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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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08AITTAIPEI161MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 08:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1614 TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA
[...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on November 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three Gulf-based al-Qaida financiers added on October 10, 2008 to its list of entities/individuals subject to targeted sanctions. [...]
2008-11-14 03:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW
08AITTAIPEI1616MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...]
2008-11-17 09:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1622MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT
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2008-11-18 08:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1634REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel, who will participate in DEA Basic Drug Detection Training beginn [...]
2008-11-21 08:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDMAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW
08AITTAIPEI1637MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-23 21:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1645 TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three financiers designated by the UN 1267 Committee pursuant to resolution 1267 on October 10, 2008: --Khalifa Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy, [...]
2008-11-24 07:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW
08AITTAIPEI1650Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Relations
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 23:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1656MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]
2008-11-26 08:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1667MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...]
2008-11-28 08:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1669MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S.
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...]
2008-12-01 08:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1673MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]
2008-12-01 08:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1682MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...]
2008-12-03 09:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1711MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 11:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1713MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 07:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1715 TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE
[...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 8, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O. 13224 on November 20, 2008, for supporting terrorism. These three [...]
2008-12-11 07:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW
08AITTAIPEI1719 MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...]
2008-12-12 07:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI172MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
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2008-02-04 10:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1735MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S NOMINATION
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 13-15 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's indictment and on the launching of the "big three links," namely, air, sea and postal service directly between Taiwan and mainland China. In terms of editorials and com [...]
2008-12-15 09:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1741MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT LINKS
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2008-12-16 09:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1743MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ
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2008-12-17 08:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1744 TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O.13224 on November 20, 2008 for supporting terrorism: --Ahmed Abdi Aw-Moh [...]
2008-12-17 08:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW
08AITTAIPEI1752MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 05:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1767MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 20-22 news coverage on the confirmation of the H5N2 avian flu epidemic situation in southern Taiwan; on the fourth KMT-CCP forum held in Shanghai; and on the local economic downturn. 2. Following the recently-concluded forum [...]
2008-12-22 09:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1770MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 07:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1772DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] Post passed information as requested to the Banking Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The Bureau will share information with other agencies and financial institutions and report any action taken by Taiwan on this matter. SYOUNG [...]
2008-12-24 04:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IR KNNP PARM TW
08AITTAIPEI1773MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
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2008-12-24 05:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1776 TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD
[...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 22, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the Union of Good, a Saudi Arabia-based organization, as a supporter of t [...]
2008-12-24 05:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL UNSC ECON
08AITTAIPEI1780MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1784MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 07:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1787MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 04:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI180MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM
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2008-02-05 03:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI182MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-05 04:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI193MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
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2008-02-12 10:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI209MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE ESPIONAGE CASE IN THE U.S.
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2008-02-14 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI21MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 10:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI22 FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 25, 2007, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with copies of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) October 2007 statement and guidance on Iran [...]
2008-01-07 23:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI220RETURN OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG
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2008-02-19 04:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI221 TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS
[...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with information on three individuals, Assaad Halim Hardan, Wi'am Wahhab, and Hafiz Makhluf designated by the U.S. Dep [...]
2008-02-19 10:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI222 TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on four individuals (including Ahmed Foruzandeh) and one entity (Al Zawra Television Station) designated by the U.S. Department of Tre [...]
2008-02-19 10:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI226 TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER
[...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on seven individuals (including Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi) with ties to the Iraqi insurgency and the former Iraqi regime. 2. The FSC a [...]
2008-02-19 10:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI227MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, U.S.-CHINA
[...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the March presidential poll and the UN referenda, news coverage on February 16-19 also focused on the "Taiwan Goal," a defense industry company the DPP administration has recently set up to coordinate the business of U. [...]
2008-02-19 10:09:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI229MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, KOSOVO DECLARATION
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 20 on the March presidential election and the UN referenda; on Taiwan's official acknowledgement of Kosovo independence; and on the controversy regarding whether the island should continue construction of its fourt [...]
2008-02-20 04:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI23MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI244MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 09:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI261 TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED
[...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 18, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three individuals --Hamid Al-Ali --Jaber Al-Jalamah, and --Mubarak Mushakhas Sanad Al-Bathali designated on January 16, 200 [...]
2008-02-25 09:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU
08AITTAIPEI266MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 08:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI271MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...]
2008-02-27 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI291MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, NATIONAL DEFENSE
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 4 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the two presidential candidates' campaign platforms on cross-Strait issues, and on the Environmental Protection Administration's decision Monday to approve conditionally the con [...]
2008-03-04 09:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI299MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 09:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI301 TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipt from or payment to the following three individuals designated on January 16, 2008 by UN 1267 Sanctions Committee in LIST 83: Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak [...]
2008-03-05 09:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU
08AITTAIPEI302 TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following four individuals and one entity designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13438 on January 9, 2008: Four individu [...]
2008-03-05 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI303 TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following individual designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13224 on December 6, 2007: --Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, and th [...]
2008-03-05 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI304 TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three individuals designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13441 on November 5, 2007: --Assaad Halim Hardan, -- [...]
2008-03-05 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI310USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR
[...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...]
2008-03-06 04:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08AITTAIPEI311MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 6 news coverage on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda; on the government's Wednesday announcement of incentive measures to encourage overseas Taiwan businesses to return capital to Taiwan; on the island's consumer [...]
2008-03-06 07:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI314MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 7 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the UN referenda, and on the island's consumer price hike. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" discussed th [...]
2008-03-07 09:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI331MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, DALAI LAMA AND
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 11 on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda, on the televised policy discussion between the two vice presidential candidates Monday, and on the baseball game between Taiwan and Canada in the 2008 Final O [...]
2008-03-11 09:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI337MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, THE UN REFERENDA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 12 on KMT's expected announcement on how it will handle two UN referenda held along with the presidential election; on the presidential election campaigns; and on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal. In ter [...]
2008-03-12 10:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI34R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE DENIED BY
[...] AIT forwarded R/V Melville clearance application via cover letter to TECRO on December 13, 2007 (ref B). TECRO then forwarded the application to the National Science Council (NSC) for consideration. On January 8 AIT received a formal written reply to the clearance request denying clearance f [...]
2008-01-09 09:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKRVC TPHY EWWT JA RP TW
08AITTAIPEI348MEDIA REACTION: THE UN REFERENDA, THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 13 on the clash outside DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters; on the presidential election campaigns; and on the Chinese Taipei baseball team beating Australia and winning a spot in the Beiji [...]
2008-03-13 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI353MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 07:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI374MEDIA REACTION: THE CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 15-17 on China's brutal suppression of the demonstrations in Lhasa; on the presidential election; and the DPP's and the KMT's respective campaign rallies on Sunday. Beijing's bloody suppression of demonstrations in T [...]
2008-03-17 10:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI38MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 10:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI383MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 18 on the presidential election campaigns; on various circles in Taiwan that support Tibet; and on the fall of global stocks after the sale of Bear Stearns and an emergency cut of a key lending rate by the U.S. Federa [...]
2008-03-18 09:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI390MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...]
2008-03-19 09:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI395MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 09:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI4MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HONG KONG DEMOCRACY
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the island-wide celebrations for the New Year; on President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's address; on the upcoming legislative elections; and on the Blue camp's call on the voters to boycott the two referenda t [...]
2008-01-02 10:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI422MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S.
[...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...]
2008-03-24 23:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI430MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their March 25 news coverage on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the soaring Taiwan stock index and NT dollar appreciation Monday, the new cabinet to be formed by president-elect Ma Ying [...]
2008-03-25 08:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI439MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...]
2008-03-26 08:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI451MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 28 news coverage on U.S. President George W. Bush's call to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, in which Hu mentioned that China is willing to resume dialogue with Taiwan based on the "1992 consensus;" on the chances [...]
2008-03-28 08:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI462MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 29-31 news coverage on their interviews with president-election Ma Ying-jeou Friday, who talked about his views on the future of cross-Strait relations, Taipei-Washington relations, and Taiwan's domestic policies; on AIT Chai [...]
2008-03-31 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI474MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...]
2008-04-01 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI480MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 08:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI483MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-06 22:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI488MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 09:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI494MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 8 news coverage on Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's planned April 11-13 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Boao Forum on Hainan Island (China); on the island's soaring consumer price index; on President-elect [...]
2008-04-08 10:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI497MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...]
2008-04-09 09:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI50MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage on January 11 to the legislative elections which will be held island-wide on January 12. According to news reports, the DPP is aiming at winning 50 seats in the new 113-seat Legislature, but KMT C [...]
2008-01-11 10:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI510MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 11 on vice president-elect Vincent Siew's attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and Siew's expected meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao; on the Ministry of National Defense (MND)'s alleged violation of free [...]
2008-04-11 12:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI514MEDIA REACTION: THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA)
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 12-14 on Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The interaction between the Chinese government and Siew's delegation was the focal of local media attention as we [...]
2008-04-14 10:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI517MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...]
2008-04-15 09:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI532MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 16 news coverage on Taiwan's expected deregulation of currency exchange between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese yuan; on speculation over possible personnel arrangements for the new Ma Ying-jeou administration; on the a [...]
2008-04-16 11:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI535MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-17 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI540MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-18 07:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI550MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TIBET
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 19-21 on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet lineup; on the reform of the DPP; and on speculation over the alleged dispatch of U.S. Marines to guard AIT's new office in the future. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...]
2008-04-21 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI556MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 09:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI560MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND TIBET, IRAQ
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their April 23 news coverage on the recent announcement of the new Cabinet appointments; on a group of Chinese real estate tycoons' visit to Taiwan; and on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's platform to levy an energy tax in the f [...]
2008-04-23 09:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI574MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...]
2008-04-25 07:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI580 MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS; THE CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 26-28 on the amendment to Taiwan's Labor Standards Law; on the search for eight missing scuba divers in waters off southern Taiwan; and on the unexpected appointment of former Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lai Sh [...]
2008-04-28 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI588MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 29 on the announcement of the second lineup of 18 Cabinet members; on the successful rescue of eight scuba divers; and a victim whose blood clot and subsequent coma are suspected of being caused by the contraceptive p [...]
2008-04-29 10:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI605MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-01 09:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI613MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 09:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI618MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 09:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI621PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT (PERSONAL AND
[...] Director Stephen M. Young requests approval to be absent from AIT on annual leave Thursday, May 22 through Monday, June 2, and on consultations in Washington, D.C. June 3-9. He will depart Washington on June 10 and return to Taipei on Wednesday, June 11 at 1730. 2. Deputy Director Robert [...]
2008-05-06 07:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI623MEDIA REACTION: SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 08:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI63MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...]
2008-01-15 02:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI640MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 10:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI645MEDIA REACTION: NEW THINKING IN TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 09:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI654MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 10-12 on the continuing investigation into Taiwan's Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal; on the sudden death of Taiwan's Interior Minister-designate Liao Fung-te; and on the lineup of Taiwan's President-elect Ma Yi [...]
2008-05-12 09:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI661MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA;
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...]
2008-05-13 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI669MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...]
2008-05-14 09:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI675MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI704MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news reporting and editorial coverage May 21 to President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural speech Tuesday, in which he emphasized that both sides across the Taiwan Strait will resume dialogue based on the " [...]
2008-05-21 12:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI705DEPARTURE OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG
[...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for annual leave in New Hampshire and consultations in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 22nd, at 1200 local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...]
2008-05-22 06:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI71MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI714MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 10:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI719MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...]
2008-05-23 09:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI725MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...]
2008-05-27 10:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI735MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 29 news coverage on the historic meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the fuel price hike i [...]
2008-05-29 09:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI737TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) Procurement Office and received confirmation of the order and the stated end-use. 2. Mr. Liu Sheng-tsai, CSIST Procurement Official, confirmed the order for subject commodities and the end-use st [...]
2008-05-29 09:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI744MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: On May 30, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage to the resumption of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which are scheduled to kick off on June 11. News coverage a [...]
2008-05-30 09:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI752MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...]
2008-06-02 09:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI760MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 08:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI771MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 23:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI780MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOMINATION VICTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI797MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...]
2008-06-06 11:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI806MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 09:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI809MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 09:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI81MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDUM
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16 on the soaring of Taiwan's stock index and currency markets Tuesday in the wake of the KMT's victory in last Saturday's legislative elections; on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who unveiled his cross-St [...]
2008-01-17 06:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI812MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 09:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI820Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks
[...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...]
2008-06-12 07:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI828TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 050106202
[...] Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted the Taiwan Combined Logistics Command (CLC),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and the foreign consignee, Guo-Tong Technology Company. AIT/T's findings reflected the bona fides of the consignee and the reliability of this business transaction. Guo Ton [...]
2008-06-13 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI830MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's print media June 13 gave significant coverage to the historic meetings between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations Thursday. All major Taiwan dailies front-paged th [...]
2008-06-13 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI835MEDIA REACTION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies June 14-16 gave extensive coverage to the rising diplomatic row between Taiwan and Japan over a collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in the disputed waters around the Tiaoyutai Islands last Tuesday. News coverage also [...]
2008-06-16 10:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI845MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage on June 17 to the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands and to the resignation of Taiwan's representative to Japan. Local newspapers devo [...]
2008-06-17 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI857MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...]
2008-06-18 09:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI866MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TAIWAN-JAPAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 19 news coverage on new developments in cross-Strait relations; on speculations over the personnel reshuffle at the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan; and on a major downsizing of the "China Times," one of the four largest Chine [...]
2008-06-19 08:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI875MEDIA REACTION: PERFORMANCE OF THE MA YING-JEOU
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20 news coverage on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Examination Yuan members Thursday, on approval ratings for the one-month-old Ma administration, and on new developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-independence "Libe [...]
2008-06-20 06:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI886MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 21-23 news coverage on the peaceful resolution to a recent dispute between Taiwan and Japan, triggered by the collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in early June; on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Co [...]
2008-06-23 10:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI912MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 26 news coverage on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's new measures to liberalize financial regulations vis-a-vis Mainland China; on China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi's remarks Monday regarding Taiwan's participation in [...]
2008-06-26 09:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI919MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27 news coverage on the Central Bank's new measures to battle inflation and on the liberalization of financial and tourist exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline on page [...]
2008-06-27 08:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI943MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...]
2008-06-30 09:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI964TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T conducted telephone interviews and a site visit with the foreign consignee Super Wong Industrial Company (Super Wong). While AIT/T's findings confirmed the bona fides of the consignee, it appears Super Wong may have previously received the subject technology an [...]
2008-07-03 07:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI966MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI98MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 18 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's intensive campaigning in the wake of his party's severe defeat in last Saturday's legislative elections; on the March presidential poll; on President Chen Shui-bian ret [...]
2008-01-18 10:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI987MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 8 news coverage on the commodity prices hike in Taiwan; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. In te [...]
2008-07-08 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI999MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 9 news coverage on the plummeting Taiwan stock index; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. Both the [...]
2008-07-09 09:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPIE1698MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AIT APPOINTEE, THE DALAI LAMA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 6-8 news coverage on the legislature passing a bill to distribute consumption vouchers; on the local economy; and on the call to amend the Assembly and Parade Law. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in t [...]
2008-12-08 07:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1005ALGERIA'S PARTICIPATION AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL
[...] Per reftel, we are transmitting the list of Algeria's delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly, which the MFA provided us via diplomatic note on September 17. A. Attendance of the Head of State: No plans to attend as of 09/17/08. B. Attendance of the Head of Government: No plans to at [...]
2008-09-17 17:41:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AG
08ALGIERS1091GOA RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 16:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR AG
08ALGIERS1122ALGERIAN MEDIA: AFRICOM TO COUNTER GROWING CHINESE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche notifying the Algerian government of AFRICOM's official inception as a unified command to MFA North America Deputy Director Rachid Ouali on October 8. Ouali provided no substantive comment on AFRICOM. Meanwhile, Algeria's leading newspapers devoted measured cove [...]
2008-10-16 13:10:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL AG
08ALGIERS1124ALGERIAN MEDIA: AFRICOM TO COUNTER GROWING CHINESE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche notifying the Algerian government of AFRICOM's official inception as a unified command to MFA North America Deputy Director Rachid Ouali on October 8. Ouali provided no substantive comment on AFRICOM. Meanwhile, Algeria's leading newspapers devoted measured cove [...]
2008-10-18 06:18:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL AG
08ALGIERS11722009 GOVERNMENT BUDGET PAINTS ROSY PICTURE
[...] SUMMARY. The Algerian parliament approved the government's 2009 budget with few amendments. Spending will increase six percent over 2008 levels, and the budget law estimates economic growth of 4.1 percent overall and 6.6 percent outside of the hydrocarbons sector. The budget uses an oil re [...]
2008-11-04 17:34:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV AG
08ALGIERS1231INCLUSION OF BURKINA FASO IN TSCTP: ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-18 16:58:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER XA XI AG
08ALGIERS1241ALGERIA: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-23 14:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY AG
08ALGIERS1254VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURGES AS SOCIETY SIMMERS
[...] Even as the constitution was being revised on November 12 to guarantee greater political representation for women, violence against women in Algeria was on the rise. According to Farouk Ksentini, the chairman of the government's National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protectio [...]
2008-11-26 14:08:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREL AG
08ALGIERS1320ALGERIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high profile terrorist attacks throughout the country compared with 2007, although the overall number of attacks did not decline and ongoing low-level terrorist activities continued in the countryside. In the first [...]
2008-12-20 17:23:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR PGOV AG
08ALGIERS143STALE BUT NOT YET ROTTED: AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
[...] SUMMARY: Algeria's agriculture sector has been stagnant for years because of a combination of factors that includes decades of Soviet-style government agrarian policies, underdeveloped industrial transportation systems, drought, and terrorist activity that disrupted business and distracted g [...]
2008-02-09 06:37:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS190MICROSOFT'S IPR WOES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 19 meeting, Microsoft Algeria Director General Samir Said outlined Microsoft's priorities for Algeria and underscored the negative impact weak intellectual property rights (IPR) protection is having on Microsoft's financial bottom line and growth potential. Sai [...]
2008-02-19 17:57:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP KIPR ETRD AG
08ALGIERS208ALGERIA: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the 2003 enactment of TRIPs-compliant legislation, Algeria has demonstrated it is capable of active and prompt attention to intellectual property rights (IPR) disputes (ref B),but progress has been sporadic and inconsistent rather than systematic. Although some Algerian [...]
2008-02-24 14:21:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AG
08ALGIERS220ALGERIA FY 08 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] SUMMARY AND JUSTIFICATION: Embassy Algiers submits the following request for FY 08 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) in support of commercial outreach outside of Algiers. The U.S.-Algeria commercial relationship has grown dramatically over the past 3 years -- from USD 11.5 billion [...]
2008-02-27 17:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP KIPR ETRD AG
08ALGIERS287ALGERIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2008
[...] This cable summarizes key economic developments in Algeria during February 2008, and includes: -- Motorola to Open Office in Algiers -- Bouteflika-Putin Meetings Stoke Fears of Gas Cartel -- U.S.-financed Desalination Plant Inaugurated in Algiers -- Bahraini Bank to Invest USD 3 billion in [...]
2008-03-10 07:11:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ENRG EPET ETRD AG
08ALGIERS319NEW AIR ALGERIE LEADERSHIP READY FOR BOEING
[...] (U) In a March 15 meeting with the Ambassador, new Air Algerie President Abdelwahid Bouabdallah and his assistant Amar Mahiout told us they intended to move quickly to replace part of Air Algerie's mid-range Boeing 737 fleet (ref A). Bouabdallah said that they would be looking for delivery of [...]
2008-03-17 11:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR BEXP AG
08ALGIERS360ALGERIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following: 2. Algeria has made progress since 2003 regarding fiscal transparency. Budget plans are unveiled each autumn for the following calendar year, and the Finance Law is officially published in the journal of record on December 31. A report [...]
2008-03-26 16:07:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL AG
08ALGIERS523PROFILES OF ALGERIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS
[...] SUMMARY: Since April 11, 2007, eleven suicide bombers have carried out attacks across Algeria. Through press reports, we have been able to piece together biographical vignettes of most of the bombers, which offer an insight into their motivations and socioeconomic circumstances. What stands o [...]
2008-05-08 10:23:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL AG
08ALGIERS524REQUEST FOR SPECIAL MILAIR MEDEVAC FOR SICK
[...] A group of Algerians here in Algiers and in the USA has asked the Embassy for USG help airlifting a small child to the U.S. for medical treatment, and our doing so would be a terrific humanitarian gesture that the Algerian public would deeply appreciate. The two and one-half year old child na [...]
2008-05-09 10:43:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AG
08ALGIERS537 ALGERIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 2008
[...] The following is a summary of some economic developments in Algeria for April 2008: -- NEW SUBSIDIES TO STABILIZE FOOD PRICES -- NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT OPENS IN ALGERIA -- FOREIGN INSURERS ENTER THE ALGERIAN MARKET -- SONATRACH COMMERCIALIZES GAS SALES TO EUROPE PRICE CHECK: ALGERIA [...]
