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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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03ROME4137 | AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY IN ITALY [...] Summary: More than 100,000 Italians are estimated to be HIV-positive and 51,172 cases of AIDS have been registered from 1982 to December 31, 2002. Cases of AIDS, which are still mainly transmitted through intravenous drug use, have been declining since 1995, as combination therapy for HIV i [...] | 2003-09-11 07:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA IT EUN |
03ROME4158 | Ambassador Tony P. Hall in Albania meets regional [...] US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Tony Hall, visited Albania from August 22-26, 2003. He came at the invitation of Members of the Albanian Parliament and the European regional office of the World Food Program. He participated in the first "Balkan Gathering" with Alb [...] | 2003-09-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR AL EU WFP UN |
03ROME4227 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 4 INFORMAL [...] (U) MINISTERS AT THE INFORMAL TELECOM MINISTERIAL, HELD IN VITERBO, ITALY, ON SEPTEMBER 3-5, AGREED TO A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT WOULD MAKE BROADBAND MORE ACCESSIBLE. COMMISSIONER LIIKANEN'S REMARKS 2. (U) EU INFORMATION SOCIETY COMMISSIONER ERKKI LIIKANEN EMPHASIZED THAT THE COMMISSION WAS [...] | 2003-09-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS IT EUN |
03ROME4236 | FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND THE "CHINA THREAT" [...] Summary: The weakness of export markets and a perceived loss of Italian competitiveness have fueled a summer-long debate in Italy on the "trade threat" posed by China. The debate, led by Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti and his close ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, has highlighted [...] | 2003-09-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME430 | ITALY CAN NOT ASSIST IN CLEARING AFGHANISTAN'S IFI [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AFGHANISTAN |
03ROME432 | LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM AMBASSADOR TONY P. [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN QUOTE: THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC 20500 DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO F [...] | 2003-02-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NSC |
03ROME4340 | WFP'S COLLABORATION WITH UNHCR IN PROVIDING FOOD [...] Representatives from the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture (FODAG),the State Department's Office of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and U.S. Embassy Kampala conducted a joint assessment of the collaboration between the World Food Program (WFP) and the UN High C [...] | 2003-09-24 07:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF UG TZ WFP UNHCR UN |
03ROME4348 | REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...] | 2003-09-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
03ROME4407 | EU IGC - A EURO-PARLIAMENTARIAN'S VIEW [...] Summary: Poloff and Pol Specialist met with European Parliament (EUP) Constitutional Affairs Committee President Giorgio Napolitano recently to hear his views on the EU Convention's draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and his thoughts on the upcoming Inter-Governmental Confer [...] | 2003-09-26 07:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PGOV IT EUN |
03ROME4411 | WFP'S COLLABORATION WITH UNHCR IN PROVIDING FOOD [...] Representatives from the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture (FODAG),the State Department's Office of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and U.S. Embassy Kampala conducted a joint assessment of the collaboration between the World Food Program (WFP) and the UN High C [...] | 2003-09-26 08:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF UG TZ WFP UNHCR UN |
03ROME4431 | A HUMANITARIAN LOOK AT COTE D'IVOIRE PAINTS A [...] The food security and nutritional situation in the northern and western areas of Cote d'Ivoire has been adversely affected by the events of the past year. The lack of civil administration, breakdown in health services, and fighting in the west has had a serious negative impact on the affecte [...] | 2003-09-26 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP |
03ROME4435 | PLIGHT OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS IN WESTERN COTE [...] Nicla transit camp is currently home to 5,500-6,300 third country nationals (TCNs),most of whom are Burkinabe. The protection of the TCNs in the camp is a concern. The Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly recently visited Guiglo and talked with the local populations in an effort to ease t [...] | 2003-09-26 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP |
03ROME4436 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY Q EU AG [...] SUMMARY: at the informal meeting in Taormina, Sicily Sept 20 Q 23 EU Agricultural Ministers, Ag Commissioner Fischler, and Health Minister Byrne assessed the outcomes of Cancun and started wooing the Third World. The Common Ag Policy (CAP)- was justified as good for Europe and good for the d [...] | 2003-09-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR IT ECON EUN ETRO WTO |
03ROME4533 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES RECEIVES GOI LABOR SOLIDARITY [...] SUMMARY: THE GOI MINISTRY OF LABOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES IS RECEIVING A PAYMENT OF 82,509 EUROS (APPROXIMATELY USD 96,500) UNDER THE SOLIDARITY FUND ADMINISTERED BY ITALIAN REGIONAL LABOR MONITORING AUTHORITIES. IN COOPERATION WITH LABOR MINISTRY ADVISOR LINDA D'URSO, EM [...] | 2003-10-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME4603 | WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL [...] THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS FOUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS (SO) WHICH ADDRESS RECENT THREATS TO ITS PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION FOR REFUGEES, RETURNEES, AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA. TOTAL REQUIRED FUNDING IS U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 6.8 MILLION, [...] | 2003-10-08 09:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN |
03ROME4614 | Ambassador Tony P. Hall in the Democratic Republic [...] A team led by Ambassador Tony Hall visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 23-30 and found the country with the third largest population in sub- Saharan Africa struggling to contain a major humanitarian disaster. In 2003, some 2.7 million internally displaced will require intern [...] | 2003-10-09 04:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU CF WFP UN |
03ROME4617 | GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO PRESIDE OVER AIRPORT [...] GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ALDO SANSONE, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE EU-U.S. CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS, CONFIRMED THAT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOW FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTING THE EU'S AIRPORT NOISE DIRECTIVE DESCRIBE [...] | 2003-10-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION |
03ROME4636 | BLUE LANTERN, CASE 05-897361 [...] THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE NUMBER 05-897361, THE EXPORT OF FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS TOTALLING USD 14,500 (REF A) TO THE CARLO GAVAZZI COMPANY. 2. CONSULATE MILAN OFFICERS MET WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES AND CONDUCTED AN ON-SIT [...] | 2003-10-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC IT KOMC BLUE LANTERN |
03ROME4642 | STATUS REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Summary Italy's biotech regime is subject to EU legislation. Italy is more restrictive than EU laws in some instances. With the exception of corn, banned under the Amato Decree, Italy follows EU policies on agricultural biotechnology. For seeds for planting, the absence of an EU agreed law [...] | 2003-10-10 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EU IT EUN |
03ROME4651 | ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA CRITICIZES EU STUDY [...] SUMMARY: A HIGH-LEVEL STUDY GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STIMULATING GROWTH IN EUROPE RECEIVED MUCH CRITICISM IN ROME, ESPECIALLY FROM LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA. IN JULY 2002, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THIS GROUP TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWT [...] | 2003-10-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT EUN |
03ROME4672 | WFP'S COLLABORATION WITH UNHCR IN PROVIDING FOOD [...] John Brooks, Project Budget Specialist, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture (FODAG),and Mary Margaret Knudson, Refugee Officer, U.S. State Department's Office of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM),conducted a joint assessment of the collaboration between the World [...] | 2003-10-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF UG TZ WFP UNHCR UN |
03ROME4701 | MEETING OF UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON OCTOBER 9 TO CONSIDER THE ORGANIZATION'S 2004 BUDGET. THE U.S. WAS ALONE IN DISASSOCIATING WITH CONSENSUS ON APPROVING THE BUDGET (AND ITS 3.61 PERCENT INCREASE),BUT ASSURED THE [...] | 2003-10-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
03ROME4724 | IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ROME A POSITIVE STOPOVER FOR [...] THE FIVE-MEMBER OFFICIAL DELEGATION FROM IRAQ, HEADED BY AMBASSADOR MAREK BELKA, STOPPED IN ROME OCTOBER 9 FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE DELEGATION FIRST MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE RICARDO SESSA ALONE, THEN WITH THE TASK FORCE -- WHICH INCLUDES INTERAGENCY AND PRIVATE SECT [...] | 2003-10-15 17:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ IT |
03ROME473 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF POWELL'S FEB. 5 UNSC [...] (U) SUMMARY: PM BERLUSCONI ENDORSED SECRETARY POWELL'S FEB. 5 PRESENTATION AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND CALLED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO REMAIN UNITED AND KEEP THE PRESSURE ON SADDAM TO DISARM. WHILE SAYING THAT WAR SHOULD BE THE VERY LAST MEASURE, THE PM CONTINUES TO STATE CLEARLY TH [...] | 2003-02-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ IT PREL IRAQI FREEDOM |
03ROME4817 | BIOTECH OUTREACH TO FAO STAFF AND PERMREPS [...] The US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome (FODAG) organized two events for a visiting team from the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) on October 6-7: a seminar at the FAO for professional staff and a small coffee for selected permanent representatives to FAO at DCM C [...] | 2003-10-22 04:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD FAO |
03ROME4850 | USAID Humanitarian Attache visits Mauritania [...] US Mission/Rome humanitarian attache visited Mauritania September 13-17, and traveled in the drought affected regions of Bareina, Aleg and Boghe. Assessments of this area show a serious emergency situation. Many vulnerable groups, particularly children, will require continuing food and non- fo [...] | 2003-10-23 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN |
03ROME4879 | LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...] | 2003-10-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO |
03ROME4923 | IS ITALYS EXPORT LED GROWTH MODEL IN TROUBLE? [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN EXPORTS TO ITS MAJOR MARKETS ARE FACING STIFF COMPETITION FROM, AND LOSING MARKET SHARE TO, CHEAPER EXPORTS FROM ASIA. THE THREAT HAS TRIGGERED MUCH POLITICAL POSTURING IN ITALY, WITH FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND UMBERTO BOSSI, NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER AND MINISTER OF REFORM [...] | 2003-10-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME4924 | CUBAN RESOLUTION AGAINST US EMBARGO: EU WILL VOTE [...] (U) ANDREINA MARSELLA, MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER, TOLD POLOFF ON OCTOBER 29 THAT, ALTHOUGH HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CUBA, THE EU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CUBAN RESOLUTION. MARSELLA INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE DECISION HAD BEEN REACHED DURING AN EU LATIN AMERICA WORKING [...] | 2003-10-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU IT UNGA |
03ROME4927 | WFP'S FINELY TARGETED AND WELL-RUN OPERATIONS IN [...] A representative from the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Philip Lamade, visited Zambia from September 16 - 23, 2003 to assess WFP's operations, finding its operations appropriately targeted and well run. End summary. ----------- Background ----------- 2. Zambi [...] | 2003-10-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ZA WFP UN UNHCR |
03ROME5001 | EU/TURKEY CONFERENCE TAKES SOBER BUT HOPEFUL VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 20-21 POLOFF ATTENDED AN EU-TURKEY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE AND ASPEN INSTITUTE-ROME THAT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES TURKEY FACES IN ATTAINING EU MEMBERSHIP. WHILE NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS APPEARED TO DOUBT TURKEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BECO [...] | 2003-11-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TU IT PREL EUN |
03ROME5002 | WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES ANGOLA PROTRACTED [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for Angola during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL complimented WFP on its current work during [...] | 2003-11-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
03ROME5035 | IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A),the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...] | 2003-11-06 05:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
03ROME5036 | AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...] | 2003-11-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN |
03ROME5073 | WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...] | 2003-11-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
03ROME5076 | AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WFP'S STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2007 [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PERIOD 2004-2007, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE CONSIDERATIONS RAISED BY THE BOARD AS REFLECTED BY THE SUMMARY RECORD OF THE DISCUSSION. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT [...] | 2003-11-10 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
03ROME5092 | NGO'S AFFILIATED WITH UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTELS, US MISSION REQUESTED AND OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO),THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD). MISSION HAS REVIEWED THE LISTS AND STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY F [...] | 2003-11-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR PHUM FAO WFP IFAD |
03ROME5146 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2 - 05-902913: ALENIA SPAZIO [...] THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTEL ACTION REQUEST, WITH ADDITIONAL PRE-LICENSE INFORMATION ON APPLICATION NUMBER 05-902913, CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF FUSES FROM AEM HOLDING INC. TO ALENIA SPAZIO FOR USE IN THE COSMO SKYMED SATELLITE PROGRAM. 2. ECONOFFS SPOKE WITH ALESSANDRO MAZZACCHERA AS INSTRUCT [...] | 2003-11-13 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC IT KOMC BLUE LANTERN |
03ROME5195 | The Netherlands evaluates its extra-budgetary USD [...] The Netherlands has just released a comprehensive evaluation of its extra-budgetary partnership with the UN's Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO. The 25- month long study, undertaken by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB),r [...] | 2003-11-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN |
03ROME5197 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...] | 2003-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
03ROME5205 | VATICAN STUDY SEMINAR ON GMO'S SEES MORE HOPE THAN [...] Summary: The Holy See's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace's November 10-11 study seminar -- "GMO's: Threat or Hope" --found more reasons for hope than fear from its detailed examination of biotech foods. The seminar was developed by the pro-biotech President of the Council, Cardinal [...] | 2003-11-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID VT IT FAO |
03ROME5222 | Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...] | 2003-11-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME5223 | WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on [...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...] | 2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME5224 | WFP's evolving partnership with U.S. Private [...] WFP has provided an update on its evolving partnership with U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) and International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of U.S. origin. Since the Baltimore meeting of December 3, 2002 between WFP Executive Director Jim Morris and U.S. PVOs (members of th [...] | 2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN |
03ROME5227 | US Mission/Rome attends WFP-sponsored Regional [...] US Mission/Rome personnel attended (September 9-10, in Dakar, Senegal) a WFP-sponsored Regional Ministerial Conference for the Launch of the "Alliance for Action" on School Feeding, Health and Basic Education for the Sahel. Nine countries of the region pledged their support to the effort. Dele [...] | 2003-11-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN |
03ROME5262 | ITALY'S GDP GREW 0.5 PERCENT THIRD QUARTER 2003 [...] ON NOVEMBER 14, ISTAT, ITALY'S CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, RELEASED PRELIMINARY DATA ON GDP GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2003. GDP GREW BY 0.5 PERCENT BOTH FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2002. THIS GROWTH FOLLOWS TWO DECREASES IN A ROW IN THE FIRS [...] | 2003-11-19 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5327 | CIVAIR: GOI SINGLE DESIGNATION OF POLAR [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE 081/2840, DATED OCTOBER 30, 2003, INFORMING U.S. AVIATION AUTHORITIES OF THE FOLLOWING REGARDING POLAR AIR CARGO(AN INFORMAL TRANSLATION FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 3). 3. BEGIN TEXT: THE ITA [...] | 2003-11-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IT ICAO FAA AVIATION |
03ROME5435 | ITALYS REACTION TO ITS STRUGGLING EXPORT SECTOR [...] Summary: The slump in Italys export sector continues to generate much public discussion. In contrast to calls a few months ago for tariffs and retaliation against cheaper exports from Asia, government and private sector officials are calling for a radical overhaul in Italys export sector. Th [...] | 2003-12-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME5453 | WFP Informal Consultation on the Business [...] World Food Program (WFP) presented an "information note on the business process review," a document that describes a new business model for WFP, at a membership consultation in Rome on November 20, 2003. Seeking to improve the utilization of contributions and timeliness of relief aid, the new [...] | 2003-12-04 08:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR WFP UN |
03ROME5475 | IRAQ: MOD MARTINO VOWS ITALY WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] Summary: Italian MOD Martino told parliament December 3 that Italy will keep its troops in Iraq, because pulling out now would create a "dangerous vacuum." In stating Italy's unrenounceable and firm commitment to combat international terrorism, he remarked that the nature of the mission rem [...] | 2003-12-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
03ROME5491 | GALILEO COMMENTS AT ROME CONFERENCE ON SPACE AND [...] THE ITALIAN CENTER FOR HIGH DEFENSE STUDIES (CASD) HELD A HEAVILY ATTENDED SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 2 IN ROME TO PRESENT A RESEARCH REPORT ON SPACE AND SECURITY POLICY IN EUROPE. KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDED: LUIGI RAMPONI, CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES; JEAN JACQUES DORDAIN [...] | 2003-12-05 18:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL IT EUN |
03ROME5507 | COEXISTENCE IN ITALY, AG BIOTECH [...] Summary: On the margins of the FAO Conference's 32nd Session in Rome, USDA's Under Secretary J.B. Penn met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno to discuss biotechnology in Italy, and the way forward in the agricultural portion of the Doha WTO negotiations. The discussion with Alem [...] | 2003-12-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5549 | IRAQ: TERMINATION OF FAO'S ACTIVITIES UNDER "OIL- [...] Summary: In UN Security Council Resolution 1483 (adopted May 22, 2003),the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to: (a) continue the exercise of his SIPDIS responsibilities under resolutions 1472 (2003) and 1476 (2003) for a period of six months following the adoption of reso [...] | 2003-12-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC EAGR PREF IZ FAO |
03ROME5559 | PROMPTING BANKS TO COMPLY WITH UN RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) AS FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS INDICATED IN RESPONSE TO OUR APPROACHES ON FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS, THE FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (FSC) DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AT ITS DECEMBER 11 MEETING (REF A). IT WAS AGREED THAT SENIOR FINANCE AND CENTRAL BANK OFFICIALS WILL CONTACT ITALIAN BANKS DIRECT [...] | 2003-12-12 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IZ IT UNSC |
03ROME5567 | ITALIAN BACKGROUND TO THE BT-11 [...] SUMMARY: THIS RESPONDS TO REFTEL AND EXPLAINS THE PROCESS OF GOI TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SYNGENTA'S BT11 BIOTECH SWEET CORN APPLICATION. THE GOI REQUESTED MORE TIME TO REVIEW AN OPINION OF THE BT11 APPLICATION. THE EU COMMISSION DENIED THE REQUEST. AS A RESULT, ITALY ABSTAINED. A GOI TECHNICAL [...] | 2003-12-12 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ETRD EU IT FAO |
03ROME5569 | ITALY WILL MAINTAIN POSITION IN FAVOR OF THE IRAN [...] POST DELIVERED REFTEL C POINTS TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR, GIUSEPPE CALVETTA. CALVETTA REASSURED POST THAT ITALY WILL NOT CHANGE ITS POSITION ON THE CANADA-US CO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN. CALVETTA ADDED THAT HE HAD ALERTED FM FRATTINI'S STAFF OF U.S. CONCERNS. [...] | 2003-12-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR IT UNGA |
03ROME5629 | U.S. CANDIDATE ELECTED TO UNIDROIT GOVERNING [...] SUMMARY: THE 57TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON NOVEMBER 28. THE PROGRAM OF WORK AND THE BUDGET (AS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SEE REF) WERE APPROVED AND A NEW GOVERNING COUNCIL ELECTED. U.S. CANDIDATE HENRY DEEB [...] | 2003-12-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
03ROME5639 | PRESIDENT CIAMPI SENDS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA REFORM [...] Summary: Italian President Ciampi declined to sign draft legislation reforming Italy's media sector December 15 and sent the bill back to Parliament. Ciampi cited technical legal conflicts and broader concerns about the legislation's potential constraints on media pluralism in a further- lib [...] | 2003-12-18 08:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
03ROME5655 | REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...] | 2003-12-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP |
03ROME5662 | U.S. GRAIN MILLING EXECUTIVES DEBRIEF AMBASSADOR [...] John Gillcrist (Barlett Processing Companies, Kansas City, Missouri),Guy Shoekmaker (Horizon Milling/Cargill, Wayzata, Minnesota),and Fred Luckey (Bunge Milling, Saint Louis, Missouri) met with Ambassador Hall on December 17 to discuss their just completed trip to review U.S.-supported food [...] | 2003-12-19 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN |
03ROME568 | BURMESE HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE [...] MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR ASIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARGHERITA BONIVER PUBLISHED AN OP-ED IN THE LOCAL JOURNAL L'OPINIONE FEBRUARY 6 STATING THAT THE GOI INTENDS TO HOST A CONFERENCE ON BURMESE HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS EU PRESIDENCY, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2003. IT IS UNCL [...] | 2003-02-12 13:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BM IT HUMAN RIGHTS |
03ROME5684 | LETTER TO MARTTI AHTISAARI, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO MARTTI AHTISAARI, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, DATED DECEMBER 22, 2003, FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: "THE HONORABLE MARTTI AHTISAARI UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMA [...] | 2003-12-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
03ROME5696 | ITALY APPROVES ITS 2004 BUDGET [...] ON DECEMBER 22, PARLIAMENT PASSED THE 2004 BUDGET THAT THE GOI HAD PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ON OCTOBER 2. BY LAW, PARLIAMENT MUST PASS THE BUDGET BY DECEMBER 31. USING THE EXCHANGE RATE OF EURO .90 TO ONE DOLLAR, THE 2004 BUDGET TOTALS EURO 634.5 BILLION (USD 705 BILLION),OR 46.9 PERCENT [...] | 2003-12-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5704 | WFP STRIVES TO EXPAND ITS BASE OF COMMODITY [...] THE PROCUREMENT OF FOOD COMMODITIES BY THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ROSE TO UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS IN 2003. FOR THE 6-MONTH PERIOD ENDING IN JUNE 2003, WFP PURCHASED COMMODITIES COSTING MORE THAN US DOLLARS (USD) 410 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 1.8 MILLION METRIC TONS. AS MARKET SUPPLIERS OF [...] | 2003-12-23 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR UN WFP |
03ROME5709 | Parmalat, Italy's Corporate Giant, in Crisis [...] Parmalat, Italy's dairy and food giant, is in the midst of financial crisis and is in danger of bankruptcy. Milan magistrates are investigating Parmalat's former top management for accounting irregularities committed from 1988 to the present that reportedly have resulted in a shortfall of Euro [...] | 2003-12-23 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5747 | RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...] | 2003-12-30 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO |
03ROME5749 | CIVAIR: GOI ON EASA AND BILATERAL SAFETY AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy received Italian diplomatic note 180/7347, dated December 9, 2003. The note, expected as a follow-up to ref B, includes a letter from the Ministry of Transport, addressing ref A concerns over the implications of the new European [...] | 2003-12-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME579 | PARLIAMENT PASSES AMBITIOUS LABOR MARKET REFORM [...] SUMMARY: PARLIAMENT LAST WEEK APPROVED A SWEEPING REFORM OF ITALY'S RIGID EMPLOYMENT RULES. THE MEASURE IS ONE OF THE MAIN STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC REFORMS PROMISED BY THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND THE FIRST TO BE APPROVED BY THE PARLIAMENT. THE NEW MEASURES ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE EMPLOYERS MORE FLE [...] | 2003-02-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV IT |
03ROME589 | FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...] | 2003-02-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
03ROME637 | WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...] | 2003-02-14 20:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
03ROME638 | APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005),COVERING 6.0 [...] | 2003-02-14 20:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
03ROME643 | WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...] | 2003-02-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
03ROME644 | APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005),COVERING 6.0 [...] | 2003-02-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
03ROME677 | FAO FISHERIES PERSONNEL DISCUSS COFI [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: U.S. ALTERNATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES (COFI) SECRETARY BEN SATIA AND OTHER FISHERIES PERSONNEL ON SIPDIS FEBRUARY 12 TO PRESENT REFERENCED DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS AND TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING COFI SESSION. [...] | 2003-02-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV FAO |
03ROME702 | U.S. MISSION ROME AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IN 2002 [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES IN ROME PROVIDES A VERY GOOD PLATFORM FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD TO A DIVERSE AND INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCE FROM DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. A LOOK BACK AT THE MI [...] | 2003-02-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP |
03ROME760 | AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ETHIOPIA - "IT'S EVEN [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL AND AA/DCHA ROGER WINTER VISITED ETHIOPIA FEBRUARY 15-21 AND FOUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. IN 2003, SOME 11.3 MILLION DROUGHT VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 1.4 MILL [...] | 2003-02-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
03ROME791 | WFP/UNICEF DPR KOREA NUTRITION SURVEY SHOWS MARKED [...] MALNUTRITION RATES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RELEASED BY WFP AND UNICEF ON FEBRUARY 20, CONJOINTLY WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSTITUTE OF CHIL [...] | 2003-02-26 05:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME81 | USDA/FSA DISCUSSIONS WITH WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] KEY MEMBERS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) KANSAS CITY COMMODITY OFFICE TRAVELED TO ROME, ITALY, NOVEMBER 18-22, 2002, TO BRIEF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OFFICIALS ON USDA'S NEW FOOD AID REQUEST ENTRY SYSTEM (FARES) AND TRAIN SELECT MEMBERS OF WFP STAFF ON THE SYSTE [...] | 2003-01-09 15:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN USDA |
03ROME832 | LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MALLOCH BROWN AND UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL BELLAMY DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: THE HONORABLE KENZO OSHIMA, U/SYG, UN OFFICE FOR THE [...] | 2003-02-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
03ROME834 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. OVERALL FREQUENCY OF COPYRIGHT PIRACY HAS LEVELED OFF OR FALLEN SLIGHTLY SINCE 2000, WHEN ITALY'S NEW COPYRIGHT LAW WAS ENACTED. NONETHELESS, TOTAL LOSSES DUE TO PIRACY ARE MOUNTING AND ITALY'S PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITI [...] | 2003-02-28 05:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
03ROME876 | THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN [...] WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY. ---------- BACKGROUND -- [...] | 2003-03-04 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
03ROME896 | IDLO PROPOSAL TO USAID FOR U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 [...] THE ROME-BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO) HAS SENT TO THE U.S. MISSION A PROPOSAL FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE PERIOD 2003-2005 REQUESTING USAID FUNDING OF U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 MILLION (U.S. 750,000/ANNUM). IDLO IS FUNDED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; USAID HAS PREVIOUSLY PROV [...] | 2003-03-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID PREF EU EAGR IDLO UNAORC UN |
03ROME923 | ITALIAN RIGHTS GROUP PUBLICIZES NEW EVIDENCE OF [...] SUMMARY: A PROMINENT ITALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 28 A NEW REPORT ON VIOLENCE COMMITTED AGAINST POLITICAL OPPONENTS AND PRISONERS BY SADDAM HUSSEIN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00923 061433Z AND HIS REGIME. ITALIAN MEDIA PUBLISHED EXCERPT [...] | 2003-03-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OPRC PGOV IZ IT HUMAN RIGHTS |
03ROME930 | ITALY - OUTREACH ON NEW BIOTERRORISM REGULATIONS [...] USING THE TALKING POINTS PROVIDED IN REF A, ON FEBRUARY 25 ECONOFF RAISED THE PROPOSED FDA REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE BIOTERRORISM ACT WITH SANDRO FANELLA, WTO OFFICE DIRECTOR AT THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE, MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. WHILE APPRECIATING THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE U.S. LE [...] | 2003-03-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO IT EUN |
03SANAA1073 | YEMEN: FREEDOM PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL YM |
03SANAA1075 | ROYG DEMARCHED ON PATTERNS 2002 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINS PREL PGOV ECON YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA1076 | 56TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY THOMPSON INVITATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA YM |
03SANAA1091 | PL-108-7 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT [...] (U) Below is Post's response to the information requested in ref A. A. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? Answer: Yes, with minimum delay. B. Where Subnational levels of government are significant, are their combined fiscal position published. Answer: No, [...] | 2003-05-13 13:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD YM EPTED COM |
03SANAA1101 | USG SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN YEMEN [...] In 2002, Embassy Sanaa managed several successful programs that encourage respect for human rights in Yemen, including equal access to education, human rights training for military officers, and 17 small grants focused on grassroots democracy and the development of civil society. Most notabl [...] | 2003-05-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ELAB YE HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA1105 | ESTABLISHING THE FACTS IN IBB [...] At approximately 0900 on May 14, 2003 an explosion occurred at a courtroom next to Ibb central prison, slightly injuring Judge Haizam Naji Fadl. Fadl was not/not the judge who presided over the recently concluded trial of Mr. Kemal who was convicted of killing three Amcits at the Jibla hospita [...] | 2003-05-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA1119 | 5/14/03 IBB COURTROOM EXPLOSION: LIKELY A CRIMINAL [...] On May 15, one day after an explosion occurred in the same courthouse in Ibb as the recently concluded trail of the Jibla hospital murders, more details have emerged that point to this incident being a result of a tribal dispute. 2. Ibb PSO officer al-Kudaimi, told Consular FSN that a nigh [...] | 2003-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER AMGT COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA1124 | NEW HEAD OF DELEGATION TO 56TH WORLD HEALTH [...] (U) On May 17, Pol/econoff received a call from Acting Minister of Health Abdel Kader Munibari informing post that he would not/not be traveling to Geneva for the World Health Assembly Meeting. Advisor to the Minister, Dr. Ghazi Ismael will lead the delegation. The reason for the personnel ch [...] | 2003-05-18 14:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA YM |
03SANAA1140 | TERRORIST FINANCE: BATASUNA [...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (U) On May 14, Pol/econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Ahmed Mulhi, the chair of the ROYG Counterterrorism Committee and Director of Legal Affairs for the MFA. He had no substantive comment on the subject, but said he will disseminate the information t [...] | 2003-05-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR DEMARCHE TERFIN |
03SANAA1236 | YEMEN: FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE [...] Embassy Sanaa warmly endorses the proposed Middle East Regional Justice Forum. While the ROYG has conducted a judicial reform project since 1997 with donor support from several countries, the results have been mixed and more work needs to be done. Yemeni reform-minded judges and justice off [...] | 2003-06-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA1313 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE ROAD MAP [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA1349 | PROPOSED YEMENI PARTICIPANTS FOR PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Per ref A, following are Embassy Sanaa's revised suggestions of both government and private sector participants for the MidEast Regional Justice Forum: Dr. Adnan Omar al-Jafri Minister of Justice Newly-appointed to the cabinet (May 2003),professor of international law at Aden Univers [...] | 2003-06-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM PREL DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA1368 | MEPI - ARABIC BOOK TRANSLATION PROGRAM, AMEMBASSY [...] Post requests inclusion in the Arabic Book Translation Program. --------------------- Answers to Questions --------------------- 2. PAO, John Balian, recently spoke with officials from the Ministry of Education regarding the proposed project. 3. MOE officials were enthusiastic abou [...] | 2003-06-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL |
03SANAA1395 | STATUS OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA AMGT IZ YM |
03SANAA1412 | MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH TO PRESIDENT SALEH [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-20 06:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA1550 | UNESCO: YEMEN ENDORSES U.S. CANDIDACY/ ASKS U.S. [...] Acting Chief of the MFA's Office of International Organizations, Abdul Wahad Fara'a, informed PolEcon Chief on 6/24 that the ROYG will support the U.S. candidate for UNESCO'S Executive Council, in the event that the election goes to the full membership. 2. At the same time, Fara'a asked t [...] | 2003-06-30 06:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC YM UNESCO |
03SANAA1559 | YEMEN'S MEPI STRATEGY [...] (U)Summary: Embassy Sanaa presents the MEPI Strategy 2003/04 at para 2, prepared by the Embassy Development Team that includes Pol/Econ, PD and USAID. This strategy reflects Embassy Sanaa's long-term goals for MEPI. Embassy Sanaa believes MEPI will become a substantive part of our engagement [...] | 2003-06-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO EAID YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM |
03SANAA166 | SANAA RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON U.S. - MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) Summary: As the least developed country in the NEA region, Yemen is likely to show rapid, tangible results from well-conceived MEPI-funded programming. The ROYG has welcomed the initiative warmly and publicly, and Foreign Minister Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi will send a letter to Secretary Powel [...] | 2003-01-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SCUL KDEM KPAO YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM HUMAN RIGHTS |
03SANAA1690 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF [...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S YEAR 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR YEMEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: A. 1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) is committed to attracting foreign investors by improving its overall investmen [...] | 2003-07-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV YM OPIC ECON COM |
03SANAA1718 | MEDIA REACTION ON AMBASSADOR HULL'S ARTICLE ON [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, an opinion article on Iraq by Ambassador Edmund Hull, entitled "Toward a Free Iraq: Security, Economic, Political Efforts on Track" was widely distributed to the Yemeni press. Out of about 29 newspapers, six independent papers published the article plus the al-Sahwa.net we [...] | 2003-07-16 11:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA173 | 2002-2003 INCSR SUBMISSION: YEMEN [...] (U) Summary: Per request in reftels, below is Embassy Sanaa's response for the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. ---------------- MONEY LAUNDERING ---------------- 2. (U) Yemen has no anti-money laundering legislation. Though the extent of money [...] | 2003-01-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP SNAR PTER KCRM YM TERFIN |
03SANAA1737 | SECOND REQUEST: PROPOSED FERRY SERVICE FROM YEMEN [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) On June 11 post requested guidance on the establishment of a ferry service from Yemen to Iraq. Mr. Saeed Salh Al-Ghalebi, of Al-Ghalebi Shipping Company Ltd, informed the Embassy that a Turkish-owned ship in Dubai was ready to pi [...] | 2003-07-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PREF IZ YM |
03SANAA1744 | 58TH UNGA: YEMEN DELEGATION UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP YM UNGA UN DEMARCHE |
03SANAA1750 | ROYG NON-COMMITTAL ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA YM USUN ENVIRONMENT |
03SANAA1775 | YEMEN: U.S. THEMES FOR UNGA [...] (u) This is an action request - see para 3. 2. (u) Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref a and b demarches to Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of MFA's Americas Office, on July 22. Awadi promised to share the information with relevant ROYG officials, including Foreign Minister Qi [...] | 2003-07-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM YM UNGA UN DEMARCHE |
03SANAA1817 | MEDIA REACTION: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 8 TRIP TO ADEN [...] (u) Begin summary: The Ambassador's July 8 trip to the southern port city of Aden (reftels) to attend the graduation ceremony of the first group of Yemeni officials trained by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received favorable coverage in both national and local press. During the visit, the Am [...] | 2003-07-29 07:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER MARR YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY |
03SANAA2073 | NO YEMENI REPRESENTATION AT ACRS TRACK TWO MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-20 04:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XF YM MEPN |
03SANAA213 | MFA DEMARCHED ON EXCEPTIONS TO THE ASSETS FREEZE [...] On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on exceptions to the assets freeze list (reftel A) and the terrorist financing designations of Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (reftel B) and four [...] | 2003-01-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN |
03SANAA2145 | 58TH UNGA DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On August 24, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dirham al-Saidi, Americas desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Welcoming the demarche, al-Saidi said that he had just returned from a DoD regional seminar in Washington on border security that covered many of the same issues a [...] | 2003-08-26 11:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP YM UNGA CDG UNDC DEMARCHE |
03SANAA2255 | DEMARCHE ENCOURAGING YEMEN TO SUBSCRIBE TO ICOC [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA YM DEMARCHE |
03SANAA2258 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON BUSH'S ADDRESS TO THE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. President George W. Bush's speech on September 7 has so far been mentioned only in one government and one opposition paper. The opposition paper, which is usually very anti-American, only published excerpts of the speech with no commentary. Only the government paper carried c [...] | 2003-09-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA2319 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-16 16:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA2356 | TREASURY INVITATION DELIVERED TO YEMENI FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-21 06:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID EFIN EINV |
03SANAA2428 | DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE NATIONAL WOMEN [...] Embassy Sanaa requests funding for a grant from the NEA Democracy Small Grants Program to the "National Women Committee/ Aden" to conduct the "Early Marriage Phenomenon Study and Awareness Workshop." 2. The National Women Committee is quasi-governmental and receives much of its funding fr [...] | 2003-09-28 12:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
03SANAA2464 | A/S BURNS IN YEMEN: MEPI AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS [...] (u) Summary: During his October 3-4 visit to Yemen, Assistant Secretary Burns experienced first-hand how development programs complement and support Post's counter-terrorism goals. Meetings with President Saleh and FM Qirbi reported in septels. A/S Burns received comprehensive briefings fro [...] | 2003-10-08 06:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI YM MEPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA2470 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL III: END USE CHECK ON [...] Pol/Econ Officer and Commercial Specialist visited Mohamed Abdulrahman Kawkaban, the General Manager of Summer Tour and Travel located on Hadha Street, Sanaa. Kawkaban is also an owner and executive officer of the Kawkaban Modern Center, a separate company that brokered the procurement order [...] | 2003-10-08 09:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC YE |
03SANAA2474 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON BURNS'S VISIT TO YEMEN [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns's visit to Yemen received wide and positive coverage in the Yemeni media in general. Without commenting on the visit, some papers published straight coverage of his meetings with President Saleh and with the Supreme Commissi [...] | 2003-10-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA2496 | SANAA AMERICAN CORNER PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Post requests funding to establish American Corner partnerships with six public institutions in Yemen. Institutions include Dhamar University, Hodeidah University, Sana'a University, Aden University, Taiz University and the Sana'a Public Library. John Balian, PAO, is the designated point of [...] | 2003-10-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL YM KSEP OEXC |
