --------------------------------------------- -- 2. Georgian newspapers are reporting that the Audit Chamber has [...]
2007-03-23 13:07:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO GG
07TBILISI769Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 5
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 24-April 6. --------------------------- Georgians Pay Tribute to Late President Gamsakhurdia --------------------------- 2. Thousands of people throughout Georgia cam [...]
2007-04-05 14:53:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI817GOG LOOKS TO IMPROVE AI COOPERATION WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] Summary: On March 23, Russian and Georgian press reports claimed an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak had occurred in Abkhazia. On March 28, Deputy Minister of Health Levan Jugeli told Poloff that the GoG was ready at any time to work with the Abkhaz de-facto officials on AI or other health iss [...]
2007-04-13 12:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO GG
07TBILISI826SOUTH OSSETIA: LAW ON RESTITUTION
[...] Summary: On January 1, 2007, a new Georgian restitution law entered into force, authorizing the GoG to provide compensation for the approximately 60,000 Ossetian refugees (90% of whom fled to North Ossetia) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who lost their homes during the 1990-92 war. [...]
2007-04-16 13:33:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG
07TBILISI855DEMARCHE REPLY: GEORGIA LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT TO
[...] On April 17, Econoff delivered reftel talking points as a non-paper and solicited GoG views on the World Meterological Organization (WMO) Congress. Econoff met with Ramaz Tchitanava, head of the Hydrometeorological Department of the Ministry of Environment Protection, Irakli Machitizdze of the [...]
2007-04-18 13:26:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY WMO GG
07TBILISI894Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 20
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 7-20. Controversy over Border Monastery --------------------------------- 2. A longstanding controversy over the border with Azerbaijan -- and specifically over the Dav [...]
2007-04-20 11:56:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI927GEORGIAN LABOR UNIONS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH THE
[...] On April 20, PolEcon deputy and Econoff met with approximately 20 trade union delegates to the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC),representing almost 63,000 unionized workers from Telasi electricity distribution, BatumiTex Textiles, Adjara civil service, EnergyInvest (which operates t [...]
2007-04-25 08:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON GG
07TBILISI932Ambassador's meeting with High School of Justice and High
[...] Summary: Ambassador met with representatives of the Georgian High School of Justice (HSOJ) and High Council of Justice to discuss the HSOJ's progress on meeting the legislatively imposed deadline for launching a fourteen-month training course for newly appointed judges. With less then the six [...]
2007-04-25 12:12:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1154A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 14:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1232HONDUTEL WARNING CABLE
[...] Recent newspaper reports have identified serious corruption and fraud at state-run telephone company Hondutel. The charges, which include extortion, fraudulent signing of contracts and misuse of power, are currently under review by the Honduran Attorney General's office after the national Congr [...]
2007-07-18 17:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINV ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1295MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1694HONDURAN FIRM PRODUCES BIODIESEL FROM TILAPIA
[...] (U) Summary: Aguafinca, a Honduran firm with Swiss capital and an Israeli manager, claims to be the only company in the world producing biodiesel from tilapia. It produces 3,000 gallons of biodiesel a day, which powers its entire vehicle fleet and meets 50 percent of its power generation ne [...]
2007-10-23 19:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1846IAEA REPORT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 18:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNVC IAEA PARM IR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1856HONDURAS RECEPTIVE TO CASH COURIER INITIATIVE
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 29 to Ambassador Roberto Ramos Bustos, head of the office of Special Affairs at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ramos was enthusiastic about the U.S. proposal and said Honduras shares the U.S. and G-8 concerns about cash smuggling and other [...]
2007-12-03 22:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC
07TEGUCIGALPA1885HONDURAS: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 20:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR OTRA PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1886HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON GREECE PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 20:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1894HONDURAS: UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY
[...] Honduran Vice Minister of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, provided Post with immediate prioritized police equipment needs. These include motor vehicles, a helicopter, office equipment, furniture, communications equipment, reproduction of instruction manuals, prison security equipment, and vehicl [...]
2007-12-12 15:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PTER SNAR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1909UN MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN NEXT HONDURAN
[...] On December 13, 2007 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Rebeca Arias, called a meeting of the G-16 plus the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss the November 2009 general elections in Honduras. Since 2005, the OAS has been assisting the Supreme [...]
2007-12-14 16:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1916RECENT DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS AND SEIZURES IN
[...] Summary: Over the past weeks, Honduran authorities conducted several important drug-related arrests and seizures of assets. During the same time period, an airplane suspected of transporting drugs made an emergency landing in Honduras, but the police arrived too late to make arrests or find [...]
2007-12-17 23:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA258WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO
[...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...]
2007-02-08 17:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA64PRESIDENT'S POLICY ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 21:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IQ HO
07TELAVIV1019ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...]
2007-04-05 08:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1029ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...]
2007-04-06 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1048ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...]
2007-04-10 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1062ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 09:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1075ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 09:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1088ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that, during their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will discuss the "diplomatic horizon." Yediot reported that Olme [...]
2007-04-13 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1094ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1104ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Visit of US Secretary of Defense in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration will present in the following weeks to the Israelis and the Palestinians a list with benchmarks aimed to p [...]
2007-04-17 09:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1119ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1143ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...]
2007-04-19 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended his short visit to Israel on Thursday with a meeting with PM Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni. Ha'aretz said that the [...]
2007-04-20 09:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1201ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel's 59th Independence Day 2. Mideast 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Da [...]
2007-04-23 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1218ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Similar to other media, Ha'aretz quoted senior IDF officers as saying that on Tuesday the IDF foiled a Hamas attempt to kidnap a soldier on the Gaza border. Apparently as pa [...]
2007-04-26 05:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1223ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that, in a high-level defense consultation on Wednesday, PM Ehud Olmert decided that Israel will avoid a broad military response to the Hamas rocket bar [...]
2007-04-26 08:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1246ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...]
2007-04-27 09:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1263ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Winograd Probe Into 2nd Lebanon War 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend Channel 10-TV unofficially disclosed the basic points of the interim report of the Winograd Commission probing the Second Lebano [...]
2007-04-30 09:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1283ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 10:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1293ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 09:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1299ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1324ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1335ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. France: Presidential Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on a Qassam rocket attack on Sunday afternoon that wounded two people at a gas station near Sderot. The media c [...]
2007-05-07 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1348ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot, Israel Radio, and other leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack as saying in his daily briefing on Monday that he would not ex [...]
2007-05-08 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1358ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-09 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1365ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1384ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 12:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1401ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported on Sunday that Minister Amir Peretz has instructed the officialin charge of security for the ministry, Yehiel Horev, to begin an official investigation on whether an official [...]
2007-05-14 11:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1425ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 12:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1438ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...]
2007-05-16 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1440NO SURPRISES IN HISTADRUT ELECTIONS AS EINI
[...] (U) Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini was elected by a large majority on May 15, giving him four years as head of the labor federation. Eini was appointed to succeed Amir Peretez as Histadruit leader when Peretz was named Defense Minister in January 2006. Talia Livni was also reelected as head of [...]
2007-05-16 11:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB IS
07TELAVIV1476ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 12:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1492ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in US Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight Qassam rocket attacks on the western Negev and related developments, mainly a limited Israeli military response to the rocket [...]
2007-05-18 10:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1514ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...]
2007-05-21 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1524ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Jonathan Pollard Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night the attacks on Sderot claimed the life of one woman, whose vehicle was struck by a rocket. Two other Sderot residents were wounded in [...]
2007-05-22 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1540ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1549ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian Option ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited both Israeli and American officials as saying that neither Jerusalem nor Washington has changed its views on talks with Syria. This reaction came in response to recent [...]
2007-05-25 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1569ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. US and Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that former prime minister Ehud Barak won Monday's first round of the Labor Party primaries. Barak finished with 35.6 percent of the votes to Ayalon's 3 [...]
2007-05-29 12:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1572ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Nothing to Worry About" Senior diplomatic correspondent Shimon Shiffer wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/30): "The combative sounds being made by the Labor Party candidates should not cause undue excitement.... Whether Barak is elected or Ayalon -- either of them [...]
2007-05-30 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1579ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "The Great Fiasco" Eytan Haber, veteran op-ed writer and assistant to the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, opined in an editorial of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/31): "Policy makers and decision takers in Washington are frightened ... They have no answer to what is h [...]
2007-05-31 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1587ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel is waiting for Hamas to forward it another list of Palestinian prisoners whom it proposes to exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The paper noted tha [...]
2007-06-01 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1604ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Senior commentator Nahum Barnea wrote in the popular, pluralist Yediot: "The current government has three negotiation tracks that require discussion.... Each track involves great risks, but refraining from making a choice is no less dangerous. Whoe [...]
2007-06-04 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1624ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] 40th Anniversary of the Six-Day War 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that PM Ehud Olmert will meet on Thursday in Jericho with PA Chairman (President) Mahmoud Abbas. Israel Rad [...]
2007-06-05 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1644ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit, June 6-8 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the possibility that a military confrontation with Syria might break out this summer. The media reported that this morning the security cabinet will hold [...]
2007-06-06 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1661ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israeli officials are concerned about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice possibly influencing the speech SIPDIS President Bush is slated to deliver on the Mid [...]
2007-06-07 11:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1679ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Yediot headlined that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talked to US President George Bush six weeks ago and received from him the ok to go ahead and open negotiations with Syria. According to the [...]
2007-06-08 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1688ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 10:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1699ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel Labor Party Primaries 2. Mideast 2. Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of unnamed officials that President Bush will make new suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement in a speech slate [...]
2007-06-12 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1727ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1741ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 09:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1757ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Hamas Takeover of Gaza Strip 2. Election of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Hamas completed its takeover of the Gaza Strip. Maariv bannered: "Three States for Two Na [...]
2007-06-15 10:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1783ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Among the main stories over the weekend were the formation by PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas of an emergency cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad, in defiance of Hamas; the [...]
2007-06-18 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1842ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Monday the US and EU lifted the embargo on the PA. The media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying: "We intend to lift [...]
2007-06-19 12:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1857ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Visit to US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Tuesday's meeting at the White House between PM Ehud Olmert and President Bush. The media quoted the two leaders as saying publicly that they would [...]
2007-06-20 09:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1901ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 10:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1912ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...]
2007-06-22 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1930ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 13:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1957ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...]
2007-06-26 12:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1972ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...]
2007-06-27 10:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1996ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...]
2007-06-29 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2022ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror: UK Terror Attempts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that difficulty in finding 250 Fatah prisoners, who have been in jail for a long time but do not have "blood on their hands," [...]
2007-07-02 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2050ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2063ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2081ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2090ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2109ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 10:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2124ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...]
2007-07-11 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2135ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 09:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2144ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which was scheduled for next week, has been canceled. Media quoted President Bush as saying during a press co [...]
2007-07-13 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Swearing-In of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that today President Bush will give a special address on the Middle East, which is expected to focus on the Israeli-Palestin [...]
2007-07-16 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2173ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 10:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2183ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed President Bush's announcement of a Middle East conference in the fall. Saying that the White House lowered expectations [...]
2007-07-18 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2210ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2221ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on the release of 255 Palestinian prisoners this morning. The released prisoners signed a pledge not to return to terrorism and they will be welc [...]
2007-07-20 10:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2233ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Turkish Elections: AKP Victory ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that former British PM Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East peace process, is scheduled to arrive in the country today for [...]
2007-07-23 12:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2250ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted the Quartet's Special Envoy, Tony Blair, as saying after his meeting with President Shimon Peres that: "I think there is a sense of possibility, but whethe [...]
2007-07-24 13:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2258ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Syria ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a new offer to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: both parties would negotiate an "agreement of principles" fo [...]
2007-07-25 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2272ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 10:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2289ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 07:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2338ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] US-Saudi Arms Deal 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The media reported on Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to increase military aid to Israel to ease concerns over a proposed American weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. The media cite [...]
2007-07-30 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2345ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2357ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 08:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2367ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 05:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2391ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2398ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2409ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2417ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US Defense Aid ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The Bush administration will not be able to increase military aid to Israel next year by USD 0.5 billion due to expenditures on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel had already p [...]
2007-08-09 04:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2422ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 12:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2435ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 11:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2454ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited official Israeli assessments according to which Syria does not believe PM Ehud Olmert's public statements of reassurance that Israel has no intention of attacking S [...]