2008-05-12 10:52:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EPET ETRD AG
08ALGIERS551ALGERIAN MFA PROFESSES SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1803 IRAN
[...] In response to ref A demarche, MFA Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs Abdelmalek Bouheddou told us on May 13 that Algeria was committed to playing its part in implementing the sanctions outlined in UNSCR 1803. He stressed that Algeria "takes UN resolutions very seriously" and appreciat [...]
2008-05-13 18:00:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR AG
08ALGIERS662ALGERIA STILL GUN-SHY ON BANK PRIVATIZATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Algeria's privatization of the bank Credit Populaire d'Algerie (CPA) appears likely to remain on hold for the foreseeable future. According to public statements by the Minister of Finance and our conversation with the President of CPA, the Algerian government continues to view [...]
2008-06-05 08:35:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON AG
08ALGIERS680FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE JUNE 17-19
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 11:29:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR OTRA AG IZ
08ALGIERS682KING OF RAI LATEST WESTERN SAHARA CASUALTY
[...] According to Algerian press reports and an Algerian concert goer in Morocco, Algerian pop star Cheb Khaled, known as the King of Rai music, was briefly assaulted on June 1 by a Moroccan concert audience angry at his known affection for the cause of Western Saharan independence. After a Spanish [...]
2008-06-11 08:49:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREF PREL SCUL KPAO WI MO AG
08ALGIERS797ALGERIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 16:00:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AG
08ALGIERS831DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIANS: ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-28 06:50:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR AG
08ALGIERS921ALGERIA SPEAKS OUT ON MAURITANIA COUP
[...] (U) MFA Minister-Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkhader Messahel (U/S equivalent) met with Mauritanian Special Envoy General Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed during an August 13 meeting in which the General passed a letter from coup leader General Abdelaziz addressed to Presiden [...]
2008-08-20 10:37:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MG AG
08ALGIERS930NEW FINANCE LAW MIXES PROTECTIONISM AND FITFUL
[...] SUMMARY: The 2008 supplemental finance law adopted on July 27 raised the per-barrel oil price used to calculate government revenue and included measures to stimulate business growth and develop the country's moribund agricultural sector. At the same time, the law alienated many with a contro [...]
2008-08-23 07:35:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD AG
08AMMAN1051Jordan's Nomination for the International Transit and
[...] The Government of Jordan has nominated Colonel Hassan Mahmoud Al Otoum, Director of Petra Police, to participate in the International Transit and Transshipment Conference to be held in Tangier, Morocco, May 20-22, 2008. 2. Colonel Otoum's biodata follows: Personal Information: A. Fu [...]
2008-04-10 13:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC MO JO
08AMMAN1067JORDAN PROMOTES IPR FOR NEW PLANT VARIETIES
[...] SUMMARY: Jordan is pursuing several initiatives to protect agriculture-related intellectual property rights (IPR). Most recently, the Jordanian private and public sectors hosted a regional conference to promote protection of new plant varieties. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) and local agric [...]
2008-04-13 11:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN1107Jordan's Implementation of the International Health
[...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) held a meeting March 31 of focal points from all relevant GOJ ministries, and local representatives of concerned non-governmental organizations and international organizations, to discuss requirements under the International Health Regulations (IHR). Jordan's Mi [...]
2008-04-15 09:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL AORC WHO JO
08AMMAN1136Additional Jordanian Nominations for the International
[...] The Government of Jordan has nominated Mr. Hassouni Mheilan, Director of Trade and Storage, Ministry of Industry and Trade; Engineer Ibrahim Al Nawayseh, Assistant Director General for Technical Affairs and Projects of the Aqaba Ports Association; and Mr. Khaldoun Al Saket, Assistant Director [...]
2008-04-16 13:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC MO JO
08AMMAN1215DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 10:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PHUM PREL JO
08AMMAN13252008 SWANEE HUNT AWARD NOMINATION
[...] Per Reftel, post nominates Ms. Basma Amawi, senior Cultural Affairs Specialist at U.S. Embassy Amman. Citation: "For advancing the public role of Jordanian women and helping empower them in the judicial and political spheres. Ms. Amawi undertook sustained, outstanding, and creative use of ex [...]
2008-04-30 13:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AMGT APER JO
08AMMAN1354May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People
[...] Amman believes that an Op-Ed authored by a senior USG official which details the human rights situation in Cuba and the plight of Cuban refugees would be the most effective way to commemorate the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People in Jordan. Post will work to gain the widest possible plac [...]
2008-05-05 13:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO
08AMMAN1359JORDAN: ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman is in constant contact with democracy and human rights activists within Jordan, and has occasional contacts with the small numbers of dissidents (mainly Syrian) who reside in Amman. Post is actively engaged in promoting the spread of democratic practices and values at all [...]
2008-05-06 09:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM JO
08AMMAN1458JORDAN COURT OVERTURNS FOLEY KILLING CONSPIRATOR
[...] (U) Jordan's al-Dustour newspaper reported on May 13 that the Court of Cassation - Jordan's Supreme Court - has overturned the 10-year sentence of Muammar Ahmad Yusuf al-Jaghbir, who had been convicted for his role in the 2002 murder of USAID official Laurence Foley in Amman. According to th [...]
2008-05-13 12:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC JO
08AMMAN146JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]
2008-01-15 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1497May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 12:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO
08AMMAN1511U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1803: DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-18 14:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR JO
08AMMAN1516FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE: INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 10:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA MARR MOPS IZ JO
08AMMAN1523WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT
[...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...]
2008-05-19 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO
08AMMAN1540May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 12:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO
08AMMAN155JORDANIAN MEDIA REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordanian press commentary has focused this past week on President Bush's visit to the region and his meetings with Arab and Israeli leaders. Opinions in Jordanian editorials were mixed. While there was praise for the symbolism of the President's visit, particularly to the West B [...]
2008-01-16 05:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR
08AMMAN1558JORDANIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its second annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Jordan 53rd out of 130 rated countries, a drop from 46th in 2007. During a conference sponsored by USAID, 200 tourism executives criticized the report's methodology and discussed the i [...]
2008-05-22 13:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EAID SOCI JO
08AMMAN159Jordan Holds its First Tabletop Exercise to Develop
[...] (U) On January 7 and 8, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) held its first tabletop exercise to develop a pandemic influenza preparedness plan in Jordan. The Jerash Governorate hosted the workshop in Jerash city, 25 miles north of Amman. The GoJ already has a comprehensive avian influenza (AI) pr [...]
2008-01-16 11:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU XF JO
08AMMAN1754Fourth Consecutive Increase In Jordan's Fuel Prices Since
[...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) announced on June 9 new prices of petroleum products, which rose by four to 13.5% over last month depending on the product. This represents the fourth increase since the GOJ liberalized fuel prices in February 2008. An interagency committee determines prices ba [...]
2008-06-12 09:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON JO
08AMMAN1903LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT PASSES SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Lower House of Parliament passed a 500 million JD ($705 million) supplemental budget for 2008 in early June. The supplement includes funds for fuel subsidies provided in January and February, wheat and fodder subsidies, increased civil servant salaries, and some c [...]
2008-06-29 07:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV EAID JO
08AMMAN1927APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ARAB BANK PLC, CAIRO AMMAN
[...] As requested in reftel, this cable provides information on Arab Bank PLC, Cairo Amman Bank and the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance. Post is not aware of any recent events in Jordan that would prohibit OPIC from providing financing to the three banks. All three borrowers are reputable membe [...]
2008-07-01 04:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN JO
08AMMAN2009SOLICITING DETAILS ON JORDAN'S EXPECTED ATTENDEES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 06:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA JO
08AMMAN204JORDAN REVISES ECONOMIC AID REQUEST, SEEKS UP TO $500
[...] On January 20, Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi presented to the Ambassador and the USAID Mission Director an ESF request for USD 500 million annually for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011. The new request (sent electronically to NEA/ELA) supersedes the GOJ's December request for USD 450 million [...]
2008-01-21 15:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREF JO
08AMMAN2066Fifth Consecutive Increase in Jordan's Fuel Prices since
[...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) announced new prices of petroleum products, effective July 10. Prices rose by four to nine percent over last month depending on the product, representing the fifth increase since the GOJ liberalized fuel prices in February 2008 (reftels). An interagency committ [...]
2008-07-10 14:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON JO
08AMMAN2154U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee Meeting Forms Seven Working
[...] Summary: The first meeting of Jordan-United States Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (JCM) resulted in new energy initiatives, enhanced collaboration on environmental issues, and the formation of seven separate working groups on water, environment, energy, agriculture, ed [...]
2008-07-17 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
08AMMAN2349DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALS UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 10:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR JO
08AMMAN2354First Semi-Reduction in Jordan's Prices of Fuel Products
[...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) announced new prices of petroleum products, effective August 10 (see para 5). While newspaper headlines said prices decreased by about five percent, the full story reveals that prices of only three distillates went down -- gasoline (all grades),kerosene, and di [...]
2008-08-12 04:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON JO
08AMMAN2356INFORMING JORDAN THAT MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 06:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ JO
08AMMAN2369JORDAN'S INFLATION RATE FOR JULY 2008 PEAKS AT 19 PERCENT
[...] (U) Inflation in Jordan continues to rise. Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) reported a 2.3% increase in the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) between June 2008 and July 2008, the largest increase since February 2008 when the cessation of fuel subsidies resulted in a 6.5% increase (reft [...]
2008-08-12 12:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI JO
08AMMAN2422JORDAN NOMINATES TALEB RIFAI FOR SECGEN OF WORLD
[...] (U) On August 17, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry informed Post via dipnote of its nomination of Dr. Taleb Rifai for the post of Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization. Post's informal translation of dipnote follows. Begin translated text: The Foreign Ministry of the Hashe [...]
2008-08-19 13:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA JO
08AMMAN2506DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 11:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN JO
08AMMAN2566SECRETARY'S WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP: MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNGA JO
08AMMAN2577DELIVERY OF ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 12:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JO
08AMMAN2582IRAQI REFUGEES GAIN ACCESS TO JORDANIAN PUBLIC
[...] On August 31, 2008, representatives of USAID met together with UNHCR, UNICEF, the European Commission, and the Jordanian Ministries of Education and Finance to discuss education programs for Iraqi refugees. Dr. Akour, Director of General Education, chaired the meeting. 2. The Ministry o [...]
2008-09-04 13:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN26GOJ ELIMINATES CUSTOMS DUTIES AND TAXES ON 13 FOOD ITEMS IN
[...] SUMMARY: Jordan's Cabinet agreed on January 2 to abolish customs fees and sales tax on 13 common foodstuffs in response to rising world food prices. Prime Minister Dahabi also called upon the private sector to lower its prices and profit margins on these products or risk government pricing. F [...]
2008-01-06 09:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV BTIO JO
08AMMAN2636IMC Syria Satisfied with Programming but Troubled
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, 2008, RefCoord Frederick and Project Management Specialist Halasa met with International Medical Corps (IMC) Syria Director Hussein Ibrahim in Amman. Ibrahim said he was satisfied with the progress of IMC programming in Syria. Clinics are operational and recei [...]
2008-09-10 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN2669SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NEEDED FOR SOCIAL SAFETY NET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Finance has drafted a temporary law for a second supplemental budget of $106 million to cover additional social safety net payments to civil servants, retirees, armed forces members, and welfare recipients. The supplement will be funded by an equivalent $106 mil [...]
2008-09-15 09:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV EAID JO
08AMMAN2672MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IMPROVES BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: One year after the passage of the 2007 Municipalities Law (Ref A),the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MoMA) and local officials generally view it as a successful reform of the 1955 law. Direct election of local officials has improved governmental accountability, a [...]
2008-09-15 12:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV JO
08AMMAN2690Amman Hosting Regional Conference on Investigative
[...] Well known Jordanian journalist Rana Sabbagh, the Executive Director of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ),is organizing a regional conference November 28 - 30 on investigative journalism which is scheduled to include big name media figures such as Yusri Foda of Al Jazeera and [...]
2008-09-17 11:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO PREL
08AMMAN2712 JORDAN-- WORKSHOP FINDS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
[...] Summary: On August 31, 2008, the Mental Health and Psychosocial working-group for Iraqis in Jordan met in Amman under the chairmanship of Save the Children and International Medical Corps (IMC). The workshop examined case studies and reaffirmed the findings of previous meetings. The partic [...]
2008-09-22 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN2715Jordanian Business Associations Revive Tijara Coalition to
[...] Summary: The Tijara coalition of 16 Jordanian business associations has begun to implement a new one-year strategy to promote U.S.-Jordan trade through policy forums and trade capacity-building workshops funded by USAID. In a September 17 policy forum with the Ambassador and Government of Jo [...]
2008-09-22 13:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR JO
08AMMAN2756PARLIAMENT'S FALL SESSION: A PREVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's parliament will return for its ordinary session on October 5. The first order of business will be the election of the speaker, a vote that current speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali seems to have clinched already. Economic issues are set to dominate the agenda, with complica [...]
2008-09-28 05:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN2757PARLIAMENT'S FALL SESSION: A PREVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's parliament will return for its ordinary session on October 5. The first order of business will be the election of the speaker, a vote that current speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali seems to have clinched already. Economic issues are set to dominate the agenda, with complica [...]
2008-09-28 06:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN2779JORDAN: U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 12:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDARM CDG PREL UNGA JO
08AMMAN278TOURISM IN JORDAN IN 2007: REVENUES UP, MORE EUROPEANS,
[...] Summary: Revenues from Jordan's tourism industry have grown 13 percent since 2006. The number and duration of European visitors is growing but Arab tourism is declining. Among Jordanian cities, Petra is experiencing the fastest growth, but low-budget hotels there continue to suffer from heavy [...]
2008-01-27 15:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND JO
08AMMAN2783FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB
[...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]
2008-10-05 11:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN2799FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES CONTINUE TO RISE AFTER MARCH'S
[...] (U) The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced that its foreign currency reserves had risen to $7.56 billion by the end of August 2008, a 13% increase over the $6.69 billion level in August 2007. These current reserves are equivalent to about five months of Jordan's import of goods and service [...]
2008-10-07 06:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV JO
08AMMAN2810IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 12:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM JO
08AMMAN2820Government of Iraq Repatriates Approximately 116
[...] (U) Summary: according to an Iraqi diplomat in Jordan, the Government of Iraq carried out two repatriation operations in Jordan, one on September 28, and a second on October 6. The GOI reportedly repatriated approximately 116 in the two operations. UNHCR subsequently confirmed that the mov [...]
2008-10-09 13:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN2823GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 13:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC JO
08AMMAN2884JORDANIAN REACTION TO BEIJING OLYMPICS MUTED
[...] (SBU) Most Jordanians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the lens of their national teams' performance. The Games received fairly straightforward coverage from the major Jordanian news outlets provided, for the most part, by a small number of reporters who accompanied the Jordan [...]
2008-10-16 12:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2888JORDAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON USE OF
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) delivered a Strategic (Task Force) Approach to the Investigation and Prosecution of Organized and Financial [...]
2008-10-16 13:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON KCRM SNAR JO
08AMMAN2898DOE/NNSA/NA242/NNTRAV/EXBS: DIPLOMATIC NOTE SENT TO GOJ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-19 08:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
08AMMAN295JORDAN TO ATTEND FEBRUARY 7 PSI OUTREACH EVENT IN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on January 28 to Khalid Takhayneh from the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Takhayneh said he received last week the UK's invitation to the February 7 Proliferation Security Initiative meeting in London, and that his office had [...]
2008-01-28 15:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA PARM PREL KNNP ZR JO
08AMMAN2958Jordan: Iraq Embassy Reports Repatriation
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, more than 100 Iraqis returned from Jordan via an Iraqi-chartered aircraft. The October 25 flight appears to be the first planeload of Iraqis to return from Jordan following similar operations from Egypt, and Syria earlier this year. Neither the GOJ nor UNHCR [...]
2008-10-28 05:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN2973JORDANIAN POET ON TRIAL FOR BLASPHEMY
[...] (SBU) Charges against a Jordanian poet, Islam Samhan, for allegedly defaming and insulting religion through Quranic verses and prophets in his book of poetry, "Grace Like a Shadow," has pitted religious leaders against public calls for greater freedom of expression. Eight months after the book [...]
2008-10-29 10:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KIRF SOCI JO
08AMMAN2974CARE-Jordan Hits Temporary Snag in PRM Project Proposal
[...] (SBU) Summary: At CareQs Request, RefCoord intervened with the GOJ to appeal the GOJ rejection of the USG-funded psychosocial project. The GOJ agreed to review the decision after discussing the journalism component of the project with CARE-Jordan. The GOJ continues to be leery of any pr [...]
2008-10-29 12:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID JO
08AMMAN2982Jordan's 2009 Budget Grows Deficit with Bonuses and
[...] (U) Summary: The Finance Ministry presented the $8.69 billion 2009 central budget to Parliament on October 26. The budget is 8.2% larger than 2008 because of growing capital expenditures including the King's housing initiative, as well as bonuses for civil servants and pensioners. This budge [...]
2008-10-30 11:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
08AMMAN299TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR AMMAN FSN AGRICULTURAL
[...] FAS AMMAN REQUESTS APPROVAL FOR FSN AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST MOHAMMED KHRAISHY TO VISIT DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, FEBRUARY 23-28, 2007, TO ESCORT JORDANIAN TRADERS TO THE AMERICAN PAVILION OF THE GULFOOD EXHIBITION. NO ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED. 2. USDA FAS REGIONAL OFFICE IN CAIRO HAS SUFFE [...]
2008-01-29 09:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR JO OTRA TU
08AMMAN3022Jordan 2009 National Trade Estimate
[...] Per reftel, below is the text of Jordan's 2009 National Trade Estimate, also sent, as requested, to USTR as a Microsoft Word document. 2. Begin Text: TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Jordan was $261 million in the first 11 months of FY 08, a decrease of $248 million fr [...]
2008-11-05 13:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN JO
08AMMAN3079Jordan Media Reaction to Obama Election
[...] Summary: nearly all columnists and editors writing in the Jordanian press today welcomed the election of Senator Obama as the next U.S. President, with the dominant theme being that he would bring very positive change to an America allegedly tarnished by the bush presidency. Following are exc [...]
2008-11-06 14:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR PREL
08AMMAN3105Jordan's King Speaks Out on Press Freedom
[...] (U) Summary: In an interview conducted November 9 with the editors in chief of the four major Arabic dailies and the Jordan Times, King Abdullah II expressed his "prohibition" of imprisonment of journalists for publication crimes. The king's statements come barely a week after the detention of [...]
2008-11-12 05:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO JO
08AMMAN3120 EPA Administrator Johnson Visit to Jordan Bolsters
[...] Summary: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson's October 17 - 22 visit to Jordan, the first-ever such visit by an Administrator, included the high-profile signing of a Statement of Intent with Environment Minister Khaled Irani to bolster environmental enforceme [...]
2008-11-16 09:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO SENV JO
08AMMAN3125IRAQI MEDIA OUTLETS BASED IN JORDAN: PROFILES
[...] (U) A number of Iraqi satellite television channels have established operations in Amman since 2005. These channels offer news and entertainment programming aimed at primarily Sunni audiences in Iraq and in neighboring countries. Following is a profile of the major channels, based on intervie [...]
2008-11-17 12:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR IZ JO
08AMMAN3139Jordan Improves Road Safety Traffic Record in 2008
[...] Summary: Although Jordan continues to have one of the highest traffic accident rates in the world, it has witnessed a significant gain in improving its road-traffic safety record in 2008, reducing fatality rates by almost 40%. Several high-profile traffic fatalities focused considerable atte [...]
2008-11-19 12:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL PGOV JO
08AMMAN3171JORDAN TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six months, Jordan made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons. Progress includes an increase in trafficking-related cases being tried, the approval of a joint labor inspector and police investigation unit, the creation of a Humanitarian and L [...]
2008-11-23 06:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN IZ IS SY ID
08AMMAN3173IN SPITE OF GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES JORDANIANS ARE
[...] (U) Summary: After years of steady GDP growth near 6% and inflation near 5%, skyrocketing inflation in Jordan in 2008 has dwarfed wage growth and created new challenges for GOJ. While wages have increased an estimated 25% since 2002, the Consumer Price Index has increased an average of 44%, an [...]
2008-11-23 10:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI JO
08AMMAN3206 Proposal on Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD PGOV JO
08AMMAN3298JORDANIAN AIR CHARTER COMPANY BEGINS SERVICE TO IRAQ'S
[...] (U) Jordan Aviation (JA),Jordan's largest charter airline, flew a test flight to Najaf in southern Iraq on December 6 and began charter service to Najaf International Airport on December 12. According to press reports, JA Chairman Captain Mohammed Al-Khashman said that JA will dedicate three p [...]