03SANAA253 | INITIAL YEMENI MEDIA REACTION TO SECRETARY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA2681 | ROYG JUSTICE MINISTER ON BAHRAIN CONFERENCE; [...] (U) Ambassador accompanied by Pol/Econ Deputy (notetaker) called on Minister of Justice Adnan al-Jafri to discuss the September Arab Judicial Forum conference and progress in reforming the Yemeni justice system on November 5. After detailing serious problems with the rule of law in Yemen, t [...] | 2003-11-09 14:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS PGOV YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA2730 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMAKRS AT THE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. President George W. Bush's remarks at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on November 6th have been mentioned in government, opposition and independent papers. The opposition and independent papers, some of which are anti-American, published excerpts of the speech. Most [...] | 2003-11-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA2763 | MEDIA REACTION ON AL-MOAYAD'S EXTRADITION FROM [...] SUMMARY: The Extradition of Mohammed Al-Hasan al-Moayad and his aide Mohammed Zayed from Germany to the United States on November 17th to face charges of conspiring to provide material support to the al-Qaeda and Hamas terrorist groups have been mentioned in government, opposition and indepe [...] | 2003-11-22 13:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA2809 | ROYG RESPONSE ON US CANDIDATES FOR CERD AND [...] The following is the translated text of dipnote 10/214/18, dated November 16, 2003, from the ROYG indicating its support of the U.S. candidates for the UN Committees Against Torture and the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. Begin text: Republic of Yemen Mini [...] | 2003-12-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL YM IO HUMAN RIGHTS |
03SANAA2834 | SANAA MEPI POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-06 04:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON PREL YM |
03SANAA2917 | YEMEN: MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (u) Post warmly welcomes the MEPI FY 03 funding recommendations (ref a) and is pleased that Yemen is strongly represented across the pillars. At the same time, Post would appreciate being considered for the following programs: Economic Pillar: Post requests that Yemen be considered for Smal [...] | 2003-12-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO EAID ECON PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
03SANAA2979 | YEMEN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Embassy Sana'a responses to instructions for the "Patterns on Global Terrorism" report are keyed to lettered paragraphs in State 301352. 2. Post responses: A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...] | 2003-12-21 07:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
03SANAA3016 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF PHIL REEKER, STATE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Phil Reeker visited Yemen during December 8-11. He held an open meeting with the press in Sana'a December 9th attended by journalists and correspondents of local newspapers, international news agencies and Arab TV channels including Al-Arabiya [...] | 2003-12-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM |
03SANAA329 | FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: The Women's Integration in Development Association (WIDA) conducted five workshops on "Democracy and Human Rights Integration in Local Councils" in five Governorates, Al-Baida, Taiz, Mahweet, Lahaj and Sanaa in accordance with the terms of their democracy small grant. Project's op [...] | 2003-02-19 07:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
03SANAA331 | FINAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT FOR THE CIVIC [...] (U) Summary : The Civic Democratic Initiatives Foundation (CDF) conducted the "Democratic Initiatives Enhancement Program: Voter Registration Education Project". It was a media project campaign aimed to inform the people that their old voter registration cards were no longer valid and encourag [...] | 2003-02-19 07:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO AFIN KWMN PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA432 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE CHECHEN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-06 09:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN |
03SANAA491 | AMBASSADOR VISITS ADEN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador visited Aden, the financial capital of Yemen, March 9 to 10 to check on several U.S. government sponsored projects and to carry the public diplomacy message that, Yemeni interests are well served by a strong relationship with the U.S. regardless of Iraq. Locally base [...] | 2003-03-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV YM |
03SANAA492 | AMBASSADOR HULL'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-AYYAM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV IZ YM |
03SANAA588 | ROYG APPROACHED TO FREEZE IRAQI ASSETS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 08:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL YM |
03SANAA592 | PMAT: MIDDLE EAST NOTICE TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) AND [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS MARR EWWT PHSA EAIR YM MARITIME SECURITY |
03SANAA595 | YEMEN'S ECONOMY AS SEEN BY WORLD BANK ECONOMISTS [...] Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank economists in Sanaa are complimentary about the ROYG's fiscal policy and commitment to reforms. In a March 17 discussion with Emboffs, the bank economists gave positive assessments of Yemeni fiscal discipline, cur [...] | 2003-03-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EAID PINR YM WTRO COM |
03SANAA706 | YEMEN'S ELECTION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICALLY SOUND [...] (U) Summary: Technical preparations for the April 27 parliamentary elections are significantly better than past efforts by the ROYG, which should increase citizen confidence in the outcome of the elections. Improvements include a more credible voter registration, increased transparency, be [...] | 2003-04-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA818 | SETTING THE STAGE FOR YEMEN,S PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Summary: The April 27 parliamentary elections should be the most competitive elections ever in Yemen. This third parliamentary election in Yemen's emerging democracy presents a challenge and an opportunity for Yemen to move forward. The potential for violence threatens to mar what obs [...] | 2003-04-17 12:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
03SANAA857 | POSITIVE MEDIA REACTION TO AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO [...] Summary. Ambassador visited Marib Governorate, located in the north of Yemen, from April 20-21. (Refer to Septel.) The trip focused on health, development and cultural issues in the region and provided the opportunity for Post to emphasize work being funded by the U.S. Government in Marib. I [...] | 2003-04-23 06:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL YM |
03SANAA875 | STRONG ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORT TO ASSESS [...] Summary: Yemen's parliamentary election April 27 (refs and septel) will benefit from a well-organized election observation effort that will assess its outcome. Encouraged by the ROYG, political parties and NGOs, more than 30,000 international and domestic observers will deploy on election d [...] | 2003-04-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA881 | YEMENI ELECTION HEATS UP [...] (U) Summary: With three days left in the campaign, Yemen's April 27 parliamentary elections dominate the political scene (refs b and c). The opposition Islah party looks likely to gain seats against the ruling General People's Congress (GPC),although no observers predict that the GPC will [...] | 2003-04-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
03SANAA892 | YEMENI ELECTION DAY PEACEFUL WITH HIGH TURNOUT [...] (U) Summary: Yemen enjoyed an overwhelmingly peaceful election day on April 27. Early results indicate that the GPC will maintain its parliamentary majority, with opposition parties increasing their seats. Voter turnout was very high, estimated to be at least 70%. Election administration [...] | 2003-04-28 12:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
03SANAA955 | YEMEN,S ELECTION: CITIZENS BET ON DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary: The April 27 parliamentary election demonstrated significant progress in Yemen's democratic path despite some flaws. Obvious enthusiasm and interest by voters in the campaign, including more than 75% turnout on election day, indicate a healthy appetite for democracy in Yemen. [...] | 2003-05-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
03SANAA975 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON FANTA AND SAUCES [...] (U) This is an Action Request, (Para 3). 2. (U) On May 5, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarches on Fanta and Sauces to Yemen Customs Chairman Hafez F. Mayiad. Mayiad told pol/econoff that he would support the USG position on Fanta Beverage Base (REF A) at the upcoming Harmonized System Co [...] | 2003-05-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD YM DEMARCHE COM |
03SANTODOMINGO4415 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The GODR is making progress in implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Updated information for 2003 Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting purposes follows. BEGIN ANSWERS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. A) Whether the country has adequate laws and r [...] | 2003-08-22 21:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
03SANTODOMINGO4432 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 58TH UNGA ATTENDEES STILL [...] GODR HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHO WILL ATTEND THE 58TH UNGA. GODR REPORTS THAT IT HOPES TO HAVE ITS DESIGNEES NAMED BY AUGUST 29. THE DELAY IN DESIGNATING ATTENDEES STEMS FROM THE RECENT RESIGNATION OF THE GODR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY'S AMBASSADOR IN CHARGE OFXXXXXXX WILL FORWARD INFORMATION AS SOON [...] | 2003-08-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL |
03SANTODOMINGO4533 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT TELLS CONG. WELLER HE'S [...] SUMMARY. Dominican President Mejia told U.S. Congressmen visiting Aug 20-24 that prospects are &fine8 for a bilateral free trade agreement. Hosted by the Dominican private sector, Cong. Weller (R-Illinois),Cong. Brown (R-South Carolina) and Republican staffers stressed the need to address U [...] | 2003-08-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD OREP PGOV |
03SANTODOMINGO4553 | DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. APPROACH IN THE FIRST [...] Poloffs delivered reftel demarche and non-paper August 26 to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Roger Espaillat, Office Director and Sub-Director of the Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry. Sencion said that relevant Foreign Ministry offices would review the non-paper and asked for time to pre [...] | 2003-08-28 18:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP DR |
03SANTODOMINGO4656 | PARLACEN COURTS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Central American Parliament (Parlacen) President Augusto Vela Mena, addressing a joint session of the GODR's National Congress in Santo Domingo August 27, announced that the proposed entry of the Dominican Republic into the System of Central American Integration had been forwarded to the presi [...] | 2003-09-02 21:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINT ETRD DR |
03SANTODOMINGO4760 | PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff delivered the text of the Statement of Interdiction Principles agreed by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants to Ambassador Rogert Espaillat, Sub-Director of the GODR Americas Desk on September 5. The Ambassador had no immediate comment and indicated the [...] | 2003-09-08 11:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
03SANTODOMINGO4763 | GODR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMERCIAL SEXUAL [...] On August 27 the GODR launched a hard-hitting campaign against commercial sexual exploitation of minors. Billboards in beach areas will bear the message, "In the Dominican Republic, we protect our treasures. Our beaches, mountains, monuments and our most precious treasure: our children." The [...] | 2003-09-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS DR |
03SANTODOMINGO4765 | WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
03SANTODOMINGO4834 | CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO [...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...] | 2003-09-10 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON |
03SANTODOMINGO4943 | DEMARCHE ON AVIATION THREAT -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] EcoPol chief and Econoff delivered subject demarche on September 9 to Director General of Civil Aviation Carlos Alvarez, who undertook to convoke directors of airports in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez suggested further points of contact, which Embassy is pursuing. 2. Embassy has prepar [...] | 2003-09-15 19:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EAIR DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5020 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with six NGOs. All six NGOs work to promote women's issues. The NGOs are known to the mission and none of them is known as a group whose mission includes the promotion of pedophilia. 2. INSTRAW does no [...] | 2003-09-17 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI |
03SANTODOMINGO5035 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNGA ATTENDEES [...] The GODR has provided the following information on its delegation to the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations: A. Head of State, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. B. Head of Government, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to attend. C. Foreign Minister [...] | 2003-09-17 20:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5057 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] Reftel talking points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion and Rogert Espaillat, Director and Sub-Director of the GODR's Americas Desk, on September 18. The Ambassadors had no immediate comment and indicated the talking points would be reviewed by the relevant Foreign Ministry offices [...] | 2003-09-18 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5074 | WSIS/FREEDOM OF THE PRESS; DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points by email and fax to Ambassador for Human Rights Anabella de Castro on September 15. Talking points were also sent on September 16 to Indotel President and Secretary of State for Telecommunications Orlando Jorge Mera. Mr. Mera assured Poloff that he woul [...] | 2003-09-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5117 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO ATTEND DECENTRALIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-22 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR KDEM PGOV PINS PREL |
03SANTODOMINGO5118 | EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...] | 2003-09-22 21:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI |
03SANTODOMINGO5154 | FLORIDA GOVERNOR BUSH HITS A HOME RUN ON TRADE [...] Summary. Gov. Jeb Bush led more than 200 U.S. business representatives to Santo Domingo, September 15-17 for the annual &Expo USA8 and a full program to promote Miami's bid to house the permanent secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. He also expressed support for CAFTA docking. [...] | 2003-09-23 20:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD OVIP DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5330 | EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...] | 2003-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5768 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S DELEGATES TO OAS SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR PREL PARM XM XL XS DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6000 | SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS INFORMATION [...] Reftel A and B points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry, on October 22. GODR Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez, who was identified in Reftel A as Summit Coordinator, is out of the country and unavailable. Sencion will for [...] | 2003-10-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KSUM KDEM XM XL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6001 | UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk, and Ambassador Rhadis Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry on October 22. Sencion indicated the points would be reviewed [...] | 2003-10-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6002 | DEMARCHE ON COLOMBIA AND OAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE - [...] Post on October 24 delivered talking points reftel, regarding the proposed side declaration of support for Colombia at the OAS Special Conference on Security, to MFA acting director of international organization affairs Ambassador Radhis Abreu de Polanco. She informed us that our points had b [...] | 2003-10-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CO DR MX PGOV PREL PTER |
03SANTODOMINGO6138 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR ON US OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-30 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6144 | UNWRA RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-30 18:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6168 | DOMINICAN ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS [...] (U) President Mejia signed several executive orders on October 30, appointing new diplomats to various posts. Changes in Dominican posts in the U.S. are as follows: a. Virginia Esposito is the new Deputy Chief of Mission at the Dominican Embassy, replacing Luis Alvarez Rivera (resigned); [...] | 2003-10-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OFDP ETRD DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6178 | REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION: MAY 2004 (PE-222) TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-31 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AFSI AFSN |
03SANTODOMINGO6195 | WHA 2004 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-31 19:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER |
03SANTODOMINGO6202 | PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOLLOW-UP [...] Embassy Santo Domingo responded to initial request (reftel B) via Santo Domingo 5020 dated September 17. 2003. We will forward e-copy of our cable to Joseph Bracken via email. HERTELL [...] | 2003-10-31 21:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6408 | DEMARCHE ON NOTIFICATION OF NEW TEDS REGULATIONS [...] On November 5, Embassy Santo Domingo delivered demarche by facsimile on notification of new Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) regulations to Cecilio Diaz Carela, head of the Department for Marine and Coastal Policy, Dominican Ministry of Environment. Embassy will report any response from Dominic [...] | 2003-11-06 22:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETTC SENV |
03SANTODOMINGO6409 | REQUEST FOR FAA TO ACCELERATE LEGAL REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. During the November 4 U.S.-Dominican Trade and Investment Council meeting in Washington, D.C., Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. Hugo Guilliani raised the topic of his country's current ICAO Category II status. The FAA is currently reviewing the Dominican Civil Aviation Law "draft", [...] | 2003-11-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAIR EIND ETRD DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6424 | GODR EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES (TEJADA, RODOLFO AND [...] On November 4, 2003, Rodolfo Tejada and Francisco Jose Estevez were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of US Marshals. Tejada is wanted to stand trial on federal narcotics charges. Upon arrival on a flight from Santo Domingo to Miami International Airport, U.S. Department [...] | 2003-11-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6426 | U.S. MIDEAST UNGA STRATEGY LETTER AND DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL OPDC |
03SANTODOMINGO6579 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...] | 2003-11-15 20:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAID PGOV |
03SANTODOMINGO6581 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION LOGISTICS ON TRACK FOR [...] Summary: Elections Director Gilberto Cruz Herasme, a top technical supervisor of the GODR's Central Election Board (JCE),has told us the JCE is "90 percent" on track with its published timetable of preparations for the May 16 presidential election. He flagged two problems: lack of agreement [...] | 2003-11-15 20:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAID PGOV |
03SANTODOMINGO6670 | SANTO DOMINGO DELIVERS UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE POINTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points on November 17, to Dominican Deputy Director for International Organizations, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Abreu had no immediate comment. Substantive comment will be reported septel. KUBISKE [...] | 2003-11-19 20:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM IR DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6706 | GODR SUPPORT OF US BACKED UNGA POSITIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel A and B talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry. Reftel B diplomatic note was delivered to the Foreign Ministry on November 12th. 2. Ambassador Abreu told polof [...] | 2003-11-20 22:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6707 | GODR SUPPORT OF US BACKED UNGA POSITIONS ON IRAN [...] Poloff delivered reftel A and B talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry. Reftel B diplomatic note was delivered to the Foreign Ministry on November 12th. 2. Ambassador Abreu told polof [...] | 2003-11-20 22:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6746 | ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] ECOPOL Counselor delivered Secretary's message and Embassy's informal translation to Vice Foreign Minister on November 19 and scheduled an appointment to discuss it on November 21. HERTELL [...] | 2003-11-21 19:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
03SANTODOMINGO6875 | FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST NO. 200301573 [...] Post regrets the delay in fulfilling the request as stated in Reftel, but finds the request as worded, "for all documents related to the Ambassador since his arrival at post", too broad in scope. 2. Please provide clarification in a more specific and/or defined scope for this request. KU [...] | 2003-11-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF SNAR PREL CO |
03SANTODOMINGO6906 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the GODR during calendar year 2003. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG in the fight on global terrorism. End Summary. 2. Embassy Santo Domingo submits the following responses keyed to reftel [...] | 2003-11-28 20:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7095 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES NINE FUGITIVES [...] On December 2, 2003, nine fugitives were extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of U.S. Marshals. All fugitives were flown to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, they will be delivered to the jurisdictions which have issued warrants for their arrests. The following list of fug [...] | 2003-12-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7304 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA ADDRESSES DOMINICAN [...] Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Roger Noriega addressed a joint meeting of the Dominican Congress on December 10 in the Senate chamber. He urged congressional representatives to act quickly on a 2004 budget and he laid out U.S. views on the pending [...] | 2003-12-12 21:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OVIP PREL PHUM MARR DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7343 | DOMINICAN PRESS PRAISE FOR AMBASSADOR HERTELL [...] Dominican newspapers have reacted favorably to the Ambassador's recent actions staking out the U.S. position on free and fair presidential elections. They recently carried a number of accounts stressing U.S. impartiality in Dominican politics, based on comments from leaders of opposition pol [...] | 2003-12-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7395 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #8: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- [...] (SBU) Following is number 8 in our Dominican election series: MEJIA'S PRD OPPONENTS -- OVERRULED OR WITHDRAWN PRD President Hatuey De Camps and a group of supporters came to Embassy Santo Domingo this afternoon, December 16, to say they expected that at 4 pm -- half an hour from now -- th [...] | 2003-12-16 20:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7458 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following updates the National Trade Estimate Report for the Dominican Republic as requested by Reftel for 2004. TRADE SUMMARY For January through September of 2003, the United States had a trade deficit with the Dominican Republic of $112 million, a deterioration of $263 million from [...] | 2003-12-19 11:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EINV |
03SANTODOMINGO7566 | BANKING SERIES #3: FORMER BANINTER EXECUTIVES [...] The following is the third in a series of reports on the Dominican Banking sector. 2. On December 20, an Appeals Court panel of three judges ruled to allow the release of former Baninter President Ramon Baez Figueroa and Vice-President Marcos Baez Cocco on RD $100 million bail each. Afte [...] | 2003-12-24 17:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR |
03SEOUL5653 | ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-28 01:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KS |
03STATE213164 | PULLING THE RCSA PLUG ON SADC [...] WASHINGTON AGENCIES APPRECIATE POSTS' EFFORTS TO WALK BACK SADC'S DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT USG FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT PRECLUDE ZIMBABWEAN PARTICIPATION. WE REGRET THAT SADC COULD NOT ARRIVE AT A TIMELY DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW USAID'S REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (RCSA) TO OBLIGATE $22. [...] | 2003-07-23 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD SADC |
03STATE284912 | SMART UPDATE [...] Please provide wide dissemination of the information in this telegram. 2. Reftel described steps the Department is taking to implement a new integrated messaging system: SMART (State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset). We have made substantial progress and are looking for your inpu [...] | 2003-10-06 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA CMGT ECON PREL KPAO KRIM |
03STATE287996 | TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE (SEE PARAS 2 AND 5.) 2. (U) THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, HAS DECIDED TO REDESIGNATE, UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ALL FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...] | 2003-10-08 23:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN CVIS KVPR |
03STATE34981 | REVISED GUIDANCE REGARDING LEAHY AMENDMENTS AND [...] THIS TASKER HAS BEEN CLEARED BY HR/RMA/CSEP FOR SEP POSTS. THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE - SEE PARAGRAPHS 8-13 FOR DETAILS. SUMMARY. 2. (A) THIS CABLE REPRESENTS A REVISION OF PREVIOUS GUIDANCE (REFS A AND B) CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE AND DEFENSE STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELAT [...] | 2003-02-06 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR |
03STATE72939 | TFIZ01 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT [...] THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND MAY BE USED AS TALKING POINTS WHEN DISCUSSING THE MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ THAT BEGAN 19 MARCH 2003. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: THE PRESIDENT: MY FELLOW CITIZENS, AT THIS HOUR, AMERICAN AND COALITION FORCES A [...] | 2003-03-20 07:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KPAO OIIP PREL PTER IZ |
03STATE73569 | MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-20 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
03TEGUCIGALPA1041 | HONDURAN FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] The following are responses, requested in reftel, reporting on the GOH's fiscal transparency and accountability. A. Does host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Level 3 - Yes, with minimum delay (under one year) B. Where substantial levels of government are sign [...] | 2003-05-05 23:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ELAB PGOV KJUS KCRM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1085 | CHANGING THE POLITICAL PARADIGM-MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY: The Honduran Municipal Association (AMHON) preserved its political independence and nonpartisan character by selecting a municipal development professional as Executive Director despite a six month effort by the Minister of Government and dark-side members of Congress to impose a pol [...] | 2003-05-08 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SOCI PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1141 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...] | 2003-05-15 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA122 | EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "CAFTA" - JANUARY [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on "CAFTA". 2. Date: January 15, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 2 3. Objective: To provide Dr. Barbara Bowie-Whitman an opportunity to make clear to a wide Honduran audience the historic importance of the CAFTA negotiati [...] | 2003-01-16 20:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1272 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 3, 2003 [...] Editorial on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/3 entitled: "Plastic Jails". If Honduras does not demonstrate a serious interest on the fight against drug trafficking, it could become an issue which may harm the relationship between Honduras and the United St [...] | 2003-06-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1273 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 4, 2003 [...] Editorial on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/4 entitled: "Obstacles for CAFTA". "The CAFTA, which is being negotiated by five Central American countries and the United States, is progressively facing more and more obstacles and disagreements from various social sector [...] | 2003-06-04 17:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1276 | INL FY 2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT LETTER OF AGREEMENT AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. Action request for INL: Paragraph three has the proposed text of the INL FY 2002 Law Enforcement Letter of Agreement scheduled to be signed June 11, 2003 by the Ambassador and Honduran Minister of Public Security Oscar Arturo Alvarez. Post r [...] | 2003-06-04 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID PREL KCRM AFIN AMGT HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1284 | SOFT TARGET VULNERABILITY - TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE [...] Reference (A) Para 6, this mission has had an outreach program in effect with the Amcit private sector since well before 9/11. The program addresses a number of long-standing concerns related to violent crime, corruption and judicial system problems. The number one concern of Americans and Hon [...] | 2003-06-05 15:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KSCA PTER HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA132 | USAID/HONDURAS - NO PLANS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING [...] USAID/Honduras does not have any current or planned activities involving training and/or technical assistance in the areas of money laundering, counter terrorism finance, or financial intelligence unit development. The Mission is not aware of any training and/or technical assistance in these [...] | 2003-01-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ETTC PREL HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1328 | MEDIA REACTION ON ARTICLE 98, JUNE 9, 2003 [...] Regular columnist Ramon Villeda Bermudez on liberal daily "La Tribuna", Tegucigalpa based 6/7 entitled: "International Disgrace". "The Government of Honduras has committed one of the most degrading acts by approving a "dishonorable agreement" with the United States (Article [...] | 2003-06-09 20:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA133 | HONDURAS - REGULATION OF SERVICES BY SUB-CENTRAL [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the regulation of services in Honduras by sub- central government entities. 2. There is little regulation of services in Honduras by sub-central entities. Services are primarily regulated per laws issued in the National Congr [...] | 2003-01-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO WTO |
03TEGUCIGALPA137 | HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CSBM MEETING [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the OAS CSBM meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and AMB Salvador Redezno, OAS PermRep. Foreign Mini [...] | 2003-01-17 18:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM KDEM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1390 | HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS ON CAFTA, JUNE 5-12, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodil Rivera in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" (6/05) entitled "Frustration," "What has happened to all the wealth that the bureaucrats assured us would come from CAFTA? As we see it, the negotiations are stalling and the American negotiators are offering less than Centra [...] | 2003-06-13 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1398 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINISTRY OF SECURITY [...] In response to reftel, Economic Officer Nicholle Urdaneta performed a Pre-License Check for Application number (A) D306740 and (B) D306739 at the facilities of the Ministry of Security, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on June 9, 2003. 2. EconOff met with Minister of Security Oscar Alvarez and Secre [...] | 2003-06-16 21:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA145 | HIGHLIGHTS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-17 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR KJUS PGOV EAID PREL HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1462 | ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ANTICLIMACTIC [...] Only 100-200 protesters turned out on June 18 to voice their opposition to CAFTA negotiations, signaling that there is little focused, popular resistance in Honduras to the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The demonstration, which so far has been the only organized protest [...] | 2003-06-23 14:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD SOCI PREL ECON ELAB ASEC PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1463 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 20, 2003 [...] Editorial on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/20 entitled "Kindergarten". "CAFTA negotiations have encountered a serious obstacle because the Central American countries have not been able to present a consistent position, debilitating its already fragile negotiation power, and [...] | 2003-06-23 17:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1470 | MEDIA REACTIONS ON CAFTA, JUNE 23, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Moises Starkman in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 6/23 entitled "CAFTA opportunities". "The conflicts that the CAFTA negotiations have faced show, once again, that we as Central Americans have not learned to work taking into account our common regional interests." [...] | 2003-06-23 20:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1471 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JUNE 23, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/23 entitled "Chandelier". "President Bush is trying to reconfigure the U.S.'s alliances with its southern neighbors. Bush visited Europe to reunite with his colleagues from the G-8; tensions decreased between France and Germany, ye [...] | 2003-06-23 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA |
03TEGUCIGALPA1483 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "After transporting drugs, small plane is burned and destroyed". "The police found a small plane burned and destroyed in the Tinto river, close to the city of Tocoa in the northern coast. The police believe the plane ca [...] | 2003-06-24 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1484 | MEDIA REACTION ON JUSTICE AND SECURITY, JUNE 24, [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "Congress will request the removal of the Minister of Security, the Attorney General and the President of the Supreme Court". "The President and the Secretary of Congress are so displeased with the limited results of the [...] | 2003-06-24 21:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1485 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIGRATION, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Editorial on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/24 entitled "Migration". "Negotiations on the migration issue were conducted between the governor of New Mexico and the Mexican President, Vicente Fox. President Fox believed that, with Mexico being one of the U.S.'s closest neighbo [...] | 2003-06-24 21:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA |
03TEGUCIGALPA1488 | Advisory Opinion Request: Restriction on Issuance [...] Summary. In light of the widespread abuse of diplomatic passports in Honduras, and the request from the MFA to assist the GOH in curbing the misuse of these passports by persons not entitled to have them, or by persons no longer entitled to use them, Post proposes to modify how we provide Non [...] | 2003-06-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL CMGT AMGT |
03TEGUCIGALPA1495 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 25, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodil Rivera on Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/25 entitled "The Fifth Column of CAFTA". ". plain and simple, Guatemala is acting as the fifth column of the U.S. negotiators, to force us to give in on the few points where Central America has presented some resistance. [...] | 2003-06-25 18:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1498 | Evaluation of U.S. Speaker on the U.S.-Central [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-25 21:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1509 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003 [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 6/24 entitled "After transporting drugs, small plane is burned and destroyed". "The police found a small plane burned and destroyed in the Tinto river, close to the city of Tocoa in the northern coast. The police believe the plane ca [...] | 2003-06-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1510 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 26, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/26 entitled "U.S. Ambassador doesn't see results against narcos." "U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer affirmed that his government, just like the rest of Hondurans, expects to see positive results in the fight against narco- trafficking." [...] | 2003-06-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1529 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 30, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/30 entitled "Honduras on course to become a Narco State". "U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer stated that even though Honduras is not considered a `Narco State', it may be on course to become one." "Palmer affirmed, `that is why it is ess [...] | 2003-06-30 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA154 | MEDIA REACTION: "CAFTA" AETN Program with Barbara [...] January 16 "La Tribuna," Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily, carried an article on CAFTA with the headline "U.S. proposes to reinforce security at Central American Ports". 2. "Tiempo," San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper owned by businessman and congressional deputy Jaime Rosenthal, carri [...] | 2003-01-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1542 | MEDIA REACTIONS ON DAN FISK'S OP-ED, JUNE 30, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodolfo Pastor Fasquelle (former Minister of Culture in a Liberal Party administration) in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 6/30 entitled "Honduras and the U.S.: Stick and Carrot II". "I be [...] | 2003-07-01 19:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL MOPS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1608 | EXTRADITION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS [...] SUMMARY: ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS HAS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN THE U.S. FOR CONSPIRACY, ILLEGAL CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS, MAKING FRAUDULENT AND FALSE STATEMENTS, AND CONSPIRACY IN MONEY LAUNDERING. ON MARCH 18, 1992, MR. MORRIS OBTAINED HONDURAN CITIZENSHIP FRAUDULENTLY BY CONCEALING HIS U [...] | 2003-07-08 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM CASC HO ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS |
03TEGUCIGALPA161 | MEDIA REACTION: "CAFTA AND HONDURAS" [...] TVC morning talk show 1/17/03: " Following the participation of the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Industry and Commerce as panelists in last week's AETN dialogue on CAFTA, several print, radio and TV news organizations featured them on CAFTA and its advantages. Renato Alvarez, Director [...] | 2003-01-21 18:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1636 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 9, 2003 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-10 18:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1637 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 10, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/10 entitled "Narco trafficking and violence". "Drug trafficking not only has the power to infiltrate the government and increase corruption, it is also an instigator of violence, as it has become evident in Colombia, Brazil or Mexi [...] | 2003-07-10 18:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1652 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JULY 11, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/11 entitled "The situation in Iraq and our soldiers". "The death of three American soldiers yesterday confirms that the Iraqi resistance against the invasion is getting stronger, increasing the insecurity for foreign troops and the [...] | 2003-07-11 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1655 | CONSULAR MEETING WITH HONDURAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, 2003, Deputy Consul General and LES Consular Specialist met with the Interim Director of the Instituto Hondureno de la Ninez y la Familia (IHNFA),Attorney Luis Erasmo Elvir. The IHNFA is the Designated Central Authority in Honduras for the Hague Convention on Internation [...] | 2003-07-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1666 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 12, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Guillermo Castellanos Enamorado on Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Narco trafficking and Congressmen". "The cases of the member of the Central American Parliament detained in Nicaragua and the Honduran Congressman arrested in Olancho have brought forward [...] | 2003-07-14 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1667 | MEDIA REACTION ON LIBERIA, JULY 14, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Carlos Alberto Montaner in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Yankee, come home!". "The international public opinion wasn't prepared to witness the show put by countless demonstrators asking for a US military intervention in Liberia, to end the civil war th [...] | 2003-07-14 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1673 | TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE [...] (U) Post appreciates State's further consideration of Citibank, Banco de Honduras for this year's Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. We blieve this corporation is deserving of the award for its outstanding demonstration of corporate citizenship, community development, and equal emplo [...] | 2003-07-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD |
03TEGUCIGALPA1686 | HONDURAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY DOWNTURN HIGHLIGHTS USITC [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biennial report of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The slowdown and sluggish recovery of th [...] | 2003-07-16 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1689 | HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT [...] On July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed that Honduras became party to both the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on May 20, 2002. He further explained that unde [...] | 2003-07-16 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1695 | MEDIA REACTION ON FBI PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATIONS OF [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "FBI agents investigate the massacre in El Porvenir". "The Deputy Minister of Security Armando Calidonio confirmed that a team of FBI agents has been in Honduras for some days investigating the killings in El Porvenir's pe [...] | 2003-07-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1696 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 16, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "DEA searches for cocaine unloaded in Olancho". "Agents of the DEA are participating in the search of the cocaine that, according to police sources, was transported on the plane that landed in San Esteban, Olancho a week a [...] | 2003-07-17 17:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1697 | MEDIA REACTION ON IMMUNITIES, JULY 16, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "No way of winning". "Let's see how things work in Honduras: if the Honduran politicians don't put the ball through the basket they lose, and if they do it they lose too. A group of Congressmen got together after receivi [...] | 2003-07-17 17:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1709 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 18, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/18 entitled "Overwhelming". "The Central American presidents agreed in their latest summit in Guatemala on a common position to move forward on the CAFTA negotiations, and to establish a common ground to start negotiations for a fre [...] | 2003-07-18 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1710 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 18, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/18 entitled "Tough fight against narco trafficking". "Undoubtedly, drug trafficking in Honduras is considerable, as shown by the recent drug seizures that have evidenced the determination of police authorities against this criminal [...] | 2003-07-18 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1712 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/17 entitled "National security and narco trafficking". "Drug trafficking and organized crime which have recently established criminal networks in Honduras, closely related to criminal bands in Colombia, have evidenced that the Hond [...] | 2003-07-18 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1713 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/17 entitled "The ball". "The Central American presidents will meet in Guatemala to analyze the progress of CAFTA negotiations and to follow up on an initiative presented by Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar, who said in a meeting h [...] | 2003-07-18 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1722 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, JULY 21, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Julio Escoto in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" entitled "Trapped". "When did the US get trapped by drugs? Definitely during the 1960s and 1970s with the hippie generation and after the Marines got back from Vietnam, when the Americans got a chance to experience the horro [...] | 2003-07-22 17:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1723 | MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, JULY 21, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/21 entitled "IMF". "This is the fifth time this administration announces a national dialogue, but it has never taken place. Now it has come the time to get prepared to negotiate with the IMF." "Despite the previous economic measur [...] | 2003-07-22 17:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1757 | MORE HONDURAN CONGRESSMEN ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Honduran Public Ministry (PM) announced last week that it has begun legal proceedings against two more Honduran elected officials. On July 10, Attorney General Roy Medina announced that his office will bring charges against alternative National Party (PN) Congressman Melvin [...] | 2003-07-24 21:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KJUS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1761 | HONDURAN CONGRESS LOOKS TO REPEAL IMMUNITY FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 9, 2003, leaders of the major political parties in the Honduran National Congress announced their intention to repeal the general immunity granted congressmen and other high ranking public officials under the Honduran Constitution. The initiative comes after the recent a [...] | 2003-07-25 14:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1833 | EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON SOCIAL INCLUSION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-01 22:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1849 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...] | 2003-08-05 22:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA185 | HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...] | 2003-01-22 21:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1850 | MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roberto C. Ordoez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/4 entitled "What does the Fund want?". "The last Letter of Intent of the Honduran government with the IMF was signed by the Carlos Flores administration. In September 2001, the IMF unilaterally broke the agreement w [...] | 2003-08-05 22:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1851 | MEDIA REACTION ON IMF, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roberto C. Ordoez in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/4 entitled "What does the Fund want?". "The last Letter of Intent of the Honduran government with the IMF was signed by the Carlos Flores administration. In September 2001, the IMF unilaterally broke the agreement w [...] | 2003-08-05 22:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1852 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...] | 2003-08-05 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1857 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Marlin Oscar Avila in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "Drug trafficking and corruption". "Drug trafficking has never been a secret in Honduras. The considerable rise of organized crime can only occur the way it has up to now with the complicity of the auth [...] | 2003-08-05 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1858 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, AUGUST 4, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Marlin Oscar Avila in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "Drug trafficking and corruption". "Drug trafficking has never been a secret in Honduras. The considerable rise of organized crime can only occur the way it has up to now with the complicity of the auth [...] | 2003-08-05 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1873 | MEDIA REACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING IN CENTRAL AMERICA, [...] Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/8 entitled "Central America will analyze reduction in military budgets". "The Central American Ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Defense will meet in Managua, Nicaragua next week to discuss a possible reduction in military sp [...] | 2003-08-08 19:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA189 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR JOINT TRAINING [...] Embassy requests the Department to perform a background check on the following Honduran Army units: 1st Special Forces Battalion, La Venta, Department of Francisco Morazan, and 2nd Airborne Battalion, Tamara, Department of Francisco Morazan. Vetting is in support of Special Operations Urban [...] | 2003-01-22 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1912 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...] | 2003-08-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1914 | CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-13 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD HO PGOV USTRD XK XL |
03TEGUCIGALPA1923 | 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras [...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...] | 2003-08-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC |
03TEGUCIGALPA1930 | RAID NETS MAJOR ALIEN SMUGGLING RING IN HONDURAS [...] SUMMARY - Honduran police, military and prosecutors with DHS assistance, conducted a raid in the northwestern city of La Entrada de Copan, capturing the leaders of a major alien smuggling ring. The ring had been operating with the alleged collusion of GOH civilian employees of the passport of [...] | 2003-08-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1940 | MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL RICHARD [...] CJCS visited Honduras on 8/13 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other key governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, General Myers expressed his appreciation for Honduran support of the U.S. [...] | 2003-08-15 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA1958 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL RICHARD [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 8/16 entitled "A long promise". "If we carefully read the statements of Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his visit to Tegucigalpa, he didn't mention how he will help Honduras in its fight against drug tra [...] | 2003-08-19 17:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA1964 | CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biannual report to Congress on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 213(b) of the CBERA. --------------------------- Commitment to WTO and FTAA --------------------- [...] | 2003-08-19 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB PGOV HO XK XL USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1996 | MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Honduras on 8/20 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other top governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, Secretary Rumsfeld expressed the grati [...] | 2003-08-22 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA1997 | MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Honduras on 8/20 and met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of Staff General Isaias Barahona and other top governmental officials. 2. In his opening remarks, Secretary Rumsfeld expressed the grati [...] | 2003-08-22 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA2004 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/22 entitled "Anti-drug base". "If the U.S. were to set up a base with the exclusive purpose of fighting against the terrible threat of narcotrafficking, it would help stop the operations of drug mafias that use Honduran territory [...] | 2003-08-22 23:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA2014 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 8/23 entitled "Thanks". "President Maduro made an opportune clarification stating that it was absolutely false that Honduras is getting prepared to install another U.S. military base in our territory, which will be supposedly used to [...] | 2003-08-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA2015 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 8/25 entitled "The agenda". "The fact that the issue of narcotrafficking came up during the recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is undeniable. What we SIPDIS don't know is the scope of these discussion [...] | 2003-08-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA2025 | CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, Labor Attache and other EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agend [...] | 2003-08-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2042 | Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...] | 2003-08-28 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2064 | MEDIA COVERAGE ON HONDURAN TROOPS IN IRAQ, AUGUST 29, [...] All four dailies carried international reports on Honduran troops patrolling in An Najaf. Moderate daily "El Heraldo" front- page report with photo, "Hondurans patrolling with U.S. troops;" liberal Tiempo inside story, "Honduran troops already patrolling in Iraq;" liberal La Tribuna front-page [...] | 2003-08-29 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA2081 | THIRTEEN MURDERED, MANY OTHERS WOUNDED, AS GANG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 30, in three separate attacks in different neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Hoduras' commercial center, gang members randomly opened fire on three "rapidito" small buses killing 13 and wounding over thirty others. All three buses appear to be owned by the same transport [...] | 2003-09-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2109 | HONDURAN SALES TAX -- FULL RECIPROCITY STILL [...] SUMMARY: MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HONDURANS CHANGED ITS SALES TAX LAWS AND REVOKED LOCAL TAX CARDS FOR THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY, EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH RECIPROCAL TAX TREATMENT FOR THE U.S. MISSION. THE JUNE 2002 TAX LAW PROMPTED REVOCATION [...] | 2003-09-04 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP AMGT HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2110 | EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA MAY LOSE GASOLINE TAX [...] This is an action request -- see paragraph 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: Honduran tax law changes jeopardize the tax relief Tegucigalpa currently enjoys with respect to gasoline purchases. The U.S. Mission may soon lose its current gasoline tax exemption, a discount of about 40 percent from the [...] | 2003-09-04 21:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP AMGT HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2113 | MEDIA REACTIONS ON ROGER NORIEGA OP-ED, SEPTEMBER 3, [...] Op-ed by Mario Rietti in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 9/1 and 9/2 entitled "Stronger Partnerships." "Honduras is and has always been the best partner of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, and w [...] | 2003-09-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2143 | Honduran attendees to Cancun WTO Ministerial [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-09 21:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD HO WTRO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2179 | MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/12 entitled "A date we should never forget". "Yesterday, the world remembered two events that changed history, and they are not only related because they happened on a September 11, but also because both of them are terrorist acts [...] | 2003-09-12 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2215 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/17 entitled "Flexibility". "In this new round of CAFTA negotiations taking place in Managua, the Central American negotiators and businessmen have expressed their concern for the delay of the negotiations on the issue of textiles. [...] | 2003-09-18 16:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA2219 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/18 entitled "Central America insists in protecting its agriculture against U.S. subsidies". "The sensitive issue of market access was the main feature of the third day of the CAFTA round. Once again, Central America insisted in pro [...] | 2003-09-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA2222 | PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-18 21:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PREL PTER PHUM SOCI HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA223 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR JOINT COMBINED [...] Embassy requests the Department to perform a background check on the following Honduran Army units: 1st Infantry Battalion, El Ocotal, Department of Francisco Morozan 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naco, Department of Cortes 5th Infantry Battalion, Mocoron, Department of Gracias a D [...] | 2003-01-24 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2233 | MEDIA REACTION ON WTO, SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Roger Marin Neda in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/19 entitled "Running after a mirage". "There were no great expectations before the failed WTO meeting in Cancun, although we are aware that free trade is fundamental for economic growth and poverty reduction." " [...] | 2003-09-19 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA225 | Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Central Bank of Honduras estimates economic growth in terms of real GDP in 2002 of two percent, lower than the rate of growth in 2001 and lower than the rate of population growth. The Consumer Price Index rose by 7.7 percent in the first eleven months of 2002; inflation for the year is pr [...] | 2003-01-24 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2266 | PRESIDENT MADURO TALKS DRUGS IN COLOMBIA WHILE [...] On September 16 President Maduro met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss better coordination between the two nations' counterdrug efforts. Honduras is a major transshipment zone for illicit narcotics making their way north from Colombia to U.S. shores, alth [...] | 2003-09-24 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2293 | REQUEST INVITATION FOR HONDURAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. During a recent visit to Honduras, prior to assuming office, DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Cresencio Arcos was very favorably impressed by the counter terrorism and anti-alien smuggling efforts being undertaken by H [...] | 2003-09-26 16:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL SNAR PTER PHUM SMIG HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2294 | Embassy Tegucigalpa Welcomes DOL Regional Basic [...] Post strongly supports the Department of Labor's proposed regional basic education project targeting child laborers and children at risk of working in Central America and welcomes the proposed visit of DOL officials/consultants (ref A). 2. DOL is currently funding ILO/IPEC programs to comba [...] | 2003-09-26 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM OTRA AFIN HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2301 | HONDURAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY CLAIMS MURDER [...] Although still exceptionally high (ref B),according to Minister of Public Security (MOPS) Oscar Alvarez September 23, the murder rate in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula declined approximately 24 percent since the passage of anti-gang legislation in early August (ref A). (Note: As reported in [...] | 2003-09-26 22:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM SNAR ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2340 | MEDIA REACTION ON ROBERT ZOELLICK'S VISIT TO CENTRAL [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/1 entitled "Softening". "This week, USTR Robert Zoellick is visiting Central America in an attempt to convince the regional governments of the need to make progress on CAFTA negotiations." "In addition, Zoellick will try to diss [...] | 2003-10-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA2341 | MEDIA REACTION ON WTO AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT, OCTOBER [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/1 entitled "The U.S. and Its Stick and Carrot Policy". "The continuous implementation of the traditional stick and carrot policy by the U.S. in its external affairs has recently been evidenced by two events: the exoneration from [...] | 2003-10-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD PGOV PARM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2383 | ENGLISH SYNOPSIS OF NICARAGUAN ARMS CONTROL PROPOSAL [...] Below is an informal translation of the substantive parts of the Nicaraguan arms control proposal of July 2003, formally titled "The Program to Limit and Control Arms in Central America to Achieve a Reasonable Balance of Forces and Foster Stability, Mutual Confidence, and Transparency"(ref A). [...] | 2003-09-04 17:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2459 | CAFTA LABOR/ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS: INFORMATION [...] Below are Post's responses to the questions raised in paragraphs 5-6 of reftel. ---------- Labor Laws ---------- 2. The Ministry of Labor can levy fines against companies that violate the country's labor laws. These fines can range from 20 to 10,000 Lempiras (USD 1.14 to USD 570) per [...] | 2003-10-21 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SENV ETRD EAID PREL HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2460 | Honduran Ratification of the Montreal Convention: [...] EconOff delivered talking points in reftel to the Honduran Vice Minister for Transportation, Eduardo Pavon, on September 20th, and to the Director of Civil Aviation, Cesar Vasquez, on October 15. Pavon asked for more information about the treaty. EconOff obtained a copy of the treaty in Spa [...] | 2003-10-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2530 | FY 2004 EIPC NOMINATION FOR HONDURAS [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits its FY 2004 Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) initiative request. 2. SUMMARY: Honduras is fresh and fertile ground for a new peacekeeping program. As a member of the Coalition of the Willing, Honduras has deployed 370 tr [...] | 2003-10-29 17:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2544 | ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST [...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...] | 2003-10-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2545 | THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL ARMS STILL UNCOUNTED FOR IN [...] It is estimated that around 10,000 AK-47's, remnants of the region's civil wars in the 1980's, remain on the streets of Honduras. A recent legislative decree offered USD 57 for each gun deemed "illegal", but the 90-day grace period for voluntarily turning in these weapons has now expired. Dur [...] | 2003-10-30 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER MOPS SNAR KJUS PHUM PINR HO KCUM |
03TEGUCIGALPA2551 | Biotechnology Regulations: Honduras [...] Post contacted Carlos Almendares, the GOH official most directly responsible for biotechnology issues, and received the information below. Mr. Almendares is the Chief of the Seed Certification Department in the Honduran National Service for Animal and Plant Health (abbreviated SENASA, equiva [...] | 2003-10-30 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV HO TSLP |
03TEGUCIGALPA2558 | HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTERS (CURRENT AND FORMER) [...] Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, under cover letter to the Ambassador, sent the Embassy on October 20 two letters to Secretary Powell - one from himself in response to a September 18 letter from the Secretary (ref A) and one from former Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso [...] | 2003-10-31 17:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2584 | SELECTING CANDIDATE MODEL COUNTRIES ON WATER FOR [...] Summary. In response to STATE 272561, Post recommends the consideration of decentralized management of urban water and sanitation systems in Honduras as a model to be further studied by an expert team and eventually presented at the upcoming UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). End [...] | 2003-11-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2614 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" carried a front page photo of the press event at Casa Presidencial featuring Secretary Powell, President Maduro, the Honduran Minister of SIPDIS Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Ambassador Larry Palmer with the headline "The U.S. does no [...] | 2003-11-05 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2615 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/5 entitled "Powell". "Throughout the uncertain times Honduras is going through, the visit of Colin Powell to Honduras has brought very good news. The U.S. Secretary of State has said that Honduras could be one of the countries to [...] | 2003-11-05 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2622 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" carried a front page photo of the press event at Casa Presidencial featuring Secretary Powell, President Maduro, the Honduran Minister of SIPDIS Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Ambassador Larry Palmer with the headline "The U.S. does no [...] | 2003-11-06 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2623 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/5 entitled "Powell". "Throughout the uncertain times Honduras is going through, the visit of Colin Powell to Honduras has brought very good news. The U.S. Secretary of State has said that Honduras could be one of the countries to [...] | 2003-11-06 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2656 | HONDURAS RATIFIES THREE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The GOH has ratified three outstanding counterterrorism (CT) conventions (two ICAO and one IAEA). The GOH is now a party to 10 international CT conventions. Post is pressing hard for the GOH to ratify the two IMO and two OAS CT conventions still outstanding. Persistent efforts by Emb [...] | 2003-11-12 17:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2663 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current Liberal Party Congressman) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/12 entitled "Why did Colin Powell come to Honduras? ". "The Honduran press received almost a dozen clues about the issues discussed with Secretary Powell, but Powell himsel [...] | 2003-11-12 21:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD SNAR EAID MOPS PGOV HO KICC |
03TEGUCIGALPA2682 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/13 entitled "Missiles and helicopters". "The visit of Colin Powell to Central America wasn't just for pleasure. While he came to thank the countries supporting the U.S. in the coalition in Iraq, he also came to remind us that his [...] | 2003-11-14 13:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO SNAR EAID MOPS PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2714 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/18 entitled "Troops are stationed in low risk zones in Iraq". "After a short visit to Iraq to supervise the work of the Honduran troops in that country, the Minister of Defense Federico Breve said that the Honduran troops have rece [...] | 2003-11-18 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2751 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, NOVEMBER 20, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Ramon Villeda Bermudez (current Liberal Party Congressman) in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 11/20 entitled "A hundred tons of cocaine ". "The U.S. Ambassador Larry Palmer recently revealed that almost a hundred tons of cocaine go through Honduras and Central America [...] | 2003-11-21 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO SNAR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2765 | THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: SETTING OBJECTIVES FOR A [...] Summary. On October 27, President Ricardo Maduro received the results of the National Dialogue which, by means of consensus, attempts to prioritize national objectives in order to benefit the most vulnerable groups of society. Following the idea that the National Dialogue should be participa [...] | 2003-11-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ELAB EIND PGOV SOCI HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2814 | HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...] | 2003-12-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2824 | EXTRADITION OF ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS [...] SUMMARY: ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS HAS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN THE U.S. FOR CONSPIRACY, ILLEGAL CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS, MAKING FRAUDULENT AND FALSE STATEMENTS, AND CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONEY. ON MARCH 18, 1992, MR. MORRIS FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED HONDURAN CITIZENSHIP BY CONCEALING HIS U.S. [...] | 2003-12-02 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KCRM CASC HO MR ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS |
03TEGUCIGALPA2827 | MEDIA REACTION ON TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE, DECEMBER [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/3 entitled "The End". "At some point in our recent history, conventional wars, guerrilla wars like the one the U.S. army encountered in Vietnam, gave way to terrorism as the most significant threat. We now see in the Middle East, [...] | 2003-12-03 19:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2841 | HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE ANOTHER 53 KILOS OF COCAINE, [...] On November 27, Honduran authorities seized approximately 53 kilos of cocaine from a truck in the remote northern town of Bonito Oriental in the Department of Colon. The cocaine valued at approximately USD two million was seized by the Honduran Frontier Police, working in cooperation with the [...] | 2003-12-04 20:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2857 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, DECEMBER 5, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/5 entitled "Soldiers in Iraq and transparency". "The bloodless attack against the headquarters of our troops in Najaf, Iraq has reopened the debate among those who opposed the sending of Honduran troops to Iraq since the beginni [...] | 2003-12-05 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2871 | International Coffee Organization Director Visits [...] SUMMARY: Nestor Osorio, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO),visited Honduras and spoke publicly about the goals of the ICO. While he defended the interventionist role that the ICO has played in the past, he stressed the organization's current focus is on promot [...] | 2003-12-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ETRD EAID EAGR PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2883 | HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE 636 KILOS OF COCAINE AND [...] Summary: On December 4, Honduran authorities seized approximately 636 kilos of cocaine from a truck in San Pedro Sula. The seizure of the drugs was the result of well-executed police work, acting upon a tip that a large amount of drugs would soon be moving through the country. The drugs were [...] | 2003-12-10 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2900 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 11, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/11 entitled "CAFTA: inequality and opportunities". "Nowadays, when economic and trade globalization keeps growing and generating excellent results for developed countries but increased impoverishment for developing countries, it' [...] | 2003-12-15 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA2912 | CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE; [...] On December 8, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez celebrated 25 years as a bishop (he has 33 years total in the priesthood). For his service, the Government of Honduras awarded him the "Great Extraordinary Cross", considered to be the highest award given by the GOH. At two separate ceremonies, attended [...] | 2003-12-16 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PHUM PGOV ETRD PINR KIRF HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2916 | EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA HOSTS MINI-DUBLIN GROUP [...] Summary. On December 5, Post hosted a meeting of the Tegucigalpa Mini-Dublin Group to coordinate with participating countries on counternarcotics assistance programs and the overall effectiveness of such programs. Along with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),countries that partici [...] | 2003-12-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR KJUS EFIN ETRD HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2929 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, DECEMBER 15, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 12/13 entitled "Reward". "The distribution of the lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts, as were decided by Washington, to be allocated only to those countries that sent soldiers to fight Saddam Hussein has reopened the wounds cau [...] | 2003-12-17 22:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2932 | HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2004 [...] The text of the 2004 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $699 million, an increase [...] | 2003-12-18 15:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2939 | INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras by air, land, and maritime routes continued, but with significant disruption in 2003. Overall, seizures in Honduras were higher than the past five years combined, with 5,738 kilos of cocaine seized. Corruption within the police, Publi [...] | 2003-12-18 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM PTER HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2941 | RUMORS OF POSSIBLE RESTRUCTURING OF HONDURAN [...] In an effort to decrease government spending, and meet the specifications of the recently negotiated IMF agreement, the GOH has announced that there will be "changes" within various government ministries. As such, President Ricardo Maduro appears to be planning to streamline the GOH by restr [...] | 2003-12-18 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2952 | ICJ REJECTS EL SALVADOR'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION [...] On December 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, by a vote of 4-1, rejected El Salvador's September 10, 2002 application for revision of the Court's original 1992 decision demarcating the land and maritime border between El Salvador and Honduras as "inadmissible." The ICJ [...] | 2003-12-19 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS KTIA PREL PGOV ES HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2997 | Honduras Announces Suspension of U.S. Beef Imports [...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has announced a suspension of imports of U.S. beef and its derivatives, in accordance with guidelines issued by the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). The Honduran ban does not include dairy products or other products considered to carry no risk o [...] | 2003-12-30 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA349 | HONDURAN MFA GIVEN SECRETARY ABRAHAM LETTER ON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-06 16:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS HO IAEA |
03TEGUCIGALPA350 | HONDURAS GIVEN USG JANUARY 27 REMARKS ON IRAQ; [...] PolOff delivered reftel text of Ambassador Negroponte's January 27 to the UNSC and the Secretary's January 27 press statement January 29 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. The MFA has not had a substantive reply but Fortin told PolOff that the GOH appreciated the information. 2 [...] | 2003-02-06 16:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MNUC MOPS IZ HO IAEA UNSC |
03TEGUCIGALPA4 | INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits 2002 International Narcotics Control Status Report (INCSR) for Honduras. Begin text: I. Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras using air, land and maritime routes continued without significant disruption in 2002. Overall seizures in [...] | 2003-01-02 20:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA407 | INSPECTION OF EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA (ISP-I-02-26) [...] Ref C requests a compliance update on OIG's post inspection of Embassy Tegucigalpa, ref: ISP-I-02-26. The inspection was completed in February 2001 and has been in the compliance reporting phase since that time. 2. Embassy is providing additional information on the outstanding recommenda [...] | 2003-02-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASIG AMGT APER CMGT SNAR HN |
03TEGUCIGALPA546 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] | 2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA555 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] "La Prensa"2/22 San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper, carried a full-page story: "Effects of a War against Iraq will be Less Dramatic for Honduras": The Honduran Private Council for Business, the Tegucigalpa Industry Chamber of Commerce and the Forum for the Strengthening of Democracy hosted a [...] | 2003-02-28 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA583 | GOH PROPOSAL FOR SHRIMP RECERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. On February 19, 2003, the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture, along with the Department of Fisheries, sent the Embassy their proposal for improvement of enforcement of turtle excluder device (TED) regulations (ref a) following the January 2003 decision to decerti [...] | 2003-03-04 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2003 [...] As part of the GOH efforts to reach an agreement with the IMF, an executive decree was issued by President Maduro to reduce public expenditure in salaries to the equivalent of 10.1 percent of the GDP. The measures include: freezing public sector employee wages for all of 2003, e [...] | 2003-03-07 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV ELAB PGOV SENV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA65 | EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "WTO AGRICULTURAL [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on the "WTO Agricultural Initiative." 2. Date: January 8, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 1 3. Objective: To provide the local media an opportunity to discuss the issues of the new U.S. Agricultural Initiative with Alan [...] | 2003-01-10 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA653 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] TV TALK SHOW "FRENTE A FRENTE" 3/12 - Renato Alvarez director and anchor interviewed President of Honduras, Ricardo Maduro on different topics related to his administration. During this hour long program key issues such as Iraq and CAFTA were discussed at length. "Question: If the United Sta [...] | 2003-03-13 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA654 | HONDURAN REQUEST FOR BORDER MAPPING [...] Per refs A, B, C, and D Honduras and El Salvador are looking to move forward on border demarcation via a binational border commission but progress has been stymied due to outdated maps. Their joint request, received at both Embassy Tegucigalpa and San Salvador, is for maps at scale of 1:25,00 [...] | 2003-03-13 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL ES HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA69 | MEDIA REACTION: CAFTA LAUNCH [...] January 9: "La Tribuna," a Liberal Party Tegucigalpa- based daily, carried a full-page article on the CAFTA launch using IIP press release with headline "U.S. and Central American countries initiated free trade negotiations." 2. "Tiempo," San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper owned by business [...] | 2003-01-10 19:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR |
03TEGUCIGALPA692 | EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, [...] Dennis Watlington, March 1-10, 2003. Post celebrated Black History Month (African-American Heritage Month) through film showings, meetings with youth about the possibility of a productive life following recovery from drug use and gang violence, and discussions of cultural, historical and soc [...] | 2003-03-19 20:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SNAR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA727 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/21 [...] For the second day all four dailies had full front page coverage and special reports of almost six interior pages with a variety of photos of the war. 2. Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily La Tribuna: "Inferno in Iraq;" moderate daily El Heraldo: "War, Total Offensive;" San Pedro liberal [...] | 2003-03-21 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO HO IZ PA OIIP |
03TEGUCIGALPA728 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/20 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-21 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP HO IZ PA |
03TEGUCIGALPA731 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/21 [...] For the second day all four dailies had full front page coverage and special reports of almost six interior pages with a variety of photos of the war. 2. Liberal Party Tegucigalpa-based daily La Tribuna: "Inferno in Iraq;" moderate daily El Heraldo: "War, Total Offensive;" San Pedro liberal [...] | 2003-03-24 16:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PA OIIP HO IZ |
03TEGUCIGALPA740 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ 3/20 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-24 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL HO IZ PA |
03TEGUCIGALPA748 | HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS - IRAQ [...] Moderate Daily El Heraldo 3/22 - Article on a forum for students on the conflict in Iraq sponsored by the youth of the Democratic Unification Party (a leftist party made up of the remnants of the Socialists and Communist parties of the 1980s). Among the speakers was Carlos Reyes of the Bloque [...] | 2003-03-25 18:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO PA |
03TEGUCIGALPA753 | GOH PREPARATION FOR CITES II LISTING OF BIGLEAF [...] (U) Summary. The scientific authority in Honduras, made up of both governmental and private entities, is preparing for the Appendix II listing of Bigleaf Mahogany to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). While Honduras does have some administrative and legal str [...] | 2003-03-25 23:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA754 | TFIZO1: ANTI-WAR PROTEST OUTSIDE EMBASSY SMALLER [...] On March 24, from about 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., a demonstration against the war in Iraq took place outside the Embassy. The event was organized by Carlos Reyes, President of the Popular Block, an anti-U.S. leftist organization. Participating in the demonstration were other like-minded organiz [...] | 2003-03-26 15:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA762 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ MARCH 3/22-24/03 [...] "El Heraldo" moderate Tegucigalpa-based daily 3/22: Apuntes: "The European Union, the Republic of China and Vladimir Putin have discovered that Bush can count on the complete support of the Senate, including that of senators who were against the Iraq invasion." "The U.S. is the empire no matt [...] | 2003-03-26 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA825 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, APRIL 2, 2003 [...] Regular columnist Wilmer Perez Regalado in liberal party San Pedro Sula-based daily "La Prensa," 4/2 - "Madness - War machine of war:" "In the war of George Bush against Saddam Hussein, for both "axes of evil".. apparently the God they implore and at times manipulate to do what they want is a [...] | 2003-04-02 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA859 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, APRIL 5-8, 2003 [...] Four dailies, TV and radio continue carrying numerous photos and reports of the war, taken from international reports. On Saturday April 5th, four dailies dedicated special sections to the war. 2. Sample coverage front-page of liberal "Tiempo" has a special extra 8 pages called "Tiempo Mag [...] | 2003-04-08 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA861 | LA CEIBA PRISON RIOT LEAVES 69 DEAD AND MANY [...] SUMMARY: On April 5 a riot in El Porvenir prison, located just outside the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba, Honduras, left 69 dead and 39 wounded. Many of the dead were gang members from Mara 18, one of Central America's largest gangs. According to press reports, the riot broke out when a sc [...] | 2003-04-08 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA980 | WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY: HONDURAS [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding the use of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies in Honduras. 2. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel),Honduras has not yet allocated any unlicensed radio-frequency spectrum for us [...] | 2003-04-25 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD HO |
03THEHAGUE1375 | KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: REQUEST FOR [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our First Quarter, 2003/2004, budget contribution of USDOLS 625,729.00. Iran received in parallel an identical request. Please note that [...] | 2003-06-02 10:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICT NL |
03THEHAGUE1390 | HOLOCAUST ART RESTITUTION: SEMINAR EXPLORES ROLE [...] Summary and Action Request: The Permanent Court of Arbitration hosted a seminar to explore whether international arbitration is a suitable mechanism for resolving claims involving Nazi-looted art. Legal experts agreed that arbitration could play a useful role and some advocated establishmen [...] | 2003-06-02 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PHUM AORC NL IBPCA |
03THEHAGUE1391 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON FUGRO- [...] PER REF 02284, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON FUGRO-INPARK B.V. SUBJECT COMPANY IS THE END-USER OF OMEGA INFRARED CAMERAS, WHICH CONTAIN UNCOOLED MICROBOLOMETER FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS (SENSORS) CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR NON- PROLIFERAT [...] | 2003-06-02 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KOMC ETTC NL |
03THEHAGUE1449 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-06 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ASEC FR NL |
03THEHAGUE1451 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12 [...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...] | 2003-06-06 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ABUD CWC |
03THEHAGUE1499 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER (TPO) AT POST [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-12 13:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD NL |