2007-08-13 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV246ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported and all major media, except Maariv and The Jerusalem Post, bannered last night's joint statement by PM Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister announcing their decision to appoi [...]
2007-01-23 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2465ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and The Jerusalem Post reported that on Monday in Washington Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Yediot reported that Itzik thanked the Secreta [...]
2007-08-14 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2483ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pakistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Binyamin Netanyahu won the Likud primary with 73.2 percent of the vote. Far-Right activist Moshe Feiglin garnered 23.4 percent, and World Likud Chairman D [...]
2007-08-15 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2491ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Israeli electronic media reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed this morning in Jerusalem between Israel and the US on the new American defense package for Israel. Unde [...]
2007-08-16 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2504ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] US Aid to Israel 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns as saying on Thursday that the new USD 30-billion defense package for Israel is not conditioned on [...]
2007-08-17 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2513ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "Israel's steps [vis-a-vis Syria] are determined more than anything by domestic politics, and in particular by the Prime Minister's attempt to portray [...]
2007-08-20 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2539ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a week ago President Shimon Peres met in his office with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and that he is willing to meet with PA Chairman [Presi [...]
2007-08-21 09:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2543ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2558ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2579ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 11:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2592ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2601ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2620ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the meeting between PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post reported that on Tuesday officials from both sides ad [...]
2007-08-29 11:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2642ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...]
2007-08-31 03:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2650ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2662ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 10:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV267ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...]
2007-01-24 11:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2678ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...]
2007-09-05 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2682TEL AVIV RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S JUNE 5 PRAGUE
[...] Israel's status as a well-established democracy means that most of our public and media outreach on the Freedom Agenda is focused on promoting the functional integration of Israeli minorities -- particularly the Israeli-Arab community -- into the political system. As part of these efforts, the [...]
2007-09-05 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDXF KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV IS
07TELAVIV2692ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2702ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal as saying on Thursday afternoon that Syria is weighing its response to an alleged violation of its airspace early on Thursday. Maa [...]
2007-09-07 10:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2722ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "It is safe to assume that Assad will make some sort of move to keep Israel on the edge of its seat over the [upcoming Jewish] holidays." Senior colu [...]
2007-09-10 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2737ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]
2007-09-12 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2771ISRAEL WILL CONSIDER FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Counsellor for Human Rights and International Organizations Simona Halperin on September 17. Halperin noted that the GOI was preparing for the October 8 vote on Committee Against Torture (CAT) membership, but had no substantive comments regarding Fel [...]
2007-09-17 15:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA IL
07TELAVIV2779ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...]
2007-09-18 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2806ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 06:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2815ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert told a gathering of Kadima that "there is a partner for dialogue in the PA." Media quoted Olmert as saying that he wil [...]
2007-09-21 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2829ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying on Sunday that Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia will be invited to the Washington meeting on the Middle East, which will ad [...]
2007-09-24 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV283ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] State of the Union Address 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post highlighted a part of President Bush's State of the Union Address: "We could expect an epic battle between Shi'a extremis [...]
2007-01-25 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2834ISRAEL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, CANNOT
[...] (SBU) On September 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on priorities for the Communities of Democracies (CD) to Ron Adam, Director of the UN Political Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also handles the CD portfolio. Adam expressed Israel's support for the Community [...]
2007-09-24 16:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07TELAVIV2842ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President Ahmadinejad at Columbia University 2. Mideast 3. Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media quoted President Bush as saying on Monday at a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in N [...]
2007-09-25 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2853ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2870ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...]
2007-09-28 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2880ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2890ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2896ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...]
2007-10-03 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2908ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "The changes in the region and the Palestinian leadership's weakness make it even more difficult to reach a viable agreement. It is clear that the Annapolis meeting will require much more crea [...]
2007-10-05 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2918ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 13:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2947ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 13:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2948ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to the region early next week. Israel Radio reported that a three-way meeting will be held between her, PM Ehud [...]
2007-10-12 13:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...]
2007-01-26 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2973SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 09:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2986ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 06:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2994SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 06:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3014SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 07:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3030ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that President Bush is sending National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to the Middle East next week and that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will return soo [...]
2007-10-19 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3051ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...]
2007-10-22 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3067ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on PM Ehud Olmert's meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The Jerusalem Post banners: "PM Feels Fres [...]
2007-10-23 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3077ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Rabin Assassination Anniversary 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Tuesday a Palestinian was killed in an air force attack on a vehicle in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The newspa [...]
2007-10-24 15:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3087ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...]
2007-10-25 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3088BRITISH EMBASSY'S NOTE VERBALE TO ISRAEL ON EAST
[...] (SBU) Below is a the text of the Note Verbale the British Embassy delivered to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Shepherd's Hotel and Mufti's Grove in East Jerusalem. The Note was passed to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 19, and provided to us by [...]
2007-10-25 11:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV309ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-29 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3109ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip in response to continued Qassam rocket attacks. Thi [...]
2007-10-26 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3120ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 10:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3145ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3164ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3181ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials as saying on Wednesday that it now seems unlikely that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will bring invitations to the Annapolis me [...]
2007-11-01 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3187ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3207SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 06:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3222ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Tuesday that the Annapolis meeting will take place during the last week of November. (Ha'aretz quoted chief PA negotiator Qurei as saying that [...]
2007-11-07 11:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3232STRIKE BY SECONDARY TEACHERS THREATENS TO TURN
[...] (U) Summary. On November 5, the Israeli labor federation Histadrut threatened a general strike unless the Government enters into "sincere negotiations" with striking secondary teachers. The announcement came after a November 4 meeting between Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini, Education Minister Yu [...]
2007-11-07 16:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB IS SOCI
07TELAVIV324ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the suicide bombing that took place in a neighborhood bakery in Eilat on Monday morning -- the first such incident in the city. Media reported that one of the victims, [...]
2007-01-30 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3244ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Wednesday Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who is in charge of the strategic dialogue with the US, met with Secretary of State Con [...]
2007-11-08 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3257ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel expects the US to formally confirm the Annapolis meeting on Friday for the last week of November. Major media suggested that President Bush would ho [...]
2007-11-09 10:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3268ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist Amos Gilboa, former head of Research Division at IDF Intelligence, wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "The Annapolis conference should be a test, a litmus paper, for the Palestinians and the Arab states: Are they willing to support [...]
2007-11-13 12:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3271ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio mentioned that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly in Nashville and quoted her as saying that "Now the opportunity [...]
2007-11-14 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3281ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post led with Israeli demands to the Palestinian Authority that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state. The Jerusalem Post reported that opposition from Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3286ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3295ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3314ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3323ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3341ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3367ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 12:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3377ISRAEL FIRST REACTION: ANNAPOLIS GOOD START, BUT
[...] The day after the international conference in Annapolis, most Israelis view the event as a success but still think the difficulties in achieving peace are too great to overcome, especially before the end of 2008. Newspapers have devoted most of their front page and large internal sections to [...]
2007-11-28 12:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3398ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV340ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to security sources Prime Minster Ehud Olmert has approved a change of route in the separation barrier east of the Green Line in the area of Modi'in Ilit. Th [...]
2007-01-31 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3411ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3429ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Russian Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banners in Ha'aretz and the Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak proposed at the weekly cabin [...]
2007-12-03 13:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3441ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The release of the U.S. National Intelligence Assessment on Iran received top billing in major media. The Jerusalem Post headlined "US: Iran Stopped Its Nuclear Arms Program 4 Years Ago". [...]
2007-12-04 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3443DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] On December 4, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Daniel Nevo, Director for Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination and Water Issues at the MFA, who also has responsibility for the Iraq portfolio. Nevo was aware of the joint declaration but had no substantive comment. ********************* [...]
2007-12-04 13:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ IS
07TELAVIV3454ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3461ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] NIE Report on Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) led with a comment made on Wednesday to the press by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report "vindic [...]
2007-12-06 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3475ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Egypt ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: Only block quotes, December 7, 2007 -------- Â [...]
2007-12-07 09:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3482ISRAEL'S RESPONSE TO BRITISH NOTE VERBALE ON
[...] (SBU) Below is the text of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response to the British Embassy's October 19 Note Verbale regarding Shepherd's Hotel and the Mufti's Grove site in East Jerusalem. The MFA's response was provided to Ambassador Jones by the British Ambassador on November 20. [...]
2007-12-10 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3491ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials in Jerusalem as saying that the Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who will meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday to kick off final-status ne [...]
2007-12-11 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3493UNION AND GOVERNMENT REPORTEDLY REACH TENTATIVE
[...] Summary. On December 4, The National Labor Court ordered striking teachers back to work following the Hanukah festival. The court also ordered the teachers and government to continue negotiating. Education Minister Yuli Tamir was quoted as being satisfied with the decision, and calling for [...]
2007-12-11 15:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB IS SOCI
07TELAVIV3500ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3507ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3520ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that President Bush is expected to accept an invitation by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to visit Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. The newspaper repor [...]
2007-12-14 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3525KETZIOT PRISON BECOMES HOME TO AFRICAN
[...] Summary. Ketziot Prison, in the Negev desert near the Israel-Egypt border, is now home to roughly 1,080 African asylum-seekers. Warden Brigadier General Shlomo Cohen told RefCoord and EmbOffs during a December 5 visit that as many as 250 asylum-seekers enter Israel each week, but that Ketzio [...]
2007-12-14 14:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SU
07TELAVIV3536ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted the Israeli defense establishment as saying that Mossad Director Meir Dagan is not capable of convincing the Americans about the seriousness of the Iranian nuclear threat. On [...]
2007-12-17 11:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3548ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Paris Donor's Conference 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- All media reported that eleven Palestinians were killed since Monday night in four aerial strikes of IAF among them nine Islamic Jihad activists. One of the dead is a senior [...]
2007-12-18 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3566ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President Bush's Doctrine 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that U.S. general (ret.) James Jones said in his meetings on Tuesday with Israeli ministers that he will not serve as a "judge" and arbitrator of road map [...]
2007-12-19 11:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3582ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3585ISRAEL AMENDS TERRORIST FINANCE LAW TO INCLUDE
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Israel (GOI) recently passed amendments to the Prohibition on Terrorist Financing Law allowing for the designation of foreign terrorist entities. Until this week, the GOI only designated "domestic" terrorist groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and surrounding countries. T [...]
2007-12-20 15:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN KTFN IS
07TELAVIV36 MAJOR CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING STATE TAX COFFERS
[...] Significant new scandals marked the new calendar year in Israel. Police detained some thirty individuals on allegations of involvement in influence-peddling and bribery within and around the Israel Tax Authority (ITA). Unlike other recent scandals that have focused on sexual harassment cases [...]
2007-01-08 08:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS EFIN ECON KCRM IS
07TELAVIV3606ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------ Â [...]
2007-12-27 05:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3612ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the outcome of Defense Minister Ehud Barak's visit to Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday. Media reported that Barak and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak se [...]
2007-12-27 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3630ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Benazir Bhutto ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Ha'aretz headlined: "Grave Crisis in [...]
2007-12-28 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3639ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV365ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Missile Defenses ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier SIPDIS (representing the EU),Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, [...]
2007-02-02 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV378ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...]
2007-02-05 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV387ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that PM Ehud Olmert, PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on February 19. Maariv (Ben Caspit) reported [...]
2007-02-06 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV409ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV433ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that today Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the three-way Rice-Olmert-Abbas meeting later this mont [...]
2007-02-08 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV450ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV461ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night Israel TV confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hold a three-way meeting with Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on February 19 as planned. Over [...]
2007-02-12 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV471ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...]
2007-02-14 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV496ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Ankara today that he is prepared to talk with the Palestinians if they agree to Israel's terms. Leading media reported that, during his curr [...]
2007-02-15 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV509ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Israel on Saturday and meet with FM Tzipi Livni. The station said that on Sunday Rice will hold separate meeti [...]
2007-02-16 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV523ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV549ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 09:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV591ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that on Thursday Israeli officials in Washington urged "crisper" and "faster" moves to sanction Iran after a UN report found that the Islamic Republic had expand [...]