2008-12-14 09:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON JO IZ
08AMMAN3311Monitoring Cooperative Agreement SPRMO08CA097,
[...] (U) On December 14, Antares Foundation-Jordan held the first of a series of workshops in Amman for NGO staff working in psychosocial/mental health programming. RefCoord attended the opening session of the PRM-funded workshop. Attendance exceeded AntaresQ expectations with 26 participants att [...]
2008-12-15 14:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF JO
08AMMAN3327JORDANIAN MEDIA JOIN BANDWAGON HAILING SHOE THROWER
[...] SUMMARY: Jordan's media over the past two days have focused, like their counterparts in other Arab countries, on the shoe throwing incident against President Bush in Iraq. Daily newspapers carried front-page coverage of the incident, with an enormous number of editorial commentary, cartoons, a [...]
2008-12-16 14:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR KWBG
08AMMAN3360JORDAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) In its public statements and security measures, the Government of Jordan continued to place a high priority on its fight against violent extremism in 2008. This occurred against a backdrop of low support among Jordanians for terrorism. The Pew Research Center Global Attitudes survey of 200 [...]
2008-12-23 04:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC JO
08AMMAN3385SUCCESSFUL JORDANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT STUDY TOUR
[...] SUMMARY: A ten-person Jordanian delegation from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the Environmental Rangers, and the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN),participated in an October 22-November 4, 2008, Inspection and Enforcement study tour in the U.S. The comprehensive study tour [...]
2008-12-28 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN3402JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SITUATION IN GAZA
[...] SUMMARY: Since the weekend, Jordanian media outlets have focused all but exclusively on events in Gaza involving Israeli air strikes on militant positions. Coverage has been accompanied by gruesome photos taken of casualties in Gaza. Events dominate editorial commentary as well as front and i [...]
2008-12-30 12:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR JO
08AMMAN393REMINDER OF FEBRUARY 11 DEADLINE TO NOMINATE
[...] Embassy Amman would like to remind action addressees of the February 11 deadline for submitting the names of candidates for the Interdiction and Investigation of Bulk Cash Smuggling (BCS) seminar to be delivered in Amman, Jordan from March 10-13, 2008 (reftel). The seminar will be presented b [...]
2008-02-06 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD KTFN SNAR XF
08AMMAN411UN.GIFT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON VIENNA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN413AMMAN DISTRIBUTES PAYMENTS OF TEMPORARY TRANSITION ALLOWANCE STIPEND TO FORMER EMBASSY BAGHDAD STAFF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-10 05:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AMGT AFSN IZ JO
08AMMAN51GOJ REQUESTS SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR A LOCAL FIRM TO EXPORT
[...] This is an action request for USDA. Please see para 5. 2. Post received January 2 a dipnote requesting the U.S. give favorable consideration to a petition from the Jordanian private food processing company Nabil Food to export to the U.S. "ethnic" food produced in Jordan, but containing me [...]
2008-01-07 11:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD JO
08AMMAN518JORDAN TO COMPENSATE FARMERS FOR CROP LOSSES DUE TO RECENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) decided on February 12 to allocate USD 14 million for compensation to farmers who sustained financial losses due to a two-week frost spell in January, the worst to hit the kingdom in over a decade. 5,000 farmers, and 12,000 of 30,000 hectares of crop [...]
2008-02-18 13:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PGOV JO
08AMMAN632Jordan's Official Delegation to WIREC
[...] (U) Jordan's official five-member delegation to WIREC 2008 will be led by Minister of Environment Khaled Irani and include the following officials: -- Mr. Maher Matalka, Head of the Economic Department, Royal Hashemite Court; -- Mr. Malek Kabariti, Head of the National Energy Research Cente [...]
2008-02-27 12:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EAID EPET KGHG OPDC TRGY JO
08AMMAN651EMBASSY AMMAN INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONAL ENERGY REPORT
[...] In response to reftel, this message provides information on Embassy Amman's organization and resources regarding energy-related work: A. Sections of the Embassy Handling Energy -- Economic Section: 8 Total Staff -- Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) - 2 Total Staff -- [...]
2008-02-28 16:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD ECON JO
08AMMAN663DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-02 12:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL KCRM UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO JO
08AMMAN674DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION LINKING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 10:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC JO
08AMMAN688JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO EVENTS IN GAZA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: JORDANIAN MEDIA FOCUSED WITH INCREASING INTENSITY THIS PAST WEEKEND ON EVENTS IN GAZA INVOLVING CLASHES BETWEEN ISRAELI FORCES AND PALESTINIAN MILITANTS. COVERAGE OF EVENTS HAS COMPETED WITH THE KING'S U.S. VISIT FOR PRE-EMINENCE ON THE FRONT PAGES, AND HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY GRA [...]
2008-03-03 15:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR KWBG
08AMMAN708UNSCR 1803: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 12:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC IR JO
08AMMAN729JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian media gave high visibility to King Abdullah's working visit to the United States, focusing today and yesterday on his meetings with the President, the Vice President, and Congressional leaders. Coverage drew strictly from Government of Jordan official news accounts. Wit [...]
2008-03-06 14:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR
08AMMAN785Jordan Sets New, Higher Fuel Prices for March 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 07:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON JO
08AMMAN79GOJ TO APPLY TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
[...] SUMMARY: Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced in December 2007 that it will enforce during the first quarter of 2008 the mandatory adoption of technical standards for Jordanian fruit and vegetable exports. The standards apply to all fresh produce and address quality, size, transpo [...]
2008-01-09 12:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD JO
08AMMAN856PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: INVITATION DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 09:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC JO
08AMMAN99INVITATION TO ATTEND MARCH BULK CASH SMUGGLING SEMINAR IN
[...] This message contains action requests. Please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. The U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (DHS-ICE and CBP) will jointly deliver a [...]
2008-01-13 09:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD KTFN SNAR XF
08AMSTERDAM71AMSTERDAM: VALIDATION STUDY INDICATES LOW INCIDENCE OF FRAUD
[...] SUMMARY. In October 2008, the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam conducted a validation survey of B1/B2 visas issued by Post to citizens of the People's Republic of China (PRC). PRC citizens constitute the largest group of third country national (TCN) applicants at Post. Over half of all Chinese a [...]
2008-11-28 15:44:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD NL CH CVIS ASEC SMIG CFED
08ANKARA100ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1000ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1005EMBASSY ANKARA RESPONSE FOR OPIC FINANCE: FERSAN
[...] Per reftel, we conducted a review of Fersan operations and determined there is no derogatory information about the company, industry, or its prospects. Please see more detail in the internal report emailed to Alfredo Rodriguez by Robert Dunn on May 28. We have no available information on any [...]
2008-05-29 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV TU
08ANKARA1006ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1010ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1023ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1026TURKEY: WHY INVESTORS ARE NERVOUS
[...] Summary: Both economic and financial indicators show the honeymoon is over for the Turkish economy. Expectations are negative and Turkish assets are losing value. Our investment banking contacts see more nervousness from investors, occasionally setting Turkey apart from other emerging mark [...]
2008-06-03 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1029ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1033TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to pa [...]
2008-06-04 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TU
08ANKARA1037ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1045 INFLATION TROUBLE IN TURKEY
[...] Summary: Following May CPI inflation data that signaled the return of double-digit inflation for the first time since 2004, the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) significantly revised upward its official inflation target for 2009, 2010, and 2011 to 7.5%, 6.5%, and 5.5%, respectively. Inflation [...]
2008-06-05 11:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1047ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1049TURKEY WILL ATTEND 4TH GI MEETING, UNCLEAR AT WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP PGOV TU
08ANKARA105ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1054ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1060TURKEY: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
[...] (U) Post consulted with GOT officials, representatives of organized labor, employers' organizations, and ILO representatives in Turkey in an effort to determine the level and nature of the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods, per request in ref A. Post is aware of one rep [...]
2008-06-09 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08ANKARA1061ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1074ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1081ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1086TURKEY: 2008 REPORT ON EXPROPRIATION AND INVESTMENT
[...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission for the 2008 report to the U.S. Congress on expropriation claims and investment disputes, providing an update on the two ongoing cases reported in 2007. 2. Claimant Data: -- Claimants A are Victor and Kristy Bedoian, both U.S. citizens. The [...]
2008-06-12 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC TU
08ANKARA1088ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1090ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1108TURKEY ON PROPOSED GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy. Poroy told us that Turkey agrees with the principles of the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) in general; however, he had a number of questions about how the GMP will work operationally that were not answered i [...]
2008-06-16 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAID ECIN TU
08ANKARA1121ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 06:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1134ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1145ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1149ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-23 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1158ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1173ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1175ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1179ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1187ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-30 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA119ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1193ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA12ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1202ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA121TURKEY: NEW CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture reported on January 22 that avian influenza was found in dead backyard poultry in the town of Caycuma, in the northern province of Zonguldak. Following the RT-PCR method testing at the Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute, it was determined tha [...]
2008-01-23 05:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1215ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1224ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 03:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1226ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1238EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUNE 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator attended annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Washington DC June 9th-13th, 2008. EXBS's long awaited Nonproliferation Agreement was placed into force on June 9th, 2008 by GOT. MFA agrees to co-host a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar in Ankara in Sept [...]
2008-07-09 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1239ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1248ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1255ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA126ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1264ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1283ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1288ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1296ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1301ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1311GLOBAL INITIATIVE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Deputy Director General Elif Ulgen on July 22. She reiterated GOT's reticence in participating in Global Initiative activities, even technical, working-level events, since Cyprus became a partner in 2007. She offered to circulate the information she [...]
2008-07-23 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
08ANKARA1312ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 11:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1327ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1335DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Deputy Director General Elif Ulgen and MFA Head of Department for South Asian Affairs Devrim Ozturk on July 22. Our interlocutors thanked us for the information and reaffirmed Turkey's commitment to fully implement the requirements of the UNSC resolut [...]
2008-07-25 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNUC ETTC PREL TU IR
08ANKARA1341AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE INCREASE DEMARCHE
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA South Asia Department Second Secretary Ilhan Sener on July 3. On July 10 MFA South Asia Deputy Director General Babur Hizlan told us Turkey was in favor of the proposal to expand the size of the Afghan National Army. On July 23, we followed up with Devri [...]
2008-07-25 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF TU
08ANKARA1348ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-28 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1359ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1370ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1373TURKEY'S RULING PARTY FINED BUT NOT CLOSED BY
[...] (U) In a six to five vote, Turkey's Constitutional Court decided July 30 not to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),ending weeks of uncertainty and speculation about Turkey's political future. While six judges voted for closure, the constitution requires that at least seven [...]
2008-07-30 16:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM TU
08ANKARA1377ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1383ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 08:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1386REQUESTING DIPLOMATIC STATUS FOR OFFICE OF DEFENSE
[...] Post requests Department approve diplomatic status for Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Turkey personnel in accordance with 3 FAH-1 H-2438.2 in lieu of status under the NATO Status of Forces (SOFA) Implementing Agreement with Turkey. ODC Turkey Chief enjoyed diplomatic status until 2005, w [...]
2008-08-04 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAPER MARR TU
08ANKARA1390ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1402ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1410ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1415ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1424ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1441EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JULY 2008)
[...] (SBU) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator visited Kapikule and Ipsala Border Ports of Entry to review Customs Inspection and Enforcement operations and assess Turkish border security capabilities. MFA confirms Turkish interagency participation in a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar at [...]
2008-08-12 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1448ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1458ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-13 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1459TURKEY: NUCLEAR SUPPLIER GROUP EXCEPTION FOR INDIA
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on August 12 to MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Bora Kerimoglu. Kerimoglu expressed appreciation for the information provided and our offer to respond to any questions the GOT might have on the issue, and pledged to convey th [...]
2008-08-13 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC AORC ENRG IN TU
08ANKARA146ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA147TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture appears to be following appropriate procedures in response to the AI outbreak in Zonguldak province. 2. On January 22, the Ministry of Agriculture's General Directorate of Protection and Control submitted a report to the World Organization for Animal Hea [...]
2008-01-24 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1475ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-15 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1494ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-18 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1498ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1504ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1509TURKEY: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 11:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TU
08ANKARA1512ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1519ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1532ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-25 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1541ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-26 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1549ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1559ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1563ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 10:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1575ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 11:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1586ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1595ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 10:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1600ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1605TURKEY FINALLY JOINS WIPO TREATIES
[...] On August 28, after more than a year of delay, Turkey finally deposited its instruments of accession for the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty with the WIPO in Geneva, with no reservations. The treaty will enter into force on November 28, 2008. As reported [...]
2008-09-05 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR USTR WIPO TU
08ANKARA1607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1619EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUGUST 2008)
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator finalized agenda and logistics for the Sept. 17-18 EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar, to he held in Ankara. DOE/SLD provided Turkey's first training on SLD provided radiation detection pagers, survey instruments and RIDDS to TNP's Bomb Disposal experts. Turk [...]
2008-09-10 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1622DELIVERY OF AI DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-10 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08ANKARA1625ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-10 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1634ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-11 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1639 TURKISH GDP GROWTH SLOWED SHARPLY IN SECOND QUARTER
[...] Summary: TurkStat data released on September 10 showed Turkey's GDP grew only 1.9% (YOY) in the second quarter, far below market forecasts of 3.7% and down sharply from 6.7% growth in the first quarter. While first half growth was still a respectable 4.2%, the sharp slowdown from quarter to q [...]
2008-09-12 08:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA164ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1640ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1650TURKEY: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-15 13:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA TU
08ANKARA1652ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-15 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1657ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-16 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA166TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008
[...] Turkey launched air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on December 16, 17, 22 and 26. Several of the air strikes were supported by artillery fire. During the same period, counterterrorism operations within Southeast Turkey and against PKK terrorists in several cities con [...]
2008-01-29 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL CH KZ GR TU
08ANKARA1660ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1664ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1675ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1686ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA169ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1693ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA17BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Per ref a. we met with Mechanical and Chemical Industries Corporation (MKEK) Director of Marketing and Export Akif Akgul on January 3, 2008 to discuss case number 05-050075628 related to an order for approximately one thousand Smith and [...]
2008-01-04 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TU KOMC
08ANKARA170ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1711ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1737TURKEY: RATIFICATION OF NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche requesting an update on the status of Turkey's efforts to ratify the NATO accession protocols for Albania and Croatia to MFA NATO Policy Department Head Gulhane Ulutekin on October 6. She said the bills to approve the accession protocols have been drafted and [...]
2008-10-06 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR NATO PREL KTIA TU
08ANKARA1738ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1760ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1762ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 04:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1766ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1781ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1786ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-15 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1787EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT - (SEPTEMBER 2008)
[...] Summary: Activities this month focused primarily on executing the Sept. 17-18 Nonproliferation Seminar and making arrangements for the Customs VIP visit to the U.S. in November. EXBS also accompanied DOE/SLD rep to meetings with the Turkish national Police in support of their program. End Summ [...]
2008-10-15 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1801ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1809ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1824ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA183IRAQ NEIGHBORS PROCESS: MARCH 1-4 ENERGY WORKING
[...] (SBU) MFA Energy Department Head Altay and GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikol told us in separate meetings that the GOI has agreed to dates for the next meeting of the Neighbors Process Energy Working Group. The GOT plans to host the Energy Working Group on March 1 and 2 in Istanbul. The GOT is p [...]
2008-01-31 20:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET IZ TU
08ANKARA1839ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1840ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1846SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEP SEC KUPFER'S OCT 30-31
[...] (SBU) Turkey remains the vital link in our strategy to bring gas from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia to Europe through a Southern Corridor. Turkish leaders with whom you will meet believe Turkey is facing acute electricity shortages as early as 2009 and natural gas shortages of up to 16 [...]
2008-10-23 10:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1850ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1857ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1871ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1888ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA189ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1897ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA190TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] There have been no new outbreaks since the small one reported in Zonguldak province on January 19th; however, the incubation period is not over. 2. According to a representative of the European UnionQs (EU) Technical Assistance team in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of AgricultureQs General [...]
2008-02-01 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1904ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1911ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1918ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1922ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1926TURKEY: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Following is Mission Turkey's submission of the Drugs and Chemical Control Section for the 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Turkey I. Summary Turkey continues to be a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates moving to Europe, and serves as a staging area f [...]
2008-11-06 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
08ANKARA1932ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1950ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1957ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1959TURKEY: DTP CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] (U) The following congratulatory message was received for the President-elect from Co-President of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). Begin text: We would like to present our hearty congratulations on your election as the President of the United States of America. We hope that, your co [...]
2008-11-13 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP TU
08ANKARA196ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-04 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1960TURKEY: CHP CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT ELECT
[...] (U) The following congratulatory message was received November 6 for the President-elect from the Chairman of the opposition Republican Peoples' Party (CHP). Begin text: Dear Mr. President-Elect, I warmly congratulate your election as the President of the United States of America. I am [...]
2008-11-13 10:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP TU
08ANKARA1965ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1975EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (OCTOBER
[...] Summary: TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator met with Turkish Customs Enforcement officials during this period and provided a comprehensive briefing on U.S. Customs. Final preparations have been confirmed for the November 12-24 visit of Director General of Customs Enforcemen [...]
2008-11-14 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1985ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1991ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1996ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-18 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2004ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2008HOLY TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT! IT'S BATMAN VS. BATMAN
[...] SUMMARY. In a story that received a great deal of play in the blogosphere and in both the U.S. and Turkish press (including mention on CNN and in Variety),Huseyin Kalkan, mayor of the small Turkish city of Batman, has announced plans to sue Warner Brothers and director Christopher Nolan for u [...]
2008-11-20 06:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR PHUM KCRM TU
08ANKARA2013ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-20 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA202TURKEY: NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK
[...] The Ministry of Agriculture announced on February 4th, that there is a new outbreak of Avian Influenza in the country. This outbreak is in Samsun province on the Black Sea, about 400 Kilometers east of Zonguldak, where the last outbreak occurred. 2. On January 28, Ministry officials were in [...]
2008-02-05 09:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA2025ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2038ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2050TURKEY ON GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND
[...] Ag Counselor delivered reftel talking points to Selma Ayture at the External Relations Division at the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MARA) on Nov. 25. She replied that they were aware of the initiative but said there had been no coordinated discussion within the ministry. She a [...]
2008-11-25 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08ANKARA2051ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2056ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA206ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-05 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2063ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2064TURKEY WILL NOT SIGN THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER
[...] (U) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul confirmed on November 28 that the GOT will not/not sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey SILLIMAN [...]
2008-11-28 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MOPS TU
08ANKARA2065TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) We delivered the demarche regarding the "Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments" (reftel) to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul on November 29. Yurdakul said the USG can count on GOT support for the res [...]
2008-11-28 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TU
08ANKARA2069ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2077ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2078ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2089TURKEY: ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Summary: To respond to the Department's call for action in recognition of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the United Nations' "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (ref A),Embassy Ankara: --engaged with a diverse array of ci [...]
2008-12-04 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TU
08ANKARA2106DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON POTENTIAL PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Econ counselor delivered reftel talking points December 11 to Babur Girgen, Head of the Afghan-Pakistan Department at MFA. Girgen said having a fixed date for the conference was the most important factor to ensure the [...]
2008-12-11 10:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK TU
08ANKARA2114INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENT: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
[...] (SBU) The Iraqi Ambassador in Turkey delivered ref a request to the Turkish Foreign Ministry during the morning hours of December 15. MFA officials told us that the GOI note, together with the U.S. request to extend the validity of agreements regarding support to OIF through Turkey, was sent [...]
2008-12-15 17:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR TU IZ
08ANKARA2119ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-16 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA212ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-06 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2134INCIRLIK CARGO HUB: GOT MOVING TOWARD EXTENDING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 11:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL PARM IZ TU
08ANKARA214TURKEY: THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN JUST OVER TWO
[...] On February 6, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed a third outbreak of Avian Influenza in just over two weeks. This one is in Sakarya province, 125 kilometers east of Istanbul. MARA officials stated that on February 4 suspicious birds were tested. The test results showed tha [...]
2008-02-06 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA2147ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2148ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2151TURKEY: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Domestic and transnational terrorist groups have targeted Turkish nationals and foreigners in Turkey, including, on occasion, USG personnel, for more than 40 years. Terrorist groups that operated in Turkey have included Kurdish separatist, Marxist-Leninist, radical Islamist, and pro-Chechen gr [...]
2008-12-22 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PTER TU
08ANKARA2162EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports Turkish Nonproliferation interagency continues to review findings and recommendations of September EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar. EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator accompanied five senior Turkish Customs Enforcement [...]
2008-12-24 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA2172ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-24 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2177ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 12:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2190TURKEY CONDEMNS GAZA ATTACKS
[...] (U) Turkey has reacted strongly to Israeli attacks in Gaza. PM Erdogan has called the attacks a "crime against humanity," a "blow to world peace," and complained they showed a "lack of respect" for Turkey, which has been exerting great efforts to restore peace in the region. President Gul wa [...]