03THEHAGUE1523 | DUTCH TASK FORCE PREPS BUSINESS SECTOR FOR ROLE IN [...] Summary. About 300 businesspeople attended a conference on Iraq reconstruction that was staged on June 6 by the GONL and the Dutch Association of Chambers of Commerce. The GONL gave a positive but realistic assessment of business opportunities in the Iraq and pledged the government's help [...] | 2003-06-13 13:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE1545 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] There has been little commentary or discussion on the RevCon. However, in general, the RevCon exceeded expectations. Many delegations are eager to discuss how we will pursue RevCon follow-up. 2. Three rounds of budget consultations were held 11-13 June on Programs 3-6. The facilitator wil [...] | 2003-06-16 15:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE1552 | EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] As requested in ref cable, Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Financial Market Issues, Mr. Willem J. Kooi, Policy Advisor of International Monetary Affairs, Ministry of Finance. 2. It is understood that the t [...] | 2003-06-17 07:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NL |
03THEHAGUE1589 | DUTCH PARTICIPATION AT UN IRAQ TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-19 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN NL PREL |
03THEHAGUE1603 | ARAB-EUROPEAN LEAGUE MOVES INTO THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary: The militant Muslim Arab-European League (AEL) has spread its wings from Belgium to the Netherlands. The foundation of a Dutch section became official with the organization of a congress in late May, which adopted a platform and elected an executive board. At present, AEL-NL has abo [...] | 2003-06-23 04:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL NL |
03THEHAGUE1615 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON AIMS NDT BV, EXPORT [...] PER REF 02279, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE- LICENSE CHECK ON AIMS NDT B.V. SUBJECT COMPANY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE DUTCH DISTRIBUTOR OF FLIR SYSTEMS' E2 THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS, WHICH CONTAIN UNCOOLED MICROBOLOMETER CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR NON [...] | 2003-06-23 16:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KOMC ETTC NL |
03THEHAGUE1632 | PORTUGAL; NETHERLANDS; CTRY CLR. GRANTED DOE; [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Thomas Sarkus for travel to The Netherlands July 6 - July 12,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State [...] | 2003-06-25 09:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA |
03THEHAGUE1633 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...] | 2003-06-25 10:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE1640 | NIH/FIC -DR. BARSONY- TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Julianna Barsony for travel to The Netherlands July 4 - July 13,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of Sta [...] | 2003-06-26 07:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL TBIO OTRA |
03THEHAGUE1649 | NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR. GRANTED BOISSEVAIN + 0, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Jan G. Boissevain for travel to The Netherlands July 16 - July 25,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of S [...] | 2003-06-26 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA |
03THEHAGUE1672 | DUTCH PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS IN [...] Summary: On June 25, the Dutch parliament gave the go- ahead for deployment in the Stabilization Force of about 1,100 troops in the Al-Muthanna province in Iraq. The three government parties were supported by the opposition Labor party and by smaller parties on the center-right. Voting again [...] | 2003-06-27 10:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE1679 | NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] Pieter Ramaer, head of the Political and Judicial departments of MFA's UN and IFI, confirmed the following information to PolOff on June 27 (information is keyed to reftel): A: Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Governmen [...] | 2003-06-27 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN |
03THEHAGUE1697 | The Netherlands' EU Stability Pact Dilemma [...] This message was jointly drafted by Embassy The Hague (Econ-Schultz),USEU Brussels (Econ-Brown),and ConGen Frankfurt (Treasury-Wallar) 2. Summary. The Netherlands' proposed EU stability program to be considered by the Ecofin Council July 14-15 is based on outdated numbers and presents [...] | 2003-07-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NL ECON EUN |
03THEHAGUE1699 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES ANDREW SCHOFER AND [...] (U) Embassy the Hague welcomes Andrew Schofer and Karen Enstrom and grants Country Clearance for travel to The Netherlands July 13 - July 17 2003. 2. (U) Embassy is arranging meetings and hotel reservations per ref B and C. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following th [...] | 2003-07-02 06:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL OTRA PREL |
03THEHAGUE1707 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN [...] In Delegation's view, during these meetings it became clear that Russia does not intend, and perhaps never intended, to abide by the present terms of the CTR MOU dated 14 March and signed by then-Director of the Russian Munitions Agency Zinovy Pak. The Russian delegation expressed its view th [...] | 2003-07-03 06:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL RS CWC |
03THEHAGUE1727 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...] | 2003-07-07 13:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC |
03THEHAGUE1728 | HFR Petten: Results Of Survey On Preparedness [...] Local media recently reported the outcome of a survey on preparedness of the Petten HFR in dealing with calamities. Since the issue is related to the physical protection discussions with the Dutch planned for July 10-July 11, we bring the news item to the attention of the Russell Hibbs team. [...] | 2003-07-07 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY NL |
03THEHAGUE1731 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 16 [...] (U) No other delegations showed enthusiasm for committing, as of Friday, June 20, to a serious, sustained effort at a systemic fix for Article IV/V financing. 2. (U) There were no immediate results from this round of industry intersessional consultations, but it is possible that the Sep [...] | 2003-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE1737 | LES: CY 2004 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Summary. This is Post's response to compensation questionnaire requested in ref telegram. The answers are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 until 6. End Summary. 2. Questionnaire A. Desired Labor Market Position - 72nd Percentile. A1.Post's desired labor market position for FSN compe [...] | 2003-07-08 09:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN AMGT KSEP KICA |
03THEHAGUE1740 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...] | 2003-07-08 11:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC |
03THEHAGUE1754 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES A/S BETH JONES [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary of State Beth Jones and Kent Logsdon for July 15 - July 16, 2003. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Embassy The Hague Political Counselor Mary Daly, (31) 70-310-9341 (Office),(31) 70-310-9348 (Fa [...] | 2003-07-09 15:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL OTRA PREL |
03THEHAGUE1759 | TELEPHONIC BOMB THREAT FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 9, 2003, at approximately 1539 hours an embassy employee of the U.S. Embassy The Hague received a telephonic bomb threat from a male individual stating he was a member of the activist group called RA-RA and stated the American Express in Rotterdam was going to explode [...] | 2003-07-10 05:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER NL |
03THEHAGUE1777 | TELEPHONIC BOMB THREAT FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-11 15:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER NL |
03THEHAGUE1779 | DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT ICG MEETING ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-11 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AORC NL |
03THEHAGUE1784 | POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON [...] PER REF 02275, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION (PSV) ON ENERGIE EN MILIEUTECHNISCHE ADVIESBUREAU DAM (ABBREVIATED: EMAC). EMAC IS THE END- USER OF A THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA. SUBJECT ITEM IS SOLD BY LICENSE APPLICANT MIKRON INF [...] | 2003-07-14 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KOMC ETTC NL |
03THEHAGUE1823 | SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NEAR AM CON GEN AMSTERDAM ON [...] (SBU) At approximately 1555 hrs on 07/15/2003 The Royal Marechaussee (KMAR) Anti Terror Unit, deployed inside the fence line at the consulate, noted a suspicious individual on the Museumplein (public park area)just beyond the second fence line who appeared to be paying particular attention to [...] | 2003-07-17 12:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER NL |
03THEHAGUE1824 | MARITIME COUNTERNARCOTICS AGREEMENT [...] With respect to reftel, Embassy's Global Issues Specialist asked the Dutch Foreign Ministry's about the status of the MOU, and was referred to Mr. Th. Sneek, deputy director for international and legal matters in the Defense Ministry. According to Sneek, there is no such MOU being drafted. [...] | 2003-07-17 12:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA SNAR PHSA EWWT EAIR JM NL |
03THEHAGUE1842 | KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: FIRST QUARTER [...] U.S. Treasury Check No. 8769-00033318 in the amount of U.S. DOLS. 617,026.50 was received at American Embassy, The Hague. The check, which constituted the latest United States contribution to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal budget, was delivered to Ambassador Christopher Pinto, Secretary-Genera [...] | 2003-07-21 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICT NL |
03THEHAGUE1844 | AIRCRAFT NOISE: DUTCH PARLIAMENT RAISES NEW [...] Summary. The Dutch parliament is reviewing aircraft noise levels in response to pressure from communities in the area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Sleep disturbances have increased as the 5th runway has come on line. It remains to be seen whether or not the study will lead to a change [...] | 2003-07-21 17:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL ENIV |
03THEHAGUE1855 | A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM, [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-22 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR |
03THEHAGUE1859 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE NETHERLANDS: ACQUITTALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent acquittals of Islamist terrorist suspects in two high profile cases (see Ref A) and increasing realization that terrorist threats affect the Dutch homeland have prompted the government of the Netherlands to propose more measures to strengthen counterterrorism legislatio [...] | 2003-07-23 05:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM CASC XG PREL ECON ETRD ETTC EFIN NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE1863 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON BLOEMSMA & VAN [...] PER REF 03248, THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY REQUESTED POST THE HAGUE TO CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON BLOEMSMA & VAN BREEMEN SHIPYARD. THE SHIPYARD IS THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OF A NAVIGATIONAL AID UNIT, CONTAINING THREE CAMERAS, WHICH ARE CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR, NON-PROLIFERATION AND AN [...] | 2003-07-23 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KOMC ETTC NL |
03THEHAGUE1877 | EMERGENCY PAYMENT REQUEST [...] DUE TO MONTHEND AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT POST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INITIATE ANY PAYMENTS BEFORE JULY 28, POST REQUESTS EMERGENCY PAYMENT TO BE MADE AS FOLLOWS: 2. AMOUNT PAYABLE: EUR 14,085,883 3. VENDOR: OPCW PROGRAMME BUDGET ACCOUNT 4. DEBITOR/CREDITOR CODE: 1404 [...] | 2003-07-24 09:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC |
03THEHAGUE1879 | NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...] | 2003-07-24 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC |
03THEHAGUE1882 | EPA/OIA FIDLER [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Dave Goodwin, Anhar Karimjee, Stephen Andersen, and Sally Rand for travel to The Netherlands August 9 - August 14, 2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat as [...] | 2003-07-25 08:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
03THEHAGUE1890 | CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE: PROPOSED [...] Finance Minister Zalm's "agreement" with U.S. authorities regarding installation of radiological detectors in the port of Rotterdam received prominent attention in the afternoon (7/24) and morning (7/25) Dutch media. According to the press, Zalm expects he can soon launch the new security me [...] | 2003-07-25 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE1910 | CODEL HASTERT TO THE NETHERLANDS (JUL 30 - JUL 31) [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-29 14:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN NL |
03THEHAGUE1924 | NASA (JPL) COUNTRY CLEARANCE: NOORDWIJK, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Terry Fisher for travel to The Netherlands September 24-26,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on [...] | 2003-07-31 09:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL TSPA OTRA |
03THEHAGUE1950 | NAME OF AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICER - THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-04 13:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE1958 | FY 2002 OPCW PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, POST FORWARDED EURO 130,469.19 FOR PAYMENT INTO OPCW'S PROGRAMME AND BUDGET ACCOUNT 40.47.74.881, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2563BZ02677, DTD. 08/01/2003 2. TOTAL AMOUNT IN USD 146,759.49 (AT RATE OF EXCHANGE: EURO 0.889 IS 1 US DOLLAR) IS CHARGED TO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL [...] | 2003-08-05 11:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC PARM OPCW CWC |
03THEHAGUE1959 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ETA YOUTH DEMONSTRATE IN [...] The Basque youth movement Segi held a small demonstration in the Netherlands this weekend despite its being designated by the EU as a terrorist organization "internal" to Europe and by the Dutch government under its national sanctions law as a group with whom financial transactions are prohib [...] | 2003-08-05 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PTER SP NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE1988 | NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE UPDATE [...] MFA reported updates UNGA attendance information on August 7. Information is keyed to Ref B. A. Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government: Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, will attend the UNGA HIV/AIDS meeting and [...] | 2003-08-07 10:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN |
03THEHAGUE2009 | MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES:COUNTRY [...] Country Clearance is granted for the MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES U.S. DELEGATION for travel to The Netherlands August 23-30, 2003. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339, (H) 31-70-354-0639, [...] | 2003-08-08 14:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL PREL SENV OTRA |
03THEHAGUE2033 | TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL E.O. [...] Country clearance is granted for Joseph Eugene Masini for travel to the Netherlands August 17 - August 23, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. Please note that the country clearance request cable was not received in Amsterdam Consulate or Embassy The Hague. Pleas [...] | 2003-08-13 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA NL |
03THEHAGUE2044 | ADDITIONAL FY 2003 HCOPIL PAYMENT: ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-14 11:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC HCOPIL |
03THEHAGUE2072 | RESTRAINED DUTCH REACTION TO LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] Summary: Dutch government and party spokesmen are clearly unhappy with the appointment of inexperienced Mirna Godett as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, as well as with the criticism and inflammatory statements directed against the Netherlands by her brother, political stron [...] | 2003-08-18 15:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NA NL |
03THEHAGUE2103 | FY 2003 PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO [...] POST PAID 22,075.00 EURO'S TO IBPCA'S ACCOUNT NO. 67.80.88.438 AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2563BZ02881, DTD. 08/14/2003. 2. TOTAL AMOUNT OF USD 25,000.00(AT RATE OF EXCHANGE: EURO 0.883 EQUALS ONE US DOLLAR) WAS CHARGED TO FISCAL DATA: 19-3-1126-0000-00-1021-366405-3452-4 [...] | 2003-08-21 08:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC IBPCA |
03THEHAGUE2144 | IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: SECOND QUARTER BUDGET [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our Second Quarter, 2003/2004 Budget Contribution of USDOLS 625,729. Iran received in parallel an identical request. Please note that [...] | 2003-08-26 08:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICT NL |
03THEHAGUE2161 | ICTY: REGISTRAR THANKS USG FOR RULES OF THE ROAD [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH TWO REGARDING USG CONTRIBUTION TO THE ICTY RULES OF THE ROAD PROJECT. 2. // BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER// Clifton M. Johnson Office of the Legal Counselor Embassy of the United States of America Lange Voorhout 102 2514 EJ The Hague [...] | 2003-08-27 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY KAWS |
03THEHAGUE2163 | Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch [...] (U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst on August 13 in The Hague. In response to a question from Brinkhorst, the Secretary described the factors that led to the California electricity shortages - e [...] | 2003-08-27 13:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE2171 | DUTCH SUPPORT EU RESOLUTION ON IRAN DURING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-28 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IR EU NL UNHRC |
03THEHAGUE2177 | Netherlands: Corporate Governance Issues High on [...] Summary: Dutch officials told the Ambassador that Sarbanes-Oxley implementation is still a matter of great concern to the Dutch financial community. They acknowledge that U.S. regulators have some flexibility in implementing the law's provisions but fear European voices will not find a recep [...] | 2003-08-28 14:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE2196 | RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...] | 2003-08-29 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
03THEHAGUE2200 | DUTCH GOVERNMENT DEFUSES OPPOSITION'S EFFORTS TO [...] Summary: At the instigation of opposition parties, a hearing on Iraq originally scheduled for September was changed to August 28 in order to put pressure on the government on the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to the U.S. The opposition claimed that the Dutch government got involved in Ira [...] | 2003-08-29 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KPKO IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE2205 | RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...] | 2003-09-02 11:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL |
03THEHAGUE2209 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE PARTICIPATION IN USNATO POL-MIL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-02 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL AMGT NATO |
03THEHAGUE2238 | U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COOPERATION: [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-05 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE2248 | FINAL REPORT ACTUAL AND COST INCURRED FOR [...] Post incurred the following charges for the OSCE/PA CODEL to the Netherlands July 4 until July 9, 2003: Per diem (2167) $ 8,684.10 Rep. Benjamin Cardin - $ 334.00 Rep. Joseph Pitts - $ 334.00 Rep. Diana Watson - $ 334.00 Rep. Steny Hoyer [...] | 2003-09-08 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN NL |
03THEHAGUE2297 | PASSENGER NAME RECORD DEMARCHE -- NETHERLANDS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to Andre van Wiggen and Robert van Embden of the MFA's Division of Transport (Personenverkeer) on September 9. Van Embden says the Dutch are working on answering our note, and he expects to have a "detailed" response to re [...] | 2003-09-12 13:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KJUS NL PTER |
03THEHAGUE2306 | IRAQ: DUTCH INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH TRADE BANK [...] In the Netherlands, all export credit insurance risks (political and commercial, pre-credit and credit) for all countries under short term whole turnover policies are handled by a private insurer Gerling NCM. The Ministry of Finance has pledged to inform Gerling about the possibilities of wo [...] | 2003-09-15 12:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PREL IZ EXIM |
03THEHAGUE2328 | PCA: ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET PROPOSAL [...] (U) The Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided by consensus on Monday, September 15, to adopt Secretary General Tjaco van den Hout's proposed budget (ref A) for the biennium 2004-2005. Consistent with the USG position found in ref B, the Secretary General e [...] | 2003-09-16 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA |
03THEHAGUE2335 | WTO MINISTERIAL: DUTCH DISAPPOINTED AND DISMAYED BY [...] Summary and Comment: The immediate official Dutch reaction to the breakdown of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun is similar to the USG's with ministers decrying developing country and NGO tactics. The Netherlands sees talks resuming only after the negotiating climate improves but think it will t [...] | 2003-09-17 09:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD NL WTRO EUN |
03THEHAGUE2352 | Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...] | 2003-09-18 13:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD |
03THEHAGUE2353 | Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...] | 2003-09-18 14:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD |
03THEHAGUE2385 | REQUEST FOR CAA DIGITAL COPIER REPAIR TECHNICIAN [...] Post requests the immediate services of the digital copier repair technician in Frankfurt to service two defective Nashuatec copiers located in CAA offices. 2. The digital copiers are Nashuatec Model 425. One copier is making loud grinding noises and the second copier had a part break of [...] | 2003-09-23 12:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA ASEC AMGT APER KRIM |
03THEHAGUE2387 | REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-23 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA FR NL |
03THEHAGUE2399 | AFGHAN AID: DUTCH PLEDGE EUR 82.5 MILLION OVER [...] Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne announced at the September 21 Dubai international donors meeting that the Netherlands would contribute EUR 82.5 million (USD 95 million) to Afghanistan reconstruction over the period of 2003-2006. The money will be directed to th [...] | 2003-09-23 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID NL PREL EUN |
03THEHAGUE2422 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM: MAY 22-24 MEETING IN [...] As current chairman of the IEF, the Netherlands has announced the following preliminary program for the 2004 IEF that will take place May 22-24, 2004 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam. The Dutch have also noted the launch of the IEF website at www.iefs.net Begin Text of Preliminary Program [...] | 2003-09-25 05:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG NL |
03THEHAGUE2431 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...] | 2003-09-25 13:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2459 | PRINCE CLAUS FOUNDATION CREATES CULTURAL EMERGENCY [...] The Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development and the International Committee of the Blue Shield combined forces September 26 to launch a "Cultural Emergency Response" (CER) initiative. The initiative is designed to provide emergency assistance - in the form of direct funding - to protec [...] | 2003-09-30 07:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL IZ |
03THEHAGUE2476 | DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQI [...] Summary: The GoNL plans to provide USD 833,300 in materiel to Iraqi police in the Al-Munthanna province in Iraq. Dutch military police, as part of Dutch military forces deployed in Al-Muthanna, are currently providing one-week basic police skills training courses to local police. The Dutch [...] | 2003-09-30 14:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS IZ NL KRMS KJUS |
03THEHAGUE2560 | OSCE: DUTCH PLANS FOR MAASTRICHT [...] Summary: In a meeting with visiting Dept. OSCE Coordinator Doug Wake, Dutch OSCE CiO Personal Representative Daan Everts stressed that the GoNL is looking ahead to a successful OSCE Ministerial December 1-2. To add to GoNL efforts throughout 2003, the Dutch are pushing hard for the Secretar [...] | 2003-10-06 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM NL OSCE |
03THEHAGUE2576 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DELINEATION OF [...] On 2 October 2003, Larry Denyer, Department of Commerce, presented the U.S. practice on plant and plant site delineation that is used to support the declarations and inspections of industry facilities under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This issue underlies many of the past difficul [...] | 2003-10-08 11:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC |
03THEHAGUE2577 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VI [...] US Del met with Per Runn (Deputy Director, Verification Division),Faiza Patel-King (Verification Division),Alexandru Dolea (Officer, Industry Verification Branch),and Cinthia Echavarria (Senior Policy Officer, Policy Review Branch) of the OPCW on 1 Oct 03 to discuss a variety of Article VI [...] | 2003-10-08 11:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2578 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SAMPLING AND [...] Washington experts and the U.S. Permanent Delegation held bilateral consultations with the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) on September 30, 2003 in The Hague on technical considerations associated with sampling and analysis (S&A) during CWC inspections at U.S. declared industry facilities. Dir [...] | 2003-10-08 11:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC |
03THEHAGUE2587 | FY 2003 PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION TO [...] POST PAID 2,375 EURO'S TO IBPCA'S ACCOUNT NO. 67.80.88.438 AS AUTHORIZED IN REFTEL, VIA VOUCHER NUMBER 2564AB00009, DTD. 10/08/2003 2. TOTAL AMOUNT OF USD 2,777.78 AT RATE OF EXCHANGE EUR 0.855 EQUAL ONE US DOLLAR CHARGED TO FISCAL DATA: 19-31126-00-1021366405-1021-345 4132-501900. SOBE [...] | 2003-10-08 15:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC IBPCA |
03THEHAGUE2607 | EU INTENTION TO WITHDRAW URUGUAY ROUND CONCESSIONS FOR [...] OFFICIALS AT THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, HAVE TOLD US THAT ALTHOUGH THEY AGREED TO CHANGE THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE SYSTEM FOR RICE AS PART OF THE EU MID-TERM REVIEW, THEY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE RICE IMPORT REGIME. IN A DISCUSSION WITH ATE OOSTRA, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR TRADE, HE AGRE [...] | 2003-10-10 13:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EUN |
03THEHAGUE2659 | IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: SECOND QUARTER BUDGET [...] U.S. Treasury Check No. 8769-0047043 in the amount of U.S. Dols. 625,729.00 was received at American Embassy, The Hague. The check, which constituted the latest United States contribution to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal budget, was delivered to Ambassador Christopher Pinto, Secretary-General [...] | 2003-10-20 14:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICT NL |
03THEHAGUE2675 | DUTCH DELEGATION TO MADRID BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The following Dutch companies will attend the Iraq business forum in Madrid: Shell, Philips, ABN Amro, Nedeco, and Friesland Coberco. Dutch businesses, with the financial and moral support of the government, are positioning themselves for entree into Iraq "as soon as the [...] | 2003-10-21 19:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ NL PREL |
03THEHAGUE2683 | MONTREAL CONVENTION ON AIRLINE ACCIDENT LIABILITY: [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 14:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NL ICAO |
03THEHAGUE2690 | INCB: DUTCH SUPPORT CANADIAN CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-23 11:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR NL UNCND UN |
03THEHAGUE2715 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: U.S. DELEGATION TO BOSNIA WAR [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Delegation attending the October 30, 2003 donors conference for the Bosnia War Crimes court. This delegation includes Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Pierre-Richar [...] | 2003-10-29 06:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL BK |
03THEHAGUE2723 | DUTCH/EU LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) While the EU has yet to make a decision on the upcoming Cuba resolution in the UNGA. However, Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Advisor on Cuba, noted that the GoNL will support a "yes" vote during EU dis [...] | 2003-10-29 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU UNGA |
03THEHAGUE2734 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FIRST MEETING [...] This is CWC-114-03. 2. The OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) convened a 16-17 October 2003 meeting of the fourth Security Audit Team (SAT-IV) in The Hague, The Netherlands. SAT-IV is comprised of representatives from Japan, France, The Netherlands, and the U.S. Yonosuke Harada of Japan, w [...] | 2003-10-31 06:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2750 | DUTCH 2004 BUDGET: TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT HAS APPROVED A TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE AIMED AT LIMITING THE 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT TO 2.3 PERCENT OF GDP, WELL UNDER THE THREE PERCENT STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT (SGP) CEILING. ON OCTOBER 1, THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED A CY 2004 BUDGET THAT COMBINES SHARP SPENDING REDUC [...] | 2003-10-31 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV MCAP NL |
03THEHAGUE2854 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CTFS AND GREG [...] On November 10, U.S. Delegation to the OPCW representatives Pete Ito and Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, Chief of Information Systems Branch (C/ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) to discuss TS plans for data automation (two reports, FAXed back to AC/CB) and the upcoming Security [...] | 2003-11-14 10:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2864 | Priorities of Dutch Council of Europe Presidency [...] Summary: On November 6, the Netherlands assumed the Presidency of the Council of Europe (COE) for a period of six months. Dutch Presidency priorities include: giving priority to improving the effectiveness of the European Court of Human Rights, enhancing the cooperation between the COE, OSCE [...] | 2003-11-14 15:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NL COE |
03THEHAGUE2874 | Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...] | 2003-11-17 07:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN |
03THEHAGUE2886 | EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Terrorist Financing, Mr. Alle T.S. Dorhout, deputy head EU external relations division of the European Integration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. It is un [...] | 2003-11-18 09:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NL |
03THEHAGUE2898 | ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS ASSISTANCE ON BUDGET [...] Summary: The deputy registrar and chief budget officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) requested USG support for the ICTY's proposed budget for the 2004-2005 biennium the face of an ambiguous concluding sentence in the ACABQ's report to the Fifth Committ [...] | 2003-11-18 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
03THEHAGUE2907 | DUTCH LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-19 09:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM NL |
03THEHAGUE2915 | DUTCH RESPONSE TO ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQI TRANSITION [...] This is an action request. 2. During his consultations with the Dutch, EUR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Charlie Ries raised reftel points with MFA deputy Political Director Herman Schaper. Schaper said that the Dutch are interested in having Max van der Stoel, former UN rapporteu [...] | 2003-11-20 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ NL PREL |
03THEHAGUE2918 | VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE HAGUE CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-20 09:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC HCOPIL |
03THEHAGUE2922 | TRADE MINISTER CALLS IN AMBASSADOR REGARDING U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Trade Minister van Gennip called in the Ambassador on November 18 to voice very serious concerns at the prospect of U.S. steel safeguards remaining in place following the WTO Appellate Body confirmation that these safeguards are WTO-inconsistent. She noted that the Netherlands would [...] | 2003-11-20 12:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD NL WTRO EUN |
03THEHAGUE2948 | DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-25 12:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM NL |
03THEHAGUE2960 | IMO COUNCIL CANDIDACY: DUTCH REQUEST RECIPROCAL [...] In response to ref demarche, the GONL sent post a diplomatic note offering Dutch support for U.S. IMO Council candidacy in return for USG support for Dutch candidacy under Category B of IMO Council elections. 2. The following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of For [...] | 2003-11-26 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON NL EWWT IMO |
03THEHAGUE2967 | KICT: IRAN-U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH TWO. 2. (U) We have received from Secretary-General Pinto of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal the request for our Third Quarter, 2003/2004, budget contribution of USDOLS 625,729. Please note that the check must reach the Office of the Legal [...] | 2003-11-26 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICT NL |
03THEHAGUE2977 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) OPCW Director General Pfirter, in a note dated November 21, designated External Relations (ERD) Director Huang Yu as the Technical Secretariat (TS) Point of Contact (POC) for implementing the action plan on universality. On November 26, Huang chaired the first meeting with delegations on [...] | 2003-11-28 11:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2979 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE IV/V - [...] (U) There is widespread support for the proposal submitted by the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters to address the issue of Article IV and V payments. No delegation has spoken out against the ABAF recommendation. Guidance request at para 11 on whether the proposal is accep [...] | 2003-11-28 12:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE2987 | DUTCH CABINET APPROVES SFIR EXTENSION; [...] (SBU) The Dutch Cabinet decided on November 28 to extend Dutch participation in the Stabilization Force in Iraq (SFIR) by six months to end in July 2004. The Dutch currently have approximately 1100 personnel (mostly Dutch Royal Marines) serving as part of the UK's Multi-national Division Sout [...] | 2003-12-01 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PREL IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE2994 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) This November 19-20 workshop provided a valuable exchange of ideas and information. Mainly structured to put experts in the area of CW assistance and protection in touch with various companies who provide equipment, it also gave experts (and local delegations) the chance to hear how a n [...] | 2003-12-02 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
03THEHAGUE3008 | THE NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, EPA: DELANEY, [...] Country Clearance is granted for Maureen Delaney for travel to The Netherlands December 11-14, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on November 2 [...] | 2003-12-04 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
03THEHAGUE3009 | FY 2004 TARGET (INITIAL) ICASS INVOICES FOR [...] FOLLOWING ARE THE AGENCY'S INVOICE APPROVALS: NOTE: 21 OUT OF 22 INVOICES ARE SIGNED AND APPROVED. ONE AGENCY'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ABLE TO SIGN YET; SEE PAR (M) BELOW. A. AGENCY CODE: 1150.0 AGENCY NAME: DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY POST: THE HAGUE INVOICE TOTAL:$120,446 APP [...] | 2003-12-04 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD |
03THEHAGUE3011 | AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH INDUSTRY TO STAGE CONFERENCE [...] The Dutch Chamber of Commerce and the National Center for Trade Promotion are sponsoring a conference on business opportunities in Afghanistan, to be held December 10 in Rotterdam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send two speakers: Ronald Mollinger, Ambassador at Large and Special E [...] | 2003-12-05 06:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE3037 | IRAQ: DUTCH TO PROVIDE EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE [...] The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on November 27 that it would make available export credit insurance for Iraq totaling EUR 25 million, valid for 180 days. As reported in ref A, the package will be managed by private insurer Gerling NCM. Gerling NCM participated in the December 5 me [...] | 2003-12-10 09:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL PREL EXIM |
03THEHAGUE3042 | CODEL PAYNE (DEC 10-14) [...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Rep. Donald M. Payne for travel to the Netherlands, December 11 and 14, 2003 to and from Accra, Ghana. 2. Control officer will be Special Assistant to Amb. Sobel, David Vennett, (w) 31-70-310-9342, (h) 31-70-362-8051, (c) 31-62-221- [...] | 2003-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN |
03THEHAGUE3048 | DUTCH: NO DECISION YET ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CERD [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-11 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NL UN |
03THEHAGUE3087 | NETHERLANDS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. Immediately following 9/11, the Dutch government announced a 46-point Plan of Actio [...] | 2003-12-16 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL NL |
03THEHAGUE3118 | IFC SMALL BUSINESS FACILITY FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-17 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE3121 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY [...] Del grants country clearance to the following individual traveling to The Hague as a consultant on national implementation measures to the OPCW Technical Secretariat: -- Ron Nelson -- State -- Arrive: Jan 3, 2004 -- Depart: April 3, 2004 Del confirms hotel reservations at the Dorint, Joh [...] | 2003-12-17 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL ASEC OTRA PARM |
03THEHAGUE3131 | INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-18 09:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EWWT PREL ILO |
03THEHAGUE3141 | VOTE IN DECEMBER 8 COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN DECISION [...] In response to request in reftel, Post has followed up with Dutch officials on the BT-11 sweet corn vote in the EU Committee on the Food Chain. 2. According to our contacts, the Netherlands voted in favor of the Syngenta application for two reasons: it had received a favorable review from [...] | 2003-12-18 15:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO NL |
03USUNNEWYORK298 | UN/IRAQ: IRAQ SENDS LETTER PRE-EMPTIVELY TAKING [...] (U) IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/2003/132),CONCERNING THE U.S. PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS IN PARA 2. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS CAL [...] | 2003-02-06 00:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK299 | UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE [...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...] | 2003-02-06 01:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK300 | UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...] | 2003-02-06 02:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK633 | UN/IRAQ:SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN QUESTIONS [...] (U) SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, IN THE HAGUE MARCH 10 FOR CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS, ADDRESSED THE PRESS ON IRAQ. WHEN ASKED IF AN ATTACK ON IRAQ WITHOUT SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION WOULD VIOLATE THE UN CHARTER, ANNAN SAID "IF THE U.S. AND OTHERS WERE TO GO OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL AND TAKE MILITAR [...] | 2003-03-10 21:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK718 | UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...] | 2003-03-17 16:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK746 | UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...] | 2003-03-18 20:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ |
03USUNNEWYORK766 | UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ, [...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...] | 2003-03-19 21:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC IZ |
03VANCOUVER819 | AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...] | 2003-07-07 18:17:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL PTER XD CA |
03VATICAN1046 | HOLOCAUST MUSEUM DELEGATION WORKS IN SECRET [...] SUMMARY: A DELEGATION FROM THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM MET WITH VATICAN ARCHIVE/LIBRARY DIRECTOR CARDINAL JORJE MARIA MEJIA MARCH 3 AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVE TO SURVEY CERTAIN PRE-WAR RECORDS. THE DELEGATION PROPOSED TO MEJIA COLLABORATION WITH THE ARCHIVE'S SMALL STAFF TO CATA [...] | 2003-03-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KNAR VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1055 | VATICAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FULL CLONING BAN, [...] PER DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST (REF A),DCM AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE U.S. APPROACH TO ACHIEVING AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING WITH NEW VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN, WHO WAS FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE STATE OF PLAY ON THE CONVENTION, ASSURED [...] | 2003-03-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO VT UNGA KSIA |
03VATICAN135 | POPE'S MESSAGE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS FOCUSES ON WAR, [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS JANUARY 13, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD. CITING THE CURRENT "FEAR THAT OFTEN DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES," HE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSES OF THIS FEAR AS: "INSIDIOUS TERRORISM, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS [...] | 2003-01-14 07:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1378 | VATICAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN |
03VATICAN1505 | WAR IN IRAQ: POPE SEEKS QUICK END TO CONFLICT, [...] SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN IRAQ, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS MADE PERSISTENT APPEALS FOR PEACE IN IRAQ AND EXPRESSED CONTINUED CONCERN FOR CIVILIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES CAUGHT UP IN THE FIGHTING. HOWEVER, CONTRARY TO MANY MEDIA REPORTS, NEITHER THE POPE NOR SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS I [...] | 2003-04-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1508 | COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR [...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...] | 2003-04-09 05:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1747 | POPE CALLS ON WORLD NOT TO FORGET GREAT LAKES [...] (U) DURING HIS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE APRIL 9, POPE JOHN PAUL II URGED THE WORLD TO NOT FORGET THE VIOLENT AND CONTINUING CONFLICT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA, AND CALLED ON LEADERS TO RETURN TO THE PEACE PROCESS. VATICAN OFFICIALS HAD PASSED EMBASSY A PR [...] | 2003-04-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
03VATICAN2225 | VIGOROUS POPE CELEBRATES 83RD BIRTHDAY BY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
03VATICAN2663 | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON SILVANO TOMASI: NEW [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI, ARCHBISHOP SILVANO TOMASI (AN AMERICAN CITIZEN),AS THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UN OFFICES AND SPECIALIST AGENCIES, AND TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA. TOMASI REPLACES ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MAR [...] | 2003-06-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR VT UN |