2007-02-23 10:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV599GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PLAN TO
[...] (U) THE GOI HAS DRAFTED A NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOR, FOCUSING ON PROSECUTION, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION. THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO HELP MIGRANT WORKERS, WHO OFTEN PAY LARGE FEES TO AGENCIES THAT ARRANGE THEIR JOBS IN ISRAEL AND ARE THU [...]
2007-02-26 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB GTIP PHUM IS KCRM KJUS
07TELAVIV600ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited the Saudi newspaper Okaz as saying that preparations for a trilateral meeting between President Bush, PM Ehud Olmert, and P [...]
2007-02-26 11:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV615ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted sources in Washington as saying that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns is slated to SIPDIS head the American side negotiating Israel [...]
2007-02-27 09:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV636ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Taiwan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that tonight Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and later with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The radio reported that Itzik [...]
2007-02-28 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV660ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior political source in Jerusalem as saying on Wednesday that Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet in two weeks, their third m [...]
2007-03-01 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV678ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iraq 2. Syria 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department official in Washington as saying that no one in the US administration, including President Bush, can point out a date for the establishment [...]
2007-03-02 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV697ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "It is the duty of the government of Israel not to reject the hand that is being offered by Saudi Arabia." Zalman Shoval, senior Likud member and former ambassador to the US, wrote in the ma [...]
2007-03-05 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV704ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]
2007-03-06 09:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV715ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV728ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that an agreement has been reached with Hamas over the number of prisoners Israel will release in return for Cpl. Gilad Shali [...]
2007-03-08 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV751ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Upcoming Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Ehud Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni agreed before Livni's departure for Canada and the US on Saturday that Israel will not renounce the princ [...]
2007-03-09 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV757ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 05:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV764ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Saudi Initiative 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Winograd Commission investigating last summer's Lebanon war announced on Tuesday that it will publish interim report in [...]
2007-03-14 09:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV767ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 09:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV808ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and the leading Internet news site Ynet quoted US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Thursday before the SIPDIS A [...]
2007-03-15 09:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV824ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Wednesday FM Livni discussed with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ways to respond to the formation SIPDIS of a Palestinian unity government and that Arab pa [...]
2007-03-16 09:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV844ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV860ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV866NATIONAL STRIKE IN ISRAEL COULD SHUT DOWN AIRPORTS
[...] (SBU) The National labor congress, Histadrut, will launch a full-fledged nationwide strike on March 21 that will shut down airports, seaports, land crossings and railroads. In a March 20 meeting with Labor Reporting Officer (LRO),Government Employees Union Chairman Ariel Yacobi claimed that [...]
2007-03-20 16:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB IS PGOV
07TELAVIV871ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israel's friends in the US Congress are applying heavy pressure on the US administration and the EU not to modify their stances regarding the P [...]
2007-03-21 10:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV885ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 09:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV899ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert reiterated that elements of the Saudi peace initiative were acceptable to Israel. "I am the one who said the Saudi peace initiative was [...]
2007-03-23 08:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV907MUTED NATIONAL STRIKE IN ISRAEL CALLED OFF IN
[...] (SBU) The national labor congress Histadrut called off Israel's national strike March 21, less than 24 hours after it began. Numerous public services expected to join the strike did not, and the "land, sea, and air" shutdown that Histadrut contacts had predicted to Labor Reporting Officer was [...]
2007-03-23 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB IS PGOV
07TELAVIV917SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 06:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV930AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT NGO CONFERENCE, AND OTHER TIP
[...] (U) The Ambassador spoke at the "Hear My Voice" conference on human trafficking at Tel Aviv University on March 21. The conference, which saw the participation of GOI and law enforcement officials, diplomatic representatives from eastern European countries, and numerous NGOs, is part of NGO I [...]
2007-03-26 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07TELAVIV935SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 06:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV957ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV978ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 09:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV999ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert, at a press conference on Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed a "meeting of all the heads of the [...]
2007-04-04 12:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1002CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) launched his facilitation with an extremely informative May 22 session, focusing on implementation developments since February 2007 and upcoming Technical Secretariat outreach activities. The facilitator noted that his goal would be to create a structu [...]
2007-05-29 15:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1013DUTCH INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS
[...] The Justice Ministry policy memorandum on planned measures against the production, trade and use of synthetic drugs, submitted to Parliament May 11, outlines the Dutch government's objectives and strategies to combat ecstasy and other synthetic drugs over the next several years. The policy me [...]
2007-05-31 06:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1023COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for John A. Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau and his delegation consisting of Edward Smith, John K. Wood, Mark S. Ward, Mitchell E. Shivers, Meghan Bradley, Peter T. Shea, Brian A. Morales and Th [...]
2007-05-31 13:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER NL
07THEHAGUE1061CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) With regard to the Director General's paper dated May 25, the delegation notes that most of the text addresses the history of selection from the TS perspective, and its rationale for making the changes. There basically were two options: a two-step method analogous to what is currently be [...]
2007-06-05 12:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1068COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE E.
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 8-July 16, 2007 visit of E. Ashley Steel, Ecologist,Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Wageningen,The Netherlands to attend scientific presentations and present research pape [...]
2007-06-06 08:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1100COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL BRUCE -
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Bonnie Bruce and Ms. Jean Flemma, Professional staff members, House Natural Resources Committee (HRESO) to travel to The Hague, The Netherlands from June 8-16, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to observe the Fourteenth Conference o [...]
2007-06-08 13:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AFIN AMGT ASEC NL
07THEHAGUE1103CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (U) Two issues will likely dominate the June 26-29 EC session: Albanian and Russian CW destruction. If Albania does not complete destruction by the start of the EC, there is every reason to expect that Iran will again be on a mission to generate a precedent that can be used against the U.S. i [...]
2007-06-08 14:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1106COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL HALUK
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Haluk Ozkaynak, Senior Research Environmental Scientist, and Peter Egeghy to travel to the Netherlands from June 15-20, 2007 to attend the SRA Europe Annual Meeting 2007. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2007-06-11 07:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY KSCA EPA NL
07THEHAGUE1107COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL GEORGE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official George Woodall, Toxicoligist, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands June 15-25, 2007 to attend and participate in the 43rd Meeting of the NAC/AEGL. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]
2007-06-11 07:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE1121COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE LORI
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 18-23, 2007 visit of Lori Bruhwiler, Physical Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Utrecht, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Tracer Model 5 meeting and present a paper on 9 [...]
2007-06-12 08:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL
07THEHAGUE1145COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Gauthier, Special Agent, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to travel to the Netherlands from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Ron Moolhizen of the Amsterdam Regional Police [...]
2007-06-14 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KCRM NL
07THEHAGUE1150COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GLENN RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance granted for NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) official James Free to visit Noordwijk, The Netherlands from June 27-30, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to chair a panel at the Space Systems Engineering Symposium, Delft University of Technology. 2. Embassy understands no f [...]
2007-06-15 10:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE1157NETHERLANDS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2006 through June 1, 2007. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS and [...]
2007-06-15 15:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE1158TERRORISM FINANCE: SLAHI REMOVAL DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points June 4 to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance. 2. (SBU) Both officials said they had no information o [...]
2007-06-15 15:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EUN PREL PTER NL
07THEHAGUE1162COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the June 21-24, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. David Resnik, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to attend and give a talk at The Commodification of Academic Research Workshop. 2. [...]
2007-06-18 07:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1165COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the June 28-July 1, 2007, visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Dr. Lisa Forman, Staff Scientist, National Library of Medicine (NLM),NIH and Dr. James Ostell, Branch Chief, NLM, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate in the United Parent Projects Mu [...]
2007-06-18 07:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1192COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for August 18-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Department of Veterans Affairs employee Dr. Kathryn Larsen Burgio, PH.D, AD for Research, GRECC. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Continence Society Annual meeting and present a [...]
2007-06-20 11:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE120DUTCH RECEIVE USG INVITATION TO EIGHTH
[...] Econoff discussed on January 19 reftel regarding the Eighth International Export Control Conference -- to be hosted in Bucharest, Romania -- with Florian Antohi, Counselor, Romanian Embassy to the Netherlands. Antohi agreed to work closely with post to invite appropriate Dutch export control o [...]
2007-01-23 14:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO NL
07THEHAGUE1202DUTCH TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNRWA FLASH APPEAL IN
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points on June 15 to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost Andriessen, Head, Humanitarian Aid Division, and Gert Kampman, Deputy Director, Middle East Section. 2. Kampman said the GONL was one of the "bigger" donors to the UN Relief and Works Agency (U [...]
2007-06-21 10:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG EAID ECON EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1218COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the July 8-10, 2007, visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Richard Suzman, Director, Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health (NIH). The purpose of the travel is to attend the European Science Foundation's [...]
2007-06-25 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1234CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) held an 18 June 2007 consultation to discuss the Director General's Note "Summary of Developments in the Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention from 16 February to 25 May 2007 (EC-49/DG.12 dated 7 June 2007). In brief, Legal A [...]
2007-06-26 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1248COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) officials, Dr. Emil Aamar, Dr. Martine Behra, Dr. Shawn Burgess, Dr. Ajay Chitnis, Mr. Kyle Dolan, Dr. Li-En Ja [...]
2007-06-28 09:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1274CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The June 26-29 Executive Council session was an exercise in punting. Only 13 of some 50 items for EC action were actually decided and everything else was deferred to EC-50. On the most important issue of all, the Council deferred consideration of the verification plan and facility agreem [...]
2007-07-05 07:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1305CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...]
2007-07-09 10:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE131COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-13, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Jean Slutsky, Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Public Health Service, to participate as an invited participant at an international forum on health tec [...]
2007-01-25 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE132COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT INTERNAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Revenue Agent Sally Lynn Williams to travel to the Netherlands from March 28 - April 4, 2007 to provide tax assistance at the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]
2007-01-25 15:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1347CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...]
2007-07-16 10:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1372CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM: DUTCH CONCUR WITH USG
[...] Econoff delivered on July 10 reftel points regarding the Cuban government's role in the poor state of Cuban internet access to Wim Rullens of the Coordination, Strategy, and International Affairs Directorate, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2 [...]
2007-07-19 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINT PREL ECON TINT CU NL
07THEHAGUE1376JULY GAERC PRE-BRIEF
[...] Summary: The Dutch are concerned about the lack of progress and will press for a unified European approach on Kosovo. They anticipate the upcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) will be a formal ceremony without any substantive changes to the mandate text. The Dutch may provide a limited [...]
2007-07-20 05:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAL ENRG ETRD ETTC EUN IR IS KPAL PGOV PREL
07THEHAGUE1386ROTTERDAM PORT RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM IN PLACE
[...] Summary: The port of Rotterdam recently completed the installation of 40 new radiation portal monitors (RPMs) at all container terminals. Dutch Customs, which operates the monitoring program, demonstrated the new system July 10 for officials from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaport [...]
2007-07-20 15:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KHLS KRAD PTER NL
07THEHAGUE1387NETHERLANDS/UNESCO: SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 08:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO NL
07THEHAGUE1402RESULTS OF CITES STANDING COMMITTEE 55 AND COP14
[...] The United States achieved key objectives at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP14),which met June 3-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. The delegation of approximately 30 interage [...]
2007-07-25 06:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL
07THEHAGUE1409COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AF/W ANDREW SILSKI
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for State/AF/W/ Nigeria Officer Andrew Silski to attend the July 31 - August 1 Multilateral Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy meetings with Nigeria, hosted by the Dutch MFA. 2. Per reftel, the Embassy has arranged hotel accommodati [...]
2007-07-26 14:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NI NL
07THEHAGUE1421CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 23, del rep met with Bill Kane (Head, Industry Verification, Technical Secretariat) and Jorge Bernal Ramirez (IVB),who works closely with the TS mission planners. 2. (U) The first topic was lessons learned from the recent sequential inspections that were held at a Schedule 3 and [...]
2007-07-30 10:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1436NETHERLANDS/UNGA: FM VERHAGEN TO ATTEND GENERAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, the Netherlands: plans to attend the Climate Change Ministerial Meeting on September 24th but will not attend the General Debate. Balkenende will likely arrive somewhat prior to the 24th and leave [...]