2008-12-30 17:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS PGOV PTER IS TU
08ANKARA2192ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 06:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2195ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA22ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-04 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA224ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA227ELECTRICITY TO NORTHERN IRAQ: IMPORT PERMIT
[...] (SBU) The Kartet electricity plant in Turkey that supplies electricity to northern Iraq ran out of fuel and shut down on January 2. The plant is fueled by Iraqi heavy fuel oil. As reported reftel, the final hurdle to getting fuel deliveries resumed and the plant restarted was issuance of an [...]
2008-02-08 05:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG IZ PREL TU
08ANKARA242ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 07:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA248ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA264ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA271EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor met with EU Commission representative to coordinate future border security assistance programs with Turkish Customs. EXBS program completed Customs clearance of CT-30 Kits and Gerber tool Kits and moved them into temporary storage at Post, awaiting MFA acceptance of new [...]
2008-02-13 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA273ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA289ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA292TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK SITUATION UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Ag office is now aware of six outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI),three of which have confirmed lab results and have been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by TurkeyQs Ministry of Agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]
2008-02-15 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA30ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA309ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA319ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-20 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA328ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA335ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA336BUSINESS GROUPS WARN GOT ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three major business organizations warned the government on February 21 about rising unemployment and slowing industrial activity. The Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB),Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) and Turkish Clothing [...]
2008-02-22 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD TU
08ANKARA34ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA341TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES,
[...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]
2008-02-23 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA342TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES,
[...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]
2008-02-23 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA343TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 3: GROUND OPERATION CONTINUES,
[...] (U) Turkish ground operations inside of northern Iraq continue, with Turkish troops supported by artillery and air strikes as well as helicopter gunships. 2. (U) In a public announcement late on February 22, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) reported that operations are being carried out by J [...]
2008-02-23 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA349TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008
[...] Turkey carried out air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on January 15. Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced that over 60 targets were hit. Counter-terrorism operations within Southeast Turkey against PKK terrorists continued during month. TGS reported that 36 terrori [...]
2008-02-25 08:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL IZ IT UK MK QA GR TU
08ANKARA356ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA378ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA392ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA403TURKEY: TGS ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL OF GROUND TROOPS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA405ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA416ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA417TURKEY: MEDIA COVERAGE OF MILITARY OPERATION IN
[...] (U) Summary: Civilian and military officials have had to respond to criticism from the opposition, reflected both in the mainstream and opposition press, that Turkey bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw its troops from northern Iraq. The withdrawal occurred the day after Defense Secretary Gates' [...]
2008-03-03 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA423ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA43ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA435ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA444ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA452ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA464ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA471ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA481ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA495BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] We met with Aselsan (Full name Aselsan Electronics Industries Inc.) Purchasing Manager Ahmet Arpaozu on March 4 regarding reftel case (license number 050064457). Arpaozu relayed our questions to the production and project managers, with whom we also met on site. They confirmed Aselsan's orde [...]
2008-03-13 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEG ETTC KOMC TU
08ANKARA497ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA508ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA514ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA522ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA529ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA54ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA543ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA552ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA562ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA564ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA568ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-26 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA579ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-28 06:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA583ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-28 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA598ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA605TURKEY: REALITY TV SHOW RATINGS ON THE RISE
[...] (U) As the Turkish public grows weary of the complicated and discouraging political developments dominating the news and talk shows, they are turning increasingly to reality TV shows for entertainment. TRT Program Director Nisan Budalalik has seen a marked increase in viewership of American-s [...]
2008-04-01 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA611ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA62ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA620ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA629ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA640ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA659ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA670ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA673ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA684ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA699TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BANS FUTURE REAL ESTATE
[...] Summary: On March 11, Turkey's Constitutional Court annulled the section of the Foreign Investment Law that authorized property sales to foreigners in Turkey. The ruling will enter into force 6 months following the issuance of the court reasoning, and it will not be retroactive. The GOT is ex [...]
2008-04-14 11:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON BEXP TU
08ANKARA7ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-02 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-14 12:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA707TURKEY/PSI: MFA DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY TO LEAD GOT
[...] (U) MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen told us on April 15 that her office, which is responsible for PSI and all nonproliferation matters, has proposed having newly-appointed MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Ecvet Tezcan lead the GOT delegation t [...]
2008-04-15 11:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA708ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA712ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA72ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA721ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-17 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA727ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-18 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA731EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MARCH 2008)
[...] Summary: The EXBS Program advisor met with Turkish Customs officials to review proposed CBP offered training in anticipation of the EXBS Agreement going into force. EXBS team completed preparations for DHS/CBP's Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) training for Turkish Customs, which began on April 10. C [...]
2008-04-18 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA742ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-21 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA751TURKEY: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
[...] (U) On April 21 we delivered reftel demarche to MFA Department Head for Council of Europe and Human Rights Hasan Ulusoy. He lamented the plight of prisoners of conscience and said Turkey would give due consideration to the declaration. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intel [...]
2008-04-22 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PHUM PREL TU
08ANKARA752ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA770ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA78EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER
[...] Summary: The EXBS Program Manager for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor completed transfer of the Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) has requested a joint proliferation "threat" assessmen [...]
2008-01-15 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA781ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA797ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-28 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA800Turkey Visit by Native American Storyteller a Resounding
[...] Summary: Embassy Ankara hosted Native American storyteller and singer Redfeather Woman for 21 performances from April 7-20, 2008. Redfeather Woman (AKA Rose Haywood) performed to over 4,000 high school and university students in eight cities in southwestern Turkey and in Ankara. The program [...]
2008-04-29 05:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL KPAO TU
08ANKARA817ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-29 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA834IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TURKEY
[...] This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. SUMMARY: Turkey has the highest per capita wheat consumption in the world, and in a normal year is not only self-sufficient but exports wheat flour to neighboring countries. Severe drought in 2007 slashed Turkish crop yields, and commodity pri [...]
2008-04-30 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA843ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA85TURKEY: CERD DEMARCHE UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 08:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PHUM TU
08ANKARA850TURKEY EPC: IRAQ INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN GAZIANTEP MAY 22 -
[...] Turkey will host its Third Iraq International Fair in the southeastern city of Gaziantep May 22 - 25. This trade fair is jointly organized by the Iraqi Ministry of Trade and the Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) and will include exhibitors from Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Italy, Russia, Ta [...]
2008-05-02 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
08ANKARA853ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA855U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM DELIVERED TO TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA TU
08ANKARA860ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA873ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA891ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 12:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA898TURKEY: MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] (U) To commemorate May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post plans to feature on our website the Department's statement on solidarity with the Cuban people, and appropriate background information. Additionally, two post political officers who previously served at USINT Havana plan [...]
2008-05-09 09:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU
08ANKARA899ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA90ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA908EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (APRIL 2008)
[...] Summary: The EXBS Team met with Turkish Customs officials and DHS/CBP Training specialist to review previously offered training and expand new training initiatives to include accession and OJT training programs. DHS/CBP training team completed Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) training for Turkish Cus [...]
2008-05-12 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA91ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA910ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA922 Turkey: FY 2009 IVLP Nomination Slate
[...] Ahmed Arpat, News Reporter/Editor, Kanal D television European Regional Project, Current Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders I (October 20 - November 7, 2008) (Alternate: Ozan Acar, Research Associate at the Turkish Economic Policy Foundation) 2. Orhan Kema [...]
2008-05-13 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL TU
08ANKARA925ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA931ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA940ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA948TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU
08ANKARA952ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA958ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA966ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA975ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA976TURKEY RESPONSE: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
[...] This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. We delivered reftel messages to Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Hasan Yalcin. He told us that Turkey too is concerned about rising food prices. It has long supported a reduction of ag [...]
2008-05-22 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TU
08ANKARA981TURKEY ON BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] On May 22, we delivered reftel demarche to Volkan Oskiper, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, First Secretary for International Political Organizations. Oskiper said the Government of Turkey (GOT) shares the U.S.Government's concerns about the Burma regime's rush to move to reconstruction [...]
2008-05-23 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM BM
08ANKARA982ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA999ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO1ANTANANARIVO: 2007 ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION
[...] CRIME MOBILITY: B. Criminal elements generally concentrate their activities in high crime areas, but sometimes enter nearby neighborhoods, including those of Mission housing. Comment: Criminal elements in the capital usually focus on densely populated areas and commercial zones. However, [...]
2008-01-02 11:24:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MA
08ANTANANARIVO136KUWAIT FM IN COMOROS TO DISCUSS INVESTMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Kuwait's Foreign Minister visited the Union of the Comoros February 16-17 to meet Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and to discuss Kuwaiti investments. END SUMMARY. 2. Mohamed Mohamed Al-Sharji, Kuwait's Ambassador in Cairo accredited to the Comoros, told EmbOff that Kuwaiti [...]
2008-02-19 10:41:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EINV EAID KU CN
08ANTANANARIVO198 MADAGASCAR "REGIONAL COUNSELOR" ELECTIONS MARCH 16
[...] In the final days before the March 16 elections for 147 regional counselors, the fifth election Madagascar has seen in just 15 months, campaign season is finally picking up some speed. Voters around the country have expressed fatigue and a general lack of understanding regarding the role of r [...]
2008-03-13 12:00:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO319 COMORAN FOREIGN MINISTER INTERVIEWED IN REUNION
[...] (U) In a televised interview during a visit to Reunion on March 22, Comoran Foreign Minister Ahmed Jaffar declared that deposed Anjouan leader Mohamed Bacar "should face the justice system in his country [the Union of the Comoros] to respond for his actions on the charges levied against him and [...]
2008-04-24 13:56:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO464JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN MADAGASCAR
[...] Starting May 28, the Malagasy Supreme Court weekly session began to examine more than 220 complaints regarding reported irregularities in the mayoral elections of December 12, 2007. To date around 70 complaints have been addressed, with the majority dismissed for not following correct legal p [...]
2008-07-01 11:30:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PINR MA
08ANTANANARIVO7ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE
[...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime occurs in Madagascar as it does in most major cities in the world. Over the past year, Antananarivo has seen its violent crime rate increase for the first time in several years. For the first time in over te [...]
2008-01-07 13:36:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC MA CN
08ANTANANARIVO744OBSTACLES TO INVESTMENT: THE VIEW OF A PROMINENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malagasy industrial magnate Salim Ismail outlined the negative factors confronting potential investors in Madagascar during a recent meeting with the Ambassador. These factors include a complicated business environment, an unfair legal system, problems with the state-owned power [...]
2008-11-05 07:31:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND ETRD MA
08ANTANANARIVO752CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM
[...] On November 6, 2008, Post received the following letter from President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi via fax. 2. Translation follows: No. 08-186/PR The President, Moroni, November 6, 2008 Excellency: After Your Excellency's historic victory for the Presidency of the United States [...]
2008-11-07 06:55:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP CM
08ANTANANARIVO832MADAGASCAR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] International terrorism remained a concern in Madagascar in 2008 due to the island nation's inadequately monitored 3,000 mile coastline. Despite limited resources, government officials were eager to cooperate with the United States and the international community to implement counterterrorism [...]
2008-12-12 08:38:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC MA
08ANTANANARIVO85PRESIDENT'S GOALS FOR MADAGASCAR IN 2008
[...] At several of the New Years celebrations that customarily take place throughout the month of January in Madagascar, President Ravalomanana announced his three main goals for Madagascar's sustainable development in 2008. Insisting he has no intention to stay in the Presidency for a long time, [...]
2008-01-31 11:12:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID MA
08ANTANANARIVO852 MADAGASCAR: GOM (AGAIN) DENIES DAEWOO LAND DEAL
[...] (U) The following diplomatic note dated December 12 was delivered to Post in response to recent media reports concerning a major agricultural investment by South Korea's Daewoo Logistics (reftel). The story was reported on extensively in both foreign and domestic media despite an immediate deni [...]
2008-12-19 09:14:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV EAGR MA
08APIA58PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY OVER ARREST OF ASSOCIATE
[...] Summary: At 10:00am November 10 approximately 2,000 peaceful protesters marched to the Embassy to deliver a petition for the release of Associate Cabinet Minister and prominent businessman Hans Joachim (Joe) Keil. Mr. Keil was arrested in September in the U.S. on suspicion of passport fraud. [...]
2008-11-13 05:04:00Embassy ApiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC WS
08ASHGABAT1025CLIMATE CHANGE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-06 11:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG KSCA AORC TX
08ASHGABAT1048TURKMENISTAN: ESTIMATED COSTS FOR AGRICULTURAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 13:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID TX
08ASHGABAT1090DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATON OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 09:29:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT110INREACH - ENCOURAGING SUBSCRIBING STATES TO SUBMIT THEIR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 12:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TX
08ASHGABAT111PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1117RUSSIA'S POSSIBLE RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-26 11:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RS GG TX
08ASHGABAT1132TALKING POINTS REJECTING RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 12:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL GG RU TX
08ASHGABAT1151DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA DELIVERED TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 11:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNGA KV TX
08ASHGABAT1171EMBASSY OFFICER FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 06:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKRVC TPHY EWWT TX
08ASHGABAT1172DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 06:54:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL TX
08ASHGABAT118 TURKMENISTAN RETURNS TO A MORE NORMAL HOLIDAY
[...] (U) According to standard practice, Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhamedov on January 18 signed legislation listing this year's annual holiday schedule. However, included this year among the usual events -- New Year's Day, Day of Remembrance (of the victims of the 1948 earthquake) and the K [...]
2008-01-23 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1182DEMARCHE ON THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 07:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN TX
08ASHGABAT1206TURKMENISTAN: ABA-CEELI WILL TRY A NEW APPROACH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) ABA-CEELI Country Director told Charge September 11 that he plans to refocus the group's activities in Turkmenistan. However, he has heard indirectly from a number of sources that the Turkmenistan government wants to work w [...]
2008-09-11 11:27:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1232VETTING REQUEST FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTER NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Post has been asked to conduct a human rights review for the following 72 nominees for the NATO-Russia Counternarcotics Training program taking place in Ashgabat from September 15-26. The DEA will be conducting the second w [...]
2008-09-15 13:06:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR TX
08ASHGABAT127 TURKMENISTAN'S PROJECT RUNWAY: MINISTRY OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) When one thinks of haute couture and super models, one normally does not think of Central Asia. Nevertheless, on January 18, Turkmenistan's Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chinese Embassy teamed up on a fashion show [...]
2008-01-25 04:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SCUL SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1277Terrorism Finance: Designation of Five Individuals and Two
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on September 26, 2008 Embassy informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan of the designation under EO 13438 and provided related background information and key points in a non-paper. Any substantive [...]
2008-09-26 10:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN TX
08ASHGABAT1296 TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CDG PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT1326TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 10:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CDG PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT1348TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 10:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNGA KV TX
08ASHGABAT1355TURKMENISTAN: IRAN 3, U.S. 0, SPORTSMANSHIP
[...] Embassy Ashgabat played the Iranian Embassy team on October 11 in a 30-minute soccer match during the first round of a diplomatic tournament organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan. Team U.S.A. was made up of the DATT, RSO, GUNNY and 2 MSG, CAO, and a Nevada National Guard representative. We n [...]
2008-10-14 08:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI IR TX
08ASHGABAT1361TURKMENISTAN: UNODC INTRODUCES ON-LINE
[...] At its quarterly Law Enforcement Donor Coordination Meeting on October 13, UNODC Ashgabat introduced the agency's new internet-based ADAM (Automated Donor Assistance Mechanism) website to participants. Members of UNODC's Turkmenistan collective will now be able to access current information ab [...]
2008-10-15 12:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM TX
08ASHGABAT1362 TURKMENISTAN: IMMENSE VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS ARE CONFIRMED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The general manager of the British firm Gaffney, Kline & Associates, which just completed an independent audit of the natural gas fields in South Yoloten-Osman and Yashlar, presented the results of their study to a s [...]
2008-10-15 12:54:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT143 TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT USCENTCOM ADMIRAL
[...] (U) On January 25, the government-run website "Turkmenistan Golden Age" (www.turkmenistan.gov.tm) (Turkmen, Russian and English) reported on Admiral Fallon's arrival in Turkmenistan, giving accurate details about his planned meetings in the country. Similar reports appeared on the same day on [...]
2008-01-30 10:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO MARR OIIP TX
08ASHGABAT146GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: LOGISTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 14:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER EWWT TX
08ASHGABAT1480TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows Department of Comme [...]
2008-11-10 11:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
08ASHGABAT1482MESSAGE FROM TURKMEN PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (U) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a letter to President Bush. Post will forward the original via diplomatic pouch and fax. An informal translation in English is provided in paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Ashgabat, November 10, 2008 His Excellency P [...]
2008-11-10 13:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1483 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN COUNTRY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] The EXBS Advisor is responsible for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Advisor has been unable to travel to Uzbekistan since July because of visa and passport problems. The Advisor received a new three-month visa for Uzbekistan, effective November 27, 2008. The Advisor will be TDY to Uzbekist [...]
2008-11-12 02:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT1488 TURKMENISTAN: OVERVIEW OF USG BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] The following report about USG border security assistance to Turkmenistan is post's response to reftel request by the Export Control and Related Border Security Interagency Working Group (IWG) for Central Asia to compile an overview of all of nonproliferation, law enforcement, counter-narcotic [...]
2008-11-13 12:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT1506TURKMENISTAN: ROTTEN IMPORTED INDIAN EGGS CAUSE A
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has imported eggs from India since spring 2008 because it cannot satisfy the consumer appetite for eggs from domestic sources. However, Turkmenistan does not properly store the eggs, and they conseq [...]
2008-11-21 05:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAGR ETRD SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT151063RD UNGA: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 13:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT151463RD UNGA: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 06:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT1528TURKMENISTAN'S PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's pharmaceutical market offers a wide variety of basic pharmaceuticals made in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, India and China, sold through drugstores owned by the Ministry of Health or private entities which have received Ministry licenses for distributorships a [...]
2008-11-26 02:38:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AMED EIND ETRD SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT1544 AMBASSADOR MANN: A WELCOME FIGURE IN TURKMEN STATE MEDIA -
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state media widely reported on U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steven Mann's November 20 meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The same day, media sources accurately carried [...]
2008-11-28 13:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON EPET KPAO OIIP RS TX
08ASHGABAT1557TURKMENISTAN'S GAS DELIVERIES TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 10:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON EINDIR IR TX
08ASHGABAT1561TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF LACEY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO TX
08ASHGABAT1613TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 08:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT162 TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT VISIT BY U.S. COORDINATOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state media highlighted U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steven Mann's January 29 visit to Turkmenistan. Mann's meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received wide state media coverage. Some international media sources char [...]
2008-02-01 15:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON EPET KPAO OIIP RS TX
08ASHGABAT174 TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...]
2008-02-05 08:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT177 TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...]
2008-02-05 10:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT209 TURKMENISTAN: INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORTS TO
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Ashgabat's response to reftel, which requests input for two new reports to Congress on energy. Paragraph 2 offers a brief overview of the energy situation in Turkmenistan, paragraph 3 lists energy-related U.S. objectives, paragraph 4 offers a short description of [...]
2008-02-11 08:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD TX
08ASHGABAT212PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 13:47:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNMIK TX
08ASHGABAT227U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS TO BAN CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 13:42:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT232TURKMENISTAN: U.S. HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION RATIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 12:31:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KOCI CASC TX
08ASHGABAT284 TURKMENISTAN: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) The 2008 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on January 30. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2008 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraph on Turkmenistan in the 2008 Special 301 report: [...]
2008-02-28 13:27:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX
08ASHGABAT29TALKING POINTS REGARDING RESOLUTION OF KOSOVO'S STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 07:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN PGOV YI TX
08ASHGABAT304TURKMENISTAN: UNSC ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 12:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PARM KNNP MNUC IR TX
08ASHGABAT306ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 05:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TX
08ASHGABAT308 TURKMENISTAN: 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] 1) Information on country whose central government receives foreign assistance from the United States: Turkmenistan. The death of former President-for-Life Saparmyrat Niyazov on December 21, 2006, offered a new opportunity to engage the Government of Turkmenistan on a number of issue [...]
2008-03-06 06:45:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ECON PREL TX
08ASHGABAT311DESIGNATION OF FOUR ABU GHADIYAH NETWORK MEMBERS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 11:25:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL TX
08ASHGABAT325TURKMENISTAN: PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC TX
08ASHGABAT351EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP (EPG) OF THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 06:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TX
08ASHGABAT352 TURKMENISTAN RESPONDS TO QUERY ON HAGUE CODE OF
[...] Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 17 under cover of a diplomatic note forwarded a letter from Minister of Defense Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev responding to Ref A request urging the Government of Turkmenistan to submit its Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferati [...]