03VATICAN2996 | VATICAN SPOTLIGHT ON ROMA [...] SUMMARY: THE VATICAN'S FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF GYPSIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY FROM JUNE 30 TO JULY 6. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PASTORAL NEEDS OF THE ROMA, BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INTEGRATION, AND THE ROLE [...] | 2003-07-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN3359 | HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION: HOLY SEE PRESSING THE [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, DCM APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN AND PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH ARCHBISHOP JAVIER LOZANO BARRAGAN TO URGE CONTINUED VATICAN ACTION ON BEHALF OF A UN RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. DCM REVIEWED U.S. OBJECTIONS [...] | 2003-07-23 15:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL TBIO VT UNGA |
03VATICAN3436 | Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...] | 2003-07-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT |
03VATICAN3809 | VATICAN REVIEWING USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT AT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA |
03VATICAN3971 | HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti- [...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels),has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...] | 2003-09-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT |
03VATICAN402 | HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN PLEDGES TO CLARIFY HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON BIOTECH FOODS IN ZAMBIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR JANUARY 21 TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE VATICAN NUNCIO IN ZAMBIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE FAMINE AND THE DEBATE IN ZAMBIA OVER BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD. TAURAN HAD PREVIOUSLY PROMISED THE AMBASSADOR "GOOD NEWS" ON THE SUBJECT. [...] | 2003-02-03 08:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL VT ZA |
03VATICAN4751 | JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...] | 2003-10-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR SOCI VT |
03VATICAN4859 | HOLY SEE GEARING UP FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Archbishop Renato Martino told visiting EB Biotech negotiator Peter Chase October 10 that the Holy See is in the final stages of planning for its November 10-11 conference on biotech foods. Although the Council for Justice and Pea [...] | 2003-10-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL VT |
03VATICAN4874 | BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-24 12:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR TBIO VT |
03VATICAN504 | AFRICA BIOTECH EXPERTS TELL HOLY SEE OFFICIALS: "LET US FEED OUR PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY VATICAN HOSTED A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD JANUARY 27 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00504 01 OF 02 071112Z AIMED AT OFFERING AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON BIOTECH DEVELOPMENTS TO KEY HOLY SEE OFFICIALS, NGO [...] | 2003-02-07 10:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT |
03VATICAN531 | VATICAN HAPPY WITH TRIPS MORATORIUM, PRESSES FOR [...] DCM SHARED REF A FOLLOW-UP POINTS ON THE TRIPS MORATORIUM WITH VATICAN DFM MONS. PIETRO PAROLIN AND IO DIRECTOR MONS. OSVALDO NEVEZ ON FEBRUARY 2. BOTH EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REAFFIRMED THE HOLY SEE'S APPRECIATION FOR THE U.S. NEED TO DEFEND INTELLECTUAL PROPE [...] | 2003-02-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN5427 | HOLY SEE -- WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SUFFERERS OF HIV/AIDS AND FIDELITY AND ABSTINENCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE WERE THE HOLY SEE'S KEY MESSAGES FOR WORLD AIDS DAY 2003. IN A STATEMENT DELIVERED NOVEMBER 30, POPE JOHN PAUL II LAMENTED THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, "ESPECIALLY I [...] | 2003-12-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI VT |
03VATICAN700 | JOINT LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL L. FITZGERALD, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AND PROF. DR. HAMID A. AL-RIFAIE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FORUM FOR DIALOGUE. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL FOLLOW VIA POUCH. [...] | 2003-02-21 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL VT |
03YEREVAN1214 | GOAM WELCOMES MOVE TO TIER II ON TIP REPORT [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) POLOFFS DELIVERED COPIES OF THE 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DESK OFFICER AND ACTING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEAD (MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR),KARINE SOUDJIAN, JUNE 12 PER INSTRUCTIONS IN [...] | 2003-06-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP |
03YEREVAN2891 | Yerevan's commemoration of World AIDS Day [...] SUMMARY: Per reftels, Yerevan participated in several activities focused on raising AIDS awareness in Armenia, including an online chat, the launching of a website and an information seminar on the facts about HIV/AIDS. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 1, Ambassador Ordway kicked off an onlin [...] | 2003-12-02 09:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID KPAO SOCI TBIO KSCA AM |
03YEREVAN2992 | (IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON KOTAYK PROVINCE [...] On October 6-9, 2003, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Armenian province of Kotayk to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in [...] | 2003-12-12 06:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM |
03YEREVAN3079 | PARLIAMENT PASSES THE 2004 STATE BUDGET [...] The National Assembly passed the final 2004 State Budget during a December 25 extraordinary session. Following rigorous parliamentary lobbying that resulted in AMD 5.5 billion (USD 9.8 million) in additional spending over the initial draft, the budget passed by a vote of ninety-six to six (wi [...] | 2003-12-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AM |
03ZAGREB1074 | CROATIA COMMEMORATES TRAGIC EVENTS OF WORLD WAR II [...] ON MAY 11, COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES WERE HELD BOTH AT THE JASENOVAC CONCENTRATION CAMP IN CROATIA AND SEPARATELY IN BLEIBURG, AUSTRIA. PRESIDENT STJEPAN MESIC STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY IN JASENOVAC, WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS -- MOSTLY SERBS, JEWS, AND ROMA -- PERISHED AT THE HANDS OF THE USTASH [...] | 2003-05-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV HR |
03ZAGREB1299 | UNDP/UNFPA PROGRAMS IN CROATIA [...] UNDP MAINTAINS A SMALL PRESENCE IN CROATIA; UNFPA IS NOT ACTIVE IN THE COUNTRY. POST RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN REFTEL PARA 7 FOLLOW. 2. UNDP IS ENGAGED WITH THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, UNDP HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PR [...] | 2003-06-09 05:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID PREL HR UNDP |
03ZAGREB1328 | POPE ENCOURAGES CROATIA'S EU ASPIRATIONS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITED CROATIA BETWEEN JUNE 5-9 -- HIS THIRD VISIT TO THIS OVERWHELMINGLY CATHOLIC COUNTRY. IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS ON ARRIVAL AT THE RIJEKA AIRPORT THE POPE NOTED THAT "CROATIA RECENTLY SUBMITTED ITS APPLICATION TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART, BOTH POLITICALY AND ECONOMICALL [...] | 2003-06-10 13:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HR |
03ZAGREB1390 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...] | 2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
03ZAGREB1391 | BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINT ECPS HR |
03ZAGREB1392 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...] | 2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
03ZAGREB1393 | CROATIAN OFFICIALS CONDEMN THE RIOT IN BELGRADE [...] FOLLOWING THE JUNE 15 ATTACK ON THE CROATIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE BY A LARGE GROUP OF SPORTS HOOLIGANS (REFTEL) -- WHICH CAME AFTER SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO DEFEATED CROATIA IN THE WATER-POLO FINALS OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KRANJ, SLOVENIA -- CROATIA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PUT OUT STRONG [...] | 2003-06-18 07:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB14 | MEDIA REACTION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF S/WCI AMB. [...] THE JANUARY 2 ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CROATIAN PRESS OF THE UPCOMING VISIT OF S/WCI AMBASSADOR PIERRE PROSPER SPARKED A USEFUL RENEWAL OF THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON CROATIA'S STANDING WITH ICTY. PRESS COMMENTARIES WERE MIXED. AT ONE END OF THE SPECTRUM WAS CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR PUTTING INTE [...] | 2003-01-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR HR |
03ZAGREB1451 | BIOTECH LEGISLATION ON THE MOVE IN CROATIA [...] (SBU) Over the last several months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation have been introduced which seek to regulate the import and cultivation of biotech crops and foods. The embassy and FAS Vienna have engaged the government on a number of fronts to stop to stop legislation that, in [...] | 2003-06-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO HR |
03ZAGREB1546 | APPLICATIONS FOR FY2003 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] We are pleased to submit two applications to PRM,s Ambassador,s Refugee Fund Program aimed at providing support to refugee communities. The first request is to provide resource support (totaling about 7,000 USD) to a community center and primary school in Centingrad, a town with a sizeable Mu [...] | 2003-07-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF HR SR |
03ZAGREB1587 | PRODI IN CROATIA: ENCOURAGEMENT FOR EU BID AND [...] On July 10, EC President Romano Prodi visited Croatia to present the Commission's membership "questionnaire" to PM Racan. In meetings with President Mesic, PM Racan's Cabinet and an address to the Croatian parliament as well as in meetings with religious leaders and opposition parties, Prodi [...] | 2003-07-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU HR |
03ZAGREB1675 | IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO INTERNET TREATIES IN [...] ON JULY 22 WE DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH HRVOJE JUNASEVIC, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CROATIA STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, AND ON JULY 23 WITH DIJANA SIMIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHOSE MINISTRY HAS THE LEAD ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION. 2. JUNASEVIC CONFIRMED [...] | 2003-07-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR HR |
03ZAGREB1677 | CROATIA INTERESTED IN SOFIA CYBERSECURITY [...] THE GOC HAS NO SPECIFIC NATIONAL PLAN FOR CYBERSECURITY AT THIS TIME, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS IT AS PART OF A LARGER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. THE GOC WILL LIKELY ATTEND THE SOFIA CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE (REFTEL),BUT WILL ONLY DETERMINE WHO TO SEND FR [...] | 2003-07-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCIP EINT PREL HR |
03ZAGREB1678 | CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] ON JULY 23 WE PROVIDED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ANDREA BEKIC, DEPARTMENT FOR NORTH AMERICA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND IVAN KATAVIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE IN CHARGE OF THE FISHERIES DIRECTORATE. ON JULY 25, KATAVIC TOLD US CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE CANDI [...] | 2003-07-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV HR ICCAT |
03ZAGREB1698 | FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF CROATIAN INTENT TO DEPLOY [...] ON JUNE 12, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED A "DETERMINATION" TO DEPLOY AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO IRAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS (REFTEL). AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT CENTCOM REQUIRES FORMAL DIPLOMATIC NOTIFICATION, CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY FORW [...] | 2003-07-30 06:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IZ |
03ZAGREB1756 | USAID-FUNDED PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES DELIVERING [...] Croatia has made important progress on reforms since the elections in January 2000 brought an end to the nationalist regime of former President Tudjman's HDZ party. But this progress is fragile, and if the next parliamentary elections result in a government that is not committed to continuing [...] | 2003-08-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV HR |
03ZAGREB1758 | CROATIA: INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Croatia has a good record on preventing the worst forms of child labor. The Government has strengthened its legislative base and has made progress on implementation and enforcement. In preparing our response to reftel, post met with officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and [...] | 2003-08-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB1901 | CROATIA ABOUT TO COMPLETE EU QUESTIONNAIRE, SAYS OUTGOING DEPUTY MINISTER OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION [...] ALTHOUGH ICTY COMPLIANCE COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS, CROATIA IS WELL ON TRACK IN ITS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EFFORTS. THAT IS WHAT OUTGOING DEPUTY MINISTER OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, MIRJANA MLADINEO, TOLD US AUGUST 28, ON HER LAST DAY ON THE JOB. SHE STARTS SOON IN BRUSSELS AS AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA'S [...] | 2003-09-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB1989 | BLUE LANTERN UPDATE FOR CROATIA [...] EMBASSY ZAGREB'S PRINCIPAL BLUE LANTERN CONTACT IS POL-MIL OFFICER ANTHONY GODFREY, TEL 385-1-661-2260, FAX 385-1-661-2178, EMAIL: GODFREYA@STATE.GOV. GODFREY IS EXPECTED TO DEPART POST IN LATE JUNE 2004. 2. EMBASSY ZAGREB USES A TEAM APPROACH AND TAKES BLUE LANTERN CHECKS SERIOUSLY. OVE [...] | 2003-09-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC HR NATO |
03ZAGREB2063 | MESIC ON REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (SBU) WE READ WITH INTEREST REFTEL A IN WHICH SAM FOREIGN MINISTER GORAN SVILANOVIC SAID HE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT STIPE MESIC FOR A TRIPARTITE MEETING OF CROATIA, BOSNIA, AND THE SAM TO TAKE UP REFUGEE ISSUES. 2. (SBU) SINCE THE SUBJECT HAD NOT COME UP IN OUR FIRST R [...] | 2003-09-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF HR YI |
03ZAGREB2082 | CROATIA'S THIRD TELEVISION CHANNEL PRIVATIZED [...] Summary: At its September 16 session, the Croatian Radio and Television Council selected the German-Croatian group, "HRTL," for a 10-year concession for national television broadcasting in Croatia, thus privatizing Croatian Radio and Television's (HRT) third TV channel. The privatization h [...] | 2003-09-25 06:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL HR |
03ZAGREB213 | IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG P [...] | 2003-01-30 13:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI HR |
03ZAGREB2173 | CROATIA SUPPORTS PSI [...] On September 18, at a meeting with representatives of embassies of all eleven PSI states, Croatia's Foreign Ministry made an informal declaration of support for PSI principles, but asked questions about the legal framework for PSI and about plans for PSI infrastructure (ref a). After receipt [...] | 2003-10-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS HR NATO |
03ZAGREB2224 | STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...] | 2003-10-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
03ZAGREB2268 | USDOC VISIT STEPS UP HEAT ON CROATIA OVER [...] (SBU) USDOC Market Access and Compliance Office Director, Susanne Lotarski, delivered a strong message to the Croatian government to forward the long-stalled bilateral MOU on intellectual property rights. During an October 14-15 visit to Zagreb, she urged authorities to ratify the MOU or fac [...] | 2003-10-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR HR |
03ZAGREB2365 | ONCE AGAIN, NO DOUBLE VOTE FOR MINORITIES IN [...] THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT VOTED LAST MONTH TO DENY A DOUBLE VOTE TO ETHNIC MINORITY VOTERS IN THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR NOVEMBER 23. THE "DOUBLE VOTE" WOULD HAVE PERMITTED OFFICIALLY-DESIGNATED MINORITIES TO VOTE TWICE ON ELECTION DAY, ONCE FOR GENERAL PARTY LISTS, AND ONCE FOR AN ETHNI [...] | 2003-11-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB2367 | CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO HR UNGA |
03ZAGREB252 | LIBERAL PARTY ELECTS A NEW PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: YALE POROFESSOR IVO BANAC WAS ELECTED AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY (LS) A JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE GOC COALITION, DEFEATING ZLATKO KRAMARIC BY A SLIM MARGIN. ALTHOUGH FREQUENTLY A CRITIC OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT, BANAC SAID THE LIBERAL PARTY WOULD CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE I [...] | 2003-02-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR HR |
03ZAGREB2544 | LITTLE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ON TENANCY [...] On December 1-2 the OSCE Croatia Mission's Return and Reintegration Unit briefed their field staff, regional OSCE staff (Belgrade and Sarajevo),and regional UNHCR staff on the status of implementation of the GOC's plan to address the issue of lost Occupancy Tenancy Rights (OTR). OTR has been [...] | 2003-12-04 07:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREF HR |
03ZAGREB2579 | CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO HR UNGA KSCI |
03ZAGREB2623 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRIME MINISTER [...] ON DECEMBER 14, HDZ PARTY PRESIDENT AND CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE IVO SANADER SENT TO THE EMBASSY A LETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH. THE LETTER (ORIGINAL BEING POUCHED TO WASHINGTON, FULL TEXT BELOW) CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN AND PLEDGES CLOSER BILATERAL [...] | 2003-12-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ HR |
03ZAGREB2670 | FY04 U.S. SPEAKER FRANK KURT CYLKE - EVALUATION [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: EACH YEAR, THE CROATIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HOLDS ROUND TABLE TALKS WHICH FOCUS ON A TOPIC OF CURRENT INTEREST. THIS YEAR, THE TALKS WERE DEDICATED TO THE ISSUE OF FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION. PA ZAGREB BROUGHT U.S. SPEAKER FRANK KURT CYLKE, DIRECTOR OF THE NATION [...] | 2003-12-22 14:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP HR |
03ZAGREB288 | CROATIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY OF [...] CROATIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 5 PRESENTATION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. TIMING OF THE SECRETARY'S PRESENTATION UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00288 061035Z HELPED: IT OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE CROATIA'S [...] | 2003-02-06 10:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR HR |
03ZAGREB306 | TRIPS MORATORIUM: CROATIA WILL JOIN CONSENSUS, HAS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 6. 2. WE SENT USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER ON THE U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM TO MINISTER OF ECONOMY JURCIC UNDER COVER OF A NOTE FROM THE AMBASSADOR JANUARY 2 (REF A),WITH COPIES TO THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEALTH. WE PASSED REF B FOLLOW-UP POINTS J [...] | 2003-02-12 06:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SOCI HR |
03ZAGREB349 | CROATIA: CHANGES TO LAW ALLOW MOD APPROVAL OF [...] ON FEBRUARY 6, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED A DECISION TO MODIFY THE MARITIME LAW WHICH WILL GIVE THE MOD THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FORCE-PROTECTION MEASURES FOR WARSHIPS ENTERING CROATIA'S INTERNAL WATERS. THIS ISSUE WAS RAISED DURING U.S. - CROATIA BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS ON [...] | 2003-02-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MOPS MARR PREL HR NATO |
03ZAGREB350 | CROATIA SEEKS "BREATHING SPACE" IN [...] IN RESPONSE TO OUR DEMARCHE LAST FALL (REF A),THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY SHARED WITH US THE STATEMENT THAT IT SUBMITTED TO THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON MARKET ACCESS (NOVEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00350 141058Z 4-6, 2002),IN WHICH THE GOC ARGUED THAT CROATI [...] | 2003-02-14 10:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD HR WTO |
03ZAGREB367 | QANTIWAR PROTESTS STAGED IN ZAGREB AND OTHER [...] SUMMARY: A FEW THOUSAND NGO ACTIVISTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS GATHERED ON FEBRUARY 15 IN ZAGREB AND OTHER CROATIAN CITIES TO PROTEST AGAINST A WAR IN IRAQ. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT THE CENTRAL RALLY IN DOWNTOWN ZAGREB UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00367 210153Z [...] | 2003-02-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV HR IZ |
03ZAGREB407 | GOC MOVING FORWARD WITH DEMINING PREVLAKA [...] WHILE THE GOC WILL COVER THE FULL COST OF DEMINING THE PREVLAKA PENINSULA, IT IS SEEKING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00407 01 OF 02 241640Z DEMINING AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF ITS BORDER WITH MONTENEGRO. CROATIAN AUTHORITIES WANT TO BE [...] | 2003-02-24 16:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON HR PBTS PGOV PREF PREL |
03ZAGREB432 | CROATIA APPLIES FOR EU MEMBERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER RACAN SUBMITTED CROATIA'S OFFICIAL APPLICATION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 21 IN ATHENS. CROATIA'S STATUS AS A CANDIDATE COULD BE CONFIRMED WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME, THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION MINISTER SAID. REFUGEE RETURNS, COOPERATION WITH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL (ICTY [...] | 2003-02-26 16:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB48 | CROATIAN MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH S/WCI AMBASSADOR [...] PER REFTEL, ZAGREB REPORTED ON REACTIONS IN THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00048 091550Z CROATIAN PRESS ON THE JANUARY 2 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UPCOMING VISIT OF S/WCI AMBASSADOR PIERRE RICHARD PROSPER'S VISIT TO THE REGION. TWO MAJOR CROATIAN DAILIES ON JANU [...] | 2003-01-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | HR KPAO KAWC PREL PGOV KMDR |
03ZAGREB517 | INTERNATIONAL DONORS REACH AGREEMENT WITH GOC [...] SUMMARY: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DONORS AND THE GOC HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A STANDARDIZED COURT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN COURTS COUNTRY-WIDE. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL IMPROVE MUCH- NEEDED JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE GOC COSTS ASSOCIATED [...] | 2003-03-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PHUM KCOR KJUS HR IBRD EVN |
03ZAGREB657 | MOST CROATIAN POLITICAL PARTIES DISAPPROVE OF THE MILITARY ACTION [...] MEDIA COVERAGE OF IRAQ IN CROATIA IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAS BEEN UNIFORMLY HOSTILE TO THE U.S. POSITION. MUCH OF IT HAS FOCUSED ON CRITICISM OF THE IRAQ CAMPAIGN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. MPS REPRESENTING THE RULING COALITION AND JOINED BY SOME OF THE MARGINAL PARTIES IN THE OPPOSITION H [...] | 2003-03-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR |
03ZAGREB664 | TFIZ01: TOP OFFICIALS COMMENT ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22 IN THE MASS MARKET DAILY "JUTARNJI LIST," PRIME MINISTER IVICA RACAN REITERATED HIS GOVERNMENT'S POSITION "REGRETTING" THE LACK OF UNSC UNITY OVER THE DECISION TO USE FORCE TO COMPEL IRAQ TO DISARM. HE SAID THAT ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENTS FOL [...] | 2003-03-24 17:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR IZ |
03ZAGREB681 | KRSKO NUCLEAR PLANT AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE AT [...] THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON THE KRSKO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LOCATED IN SLOVENIA BUT CO-OWNED BY SLOVENIA AND CROATIA, CAME INTO FORCE ON MARCH 11, THE DATE THE GOC RECEIVED THE SLOVENIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING SLOVENIAN RATIFICATION. ON MARCH 14, THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REJECTED TWO MOTIONS F [...] | 2003-03-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TRGY SI HR |
03ZAGREB685 | TFIZ01: CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES IRAQ: NO [...] ON MARCH 26, CROATIA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATED THE GOC POSITION ON IRAQ. DEBATE WAS LIMITED BY A STRUCTURE AGREED IN ADVANCE BY PARLIAMENT LEADERS ON MARCH 21. AT THE BEGINNING OF "QUESTION TIME," PM RACAN DELIVERED A BRIEF REPORT; PARTY LEADERS THEN HAD FIVE MINUTES EACH TO RESPOND. PM RACAN'S [...] | 2003-03-26 17:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HR IZ |
03ZAGREB72 | CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] ON JANUARY 8, CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR IRAQ TO "PRESENT CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT IT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT" TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY. THE STATEMENT (SEE BELOW FOR AN INFORMAL TRANSLATION) NOTES CROATIA'S PARTICIPATION IN UNMOVIC, AND URGES THAT SHOULD AN INSPE [...] | 2003-01-10 16:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ HR UN |
03ZAGREB824 | TFIZ01: GOC STATEMENT ON THE FALL OF IRAQI REGIME [...] ON APRIL 11, THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA ISSUED A STATEMENT COMMENTING ON THE FALL OF BAGHDAD AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE IRAQI REGIME. THE STATEMENT (FULL TEXT BELOW) HAILS THE END OF THE REGIME AS A CHANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, AS WELL AS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE AND STABIL [...] | 2003-04-15 06:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR IZ |
03ZAGREB991 | INDICTED FORMER CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF JANKO BOBETKO BURIED [...] SUMMARY: INDICTED GENERAL JANKO BOBETKO WAS BURIED ON MAY 2. WHILE OPPOSITION LEADERS ATTENDED THE FUNERAL, PRESIDENT MESIC DID NOT, AND PM RACAN AND SPEAKER TOMCIC ONLY PAID THEIR TRIBUTE AT A SEPARATE CEREMONY. IN AN INFLAMMATORY SPEECH AT THE FUNERAL, RETIRED GENERAL IVAN BASARAC CRITICI [...] | 2003-05-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR ICTY |
03ZAGREB996 | USG-AMWAY CORPORATION JOIN TO CLEAR MINEFIELD NEAR [...] TO HIGHLIGHT A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE USG AND AMWAY CORPORATION IN CROATIA TO CLEAR A MINEFIELD NEAR A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF ZRNOVNICA NEAR SPLIT, THE AMBASSADOR ATTENDED A CEREMONY AT THE SCHOOL ON MAY 5. SENIOR AMWAY REPRESENTATIVES, THE MAYOR OF SPLIT, AND CROATIAN MINE ACTION [...] | 2003-05-06 15:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR PREF |
04ABUDHABI1022 | PRIMER ON UAEG AGENCY/SPONSORSHIP REGULATIONS [...] Summary: The UAE maintains non-tariff barriers to investment in the form of restrictive agency, sponsorship, and distributorship requirements. In order to do business in the UAE outside one of the free zones, a foreign business in most cases must have a UAE national sponsor, agent or distrib [...] | 2004-04-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI1055 | YOU LOSE ONE, YOU LOSE THEM ALL - UAE STUDENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AS PART OF THE MISSION'S OUTREACH EFFORTS, PAO, CONOFF AND PAO CULTURAL SPECIALIST VISITED THE TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS DEPARTMENT OF THE ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA),WHICH MANAGES ABU DHABI'S LARGE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND IS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER [...] | 2004-04-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CVIS CMGT PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI1059 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: USEMBASSY ABU DHABI DOMINATES [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE OVERWHELMINGLY BAD NEWS EMANATING FROM IRAQ AND ISRAEL, THE COVERAGE OF PA ACTIVITIES DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH WAS REMARKABLE FOR ITS QUANTITY AND UPBEAT TONE. FOLLOWING SPECIAL MEDIA TOUR AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OF THE NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND EARLY IN THE MONTH, POST ARR [...] | 2004-04-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1114 | UAE Environmental Efforts [...] The UAE, led by the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has taken a number of steps to protect the environment and to increase environmental awareness in the UAE. The Federal Environmental Agency (FEA),established in 1993, is the federal agency charged with drafting UAE environmental laws and regulations. [...] | 2004-04-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ETRD ECON EPET TC |
04ABUDHABI112 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GCC UNDER THE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce notified the Embassy on December 28 that it would be willing to host the following MEPI regional training programs in February: -- Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights February 8-9, 2004 [...] | 2004-01-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON |
04ABUDHABI1221 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH DECLARATION/IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN IRAQ AND PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT DENYING THE PALESTINIANS THEIR RIGHT OF RETURN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE U.S. MADE ITS DECISION TO BURN ITS BRIDEGES AS A PEACE MEDIATOR. ANOTH [...] | 2004-04-19 14:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1238 | MEDIA REACTION: AL RANTISSI'S ASSASSINATION [...] SUMMARY: THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. ABDULAZIZ AL RANTISSI DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ALL LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT SHARON WOULD KEEP ON KILLING BECAUSE THE U.S SUPPORTS HIM. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" COMMENTS ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IN ALL I [...] | 2004-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1255 | UAE RESPONSE TO GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE [...] Per ref. A action request, post has forwarded the short papers outlining the GME proposals and cover letter to appropriate host country officials for their review. Post will provide UAEG responses to the proposals as they become available. 2. During the March 21 Strategic Partnership meeti [...] | 2004-04-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KMPI TC |
04ABUDHABI1289 | UAE LABOR CONDITIONS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Following is an update of UAE labor issues in March and early April. Topics include: an update of the proposed labor law; discussions of working conditions for domestic servants; an inter-ministry proposal to create a nation-wide labor court system; employer/employee disputes reporte [...] | 2004-04-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
04ABUDHABI1336 | MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANCE FOR A STATE DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARRANGED A PRESS CONFERENCE DURING A STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED CONFERENCE WITH ANTHONY LEKETA, DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PMO, CPA ON THE SIDELINE OF A CONFERENCE "IRAQ NOW: OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBCONTRACTORS" WHICH WAS HELD IN DUBAI, APRIL 20, 2004. THE EVEN [...] | 2004-04-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1337 | MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ALL REPORTED THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE TO THE UAE APRIL 20- 21 AND HIS MEETINGS WITH UAEG OFFICIALS. COVERAGE WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH NO EDITORIALS OR COMMENTS. END SUMMARY. 2. THE VISIT TO THE UAE APRIL 20-21 BY DEP [...] | 2004-04-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI138 | QATARI FM DEFENDS PRESENCE OF FOREIGN BASES; [...] Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister defended Gulf countries that invite foreign forces on their soil saying countries have the sovereign right to protect themselves against invaders, such as dictators like Saddam Hussein. Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani was speak [...] | 2004-01-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ QA TC |
04ABUDHABI140 | MEDIA REACTION: PERLE'S STATEMENT, IRAQ, PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ IN ADDITION TO RICHARD PERLE'S STATEMENTS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON RICHARD PERLE'S REQUEST TO THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FIRM STEPS IN DEALING WITH SAUDI ARABIA AND OT [...] | 2004-01-13 06:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1430 | SPECIAL REPORT (1): MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI PRISONER [...] SUMMARY: PICTURES OF TORTURE OF IRAQI PRISONERS IN ABU GHAREEB PRISON DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE PICTURES WERE IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND ON ALL LOCAL AND SATELLITE TV CHANNELS. SALEM IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT AFTER THESE PICTURES THE U.S. SHOULD NOT BE TH [...] | 2004-05-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1431 | MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S. [...] SUMMARY: ALL ENGLISH AND ARABIC DAILIES CARRIED FRONT PAGE STORIES WITH TITLE SUCH AS "EX DIPLOMATS CONDEMN BUSH POLICY ON MIDEAST." 2. AN EDITORIAL ON 05/5 IN DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" EMPHASIZED THAT THE LETTER, WHICH WAS SENT TO PRESIDENT BUSH BY MORE THAN 50 RETIRED U. [...] | 2004-05-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1436 | LABOR CONDITIONS REPORT DELIVERED TO PRESIDENTIAL COURT [...] SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor has submitted a new 14- point recommendation report on workers' rights to the office of the President and the Dubai Executive Council for review. The report's aim is to address the "growing tide of complaints against employers, primarily over unpaid wages an [...] | 2004-05-05 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
04ABUDHABI1443 | SPECIAL REPORT (2): PUBLIC UAE REACTION TO TORTURE OF IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: AS MEDIA REPORTS AND PHOTOS DEPICTING TORTURE OF IRAQI PRISONERS CONTINUE TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL AND PAN-ARAB MEDIA OUTLETS, THE ISSUE HAS ALSO DOMINATED CONVERSATIONS HERE. MISSION CONTACTS TELL US IN PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS THAT SUCH SCENES ARE PUSHING THE U.S. [...] | 2004-05-06 07:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1445 | EXBS NATIONAL CONTROL LIST WORKSHOP, APRIL 24- [...] Summary: During April 24-26, 2004, the UAEG hosted the U.S.-UAE National Control List workshop in Abu Dhabi. The session, a follow-up to the Legal Technical Seminar held here in December 2003, was attended by a variety of UAEG officials, despite the short notice for the program. The presen [...] | 2004-05-06 07:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL PTER KSTC TC |
04ABUDHABI148 | UAE MINISTER OF ECONOMY RECEIVES USTR ZOELLICK'S [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTO TC |
04ABUDHABI1508 | PUBLIC REACTION TO ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS [...] SUMMARY: NEGATIVE AND VEHEMENT PUBLIC REACTION TO PHOTOS AND REPORTS OF IRAQI PRISONER ABUSE CONTINUED. EVER SINCE IT HIT THE PRESS, THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DOMINATING LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA AS WELL AS PUBLIC OPINION IN THE UAE. CONTACTS COMMISERATE THAT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS HAVE BECOME NE [...] | 2004-05-11 04:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1519 | MEDIA REACTION: ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS [...] SUMMARY: THE ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS IN ABU GHAREEB PRISON CONTINUED TO DOMINATE COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT EVEN THE AMERICANS FEEL ASHAMED OF THE ABUSE OF THE IRAQI PRISONERS. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" ALSO NOTED THAT THE ONLY WAY [...] | 2004-05-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1607 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/GAZA [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN BOTH IRAQ AND GAZA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN BOTH IRAQ AND PALESTINE MIGHT SHIFT VERY SOON TO ANOTHER ARAB COUNTRY. AN EDITORIAL IN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" POINTED OUT [...] | 2004-05-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1608 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE SHADOW OF ABU GHRAIN ABUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: UAE'S LARGEST CIRCULATION, PAN-ARAB AND SHARJAH-BASED DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" SPONSORED A TWO-DAY SEMINAR ENTITLED "ARAB PRESS IN A CHANGING WORLD". THE SEMINAR, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY PROMINENT ARAB AND UAE MEDIA PERSONALITIES, AGREED THAT THE ARAB MEDIA IN GENERAL AND THE PRESS IN PARTI [...] | 2004-05-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1610 | UAE - CONDEMNATION FOR KILLING OF IRAQI [...] (U) The UAE Government issued a strong public condemnation on May 18 of the assassination of Izzadine Saleem, Chairman of the Iraqi Governing Council. The official news agency quoted a Ministry of Foreign Affairs source as saying that the UAE "strongly condemns the heinous assassination" of [...] | 2004-05-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI164 | LETTER FROM UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND [...] UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan sent a note to the Ambassador requesting that she forward a message from him to the President. (There was no signed original.) 2. BEGIN TEXT: His Excellency George W. Bush President [...] | 2004-01-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC TC |
04ABUDHABI1708 | RENEWED CALL FOR UAE WOMEN TO JOIN THE FEDERAL [...] SUMMARY: PROMINENT GULF WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN A CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT MADE A STRONG PITCH TO THE UAEG TO INCLUDE EMIRATI WOMEN IN THE UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC). THE CALL CAME DURING A SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION (GWU) ENTITLED "PARLIAMENTARY PER [...] | 2004-05-24 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI1739 | UAE -- INTRODUCING THE DRAFT TEXT FOR A NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-26 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI1742 | MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: THE ARAB SUMMIT IN TUNIS AND THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE DOMINATE COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT THE ARAB SUMMIT SHOULD HAVE COME UP WITH REAL ACTIONS INSTEAD OF SHALLOW TALK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. AN EDITORIAL I [...] | 2004-05-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1782 | UAE - REACTION TO AL KHOBAR ATTACK IN [...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al- Nahyan (HBZ) issued a very strong condemnation on May 29 against those who carried out the terror attacks in Al-Khobar. The official statement quoted HBZ as saying that UAE President Shaykh Zayed, the [...] | 2004-05-31 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TC |
04ABUDHABI1809 | UAE TO REBUT ICFTU CAMEL JOCKEY REPORT AT ILO GENEVA [...] SUMMARY: During this week's ILO 92nd Session in Geneva, the UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs will rebut allegations that the UAE is not doing enough to curb the employment of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys. The UAEG will use the forum to highlight the UAE's progress over the ye [...] | 2004-06-02 06:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
04ABUDHABI1823 | END OF TEXTILE QUOTAS - UAE REQUEST FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. Ministry of Economy and Commerce Office Director Ali Al- Fayel contacted EconChief on May 26 to ask about the U.S. plans for lifting textile quotas at the end of 2004. In a follow on letter, the Ministry formally requested information on [...] | 2004-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI1832 | UAE: ABU DHABI POLICE COLLEGE HOSTS ANTI-TIP [...] SUMMARY. The Abu Dhabi Police Officers' Training Institute, in coordination with the Police Research Center and the Office of the U/S of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),held a training symposium entitled "Combating Human Trafficking" May 24-25. Thirteen law enforcement specialists from severa [...] | 2004-06-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI1878 | UAE - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC PINR PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI1879 | UAE - SHARING THE JUNE 4 REVISED DRAFT TEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI1882 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK/TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] SUMMARY: THE NEWLY APPOINTED IRAQI GOVERNMENT, THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AL KHOBAR IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHEED CRITICIZED THE LACK OF MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN [...] | 2004-06-07 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1904 | UAE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE HAILED [...] THE ANGLICAN BISHOP FOR CYPRUS AND THE GULF COMMENDED THE UAE'S TOLERANCE FOR OTHER RELIGIONS DURING A VISIT TO DUBAI ON JUNE 6. THE MOST REVEREND CLIVE HANDFORD, WHO LED A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN DUBAI TO NAME REV. JOHN WEIR AS PERMANENT CHAPLAIN OF DUBAI, SHARJAH, AND [...] | 2004-06-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM TC |
04ABUDHABI1941 | Chemical Weapons Convention demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AROC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW TC |
04ABUDHABI1966 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE CONTINUOUS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE "ANGLO-AMERICAN" OCCUPATION IS THE REASON BEHIND ALL THE BLOODSHED IN IRAQ. UAE COLUMN [...] | 2004-06-15 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI1979 | UAE WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ [...] Polchief shared reftel points June 8 with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al- Hosani urging the UAE to issue a public statement in support of the UNSCR on Iraq. The UAE's official news agency published the following statement from an unnamed foreign ministry official on June [...] | 2004-06-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI1980 | CABLE OF CONDOLENCE FROM SHAYKH SULTAN BIN [...] UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHAYKH SULTAN BIN ZAYED AL- NAHYAN SENT A CABLE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE PRESIDENT, THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEMISE OF FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. NO ORIGINAL TO FOLLOW. 2. BEGIN TEXT: HIS EXCELLENCY MR. GEORGE WALKER BUSH PRESIDENT OF THE [...] | 2004-06-16 11:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC TC |
04ABUDHABI1984 | CABLE OF CONDOLENCE FROM SHAYKH SULTAN BIN [...] UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHAYKH SULTAN BIN ZAYED AL- NAHYAN SENT A CABLE OF CONDOLENCE TO SECRETARY POWELL, THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEMISE OF FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. NO ORIGINAL TO FOLLOW. 2. BEGIN TEXT: HIS EXCELLENCY COLLIN POWELL UNITED STATES SECRETAR [...] | 2004-06-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI1985 | LABOR UNIONS [...] UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al- Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft law is [...] | 2004-06-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
04ABUDHABI1986 | UAEG bestows rare honor on the Ambassador [...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan awarded the Shaykh Zayed Order of Independence, First Class, to the Ambassador on June 8 for her accomplishments in strengthening cooperation and friendship between the U.S. and the UAE. Accordin [...] | 2004-06-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI1988 | UAE WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ [...] Polchief shared reftel points June 8 with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al- Hosani urging the UAE to issue a public statement in support of the UNSCR on Iraq. The UAE's official news agency published the following statement from an unnamed foreign ministry official on June [...] | 2004-06-16 11:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2007 | CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ABILITY OF [...] The UAEG has officially responded to reftel demarche requesting information on whether "Emirates-CAE Flight Training" is an appropriate entity to enter into an international agreement with the FAA. 2. Emirates CAE is considered as an approved training organization, which is authorized to co [...] | 2004-06-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TC |