2007-08-01 07:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA
07THEHAGUE1440DUTCH GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. - EU PNR AGREEMENT
[...] Summary. In a July 7 letter to Parliament, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and MFA State Secretary for EU Affairs Frans Timmermans gave a positive assessment of the new U.S. - EU PNR Agreement. The letter provided an overview of the agreement, which it said was "balanced," and provid [...]
2007-08-01 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EAIR ETRN EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1448NETHERLANDS/AZERBAIJAN: SUPPORT BUT LIMITED
[...] On July 27, Poloff delivered non paper to Thymen A. Kouwenaar, Department Head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division in the MFA, on Dutch coordination with the USG on promoting democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Kouwenaar mentioned that while the Dutch support the USG position [...]
2007-08-03 13:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
07THEHAGUE1460NETHERLANDS/US NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE: DUTCH
[...] A GONL representative will attend the international meeting on October 22-23, 2007 in Spiez, Switzerland hosted by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. On August 6, poloff delivered the meeting invitation and r [...]
2007-08-06 14:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP ENRG PREL AR AS BR CA CI CH EZ
07THEHAGUE1462NETHERLANDS/CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE: DUTCH WILL
[...] The Netherlands plan to support the re-nomination of U.S. Candidate Ms. Felice Gaer to the United Nations Committee Against Torture. Poloff delivered dipnote and reftel points to MFA Policy Officer in the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department Meline Arakelian. Arakelian informed poloff that "th [...]
2007-08-07 06:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA
07THEHAGUE1478EMBASSY THE HAGUE LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP
[...] Post Law Enforcement and Counterterrorism Working Group has been meeting regularly since 2001. The LE/CT Working Group is chaired by DCM Michael Gallagher and coordinated by Global Issues Section Chief Susan Garro. In addition to all law enforcement agencies at post (FBI, DEA, ICE, CBP, U.S. [...]
2007-08-10 05:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE1480COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOUCHER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Rick Boucher, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee (HENR),and his accompanying delegation visiting the Netherlands August 16-17, 2007. 2. Per previous e-mail correspondence, Post has arranged accomodations. 3. Emb [...]
2007-08-10 12:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ASEC FR GM NL OREP AMGT AFIN
07THEHAGUE1486CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Based on numbers provided by the Administration Division, it appears the Technical Secretariat is hemorrhaging personnel, especially those with critical skills. As the proposed 2008 budget requests an increase in funding to handle staff turnover, and discussions with TS staff had indica [...]
2007-08-13 07:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1492 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PASTOR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS,
[...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes Congressman Ed Pastor and his delegation to the Netherlands August 23-26. Your visits to the Energy Center of the Netherlands, Wind Turbine Laboratory, and a wind farm present an ideal opportunity to learn first hand how the Dutch are tackling the issue of in [...]
2007-08-13 14:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EWWT ECON PREL PGOV OREP NL
07THEHAGUE1526CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...]
2007-08-21 11:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE159COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Douglas M. Hudgins to travel to the Netherlands from February 18-23, 2007 to participate in the Herschel open time key program workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...]
2007-01-29 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE160CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...]
2007-01-29 15:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1615CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO
[...] (U) On August 29, Diana Gosens (Netherlands) chaired the first consultation on the DG,s Draft Program and Budget for 2008. She was careful to point out that this meeting was only to cover Programme 1 (Verification),thus avoiding premature (and expected to be contentious) discussions on num [...]
2007-08-31 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1630STAFFDEL KAMARCK DISCUSSES DUTCH APPROACHES TO TRAFFIC
[...] SUMMARY. Staffdel Kamarck visited the Netherlands August 8-11 to discuss Dutch approaches to countering traffic congestion, including a new road usage tax scheme and the expansion of metro lines in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The delegation also focused on freight transport issues, with a visit [...]
2007-09-05 11:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OREP PGOV ECON NL
07THEHAGUE164 JUSTICE MINISTER RAISES ROMMY INVESTIGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin raised concerns with the Ambassador on January 25 about whether U.S. law enforcement officials had violated Dutch rules on the use of criminal informants during the Henk Rommy Ecstasy trafficking investigation. The Minister passed the Ambassador [...]
2007-01-30 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM CJAN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE1643NETHERLANDS: NOMINATIONS FOR USNATO/USEU POL-MIL
[...] Post nominates the following officers for the September 19-21 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil workshop: Name: Jason Grubb Title: Political-Military Officer Date of Birth: 6/16/73 Security Clearance: TS/SCI Telephone: 31-70-310-2346 Fax: 31-70-310-2348 Unclass E-mail: GrubbJB@state.gov SIPDIS Ar [...]
2007-09-06 14:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT MARR NATO PREL NL
07THEHAGUE165COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Stuart Miller to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...]
2007-01-30 09:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE166COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from February 16-22, 2007 to attend a meeting on the key programmes to be executed in the guaranteed time on Herschel. This meeting will initiate the review process of the Hers [...]
2007-01-30 09:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1662NETHERLANDS: CODEL PASTOR FOCUSES ON ENERGY
[...] SUMMARY. The August 23-26 visit of a delegation led by Arizona Representative Ed Pastor highlighted Dutch efforts to tackle issues related to increasing energy efficiency, utilizing alternative energy resources, and identifying new water management/climate adaptation strategies. Visits to t [...]
2007-09-11 13:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG ETRD EINV BEXP NL
07THEHAGUE1684CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1727Dutch seek U.S. cooperation on marine conservation
[...] Summary: During a recent meeting, an Agriculture Ministry official responsible for Law of the Sea issues inquired about U.S. position on three marine resources issues: cooperation on Regional Fish Management Organizations (RFMOs),genetic research on the high seas, and a third agreement under [...]
2007-09-19 14:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS SENV FWS INPFC NFMS PHSA NL
07THEHAGUE1746COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the September 24-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin,Technical Lead for NATO Missile Defense Debris Working Group will be conducting the meeting for the NATO Missile Defense Debris working group. 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2007-09-21 11:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NATO NL
07THEHAGUE177COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for the February 4-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Charles Jeffrey, Assistant Vice President and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implemen [...]
2007-01-31 11:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA EFIN FRB
07THEHAGUE1800NETHERLANDS/CD: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Emmerink indicated that Ambassador Piet de Klerk, formerly ambassador for human rights and now deputy permrep at the UN, would represent the Netherl [...]
2007-09-27 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07THEHAGUE1811TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS
[...] In response to reftel, the following is main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry. All data is for 2006. Some information is not currently available due to internal problems at the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics. -- Total industrial production: Informatio [...]
2007-09-28 13:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX NL
07THEHAGUE189COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Anthony F. Faxio, Director of Europe, Africa and Middle East Area Offices, Brussels to travel to the Netherlands from February 7-15, 2007 for a runaway incursion meeting with the Dutch CAA and to attend the annual [...]
2007-02-01 13:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE1890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the Octobe 30-31, 2007 visit to the Netherlands for NNSA official Joseph John Krol. The purpose of the travel is for a layover in route to Moscow, Russia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unesc [...]
2007-10-15 14:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1893 BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050060132
[...] Emboffs conducted reftel pre-license check and related site visit on October 3 regarding the export of tactical accessories to Roy Sampers in the Netherlands. The license application covered: -- 1 Larue Mount for Aimpoint Red Dot Sight System -- 1 Troy Tactical Close Quarter Battle Sling - [...]
2007-10-15 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NL
07THEHAGUE1897WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] Econoff delivered reftel request for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 delegation information on October 10 to Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). 2. Smeets said the GON [...]
2007-10-16 11:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL
07THEHAGUE190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Daniel Vaca Jr., International Program Officer, Brussels, to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-15, 2007 to attend CANSO Conference in Maastricht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance has [...]
2007-02-01 13:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE191COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-01 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE1910COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the October 30-November 3, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Nancy B. Jackson. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Industry and Protection Forum to be held for all Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) member countries and traveler will speak o [...]
2007-10-18 14:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1911COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 3-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Athanasios Tom Arsenlis. The purpose of the travel is to present a talk titled "Constitutive model developmemt using dislocation dynamics" at the Eindhoven University of Technology, during the M [...]
2007-10-18 14:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1920BIOFUELS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in the Netherlands. Six Dutch ministries (Economic Affairs; Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Agriculture, Nature and Fo [...]
2007-10-22 12:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE1929COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 10-15, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official David W. Vehar to attend an organizational meeting for the 13th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry. Traveler to participate in the review and selection of papers for the Symposium, as [...]
2007-10-24 06:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE1937NETHERLANDS/UN: NON-COMMITTAL ON WALKER IAAC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDUN PREL AORC UNGA NL
07THEHAGUE1955 SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO THE
[...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt and his delegation to the Netherlands November 8-9. Your visit to the Dutch Health Ministry will provide you with in-depth information about the new Dutch health care system, which came into force as of Janu [...]
2007-11-01 13:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON PREL PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE1960THE HAGUE'S FY 2008 DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE PROPOSAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is pleased to submit a FY 2008 Direct Funding Initiative (DFI) proposal for 19,036 dollars to fund Dutch language training and materials. This represents an increase of 6,530 dollars, or 52% over the FY 2007 DFI proposal for 12,506 dollars. Post's language program has ex [...]
2007-11-02 08:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AMGT KFLO NL
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1966NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKING
[...] In response to ref A request, Post reported on October 16 Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven's interest in attending WIREC and per ref B offered possible Dutch invitees for the conference. 2. In a subsequent discussion November 1, Taco Westerhuis, Senior Energy Advisor, [...]
2007-11-05 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL
07THEHAGUE1968FATF/IRAN STATEMENT: DUTCH TO ADDRESS WITH BANKS
[...] Econoff shared on October 31 reftel points concerning FATF's public statement and guidance on Iran with Dutch officials Huib Mijnarends and Wendela Haringhuizen, both Senior Policy Officers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advis [...]
2007-11-06 14:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR NL
07THEHAGUE1978NETHERLANDS/CD: VIEWS ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Due to obligations before parliament, Development Minister Koenders is unlikely to lead the Dutch delegation to Bamako. Instead, Ms. Emmerink and D [...]
2007-11-09 10:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA NL
07THEHAGUE199COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-01 18:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE2020 NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]
2007-11-30 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE2021COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-14, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin. The purpose of the travel is to act as the Technical Lead for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Consequence of Intercept Analysis Experts Working Group (COIA EWG). T [...]
2007-11-30 08:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NATO NL
07THEHAGUE203COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Irene Goosley to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...]
2007-02-02 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE2032COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 6-8, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA officials Charles Messick and James Adam. The purpose of the travel is to coordinate with the Petten Nuclear Facility. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...]
2007-12-05 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP NL OTRA PARM
07THEHAGUE2056TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY
[...] Embassy The Hague's TFCO is Economic Officer Jason (Jay) Heung, 31-70-310-2339, heungjx@state.sgov.gov, heungj2@state.gov. 2. Embassy The Hague's TFCO backup is Economic Section Chief Karen Enstrom, 31-70-310-2773, enstromkx@state.sgov.gov, enstromkl@state.gov. Arnall [...]
2007-12-12 15:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER NL
07THEHAGUE2062NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA NL
07THEHAGUE2079NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT UN BUDGET 2008-2009
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 10:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN NL
07THEHAGUE209COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Manager Kyle L. Olsen to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-14, 2007 to attend a Future Aviation Safety Team Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure a [...]
2007-02-02 16:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR FAA NL
07THEHAGUE210COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/GH/HIDN/ID Senior Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, Carter Diggs, to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-9, 2007 to participate in a meeting of malaria vaccine development partners sponsored by the European Commiss [...]
2007-02-05 08:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE215COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PRINCIPAL DEPUTY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Charles Shapiro, to travel to The Hague on February 14, 2007 to attend consultations regarding issues of mutual concern in Latin America with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arrang [...]
2007-02-05 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL EUN GY HU NL
07THEHAGUE223CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) In response to inquiries over the past several weeks, del rep briefed WEOG on recent press articles concerning the U.S. chemical weapons destruction program. With respect to Dupont's recent decision not to treat the VX hydrolysate from Newport, del rep explained that the program impact wa [...]