2008-03-18 09:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC ETTC TX
08ASHGABAT371NON-PAPER ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL-USE ITEM PROVISION OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 08:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM MNUC PREL TX
08ASHGABAT384ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MANPADS THREAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-27 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TX
08ASHGABAT398SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 08:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWIM KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT414INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGANISTAN: PARIS,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 13:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT423IRAN: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL VIGILANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 13:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC UNSC IR TX
08ASHGABAT473BAHRAIN ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 12:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER DTRA KGIC KNNP BA TX
08ASHGABAT477DATE AND MEETING DETAILS FOR A GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 14:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT478TURKMENISTAN: MFA RESPONDS AFFIRMATIVELY TO PSI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 08:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KNNP KSTC PARM TX
08ASHGABAT503DISCOURAGING RUSSIA FROM UPGRADING RELATIONS WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 12:10:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL GG RS TX
08ASHGABAT506URGING TURKMENISTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. PROPOSAL FOR A REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 11:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL GG RS TX
08ASHGABAT519NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 08:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NPT TX
08ASHGABAT522TURKMENISTAN: SPECIAL 301 - 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 13:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR TX
08ASHGABAT554U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 07:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA TX
08ASHGABAT614TALKING POINTS AND U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 05:21:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ETRD TRGY KNNP AORC UNSC IR TX
08ASHGABAT648GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 11:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER KGIC PREL TX
08ASHGABAT657 TURKMENISTAN: SOME IN TURKMENBASHY UPBEAT, OTHERS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Conversations with local residents during a recent visit to the Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy revealed a mixture of attitudes, with several individuals expressing satisfaction with their lives and overall optimi [...]
2008-05-22 12:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI AJ TX
08ASHGABAT690JUNE 16-18 TIFA MEETINGS - DRAFT AGENDA DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 04:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN ETRD TI TX
08ASHGABAT705IAEA/IRAN: LATEST IAEA REPORT DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 09:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA TX
08ASHGABAT707TURKMENISTAN: SENATOR LUGAR'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 11:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET AJ TX
08ASHGABAT711GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: ENCOURAGING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 12:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT742TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR LET OPERATIVES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 02:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC
08ASHGABAT751TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 06:04:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA TX
08ASHGABAT757GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 11:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT772 THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN DELIVERED TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR TX
08ASHGABAT781TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NINE NAMES DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PINR UNSC BA QA TX
08ASHGABAT809TERRORISM FINANCE: INFORMATION ON U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 12:45:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EFIN KTFN ETTC UNSC TX
08ASHGABAT813GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 04:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN TX
08ASHGABAT825DEMARCHE CONVEYING INFORMATION FROM THE MEETING ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 06:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC TX
08ASHGABAT863TURKMENISTAN: 2008 TIFA MEETING: FEEDBACK ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 04:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON TX
08ASHGABAT922DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 06:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR TX
08ASHGABAT927GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE ON LEGAL AND REGULATORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 06:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT956OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 13:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT96TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 03:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN TX
08ASHGABAT97 2008 TURKMENISTAN BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Brief justification -- U.S. EmbassQshgabat would like to hold meetings with U.S. companies at the 2008 Gas and Oil Show in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, April 9-11, 2008. Many U.S. firms are showing interest in opening up offices in Turkmenistan, and attending the Atyrau Gas and Oil Show would give pos [...]
2008-01-18 11:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD BEXP TX
08ASHGABAT975MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 07:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT976MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 07:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT978INFORMATION ON DESIGNATION OF AL-QUAIDA-AFFILIATED TERROR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 09:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL AG TX
08ASMARA233ASMARA DAO NEARS APRIL 30 DEADLINE
[...] Embassy Asmara has informed Eritrea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in person and in writing that, absent a positive indication by April 30 that Eritrea wishes to maintain a military-to-military relationship, Post will begin the definitive suspension of its Defense Attache's Office. Should the [...]
2008-04-24 12:04:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AMGT ER
08ASMARA361PEACEBUILDING WORKSHOPS GAINING MOMENTUM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa (PCHA) hosted its third Embassy-sponsored workshop for eastern Sudanese participants during the week of June 21-27. The week-long workshop included lively presentations, discussions, simulations, and lectures. The most recent worksh [...]
2008-07-21 07:58:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI SU ER
08ASMARA37 Massawa Free Zone
[...] Summary: On January 9, Ambassador and Poloff toured the future Massawa Free Zone with Issayas Ghebregziabiher, Eritrean Free Zone Area Coordinator. Recent building activity was evident although Issayas cited slow progress in building the necessary infrastructure to allow companies to begin o [...]
2008-01-28 11:23:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ER
08ASMARA38 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] The following responses are keyed to reftel paragraph 15. Post submitted the 2006 Investment Climate Statement by email only, thus no reftel. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, pushi [...]
2008-01-28 11:23:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ER
08ASMARA491U.S. AF.I.A COMMAND UPD T - OCTOBER 1 UNIFIED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 13:19:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL
08ASMARA5 MedOff Visits Self-Help Supported Fistula Center
[...] (U) Summary: On December 14 MedOff, CLO, and the Embassy's LES RN visited the Fistula Center at the Mendefera Hospital to deliver donated medical supplies and to meet American surgeons sent to train local surgeons on fistula repair techniques. MedOff noted that the hospital appeared to be we [...]
2008-01-04 08:21:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID ER
08ASMARA536DEMOCRACY OUTREACH REACHES ENTHUSIASTIC ERITREANS
[...] (U) Embassy Asmara hosted a successful election watch on the morning of November 5. Despite the 6:00am starting time, the event drew attendees eager to witness the U.S. election results televised live from three different networks. Open both by invitation and to the general public, the event [...]
2008-11-05 12:37:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SCUL ER
08ASMARA552 ROUTINE AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES SUSPENDED
[...] Asmara's consular section suspended providing routine American citizen services on November 17 due to the Eritrean government's detention of 26 of the Embassy's diplomatic pouches since September 13. Until the pouches are released, the consular section will not provide passport, CRBA, notary [...]
2008-11-17 07:11:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDCACS CMGT PREL ER
08ASMARA593ARS HARD-LINERS SKEPTICAL OF ETHIOPIAN WITHDRAWAL
[...] (SBU) In a series of two December 9 press releases, The Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) hard-liners in Asmara bitterly criticized the Djibouti Agreement and Ethiopian plans to withdraw from Somalia. The ARS dissidents voiced doubt concerning Ethiopian withdrawal intentions and [...]
2008-12-15 11:15:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS SO ER
08ASMARA603 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...]
2008-12-23 10:37:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER
08ASTANA1007KAZAKHSTAN - ALMATY NOTES, MAY 12 - MAY 23, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital," following the move of the Embassy to Astana. National Social Democratic Party Initiates Coalition --------------------- --------------- [...]
2008-05-29 12:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA1021EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MAY
[...] Kazakhstan will conduct an operational-tactical exercise "Atom-Antiterror- 2008" in Almaty on June 6 under the auspices of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. This exercise is targeted to improve interaction between state bodies in order to prevent and localize a possible terror [...]
2008-06-02 09:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1027KAZAKHSTAN WILL ATTEND FOURTH MEETING OF GLOBAL
[...] Sergey Savelyev, Head of the MFA's International Security Section, told Poloff on June 3 that Kazakhstan will attend the fourth meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Kazakhstan's delegation will be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Danenov. Savelyev will also part [...]
2008-06-03 11:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1072KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MAY 27 - JUNE 6, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Hunger Strike Against Property Seizures --------------------------------------- 2. On [...]
2008-06-09 13:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KZ
08ASTANA1073 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, May 4-17, 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Atameken Opposes Export Duties on Metals -- New Shareholders in Lariba Bank -- New Prospects for Economic Cooperation with Tajikistan -- Jordanian Investment on the Cas [...]
2008-06-09 13:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1084KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL
[...] On June 4, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and three additional protocols against the production of firearms, their parts, components, and ammunition; against human trafficking, especially of women and children; and [...]
2008-06-11 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1210 ASSET STRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN'S NATIONAL OIL AND GAS
[...] (U) KazMunayGas (KMG),Kazakhstan's state-owned oil and gas company, is a vertically integrated company holding 25 subsidiaries in oil and gas exploration, extraction, processing, transportation, and sales. KMG produces 16% of Kazakhstan's oil output, transports 65% of its oil, and manages 10 [...]
2008-07-03 05:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EPET KZ
08ASTANA1236KAZAKHSTAN - ALMATY NOTES, JUNE 23 - JULY 4, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Opposition Parties Propose Legislation -------------------------------------- 2. On Ju [...]
2008-07-10 02:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KZ
08ASTANA1245KAZAKHSTAN: AMENDMENTS TO DRUG LAWS
[...] On June 26, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, President Nazarbayev signed into law amendments introducing tougher punishment for drug-related crimes. The new law increases penalties to life imprisonment for most serious drug-related crimes. 2. Interfax-Kazak [...]
2008-07-10 11:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA1246KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FROM
[...] The following is a summary of human trafficking cases reported in local newspapers from February to June 2008. --------------------------- UZBEKISTANIS IN KAZAKHSTAN --------------------------- 2. March 14, Interfax: Uzbekistani and Kazakhstani police jointly dismantled an organized smu [...]
2008-07-11 03:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KCRM PREL UZ KZ
08ASTANA1263EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JUNE
[...] On June 23, 2008, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in cooperation with the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee, commissioned the first eight sites outfitted with radiation detection equipment completed under a joint project. The radiation detection s [...]
2008-07-15 02:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1282KAZAKHSTAN STILL CONSIDERING REQUEST ON UNIVERSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 02:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO KZ
08ASTANA1327KAZAKHSTAN - DISCUSSIONS WITH GOK ON CO-FINANCING HEALTH
[...] (U) Summary: The DCM and USAID held a productive meeting with Minister of Health Dernovoi on July 15 to discuss a new joint strategy in the health sector, the "Partnership for Health Development" (PHD). The proposal would combine USG assistance funds with matching funds from the GOK to suppor [...]
2008-07-23 11:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PGOV PREL KZ
08ASTANA1343U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE WITH
[...] As part of its U.S. speaker program, U.S. Embassy Astana sponsored the July 7-12 visit to Kazakhstan of environmental law expert Dr. John Dernbach in order to familiarize Kazakhstani audiences with the concepts of sustainable economic growth and the importance of energy conservation in mitigat [...]
2008-07-25 01:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI PREL ENRG KZ
08ASTANA1346 KAZAKHSTAN - GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON TAX CODE REFORM
[...] Following presidential guidance, a Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) Tax Working Group quickly produced proposed amendments to the tax code. USAID assistance in the areas of corporate income tax, value added tax (VAT) and the attendant administrative procedures was well received. On June 18, Pr [...]
2008-07-25 02:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1361 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 6 - JULY 19,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. - New Transfer Pricing Law Signed - Kazakhstan-Russia Cooperation on Financial Supervision - Kyrgyzstan to Receive Kazakhstani Wheat - New Head of ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan [...]
2008-07-28 09:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1377KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, JULY 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Falsified Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates -- Po [...]
2008-08-01 06:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO TSPA PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1380KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JULY 21 - AUGUST 1, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Oppositionists Join With Nur Otan in Public Council --------------------- ------------------ [...]
2008-08-01 14:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA1411KAZAKHSTAN: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE TO 63RD UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-06 10:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KZ
08ASTANA1440EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JULY
[...] On July 28, 2008, Kazakhstani Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko participated in a six day working visit to the United States at the invitation of the Arizona National Guard. He is studying the U.S. system of emergency response measures and risk management techniques. On July 31, [...]
2008-08-08 11:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1456 KAZAKHSTAN - PUBLIC SECTOR STRIVES TO CATCH UP WITH
[...] During June 16-26, 2008, the USAID Accounting Reform Project provided a Training of Trainers (TOT) in the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to the lecturers of a newly established Ministry of Finance (MOF) training centre. The TOT capped a series of MOF-requested [...]
2008-08-11 10:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1501 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 20 - AUGUST 2,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Minimum Reserve Requirements for Banks -- Kazakhstan's Foreign Reserves -- HSBC Expands in Kazakhstan -- Cooperation with Brazil -- No Increase in Kazakhstani Wheat Pric [...]
2008-08-12 11:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1527KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 15, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Protest at Nur Otan Office -------------------------- 2. On August 1, approximately 100 [...]
2008-08-19 06:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA1609 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 3 - AUGUST
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector Updates -- New Player in Local Capital Market -- Competition Agency Announces Inspection Results -- Ministry Presents Draft of New Subsoil Use Legislat [...]
2008-08-28 02:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1617 GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN EXPLORES OPTIONS FOR EXPANDING
[...] In response to a request from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, on August 21, USAID completed and presented a study on options for stimulating investment in new electricity generation capacity through the use of capacity markets. The study will be presented to stakeholders [...]
2008-08-29 02:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EAID EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1655KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, AUGUST 18 - 29, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Nurlan Alimbekov Released ------------------------- 2. On July 31, a Shimkent court issu [...]
2008-09-04 01:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KZ
08ASTANA1698KAZAKHSTAN B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana and Embassy Branch Office Almaty conducted validation studies of B1/B2 visa issuances. By combining results from DHS's Arrival Departure Information System (ADIS) and follow-up telephone calls, posts examined samples of B1/B2 issuances from August 1, 2007 - Januar [...]
2008-09-08 08:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD KZ
08ASTANA1701 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 17 - AUGUST
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstani Wheat Exports -- Regional Economic Integration: Latest Developments -- Banker Mukhtar Ablyazov Looking for IPO -- Economic Statistics -- ONGC To [...]
2008-09-08 10:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EPET ENRG EFIN KZ
08ASTANA1717KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, AUGUST 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- AIDS Center Calls for HIV/AIDS Testing of Foreigners [...]
2008-09-10 11:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
08ASTANA1721 KAZAKHSTAN - IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL CREDIT CRUNCH ON THE
[...] Even in resource-rich Kazakhstan, the global credit crunch is having a major impact. This impact is being felt throughout the financial system; however, the microcredit industry has been surprisingly resilient. Long a partner in fostering microcredit industry growth, USAID support has spanned [...]
2008-09-11 05:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV EAID KZ
08ASTANA1724 KAZAKHSTAN - TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK ON DOING
[...] The 2009 World Bank Doing Business report was published on September 10. It ranks Kazakhstan as the 70th out of 181 countries regarding the ease of doing business, a 10-place improvement from its revised rank of 80th place in the 2008 report. Kazakhstan made major gains in two specific Doing Bu [...]
2008-09-11 08:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1798KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 2 - 12, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Unique Protest -------------- 2. The Talmas youth movement, a group of young activists, [...]
2008-09-16 09:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KZ
08ASTANA1805EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST
[...] On August 7, 2008, a U.S. Senate delegation lead by Nevada Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid visited Kazakhstan as part of a multi-country trip. Other senators making the trip included Jeff Bingaman (D-NM),Bill Nelson (D-FL),Johnny Isakson (R-GA),and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). 2 [...]
2008-09-17 08:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1816KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 RHYTHM ROADS REQUEST
[...] Embassy Astana wishes to request American musicians through the Rhythm Road program in 2009. Post's application is keyed to the questions outlined in State 90853. --Preferred Music Style: American roots music (country western or bluegrass) --Preferred Timeframe: Spring 2009, March-Apri [...]
2008-09-19 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KZ
08ASTANA182 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 6 - 18,
[...] Summary: This information on economic and energy developments in Kazakhstan is drawn primarily from the local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- GOK Economic Policy in 2008 -- New Appointments -- US Bank Provides Loan to Kazakhstani Partner -- Economic Statistics -- KazM [...]
2008-01-31 01:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1869 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 31 -
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazyna Upgrades Legal Status -- Samara-Uralsk Fiber Optic Line -- German Technical Assistance to Help Labor Ministry -- August Inflation -- Kazakhstani Investment in G [...]
2008-09-25 02:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1873KAZAKHSTAN - RELIGION LAW AMENDMENTS PASS
[...] (U) On September 24, the Mazhilis -- the lower house of parliament -- passed at a second reading a package of amendments to Kazakhstan's religion law. There were no significant changes made to the legislation during the reading. The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration, althou [...]
2008-09-25 11:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF PGOV KZ
08ASTANA2085 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 11,
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. STUDENT ADVOCACY GROUP AGAINST HIGHER TUITION 2. Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, head of the Ar [...]
2008-10-20 12:19:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KZ
08ASTANA2101 KAZAKHSTAN: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2008 KAZAKHSTAN
[...] SUMMARY: The 16th annual Kazakhstan International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (KIOGE) was held during October 7-10 in Almaty. The exhibition featured more than 550 companies from 30 countries and was visited by more than 15,000 oil and gas industry professionals. The conference in [...]
2008-10-23 08:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EPET EINV RS GG KZ
08ASTANA2121 KAZAKHSTAN: BUILDING DEMOCRACY FROM THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the 14th annual meeting of the Assembly of the Peoples of Kazakhstan, a multi-ethnic presidential advisory commission, President Nazarbayev emphasized his fundamental goal to build a peaceful, tolerant, multi-ethnic country that would move slowly and responsibly toward making [...]
2008-10-28 08:14:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KDEM GG KZ
08ASTANA2122KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this cable on environment, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn solely from the Kazakhstani press. -- Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Production Facility -- One in Three Pregnancies Ends in an Abortion -- Mass Food Poisoning at a Karaganda High School [...]
2008-10-28 08:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2123KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKH-AMERICAN FREE UNIVERSITY
[...] SUMMARY. Poloff met in Ust-Kamenogorsk on September 10 with administrators, faculty, and students from the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU). KAFU President Yerezhep Mambetkaziyev gave thanks for the U.S. government's support for his university. KAFU students expressed satisfaction wi [...]
2008-10-28 08:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI SCUL KZ
08ASTANA2152 KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, OCTOBER 12-25
[...] SUMMARY: The information in this Kazakhstan economic and energy update is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press. -- Deposit Insurance Increased -- EU-Kazakhstan WTO Talks: Update From Aitzhanova -- News From the Agricultural Sector -- Pipeline News -- K-WAC Ltd. To Design Facilitie [...]
2008-10-31 05:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EIND EAGR EPET EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2153 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, OCTOBER 13-24
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." "PUBLIC PARLIAMENT" SUPPORTS ELECTION AMENDMENTS 2. During an October 13 meeting, the "Khalyk Kenesy" ("People's Parliament") expr [...]
2008-10-31 06:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2165 KAZAKHSTANI DELEGATION STUDIES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to improve Kazakhstan's ability to protect victims of trafficking in persons, INL sent a Kazakhstani interagency delegation to Rome to study the work of the Italian government and Italian NGOs. The delegation -- representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Affa [...]
2008-11-03 08:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM IT KZ
08ASTANA2181 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE
[...] On September 22-23, the EXBS Advisor to Kazakhstan traveled to Washington, DC, for consultations with personnel from the Department of State's Office of Export Control Cooperation, the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy and Defense Threat Reduction Agency, [...]
2008-11-05 11:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2190 KAZAKHSTAN: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT
[...] Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Obama. Post believes that the original is being delivered through the Kazakhstani Embassy in Washington. Post has obtained a copy of letter, which we have translated from Kazakh to English. The tr [...]
2008-11-06 10:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP KZ
08ASTANA2233KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 7
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." UIGHUR INCIDENTS 2. According to an October 28 report of the International Human Rights Bureau NGO, two law enforcement officials [...]
2008-11-10 11:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2250 KAZAKHSTAN HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRIMARY
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Kazakhstan recently hosted nearly 500 participants from 65 countries, including 11 health ministers, at the International Primary Health Care Conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata declaration on primary health care. Dr. Margaret Chan, Directo [...]
2008-11-13 11:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ
08ASTANA2283 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, October 26 -
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- State to Purchase Shares of Top Banks -- ArcelorMittal-Temirtau: Mandatory Leave Rescinded -- Will Democrats Grant Rapid Accession to the WTO? -- New Flight From Almaty [...]
2008-11-20 08:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA2352KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The fundamental strategic aim of the U.S. Mission is a stable, secure, democratic and prosperous Kazakhstan. The strategic partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan for border security is based on our common security interests including bolstering Central Asian sovere [...]
2008-11-26 02:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC SNAR KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2379 KAZAKHSTAN FY 2009 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy Astana Country Team and Ambassador approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2009 1206 funding proposals. The two separate proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brig [...]
2008-12-01 11:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MCAP PARM PINS EAID KACT KCFE KOMC KZ
08ASTANA2380 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR REPORT, PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, please find below Part 1 of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is still affected by the expansion of international drug trafficking [...]
2008-12-02 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA2404 HIV OUTBREAKS AMONG CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR REFORM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent outbreaks of HIV and AIDS among children in three countries of Central Asia point to dangerous and unnecessary medical procedures being performed throughout the region. A recent assessment conducted by USA [...]
2008-12-05 10:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ
08ASTANA2446 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 14:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO SENV KZ
08ASTANA2452 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, NOVEMBER 24-DECEMBER 5
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION LEADERS CHARGED WITH CRIME 2. On December 1, the Interior Ministry charged Azat party leader Bulat Abilov with "concea [...]
2008-12-12 05:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KIRF KZ
08ASTANA2470 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, NOVEMBER 23 -
[...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Budget Code Signed by President -- Regional Trade News -- ArcelorMittal Guarantees Employment to Share Purchasers -- Renaissance Capital Advisor for Distressed A [...]
2008-12-18 16:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ
08ASTANA2473KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this update on environmental, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. -- Enterprises Rated on Environmental Efficiency -- Amendments to the Environmental Code -- Expanded Environmental [...]