04ABUDHABI2044 | UAE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT POSSIBLY BY 2004- [...] THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION, NOURA AL-SUWEIDI, TOLD POLCHIEF ON JUNE 21 THAT WOMEN COULD BE APPOINTED TO THE 40-MEMBER FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC) DURING THE 2004-05 SESSION THAT BEGINS IN THE FALL. AL-SUWEIDI MENTIONED THAT A LIST OF WOMEN NOMINATED BY RULERS OF [...] | 2004-06-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM TC |
04ABUDHABI2058 | 59TH UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TC |
04ABUDHABI2059 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] SUMMARY: THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE KILLING OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AYSHA SULTAN NOTED IN "AL BAYAN" THAT HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT A [...] | 2004-06-22 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2074 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL ALLEGES THAT U.S. PRACTI OF USING IRAQI OIL REVENUES TO FINANCE ITS OCCUPATION OF IRAQ WAS NOT SOMETHING NEW. THE STRONGLY WORDED EDITORIAL ASSERTS THAT U.S.OCCUPATION OF IRAQ WAS CONDUCTED TO CONTROL IRAQ'S RESOURCE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING IRAQ AS A LAUNC [...] | 2004-06-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2075 | UAE 'S STANDVIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST [...] THE LATEST EDITION (JUNE 15) OF THE UAE WOMEN'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE "ALMARA'A ALYOUM" INTERVIEWS UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, AHMAD AL-JARMAN, ON THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE UAEG WILL SIGN THETHE JUNE 15 EDITION OF THE UAE [...] | 2004-06-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI2095 | UAE VIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN [...] THE LATEST EDITION (JUNE 15) OF THE UAE WOMEN'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE "ALMARA'A ALYOUM" INTERVIEWS UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, AHMAD AL-JARMAN, ON THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE UAEG WILL SIGN THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION O [...] | 2004-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI2096 | UAE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT POSSIBLY BY 2004-05 [...] THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UAE GENERAL WOMEN'S UNION, NOURA AL-SUWEIDI, TOLD POLCHIEF ON JUNE 21 THAT WOMEN COULD BE APPOINTED TO THE 40-MEMBER FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC) DURING THE 2004-05 SESSION THAT BEGINS IN THE FALL. AL-SUWEIDI MENTIONED THAT A LIST OF WOMEN NOMINATED BY RULERS OF [...] | 2004-06-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN KDEM TC |
04ABUDHABI2130 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: HANDING OVER IRAQ TO IRAQIS AND THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZED THE BRUTAL PICTURES OF HOSTAGES THAT MEDIA HAVE CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED AND AIRED ON TV. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN [...] | 2004-06-28 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2141 | MEDIA REACTION: HANDOVER OF IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE TWO-DAY EARLY HANDOVER OF POWER IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE EARLY HANDOVER OCCURRED SO THAT PRESIDENT BUSH COULD PROVE HIS GOOD INTENTIONS IN IRAQ RIGHT BEFORE THE NATO SUMMIT. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "A [...] | 2004-06-29 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2187 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON [...] On June 23, 2004, Commercial Officer Mary O'Brien met with Mumtaz A. Kayyali, General Manager of Gulf Aerospace Company, aka GACO, at GACO's offices in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Kayyali, who is an aeronautical engineer, received his degree from the University of Cairo and also studied in the UK. He ser [...] | 2004-07-04 07:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TC |
04ABUDHABI220 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI ELECTIONS/ISRAELI FENCE/ SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-21 04:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP TC |
04ABUDHABI2202 | THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE [...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...] | 2004-07-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2203 | PRIMER ON UAE INSURANCE MARKET [...] The UAE insurance sector is a small contributor to the federation's economy, but enjoys significant levels of protection from foreign competition. Most recent data available shows that the insurance sector contributed $630 million to the UAE economy in 2002 -- less than 1 percent of the UAE' [...] | 2004-07-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN TC |
04ABUDHABI2206 | UAE COMPLIANT WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT [...] According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO),all of the UAE's major seaports and oil and gas terminal operators were ISPS certified by the July 1 deadline. The following UAE seaports received ISPS certification: Dubai Dry Dock (Dubai) Jebel Ali Port (Dubai) Port Rashid (Dub [...] | 2004-07-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV |
04ABUDHABI2207 | UAE - Iraq Embassy implements visa regime [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS PGOV PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2257 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: SADDAM'S TRIAL AND THE INCREASING VIOLENCE IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-GOVERNMENT "AL ITTIHAD" NOTED THAT THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF THE ARAB COUNTRIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO STOP THE [...] | 2004-07-07 09:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2270 | REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KICC PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI2325 | UAE SUPPORTS ICJ RULING ON SECURITY BARRIER [...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ),reacted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the Israeli security barrier (reftel) by urging the international community to live up to its responsibilities, and by calling [...] | 2004-07-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ICJ UNGA PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI2353 | MEDIA REACTION: THE WALL [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'S DECISION THAT THE WALL BEING BUILT BY ISRAEL IN THE WEST BANK IS ILLEGAL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" (CIRCULATION 40,000) NOTED THAT THE U.S. IS THE ONLY ONE SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S REFUSAL OF TH [...] | 2004-07-14 08:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2363 | U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 59TH UNGA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM UNGA UN TC |
04ABUDHABI2382 | UAE 'S STANDVIEW ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST [...] THE MFA'S EMIRATES INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY, HOSTED DR. FATEMA'S AL-SAYEGH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT UAE UNIVERSITY, FOR A SESSION , JULY 3-4, ON UAE HISTORY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND POLITICSAL SYSTEM, HELD FOR [...] | 2004-07-18 03:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI240 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SPE JAMES BAKER'S VISIT TO THE [...] SUMMARY: THE 01/20 VISIT OF SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY JAMES BAKER TO THE UAE TO DISCUSS IRAQI DEBT RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. REPORTS AND PHOTOS WERE ON FIRST PAGE OF MOST PAPERS; THERE WAS NO EDITORIAL COMMENT. END SUMMARY. 2. UAE ARABIC AND ENG [...] | 2004-01-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2403 | UAE WOMAN SCHOLAR SPEAKS UP [...] THE MFA INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY HOSTED DR. FATEMA AL- SAYEGH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT UAE UNIVERSITY, FOR A SESSION ON UAE HISTORY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND POLITICS, HELD FOR NEW DIPLOMATS TO THE UAE ON JULY 3 [...] | 2004-07-18 10:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI2415 | ECOSOC CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] Poloff discussed reftel talking points with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Ghanim Al Mazroai on July 19. Al Mazroai said he would relay the U.S. position to the UAE/UN PermRep in New York. The UAE PermRep is consulting with decisionmakers in Abu Dhabi and UN representatives [...] | 2004-07-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CU TC |
04ABUDHABI2424 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE EVENTS WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PLEASED SHARON. ANOTHER EDITORIAL CRITICIZES SECRETARY POWELL'S DISAPPROVAL OF COVERA [...] | 2004-07-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI246 | REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN THE UAE [...] In response to Washington's requests for information on biotechnology regulations (refs A and B),please note that ATO Dubai replied in October 2003 (ref C) that the UAE does not/not have "any laws, regulations or testing regimes specifically addressing the approval, production, importation [...] | 2004-01-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TC |
04ABUDHABI2472 | MEDIA REACTION: THE AQSA MOSQUE/DARFOUR [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN DARFOUR AND THE THREATS AGAINST THE AQSA MOSQUE IN JERUSALEM DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THESE THREATS AGAINST THE AQSA MOSQUE ARE NOT ONLY AGAINST PALESTINIANS BUT ALSO AGAINST ALL MUSL [...] | 2004-07-27 04:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2507 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITE TO GLOBAL THREAT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-28 07:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP TC |
04ABUDHABI2514 | ABU DHABI POLOFF TO PARTICIPATE IN SEPTEMBER [...] Abu Dhabi Human Rights Reporting Officer Susan Raddant looks forward to participating in the first DRL Human Rights Officers Conference September 28-29 in Washington, D.C. Our Political Section has already notified DRL of Poloff's attendance via email, and suggested ideas for additional issue [...] | 2004-07-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI2538 | UAE RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-31 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2545 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: APPLICATIONS 05-925972 AND 05- [...] On June 18, 2004, Commercial Officer Mary O'Brien spoke with Jack McGuinness of the Office of the Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed is the son of Sheikh Zayed al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emi [...] | 2004-08-02 05:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TC |
04ABUDHABI2589 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/DARFOUR/SECURITY IN THE U.S. [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WARNINGS AGAINST FUTURE TERRORISTS ATTACKS OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS AND THE REVELATION THAT THESE WARNINGS WERE BASED ON VERY OLD INFORMATION, THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ, AND THE SITUATION IN DARFOUR DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN [...] | 2004-08-04 10:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2638 | UAEG RESPONDS TO MLAT PROPOSAL [...] This message contains an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. SUMMARY: Post received on August 1 the UAEG's response to the Embassy's January 24, 2004 letter requesting the UAEG to move forward with Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) talks without linking it to other negotiations. The UA [...] | 2004-08-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI2649 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ABU GHRAIB [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" (CIRCULATION 85,000) NOTED THE NEW CONFESSIONS OF THE U.S. SOLDIER LINDA ENGLAND REVEALING THAT ALL OF THE TORTURE THAT WAS CONDUCTED AT ABU GHRAIB PRISON WAS RECEIVED WITH CONGRATULATIONS FROM HIGH RANKING OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. T [...] | 2004-08-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI266 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI DEBTS [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE'S DECISION TO WAIVE MOST OF IRAQ'S DEBTS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN BOTH ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT THIS DECISION COULD BE EXPECTED FROM A GOVERNMENT SUCH AS THE UAE'S, WITH ITS "NATIONAL AND HUMANE FEELINGS OF DUTY" TOWARDS THE IRAQI [...] | 2004-01-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2678 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATE YOUTH DON'T TRUST WESTERN NEWS [...] Summary: A July 2004 survey by Public Affairs Office Abu Dhabi of 535 Arab youth in the UAE, age 18-25, determined that the majority use television as their primary source of news. The survey also determined that among television stations, Arabic channels such as Al Jazeera and Abu Dhabi T [...] | 2004-08-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR TC PREL |
04ABUDHABI270 | MEDIA REACTION: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY'S SPEECH RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT MEDIA. AN ARTICLE IN DUBAI- BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" WRITTEN BY COLUMNIST HAMAD SALMAIN NOTED THAT THE SPEECH ASSURES THE CONTINUATION OF U.S.'S EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF T [...] | 2004-01-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2718 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSYG NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 07:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM AORC UNGA CDG TC |
04ABUDHABI272 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS EXTENSIVELY AND EXCERPTS FROM THE SPEECH WERE CARRIED IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC TRANSLATION, WHILE DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE SPEECH. EDITORIALS [...] | 2004-01-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2798 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI NATIONAL CONFERENCE/ PALESTINIAN [...] Summary: The Palestinian prisoners' announced hunger strike and the Iraqi National congress dominated coverage in local print and electronic media. 2. Noting that the Palestinian authority should do something regarding the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails, [...] | 2004-08-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2800 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MUKTADA AL SADER [...] SUMMARY: ON 16 AUGUST UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHEED, WRITING IN ABU DHABI-BASED "AL ITTIHAD" (SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRC. 65,000) CRITICIZED MUKTADA AL SADER AND THE ARAB MEDIA SUPPORTIN HIM. 2. ". WHOSE BLOOD DOES MUKTADA REALLY WANT TO SACRIFICE? IS IT HIS BLOOD, OR [...] | 2004-08-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2816 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CONDEMNATION OF RELIGIOUS [...] Summary: Abu Dhabi-based semi-official Arabic daily "Al- Ittihad" carries a column by Kuwaiti intellectual, Dr. Ahmad Al-Baghdadi, strongly condemning religious curriculums in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC). He quotes an official report by the UAE governmen [...] | 2004-08-21 05:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2874 | MEDIA REACTION: NAJAF/THE PALESTINAIN AUTHORITY [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN NAJAF AND CORRUPTION IN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHID CRITICIZED PRESIDENT YASER ARAFAT AND DESCRIBED HIM AS THE CORE OF ALL CORRUPTION IN THE PA SINCE HE WILL NOT INITIA [...] | 2004-08-24 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI2883 | AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT ON CRS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) ON AUGUST 18 ABDULLA AHMED LOOTAH, UNDER SECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS REQUESTED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE US PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE US/UAE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT BY DELETING ANNEX III OF THE AGREEMENT. LOOTAH N [...] | 2004-08-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2975 | BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-31 17:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PTER KTIA IAEA TC |
04ABUDHABI298 | MEDIA REACTION: THE ISRAELI WALL [...] SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI WALL COURT CASE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" COMMENTED THAT ARABS SHOULD PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE WALL COURT CASE. END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "DON'T BELIEVE SHARON," SHAR [...] | 2004-02-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI299 | UAEG RESPONDS TO USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER [...] POST RECEIVED FEBRUARY 3 A SIGNED LETTER FROM UAE MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE FAHIM AL-QASSIMI RESPONDING TO USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER ON THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (REF B). THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE LETTER IS COPIED BELOW. 2. BEGIN TEXT. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MINISTRY OF ECONOMY & C [...] | 2004-02-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI2998 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] Summary: The suicide bombings in Beersheeba yesterday and the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq dominated coverage in local print and electronic media. An editorial in "Al Khaleej" noted that the suicide bombings in the West Bank are defensive acts. An editorial in "Al Bayan" su [...] | 2004-09-02 03:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3037 | UAEG COMMITTED - IN PART - TO ELIMINATE [...] THE UAEG HAS SIGNED THE UN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW),BUT LIKE OTHER ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, THE UAE WILL NOT ENFORCE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION THAT CONTRADICT SHARIA' LAW, OR UAE FAMILY LAW AND CUSTOMS. BY ACCEPTING THE CONVENTION, THE UA [...] | 2004-09-07 06:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN TC |
04ABUDHABI3073 | DEMARCHE RE US CANDIDACY TO THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] EconChief Delivered Reftel demarche to MFA Director For International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani on August 25 urging support for the U.S. candidacy to the Universal Postal Union' Postal Operations Council (POC) and for the election of James Wade as POC Chair. Al-Hosani stated that the UAEG [...] | 2004-09-08 11:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TC |
04ABUDHABI3077 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE HOSTAGE CRISIS IN RUSSIA AND THE DETORIARATING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABDULLAH RASHID NOTED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES RELIGIOUS WHO LEAD OUR YOUTH TO BECOME TERROISTS. [...] | 2004-09-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3096 | DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY PTER MNUC TC |
04ABUDHABI3123 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S RELATION WITH IAEA AND UN [...] Summary: An editorial in English daily "Gulf News" calls on Iran to put its nuclear program under IAEA supervision and urges the US to follow an agreed international route for a solution. Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" strongly attacks the international community's silence vis a vis Israeli atroci [...] | 2004-09-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3252 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: EXCLUSIVE WITH UAE MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY: ARABIC DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD" CARRIED A TWO-PAGE EXCLUSIVE WITH THE UAE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS I WHICH HE COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING FRIDAY SERMONS AND ERRONEOUS UNDERSTANDINGS BY MUSLIMS. HE ASSERTED THAT THE MINISTRY IS CONSCIOUS OF T [...] | 2004-09-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3253 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRELICENSE CHECK ON 05-934075 [...] REFTEL REQUESTED THAT POST CONDUCT AN ON-SITE VISIT TO MICROHIT TECHNOLOGIES, THE INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE ON THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED APPLICATION FOR EXPORT LICENSE. ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004, COMMERCIAL OFFICER AND EXPORT CONTROL ATTACHE MARY O'BRIEN VISITED THE OFFICES OF MICROHIT AND MET WITH M.P. CH [...] | 2004-09-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TC SY |
04ABUDHABI3322 | MEDIA REACTION: STRONG WORDS FROM SEMI OFFICIAL DAILY [...] SUMMARY: THE BRUTAL KILLING OF THE TWO AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ALL LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHID STATED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT ISLAM IS A JUST AND RIGHTEOUS RELIGION AND THE PEOPLE WHO COMMIT SUCH CRIMES MAY CALL THEMSELVES MUSLIMS BUT T [...] | 2004-09-22 16:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3346 | Polio Eradication: UAE Response [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-27 03:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA WHO UNICEF TC |
04ABUDHABI3380 | INFORMING UAE OFFICIALS REGARDING USE OF SPR [...] (U) On September 24, Ambassador telephoned MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi and reviewed with him Ref B talking points regarding the need for the U.S. Department of Energy to enter into negotiations to make available a limited quantity of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve [...] | 2004-09-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET OPEC ECON PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI3401 | UAE TEXTILE QUOTA FLEXIBILITY REQUEST [...] (U) MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE OFFICE DIRECTOR ALI AL-FAYEL CONTACTED POST ON SEPTEMBER 26 REQUESTING DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CARRYOVER FLEXIBILITY TO TRANSFER FROM 2003 TO 2004 TEXTILE QUOTAS ANY CATEGORY THAT HAS UNUSED QUOTAS IN 2003. THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTING THE USG APPLY THE SWING F [...] | 2004-09-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3408 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ, WOMEN AND CHILDREN VICTIMS OF U.S. AIR STRIKES, AND THE ASSASSINATION OF ONE OF HAMAS' ACTIVISTS IN SYRIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" UNDER THE HEADLINE "TERRORISM BEYOND BORDERS" [...] | 2004-09-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3425 | DEMARCHE RE US DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-29 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TC |
04ABUDHABI3430 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AL JAZEERA AND BEHEADINGS [...] SUMMARY: COLUMNIST YOUSSEF IBRAHIM WROTE IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT AL JAZEERA ABUSED ITS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION BY DEBATING WHETHER THE BEHEADING OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN IRAQ IS A JUSTIFIED METHOD OF RESISTANCE. END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "IS AL JAZEERA ALLOWED TO ADVOCATE BEHADINGS [...] | 2004-10-01 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI348 | Follow Up on Sharjah Airplane Crash [...] On February 10 at approximately 1140 local time, a Kish Airlines Fokker-50 aircraft crashed on its approach to Sharjah International Airport, two miles before touchdown (Reftel). ConGen has received a copy of the passenger manifest and confirmed that no Americans were on board. Of the 39 pa [...] | 2004-02-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAIR PTER AEMR TC |
04ABUDHABI3519 | MEDIA REACTION: WEST BANK/IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE MASSACRES IN GAZA AND THE CONTINUING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE PALESTINIANS HAVE NO SUPPORT EVEN FROM THE ARABS. DR. SHAMLAN EL EISSA WROTE AN ARTICLE IN "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZIN [...] | 2004-10-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3583 | Embassies Abu Dhabi and Baghdad Join Forces to Train [...] Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi's Public Affairs Section combined forces with Embassy Baghdad to host 10 Iraqi journalists, (8 men & 2 women) in a workshop entitled Effective Use of the Internet for Journalists, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 25th to 30th, 2004. Embassy Baghdad Publi [...] | 2004-10-12 04:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TC OIIP KIRC |
04ABUDHABI3613 | UAE TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Ambassador delivered reftel recommendations on ways to combat and eliminate trafficking in persons to MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi on October 11. The SIPDIS Ambassador also shared a letter from G/TIP Director Miller to UAE Ambassador Al Dhahri outlining the measures the Em [...] | 2004-10-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI3617 | DEMARCHE TO UAE: US NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-13 05:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM UNGA TC |
04ABUDHABI3631 | UAE: CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC TEACHINGS [...] THE UAE WILL HOST A SIX-DAY CONFERENCE BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 25 TO HIGHLIGHT ISLAM'S TEACHINGS ABOUT TOLERANCE, JUSTICE, FORGIVENESS, AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. THE GATHERING, CALLED "THE PROPHET'S WAY OF DAWA AND GUIDANCE", AIMS TO CHANGE INTERNATIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM AND ADDRESS THE QUES [...] | 2004-10-13 10:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PHUM KDEM TC |
04ABUDHABI3667 | COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LAYS GROUNDWORK [...] (U) Summary: Staff from the Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) visited the UAE in September to gather information and establish the groundwork for future cooperation with the UAEG on issues of commercial legal reform. Econoff and the CLDP team met with a numbe [...] | 2004-10-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TC ECON ETRO |
04ABUDHABI3689 | MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...] | 2004-10-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO PHUM XF |
04ABUDHABI3709 | UAE CONDEMNS TABA AND IRAQ TERROR; MEDIA [...] The UAE condemned the blasts that took place in Taba on October 9. In a statement carried in the press on October 10, the MFA Undersecretary, Abdullah Rashid Al Nuaimi, stated, "The UAE condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombings which occurred in Taba." He added that the bombings, [...] | 2004-10-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TC |
04ABUDHABI3738 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLOOMFIELD'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO THE UAE COMPLEMENTED HIS SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS. ABU DHABI PAO ARRANGED A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH ABU DHABI TV AND A PRESS ROUNDTABLE FOR NINE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT MEDIA. THE MEETINGS WITH UAE OFFICIALS AND [...] | 2004-10-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3739 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS [...] NOTING THAT CANDIDATE KERRY WILL NOT BE BETTER THAN PRESIDENT BUSH WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF THE REGION, "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 10/19: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS- ORIENTED, CIRCULATION 40,000) "SOME MIGHT THINK THAT THE CURRENT AMERICAN POLICY MIGHT CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF INTERN [...] | 2004-10-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3832 | UAE 9/11 hijacker linked to 1996 rape and murder [...] An appeal of an old murder case reported October 22 in the local press revealed a violent criminal episode in the life of Fayez Al Qadi Banihammad, one of two UAE nationals among the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 in the 9/11 attacks. According to the October 22 Gulf News article [...] | 2004-10-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KCRM TC |
04ABUDHABI3851 | FAA: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] On October 24, Post passed this demarche to Mohammed Al- Ghaith, Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority and to Mohammed Abduljalil, MFA Assistant Undersecretary, Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation. They took the information on board. Post will pass on any que [...] | 2004-10-27 10:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TC |
04ABUDHABI3954 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS, ARAFAT, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: COUNTDOWN TO THE U.S. ELECTIONS, THE HEALTH CONDITION OF ARAFAT AND THE SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. IN AN "AL ITTIHAD" ARTICLE TITLED "VOTE FOR BUSH," DR. SHALMAN AL EISSA NOTED THAT AMERICANS SHOULD VOTE FOR BUSH BECAUSE HE IS [...] | 2004-11-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI3963 | Sheikh Zayed Funeral: Logistics and Embassy Public [...] Summary: The UAE is responding to the death of President Zayed with a 40-day mourning period (through December 12). The government will be closed from November 3 until November 20 (counting both mourning and the Eid Al-Fitr),and private businesses will be closed through Friday, November 5. A [...] | 2004-11-03 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC OTRA PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI3964 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] On November 2, Polchief followed up with MFA on an October 31 telcon that the DCM had with MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid regarding the UNGA demarche on human cloning. MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al Hosani said he was unable to give us an indication of how the UAE migh [...] | 2004-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA TBIO PREL UN TC |
04ABUDHABI3965 | 59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: DEMARCHE ON REPASCH CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA UN TC |
04ABUDHABI3973 | UAE STARTS A NEW CHAPTER IN HISTORY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC TC |
04ABUDHABI3999 | CONGRATULATION MESSAGE FROM DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] Post has received a copy of a cable of congratulations from H.H. Skeikh Sultan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, to Vice President Cheney on the occasion of his re-election to a second term that we are transmitting for the Department's information/action. 2. Begin Text: Your [...] | 2004-11-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4000 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] Post has received a copy of a cable of congratulations from H.H. Skeikh Sultan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, to President Bush on the occasion of his re- election to a second term that we are transmitting for the Department's information/action. 2. Begin Text: Your Excellen [...] | 2004-11-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4003 | UAE WOMEN STUDENTS GET INSIGHT ON ABC'S OF [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AMERICAN EMBASSY WOMEN VISITED ZAYED UNIVERSITY, AN ALL-WOMEN'S COLLEGE, TO SHARE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT MOTIVATES THEM TO VOTE THE WAY THEY DO. THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN EMIRATI STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF SHOWED THAT WE DO NOT SHARE TH [...] | 2004-11-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPPD KPAO TC |
04ABUDHABI4005 | OAS: PANAMA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Watt called Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on Friday, May 27, to encourage support for the U.S. candidate for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Paolo G. Carozza. The Foreign Minister informed Ambassador Watt on Tuesday, May 31, that the GOP would support Carozza. 2 [...] | 2004-11-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA PREL PHUM TC |
04ABUDHABI4024 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 3-8: REPORTING OF U.S. [...] SUMMARY: THE REACTION TO THE DEATH OF SHEIKH ZAYED, PRESIDENT OF THE UAE, AND SUBSEQUENT CONDOLENCE CALLS WERE COVERED EXTENSIVELY BY ALL LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. LOCAL TELEVISION AND SOME REGIONAL ELECTRONIC MEDIA STOPPED THEIR NORMAL BROADCAST FOR FOUR [...] | 2004-11-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI4025 | ISLAM EXPERTS PROMOTE MODERATION, CONDEMN TERROR [...] Summary: The UAE hosted an international conference on Islam October 25-30 designed to encourage moderation in preaching and condemn extremism and terrorism. Through this conference, the UAEG hoped to clear "wrong" notions about Islam and show that Islam promotes peace and tolerance. The co [...] | 2004-11-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TC |
04ABUDHABI4026 | ABU DHABI UNABLE TO DELIVER UN HUMAN CLONING BAN [...] As reported in ref. A, due to the official mourning period after the death of late President Sheikh Zayed, and the week-long government holiday for the Eid Al Fitr, the UAEG is closed until November 20. The MFA is not receiving demarches or dip notes. It will not be possible for Post to deli [...] | 2004-11-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA TBIO KSCI PREL PHUM TC |
04ABUDHABI4040 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM CROWN PRINCE OF ABU [...] Post has received a letter of congratulations from H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, to President Bush on the occasion of his re-election to a second term that we are transmitting for the Department's information/act [...] | 2004-11-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4129 | UAE PREFERS TO START MLAT TALKS IN JANUARY IN [...] The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf has proposed to hold the first round of MLAT negotiations, as well as exploratory talks on an extradition treaty, in Washington on January 10-12 (instead of December 13-15 as proposed in Ref. A). A second round of talks would then be held in [...] | 2004-11-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI4186 | NO REPORTED INCIDENTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM TC |
04ABUDHABI4216 | SUGGESTED LANGUAGE ON IRAQ DEBT BY KEY NON-PARIS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4217 | FOLLOW UP WITH THE UAE AFTER THE OCT 13-14 MEETING [...] Ambassador spoke with MFA U/S Adullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on November 23 about the Tokyo meeting. She thanked Al-Noaimi for hosting the February conference and requested that the UAEG consider pledging to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI). Al-Noaimi took the inform [...] | 2004-11-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4293 | UAE CENTRAL BANK HOSTS USA PATRIOT ACT SEMINAR [...] SUMMARY: FINCEN Deputy Director William Baity spoke at the UAE Central Bank's November 28 Seminar on the USA Patriot Act in front of an audience of about 200 people, including UAEG officials and private sector bankers and lawyers. Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi asked Baity if FINCEN woul [...] | 2004-11-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI4297 | NOTICE OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KAWC TC |
04ABUDHABI432 | REVISED TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] Post received a diplomatic note from the UAE MFA with the final text of the TIFA. There were no changes to the text, from the USG revised text reftel. The UAEG requests that we fix a signing date at the earliest opportunity. Post will fax the English language text to the Desk and to USTR. W [...] | 2004-02-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI4332 | ABU DHABI POLICE COLLEGE HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: The Abu Dhabi Police Officers, Training Institute, in coordination with the Police Research and Studies Center and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),held a training symposium entitled &Police and Human Rights8 November 27-28. Seven speakers from different branches of the MOI, Interpol, [...] | 2004-11-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PREL SA TC |
04ABUDHABI4334 | UAE: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi have tentatively scheduled December 8 for an inaugural dialogue on reform. Per reftel, the Embassy had proposed hosting an inaugural U.S.-EU dialogue on reform during the last week of November, but the Dutch Embassy (EU president) told us that EU missions [...] | 2004-11-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PREL ECON PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI4336 | PLACEMENT OF ABU DHABI TV COOP ON "MUSLIMS IN [...] SUMMARY: POST IS PLEASED TO REPORT THE PLACEMENT OF ABU DHABI TELEVISION COOPERATION, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN COORDINATIO AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OF BROADCAST SUPPORT (PA/OBS/BS) AND THE FPC IN 2003. THE PROGRAM TOOK A LONGER PERIOD THAN EXPE [...] | 2004-12-01 02:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PA OBS NEA PDD TC |
04ABUDHABI435 | NEED TO CHANGE POLICY NOT THE MEDIUM: MEDIA AND [...] SUMMARY: REACTION IN THE UAE PRINT MEDIA TO THE NEW AL-HURRA TELEVISION CHANNEL SO FAR IS UNANIMOUS IN ITS ASSERTION THAT, UNLESS THE U.S. PLAYS A BALANCED ROLE IN A PEACEFUL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS, NOTHING AMERICA DOES WILL SUCCEED IN CHANGING PEOPLE'S MINDS. ONE COL [...] | 2004-02-18 14:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI4363 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4379 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI ELECTIONS/PEACE PROCESS [...] SUMMARY: DOMINATING COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA WERE STORIES ON THE IRAQI ELECTIONS, THE PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, AND THE PEACE PROCESS. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEACE PROCESS TO PROSPER IS NOW. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AKHBAR AL A [...] | 2004-12-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI4415 | UAE DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECON KDEM TC |
04ABUDHABI4445 | UAE FINANCE MINISTRY DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-08 04:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PREL TC KMPI |
04ABUDHABI4467 | UAE: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE [...] The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi held a dialogue on reform in the Middle East December 8. At the request of the EU Ambassadors, the meeting was held at the DCM level. Fourteen EU missions sent representatives. (Note: This session followed a September 28 COM-level U.S.-EU meeting on the [...] | 2004-12-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PGOV PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI452 | THANK YOU FOR EID AL ADHA MESSAGE FROM UAE [...] The Foreign Ministry sent a note to the Ambassador requesting that she forward a letter from UAE President Shaykh Zayed to the President. (Original will be pouched to the State Department). 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States of America Washingt [...] | 2004-02-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC TC |
04ABUDHABI4526 | UAE: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The following is Post's update of the annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism." We are sending an addendum containing relevant details/developments septel. 2. United Arab Emirates In 2004, the United Arab Emirates continued to provide outstanding counterterrorism assistance and cooperation. [...] | 2004-12-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC TC |
04ABUDHABI4543 | UAE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-14 10:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TC UNGA UN |
04ABUDHABI4564 | 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] The body of this cable is the submission of the 2005 National Trade Estimate for the United Arab Emirates. A word file with tracked changes will be emailed to USTR and NEA. 2. Begin text: TRADE SUMMARY The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Shar [...] | 2004-12-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI4566 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The body of this cable is the submission of the narcotics section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Although not a narcotics-producing nation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to be [...] | 2004-12-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR TC |
04ABUDHABI4603 | MEDIA REACTION: FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] SUMMARY: THE "FORUM OF THE FUTURE" IN MOROCCO AND THE "ARAB STRATEGY FORUM" IN DUBAI DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA THIS WEEK. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT REFORM IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ARAB WORLD BUT NOT THROUGH THE U.S. OR ISRAEL. WHEREAS ONLY A FEW EDITOR [...] | 2004-12-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI4605 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The body of the cable is the submission of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin Text United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE),which remains a largely cash- ba [...] | 2004-12-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KTFN SNAR EFIN TC |
04ABUDHABI4713 | MEDIA REACTION: GCC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: DOMINATING COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA WERE STORIES ON THE GCC SUMMIT, THE EXPLOSION IN THE U.S. MILITARY BASE IN IRAQ, AND THE IRAQI ELECTIONS. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE GCC SUMMIT IN MANAMA IS THE CONTINUATION OF A STRONG AND AMBITIOUS JOURNEY [...] | 2004-12-22 11:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI4729 | NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS FROM UAEG [...] Post has received a copy of a telegram being sent to the Secretary of State from UAE Deputy Prime Minister, Sultan Bin SIPDIS Zayed Al Nahyan. Please ensure that the message is passed as appropriate. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER: H.E. Colin Powell Secretary of State SIPDIS The Unite [...] | 2004-12-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4731 | NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS FROM UAEG [...] Post has received a copy of a telegram being sent to the Vice President from UAE Deputy Prime Minister, Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Please ensure that the message is passed as appropriate. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER: H.E. Richard B. Cheney Vice President The United States of America [...] | 2004-12-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4755 | MEDIA REACTION: PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, LONDON [...] SUMMARY: THE FOCUS OF EDITORIALS IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH DAILIES COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES. "AL-ITTIHAD" CRITICIZED ISRAEL'S EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS AND CALLED ON THE WORLD COMMUNITY AND COUNTRIES SPONSORING THE PEACE PROCESS TO FORCE ISRAEL TO ABIDE BY UN RESOLUTIO [...] | 2004-12-27 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI498 | LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO STRICTLY REGULATING AND ENFORCING LABOR LAWS. THIS CAN BE WITNESSED BY ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BRING LOCAL LABOR STANDARDS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON REVISING THE LABOR LAW, WHICH IS [...] | 2004-02-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC |
04ABUDHABI504 | MEDIA REACTION: THE WALL COURT CASE IN THE HAGUE [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND THE WALL COURT CASE AT THE HAGUE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" NOTES THAT ISRAEL'S THREATS TO DESTROY THE ROAD MAP ARE ONLY A NEW FORM OF BLACKMAIL. END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE PATI [...] | 2004-02-28 03:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI551 | IRAQI TRAVEL DOCUMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI571 | DEDICATION OF `THE DUNES' - THE NEW EMBASSY [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI COMMEMORATED ON MARCH 2 THE OPENING OF ITS NEW COMPOUND, `THE DUNES', IN A DEDICATION CEREMONY ATTENDED BY THE GUEST OF HONOR, SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SEVERAL UAE SHAYKHS AND MINI [...] | 2004-03-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT TC |
04ABUDHABI643 | MEDIA REACTION: GREATER MIDDLE EAST/IRAQ/HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: THE NEW U.S. "GREATER MIDDLE EAST" INITIATIVE AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE ARAB ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE AMERICAN PROJECT WAS "DIVIDED, AS USUAL." ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" POINTED OU [...] | 2004-03-09 03:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI717 | UAE CENTRAL BANK ANNOUNCES SECOND INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. Following the very successful May 2002 Hawala Conference in Abu Dhabi (reftel),the UAE Central Bank is prepared to host the Second International Conference on Hawala in Abu Dhabi, April 3-4, 2004. The Central Bank intended to hold th [...] | 2004-03-14 10:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI799 | UAEG PREPARING FOR UNCTAD XI [...] ECONOFF DELIVERED REF B TALKING POINTS AND NON-PAPER TO UAE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DIRECTOR OF WTO AFFAIRS SAEED AL- NASIBI ON MARCH 22. AL-NASIBI NOTED THAT MINISTER OF ECONOMY HIS HIGHNESS SHAYKH FAHIM AL-QASSIMI WOULD LEAD THE UAE DELEGATION TO BRAZIL IN JUNE; AL-NASIBI WOULD ACCOMPANY THE M [...] | 2004-03-22 08:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD UNCTAD WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI800 | UAEG STUDYING UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION [...] UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE YACUB AL-HOSANI TOLD ECONOFF ON MARCH 21 THAT THE UAEG HAD FORMED AN EXPERT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION. AL-HOSANI SAID THAT THE UAEG PARTICIPATED IN THE FINAL SESSION OF THE [...] | 2004-03-22 08:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL KCOR TC |