2007-02-06 13:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE226US-NETHERLANDS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION MEETING
[...] Summary. The January 25-26 U.S. - Dutch workshop on demand reduction efforts advanced bilateral cooperation on drug demand reduction and drug abuse prevention. Led by Robert Denniston, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Med [...]
2007-02-06 15:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL SOCI NL
07THEHAGUE233COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...]
2007-02-07 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE240NETHERLANDS/IAEA/CSV: EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR
[...] As requested, Econoff conveyed reftel points to Ceta Noland, Senior Policy Advisor, Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division, Security Policy Directorate (DVB/INN),Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of February 8, Post had not received a response. Noland and the entire DVB/INN sta [...]
2007-02-08 13:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC NL
07THEHAGUE264DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...]
2007-02-12 18:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
07THEHAGUE270COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Roger N. Clark to travel to the Netherlands from February 21-25, 2007 to attend the NASA Cassini Mission to Saturn Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Meeting. 2. Embassy unde [...]
2007-02-13 11:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE280COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official John P. LaPointe to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2007 to participate in a jointly-funded review of Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands ongoing resear [...]
2007-02-14 09:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE284CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]
2007-02-14 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE301DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND
[...] Econoff conveyed reftel points on February 14 to H. Roelfzema, Senior Policy Officer/Toxicologist at the Dutch Ministry of Health and Dutch representative to the upcoming February 16 ATP meeting in Brussels. Roelfzema acknowledged receipt of the points but did not provide a response. Econoff [...]
2007-02-16 15:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP NL
07THEHAGUE325NETHERLANDS: BALKENENDE IV CABINET SWORN IN
[...] The cabinet of the new center-left Dutch coalition government of Christian Democrats (CDA),Social Democrats (PvdA),and Christian Union (CU) was sworn in by Queen Beatrix on February 22. CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende remains Prime Minister; this is the fourth government led by Balkenende. [...]
2007-02-22 16:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR NL
07THEHAGUE33COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-28/29 R62 to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-29, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who nee [...]
2007-01-08 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
07THEHAGUE340PART-TIME WORK PROMOTES WOMEN'S LABOR PARTICIPATION;
[...] (U) Summary. Participation of women in the workforce in the Netherlands has increased substantially in the last 15 years. During mid-February meetings with a visiting Government Accountability Office (GAO) delegation, government, academic, and labor union experts highlighted some of the complex [...]
2007-02-23 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SOCI PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE341COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Commissioner Sudeen G. Kelly to travel to the Netherlands from March 8-14, 2007 to attend the Flame 2007 European Gas Conference, sponsored by ICBI. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer (with energy portfolio) Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) [...]
2007-02-23 14:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE357CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on February 20. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs, as well as the implementation of the CWC relating to general obligations and dec [...]
2007-02-27 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE374COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from March 22-25, 2007 to visit Sron-Groningen to discuss the synergy of the studies of the molecular universe network and the observational program of the HIFI Heterodyne Inst [...]
2007-02-28 15:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE402DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND
[...] Econoff delivered on January 18 reftel demarche on the Commission's proposal for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and its potential effects on international aviation to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management (MO [...]
2007-03-05 17:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SENV NL
07THEHAGUE404CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On February 27, del rep met with Canadian delegation (Ian Mundell) regarding their Article VII outreach plans. Mundell said that Canada's efforts in the past have been reactive. Their biggest effort to date was to provide logistical support (i.e., security, transportation, meeting space) [...]
2007-03-06 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE43COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 14-18, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Armen Donabedian, Project Manager, OPHEP, OS, HHS for the purpose of a site visit. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into se [...]
2007-01-10 13:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO NL
07THEHAGUE44COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 13-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Alan Hevner, Program Director in the Division of Computing and Communications Foundation, to participate in the International Expert Panel on Software Products in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2007-01-10 13:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE446EMBASSY THE HAGUE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY
[...] The GONL has organized a full agenda for the 2007 Global Road Safety Week (April 23-27),primarily focusing on public awareness and road safety among young people between the ages of 4 and 24. On April 23, the Dutch will hold a news conference during which they will present the 2006 road saf [...]
2007-03-14 09:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAF AID AMCHAMS AMED CA EU IO LA PA PAHO
07THEHAGUE447DUTCH VIEWS ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS AGREEMENT
[...] On March 9, Econoff passed reftel points to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport (MOT). Fennes said the Netherlands had always been one of the earliest and staunchest supporters of the U.S.-EU agreement. Fennes stated that the Dutch had been ready t [...]
2007-03-14 09:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EAIR ECON PREL NL
07THEHAGUE448CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...]
2007-03-14 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE48COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 18-22, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory official Lee Armus to attend the Herschel Open Time Key Program Workshop in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...]
2007-01-11 12:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE486NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 16 to MFA UN and IFIs Political and Legal Affairs Division Head, Peter van der Vliet. The MFA, according to van der Vliet, will be concerned with any measure that has significant financial implications or that might allow employee unions to bypass the 5t [...]
2007-03-19 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA NL
07THEHAGUE5DUTCH GRANT CLEARANCE FOR R/V NANCY FOSTER
[...] Embassy received MFA Diplomatic Note Number DES/TO-693/06 granting approval for the Nancy Foster Marine Research Vessel to conduct marine scientific research. 2. Following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the U [...]
2007-01-04 09:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT NL
07THEHAGUE50DUTCH ECONOMY RETAINS ITS MOMENTUM
[...] SUMMARY. In 2006, the Dutch economy outperformed the European average for the first time since the late nineties, largely due to a rise in disposable family income and investment and export growth. Experts expect this trend to continue in 2007 and 2008, widening the gap between Dutch and Euro [...]
2007-01-11 13:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE586EXTENSIVE NETWORK PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF
[...] (U) Summary. Rescued trafficking in persons (TIP) victims are supported by an extensive network of service organizations which provide legal, social, health, and education services. Public health organizations participate in anti-TIP outreach activities and provide health care for at-risk wo [...]
2007-03-28 13:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
07THEHAGUE674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 12-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Andrew Barto, Nuclear Engineer to attend the Uranium Hexafluoride Handling Seminar in Almelo, and visit the Urenco enrichment facility. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST A [...]
2007-04-12 12:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE678DUTCH DO NOT SUPPORT SHARING OF NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (SBU) GONL supports the sharing of Iran export denial information with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat and the UN Security Council, but not with IAEA member states, say Dutch officials Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export [...]
2007-04-12 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA ETTC NL
07THEHAGUE762CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Luis Garcia (Spain) held an April 17 consultation to discuss the opinion of the Legal Advisor Santiago Onate regarding what information could be made available on an anonymous facility list. Onate carefully laid out his opinion, based on the Verification Annex part IX, Section [...]
2007-04-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE783NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF DUTCH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP
[...] Summary: The Embassy organized observances across the Netherlands April 16-24 marking Dutch American Friendship and the 225th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Embassy organized speeches, receptions and other celebrations in seven cities, including an event at parliament co-h [...]
2007-04-27 07:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL SCUL NL
07THEHAGUE792COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Debra Johnson to travel to the Netherlands from May 12-17, 2007,to attend the International Symposium "Developing trends in public procurement and auditing" in Noordwijk. 2. Embass [...]
2007-04-27 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE793COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Program Manager, Mitchell J. Narins to travel to the Netherlands May 26, 2007 to attend the CGSIC as the DOT representative and also attend the European Navigation Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistanc [...]
2007-04-27 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegate William Klipstein to visit Noorwijk,The Netherlands from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Laser Interferometer Antenna Project Technical Interchange Meeting. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2007-04-27 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE795COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation of Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stemmins to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007 to attend a technical interchange meeting [...]
2007-04-27 13:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE804CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Status of efforts toward Middle East Universality: UK Ambassador Parker opened the meeting with a briefing on the recent meetings in Cairo. DG Pfirter met with Egyptian MFA officials as well as members of the NGO Council on Foreign Relations, but found no sign of movement towards adherenc [...]
2007-05-01 11:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE805COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAO VISIT TO THE
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Government Accountability Office official Daniel I. Gordon to travel to The Netherlands from May 14-16, 2007 to speak at a procurement conference hosted by the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is [...]
2007-05-01 11:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AGAO NL
07THEHAGUE807COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 16-20, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Silvio Gutkind, Branch Chief, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to serve as an organizer and chair a panel discussion on "Molecular Markers of Prognosis [...]
2007-05-01 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE812COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 9-17, 2007 visit to Egmond aan Zee and Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Charles Miller. The purpose of the travel is meet and attend several sessions regarding paramedic issues with the Task Force of the World Association for disaster and emergency medicine (W [...]
2007-05-01 14:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL
07THEHAGUE813COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 11-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Henry Falk. The purpose of the travel is to participate in 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM) and present developments of emergency and disaster health. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2007-05-01 14:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE814COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 12-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Vincent Cambell. The purpose of the travel is to attend the 15th World Congress Disaster and Emergency Medicine. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need un [...]
2007-05-01 14:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE815COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologist Kenneth E. Peters to travel to the Netherlands from May 3-14, 2007 to attend the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Hedberg Conference "Basin Modeling Perspectives", which covers new research developments. 2. Embassy under [...]
2007-05-02 06:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON NL
07THEHAGUE816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Farah Pandith, EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement to travel to The Netherlands from May 6-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is for outreach events, post consultations, counter-terrorism training and awareness. 2. Control officer for the visit is Su [...]
2007-05-02 09:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAO OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE817COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE DR.
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-23, 2007 visit of Dr. Sybil P. Seitzinger, from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Hulshorst, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to speak at the postgraduate summer school, on land-oce [...]
2007-05-02 11:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE818COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 25-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Roopal Patel for a layover in Amsterdam on the way back to the United States from South Africa. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access in [...]
2007-05-02 11:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE834COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Ecologist James B. Grace to travel to Groningen, the Netherlands from May 5-16, 2007 to hold collaborative meetings with a research group of the University of Groningen on the analysis of African ecosystems and participate in a working group using [...]
2007-05-04 07:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE835COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 7-11,2007 to attend a follow up workshop to the living with sediments workshop that he attended in November 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-04 07:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE836COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. SECURTITIES AND
[...] Country clearance is granted for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Len Jui to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 7-9, 2007.The purpose of the travel is to attend the Auditing Subcommittee Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessa [...]
2007-05-04 08:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE837COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Russell J. Jones to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 6-12, 2007 to represent the FAA at the upcoming Commerical Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (CARCR) training standards meeting. 2. Embassy understa [...]
2007-05-04 08:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE838NETHERLANDS: ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] Post received the following note verbale from the Dutch MFA endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principles: BEGIN TEXT: No: DVB/NN-223/07 NOTE VERBALE The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unite [...]
2007-05-04 11:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE840COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Thomas Johnson to travel to Leiden (via Noordwijk),The Netherlands from May 22-26, 2007 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) quarterly review meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-04 11:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE847COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-June 1, 2007 travel to the Netherlands of Jeffrey John Danneels, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a meeting that will focus on water security and the development of an advanced contimination early warning system. The Research and Developm [...]
2007-05-04 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NL
07THEHAGUE848COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE ROBERT
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 14-17, 2007 visit of Robert M. Hardesty, Supervisory Physicist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to The Netherlands to attend the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Advisory Group meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2007-05-04 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE854COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Brian K. Murphy, Aircraft Structures, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 8-12, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend a composites, durability, and damage tolerance conference. 2. Embassy und [...]
2007-05-07 08:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASEC NTSB NL
07THEHAGUE855COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Mark Clampin to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 26-31, 2007 to attend the 41th Eslab Symposium at the European Space Research and Technology Centre. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-07 09:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE856COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06 R66 to travel to the Netherlands from May 27- June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]
2007-05-07 09:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR KHLS NL OTRA PTER HLSX
07THEHAGUE857COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL JAMES
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Service employee James C. Sayre to travel to the Netherlands from June 10-14, 2007. Mr. Sayre will be traveling through the Netherlands on the way to and from Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...]