2008-12-18 16:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
08ASTANA2474 KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO MAKE
[...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Masimov has redoubled the Government of Kazakhstan's commitment to reforms to improve the legal environment for business, making this a top priority since the September release of the 2009 World Bank Doing Business (WBDB) report. In November, Masimov ordered each rele [...]
2008-12-18 16:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV KZ
08ASTANA2480 KAZAKHSTANI DELEGATION STUDIES U.S. 911 EMERGENCY SYSTEMS
[...] SUMMARY. As part of an effort to enhance cooperation between the Crime Statistics and Special Records Committee of Kazakhstan's Procurator General's Office (PGO) and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS),the Embassy's INL Office organized and co-funded the U.S. visit of two PGO represen [...]
2008-12-19 02:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2535 KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, this report summarizes the structure, plans, projects, and players of Kazakhstan's civilian nuclear energy sector. Kazakhstan has the world's second largest uranium reserves after Australia and is currently the world's third largest uranium producer after Ca [...]
2008-12-23 06:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KGIC KNNP EINV ENRG KZ
08ASTANA2540GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN REQUEST TO OPEN CONSULATE GENERAL
[...] (SBU) On December 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted via Diplomatic Note a request to open a Consulate General in New York City and appoint Mrs. Raushan Kakimseitkyzy Esbolatova to the position of Consul General. The full text of the Diplomatic Note follows: 2. (SBU) BEGIN T [...]
2008-12-23 10:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDABLD CMGT ODIP OFDP KZ
08ASTANA2546 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, DECEMBER 9 - 19
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. CITY AKIM RECEIVES OPPOSITION LEADER ABILOV 2. The Almaty akim (mayor) Akhmetzhan Yesim [...]
2008-12-24 05:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2561 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, December 7 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan Ready to Negotiate Debt Restructuring -- Banks to Receive Government Assistance by March -- Conservative Scenario for 2009 National Budget -- Economic S [...]
2008-12-30 06:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ
08ASTANA284EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY
[...] Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, Republican leader of the Foreign Relations Committee, visited Kazakhstan on January 10-11, 2008, to discuss energy cooperation, as well as Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program implementation. Subsequent to this trip, Senator Lugar introduced legislatio [...]
2008-02-08 02:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA301KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED
[...] According to a government press service, President Nazarbayev signed the bill on February 5 to ratify the League of Nations' Slavery Convention of 1926, the 1953 UN Protocol on Amendments to the Slavery Convention, and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery. 2. The l [...]
2008-02-11 06:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ
08ASTANA305KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Post has reviewed, vetted, and selected five proposals addressing human trafficking in Kazakhstan. Post would welcome the opportunity to discuss and supply additional information co [...]
2008-02-12 01:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ASTANA315KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 8, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Comments on President's State of the Nation Address ---------------------------------------- [...]
2008-02-13 05:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA330CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A
[...] On February 12, the Almaty regional court sentenced Captain Igor Morozov, the former head of the anti-trafficking in persons unit of the Ministry of Interior (MVD),and Olga Kodonidi, the infamous madam he protected. 2. Captain Igor Morozov was convicted of abuse of professional functions a [...]
2008-02-15 09:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA352KAZAKHSTAN: TYPHOON COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION
[...] Summary: Law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with the assistance of Afghanistan, broke up one of the largest Central Asian trafficking organizations. As a result of the multi-stage operation "Typhoon" conducted over the past three years, law enforcement [...]
2008-02-20 03:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA355KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CASES IN JANUARY
[...] Summary: The following is a summary of media reports on human trafficking cases from local newspapers in January 2008. End summary. -------------------- SEXUAL EXPLOITATION -------------------- 2. The January 12 edition of Express-K and January 17 edition of Yuridicheskaya Gazeta pub [...]
2008-02-21 04:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KCRM PREL KZ
08ASTANA358KAZAKHSTAN: DRUG AND CRIME REPORT FOR 2007
[...] According to the Statistics Committee of the Procurator General's Office, 10,502 drug-related crimes were committed during 2007. The number of individuals that committed these crimes decreased 1.2% to 8,147. Drug seizures in 2007 decreased 6.2% from the previous year. Total seizures in 2007 w [...]
2008-02-21 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA362KAZAKHSTAN: 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] In 2007, Post provided equipment to GOK institutions throughout Kazakhstan. These include the Statistics Committee of the Procurator General's Office, the Ministry of the Interior's Committee on Combating Narcotics, the Legal Institute of the Ministry of the Interior, Border Guard Service of [...]
2008-02-22 09:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
08ASTANA366KAZAKHSTAN: USE OF MOBILE GROUPS ON THE BORDER
[...] Summary: The Kazakhstani Border Guard Service (BGS) is interested in establishing mobile border guard groups to combat both trafficking and corruption. End Summary. 2. On November 29, Lieutenant-General Nikolai Rybalkin, Deputy Head of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Secu [...]
2008-02-22 13:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA367 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 19 -
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- WTO accession: updates and comments -- Socially Responsible Business in Kazakhstan -- New Special Economic Zone -- Inflation in January -- Energy Minister Proposes Oil [...]
2008-02-22 13:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA407FIGHTING TB IN CENTRAL ASIA
[...] Summary: Many of the guidelines stated in the Berlin Declaration have long been implemented in Kazakhstan, and the country is currently in line with WHO-DOTS tuberculosis (TB) guidelines. However, many of the TB-focused bodies are under-funded, and some operate under outdated guidelines. The m [...]
2008-03-03 11:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO KZ
08ASTANA41KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
[...] The media reported on January 9 that the Mazhilis (the lower chamber of Parliament) has approved a bill to amend the Criminal and Administrative Codes to increase penalties for drug-related crimes up to life imprisonment. 2. Kalmukhanbet Kassymov, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),sa [...]
2008-01-09 12:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA415KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CANDIDACY OF WILLIAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 11:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG KZ
08ASTANA422KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 11 - 22, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. KNB Trying to Discredit Alga? ----------------------------- 2. The National Security Co [...]
2008-03-04 10:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA431EMBASSY ENERGY OFFICERS IN ASTANA
[...] This cable responds to reftel request for information for required reports to Congress on energy. Following are post's responses to reftel questions: A. The Pol/Econ section covers energy issues. Fully-staffed, the section has seven officers, one OMS, and five locally-employed staff (LES). [...]
2008-03-05 11:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD
08ASTANA437EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY
[...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]
2008-03-07 03:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA473KAZAKHSTAN: ASSESSMENT TRIP
[...] Summary: From February 25 through 27, Post assessed the premises of the Border Guard Service in two cities for the establishment of a new classroom. The Border Guard Divisions on the Kazakhstani-Russian border discussed additional needs with the representatives of the Embassy and the Interna [...]
2008-03-11 01:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA474 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2 - 22,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Bilateral Talks with Canada Completed -- New Head of Samgau Holding Appointed -- General Electric Begins New Era of Cooperation -- EBRD to Invest over $1 Bln in Kazakhs [...]
2008-03-11 01:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA498KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 25 - March 7, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. --------------------------------------------- - True Ak Zhol Changes Name, Shuffles Leadersh [...]
2008-03-13 06:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KZ
08ASTANA54EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER 2007)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 12:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA609KAZAKHSTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, USAID and its partner organizations, in collaboration with the National TB Center and the Almaty City and Oblast Health Departments, are planning a range of activities in Kazakhstan. These activities include announcement of a pilot project on treatmen [...]
2008-03-20 11:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL KPAO KZ
08ASTANA615 KAZAKHSTAN - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - BIOTECH AND
[...] EST Officer's January 20 - February 19 TDY visit to Kazakhstan provided a timely opportunity to discuss the Kazakhstani government's Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure, particularly in light of continued negotiations on a bilateral Science and Technology Agreement. This cable focuses [...]
2008-03-21 11:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL EAGR KSCA PREL PGOV KZ
08ASTANA617 KAZAKHSTAN - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - ADDITIONAL AREAS FOR
[...] EST officer's January 20 - February 19 TDY visit to Kazakhstan provided a timely opportunity to discuss the Kazakhstani government's Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure, particularly in light of continued negotiations on a bilateral Science and Technology Agreement. This is one of a s [...]
2008-03-21 12:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL KSCA PREL PGOV KZ
08ASTANA618 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Quota for Sugar Imports -- Financial Sector News -- Results of 2005 EITI Report -- KazMunayGas To Explore Zhambyl Block of Caspian Shelf -- Kazakhstan-China Joint Vent [...]
2008-03-24 10:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA620KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 10 - MARCH 23, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. - NGO's Criticize Fight Against Extremism and Terrorism - No Alliance with Aliyev - Complai [...]
2008-03-25 08:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KZ
08ASTANA665KAZAKHSTAN: RECORD DRUG SEIZURE ON BORDER
[...] Summary: On the morning of March 27, the Customs Service of Kazakhstan seized 537 kilos of heroin, the largest single seizure ever recorded in the country. This single seizure is also larger than the total amount of heroin seized in Kazakhstan last year. The drugs were seized at the Kairak [...]
2008-04-02 04:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA672KAZAKHSTAN - CSTO COUNTER-NARCOTICS MEETING
[...] Summary: On March 27, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan (MVD) held a meeting in Astana of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Competent Bodies on Combating Illegal Drugs Trafficking (CCBCD) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The participants discussed th [...]
2008-04-03 11:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
08ASTANA685KAZAKHSTAN - ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 24 - APRIL 7, 2008
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. - Azat Statement Prompted by Aliyev's Conviction - OSDP Says Government-Opposition Dialogue [...]
2008-04-08 09:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KZ
08ASTANA691EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH
[...] President Bush nominated Richard E. Hoagland to be U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Mr. Hoagland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Charge d' Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan. Prior to this, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan. Earlier in his [...]
2008-04-09 11:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA701KAZAKHSTAN - IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, CDC representatives met with the Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Station (RSES) to discuss implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) in Kazakhstan. RSES is the point of contact on IHR implementation in Kazakhstan. RSES will coordinate wit [...]
2008-04-10 07:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL WHO KZ
08ASTANA703KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, FEBRUARY-MARCH 2008
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. -- Koksaray Water Reservoir To Be Built in South Kazakhstan -- Ecological Tax To Replace Pollution Fees -- Kazakhstan Expects Russia To Cut Toxic Rocket Fuel Use -- Science Funding To Soar By [...]
2008-04-10 10:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG EPET KZ
08ASTANA722 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 8 - MARCH 21,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- $1 Billion Loan for Kazakhstan Development Bank -- New Appointments at FSA -- MangistauMunayGas Appeals Energy Ministry Decision -- Karachaganak Consortium Faces Enviro [...]
2008-04-14 12:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA726 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 22 - APRIL 4,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- KazAgro to Transfer Secondary Assets -- ArcelorMittal Temirtau Wins Court Ruling in Tax Dispute -- KMG to Upgrade Oil Refineries -- State Considers a 15% Stake in Kazak [...]
2008-04-15 06:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA782 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 5 - APRIL 18,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Temporary Ban on Wheat Exports -- First Hearings on New Competition Law -- Social Security of Bazaar Workers to Be Ensured -- Economic Statistics for January-March 2008 [...]
2008-04-22 06:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA823KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONS TO 2007 INL END USE MONITORING
[...] In response to Reftel A, Post is providing additional information on equipment provided to the GOK. 2. Computers at the Financial Police Academy. INL provided 25 computers to the Financial Police Academy in Astana. End-use monitoring was conducted during training at the Academy in Novemb [...]
2008-04-25 09:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
08ASTANA842INTERPRETER PAYMENT AND AIRLINE TICKETS
[...] AmEmbassy Astana requests AmEmbassy Tashkent process cash payment in the amount of USD 3,500 to Mr. Sergey Belov for interpretation services provided during a Counter Narcotics Dog Training program in Bad Kreuzen, Austria. The program is being conducted from February 25 through April 30, 2008 [...]
2008-04-29 08:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AMGT AFIN KZ
08ASTANA858KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-30 08:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA KZ
08ASTANA888EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (APRIL
[...] Gulnara Abildaeva, Program Coordinator/Manager for the EXBS program in Kazakhstan has been named the "Astana Foreign Service National (FSN) of the Year for 2008". This award is given in recognition of the high standards of performance and value to the U.S. Government through special contribut [...]
2008-05-08 11:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA971 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 19 - MAY 3,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Commercial Ties -- Trade Increases within Eurasian Economic Community -- Astana Finance Enters Russian Market -- Return of Ex-Finance Minister -- [...]
2008-05-22 07:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASUNCION102YELLOW FEVER UPDATE
[...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found fiv [...]
2008-02-15 21:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA
08ASUNCION103YELLOW FEVER UPDATE
[...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found [...]
2008-02-15 21:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA
08ASUNCION132PRESIDENT INVESTIGATED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) Prosecutors in Paraguay's financial crimes specialized unit launched an investigation February 28 against President Nicanor Duarte Frutos on suspicion of violating Paraguay's anti-money laundering statutes. The unit's lead prosecutor, Carlos Arregui, appointed two prosecutors, Rene Ferna [...]
2008-02-29 10:44:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION145HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-03-10 15:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION149HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following persons of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...]
2008-03-11 20:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION192PARAGUAY FAVORABLY DISPOSED TO IOM CANDIDATE SWING
[...] (SBU) Ambassador William Swing met March 27 (ref A) with Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano, Vice Minister Carlos Antonio Rivas, and other members of the Foreign Ministry to discuss his candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Although the [...]
2008-03-31 11:11:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREF PREL PGOV SMIG EUN PA
08ASUNCION221HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following persons of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...]
2008-04-08 13:46:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION232PARAGUAY'S 2008 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Paraguay, through the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD),has continued to make advances in its drug enforcement activities, including the capture of important drug traffickers linked to the Brazilian groups Primer Commando Capital (PCC) and Commando Vermelho, imp [...]
2008-04-11 14:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRIM PA
08ASUNCION255HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-04-18 11:59:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION267PARAGUAY ELECTION DAY MEDIA PLAY
[...] (U) "Lugo Overpowers the Colorado Party," shouts almost identical Monday morning headlines in two of the three national dailies, while circulation-leader ABC Color uses its entire front-page for an editorial entitled "The people defeat those who humiliated them, impoverished them and betrayed [...]
2008-04-21 21:52:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL CI AR BR PA UY
08ASUNCION269HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-04-22 14:46:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION313HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-05-12 20:28:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION344HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individuals of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate na [...]
2008-05-28 17:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION350HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individual of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Jose Javier Lopez Lope [...]
2008-05-29 15:49:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION352MILITARY REQUESTS MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) The Paraguayan government seeks USG assistance in destroying the 2,900 firearms and 130,865 pounds of rockets, missiles, and other expired munitions under the auspices of the U.S. Small Arms/Light Weapons Stockpile Management and Destruction Effort Program. Currently, most of these firea [...]
2008-05-30 11:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MASS PGOV PA
08ASUNCION364HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...]
2008-06-02 20:44:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION376INVITATION TO ATTEND LUGO INAUGURATION CEREMONY,
[...] (U) Post received official invitation 456/08 from Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano addressed to Secretary Rice inviting President Bush to attend the inauguration of president-elect Fernando Lugo August 14-15. 2. (U) Post's English translation of the original Spanish invitation is a [...]
2008-06-09 21:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OVIP PA
08ASUNCION384MAJORS LIST SUBMISSION
[...] Below find Post's submission on the Government of Paraguay's cooperation on counter-narcotics as requested in reftel A. ------------------------- Cultivation/eradication ------------------------- 2. The USG asked the GOP to reduce the cultivation of marijuana in Paraguay, and to focus e [...]
2008-06-13 15:42:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PA
08ASUNCION396HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individuals of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. The proposed candidates are scheduled to att [...]
2008-06-17 21:09:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION401CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING
[...] (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH) scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces Commander Gen [...]
2008-06-19 12:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION409HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance. The unit is scheduled to p [...]
2008-06-23 14:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION418HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...]
2008-06-24 19:28:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION43AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF DUARTE'S TENURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Duarte,s 2003-2007 economic performance yielded mixed results. Macroeconomic stability was achieved but a rigid expenditure structure, a visible bias to support current expenses instead of public investments, and a political rather than an economic spending rationale un [...]
2008-01-18 13:43:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL PA
08ASUNCION445HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Marcelino Antonio Marino M [...]
2008-07-01 20:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION446HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. This unit of the Paragu [...]
2008-07-01 20:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION463HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. security assistance. 2. Candidate name: Benigno David Fe [...]
2008-07-07 16:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION464HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Luis Maria Benitez Riera [...]
2008-07-07 16:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION468HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals from Paraguay's drug enforceme [...]
2008-07-09 13:56:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION505CHILD AND FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION
[...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of Paraguayan goods as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (reftel). Per reftel, this cable focuses on labor [...]
2008-07-23 16:25:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PA
08ASUNCION531HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Ricardo Preda DOB: No [...]
2008-07-31 13:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION532HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commanders of the Riverine Customs Unit (DETAVE) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. Thi [...]
2008-07-31 14:30:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION549EMBASSY COMMUNITY HELPS RURAL CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGE
[...] (U) Carmen Cason, wife of Ambassador James Cason, visited the Santa Rita Children's Home in rural La Colmena, Paraguay July 28 and delivered much-needed donations to the home. The donation, totaling more than USD 2,300 and including ten bunk beds, a freezer, an oven, bedding, and sporting equ [...]
2008-08-06 14:26:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PA
08ASUNCION555HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the La [...]
2008-08-08 14:22:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION562HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. They are scheduled to attend the 12th session of [...]
2008-08-12 21:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION572WHMSI CONFERENCE IN PARAGUAY
[...] (U) Hosted by the Paraguayan Ministries of Environment and Tourism and Guyra Paraguay (an environmental NGO),the third Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) Conference was held from July 22 to July 25. Representatives from NGOs such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF),international [...]
2008-08-18 18:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ETRD PA PGOV
08ASUNCION599HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Adrian Meza Martinez D [...]
2008-08-28 13:58:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION625HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...]
2008-09-08 12:59:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION626HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies sche [...]
2008-09-08 13:33:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION629HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Carlos Humberto Benitez Gon [...]
2008-09-09 17:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION641UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PARAGUAY
[...] (U) The primary contacts for Embassy Asuncion are as follows: -- Embassy Asuncion Telephone number (Post 1): dialing from US: 011 595 21 213-715 x2210, dialing within Asuncion: 213-715 x2210, dialing within Paraguay: 021 213-715 x2210; -- Ambassador Liliana Ayalde: 011 595 21 213-715 x2 [...]
2008-09-12 15:07:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PA
08ASUNCION64363RD UNGA LIST OF ATTENDEES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 17:52:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA PA
08ASUNCION655HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These members of Paraguay's National Anti-Drug S [...]
2008-09-17 13:44:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION675HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training assistance. These individuals from the Paraguayan [...]
2008-10-02 11:09:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION694PARAGUAY'S 2008 THIRD QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-13 14:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRIM PA
08ASUNCION712HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are police officers with the N [...]
2008-10-22 18:33:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION718HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan Peace Keeping Operations Multi-Role Engineering Company that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or sec [...]
2008-10-23 21:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION729INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD NOMINEE:
[...] (U) Post nominates Paraguayan anti-corruption prosecutor Ms. Rocio Vallejo as our nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Vallejo's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of nominee: Hilda Maria del Rocio Vallejo Av [...]
2008-10-28 18:49:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA
08ASUNCION734HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Nicolas Angel Narvaez Retam [...]
2008-10-31 12:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION735HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...]
2008-10-31 12:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION775HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Williams Celestino Lezcano [...]
2008-11-18 17:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION781 OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] Per reftel the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion is transmitting the text of President Lugo's congratulatory message to President-elect Obama. (BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION) Republic of Paraguay Fernando Lugo Mendez President of the Republic of Paraguay Asuncion, November 5, 2008 Mr. Presi [...]
2008-11-20 13:13:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PA
08ASUNCION791CODEL ENGEL VISITS PARAGUAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Engel (D-NY) led an eight-member, bipartisan delegation to Paraguay November 11-13 to strengthen commercial ties and affirm U.S. interest in Paraguay. Senate President Gonzalez Quintana opened the delegation's November 11 meeting with the Paraguayan Congress by affir [...]
2008-11-25 11:48:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ETRD PREL ECON PA
08ASUNCION796HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the St [...]
2008-11-28 11:07:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION830HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of ongoing U.S. training and/or security assistance in Asuncion, Para [...]
2008-12-12 18:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION847PARAGUAY'S THRESHOLD PROGRAM WORKING TO FORMALIZE
[...] (U) Ambassador and Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce Martin Heisecke visited December 10 manufacturers in Ciudad del Este (CDE) supported by USAID's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program. Ambassador and Heisecke visited Qin Yi America and Cortinerias del Paragua [...]