04ABUDHABI813 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMONSTRATIONS / DEATH OF JOURNALISTS [...] SUMMARY: DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION IN IRAQ ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE DEATH OF THE TWO REPORTERS FROM AL ARABIYAH SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED HOW THE WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST U [...] | 2004-03-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI824 | MEDIA REACTION: ASSASINATION OF SHEIKH AHMAD YASSIN [...] SUMMARY: THE ASSASSINATION OF SHEIKH AHMAD YASSIN, THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF HAMAS, YESTERDAY AT DAWN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ALL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT ALL ARABS ARE THREATENED AND NOT ONLY PALESTINIANS. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL POINTED OUT THAT SHARON I [...] | 2004-03-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI921 | ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY TO ARAB [...] Post delivered reftel points from the Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed on March 27, the day before Arab League Summit host Tunisia announced that it was canceling the meeting. 2. A public statement issued by UAE Foreign Min [...] | 2004-03-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IZ AL TC |
04ABUDHABI932 | OPIC VISIT READOUT [...] SUMMARY: A delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) visited the UAE February 27 to 29 to assess progress on labor rights issues. They met with representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Industry, Labor, Foreign Affairs, and the Central Bank, as well as U.S. ba [...] | 2004-03-31 12:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC |
04ABUDHABI938 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VETO/ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. VETO AGAINST A UN RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN SHEIKH AHMAD YASSIN'S ASSASSINATION AND CANCELING THE ARAB SUMMIT IN TUNIS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ALL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA THIS WEEK. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE PICTURE OF THE U.S. WOULD BECOME MORE AND MORE DEFORM [...] | 2004-04-03 04:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUDHABI94 | A "FRIEND" INDEED, UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN POST BAM [...] The UAE responded quickly to the earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam by providing humanitarian assistance including tents, blankets, food and medicines. The Abu Dhabi based, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and the Dubai based Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establish [...] | 2004-01-07 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL OFDA IR TC |
04ABUDHABI96 | MEDIA REACTION: WEST BANK, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL- KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON THE ARAB ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SITUATION IN IRAQ. COLUMNIST DR. SHAMLAN AL EISSA OUTLINED IN "AL ITTIHAD" PROBLEMS THAT WILL FACE THE GCC COUNTRIES [...] | 2004-01-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR TC |
04ABUJA1007 | U/S TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] Summary: In a meeting with Treasury U/S Taylor, Nigerian Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala said the Ministry will carry out an audit of petroleum revenues to make sure the GON is getting its fair share, and the results will be reported to the public. The GON is sidelining its windfall cash from [...] | 2004-06-08 07:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINT EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC NI |
04ABUJA1008 | ONLY EIGHT AT DEBT RELIEF DEMONSTRATION [...] Only eight people showed up at the supposed debt relief demonstration (reftel) on June 8. They left a letter that they wanted the Ambassador (who is outside Nigeria) to send to the G8 Sea Island Summit, lauding progress under President Obasanjo and calling for debt relief for Nigeria. The "d [...] | 2004-06-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC EFIN NI |
04ABUJA1035 | CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT O. OBASANJO [...] The following is the text of a condolence letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo commemorating the death of President Ronald Reagan. Original has been sent by pouch to AF/W for delivery to the White House. 2. Begin text: His Excellency, President George W. Bush The White House 1600 P [...] | 2004-06-10 10:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC |
04ABUJA1041 | NEW ETHNO-RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN ADAMAWA STATE [...] At least nine and as many as 50 were killed in Numan, Adamawa State, on June 8 in ethno-religious fighting that began over the rebuilding of a mosque near the palace of the Christian Bachama ethnic group's traditional leader. Several mosques and homes were burned, and many residents have fled [...] | 2004-06-11 12:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL NI |
04ABUJA1048 | FUEL SUBSIDIES IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Up until April or May, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) received an allocation of petroleum from the GON at below-market rates, sold part of it on world markets, and used the rest to subsidize gasoline prices domestically, all outside the government's formal budget [...] | 2004-06-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI |
04ABUJA1067 | LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF [...] Following is the text of a letter from Minister Oluyemi Adeniji to Secretary Colin Powell. Original is being sent by pouch. 2. Begin text. Mr. Colin L. Powell United States Secretary of State c/o Embassy of the United States of America 9 Mambilla Street Maitama District Abuja Your [...] | 2004-06-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
04ABUJA1068 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT O. OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT G. [...] Following is the text of a letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo to President George Bush. The original is being sent by pouch. 2. Begin text: His Excellency President George Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Dear President, I write to thank you v [...] | 2004-06-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
04ABUJA1099 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT O. OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT [...] Following is the text of a letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo to President George W. Bush. Original will be sent by pouch. 2. Begin text. PRES/15 His Excellency, President George W. Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20502, USA. Dear President R [...] | 2004-06-22 04:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID AMED NI |
04ABUJA1100 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE RE U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (U) On June 18, Emboff delivered reftel demarche and background non paper to Nigeria's Minister of Aviation Isa Yuguda and his newly appointed Technical Assistant Mr. V.A. Zafi. Yuguda stated that "without doubt" Nigeria would support the United States' re-election as a Category 1 country to [...] | 2004-06-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO XX NI |
04ABUJA111 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT UNVEILS 2004 BUDGET [...] President Obasanjo presented the GON's 2004 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in late December 2003. Total budgetary expenditures were estimated at USD 8.74 billion (naira 1.189 trillion). Total budgetary expenditures comprised, personnel and administrative charges (USD 3.4 b [...] | 2004-01-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV NI |
04ABUJA1118 | PLATEAU STATE UPDATE: EMERGENCY POWERS APPROVED, [...] On June 1, both houses of the National Assembly approved President Obasanjo's petition to establish emergency powers under Plateau State's State of Emergency (SOE). Included in the petition are sections regarding detention of persons, curfew, processions and meetings, and control of arms and [...] | 2004-06-23 07:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV CASC KDEM NI |
04ABUJA112 | DEPUTY SECRETARY CLAUDE ALLEN, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [...] Deputy Secretary Claude Allen, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a delegation from the African Development Foundation (ADF) and the U.S. Mission met with President Olusegun Obasanjo on January 18th to discuss major health threats of polio and HIV/AIDS and to introduce the ADFs e [...] | 2004-01-22 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA US GH NI MI TZ |
04ABUJA1147 | AN UNPRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH THE PLATEAU STATE SOLE [...] Summary: In a brief meeting with a Mission team, the Plateau State Sole Administrator (a) declined to discuss his plans for Plateau State, (b) facilitated a trip to visit a conflict-torn village in eastern Plateau State, and (c) berated the head of the National Refugee Commission in front of [...] | 2004-06-29 08:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL NI |
04ABUJA115 | FOREIGN MINISTRY NAMES NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE [...] On January 22 the Embassy received a Diplomatic Note, dated January 19, 2004, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informing that the Nigerian Government has named Professor George Obiozor as their Ambassador to the United States. The GON requests the Agrement of the Government of the United [...] | 2004-01-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NI |
04ABUJA116 | NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...] | 2004-01-22 13:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
04ABUJA1163 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (U) Following is the text of a letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush seeking the USG's support for the GON's nomination of Mr. Olasbisi O. Ogunjobi to be the next President of the African Development Bank. Biographical information on Ogunjobi is provided following the text of Pres [...] | 2004-07-01 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID NI AID |
04ABUJA1181 | DEMONSTRATORS ALLEGE IMPROPRIETY BY EDO STATE [...] Summary: A group advocating for Edo State burn victims delivered a letter to the Embassy accusing the Edo State governor of improper handling of burn victim assistance funds. End Summary. 2. On Tuesday morning, June 29, about 50 demonstrators disembarked from a bus and assembled in a tr [...] | 2004-07-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCOR ASEC NI |
04ABUJA1185 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] It is still anticipated that Kano will begin catch-up immunization programs this summer and rejoin the nationwide schedule when it resumes. It is less clear now, however, what the schedule will be or when it will begin. The Governor has now convened another panel to examine the latest test [...] | 2004-07-07 04:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID SOCI NI |
04ABUJA1223 | NIGERIA: NOTIFICATION OF BILATERAL AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN ABUD AMGT ASIG NI AID |
04ABUJA133 | NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...] | 2004-01-27 04:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
04ABUJA1332 | MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH - PCC REQUEST FOR STRATEGIES [...] Summary: Nigeria's large Muslim population is highly critical of US foreign policy and harbors many misconceptions and stereotypes about American society. Muslim media re-inforce these negative opinions. Our current Muslim outreach strategy is effective but needs vastly increased public an [...] | 2004-08-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM PREL EAID PHUM PGOV OIIP OEXC |
04ABUJA1391 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADORS GIRLS' SCHOLARSHIP [...] This is a reply to the action cable STATE 111151 2. The Nigerian Mission applauds the laudable work AFR/SD/ED has accomplished in the promotion of girls education across Africa through the Ambassadors' Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP),implemented through the Education for Development and D [...] | 2004-08-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI KHIV NI AID |
04ABUJA1405 | Nigerian Banking Reform - CBN Encourages [...] Summary. On July 6 the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),Charles Soludo, proposed several reforms to the banking sector, the most important of which is raising the capital requirement of banks from naira 2 billion (USD 15 million) to naira 25 billion (USD 189 million) effective D [...] | 2004-08-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NI |
04ABUJA144 | NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD DELEGATION TO [...] The Foreign Ministry informed us today that Foreign Minister Adeniji will lead the Nigerian delegation to the Liberia Reconstruction Conference and associated meetings at the UN in New York February 5-6. Roberts [...] | 2004-01-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID LI NI |
04ABUJA1440 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING AGENCY ARRESTS AND DISPLAYS TWO [...] Summary. At a press conference on August 10, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency announced the arrests of two "juju men" (practitioners of fetish magic). The two juju men were used to facilitate prostitution and trafficking by scaring victims to silence. The following week, the agency announ [...] | 2004-08-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG ELAB PHUM KWMN PGOV NI HUMANRIGHTS |
04ABUJA1441 | KANO KINGMAKER SUES TO OVERTURN FIRING, DRAGGING A [...] Summary. A member of the Kano kingmaking council, dismissed by the Emir of Kano, has challenged the Emir's decision in court. The kingmaking council is a group of senior advisors to a traditional ruler, charged with selecting a new king after a death or retirement. This is the first time a [...] | 2004-08-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV NI |
04ABUJA1442 | THE NIGERIA LABOR CONGRESS MOBILIZES AGAINST [...] Summary. The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has unveiled its plan to stop the passage of a trade union reform bill now before the national assembly. Proposed by the Presidency, the bill seeks to end the NLC's monopoly as the only recognized labor federation in Nigeria, stop automatic dues pa [...] | 2004-08-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PINR KDEM ECON NI |
04ABUJA1459 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM NIGERIAN PRESIDENT [...] Following is the text of a letter dated august 16, 2004 from President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Federal Republic of Nigeria To U.S. President George W. Bush. Begin Text: August 16, 2004 PRES/15 His Excellency, Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, Washingto [...] | 2004-08-25 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
04ABUJA1655 | (U) DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF CRUDE FROM [...] (U) At about noon September 24, Econ Counselor called on President Obasanjo's Special Advisor for Petroleum and Energy Edmund Daukoru and made the demarche requested via email. Daukoru, who co-chairs the national oil company, is de facto minister of energy, since the President has not filled [...] | 2004-09-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL |
04ABUJA167 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: NIGERIA [...] The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 2003-4 edition of the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record. Begin text. Nigeria held multiparty general elections in 2003, the second since the end of military rule in 1998, returning President Obasanjo to another four- [...] | 2004-02-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM NI |
04ABUJA1670 | AVIATION MINISTER MAKES PITCH IN BEHALF OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation Minister Yuguda pleaded with Econ Counselor September 27 for the USG not to put up obstacles to Virgin Nigeria's plans to serve U.S. cities under the US-Nigeria open skies agreement. Yuguda said Obasanjo would be "devastated" were the USG to do so. Econ Counselor repe [...] | 2004-09-29 05:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
04ABUJA1676 | (U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...] | 2004-09-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI |
04ABUJA1678 | (U) UPDATE ON USE OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES [...] (U) Action requested, paras five and six. 2. (U) On September 29 Emboffs met with G. N. Shimang, Director of Fisheries at Nigeria's Ministry of Agriculture, to discuss an aide memoire and other documentation on turtle excluder devices (TEDs) that supported an Embassy demarche to the Ministr [...] | 2004-09-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD NI OES |
04ABUJA1679 | (U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...] | 2004-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI |
04ABUJA1708 | CONTINENTAL'S DESIGNATION IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) On October 6 a well-placed source involved in the direct talks that led to the creation of Virgin Nigeria informed us that Minister of Aviation Yuguda is of the view that the GON will not accept the USG's designation of Continental to provide air service between the United States and Nig [...] | 2004-10-07 04:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NI |
04ABUJA1714 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] On October 5, 2004 Ambassador received a letter from the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo dated October 4, 2004 to be transmitted to U.S. President George W. Bush. Original is being sent via unclassified pouch. Begin Text: His Excellency, President George W. Bush The White House [...] | 2004-10-08 07:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
04ABUJA1724 | HARTY MEETING WITH GON MFA ON CHILD ABDUCTION [...] SUMMARY. On Monday, September 20, 2004, CA Assistant Secretary Maura Harty, Ambassador Campbell, CA Special SIPDIS Assistant, and CONOFF met with GON MFA officials B. A. Fadumiyo (Acting Director of Consular and Legal Department) and Sani Bala (Deputy Director of Consular and Immigration [...] | 2004-10-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS |
04ABUJA1784 | POLICE KILL TWO RAMADAN GIFT-SEEKERS IN [...] On October 15, the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police killed two people and wounded three or four others in Gusau, the capital of mostly Muslim Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria. A crowd had approached the state government's building to demand annual Ramadan gifts from t [...] | 2004-10-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL NI |
04ABUJA1820 | NIGERIA'S BUDGET FOR 2005 [...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo delivered a speech on his USD 12.2 billion (Naira 1.618 trillion) Budget proposal for 2005 to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 12. The 2005 budget, the second under Nigeria's economic reform program NEEDS (National Economic Empowerment and [...] | 2004-10-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EAIR EINV NI |
04ABUJA1831 | IN BAUCHI STATE, TWO MORE WOMEN SENTENCED TO [...] Summary. Bauchi State Shari's courts sentenced two unmarried women to death by stoning for adultery on the evidence of their pregnancies, while releasing their partners for lack of evidence. Both women have appealed and are receiving legal assistance. Since the adoption in 2000 of Shari'a [...] | 2004-10-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL NI |
04ABUJA1832 | SENIOR NIGERIAN CORRUPTION TRIAL POSTPONED [...] The high-profile corruption case brought against five senior ex-GON officials, including the Labor Minister sacked over the scandal, by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) was postponed to December 9, 2004. After numerous delays and postponements, the trial had been scheduled [...] | 2004-10-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM NI |
04ABUJA1836 | TV COOP PROGRAM STIRS UP SUPPORT FOR AGR0- [...] Summary: USG-sponsored TV Coop program on agricultural biotechnology has elicited positive reactions from Nigeria's scientific community and key policy makers, and has further strengthened a progressive policy drive to use U.S. approaches and technologies to revive Nigeria's ailing agriculture [...] | 2004-11-01 05:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KPAO SCUL OIIP NI EAID |
04ABUJA1837 | NIGERIA STRIKE TO RESUME NOVEMBER 16, INCLUDE OIL [...] This is a joint Embassy Abuja - Consulate Lagos Report. 2. The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and allied civil society organizations met October 31 in Lagos, announcing that the NLC would resume on November 16 its nationwide strike against gasoline price increases, and threatening that this [...] | 2004-11-01 11:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EPET ELAB PINS NI |
04ABUJA197 | FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS BATTLE FOR YANKARI [...] Summary: Yankari National Park is Nigeria's premier game, bird and plant reserve, but the GON has invested little money to improve park infrastructure or promote park tourism since assuming control of the park in the early 1980s. Park officials told Econoff January 29 that the Bauchi State [...] | 2004-02-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV ECON NI |
04ABUJA1999 | ECOWAS OR EU-COWAS: ACCREDITATION AND INFLUENCE AT [...] Summary. The recently concluded ECOWAS donors conference highlighted a disparity in influence at the Secretariat between accredited observers and non-accredited SIPDIS donors. The ability of the EU to direct the conference agenda and to dominate the attention of ECOWAS was remarkable, an [...] | 2004-12-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN MARR ODIP NI ECOWAS |
04ABUJA2029 | DEFENSE MINISTER INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] Minister of Defense Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been indicted by the Kano State government based on the findings of a judicial commission of inquiry set up by the state to investigate allegations of corruption. Kwankaso stands accused in the disappearance of approximately 1 billion Naira [...] | 2004-12-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MCAP NI POLMIL |
04ABUJA2040 | NOVEMBER TIFA TALKS IN ABUJA UNDERSCORE GON [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant USTR for Africa Liser held talks in Abuja on November 11 with Nigerian economic officials in the context of the annual meeting of the U.S.-- Nigeria Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council. The discussions included a trade capacity building seminar on [...] | 2004-12-10 05:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND NI |
04ABUJA2043 | DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA [...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...] | 2004-12-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI |
04ABUJA2047 | NIGERIA'S SEA ISLAND COMPACT ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: The GON's Senior Special Adviser to the President, Oby Ezekwesili, invited Poloff to her office on December 10 to receive the updated Nigeria-G8 action plan. She instead also invited World Bank Senior Advisor Charles McPherson and, with McPherson as audience, used the meeting to le [...] | 2004-12-13 03:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR EAID NI |
04ABUJA2051 | CHINA PROVIDES WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT [...] The Chinese government is to provide 598 boreholes in 18 states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The leader of a team of Chinese engineers, Mr. Dai Genbao, said that his team is currently conducting reconnaissance in the states as a prelude to the commencement of the water project. [...] | 2004-12-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EAID CH NI |
04ABUJA2065 | GON AVIATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS AIRPORT SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8, Embassy Econ Officer, Consular Officer, and Consulate Economic Specialist traveled to Lagos Muhammed Murtala International Airport (MMIA) for talks with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The two sides discussed Nigeria's continued efforts [...] | 2004-12-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | NI EAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER CACS |
04ABUJA2075 | National PDP Chair warns of potential coup, [...] Summary. A recent heated exchange of letters between President Obasanjo and the chair of his ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) has dominated press headlines. This rift has been brewing since the 2003 elections, and the current crisis in Anambra has aggravated it. PDP chair Ogbeh warns [...] | 2004-12-16 04:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS KDEM NI |
04ABUJA2076 | OBASANJO SHELVES PLANS TO ROTATE SERVICE CHIEFS [...] Post reported in ref A that President Obasanjo was planning to replace the military service heads by year's end. A daily newspaper, The Vanguard, reported on December 12 that Obasanjo has shelved those plans and asked the service chiefs to stay on for now. Sources within the Presidency clai [...] | 2004-12-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR NI POLMIL |
04ABUJA2080 | NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT, NIGERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD NI |
04ABUJA2101 | GON OFFICIAL REPORTS SLOW PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD NI OES |
04ABUJA2103 | CENTRAL BANK POSITION ON RECAPITALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy governor Tunde Lemo told us December 20 that banks that do not meet the naira 25 billion capitalization requirement by December 2005 will not be allowed to engage in banking business. The top thirty banks in the country will meet the new ca [...] | 2004-12-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD NI |
04ABUJA2114 | UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] Summary. Minister of Finance briefed officials of the donor and diplomatic communities December 16 on the progress of policy reforms in Nigeria. She explained why Nigeria's economy is in bad shape, mentioned the remedies she has prescribed, and pointed to the improvement to date. The minis [...] | 2004-12-22 03:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD NI |
04ABUJA2118 | GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
04ABUJA2119 | GON AVIATION MINISTER RESTATES CASE THAT VIRGIN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
04ABUJA2121 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POSITION ON VIRGIN [...] Summary: On December 16, PAS Abuja kicked off its Thursday media briefings with Embassy Econ Counselor Joseph Gregoire addressing about half a dozen media reps on the USG position on Virgin Nigeria Airways. Gregoire, supported by CPAO Claudia Anyaso, read verbatim from the talking points pro [...] | 2004-12-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAIR SCUL OIIP PREL NI |
04ABUJA2128 | NIGERIAN CONSULTANT EXPLAINS GON THINKING ON [...] (SBU) Begin summary. On December 6, Embassy Economic Officer and Consulate Economic Specialist met in Lagos with Bismarck Rewane, the financial adviser to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Aviation in attracting investors for a new national air carrier, the planned Virgin Nigeria Airways. Rewan [...] | 2004-12-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
04ABUJA2131 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] On December 10, 2004 Ambassador Campbell received a letter from the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, dated December 9, 2004 to be transmitted to U.S. President George W. Bush. Original is being sent via unclassified pouch. Begin Text: His Excellency Mr. George W. Bush Presiden [...] | 2004-12-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON NI EFIN |
04ABUJA2135 | GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS [...] Following is the proposed letter to Nigeria's Minister of Aviation mentioned in ref A. 2. Begin text. Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of December 21, 2004 in response to the media briefing on Virgin Nigeria by the U.S. Embassy's Economic Counselor on December 16 (FMA/20/2004 [...] | 2004-12-23 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
04ABUJA2139 | NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION BILL FORWARDED TO NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NI |
04ABUJA2146 | NIGERIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR ROUND 2 OF THE [...] This is an update of biosafety developments that have occurred in Nigeria since February 2004. According to Nigerian press reporting, biotechnologists, journalists, and other stakeholders met twice for a "brainstorming and public outing [discussion]" of Nigeria's National Biosafety Framework [...] | 2004-12-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO |
04ABUJA2152 | NIGERIA: BASICS II CONTRIBUTION TO CHILD [...] Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS),both I and II, has been the flagship child survival program of USAID/Nigeria since 1993, addressing the issues of immunization, nutrition and malaria. BASICS I ended in 1999 and BASICS II became operational in 2000 in three state [...] | 2004-12-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID SOCI NI HUMANRIGHTS |
04ABUJA221 | REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: Nigeria's introduction of Sharia criminal law in 12 northern states beginning in 1999 remains a contentious issue in Nigeria. Consequently, Nigeria has experienced sporadic social and religious tensions - occasionally erupting in violence -- which have continued to impact negatively [...] | 2004-02-10 10:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL KDEM OIIP NI |
04ABUJA235 | EPSTEIN MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER OKONJO-IWEALA [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told us February 10 that she expects the budget to be passed by the National Assembly (NA) in the next ten days, and with what she considered to be the key budget figure, the deficit, kept to 2.5 percent or less. Paper budget figures have not tallied [...] | 2004-02-12 05:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KCOR NI |
04ABUJA276 | "CUSTOMS DUTY" HITS THE SMALL SCREEN [...] President Obasanjo announced in January that he was revamping the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) because it was thoroughly corrupt and neither collecting proper duties not keeping out items the President had banned from importation (reftels). The NCS Controller General was sacked along with se [...] | 2004-02-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR ETRD KDEM NI |
04ABUJA277 | REP. JEFFERSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO, [...] President Obasanjo told visiting Congressman Jefferson, Charge Anyaso and notetakers February 16 that Nigeria has provided all necessary documents and legislation to the USG for the AGOA textiles visa (reftel and ref faxes),and considers the ball to be in the USG court. Obasanjo agreed with [...] | 2004-02-20 04:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD NI |
04ABUJA290 | NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2004 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] (U) Per ref A, Post provides the following update to the 2003 President's Report on AGOA. ------------------------- AGOA Trade and Investment ------------------------- 2. (U) Nigeria has not capitalized on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits to a discernible degree. Niger [...] | 2004-02-23 05:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL NI AGOA USTR |
04ABUJA307 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES ACT PASSED [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria took another step forward on the anti-corruption front, and hoped to gain its removal from the FATF list of Noncooperating Countries and Territories (NCCT),when President Obasanjo signed into law the Economic and Financial Crimes Act and a Money Laundering Act on Februar [...] | 2004-02-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR PTER NI |
04ABUJA315 | NIGERIA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Summary. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria would like to propose several projects to expand biotechnology awareness and acceptance in Nigeria; all are consistent with the Mission's biotechnology collaborative efforts with the National Agency for Biotechnology Development and Assistance (NABDA) and [...] | 2004-02-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO EAGR KPAO NI |
04ABUJA35 | MAKING NIGERIA AN EVIAN TRANSPARENCY AND [...] Post believes Nigeria is an important focus for U.S. and international efforts on corruption and transparency, and should be a pilot country under the Evian Declaration (Ref A). Nigeria's Government has started nine different transparency or anti-corruption programs, several with U.S. and ot [...] | 2004-01-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR ETRD NI |
04ABUJA350 | EITI: PUBLIC SHOW WORKSHOP; PROGRESS BEING MADE [...] Summary: Nigeria's February 19-20 EITI Petroleum Revenue Management Workshop was not as happy a step forward on transparency and corruption as the enactment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Act (reftel) on February 23, but it was useful nevertheless. The two days of speakers - attended b [...] | 2004-02-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR EPET NI |
04ABUJA363 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] This cable highlights the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Nigeria is the largest remaining polio reservoir globally. As recently as mid-2003, transmission was confined to the northern portion of the country in just 8 sta [...] | 2004-03-02 03:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
04ABUJA405 | PARTIES WALK OUT ON INEC CONFERENCE [...] Nigeria,s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) scheduled a "consultative" meeting with 28 of Nigeria,s currently registered 30 political parties on March 2 to discuss the national Local Government Area (LGA) elections coming March 27. Opposition parties reacted to INEC's excluding [...] | 2004-03-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
04ABUJA452 | NIGERIA REQUESTS DVC EQUIPMENT [...] Summary. The U.S. mission in Nigeria is anxious to acquire DVC technology, and requests two Polycom VSX-7000 systems for Abuja and Lagos Information Resource Centers. Both sites have established Internet connectivity through local Internet Service Providers (ISPs),who can supply 128 kilobyt [...] | 2004-03-17 10:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA OIIP KPAO NI |
04ABUJA484 | NIGERIA AND GTC PROPOSAL [...] Overview: The U.S. Mission in Nigeria proposes that GTC and the Mission partner with NITDA (National Information Technology Development Agency) to combat cybercrime, a well-known threat both inside and outside of Nigeria through 419 emails. Increasingly, the Government of Nigeria is concern [...] | 2004-03-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NI |
04ABUJA513 | NIGERIA'S CENTRAL BANK PROPOSES NEW CLEARING SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: On March 8 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new clearing system aimed at strengthening the banking industry by preventing banks from overdrawing their CBN accounts. The new system reduces the number of clearing banks from 21 to 7, is self-regulatory, and will likely [...] | 2004-03-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA524 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. Kano State remains the lone hold-out since the last cable, with Zamfara State hosting the well attended and well p [...] | 2004-03-26 03:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI SOCI KHIV AID |
04ABUJA537 | NIGERIA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES 2004 BUDGET [...] Summary: On March 23, the National Assembly passed the 2004 budget. The National Assembly's House and Senate agreed in conference to increase the budget by USD 735 million (Naira 100 billion) to a total of USD 9.6 billion (Naira 1.302 trillion). According to press reports, President Obasanj [...] | 2004-03-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA576 | MOVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDS, AN OPTION FOR [...] Summary: In its FY 2004-2005 Monetary Guidelines, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated its intention to move public sector funds from commercial banks to the CBN as an instrument of monetary policy. The CBN has advised banks to restructure their deposit liabilities to avoid being caught u [...] | 2004-04-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA678 | NIGERIA'S BUDGET BATTLE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S [...] Summary: On April 15, Nigeria's National Assembly (NA) made a key concession to President Obasanjo in the 2004 budget battle. Obasanjo had requested in late March that the National Assembly amend several clauses they had inserted into the 2004 appropriation bill as a condition for his signi [...] | 2004-04-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON NI |
04ABUJA680 | PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFLUENCE ANALYSIS IN [...] Introduction: Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with approximately 130 million people. The country has access to a complex array of media, both foreign and domestic, electronic and print, as well as growing use of the Internet. Nigerian public figures and opinion leaders utilize and [...] | 2004-04-20 06:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NI |
04ABUJA721 | OBASANJO RAISES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ALLOCATION, [...] (C) Summary: On April 21, President Obasanjo ended a two-month battle over the 2004 budget bill by signing it into law after the National Assembly (NA) dropped its requirement from the bill that oil revenues in excess of the budget's USD 25 per barrel target price be held in an account at the [...] | 2004-04-23 06:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN NI |
04ABUJA724 | "INTERPOL" INTERVIEWS NIGERIA'S CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Chief Justice of Nigeria Mohammed Lawal Uwais met with a team of local and international law enforcement officers April 19 over a bribery scandal variously reported at 250 million Naira or 5 billion Naira. Press reports named Ogbonna Onova, Deputy Inspector General of Police (CID),as t [...] | 2004-04-23 08:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR NI |
04ABUJA731 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Chargi April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine wo [...] | 2004-04-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID |
04ABUJA734 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Charg April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine w [...] | 2004-04-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID |
04ABUJA764 | MINISTERIAL CORRPUTION TRIAL: NOISE, NOT ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Intrigues and suspicion -- but little action -- surround the snail-paced trial of former Nigerian ministers and other senior officials accused of receiving payoffs from a French company to facilitate winning of a multi-million dollar National Identity Card contract. The trial tha [...] | 2004-04-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
04ABUJA974 | GON WITHDRAWS MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] The Nigerian government's prosecutor withdrew the corruption charges against six senior ex-officials of the GON June 2, and Abuja High Court Judge Mudashiru Oniyangi dismissed the case. Labor Minister Husseini Akwanga had been indicted, then fired, in December 2003, clearing the way for Akwa [...] | 2004-06-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM NI |
04ACCRA1189 | BACK TO THE FUTURE? ELECTION SEASON UPDATE [...] (U) Six months before the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, the cast of presidential candidates resembles that of the 2000 elections, with four repeat nominees. The ruling NPP's long-standing co-opting of prominent small party officials prompted one small party to investiga [...] | 2004-06-04 18:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GH GOG |
04ACCRA1220 | PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OPE [...] Summary: A/S Dewey and the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) Representative and Staff held fruitful discussions during the recent trip by A/S Dewey to W. Africa. Touching on issues related to 9/11, new caseloads, partner relations, efforts to meet the FY 04 ceiling as well as the many benefi [...] | 2004-06-09 16:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM GH |
04ACCRA1222 | PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH IOM - "HOLDING [...] Summary: A/S Dewey and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission held fruitful discussions during the recent trip by A/S Dewey to W. Africa. Touching on issues related to security, fiscal management and panel physician concerns in the region, Dewey was presented wi [...] | 2004-06-10 07:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM GH |
04ACCRA1232 | GHANA'S PROGRESS ON CWC ARTICLE VII: DEMARCHE [...] On Wednesday, June 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, John Kuleke, regarding Ghana's commitment to fulfill its national implementation obligations under Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). PolO [...] | 2004-06-10 11:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW |
04ACCRA1241 | VIOLENT ROBBERY OF AMCIT WITH STUDENT GROUP IN [...] Begin summary. A group of 6 students and their staff leader from the University of Maryland were "welcomed" on their first night in Ghana by the appearance of a thief armed with a machete at the door of the trip chaperone's room at university accommodations. The man stole several items from th [...] | 2004-06-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC OEXC GH |
04ACCRA1281 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR HOSTS GHANA INVESTOR ADVISORY [...] On June 4, President Kufuor presided over the fifth Ghana Investors Advisory Council (GIAC) meeting. He highlighted recent, positive accomplishments, including MCA eligibility, and reassured the private sector that the GoG is committed to sound fiscal management during the 2004 election year. [...] | 2004-06-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIN GH |
04ACCRA1303 | GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL [...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...] | 2004-06-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB GH |
04ACCRA1396 | RULING PARTY WINS SEVENTH BY-ELECTION [...] (U) On June 29, the ruling party NPP candidate won a special by-election to fill a vacant seat in Ghana's 200-member Parliament, garnering 85 percent of the vote in a modest turnout. The principal opposition NDC did not field a candidate, and neither did most of Ghana's other parties (one in [...] | 2004-07-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GH |
04ACCRA1417 | FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SOME SUCCESS, BUT [...] The scope of the problem of child trafficking in Ghana is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of concise data and an accurate census of impacted areas. NGOs close to the issue estimate the number of children working in hazardous conditions, particularly in the Volta River fishing villages, as [...] | 2004-07-07 13:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PHUM SMIG |
04ACCRA1543 | GHANA ADVANCES ITS BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORK [...] Summary. Ghana is preparing a National Biosafety Framework, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (reftels). On July 14, Ghana's Biotech and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI) hosted a stakeholder workshop to discuss the final componen [...] | 2004-07-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GH BIOTECHNOLOGY |
04ACCRA1550 | GHANA FLIGHT DEPARTS FOR U.S. DESPITE FAA BAN [...] Per reftel, DCM Jerry Lanier met today with the Director General of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA),Captain (Ret.) Joseph Boachie to hand deliver the letter and the accompanying talking points. Boachie accepted that the FAA would be sending a reassessment team and asked that we keep hi [...] | 2004-07-27 07:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
04ACCRA1579 | WILL THE GHANA STOCK MARKET EVER SLOW DOWN? [...] African stock markets are attracting greater and greater investor attention, and the small Ghanaian bourse is one of the fledgling markets leading the way. In 2003 the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) was the best performing stock market in the world with a return of 144 percent in dollar terms. F [...] | 2004-07-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA1583 | UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS [...] (SBU) DCM, EconChief and FAA Regional Rep Ed Jones met July 27-29 with the Transport Minister and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Airways (GA) officials to discuss the recent FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT) suspension of GA's service to the U.S. Emboffs also present [...] | 2004-08-02 07:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
04ACCRA1608 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for July 2004. The issues covered are: -- Launch of Private Sector Development Strategy -- Ghana Hosts Talks on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- One to Watch: Economy of Ghana Network Launched -- New Fees on Food Imports [...] | 2004-08-04 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR EINV GH |