2007-05-07 11:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE860COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 07-01/19/29/34 R66 to travel to The Netherlands from May 29 - June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. V [...]
2007-05-07 14:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HKSX NL
07THEHAGUE863COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE JOSEPH
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 15-18, 2007 visit of Joseph Sienkiewicz, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS)to Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The purpose of the visit is to attend and paricipate in a review of scatter [...]
2007-05-08 05:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE864COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 19-22, 2007,visit to Kerkrade, The Netherlands of Dr. Alfred Singer, Senior Investigator, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH and May 19-23, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Crystal Mackall, Acting Branch Chief, NCI, N [...]
2007-05-08 07:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE865COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Andrew Holmes, Section Chief, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),NIH; and the May 21-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Mary-Ann Enoch, Staff Scientist, Labo [...]
2007-05-08 07:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE866COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 20-24, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegation consisting of Roger Diehl, Moshe Pniel, Bonny Schumaker, and Jakob Vanzyl to attend the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Proj [...]
2007-05-08 07:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE870COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to Groningen, The Netherlands from May 17-23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the HIFI Instrument Delivery Readiness Review. 2. Embassy [...]
2007-05-09 07:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE872COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official George Sonneborn to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from June 6-10, 2007 to give a colloquium entitled Imaging and Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope at the Un [...]
2007-05-09 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE875COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 3-8, 2007 visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Maria del Piliar Ospina, Senior Service Fellow, Clinical Chemistry Branch, NCEH, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Federation Clinical Chemistry IFCC Meeting for HbA1c; to s [...]
2007-05-09 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE876COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIALS BOB
[...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency officials Bob Bensen, Toxicoligist, Region 8 and Lynn Beasley, Program Analyst, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response to travel to Rotterdam,The Netherlands from June 14-25, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the [...]
2007-05-09 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA ECE NL
07THEHAGUE878COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 24-25, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dana Lynne Bruden for a layover in Amsterdam enroute to TDY in Helsinki, Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure are [...]
2007-05-09 14:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE88COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for The African Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary, James Swan, Ambassador Joyce Leader, DOD/OSD Director for Central Africa, Patricia Jacubec, to travel to The Hague from January 21 to 24 to attend a Great Lakes Contact Group Meeting. [...]
2007-01-19 12:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL NL
07THEHAGUE889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Randy Morris and Tanner Moore to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 16-22, 2007 to support Portable Pulmonary Function System Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2007-05-11 07:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE892COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 29-June 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Wanda Walton, Health Education Specialist, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Human Resource Development meeting and to participate in the Human Resource Development workgroup of t [...]
2007-05-11 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
07THEHAGUE893COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of State, Near Eastern Affairs officials David Denehy, NEA Senior Advisor and Thomas Hill, Program officer to travel to the Netherlands from May 13-14, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to conduct meetings in the Hague in s [...]
2007-05-11 08:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTR PREL ASEC NL
07THEHAGUE894NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN OSCE
[...] The GONL will participate in the OSCE Political Public-Private Partnership Conference focused on counterterrorism in Vienna from May 31 to June 1, 2007. However, the GONL has yet to decide at what level to send its delegation. Either an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or office [...]
2007-05-11 13:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN RS SP NL
07THEHAGUE90COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE903COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Special Agent John L. DaSilva to travel to the Netherlands from June 2-9, 2007, to conduct business in regards to a CI case. Mr. DaSilva holds a High Risk/Public Trust clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact for this visit is Economic Section Chief K [...]
2007-05-14 08:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL
07THEHAGUE905COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE
[...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Attache William Cotter to travel to the Netherlands from May 17-18, 2007, to meet with Dutch tax officials to discuss CI cases. Mr. Cotter holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Section Chief, Karen L. Enstrom, office [...]
2007-05-14 10:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL
07THEHAGUE91COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE912COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 18-22, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Nahed El Kassar, Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH,to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands to attend the Rolduc Workshop on T-Cell Biology. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]
2007-05-15 06:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY NL
07THEHAGUE913COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 22-22, 2007 visit to Groningen, The Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official Dariusz Lis. The purpose of the travel is to attend reveiws of the Heterodyne Spectrometer for the Herschel Space Obs [...]
2007-05-15 06:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE914COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institure on Aging, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate on the committee that will hear the thesis defense of Mr. Frank Jan de Jong at Eras [...]
2007-05-15 06:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE915COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH
[...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center (ARC) official Alexander Tielens to travel to Utrecht and Groningen, The Netherlands from June 3-10, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the meeting to finalize the Herschel Key Pro [...]
2007-05-15 07:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
07THEHAGUE922COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-30, 2007 visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Paula Yoon, Epidemiologist, National Office of Public Health Genomics, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC. The purpose of the travel is to present "The Role of Family History in Chronic Disease Prevention" at the University [...]
2007-05-15 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL
07THEHAGUE924CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The May 9 events commemorating the tenth anniversary of entry into force of the Convention went off smoothly, and Secretary Rice's message of congratulations was delivered to SIPDIS DG Pfirter. The dedication by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands of a memorial for the victims of chemical [...]
2007-05-15 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE926COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist David R. Soller to travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from May 27-June 2, 2007 to attend the Onegeology Prototype Components meeting, which is the first technical meeting of the International Onegeology Initiative. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]
2007-05-16 07:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL
07THEHAGUE93COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Guy R. Gelfenbaum to travel to the Netherlands from January 21-28, 2007 to join a select group of scientists and engineers to perform a program review of the morphology program of Delft Hydraulics. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2007-01-19 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE930COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official George Lavdas to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing committee 3 meeting. 2. Embassy understands t [...]
2007-05-16 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN NL OTRA
07THEHAGUE931COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials David Grim, Branch Chief and Sara Crovitz, Senior Counsel to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 22-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing Com [...]
2007-05-16 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN NL OTRA
07THEHAGUE96COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Dr. Craig Ely to travel to the netherlands from January 31 - February 2, 2007 to attend a field trip/workshop to waterfowl wintering areas in Groningen. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]
2007-01-19 15:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
07TIRANA1004THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 17-23, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-11-23 15:22:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1013THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 23-30, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-11-30 16:16:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1032THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-12-07 14:02:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA1054THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 7 - 14, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-12-14 13:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SCUL AL
07TIRANA1059 ALBANIA: 2007 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Summary: Post's 2007 report on Albania's worst forms of child labor will focus on changes and developments over the last year and will not repeat reporting in last year's cable (ref B). Albania continues to make progress in addressing the issue of child labor and child trafficking, but as rep [...]
2007-12-17 15:51:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID AL
07TIRANA1070THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 15 - 21, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-12-21 15:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SOCI AL
07TIRANA1077ALBANIA SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL: EMBASSY CONCURRENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 15:34:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS AL
07TIRANA1078GOA'S 2008 BUDGET INCREASES INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL
[...] The GOA's 2008 budget increases both spending and borrowing as the government looks toward national elections in 2009. Further tax reductions and a dramatic increase in spending on infrastructure projects as well as social and defense programs to meet NATO accession criteria will be financed [...]
2007-12-27 09:02:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV AL
07TIRANA1084THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 21-28, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMI [...]
2007-12-28 16:19:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA173SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKIG IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Below are Embassy Tirana's responses to the Qepartment's questions about trafficking in persons in Albania. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Albania is a source country for trafficking in person1 but is deemed by various international observer groups to no longer be a significant country of [...]
2007-03-02 15:58:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KQM ELAB CMAE KQRDQ PPEF PREL KJUS
07TIRANA674ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I am declaring a disaster in Albania for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and the potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Albania, and I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Government of Albania has ma [...]
2007-07-27 10:28:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL AL
07TIRANA81INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ALBANIA
[...] The following is Embassy Tirana's response to reftel requesting a list of the five most influential women in Albania. Embassy Tirana's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Charles Morrill (morrillch@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing fa [...]
2007-01-31 16:13:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL AL
07TIRANA981THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 3-10, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2007-11-13 09:25:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TIRANA982 ALBANIA: PRIME MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] On November 5, Post received the following letter dated October 19, 2007, from Prime Minister Berisha addressed to President Bush. Original has been pouched to EUR/SCE. 2. Begin text. (Original as received in English.) Dear President Bush, It was a special honor and great pleasure to [...]
2007-11-13 12:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AL
07TIRANA991THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 9-16, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-11-16 12:24:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AL
07TOKYO1JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1000 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1006AFGHANISTAN: TWO BILLION YEN FOR PROJECTS
[...] (U) At the March 8 GOJ-NATO Tokyo Meeting, Deputy Minister Yabunaka announced ODA of 2 billion yen for Afghanistan reconstruction by NGOs, municipalities, community and district organization. MOFA European Affairs Bureau European Policy Division Akima Fumezawa informed AID Counselor that th [...]
2007-03-08 13:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL NATO AFIN PINR JA
07TOKYO1021MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK Talks in HANOI -
[...] "Don't Let North Korea Have Its Way" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/9): "If the just-ended two-day Japan-DPRK normalization talks in Hanoi are any indication, future negotiations will see many ups and downs.... Japan cannot normalize relations with North Korea without [...]
2007-03-09 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1026 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1038 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1052MEDIA REACTION Q AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO
[...] "Afghanistan: Resurgence of Terrorist Organizations Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/11): "The Taliban, which once controlled Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda are rapidly regaining influence in that country. While the Taliban are reported to be preparing for a [...]
2007-03-12 06:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1059 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1085MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ CONFERENCE - TOKYO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 06:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1089 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO110FY2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: UN UNIVERSITY IN
[...] Reftel requested Embassy Tokyo to determine whether United Nations University (UNU),Tokyo, or any of its affiliates grant official status or recognition to organizations that promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. After a thorough examination, Embassy Tokyo has determined th [...]
2007-01-11 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI JA
07TOKYO1100LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. 3. Pl [...]
2007-03-14 02:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR PINS PINR PREL
07TOKYO1102MEDIA REACTION - BUSH DIPLOMACY - TOKYO
[...] "Bush Diplomacy Shifting to Dialogue with Rogue States" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/14): "The Bush administration is accelerating a shift in its diplomatic stance to dialogue with such 'rogue states' as North Korea and Iran. The n [...]
2007-03-14 04:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO111MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY/NORTH KOREA
[...] Most TV networks during their Thursday noon broadcasts gave prominent play to President Bush's primetime speech on his new Iraq policy. There were no immediate TV commentaries. 2. "Bush Calls for Iraqis to Take the Lead" Quasi- governmental broadcaster NHK's noon news program gave top play [...]
2007-01-11 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1113 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1122JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1129MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal" The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six- party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture. Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be suicide for the six- [...]
2007-03-15 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1158JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1172MEDIA REACTION - US LIFTING OF FINANCIAL
[...] "What Effect Will US End to Financial Sanctions Have on DPRK Denuclearization?" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/16): "...The US Treasury Department, which had been investigating the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA) on suspicion of helping launder money for [...]
2007-03-16 06:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1197MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Iraq War Four Years On: Dialogue Needed to End Sectarian and Ethnic Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (3/19): "Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, with the ensuing sectarian and ethnic violence drawing the country further into the quicksand of a [...]
2007-03-19 03:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1216 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1227MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Don't Play into North Korea's Hands" The business- oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/20): "Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Glaser, meeting the press Monday morning in Beijing, announced that the US would release the entire amount of frozen DPRK-linked accounts, estimated at ab [...]
2007-03-20 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1253 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 22:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1270KDDI WINS IN JAPAN'S MOBILE MARKET IN 2006, BUT 3-WAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With music download services and handsets designed to appeal to the young, KDDI was the clear winner of the first round of competition since customers were allowed change mobile operators without having to change phone numbers starting in late October 2006. Nonetheless, the dow [...]
2007-03-22 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON JP
07TOKYO1271 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1285MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Does DPRK Intend to Reject Nuclear Dismantlement?" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/23): "In the end, it will not be easy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs. The six- party talks in Beijing went into recess without any substantive talks on the North' [...]