2008-12-19 16:45:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON PA
08ASUNCION855HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Cesar Eduardo Frutos Casco [...]
2008-12-23 12:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION856HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN
[...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Eduardo Guillen Paez DO [...]
2008-12-23 12:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
08ASUNCION868PARAGUAY: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The Governments of the Tri-Border Area (TBA),Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, have long been concerned with arms and drugs smuggling, document fraud, money laundering, and the manufacture and movement of contraband goods through this region. In the early 1990s, they established a mechanism to [...]
2008-12-29 21:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC EFIN KCRM KHSL PETER PA
08ASUNCION92HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MCC THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM
[...] In support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID),post is requesting human rights vetting, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold Country Program as customs enforcement officers for a period of at l [...]
2008-02-12 17:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL AID PA
08ASUNCION96WIREC INVITATION SENT TO PARAGUAYAN MINISTERS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 13:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08ASUNCION97PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY08 ESF AND INCLE FUNDS
[...] (U) Embassy Asuncion submits the following anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) proposal for FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funding (reftel). This proposal details the second phase of an IOM project funded by G/TIP in 2006 and completed in July 2007. Cynthia Bendlin, WHA winner of the 2008 Secretary's [...]
2008-02-13 13:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG BR AR PA
08ATHENS1 FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 15:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP KIRC GR
08ATHENS1064STAFFDEL TALWAR - ATHENS (JULY 25-28)
[...] Embassy Athens welcomes Professional Staff Member Puneet Talwar to Athens, Greece, on July 25-28, 2008 in order to attend the Middle East Regional Security and Cooperation meeting. 2. Embassy Athen's Administrative POC for STAFFDEL Talwar is: Kelsie Murray, Political Assistant (Office) [...]
2008-07-25 10:23:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN OREP GR
08ATHENS108863RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: GREEK HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 08:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GR
08ATHENS1089CODEL COSTELLO - GREECE (AUGUST 2-3)
[...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Costello to Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, on August 2-3. 2. Embassy Athens Administrative POC for CODEL Costello is: Bill Murad, Public Diplomacy Officer Office: 30-210-720-2298 Cell: 30-6948-601-961 Home: 30-210-725-5605 Fax: 30-210- [...]
2008-07-30 13:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN GR OREP
08ATHENS1110CODEL REYES - ATHENS (AUGUST 5-6)
[...] Embassy Athens welcomes CODEL Reyes to Athens, Greece, on August 5-6 in conjunction with matters of concern to the committee. 2. Embassy Athens' Administrative POC for CODEL Reyes are: Anne Lessman Office: 30 210.720.2700 Mobile: 30 693.444.8041 Fax: 30 210.720.2584 Email: Lessman [...]
2008-08-01 13:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN OREP OVIP
08ATHENS1111STAFFDEL JONES - GREECE (AUGUST 6-8)
[...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit of STAFFDEL Jones to Athens, Greece, on August 6-8 on official business. 2. Embassy Athens' Administrative POC for STAFFDEL Jones is: Mr. Adamantios D. Coulouris, Regional Affairs Section Office: 30 210.720.2373 ell: 30 693.611.8014 Unclass Fa [...]
2008-08-01 13:46:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN OREP OVIP GR
08ATHENS1116 THE FREE PRESS PHENOMENON: THE VILLAGE
[...] (SBU) On July 25-26, Mosaiko.gr, Embassy Athens' youth-oriented website, sponsored a conference entitled "The Free Press Phenomenon" for publishers, editors, and journalists of the Greek free and alternati6e press at a beach-side hotel, featur)ng speaker3 frgm the Village Voice and AM New Y [...]
2008-08-04 05:49:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KPAO OIIP GR
08ATHENS1202DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] On 19 August, Poloff delivred reftel points to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. On August 26, A/Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Tho [...]
2008-08-26 14:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN GR IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS1204GREEK POLICE DISMANTLE UKRAINIAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Greek Anti-Trafficking police dismantled a trafficking network that forced Ukrainian women into prostitution. Police arrested five Ukrainians and one Uzbek on charges of human trafficking, abduction, use of false documents, and laundering of proceeds from criminal activities. 2. (U) Fol [...]
2008-08-26 15:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
08ATHENS1236POINTS ON AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION DELIVERED
[...] On September 3, A/Pol Counselor delivered reftel non-paper on the Afghan Governemnt's proposal to expand the Afghan National Army to Ambassador Alexios Christopoulos, Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Christopoulos noted that Greece is not a member of the Joint Coordin [...]
2008-09-03 08:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR AF
08ATHENS124DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS AND ALL GREECE
[...] (SBU) The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodoulos, passed away at 0515 local time on Monday, January 28. His funeral is expected to take place on Thursday, January 31 -- or possibly Friday, February 1. The Archbishop played a social and political role, and his successor is expecte [...]
2008-01-28 12:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KREL PHUM KIRF GR
08ATHENS1249GREECE SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] On August 27, Poloff delivered reftel points to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Tsokos said Greece would support the resolution at the upcoming 63rd UNGA, just as they had supported it in 2005. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-09-04 13:48:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
08ATHENS1272GREECE: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] (SBU) On August 26, Charge, A/Polcouns, and PolAssistant delivered the TIP Action Guide to Minister of Justice Hatzigakis and SecGen of the Justice Ministry Gletsos. On August 28, Charge and Poloff delivered the guide to MFA General Secretary Agathocles. In these meetings, the Charge outlin [...]
2008-09-09 09:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP
08ATHENS128GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRIVATE-SECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 15:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER KGIC GR
08ATHENS1296FM BAKOYANNIS ACCEPTS INVITATION TO TRANSATLANTIC
[...] (U) Post has delivered reftel invitation to the September 24 TransAtlantic luncheon to Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis. Bakoyannis has confirmed her participation in the luncheon. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-09-12 08:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA EUN NATO PREL GR
08ATHENS1297GREECE AGREES ON PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF
[...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on preventing Iran's acquisition of new supplies of uranium to Pantelis Margaris, Counselor-Expert for Disarmament Issues in the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations. Margaris agreed that preventing Iran's acquisitio [...]
2008-09-12 11:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETTC GR IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV
08ATHENS1327GREECE UNDECIDED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel on requesting support for UNAIDS Executive Director candidate Michel Sidibe to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attach of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. Panagiotidis thanked us for the information and said it would be reviewed [...]
2008-09-18 07:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PGOV PREL UNGA EAID KHIV
08ATHENS1338GREEK REPLY ON ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA: WE PLAN ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 13:59:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08ATHENS1351AVIAN INFLUENZA: GREECE IS READY TO RESPOND
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Pierroutsakos, Chairman of the Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (HCDCP) and to Sotiris Tsiodras, an expert on infectious diseases at the Greek Ministry of Health (MOH). Both officials outlined a clear and articulat [...]
2008-09-23 15:21:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL GR
08ATHENS1360GREECE AND IPR - VISIT BY USDOC
[...] (SBU) The GoG and Greek industry IPR representatives painted a complex picture of GoG progress on IPR, illustrating mild improvements, following Greece's listing on the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. During the September 8-10 visit of Department of Commerce Hilleary Smith, government representa [...]
2008-09-25 04:12:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR GR PREL
08ATHENS1388BIOFUELS: GREECE TRYING TO GET IN THE GAME
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel points to the Advisor to the Secretary General of Energy and Natural Sources Viky Georgakopoulou. Following the proposed legislation on the Renewable Fuels Directive in the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament, Georgakopoulou said the G [...]
2008-10-02 07:26:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN GR
08ATHENS1431GREEK REPRESENTATION AT BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (U) PolCouns delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis' Deputy Chief of Staff, Yiannis Tsaussis, urging the Foreign Minister's participation in the BMENA Forum for the Future. Tsaussis later reported that FM Bakoyannis had carefully considered her attendance but had other c [...]
2008-10-10 13:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR ECIN
08ATHENS1433GREECE/UNGA: DELIVERY OF FIRST (DISARMAMENT)
[...] (U) On October 9, Poloff delivered reftelQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ issues at UNGA First (Disarmament) CommitteeQ!QQ Q$ Q!Q Q Q e MFA D2 Directorate f/Q NQO and the Western European Union (WEU). Poloff also delivered demarche to Evaghelia Kamariotou, Attache at the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and Internat [...]
2008-10-10 15:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR MNUC PARM PREL UNGA
08ATHENS1445 101ST U.S.-GREEK JOINT COMMISSION: MEETING SUMMARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On September 29, DCM led USG delegation to the 101st meeting of the U.S. and Greek Joint Commission. The commission focuses on bilateral political-military issues, particularly the relationship between Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) and the Government of Gre [...]
2008-10-16 13:08:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL GR
08ATHENS1456GREECE AND IPR -- VISIT BY USTR
[...] (SBU) During the visit of Leslie Yang (USTR's Director for Europe),Government of Greece (GoG) officials outlined current and planned efforts to improve IPR protection and enforcement. Yang also met with Greek industry representatives including: Business Software Alliance (BSA),the Associat [...]
2008-10-17 16:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR GR PREL
08ATHENS1457DAS GRAFFY MEETS WITH GREEK PARLIAMENTARIANS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Public Diplomacy for Europe and EurAsia Colleen Graffy met with several Members of Parliament (MP) from the Greek Special Standing Committee on Protection of the Environment. The discussion focused largely on managing carbon [...]
2008-10-20 06:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY PREL PGOV OSCE AF GR
08ATHENS1463GREEK GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 16, the Embassy raised reftel A points regarding the October 22 Georgia Donors' Conference with the MFA and the head of Hellenic Aid. Both indicated that while additional funding may potentially be forthcoming, the GoG does not appear prepared to make a pledge durin [...]
2008-10-21 12:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA KCRS EAID EFIN PREL GR
08ATHENS147GREECE MOURNS ARCHBISHOP'S DEATH
[...] On January 31, Greece paid its final respects to Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos in a funeral service at Athens' Metropolitan Cathedral. The service, lasting two hours and broadcast live on several television channels, was attended by a who's-who of Greek society, as well a [...]
2008-01-31 12:59:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI GR
08ATHENS1473GREECE: IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] (U) On October 23, DepPolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming nuclear conference in Iran to Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, Director of the MFA D1 Department United Nations and International Organizations Affairs, and Loukas Tsokos, D1 First Secretary. Tsokos said D [...]
2008-10-24 08:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GR MNUC PGOV PREL TRGY IR
08ATHENS1490TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-
[...] (U) On October 30, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the [...]
2008-10-30 17:26:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC GR
08ATHENS1491DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (U) On October 30, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the [...]
2008-10-30 17:36:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08ATHENS1524GREECE: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRIME
[...] Greek Prime Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis has sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Obama. We understand that the original is being delivered through the Greek Embassy in Washington. However, the Prime Minister's office has provided us with a courtesy copy, which is provided in [...]
2008-11-07 05:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODPC OVIP GR
08ATHENS1525GREECE: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRIME
[...] Greek Prime Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis has sent a congratulatory letter to Vice President-elect Biden. We understand that the original is being delivered through the Greek Embassy in Washington. However, the Prime Minister's office has provided us with a courtesy copy, which is provid [...]
2008-11-07 05:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODPC OVIP GR
08ATHENS1526GREECE: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT
[...] Greek President Karolos Papoulias has sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Obama. We understand that the original is being delivered through the Greek Embassy in Washington. However, the President's office has provided us with a courtesy copy of the English translation, which is [...]
2008-11-07 05:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODPC OVIP GR
08ATHENS153RULING PARTY MAJORITY RAZOR THIN FOLLOWING MP
[...] (SBU) On January 31, the ruling New Democracy party's already-thin majority was shaved further (152 to 151 seats of 300) when ND MP Kostas Koukodimos announced he was leaving the party following allegations of corruption in connection with the parties to the overheated Zachopoulos scandal (refs [...]
2008-02-01 16:46:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS1538THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS: GREECE'S VIEW ON EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 7 meeting with advisors at the Secretary General of Energy and Natural Sources to the Ministry of Development, Greek interlocutors said they were fully on board with the need for the EU Climate and Energy Package, but did not think it would get approved by all EU [...]
2008-11-10 15:12:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TRGY GR
08ATHENS1561GREECE: 2008-2009 INCSR PART I
[...] (U) The full text of the draft 2008-2009 INCSR Part I for Greece follows: Greece[DVM1] 2008-2009 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed f [...]
2008-11-17 05:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GR
08ATHENS1563GREECE: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP
[...] Hieronymous II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, has sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Obama. The original letter was sent by pouch today to S/ES-CR (registration number 5697438),but a copy of the text is provided in paragraph 2 below. 2. BEGIN TEXT Athens, 7 Nov [...]
2008-11-18 06:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODPC OVIP GR
08ATHENS1574GREECE ANNOUNCES 15 PERCENT CUT IN MILITARY
[...] (U) In a November 14 statement before Parliament, Prime Minister Karamanlis announced he would reduce military spending by 15 percent in the 2009 state budget in a bid to save money. While the revised budget has not yet been sent to Parliament, Karamanlis indicated the funds would instead be [...]
2008-11-20 14:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MASS PARM GR
08ATHENS1584 'PICTURING AMERICA': ECA's CULTURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:16:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO GR
08ATHENS1618GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON POTENTIAL PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) A/DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on November 26 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hellenic Aid, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs. On December 3, Dr. Koutrakou advised A/DepEconCouns that the GoG has not made any firm decisions on whether it will provide ass [...]
2008-12-03 13:31:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN GR
08ATHENS1627GREEK VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou. Her responses below are keyed to the main issue topics of the demarche: -- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Katzourou was unable to speak directly to the issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but said EU [...]
2008-12-04 15:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD EUN PHUM GR
08ATHENS1636GREECE TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (U) On December 4, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA D1 First Secretary Loukas Tsokos and Expert on Disarmament Issues Pantelis Margaris. Tskokos confirmed that Greece will join consensus on the text for amendment of NSG Nuclear Guidelines on control of transfers of ENR equipment and t [...]
2008-12-05 15:11:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC GR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TRGY
08ATHENS1639VISA REQUIREMENT FOR GREECE
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (U) Several USG personnel have recently been detained in Athens for arriving on a diplomatic or official passport without a Schengen visa, including an Ambassador, a Congressman, and a team of FBI agents whose travel was arranged by Carlson Wa [...]
2008-12-08 10:49:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT APER KSEP
08ATHENS1655Greece's 2009 Budget Seen as Unrealistic and Out of Context
[...] (U) The GoG's draft 2009 budget submitted to Parliament November 21 has been criticized by the press, citizens, opposition parties, and informed observers alike as being unrealistic and out of context with the current economic crisis and resulting slowdown. Although all economic indicators or [...]
2008-12-10 13:55:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON GR
08ATHENS1658GREEK RIOTS: DECEMBER 11 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece was relatively quiet at late afternoon Thursday. PM Karamanlis traveled to Brussels to participate in European Council meetings December 11-12. The atmosphere in the country remained tense, however, and it was impossible to predict whether the slacking off of demonstrat [...]
2008-12-11 15:11:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR
08ATHENS1660END-OF-FIRE SEASON UPDATE IN GREECE: SIGNIFICANT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Greece had a low-intensity fire season in 2008 with one major fire in July on the island of Rhodes that destroyed 13,000 hectares of land. Fires reappeared in early December, hitting Rhodes again and burning over 3,700 hectares of land. The GoG continues to lack coordination i [...]
2008-12-11 15:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR RU
08ATHENS1666POINTS ON IEA BUDGET PASSED
[...] Economic Counselor passed reftel points on IEA 2009-2010 budget to Elsa Loverdou, Advisor to the Minister on Energy Issues at the Ministry of Development and to MFA Secretary General for International Economic Affairs Skylakakis. We will report any response if/when received. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-12-12 12:31:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
08ATHENS1671GREECE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Embassy Athens provides the following submission for Greece for the "Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) 2008." 2. Begin report: Greece Greece is increasingly an EU entry point for illegal immigrants coming from the Middle East. As such there is ongoing concern that it could be used as [...]
2008-12-12 14:17:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC GR
08ATHENS1689GREECE PLAYS HOOKY ON EU WASTE DIRECTIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Greece's lackluster performance on waste management likely will result in another serious reprimand by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the country's inability to meet EU directives. Greece was referred to the ECJ on over twenty occasions in 2007 for a failure to impl [...]
2008-12-18 10:00:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND SENV SOCI PREL GR
08ATHENS1698GREEK RIOTS: SETTLING IN FOR THE LONGER-TERM
[...] (SBU) Levels of rioting and violence have increased in localized areas of Athens, and anarchists are clearly trying to injure or kill police and state security officials. Rioters have sought to increase further their visibility by placing banners on the Acropolis and attempting to burn down ( [...]
2008-12-22 06:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC SOCI PHUM GR
08ATHENS1719GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR POTENTIAL PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) A/DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 15 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hellenic Aid, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs. On December 24, Dr. Koutrakou advised A/DepEconCouns once again (see reftel B) that the GoG has not made any firm decisions on [...]
2008-12-24 10:51:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN GR PK
08ATHENS1724TERRORISM FINANCE: U.N. DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] (U) On December 29, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of th [...]
2008-12-30 07:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC GR
08ATHENS1725DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) On December 29, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of th [...]
2008-12-30 07:06:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP EFIN PARM GR
08ATHENS1730GLOBAL INITIATIVE: U.S./DUTCH/RUSSIAN TEAM
[...] (U) On December 22, Poloff, together with Dutch Ambassador Von Rij and Russian Poloff Dimitriy Novikov, delivered reftel demarche on the Fifth Global Initiative Meeting in June 2009 to Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, Head of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organization [...]
2008-12-31 09:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PARM PINR PINS KGIC
08ATHENS20SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit, which comes at an important time in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Greece is a NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. The center-right New Democracy governm [...]
2008-01-04 17:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON GR
08ATHENS202EMBASSY ATHENS' FORCED LABOR SEMINAR PARTICIPANT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 12:49:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM GR
08ATHENS210GREECE: NATIONAL STRIKE OVER SOCIAL SECURITY
[...] (U) On February 13, the two leading labor unions in Greece held a 24-hour general strike to protest the proposed (though still unveiled) legislation for reforming the Greek social security system. Much of Greece was shut down. Unions are angry at plans that purportedly call for increasing the [...]
2008-02-14 16:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI GR
08ATHENS216CT TASK FORCE: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) As requested in Reftel, this message contains Embassy Athens' assessment of critical infrastructure and key resources in Greece which, if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. 2. (U) Greek Shipping Industry: Greek compan [...]
2008-02-15 16:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN GR
08ATHENS227GREECE: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] Summary and Introduction: News of Kosovo's declaration of independence this weekend arrived during a rare heavy snowfall in Athens, simultaneous with surprising results from the elections in Cyprus and just ahead of another round of negotiations on the Macedonia name issue. In this heavy envi [...]
2008-02-20 05:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO YI KV KMDR GR
08ATHENS238ROMA OF GREECE: "MORE RATS THAN CHILDREN"
[...] From February 11 - 13, Poloff visited a dozen makeshift Roma camps within a hundred kilometers of Athens. In meeting after meeting, the terribly poor Romani occupants asked for jobs, housing and education. Evidence abounds that a GoG program offering housing loans to individual Roma families [...]
2008-02-21 14:59:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV GR
08ATHENS254TFKV01: KOSOVO: GREECE "YAWNS"
[...] (U) Notwithstanding Greece's special relationship with Serbia and Greece's previous history of large demonstrations against NATO and "the West" in response to Kosovo activities, there has been relatively little public reaction to Kosovo's declaration of independence. Greek media coverage has [...]
2008-02-25 12:51:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC YI KV GR
08ATHENS325STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-05 15:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS340STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS344STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS353STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY
[...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...]
2008-03-07 13:30:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR
08ATHENS362GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008- PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitiv but Unclassified -- Protect Accordingly. 2.(SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continued domestic and regional effo [...]
2008-03-07 15:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS3842007: INL END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
[...] Following is Athens' submission for the CY-2007 End Use Monitoring Report keyed to Ref A request. 2. Resource: A five-meter long, shallow-draft riverboat was provided to the Greek National Police in 1996. The riverboat was used by the National Police Counternarcotics Unit in Alexandroupol [...]
2008-03-13 16:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN GR
08ATHENS388GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TAIWAN OECD
[...] (U) On March 3, Acting Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ralou Papogozolou, Attache of the Economic Committee for Europe of the MFA and Gerasimos Floros, Director of the General Directorate for International Economic Policy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Floros said [...]
2008-03-14 14:40:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL OECD GR
08ATHENS400POWER BLACKOUTS AND TRASH-STREWN STREETS --
[...] (U) Rolling electrical blackouts and burgeoning trash piles persist across Greece as unions extend and intensify strikes against social security and pension reform (reftel). The Karamanlis government's social security/pension reform bill is now scheduled for vote in Parliament on Thursday, Mar [...]