04ACCRA1631 | GHANA NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION [...] Summary. After 22 months of hearings, the National Reconciliation Commission wrapped up its formal hearings on July 13, with a few high-profile cases ensuring that the NRC's closing would not pass quietly. In spite of some rumblings from the opposition party, most agreed that the NRC had done [...] | 2004-08-09 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GH |
04ACCRA1645 | GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-10 17:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH |
04ACCRA1681 | USITC STUDY AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON U.S. -- [...] In response to Ref A, Post submits the following information to assist the USITC in its investigation for its study, U.S. Trade and Investment with sub-Saharan Africa. This cable builds on Post's previous submission of November 2003 (Ref B),and includes activities of USAID's West Africa Regio [...] | 2004-08-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GH |
04ACCRA1683 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR SACKS GHANA AIRWAYS BOARD OF [...] President Kufuor has dissolved The Board of Directors of Ghana Airways. Citing management lapses and eroded public confidence, the President replaced the board with a task force to "review and restructure" the airline. Meanwhile, DOT has extended limited economic authority to Ghana Airways f [...] | 2004-08-16 18:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
04ACCRA17 | GHANA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the legal and regulatory environment covering agricultural biotechnology in Ghana. The Government of Ghana is still developing its biotech policies, so Post will provide regular updates, as appropriate. 2. Ghana currently has [...] | 2004-01-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD GH SENV TBIO TSPL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
04ACCRA1720 | GHANA: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable responds to the action in reftel to provide information on child labor for mandatory DOL reporting requirements. The information is presented in question/answer format based on the questions asked in reftel. 2. Post's responses are as follows: a) Does the country have adequate [...] | 2004-08-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI GH AID |
04ACCRA1722 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFRICAN UNION POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-24 08:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO |
04ACCRA1760 | WA LEFT WANTING: AMBASSADOR VISITS A NEGLECTED [...] The city of Wa, the regional capital of the Upper West region of Ghana, received its likely first-ever visit by an American ambassador on August 19. Ambassador Yates met with the regional minister, local religious and NGO leaders, and a small military detachment, all of whom were unanimous in [...] | 2004-08-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL GH |
04ACCRA1837 | GHANA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW UPDATE [...] PER REFTEL, POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING UPDATE ON GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: 2. BEGIN TEXT, TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2004 COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS STATE SUBMISSION Country: GHANA Current AGOA Status: Eligible State recommends continued AGOA eligibility fo [...] | 2004-09-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL GH AGOA |
04ACCRA1923 | FOR BORDERS AND BICYCLES: INL FUNDING BUILDS [...] Two key INL programs moved forward in Ghana recently, with the completion of anti-corruption training for the Ghana Customs and Excise Protective Service (CEPS) and the donation of forty patrol bicycles to the Ghana Police Service (GPS). Both programs were well-received and well-attended by hos [...] | 2004-09-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH |
04ACCRA2138 | SIX SENTENCED IN GHANA'S LARGEST DRUG SMUGGLING [...] On October 27, six men who were convicted in a high-profile drug trafficking case in Ghana were sentenced to twenty years each in prison. Among the six is Kevin Gorman, a UK-US dual national, whom the judge described as "the wheel around which all activities revolved." Sentencing came after mo [...] | 2004-10-29 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH CACS |
04ACCRA2142 | EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION [...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...] | 2004-11-01 06:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH |
04ACCRA2158 | GHANAIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS HONE LOBBYING SKILLS [...] Summary. Post sponsored a workshop on grassroots democracy for 35 community leaders in the economically deprived area of northern Ghana from October 19-21, 2004. Representatives from government, non-governmental organizations, and the media met to discuss ways to create a grassroots constitue [...] | 2004-11-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
04ACCRA2172 | FY04 SCP: "JUDICIAL REFORM AND [...] Summary: Five members of Ghana's judiciary, headed by the Supreme Court Chief Justice, participated in a three-week funded single country International Visitor Leadership program under the theme "Judicial Reform and Ethics". Participant line-up was: Justice George Kingsley Acquah, Chief Just [...] | 2004-11-04 09:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL PGOV GH |
04ACCRA2213 | GHANA: FINAL PARLIAMENT ACTION IN 2004 [...] This cable highlights significant legislation that passed Parliament during its October 5 - November 4 session and follows up on bills of particular US interest, as highlighted Reftel. 2. In its final session of 2004, Parliament ratified the OPIC-Ghana Investment Incentives Agreement, passe [...] | 2004-11-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAIR ENRG GH OPIC |
04ACCRA2214 | GHANA:ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER 1-NOVEMBER 5, [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period October 1 - November 5, 2004. The issues covered are: -- S and P's Maintains Ghana's B Plus Rating -- Ghana's Corruption Score Improves -- FDI Numbers Also Better -- New Legislation to Spur Economy -- Gol [...] | 2004-11-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH |
04ACCRA2241 | REFUGEE SITUATION IN GHANA [...] Per reftel, Emboff met with the head of the political department at MFA. GOG officials assured him that Ghana would not object if there were to be a flood of Ivorian refugees entering Ghana. Large numbers could cause logistical problems, but the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) had the lead o [...] | 2004-11-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV GH |
04ACCRA226 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN'S JANUARY 18-21 GHANA [...] Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Claude Allen traveled to Ghana January 18-21, SIPDIS accompanying the President and Board members of the Africa Development Foundation (ADF). The purpose of the trip was to review ADF projects in Ghana and meet with representati [...] | 2004-02-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON |
04ACCRA2282 | INL FUNDING BOOSTS GHANA'S COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] Using INL funding totalling nearly $80,000, DOJ/ICITAP contractors conducted a four-week counter-narcotics training in Accra for officers from the Ghana Narcotics Control Board (NCB),Ghana Police Service (GPS),Ghana Immigration Service (GIS),the Customs and Excise Protective Service (CEPS),[...] | 2004-11-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH |
04ACCRA2320 | BASKETBALL CLINICS HELD IN MUSLIM NORTHERN GHANA [...] Summary. Post, in coordination with the Department's CultureConnect Program, organized two days of basketball clinics for 40 girls in the predominantly-Muslim Northern Region of Ghana on November 12-13, 2004. Cultural Envoys and former Georgetown University basketball players, Courtland Free [...] | 2004-11-29 12:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
04ACCRA2384 | GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for November 2004. The issues covered are: -- Ambassador Hosts AmCham Breakfast -- Fitch and Standard and Poor's Reaffirm Ghana Ratings -- World Bank Approves West Africa Gas Pipeline Project -- President Kufuor Opens Co [...] | 2004-12-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EMIN GH OPIC |
04ACCRA2402 | OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] Despite the generous provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),West Africa is still unable to take advantage of the Act to export significant quantities and variety of fresh produce to the U.S. because of non- compliance with USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS [...] | 2004-12-09 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AGRICULTURE ECOWAS |
04ACCRA2409 | GHANA: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] Are military expenditures audited? Deputy Auditor General Kwadwo Akowuah informs post that Ghana audits military expenditures, and has done so since 1996. For a long time the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Office of National Security resisted submitting to an audit of ammunition and aircra [...] | 2004-12-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN |
04ACCRA2455 | GHANA: POST SUPPORTS TREASURY'S CONTINUED FUNDING [...] In 2003 the U.S. Treasury Department, with co-funding from USAID, initiated the Ghana Tax Assistance Project, designed to improve management and revenue collection for Ghana's IRS and VAT Service. USAID will end its financial support of the program in February 2005 due to budget constraints an [...] | 2004-12-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID GH |
04ACCRA2498 | OFFICIAL-INFORMAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PHUM TX IR GH USUN |
04ACCRA2504 | 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR GHANA [...] This message responds to reftel request for an update of the National Trade Estimate (NTE) report. The following is Post's input to the 2005 NTE report for Ghana (Note: report also sent via email to USTR and State). TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Ghana was USD 128 million in [...] | 2004-12-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA2515 | GHANA'S RESPONSE TO CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] This cable provides an update of the Government of Ghana's (GoG) biosafety activities in 2004 in response to Ref A. Post has electronic copies of the below-referenced Biosafety Bill and Biosafety Guidelines and can forward them to interested parties upon request. 2. In July 2004, the GoG ho [...] | 2004-12-20 16:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO GH |
04ACCRA2517 | GHANA: INCSR PART I [...] Ghana takes steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and has mounted major efforts against drug abuse. It has active enforcement, treatment, and rehabilitation programs; however, lack of resources remains a problem. Ghana-U.S. law enforcement coordinati [...] | 2004-12-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR GH |
04ACCRA2536 | GHANA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post is pleased to provide below the 2005 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted August 2004. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Attracting foreign direct investment remains a key objective of Ghana's economic recovery program, w [...] | 2004-12-22 22:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN BEXP KTDB ELAB GH OPIC USTR |
04ACCRA266 | FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER IN GHANA FEBRUARY 3-5: [...] (SBU) Former President Jimmy Carter and members of the Carter Center visited Ghana February 3-5 to rally support to eradicate the last one percent of guinea worm cases worldwide. Carter attended a Country Team briefing and reception hosted by Ambassador Yates, visited guinea worm infested area [...] | 2004-02-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OVIP SOCI GH |
04ACCRA370 | 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSON REPORT - GHANA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
04ACCRA56 | FOLLOW-UP TO EVIAN SUMMIT ANTI- [...] Summary. Anti-corruption and transparency are critical issues in Ghana. While the G-8 program could add value to on-going anti-corruption and transparency initiatives in Ghana, and while we think Ghana could ultimately participate successfully, the timing is not good for including Ghana as on [...] | 2004-01-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCOR PGOV ECON EINV EPET ETRD GH |
04ACCRA63 | SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA [...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...] | 2004-01-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH |
04ADANA10 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 13, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / ANAP h [...] | 2004-01-14 09:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA102 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 16, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-19 05:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA106 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 17, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 08:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA107 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 18, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 08:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA108 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 19, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 09:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA109 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 20, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-24 11:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA110 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 21-23, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 05:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA111 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 24, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 05:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA12 | COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SE TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-21 15:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV TU ADANA |
04ADANA13 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 15, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS RADIKAL/OZGUR GUNDEM [...] | 2004-01-21 15:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA131 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 30, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. ZAMAN/MILLI [...] | 2004-10-04 06:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA132 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY OCTOBER 01, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 01, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. MILLIYET/SABA [...] | 2004-10-04 06:58:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA134 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 2-4, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 02-04, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. MILLIYET/ULKEDE OZ [...] | 2004-10-05 11:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA135 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 5, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 05, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. SABAH/HURRIYET: In Ga [...] | 2004-10-05 12:33:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA136 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 6, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 06, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. ZAMAN: In Adana, poli [...] | 2004-10-06 13:32:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA139 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 15, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 12:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA14 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 16, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Atilla Gu [...] | 2004-01-21 15:27:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA140 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 13, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 14:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA141 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,OCTOBER 15, 2004 PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 14:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA15 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. CULTURE: Vakit / The Malatya Ak Party Dep [...] | 2004-01-21 15:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA150 | BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT [...] Adana greatly appreciates the support from EB for two projects during 2004. Thanks to BFIF funding post was also able to send the American Corner/Gaziantep Director to Ankara for consulations with FCS staff from May 26-29, 2004. (Note: The American Corner is housed in the Gaziantep Chamber [...] | 2004-12-01 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADANA |
04ADANA152 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-02 13:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF ECON ETRD TU ADANA |
04ADANA163 | FRAUD PREVENTION DIRECTORY [...] (U) The current Fraud Prevention Manager is Management Officer Telside Manson, phone number 90-322-346-6262, fax number 90-322-346-7916, e-mail MansonTL@state.gov, full-time position, estimated date of departure from post is September 2006. 2. (U) The back up Fraud Prevention Manager is Pr [...] | 2004-12-16 09:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS TU ADANA |
04ADANA164 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 15:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA165 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7, 2004 [...] BOLGE: The gross income of the GAP region, which was 10.5 billion dollars in 1998, is expected to reach up to 24 billion dollars in 2010. Mehmet Acikgoz, the Deputy Director of GAP's Regional Development Administration Office, said that per capita income, that stood at $1685 in 1998, wil [...] | 2004-12-17 15:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA166 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 16:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA167 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20, 2004 [...] EVRENSEL / CUMHURIYET / MILLIYET / BOLGE / TURKIYE: The workers of a factory of CUKOBIRLIK (Cooperative Organisation for Agricultural Product Sales in Cukurova),as well as several producer members of the same organization, protested against the management of CUKOBIRLIK for shutting down a [...] | 2004-12-22 10:11:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA168 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16, 2004 [...] EVRENSEL: Negotiations between the Gaziantep Municipality and the 1200 workers of GASKI (Gaziantep Waterworks and Sewage System) are ongoing, and the parties have agreed on 17 of 83 items in a draft agreement. The union is seeking a 50 percent gross increase in pay for 2005. 2. [...] | 2004-12-22 12:45:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA169 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21, 2004 [...] VAKIT / BOLGE / EKSPRES / TURKIYE: AKP Provincial Chairpersons and AKP Chairpersons of Administrative Districts paid a visit to Fevzi Kilic, General Director of CUKOBIRLIK (Cooperative Organization for Agricultural Product Sales in Cukurova),to get information about the activities of CU [...] | 2004-12-22 14:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA175 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2004 [...] OZGUR GUNDEM: According to the report of the Turkish Agriculturalists Association, despite the fact that East Anatolia has been a center for cattle breeding because of the favorable ecological conditions of the region, implementation of wrong state policies has seriously hampered the dev [...] | 2004-12-28 06:16:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA176 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 22, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. OZGUR GUNDEM [...] | 2004-12-28 07:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
04ADANA18 | BUSINESS COMMENTS ON IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 16:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BEXP BTIO TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA2 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A gro [...] | 2004-01-08 16:23:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ EFIN KCRM ADANA |
04ADANA21 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Edelman on February 10th made his initial visit to Adana. Ambassador met with incumbent Adana Mayor Aytac Durak to discuss both USG foreign policy and the current conditions in Adana. When the Ambassador asked Durak what he considered Adana's most significant prob [...] | 2004-02-20 15:05:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KTEX TU ADANA |
04ADANA23 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-19, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. CULTURE 2. Vakit / Malatya AK Party Deputy Fuat Ol [...] | 2004-02-23 11:01:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA3 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 03-05, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / D [...] | 2004-01-08 16:27:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA33 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Cukurova [...] | 2004-02-24 08:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA34 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / O [...] | 2004-02-25 11:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA37 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, MARCH 19, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-24 03:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA38 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, APRIL 01, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-02 02:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA39 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MARCH 31, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-12 05:20:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA4 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 06, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem, Yen [...] | 2004-01-08 16:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA40 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 9, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 9, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, M [...] | 2004-04-12 05:25:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA43 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-13 05:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA44 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 17-19, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 05:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA45 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 20, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 05:52:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA47 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 16, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 16, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. ECONOMIC 2. Turkiye / Gaziantep SANKO Executive [...] | 2004-04-28 12:54:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA48 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 21, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 12:57:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA49 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 22, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 12:59:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA5 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 07, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem [...] | 2004-01-09 15:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA50 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 23-26, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA51 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 27, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 13:00:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA56 | SE TURKEY ECONOMY LINKED TO TEXTILE CHANGES, IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 07:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN TU ETRA ADANA |
04ADANA57 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 4, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 12:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA58 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 7, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 7, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Evrens [...] | 2004-05-10 11:27:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA59 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 14, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 14, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ulkede Ozgur [...] | 2004-05-17 06:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA6 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 08, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem [...] | 2004-01-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA60 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 13, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 07:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA61 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 8-10, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 07:40:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA62 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 11, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 07:41:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA63 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 12, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 07:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA64 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 15-17, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 14:07:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA65 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 26, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 26, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ulkede Gunde [...] | 2004-06-01 11:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA66 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY MAY 21, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-01 11:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA75 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 8, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:28:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA76 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 9, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:29:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA77 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 10, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA78 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 11, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA8 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 09, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem, Evr [...] | 2004-01-14 09:49:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA80 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 14, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:33:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA81 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 15, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 07:33:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA82 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 16, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-17 05:55:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA84 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 17, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-18 12:06:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA85 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 18, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 18, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Du [...] | 2004-06-18 12:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA88 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 22, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-23 06:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA89 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 19-20, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-23 06:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA9 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 10-12, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Hurr [...] | 2004-01-14 09:51:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA93 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 1, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 05:09:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA94 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 03-05, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 05:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA95 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 06. 204 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 05:38:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA96 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 07, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 05:39:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA97 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 20, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-20 11:30:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA98 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 17-19, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-20 11:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA99 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 23, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: 400 [...] | 2004-08-04 08:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA |
04AMMAN10019 | MEDIA REACTION ON FRANCE'S CLOSURE OF MANAR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN10031 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR PEACEKEEPING TRAINERS IN JORDAN [...] To keep Jordan's peacekeeping instructors current on U.S. doctrine and philosophy, post requests funding of a minimum of six training courses for Jordanian instructors in fiscal year 2005 for a total of $85,284. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- Jordan Supports U.S. P [...] | 2004-12-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS JO |
04AMMAN10033 | Meteorology System Brings Israel, Palestinians, [...] Summary: An innovative Sandia Lab project in the Middle East called Sustainable Land Use has grown into a groundbreaking arrangement for sharing nearly real-time meteorological data between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. End summary. Meteorology System Builds on Earlier Lan [...] | 2004-12-21 08:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY IS JO |
04AMMAN10034 | BIO FOR NEWLY APPOINTED JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] Omar Abdul-Monem Rifai has been appointed as the new Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt. Biographical information on Rifai follows. ---------------------- BIOGRAPHY: RIFAI, OMAR ---------------------- 2. Omar Rifai is a Muslim East-banker and the son of late Prime Minister Abdul Mun'em Rifai [...] | 2004-12-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL EG JO |
04AMMAN10062 | JORDAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Legal Adviser Samer Naber on December 21. He confirmed that Jordan had acceded to two additional conventions and protocols earlier this year, adopting the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and t [...] | 2004-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ASEC JO |
04AMMAN10063 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Embassy Amman's submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II follows: BEGIN TEXT Jordan is not a regional or offshore financial center and is not considered a major venue for international criminal activity. The banking and financial sectors, [...] | 2004-12-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN |
04AMMAN10088 | NEW TITLE FROM ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM-AMMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
04AMMAN10122 | Jordan Inactive on LMO's [...] Ministry of Agriculture Assistant Secretary General for Plant Health Mr. Adnan Abdul Noor told ESTH Foreign Service National on December 20 that Jordan has not yet taken a position or enacted regulations on Living Modified Organisms (LMO's) and are "observers" on LMO policy. Jordan is a part [...] | 2004-12-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO JO |
04AMMAN10151 | The "Little" Peace Process Engine That Could - The [...] Summary: Ten years after its inception, the "little" Middle East Peace Process Regional Water Data Banks Project called "EXACT" is still chugging along, enjoying the strong support of both donors and the "core parties" Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. This is due to dogged U.S. [...] | 2004-12-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV XF JO |
04AMMAN10173 | Finance Minister Presents Budget to Parliament [...] SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Mohammad Abu Hammour presented the 2005 Budget to parliament December 22. The budget projects expenditures at USD 4.7 billion, foreign aid at USD 1.5 billion, and a deficit of USD 234 million. The budget estimates real growth next year at 5 percent and inflation [...] | 2004-12-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
04AMMAN10178 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 12:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN10193 | JORDAN ADOPTS WTO LABELING FOR PREPACKAGED FOODS [...] The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) December 26 approved a proposal to label pre-packaged foods with "Best Before" dating, in line with World Trade Organization standards. As recorded in the Official Minutes of the June 8 U.S. Jordan Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee (J [...] | 2004-12-27 17:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL JO |
04AMMAN10216 | PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING [...] Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project follows. The complete project proposal, including updates [...] | 2004-12-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC |
04AMMAN10217 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT FOCUSES ON GENDER VIOLENCE [...] Post sponsored a Human Rights Day event on December 13. The program featured a panel discussion of four prominent women activists who discussed gender violence in Jordan, including honor crimes. The audience of approximately 45 included activists, NGOs, GOJ officials, local press, and members [...] | 2004-12-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
04AMMAN1023 | REQUEST FOR AN ACADEMIC SPECIALIST ON "CAREER [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS AN ACADEMIC SPECIALIST TO WORK WITH A LEADING NGO, THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD),ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR JORDAN'S FIRST "CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELING OFFICES" (CDCO) AT JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES. THE KAFD IS FORMALLY HEADE [...] | 2004-02-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC KPAO SCUL JO |
04AMMAN10231 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN10307 | MEDIA REACTION ON US FOREIGN POLICY, IRAQ AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN10321 | EMBASSY RECEIVES LETTER FROM IARA-LINKED TF [...] On December 9 post received a faxed copy of a letter addressed to the "Ambassador of U.S. Embassy in Jordan" and signed by "Khalid Ahmed Al-Sudanee, Regional Director, Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA)." In his letter, Mr. al-Sudani appears to take issue with the U.S. domestic designation of him a [...] | 2004-12-30 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC JO |
04AMMAN1054 | RESULTS OF G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] (SBU) DCM on February 5 hosted a discussion ref agenda items in preparation for the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Washington on February 20. Participants were counterparts from G-8 missions in Amman, in addition to representatives of interested states and organizations [...] | 2004-02-11 08:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EFIN JO |
04AMMAN1080 | QUAKE SHAKES AMMAN; NO DAMAGE REPORTED [...] At 1015 local, on Wednesday, February 11, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake surprised many of Jordan's inhabitants and prompted many to vacate buildings. The Jordan Seismological Observatory of the Natural Resources Authority and the Public Security Directorate told us that there has been no damage [...] | 2004-02-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMGT EAID JO |
04AMMAN1110 | MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. POLICY IN MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN121 | 2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] EMBASSY AMMAN'S SUBMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT 2003 (INSCR) FOLLOWS: PART I: SUMMARY 2. JORDAN REMAINS PRIMARILY A TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLICIT DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BETWEEN DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO THE NORTH AND DRUG CONSU [...] | 2004-01-07 08:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR JO |
04AMMAN123 | 2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] EMBASSY AMMAN'S SUBMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT 2003 (INSCR) FOLLOWS: PART I: SUMMARY 2. JORDAN REMAINS PRIMARILY A TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLICIT DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BETWEEN DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO THE NORTH AND DRUG CONSU [...] | 2004-01-07 08:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR JO |
04AMMAN1232 | RAVE REVIEWS FOR DRL-FUNDED HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING [...] As authorized in reftel, post arranged for human rights training, held February 7-10 in Amman for Jordanian government and human rights officials. Funded by DRL,s Economic Support Funds/Human Rights and Democracy Funds, American academics conducted four days of lectures, role plays, and questi [...] | 2004-02-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID JO |
04AMMAN1270 | JORDAN REACTION TO AL HURRA LAUNCH [...] EARLY REACTION TO THE LAUNCHING OF AL HURRA IN JORDAN IS PREDICTABLY NEGATIVE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PUNDIT CLASS, BUT MORE NUANCED AMONG OTHER - PARTICULARLY YOUNGER - CONTACTS OF PAS AMMAN. THE HARSHEST CRITICISM HERE AIMS AT THE VERY PRESENCE OF THE CHANNEL, NOT ITS CONTENT, THOUGH THERE I [...] | 2004-02-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO TSPA OIIP |
04AMMAN1302 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST, U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN1335 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FEB. 11 PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] (U) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Director of FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed noted that the GOJ would carefully review the President's speech. GNEHM [...] | 2004-02-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OPRC KNNP JO |
04AMMAN1337 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON IRAQI TRAVEL [...] (SBU) On February 19, PolCouns delivered reftel points and sample Iraqi travel documents to the Director of FM's Private Office, Ali Al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said the GOJ has been accepting ITDs and extended Iraqi passports on a case-by-case basis but was unaware of any formal decision to accept exten [...] | 2004-02-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO |
04AMMAN1497 | U/S LARSON MEETS YOUNG JORDANIAN PROFESSIONALS [...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Alan Larson met on Tuesday, February 24, with a group of dynamic young Jordanian professionals and university students in a roundtable discussion. Following introductory remarks by Larson, participants raised a variety of concern that mainly [...] | 2004-02-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO JO |
04AMMAN1576 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST, IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN1591 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC JO |
04AMMAN1599 | DEMARCHE ON PROPOSAL TO RESTRUCTURE CTC STAFF: [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel talking points March 1 to Rima Alaadeen, Acting Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the MFA, requesting support for the proposal to restructure the staff of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Alaadeen said she would immediately raise [...] | 2004-03-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER JO UNSC |
04AMMAN1632 | UNRWA ASKS FOR MORE FOOD ASSISTANCE [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY CONGEN JERUSALEM AND EMBASSY TEL AVIV. 2. Summary: At a February 10 meeting, UNRWA identified food assistance as its top emergency program priority for the West Bank and Gaza. In 2003, 61.8 percent of refugee families in the West Bank and 64 percent in Gaz [...] | 2004-03-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
04AMMAN1721 | MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] REGIONAL REFCOORD ASSISTANT MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S COEXISTENCE CENTER IN DECEMBER 2003 AND THROUGH FOLLOW-UP PHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2004. CABLE IS KEYED TO MONITORING GUIDANCE PROVIDED REF A. A. REFCOORD ASSISTANT MET WITH SEEDS OF PEAC [...] | 2004-03-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
04AMMAN1730 | SHARIA' LAW FACULTY PRAISE THE "RELIGION IN [...] Summary. Ambassador Gnehm and PA met on Feb. 25 with three Sharia' Law graduate students who also assist in the mosques in Ma'an, Mafraq and the outskirts of Amman. A cleric from Ma'an -- an area known for its Salafi and gun- running ties to Saudi Arabia-- told us that immediately on returni [...] | 2004-03-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL KPAO OEXC JO |
04AMMAN1802 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-09 17:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN181 | MEPI WOMEN AND THE LAW WORKSHOP [...] With reference to the MEPI "Women and Law" conference to be held in Amman on February 16-18, 2004: Post understands that the following Jordanians will be asked to take part in the Conference program: Dr. Rateb Thaher - Panel: The Role of the Legal Framework Dr. Hamdi Murad - Panel: The Rol [...] | 2004-01-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM KPAO SCUL JO |
04AMMAN1867 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN1870 | JORDANIAN COURT PONDERS VERDICT IN FOLEY [...] (U) Jordan's State Security Court proceeded with a number of high-profile cases during the last two weeks. The attorneys for accused assassins of U.S. diplomat Lawrence Foley concluded their argument on February 24, and the judge adjourned indefinitely to consider his verdict. The Court in [...] | 2004-03-11 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER IS JO |
04AMMAN1991 | MEDIA REACTION ON SPAIN'S BOMBINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN1996 | IMPLEMENTING AN IRAQI RETURN AND REINTEGRATION [...] As requested, refcoord phoned UNHCR Iraq Head of Mission Yacoub El Hillo (resident in Amman) on March 14 to deliver ref a points regarding a follow-on meeting to the February 15-16 UNHCR strategic planning meeting for Iraq. El Hillo confirmed that he intends to convene a follow-on meeting in [...] | 2004-03-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IZ JO |
04AMMAN2057 | TESOL 2004 CONVENTION NOMINEES [...] Amman-based Regional English Language Office and in cooperation with PA Beirut, PA Jerusalem and ACC Jerusalem nominates the following candidates to attend the TESOL 2004 Convention at Long Beach, California March 30 - April 4, 2004: Dr. Elias Ghazal, Lebanon; Ms. Edith Bitar, Lebanon [...] | 2004-03-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
04AMMAN2071 | Monitoring and Evaluating the International Rescue [...] As requested ref, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut poloff monitored PRM-funded activities at Association Najdeh on March 10. Association Najdeh is the local implementing partner of the International Rescue Committee and the Women's Commission for Refugees for the sexual and gender- based [...] | 2004-03-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI KPAL KWMN LE JO |
04AMMAN2072 | Jordanian Youth Respond Enthusiastically to Youth [...] Summary. Over the last month, the Mission mounted a number of initiatives aimed at broadening our outreach to Jordanian youth. Among this population, animosity and distrust of the U.S. run high in the wake of the Israeli- Palestinian crisis and the overwhelmingly negative coverage in the [...] | 2004-03-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
04AMMAN2099 | Monitoring and Evaluating ICMC's Humanitarian [...] As requested ref a, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut polFSN monitored ICMC's humanitarian assistance program for vulnerable Iraqis in Lebanon on March 12 (cooperative agreement SPRMCO03CA119). In addition to meetings at the ICMC/Caritas office, we also visited Baabda Hospital and Notre D [...] | 2004-03-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL IZ LE JO |
04AMMAN2129 | SECURITY EVALUATIONS OF REFUGEE PROCESSING SITE AT [...] The UNHCR compound is located in the town of Ruweished, population approximately 9,000 people. Ruweished is 80 kilometers East from the Iraqi border and approximately 285 kilometers from Amman. The Ruweished compound is 20 kilometers from refugee camp Alpha. The nearest town to Ruweished is [...] | 2004-03-21 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF ASEC AMGT JO |
04AMMAN2140 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ONE YEAR LATER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR JO |