2007-03-23 04:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1286AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 22
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 15 to March 22. -- H5N1 detected in wild bird - 2. On March 18, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a wild Mountain Hawk-eag [...]
2007-03-23 04:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
07TOKYO1314 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1315JAPAN AGAINST EXTENSION OF UNHRC MISSION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 08:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNHRC PHUM JA
07TOKYO1321JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1322JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1325MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "UNSC's Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Iran a Matter of Course" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/26): "The UN Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran. This was a matter of course, given that Tehran had failed to heed repeated [...]
2007-03-26 03:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1344 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1347MEDIA REACTION Q PROMOTION OF DIALOGUES IN
[...] "US Taking the Initiative in Promoting Middle East Dialogues" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai wrote (3/28): "The USG is taking the initiative in promoting dialogues with Israel and pro-US Arab nations, including the Iraq Stabilization Conference held on March 10 in Baghdad and planned regul [...]
2007-03-28 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1349JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO135MEDIA REACTION - NEW US IRAQ POLICY - TOKYO
[...] "Is New US Iraq Policy a Turning Point?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/12): "...President Bush announced a new Iraq policy, which calls for the deployment of an additional 21,500 troops. The question is whether this new plan will actually work, as the situation in Ira [...]
2007-01-12 03:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1356REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...]
2007-03-28 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1360 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1378 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1379 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1391JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1393MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH - TOKYO
[...] "Arab Leaders Agree to Relaunch Peace Initiative" Riyadh correspondent Michio Okamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/30): "Arab leaders ended a summit in Riyadh Thursday after adopting the Riyadh Declaration, which calls for relaunching their five-year-old peace initiative [...]
2007-03-30 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1413JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE FBI-SPONSORED GLOBAL
[...] Japan welcomes the opportunity to participate in the FBI hosted Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Law Enforcement Conference in Miami, Florida, June 11-15, 2007. Please find below the names of the three participants MOFA forwarded to Embassy EST on 29 March: --Mr. Kentaro Goto T [...]
2007-03-30 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL
07TOKYO1414 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 10:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1418MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Chaos in Iraq Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/31): "With terrorist attacks continuing and sectarian violence intensifying, the situation in Iraq is becoming more serious. As a member of the international community, it is a matter of course that Japan [...]
2007-04-02 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1431 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1438MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO
[...] "US-ROK FTA: Japan's Turn Now" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/3): "South Korea and the US have concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). Although the sensitive issue of opening the South Korean rice market was shelved, the conclusion of these drawn-out and difficult negotiations will jolt Ja [...]
2007-04-03 02:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1461MEDIA REACTION Q FTA - TOKYO
[...] "US-ROK FTA: Time for Japan to Act" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/4): "The US and South Korea have agreed to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA). It is urgent for Japan to remap its trade strategy so as not to be left behind as the rest of the world pursu [...]
2007-04-04 02:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1482JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1489JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO15 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1510MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO
[...] "Changing Diplomatic Environment in the Middle East" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (4/6): "Israeli Prime Minister Olmert proposed peace talks with Arab nations in response to the adoption at the recent Arab Summit meeting of the 'Riyadh Declaration,' which seeks comprehensiv [...]
2007-04-06 04:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO152AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from December 21 to January 11. --- Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 11, the Miyazaki Prefectural government in Kyushu announced that they are investigating the death of about 750 poultry on a farm i [...]
2007-01-12 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO1528 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-08 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1531MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO
[...] "Political Action Should be Taken to Break Middle East Deadlock" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/9): "... There have been moves to find a way out from the current fix in the Middle East arising from stalemated Palestinian peace efforts, the chaos in Lebanon and Iran's nuclear development. A [...]
2007-04-09 00:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1534REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...]
2007-04-09 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1538 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 00:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1545JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1563MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Japan Should Promote Strategic Relations with Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/10): "During their meeting on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed to build a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.... [...]
2007-04-10 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1564 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1577JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1579MEDIA REACTION Q RELEASE OF DPRK FUNDS AT BDA -
[...] "Release of BDA Funds: Panicked America Capitulates to DPRK" Washington correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (4/11): "The US Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would countenance the withdrawal by North Korea of all its funds frozen at BDA und [...]
2007-04-11 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1592 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO16JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1608NIIGATA PREF LOOKING TO EXPLOIT ENERGY ADVANTAGE
[...] (SBU) Niigata is looking to exploit its energy advantage to attract new business to the prefecture. The prefecture is Japan,s largest producer of oil and natural gas and the country's leading supplier of electric power, which allows it to sell electricity at a substantial discount compared to [...]
2007-04-12 06:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1609MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "Six-Party Talks: Time for DPRK to Implement 'Initial Steps'" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/12): "On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department and Macau authorities announced that they would release all DPRK-linked funds frozen at Banco Delta Asia (BDA). Attention is now shifting to whether [...]
2007-04-12 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1615 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07
[...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...]
2007-04-12 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1631 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1633MEDIA REACTION - CHINESE PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO
[...] "Wen Jiabao's Speech: Visible Change in China's Stance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri stated (4/13): "Chinese Premier Wen's speech before the Diet clearly demonstrated a change in Beijing's attitude toward Japan. Two points are worth noting. First is the issue of history. He stated: 'J [...]
2007-04-13 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO164 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-15 22:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1643 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1644AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from March 22 to April 13. -- Drill on Tamiflu distribution for ASEAN countries -- 2. On April 2 and 3, the GOJ, WHO and the ASEAN Secretariat conducted an exercise on swiftly delivering stockpiled personal protectiv [...]
2007-04-13 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
07TOKYO1651MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA/US-JAPAN ALLIANCE -
[...] "Six-Party Talks: DPRK Fails to Implement Initial Steps" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (4/16): "Saturday's 60-day deadline for the DPRK to take 'initial steps' toward its nuclear dismantlement, as stipulated in the February six-party agreement, has come and go [...]
2007-04-16 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1657 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1665JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1671MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO
[...] "North Korea: Consider Setting a Time Limit Backed by Sanctions" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (4/17): "North Korea did not meet the deadline to implement 'initial steps' toward denuclearization. US and Chinese negotiators have said that the process needs to be given a few mor [...]
2007-04-17 04:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1677 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1688MEDIA REACTION - US GUN VIOLENCE - TOKYO
[...] "Virginia Tech Massacre: Need to Strengthen Gun Control" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/18): "The massacre Monday at Virginia Tech was the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, again showing that gun-related tragedies can occur anywhere in the US.... The motive for the shooting [...]
2007-04-18 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1689JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1708 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO172MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL SUMMIT/PM ABE'S
[...] "Will Envisioned Charter Change ASEAN?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/16): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),which marks its 40th anniversary this summer, has entered an important phase of major change. ASEAN leaders agreed at their summit in Cebu, [...]
2007-01-16 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1752JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1758EMBASSY TOKYO-RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING
[...] Following are the summaries of two anti-TIP proposals solicited per reftel. The full proposals have been emailed to G/TIP Programs Coordinator Rebecca Billings via unclassified email. SIPDIS 2. Organization Name: Polaris Project (Shihoko Fujiwara) -Requested amount: USD 193,663 -Non- [...]
2007-04-20 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PREL KCRM SMIG JA
07TOKYO1763ASTOP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO RUSSSIA'S PARTICIPATION
[...] On April 17, ESToff spoke with MOFA Principal Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Kaoru Magosaki, concerning Russian participation in ASTOP. Magosaki informed ESToff that Russian Minister Counsellor Galizin visited MOFA on March 7 to appeal to the Japanese g [...]
2007-04-20 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL RS
07TOKYO1768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-21 23:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1779JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 02:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1780JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1782MEDIA REACTION - DOHA ROUND - TOKYO
[...] "WTO Negotiations: Japan Must Revitalize Agricultural Industry" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (4/23): "Japan is being forced to import more agricultural products in exchange for expanding its industrial exports. This puts the foundations of the nation's food self-sufficiency at risk [...]
2007-04-23 04:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1802JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1843JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 01:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1847MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO
[...] "PM Abe's Visit to US: Confirm Strong US-Japan Cooperation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (4/25): "Prime Minister Abe will leave for the US Thursday for talks Friday with President Bush. This will be his first visit to the US since he became prime minister last September. While in Washing [...]
2007-04-25 04:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1852 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1864MEDIA REACTION - PM ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO
[...] "Abe's Visit to US: Close Gaps in US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (4/26): "PM Abe Abe begins a two-day visit to the US on Thursday, his first since his inauguration last September.... Certainly, the US-Japan alliance is more mature than it has ever been. But the allian [...]
2007-04-26 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1865JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1872REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...]
2007-04-26 07:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1911CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: MEETING BETWEEN DIET MEMBER
[...] (SBU) Changing Japan's child pornography laws to criminalize possession would significantly improve international law enforcement authorities' ability to work together on investigations, FBI Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Michael Mason told Liberal Democratic Party D [...]
2007-04-27 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI JA
07TOKYO1912REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...]
2007-04-27 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1923JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1926JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO193MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE IN MIDEAST
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to plans by the Ministry of Defense to provide the US military with intelligence collected by the ASDF's Base Air Defense Ground Environment (BADGE) system in the event of a contingency in areas surrounding Japan. 2. "US Wins Support [...]
2007-01-17 03:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1931MEDIA REACTION - ABE'S VISIT TO US - TOKYO
[...] "Bush-Abe Meeting: Efforts Needed to Make Alliance Rock Solid" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/29): "During their meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Abe and President Bush agreed to create an 'irreplaceable' US-Japan alliance. To do so, both allies must make constant [...]
2007-05-01 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1932REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Japan Self Defense Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has n [...]
2007-05-01 03:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS MARR PINS PINR JA
07TOKYO1934JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3
[...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill  [...]
2007-05-01 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1951 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1957JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1976 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1989 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1990MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Course for Stabilization Remains Unclear" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (5/6): "In Iraq, where a large number of citizens are dying every day due to violence and terrorism, millions of people have become refugees in their own country.... An international conference on Iraq was held in th [...]
2007-05-07 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the stalemated situation in Iraq. [...]
2007-01-03 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2025DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2033JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2042MEDIA REACTION - FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -
[...] "Sarkozy's Diplomatic Ability Unknown" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/8): "...French President-elect Sarkozy's diplomatic ability is still unknown. While maintaining its alliance with the US, France has made strict demands on the US from time to time, thus showing its independent position. [...]
2007-05-08 04:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2052REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Japan Self Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no [...]
2007-05-08 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MOPS PINR PINS JA
07TOKYO2053 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2074MEDIA REACTION - US BUDGET FOR IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "US Must Fulfill Responsibility to Stabilize Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/9): "The Bush administration and Congress are increasingly at loggerheads over policy on Iraq, which has become more chaotic. President Bush has vetoed a supplementary budget for Iraq spen [...]
2007-05-09 07:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2079MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Iraq Situation: Utilize Framework for Stabilizing Iraq" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/10): "At the recent foreign ministerial on the security and stability of Iraq held in Egypt, representatives from about 50 countries, including Iraq's neighboring nations, Japan and other G-8 n [...]
2007-05-10 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2080JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IRANIAN INVITATION FOR REACTOR
[...] (SBU) EST Minister-Counselor met with Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007 to pass reftel points. Ambassador Nakane reassured Embassy Tokyo that Japan has no intentions to bid on Iran's tender to build two nuclear re [...]
2007-05-10 04:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG
07TOKYO2094JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] EST Minster-Counselor met with her counterpart, Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007, to discuss reftel points. Ambassador Nakane stated that Japan shares the view that the global WMD threat will not go away and expa [...]
2007-05-10 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS
07TOKYO2102 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2109WHALING: JAPAN SEAMEN'S UNION ON IWC AND NISSHIN MARU
[...] As part of its annual pre-International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting "demarche" to Tokyo embassies, the All Japan Seamen's Union's (JSU) Suezo Kondo, Secretary for the Bureau of Fisheries, and Keiichi Imai of the Kanto Regional Branch visited EST Deputy and EST FSN on May 8 to preview the [...]