2008-03-17 16:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB SOCI ECON GR
08ATHENS403GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: SUPPORT FOR UN SPECIAL
[...] A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on March 13 on support for the recent appointment of Ambassador Kai Eide as the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan to Ambassador Alexios Christopoulos, Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Christopoulos responded that [...]
2008-03-18 08:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF GR
08ATHENS41UN/CERD: GREECE WILL VOTE TO RE-ELECT PROSPER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 09:19:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA GR
08ATHENS468AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREECE REVIEWS FAVORABLY U.S.
[...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche and non-paper to MFA D1 Director for UN and International Organizations and Conferences, Ambassador Alexandros Rallis on March 21. Rallis delegated the matter to his staff, Loukas Tsokos, who informed Poloff on March 28 that he would brief Greek delegates [...]
2008-03-28 15:17:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PARM ETTC
08ATHENS478NO CONFIDENCE MOTION FAILS IN GREEK PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) On March 28, a censure motion - essentially a call for a vote of no confidence - raised by the main opposition PASOK party, failed by a vote of 152 to 138. The three-day debate preceding the vote provided Greek parliamentarians an opportunity to excoriate the government for its handling of [...]
2008-03-31 14:55:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS479GREECE/MACEDONIA: FM DISMISSES "REPUBLIC OF
[...] (U) During debate in Parliament on the opposition's motion to censure the government (ref A),FM Bakoyannis stated publicly that the most recent Nimetz proposal "Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)" was not acceptable; PM Karmamanlis was less specific, but equally negative, terming Skopje "intrans [...]
2008-03-31 17:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO NATO MK GR
08ATHENS494HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN
[...] (U) Two important human rights issues related to the Turkish minority in Thrace were recently addressed by court decisions: the first, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the second, by a local court in Rodopi. The ECHR decision indirectly confirms the right of Thrace Muslims to [...]
2008-04-03 09:10:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR
08ATHENS495HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 09:23:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR
08ATHENS509GREECE: REPRESENTATIVE WILL ATTEND GI INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 05:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GR
08ATHENS581NPT PREPCOM PAPERS DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 24 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and SIPDIS International Organizations. The D1 office received the points and letters without comment. Poloff will report any future response in follow-on cable. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-04-24 12:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT IAEA
08ATHENS616GREEK MFA FORWARDS NPT POINTS TO ITS GENEVA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 30 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. The D1 office forwarded the talking points and key engagement topics to its delegation in Geneva in advance of the May 2 deadline. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-05-06 13:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP GR NPT IAEA
08ATHENS665AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN
[...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...]
2008-05-15 06:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO
08ATHENS717GREECE TO SEND REP TO BURMA CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Burma Donor's Conference May 21 to Vassiliki Bafi, Burma Desk Officer at the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Bafi said the Economic Counselor from the Greek Embassy in Thailand would attend the Burma Conference. Bafi was unable to provi [...]
2008-05-22 12:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM GR
08ATHENS760IAEA: GREEK VIEWS ON IRAN REPORT
[...] (U) On 2 June poloff delivered reftel points on l of UN and International Organizations and Pantelis Margaris, the D1 Counselor-Expert on disarmament issues. Tsokos and Margaris both had serious concerns over the latest IAEA report but said "diplomatic dialogue must be exhausted" before Gre [...]
2008-06-03 13:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08ATHENS794GREEKS REMINDED ON FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] Per ref B, Greece intends to send its ambassador in Abu Dhabi to the Friends of Iraq Conference. On June 6, DepPolCouns informed MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis that the conference organizers had not yet received a registration from the Greek participan [...]
2008-06-06 15:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ GR
08ATHENS795CYCLONE NARGIS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) On 3 June poloff delivered reftel demarche on Cyclone Nargis to First Counselor Anthi Balonou, the Deputy director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Balonou reiterated that, from the Greek perspective, it remained important to continue to draw attention to the Burma regim [...]
2008-06-06 15:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL PGOV GR
08ATHENS867TERRORISM FINANCE:U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 15:48:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC
08ATHENS877UNHCR FINDS GREECE LACKING IN PROTECTION OF
[...] (SBU) On June 18, PolOff and PolAssistant attended a press conference hosted by the Greek Chapter of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to commemorate World Refugee Day 2008 and to release a new study concerning separated children seeking asylum in Greece. All participants at the conf [...]
2008-06-20 15:28:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG GR
08ATHENS91 FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners
[...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requested funds wil [...]
2008-01-22 15:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP KIRC GR
08ATHENS920TROUBLING LIVING CONDITIONS AND MEDICAL ACCESS FOR
[...] (SBU) At a May 21, 2008, press conference, the organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) presented the damning results of an exploratory mission conducted in February 2008 to assess the health and living conditions at various immigrant detention centers and camps throughout Greece. The MSF [...]
2008-06-27 11:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV GR
08ATHENS93 FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners
[...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 sustaining funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requeste [...]
2008-01-23 07:48:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP KIRC GR
08ATHENS951BURMA: GREECE'S POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) On July 3, PolOff delivered ref A points on shaping post-cyclone assistance in Burma to First Counselor Anthi Balonou, Deputy Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Balonou agreed the success of the aid to Burma was dependendent on the unity of the international com [...]
2008-07-03 11:36:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID GR
08ATHENS964GREECE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] (U) On June 27, 2008 Embassy transmitted reftel dipnote on the U.S. candidacies for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to the Greek MFA. PolOff also delivered the note and accompanying points to Embassy Attache Giorgos Panagiotidis of the D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Pan [...]
2008-07-07 13:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD GR WTRO
08ATHENS965GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DEMARCHE
[...] (U) On 3, July PolOff and PolAssistant delivered reftel demarche on the Human Rights Foundation to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache of the MFA D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Panagiotidis thanked us for the information and said it would be reviewed by the MFA Director [...]
2008-07-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GR PHUM UN
08BAGHDAD1003RRT ERBIL: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION TO VICE
[...] (U) Vice President Cheney's March 17-18 visit to Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region dominated local news broadcasts and has received universally positive editorial commentary in Kurdish papers in addition to factual reporting. Local press underscored the "historic nature" of the visit as the Vi [...]
2008-04-01 12:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL OVIP IZ
08BAGHDAD1004RRT ERBIL: IIP SPEAKER TRAINS BROADCAST
[...] (U) RRT Erbil hosted IIP Specialist Professor Robert Hooper of the University of California - San Diego, who conducted a two-week training workshop from March 3 through March 13 for eighteen local television journalists. The program improved the technical skills of Iraqi journalists and str [...]
2008-04-01 12:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL OPRC KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD1008 MINISTERIAL CAPACITY SURGE ASSESSMENT - INTERIM REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of March 30, 97 percent of the 75 "surge" advisors on Ministerial Capacity have arrived in Baghdad. Their arrivals were staggered; in mid-January, 53 percent were present and working in country. Surge personnel focus on providing targeted skills to several key non-security [...]
2008-04-01 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMGT PGOV ECON PREL SOCI PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1074IESC MEETING APRIL 4
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired the Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) in support of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) April 4. Discussion focused on the provision of essential services and humanitarian aid to areas affected by the recent violence and featured a len [...]
2008-04-07 14:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD1091CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 1
[...] SUMMARY: Discussion at Dr. Chalabi's April 1 Provision of Services Committee meeting was primarily divided between potable water (for a third straight week),and the fallout from the previous week's fighting in Sadr City. Key topics included an electrical outage at the Karkh Water Treatment P [...]
2008-04-08 15:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD111UPDATE ON GOI MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON RULE OF LAW
[...] (U) Summary. Since its formal commissioning in mid-2007, the Ministerial Committee on Rule of Law and Detention (MCRLD) has made significant progress in the practical application of its operation. MCRLD has ensured all relevant ministries are adequately represented, meaningful issues are ide [...]
2008-01-15 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1118GOI'S LARGEST DETENTION FACILITY GETS LEGAL CLINIC
[...] SUMMARY: A modest grant from the Ambassador's Targeted Development Program fund has given the Iraqi Bar Association (IBA) resources to operate a legal aid clinic at Baghdad's largest detention center. Many of the detainees have been held for years without charges or progress in their cases. [...]
2008-04-10 02:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD1120HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-04-10 12:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1132 PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM STAFFING ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) In December 2007, the Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) requested Team Leaders from the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) to conduct a bottom-up staffing assessment to determine what, if any, additional positions and skill sets [...]
2008-04-11 03:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AODE APER ECON EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD1142WASIT STATE TEXTILE FACTORY SEWS ITSELF BACK TO LIFE
[...] (U) This is a joint PRT Wasit/Embassy reporting cable. SUMMARY 2. (U) During a March 11 visit to the Wasit State Company for Textiles, Wasit PRT members observed production lines back up and running, after having been shuttered just two months ago. A grant from the Task Force for Busines [...]
2008-04-12 13:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD1150CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 8
[...] SUMMARY: The first meeting to last over two hours in nearly four weeks, the April 8 Provision of Services Committee was otherwise business as usual. The Ministries of Defense, Health, Finance, Electricity, Trade and Transportation attended. The Amanat was also present. Services in Sadr City to [...]
2008-04-13 07:05:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD1155HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-04-14 06:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1157PRT DIYALA: ENCOURAGING SIGNS IN DIYALA
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Diyala Provincial Government is increasingly eager to engage with the PRT thanks to improving security, the onset of the election season, the long-delayed passage of the 2008 provincial budget coupled with initial exe [...]
2008-04-14 06:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD1180Oil Ministry announces qualification results
[...] Anadarko Iraq Company, USA 2. BG International, UK 3. BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd., Australia 4. BP, UK 5. Chevron Iraq Ltd., USA 6. CNOOC China Ltd, China 7. CNPC, China 8. Conoco Phillips, USA 9. Edison International SPA, Italy 10. ENI, Italy 11. Exxonmobil, USA [...]
2008-04-15 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD1206IESC MEETING APRIL 11
[...] (SBU) Summary. National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafak al-Rubaie chaired the Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) in support of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) April 11. Discussion focused on services and humanitarian assistance to Sadr City. Ministry officials reported ongoing problem [...]
2008-04-17 18:03:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD1237EPRT BAGHDAD 2 AT YEAR ONE; SUCCESS STORIES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable drafted by Team Leader Eric Whitaker. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Baghdad 2 E-PRT has undertaken a variety of activities in the areas of local governance, community reconciliation, economic growth and development, and essential [...]
2008-04-21 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON EAID SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1245CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 15
[...] SUMMARY: At the April 15 Provision of Services Committee a large portion of time was dedicated to service delivery in Sadr City. The Deputy Minister of Transportation attended and provided a report to the committee on civil aviation in Iraq. Again, water was on the agenda with the Ministry of [...]
2008-04-22 13:03:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD1248REQUEST FOR CHRISTOPHER D.CROWLEY, MISSION
[...] Request permission for Christopher D. Crowley to be absent from USAID/Iraq Mission on the following dates: 15-23 May 2008: TDY/Consultations (Washington, DC). 24 May - 14 June 2008: RRB 3 (Washington, DC). 15 June: Return to Baghdad 2. Denise A. Herbol, Deputy Mission Director, [...]
2008-04-22 15:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID APER OTRA IZ
08BAGHDAD1293KUDOS TO EMBASSY KUWAIT FOR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Baghdad, and particularly the Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq (CETI),once again expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Embassy Kuwait for your outstanding support. The most recent example of your exceptional service was your timely assistance in securing vi [...]
2008-04-26 12:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN EAIR
08BAGHDAD1310HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-04-28 10:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1322HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-04-29 11:33:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1334ANBAR MODERATE CLERICS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: While largely misunderstood by outsiders, the role of the mosque was crucial in winning the battle against Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province. Local contacts are firm in their belief that the re-taking of the mosques from ra [...]
2008-04-30 08:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1338PRT DIYALA: UNITY PARTY REQUESTS ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: PRT Diyala met with Hazber al-Azawi, a representative of the Sahwa (awakening) Party in Diyala, on April 17. Hazber identified himself as the lead candidate for the Sahwa Party in Diyala and expressed concerns over Sahwa's abilit [...]
2008-04-30 09:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD1376HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-05-03 10:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1471RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] Iraq, like many other countries, must contend with rising world food prices. The Government of Iraq (GOI) supplies the bulk of staple food needs to the Iraqi people essentially free of charge under the auspices of the Public Distribution System (PDS -- also referred to as the "ration card" in [...]
2008-05-12 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1473HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-05-12 13:35:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD148IRAQ -- 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Post's submission for Iraq's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. BEGIN TEXT 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ Iraq's first post-conflict permanent government passed a National Investment Law in October 2006, which was expected to open up its economy to foreign investmen [...]
2008-01-21 07:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC IZ
08BAGHDAD1517 PRT SALAH AD DIN: CDC HOLDS FIRST TRAINING
[...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At the instigation of the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),CDC has conducted its first training course in Iraq, which was enthusiastically received by Iraqi medical professionals. END SUMMARY. 3. (U) P [...]
2008-05-15 15:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI TBIO EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD1543HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-05-19 13:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD16HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-01-02 15:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD160HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following eight (8) candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory info [...]
2008-01-22 15:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD161HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-01-22 15:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD162Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 17 &
[...] SUMMARY: The Provision of Services Committee met for the first time in slightly more than a month on Tuesday, January 15. The Ministries of Oil, Trade, Health, Education and Defense attended. The National Security Advisor was represented as was the Joint Planning Commission, Iraqi Ground Forces [...]
2008-01-22 15:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD1695MAINTENANCE PROGRAM YIELDS ROBUST ELECTRICITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi electricity output in the first four months of 2008 outstripped output for the same period of 2007. A year-to-year comparison for the January - April period shows that overall, the ME experienced a system-wide increase in electricity output of 20 percent per month. Only [...]
2008-06-04 11:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD1770HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-06-11 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1805HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-06-15 15:21:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD183Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 22
[...] SUMMARY: Attendance was high at the January 22 meeting of the Baghdad Services Committee, both from the Government of Iraq (GoI) and USG sides. The Baghdad Deputy Mayor started the meeting, emphasizing the need for better service project coordination between the Amanat and the USG. The Joint Pl [...]
2008-01-24 09:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD1839RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST OF WAY FORWARD ON ASSET TRANSFER
[...] SUMMARY: Over the past few months, Mission has raised with GOI officials our need to secure written acceptance of the transfer of major USG-financed assets, pressing for resolution of this long-standing issue. Based on these discussions, we believe that the most viable means of achieving an a [...]
2008-06-18 02:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD187HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-01-24 12:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD188HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-01-24 12:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1891UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD - CLASS OF 2008
[...] (U) Summary: University of Baghdad (UB) President Dr. Mosa Aziz Al-Mosawa exulted at the success of the 2008 academic year during a June 15 meeting with Poloff. UB is at full capacity, with 70,000 undergraduate students and 10,000 graduate students. July 15 will mark the end of the UB acade [...]
2008-06-22 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD1930HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-06-25 06:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1946IRAQI BANKS MOVE ELECTRONS INSTEAD OF PAPER
[...] Summary: While Iraq's economy remains predominately cash-based, the banking system has begun a shift toward electronic payments. From December through April, Iraqi-owned banks more than quadrupled the monthly value of transactions they direct through electronic funds transfers (EFT). Private [...]
2008-06-25 13:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD1964HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-06-27 10:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2015HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-06-30 10:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2044TRANSMITTAL OF INDEPENDENCE DAY LETTER FROM PRIME
[...] (U) Post received a letter addressed to the President from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) dated July 1, 2008. Scanned copies of the original document and the translation to English have been emailed to the NSC and NEA/I. The following is Post's translation of the Arabic text in [...]
2008-07-02 17:25:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD2055REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2008-07-04 02:54:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2074JULY 4 UPDATE WITH SPEAKER MASHADANI ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-05 16:24:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD2083 SIV ELIGIBILITY OF IRAQIS WORKING UNDER
[...] Section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, the Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act),greatly expanded the eligibility criteria for special immigration status for Iraqi nationals employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq on or after March 2003, for [...]
2008-07-06 12:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS IZ PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG SOCI UN
08BAGHDAD2123FOURTH ANNUAL RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Rule of Law Coordinator Office, in conjunction with Multi-National Force- Iraq (MNF-I) Office of the Staff Judge Advocate(OSJA) and the Office of Provincial Affairs, hosted the Fourth Annual Rule of Law Conference in the International Zone on May 19-21. Over 160 Embassy, M [...]
2008-07-08 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL
08BAGHDAD2158POST RESPONSE TO LEAHY VETTING IN IRAQ
[...] Post concurs with recommendations detailed in reftel. 2. As the security situation continues to stabilize in Iraq, specific USG security assistance programs will need to further comply with Leahy Amendment vetting. Post recommends the programs detailed below be vetted according to provide [...]
2008-07-11 12:32:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD2171HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-07-13 07:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2176HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-07-13 11:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2227NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISPLACEMENT
[...] Summary: On July 8 and 9 the GoI Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) held its first National Conference to Address Displacement, at which the Minister unveiled the National Policy on Displacement. This policy document has been in the works for four years and the Ministry relied on d [...]
2008-07-17 14:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV IZ EAID
08BAGHDAD2245HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-07-20 05:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2309HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-07-24 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2310HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-07-24 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2333NINEWA: PRT-GOI INITIATIVE TO INCREASE WHEAT CROP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-27 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV EAGR IZ
08BAGHDAD2421(SBU) KARBALA'S LARGEST JAIL BURSTING AT SEAMS.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala's largest jail (technically a pre-trial detention facility) is filled beyond capacity. Because the province does not have a prison and the regional prison in al-Hillah also is full, Karbala's jail also houses post-trial detainees, including ten people (one female) convic [...]
2008-08-04 05:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD2425HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-04 12:54:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2426HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-04 12:54:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2438HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-05 06:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2489GOI LOAN PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH FACES
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Industry and Minerals, which manages over 60 of Iraq's state-owned enterprises, is struggling to administer its 408 million USD loan program, targeting existing small to medium-sized enterprises. Loan applications are generated on the provincial level, reviewed and appro [...]
2008-08-07 15:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD2528HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-11 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2581REAL ESTATE IN FALLUJAH
[...] (U) This is an Anbar ePRT reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary: Household wealth in Fallujah city is likely approaching U.S. levels based on appreciating real estate prices and low levels of debt. On the other hand, the commercial real estate market remains an eyesore in Fallujah as many of the [...]
2008-08-14 06:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON INV EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD2583HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-14 10:53:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2584HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-14 11:05:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2605UNEMPLOYMENT IN FALLUJAH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ANBAR EPRT REPORTING CABLE. 2. (U) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE GOI, FALLUJAH DISTRICT'S 15.9 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED, AND MAY REFLECT A NORMALIZING ECONOMY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE RATE ALSO REFLECTS A 15 PERCENT INCREASE [...]
2008-08-17 06:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB IZ
08BAGHDAD261DHI QAR PRT: SHAYKH DECRIES ISLAMIC PARTIES, WANTS
[...] (SBU) The information in this cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. SIPDIS 2. (SBU) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 3. (SBU) Summary: On January 23 Dhi Qar IPAO met with Shaykh Alwan Hakim al-Hamaid. Alwan claimed that his tribe has been ignored [...]
2008-01-29 13:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PTER POL PINR
08BAGHDAD2665HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-20 13:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2684RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN CABLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on apparent deficiencies in the accounting for night vision devices (NVDs) provided to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Iraq (MNSTC-I) is currently conducting a comprehensive field inventory of NVDs. The intent of this invent [...]
2008-08-21 14:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC IZ
08BAGHDAD2713SALAH AL DIN: PROGRESS IN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. (U) Summary ------------ 2. (SBU) Improved security conditions have had a positive impact on the economic situation in Salah-ad-Din (SaD); it is easier for goods to reach markets; produce prices are dropping and progress is being made i [...]
2008-08-24 08:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR IZ
08BAGHDAD2721DEMARCHE REPORT: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on August 23 to Mohammed al-Humaimidi, MFA's Deputy Director for International Organization Affairs and primary POC for threat finance coordination. Treasury Attache and POLMIL are also in possession of talking points to be distributed to [...]
2008-08-24 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2727UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the recent months, Iraq has seen some early but significant successes in attracting foreign (and, to a lesser extent, domestic) investment. The Ministry of Industry and Mining has moved several SOEs toward point of sale or joint venture status and received 56 JV bids. The [...]
2008-08-25 07:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD2786IRAQ'S HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDEES FOR 63RD UNGA
[...] (U) The following is a list of Iraq's high-level attendees for the 63rd UNGA: A. Head of State: President Jalal Talabani may attend (depending on health) --Arrival date: already in the U.S., will arrive in NY 21 September --Departure date: 04 October --Currently in Washington --May att [...]
2008-08-29 14:46:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2787HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Army who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. 3. The n [...]
2008-08-30 12:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
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