2007-05-11 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
07TOKYO2113JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2143MEDIA REACTION Q BLAIR'S RESIGNATION - TOKYO
[...] "Blair Stuck in Iraq QuagmireQ The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/12): "... British Prime Minister Tony Blair was obliged to announce his resignation halfway through his remaining term of office because of a sharp drop in public support and under rising pressure from his ow [...]
2007-05-14 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2154JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST: JOINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Embassy political officer delivered Reftel on May 11 to MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division officer Mikiko Masuda. Masuda asked if Japan would be expected to provide a keynote speaker, or be responsible for leading discussions d [...]
2007-05-14 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PTER JA
07TOKYO2158 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-14 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2168JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2170MEDIA REACTION Q CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON SDF -
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front- paged DaimlerChrysler's decision to sell the bulk of its stake in the Chrysler unit to US private equity fund Cerberus Capital. These papers also gave front-page coverage to Monday's enactment of referendum legislation for constitutional amend [...]
2007-05-15 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2189JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO SE ASIA REGIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER JA
07TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2195MEDIA REACTION - US-RUSSIA RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei front-paged a report quoting a source familier with Japanese and Taiwanese military affairs as disclosing on Tuesday that China is developing anti-ship missiles to possibly counter US aircraft carriers in the event of a cross-straits milit [...]
2007-05-16 23:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2219JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2233 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2234JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 10:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC JA
07TOKYO2239JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO224AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 11 to 18. --- Kyushu AI Outbreak Confirmed to be H5N1 --- 2. On January 16, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry of Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture, [...]
2007-01-18 07:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TOKYO2244MEDIA REACTION - NORTH-SOUTH KOREA CONFIDENCE
[...] "Connection of Two Koreas by Rail: Reconciliation Alone Cannot Lead to North's Denuclearization" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/18): "North and South Korea ran a train across the heavily militarized border Thursday for the first time in nearly 50 years. The ROK had str [...]
2007-05-18 05:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2245DEMARCHE ON ARRESTED IRANIAN-AMERICAN HALEH
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo political officer May 18 delivered reftel background points to officials at MOFA's First North American Division and Second Middle East Division, and requested Japan to engage with Iranian officials to urge the prompt release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari. In addition, politica [...]
2007-05-18 05:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO226 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2276JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2277MEDIA REACTION - EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - TOKYO
[...] "Breakdown of EU-Russia Summit: Concern over a 'New Cold War'" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/22): "With the confrontation between the two sides becoming so sharp, the EU-Russia summit held on May 18 in central Russia broke down. There are concerns that without efforts to improve [...]
2007-05-22 02:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2289 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2304MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers front- paged the OIE classification of the US as a "controlled risk country" for BSE. 2. "Russia Becoming More Distant from US and EU" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/23): "Russia's relations with the US and EU continue to c [...]
2007-05-23 06:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2312 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO232JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2323JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 02:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2325 MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TOKYO
[...] Summary. According to Japan's Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC),an outbreak of measles cases has been reported in the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo, affecting young adults in particular. Some universities and high schools have cancelled classes in order to halt the further sprea [...]
2007-05-24 03:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAGR TBIO JA
07TOKYO2336 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2343MEDIA REACTION Q POST-KYOTO PROTOCOL FRAMEWORK -
[...] "Global Climate Initiative Hinges on US and China" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (5/25): "...PM Abe on Thursday announced the GOJ's basic policy for an international framework to succeed the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which states tha [...]
2007-05-25 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2361 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2370JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2371JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2389MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "US, Iran Agree on Iraq's Stabilization, But Outlook for Improved Ties Unclear " Tehran correspondent Ando of the liberal Asahi wrote (5/29): "The US and Iran held direct talks Monday in Baghdad to discuss Iraq's stabilization. Though the Monday meeting was at the ambassadorial level, it was t [...]
2007-05-29 06:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2394AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 24
[...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from April 13 to May 24. -- GOJ designated H5N1 as "government-decreed" infectious disease for the another year -- 2. On April 27, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Health Sciences Council [...]
2007-05-29 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
07TOKYO2395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 01:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2401MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "US, Iran Should Continue Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/30): "The US and Iran held their first formal talks in 27 years since they broke off diplomatic relations. The ambassador-level talks will not lead directly to improving bilateral ties, however, given that the [...]
2007-05-30 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2411 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 09:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2412 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 09:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2430 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 08:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2447MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers front-paged the early-morning passage in the DietQs Lower House of two pension-related bills. 2. "G-8 Foreign Ministerial at Potsdam: Strengthen Ties to Deal with DPRK" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (6/1): "...Foreign ministers [...]
2007-06-01 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2473MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun gave top play to an interview in Moscow with Russian President Putin, who repeated Moscow's claim to the Northern Territories and said that resolving the territorial dispute with Japan would be difficult. 2. "US and Iran S [...]
2007-06-04 02:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2480 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2493JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2517JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2521MEDIA REACTION - MISSLE DEFENSE IN EASTERN
[...] Wednesday's Yomiuri and Nihon Keizai front-paged the opening on Wednesday of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "US, Russia Should Work Harder to Prevent New Cold War" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/6): "The US and Russia are sharply at odds over the planned US deployment o [...]
2007-06-06 06:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2533 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2542MEDIA REACTION - G-8 SUMMIT - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged the Bush-Abe meeting Wednesday afternoon before the opening of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "G-8 Summit Should Aim for Substantive Progress on Global Warming" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/7): "...Global warming i [...]
2007-06-07 03:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2556 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2575MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA'S ISOLATION AT G-8
[...] LEAD STORIES: All six Friday morning papers gave top play to an agreement at the G-8 leaders' meeting Thursday in Heilingendamm, Germany, on the need for substantial global reductions in -- and consideration of seriously halving -- greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 2. "Russia Sharply at Odd [...]
2007-06-08 02:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO259 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 07:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2611 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 04:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2612MEDIA REACTION - G-8 SUMMIT IN GERMANY - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published Monday morning because of a press holiday. Quasi-governmental broadcaster NHK-TV reported on computer glitches Sunday at the Shizuoka and Okayama branch offices of the Social Insurance Agency (SIA),which inconvenienced pensioners who had flocked to [...]
2007-06-11 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2618 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 09:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2627JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 02:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2629MEDIA REACTION - PLANNED DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's liberal Mainichi front- paged the alleged sale by the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) of its headquarters in Tokyo to a fund led by the former head of the Public Security Investigation Agency, which has monitored the gr [...]
2007-06-12 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2652 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 23:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2655JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 05:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2656TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's economic daily Nihon Keizai front-paged GOJ plans to resume full-scale military exchanges with China after a suspension of more than nine years. 2. "Bush Receives Warm Welcome in Former Communist Nations" Sofia correspondent Takashi Sadahiro of the top-c [...]
2007-06-13 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2664 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2691 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2696JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2703ICAO ASSEMBLY - SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR KEY U.S.
[...] (U) On June 13, post delivered the points in STATE 77572 to Yoshiyasu Kawaguchi, Deputy Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA, and asked for the GOJ's support. Mr. Kawaguchi is not a specialist on these issues, but promised to deliver our request to t [...]
2007-06-15 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD XA XF XB XG XD XL
07TOKYO272MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Tensions Reemerge Among Iraqis in Baghdad Over New US Military Deployment" Cairo correspondent Hajime Yoshioka of the liberal Asahi wrote (1/22): "About 10 days after the US decided to deploy around 21,000 more US troops in Iraq, the US military is again deploying units in the Iraqi capital t [...]
2007-01-22 03:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2729TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH AND
[...] "Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation the Only Way Forward" An editorial in the conservative Sankei stated (6/17): "Due to internal conflicts between Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has essentially been divided into two government bodies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As things sta [...]
2007-06-18 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2739 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2759TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...]
2007-06-19 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2760TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Nihon Keizai front- paged a report from Vienna concerning an IAEA announcement on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog agency will send a group of inspectors to North Korea next week. 2. "Concern over Worsening Security Situation in Afghanistan" Liberal Asahi [...]
2007-06-19 07:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2772JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2774TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri front-paged Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Tuesday evening at MOFA to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. 2. "Greater Efforts Should Be Made for Palestinian Reconciliation" The liberal [...]
2007-06-20 03:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2784 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2789 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/07-2
[...] Differences in interest rates between Japan and foreign countries Masaki Fukui of Mizuho Corporate Bank: "There is a speculation that differences in interest rates of Japan, the US and European countries will not narrow. For the time being, the market will move toward a 125 against the dolla [...]
2007-06-20 20:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2795TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the Diet's enactment on Wednesdday of legislation extending by two years the Iraq Assistance Special Measures Law. 2. "Palestinian Split: Restructuring of Peace Diplomacy Should be Hastened" Business-oriented Nihon Keizai editori [...]
2007-06-21 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2799JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2823JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 03:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2825TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged DOS spokesman McCormack's confirmation of Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting on Thursday with his SIPDIS North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan in Pyongyang. 2. "A/S Hill's Visit to DPRK: Don't Leave Abduction Issue Behind" The [...]
2007-06-22 04:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2841 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2847JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2848JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2856TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] "Will DPRK Take Concrete Action?" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (6/23): "...Assistant Secretary of State Hill, the US representative to the six-party talks, visited Pyongyang for talks with Foreign Minister Pak and other North Korean officials.... Last week, t [...]
2007-06-25 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2878JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2883TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front-paged the growing likelihood that the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) will be auctioned off by the GOJ-backed Resolution and Collection Corporation (RCC). 2. "Palestinian Ch [...]
2007-06-26 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2893 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2897JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2898JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2929JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2937TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DARFUR VIOLENCE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to a GOJ plan to provide bullet-train technology to Russia. 2. "Don't Neglect Tragedy in Sudan" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (6/28): "The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has been neglected. The fighting between an Ara [...]
2007-06-28 04:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2944 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2958JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 03:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO296JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2967 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2979JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2982JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2994TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] "US-Proposed Four-Party Talks: Don't Destroy Six-Party Framework" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/2): "Concerns are growing among GOJ officials over the proposal by Assistant Secretary of State Hill that four nations - the US, North Korea, China, and South Korea - should meet to discu [...]
2007-07-02 05:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3006 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO301MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "US Troop Increase Intensifying Terrorism" Cairo correspondent Hajime Yoshioka of the liberal Asahi wrote (1/23): "Armed insurgents are intensifying their terrorist attacks at a time when the US military is moving to bolster its forces in Iraq. Sectarian violence between Shiites and Sunnis has [...]
2007-01-23 02:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3013JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3022TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] "Thorough Verification Needed to Ensure Complete Denuclearization" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (7/3): "North Korea and the IAEA have agreed on the modalities of the latter's verification of the shutdown and sealing of the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Given its track record of broke [...]
2007-07-03 04:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3031 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3054TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-PUTIN MEETING
[...] "US, Russia Must Continue Efforts to Bridge Gap" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/4): "Presidents Bush and Putin met at a time when US-Russia relations are at a post-Cold War low. It appears that the two leaders were able to repair their personal relationship of trust after [...]
2007-07-05 03:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3073 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3077JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3088TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ONE YEAR AFTER DPRK'S
[...] "Don't Allow North Korea to Flout UNSC Resolutions" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/6): "On July 5, 2006, North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles, including a Rodong medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan. Although a Taepodong-2 missile, which is believed to be capable o [...]
2007-07-06 04:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3099 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3100 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3104JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3121TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] "GOJ Should Deepen Discussion on Collective Defense" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/9): "A GOJ panel has worked out a course of action to enable Japan to exercise its right to collective defense. Further discussions are necessary to clarify that course of action. Expert [...]
2007-07-09 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3123 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3129 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 23:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3130JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/07
[...] The government will receive pension benefits in full in a responsible manner. 2. The party will introduce a child-rearing allowance system to pay 26,000 yen for each child. 3. The party will establish an income compensation system to cover every farmer. Seven proposals  [...]
2007-07-10 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3151JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3163DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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